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August 18, 2025— Volume 15, Number 01

Welcome Back!

The summer was too quiet--we missed having you around! Come grab a coffee pod and some snacks in the Writs Lounge and get a boost for your first week of classes! 

Academic Advising & Degree Audits

What to make sure you're starting your semester off right? Choose an appointment type online, and get help with your schedule, accommodations, or academic counseling (study skills) or bar exam and licensure counseling.  You can also check your degree progress using the Degreeworks degree auditing tool. If you're a 3L or 4P and would like to request a graduation check, complete this form and we'll get right back to you.  

Reservable Study Rooms in Warren Hall

Warren Hall 114C and 114D are now reservable meeting rooms for law students. You can use these for study groups, interviews, or student organization meetings. You can easily make reservations online here.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, August 20

	Legal Research Center (LRC) Estate "Sale" Wednesday, August 20, 2025 // 12 p.m. Pardee Legal Research Center A new year means a new attempt to clean out the LRC at our annual Estate Sale! As we do every year, we have books, office supplies, and myst…Read More
	Legal Research Center (LRC) Estate "Sale" Wednesday, August 20, 2025 // 4 p.m. Pardee Legal Research Center A new year means a new attempt to clean out the LRC at our annual Estate Sale! As we do every year, we have books, office supplies, and myst…Read More

Monday, August 25

	$5,000 Law Student Scholarship Info Session Monday, August 25, 2025 // 12 p.m. Warren Hall, Room 315 Join the South Asian Bar Association of San Diego (SABA-SD) for a briefing and Q&A on the Aashish Garg Scholarship, open to all law stud…Read More
	Lexis 1L Intro Sessions Monday, August 25, 2025 // 12 p.m. Warren Hall, Room 131  Join Ben at one of the three Intro to Lexis Sessions to learn all about how to use Lexis throughout your law school career! You’…Read More
	Pathways and Pitfalls: A Candid Discussion of My Path to the Bench Monday, August 25, 2025 // 12 p.m. Warren Hall, Room 314 Please join Black Law Student Association (BLSA) and the Honorable Maurice Foley, Tax Jurist in Residence and the Richard A. Shaw Endowed Pr…Read More

Tuesday, August 26

	2L/3L/LLM Lexis+ Protégé Trainings Tuesday, August 26, 2025 // 12 p.m. Pardee Legal Research Center, Room 132 For those of you who haven’t had a chance yet to try out Lexis+ AI Protégé, NOW IS THE TIME! AI is here, and the quicker…Read More
	JD as Me with APALSA and FALS Tuesday, August 26, 2025 // 12 p.m. Warren Hall, Grace Courtroom Hosted by Asian Pacific American Law student Association (APALSA) and Filipino Association of Law Students (FALS) JD as Me is an annua…Read More

Wednesday, August 27

	APALSA Fall General Body Meeting Wednesday, August 27, 2025 // 12 p.m. Warren Hall, Room 2A Join us for our first general meeting of the year! Come meet the members of our organization, learn about our upcoming events, and find out …Read More
	BLS First General Meeting Wednesday, August 27, 2025 // 12 p.m. Warren Hall, Courtroom The Business Law Society's first general body meeting is on WEDNESDAY AUG. 27TH!! We will be introducing our executive board, diving into or…Read More

Thursday, August 28

	Lexis 1L Intro Sessions Thursday, August 28, 2025 // 12 p.m. Warren Hall, Room 131  Join Ben at one of the three Intro to Lexis Sessions to learn all about how to use Lexis throughout your law school career! You’…Read More
	RELUS 1st General Meeting Thursday, August 28, 2025 // 12 p.m. Warren Hall, Grace Courtroom RELUS’s first general meeting where students can learn more about the club, events for the year, and meet the board!…Read More
	Tax Litigation with Judge Foley Thursday, August 28, 2025 // 12 p.m. Warren Hall, Room TBD Join Tax Law Society and the Honorable Maurice Foley, Tax Jurist in Residence and the Richard A. Shaw Endowed Professor in Tax, for a luncht…Read More
	USD NLG General Body Meeting Thursday, August 28, 2025 // 12 p.m. Warren Hall, Room 3C Are you interested in joining a community of law students driven by social justice? Join us for our first general body meeting of the year!…Read More

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Announcements

Announcements from SBA

Upcoming Meetings

September 2, 2025 - Noon-12:50 p.m. - SBA General Meeting - TBD

View SBA current Bylaws HERE.

