Below are the announcements for the week of September 15-19

Below are the announcements for the week of September 15-19:

1. APALSA First General Body Meeting
2. 1L Section Representatives Elections
3. LALSA General Body Meeting
4. Archery Lessons with NALSA
5. Save the Date: APALSA Mentor/Mentee Get-together
6. Asian American Law Journal Akiyu Hatano Student Writing Award

Note: The APALSA announcements can also be found on our blog: http://bcapalsa.blogspot.com/

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1. First General Body Meeting

Tuesday, September 16, 2008
East Wing 115B
Time: 12:45 PM
Vietnamese lunch from Lemongrass will be provided

Come join us for our first general body meeting of the year, and see what APALSA is all about. You will you have the opportunity to meet the APALSA executive board and learn about our upcoming events such as the mentor/mentee dinner. You get all this while enjoying a tasty and absolutely FREE lunch. If you know anyone who missed us at the student org fair, feel free to bring him or her along to sign up with us. All are welcome!

Lastly, you will be picking your 1L section representatives. If you are interested in running, see details below. Please come to support your fellow classmates and vote!

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2. 1L Section Representatives Elections (to be held at First General Body Meeting)

DEADLINE TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN RUNNING FOR 1L REP: 5:00PM; MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

Elections for 1L Section Representatives. Each section elects 1 representative to serve for the academic year. 1L rep. is a great way to get close to the inner workings of APALSA. We're planning some really fun and new ideas for this year!

Duties: Section representatives attend APALSA e-board meetings, announce APALSA events to their section as well as encourage 1L attendance at APALSA events. Section representatives administer three events during the year with the help of the 1L liaison: Halloween candy bags, Lunar New Year celebration and the Year-end Banquet. Section representatives are the voice of the 1L class for APALSA, helping APALSA to recognize and address the needs of the class. Section representatives work closely with the 1L liaison and Vice President Internal. Total time commitment varies on the time of year -- but e-board meetings will be once every two weeks, and section reps should be present for APALSA events (occurring about 2 times a month).

Elections will take place during the first general body meeting. If you plan on running, please e-mail Christine Bang (bangc[at]bc.edu) expressing your interest by 5pm on Monday, 9/15. Plan a short speech expressing why you are running for section representative and why you make a good candidate. Members of you section will vote on who they would like to represent them this year.

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3. LALSA General Body Meeting

Thursday, September 18
Room TBA
Time: 1:00pm

- Come enjoy some delicious free food
- Get involved: We're having elections for several executive board positions, including (a) 1L section representatives, (b) community service co-chairs, and (c) secretary
- Sign-up for a mentor (or two): we have 2Ls and 3Ls eagerly awaiting the chance to impart wisdom to impressionable minds
- Learn about LALSA’s agenda for the semester and our plans to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

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4. Archery Lessons with NALSA!!!

Professional archery lessons @ Archery USA!!! FREE!
When: September 23rd @ 6pm
Limited spots available! Please RSVP to Amanda Gordon at gordonaj[at]bc.edu

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5. Save the Date: APALSA Mentor/Mentee Get-together

Friday, September 26, 2008
Location: TBD
Time: evening, specifics TBD

1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls—set aside time in your calendar for this popular event. 1Ls, get to know your APALSA mentors. 2Ls and 3Ls, get to know your mentees. As always, there will be free food and lots of fun and merriment.

To sign up to be a mentor or mentee, be sure to attend APALSA’s first general body meeting this Tuesday, September 16 at 12:45pm in room EW 115B. More details will be revealed in the coming weeks.

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6. Asian American Law Journal Akiyu Hatano Student Writing Award

The Asian American Law Journal (AALJ) at UC Berkeley School of Law sponsors the Akiyu Hatano Student Writing Award, an annual competition designed to encourage scholarship that addresses legal issues affecting Asian Pacific Americans. The author of the winning submission will receive $500 and will have his or her paper published in the 2009 issue of AALJ. Other submissions will also be considered for publication.

Submissions must be original, unpublished works exploring legal issues that impact the Asian Pacific American community. We welcome focused analyses of individual Asian Pacific American ethnic groups, as well as discussions of domestic or international issues affecting Asian Pacific Americans in general. Past papers have addressed Asian Pacific American political empowerment, the use of "cultural defenses" in criminal law, racial profiling, and Asian Pacific Americans and affirmative action. Submissions focusing on any legal issue affecting Asian Americans will be considered.

Submissions must meet the following criteria:

- Document must be sent as a Microsoft Word attachment to aalj.writingcompetition[at]gmail.com;
- Document must be at least twenty (20) typed pages, double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font, with one inch margins;
- Include a cover letter with the author's name, current address, current telephone number, and current e-mail address; and
- Include citations at the bottom of each page that conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (18th Edition).

Entries will be judged on thoroughness of research, quality of legal analysis, clarity of expression, and timeliness of thesis. The decision of the judges will be final and AALJ reserves the right not to choose a winner in the event that no entries meet our publishing criteria. All submissions will be considered for publication and AALJ reserves the exclusive publication rights to all submissions.

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, October 15, 2008

E-mail each submission to Olivia Tran, Programs Editor, at aalj.writingcompetition[at]gmail.com.

Please direct any questions to Olivia Tran at aalj.writingcompetition[at]gmail.com.