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August 10 - 16, 1998

Fall Semester Date Change

Classes for the Fall 1998 semester will begin on Thursday, August 20. This is a change from the previously scheduled date of August 24.


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Schedule of Events

John Marshall Publications

Fall Semester Date Change

Medal of Excellence Recipient is John Marshall Student

Law Through the Lens Is Theme For Movie Series at John Marshall


Law Through the Lens Is Theme For Movie Series at John Marshall

Selections for the winter 1999 semester include: "Mississippi Burning," on January 20; "Kramer v. Kramer," on February 18; "Nuts," on March 17; and "M," on April 15.

These programs run from 4 to 6 p.m. at the law school, 315 S. Plymouth Ct. and are open to the public. The movies will be shown free of charge and refreshments will be served.

As part of its centennial celebration, The John Marshall Law School is hosting a discussion series examining law and lawyers in the movies.

The comedy, "My Cousin Vinnie," will open the program on September 10. Other movies analyzed during the fall semester will include: "Breaker Morant," on October 1; "Compulsion," on October 21; "Reversal of Fortune," on November 19.

Medal of Excellence Recipient is John Marshall Student

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Caren Altman Lederer (left), a January graduate, receives the "Medal of Excellence" award from Adjunct Professor Kathleen Steege (right) on behalf of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Lederer was one of 65 students nationally to receive the award for her outstanding work in the debtor/creditor relations class at John Marshall.


John Marshall Publications

The Illinois State Bar Association will reprint the article, "A Cry for Help," which appeared in the Summer 1998 issue of John Marshall Comment. It profiles John Marshall alumnus Warren Lupel, J.D. '68, recalling the trials and triumphs he experienced as a volunteer with the agency Cross-Cultural Solutions in a Delhi, India slum.


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Schedule of Events

August 10

Accelerated Trial Advocacy, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.

August 11

Capital Campaign Steering Committee Meeting, Room 1203, 9:00 a.m.

August 12

Video Presentation - "Que Precio Tiene La Vida?" - "What Price Does a Life Have?", Room 1200, 5:30 p.m.

August 13

Foreign Student Orientation, Room 1200, 8:00 a.m.

Center Directors' Meeting, Room 1203, 12:00 p.m.