SW’s financial aid department has undergone some big changes in the last few months, including an overhaul of the staff to take the department in a new direction. Read the full story

As part of Black History month, The Commentator wanted to have a spotlight on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). HBCUs have been an education cornerstones for many African Americans. For many years, HBCUs were the only higher education institutes for African Americans to attend. Read the full story

Law school is difficult. Law school is very stressful. It takes up your weekdays and weekends. Many reading this may be first year students who did not do so well in the Fall, which means you now have to work harder to make up for it. Read the full story

Many Southwestern students cut short their winter breaks this year for the chance to earn a credit or two.   The new Winter Intersession program, which consisted of intensive one week courses, was very popular with students when it was announced last year.  Read the full story

Friday, November 21, 2008, 5:58 pm:  It has been 112 days and 58 minutes since I last heard, “Please stop typing,” on the third and final day of the California Bar exam.  But the long wait is over for me and 229 of my SW classmates.  In two minutes, I will be able to point, click, and find out whether I passed the toughest Bar exam in the nation. Read the full story

On October 3, 2008, the SW Journal of International Law sponsored a symposium titled “Arctic Sovereignty: Cold Facts, Hot Issues.”

Due to receding ice in the Arctic, a new shipping route may become possible, as well as access to large amounts of oil and gas reserves.  As a result, fear exists that there will be a race by Canada, the U.S., Russia and other nations to claim sovereignty over the natural resources that exist there. Read the full story

Last month, deans, students, and community members gathered at the Omni Hotel to watch longtime SW Prof. Karen Smith’s induction into the John M. Langston Bar Association’s Hall of Fame.

Smith was recognized for her decades of scholarship and service to the legal profession.

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On Oct. 20, SW hosted a special meeting of the Los Angeles Police Department Board of Police Commissioners.  The special meeting was called to facilitate an open forum between the public and the LAPD.
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Southwestern Law School recently sent five law students and two professors to the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA) Lavender Law Conference in San Francisco. Attorneys, law students, and advocates from around the United States gathered for the 20th anniversary of this annual even which took place Sept. 3-7 at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero. Read the full story