Campus Concerns and Comments Form

LRC Reminders and Updates for Fall 2025

Welcome and welcome back!

Please remember that a valid campus ID card is required to enter the LRC outside of our staffed hours. All students should update their ID cards by tapping an exterior SALTO lock to ensure they have after-hours access to the LRC. If you haven’t used your ID card to swipe into the LRC in the last month, you need to update it! If your ID card doesn’t work, please visit the Campus Card office (UC 127) or call (619) 260-5999 during their business hours.

For Fall 2025, the LRC will be unlocked and staffed during the following hours:
       Monday:              9am – 6pm
       Tuesday – Friday: 9am – 5pm

Outside of the LRC’s staffed hours and on weekends, textbooks, and study rooms are available for use on a first come, first serve basis. New for Fall 2025, baskets of weekend use items such as phone chargers and white board markers will be available for in-library use! Find the baskets on the LRC reserve shelf from Friday evening to Monday morning.

If you have any questions, please contact the LRC Circulation desk at (619) 260-4542 or lrccirc@sandiego.edu.

Scholarship

Check out a comprehensive list of both USD and external scholarships to help fund your studies HERE. 

Outside Scholarship Highlights

Below is a partial listing of outside scholarships of interest for USD Law students. For a complete listing, please visit Outside Scholarships on the USD School of Law Financial Aid website.

Justice for All Scholarship $1,000 - JD or LLM student with a GPA of at least 3.0 and are a US citizen or permanent resident of the US. Deadline: September 22, 2025

Graduate Student Life

Are you interested in connecting with other grad students across USD? Grad Life offers a wide variety of programming for grad and law students. See the events calendar and sign up for the newsletter! Check out the Grad and Law Student Handbook as well!

Student Writing Competitions

Looking for a way to get published? Maybe earn some extra cash? Then consider entering a writing competition. Visit Writing Competitions webpage for current opportunities. Deadlines vary and new competitions are posted periodically. 

CalFresh Program

We recognize the importance of the CalFresh Program available to eligible, enrolled students and strongly encourage all to apply. CalFresh provides food resources in the form of an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, which works like a debit card. This program helps many graduate and professional students purchase groceries 12 months a year. Visit CalFresh at https://students.getcalfresh.org/ to start your application. If you have questions about eligibility or need assistance with your application, please contact a CalFresh representative. Approval is determined by CalFresh and the State of California. Please contact the USD School of Law Financial Aid Office  at lawaid@sandiego.com to request a CalFresh letter to submit with your application as supporting documentation. It is also recommended to include a copy of the 25-26 FAFSA Submission Summary (The FAFSA Submission Summary summarizes the information you reported on your FAFSA form and includes your estimated eligibility for federal funding, and your Student Aid Index (SAI) received by email from the Department of Education - Federal Student Aid after submitting the FAFSA) along with the CalFresh application, and USD supporting letter.    

USD Food Pantry and Torero Closet

The USD Food Pantry in Hahn University Center (UC) 116 includes: food, school supplies, hygiene supplies, laundry detergent, etc. Additionally, we have a refrigerator and freezer to offer students fresh produce, dairy, and additional protein options.

The Torero Closet’s mission is to provide support and resources to members of the USD community who are low income students who express need, identify as former foster youth, homeless or at risk for homelessness, and those students who were emancipated minors or in legal guardianships.  It is located at 5330 Linda Vista Road, just south of the West Parking Lot.

Timely Care

is a FREE, incredible resource for all USD students! You can access healthcare, counseling, exercise classes, and more - 24/7

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