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Professor Matthew Lippman of the University of
Illinois at Chicago led a discussion Nov. 7 on the genocide in the Darfur
region of western Sudan. The area has been suffering violence and destruction
since February 2003. Lippman, a guest of the John Marshall chapter of Amnesty
International, is a recognized legal writer on genocide.
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Student members of the Asian-Pacific American Law
Students Association welcomed Ron Almirson (J.D. '93) (third from left), first
president of the association, to the annual celebration in October. Joining him
are (from left) Alka Ramchandani, Neema Desai, Maily Dinh, Milan Mittra, Tuyet
Tran and Chuck Lee.
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Members of the newly organized Renaissance Society
at The John Marshall Law School met in the lobby after enjoying a performance
of the musical "Wicked" at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental
Theatre. The Renaissance Society plans other cultural outings throughout the
academic year. To learn more about the organization and its schedule of events,
contact Matt Saffar, president, at msaffar@sbcglobal.net, or Miss Criss
in the Student Affairs office.
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Professor John D. Ingram
Publications 
His article "Vicarious Liability of the
Employer of an Apparent Servant" will be published in the fall 2005 issue of
the Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal.
Professor Mark E. Wojcik
Activities 
With Rocco J. Claps, director of the
Illinois Department of Human Rights, he gave a presentation on Nov. 15, 2005,
on "Discrimination: Privacy Issues in the Workplace and Beyond."
The two explained recent amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act and
procedures for filing complaints with the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
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November 21
Please take the time to vote for your
favorite professor. Voting will take place in the school lobby.
Mark your calendar for November 30,
12:00 p.m., room 3 east for our annual holiday party. Student organizations
awards as well as the favorite professor award will be presented. We will serve
a delicious lunch and all are welcome.
The John Marshall Vocal Ensemble is
looking for students interested in participating in the choir. Professor Seng
conducts the choir and a program are planned for the student annual holiday
party in November. Please see Miss Criss if you are interested.
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November 21
- Tenure Meeting, Room 1200, 12:00 p.m.
- Career Services - Lunch & Learn with a
Federal Judge and Judicial Clerk, Room 402, 12:00 p.m.
November 23
- WRC Words Workshop, Room 413, 12:30 p.m.
November 24
- Thanksgiving Day - Building Closed
November 25
- Thanksgiving Recess - Library Open
- Insights I Program, Room 300, 12:00 p.m.
November 28
- Center Directors' Meeting, Room 800 of the CBA
Building, 12:15 p.m.
November 29
- Make-Up Day for Yom Kippur Observance
- Career Services / SBA / IP Meeting, Room 216,
12:00 p.m.
- Faculty Presentation - "Ready to Reason? Ready to
Write? Teaching the Newest Generation" with Professor Molly Lien, Room 402,
12:00 p.m.
- Insights I Program, Room 503, 12:00 p.m.
- Career Services / SBA - Legal Practice Area
Series: Intellectual Property Law, Room 201, 12:00 p.m.
- Habitat for Humanity Meeting, Room 1103, 4:30
p.m.
- Tea Time with the Deans, Student Lounge, 4:30
p.m.
November 30
- Make-Up or Review Day
- AIDS Foundation Training, Room 201, 9:00 a.m.
- SBA Holiday Party, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
- Career Services - In-depth Interviewing
Strategies Workshop, Room 1200A, 12:00 p.m.
- Career Services - In-depth Interviewing
Strategies Workshop, Room 1103, 5:00 p.m.
December 1
- Deans' Meeting, Courtroom, 10:00 a.m.
- Faculty Presentation - "The Social Impact of the
New Bankruptcy Law" with Professor Paul Lewis, Room 428, 12:00 p.m.
December 2
- Taxation of Intellectual Property Conference,
Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
- Insights I Program, Room 300, 12:00 p.m.
December 3
- Classes End
- Insights I Program, Room 300, 1:00 p.m.
- BLSA Holiday Party, Room 200, 3:00 p.m.
December 4
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In the
Loop is published by The John Marshall Law School, Chicago,
Copyright 2005
Editor: Assistant Dean John M. McNamara; Contributors:
Marilyn Thomas, Director, Public Relations and Advertising; Andrea Koklys,
Assistant Director, Public Relations and Advertising
All information to be included in In the Loop must be placed in the INTHELOOP folder
on the H drive of the law school's computer network by 12 p.m. each Wednesday.
When the volume of submissions exceeds the available space in the printed
version of In the Loop, additonal material
will appear only in the online version of the Newsletter, which can be found on
the law school's website at www.jmls.edu.
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