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January 26, 2026— Volume 15, Number 21

Upcoming Construction Activity at GH

This notice is to inform Warren Hall building occupants of potential impacts. From January 28 through January 30, USD will be excavating and installing foundations for a new elevator in Guadalupe Hall. Moderate noise is expected during the 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. time frame.

Affinity Bar Association - Law Student Mixer & Networking Crash Course

affinity bar mixer flyer

Meet representatives from San Diego affinity bar associations and begin building your professional network. This mixer provides a welcoming space to connect with attorneys, ask questions, and learn about affinity bar organizations while expanding your legal community.

A Networking Crash Course, hosted by Law Student Affairs and Law Careers, will take place immediately before the mixer to share practical networking strategies and help you feel prepared and confident.

RSVP to attend the Mixer here. Space is limited!

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, January 28

apalsa boba for 5 flyer

APALSA Boba for Five

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 // 12 p.m.
No Location

Come join APALSA and get some boba! We will be getting into groups of 5 and each group will go to a boba place in the USD area to hangout, c…Read More

Thursday, January 29

Live Scan Fingerprinting event flyer

Live Scan Fingerprinting - Spring 2026

Thursday, January 29, 2026 // 9 a.m.
Warren Hall, Room The Writs

Accu-Prints will provide Live Scan fingerprinting in the Writs on Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 9:00am-1:00pm. Live Scan fingerprints are…Read More

La Raza Real Talk with Attourneys Flyer

Real Talk with Attorneys

Thursday, January 29, 2026 // 12 p.m.
Warren Hall, Grace Courtroom

Join La Raza's first event of the semester is here, and it’s a great opportunity for you to learn from our select group of attorneys. …Read More

Friday, January 30

Flyer

Affinity Bar Association - Law Student Mixer & Networking Crash Course

Friday, January 30, 2026 // 2:15 p.m.
Warren Hall

Meet representatives from San Diego affinity bar associations and begin building your professional network. This mixer provides a welcoming …Read More

Wednesday, February 4

bagel breakfast

Bagel Breakfast

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 // 8:45 a.m.
Student Life Pavilion, Room 401

Join us for our first bagel breakfast of the semester! Free bagels, coffee, juice, and fruit will be provided for graduate & law student…Read More

SSA Slide

Summer Study Abroad Info Session

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 // 12 p.m.
Warren Hall, Room 2B

We are excited to announce 2026 Summer Study Abroad (SSA) in Madrid, Spain! If you are interested in taking USD Law courses in a spectacular…Read More

Thursday, February 5

gsg gbm

GSG General Body Meeting

Thursday, February 5, 2026 // 12 p.m.
Hahn University Center, Forum A

Join us on Thursday, February 5th for the Graduate Student Government General Body Meeting in the University Center (UC) Forum A from 12:00 …Read More

pride law

Pride Law Spring General Body Meeting

Thursday, February 5, 2026 // 12 p.m.
Warren Hall, Room 3A

Pride Law will be discussing our upcoming events for the Spring semester! Join us to find out what and when we're hosting. Food will be pro…Read More

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Announcements

Announcements from SBA

January 27, 2026 - Noon-12:50 p.m. - SBA Budget Committee Meeting - Zoom

February 4, 2026 - Noon-12:50 p.m. - SBA General Meeting - WH 2A

USD Law x USD Athletics: Men's Basketball Law School Night

Want a halftime shoutout or to feature your org’s initiative?
Email usdlawvpoforg@gmail.com
Submit by: Friday, January 30, 2025 at 5 PM

men's basketball law school night flyer

Campus Concerns and Comments Form

SDLRLA's 2026 Annual Membership Drive and Mixer

Join us for SDLRLA's 2026 Annual Membership Drive and Mixer, co-hosted by the Hispanic National Bar Association.

Mix and Mingle with SDLRLA "Familia" and get to know Hispanic National Bar Association members at the beautiful Ultimate Skybox in Diamond View Tower.

We will have door prizes, auction items, hosted appetizers, and tons of fun.

RSVP herela raza flyer

Scholarship

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

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

Food Pantry

TimelyCare

TimelyCare provides students with 24/7 access to campus health and counseling resources—anytime, anywhere.

Timely Care

Sidebar is a weekly enewsletter prepared by the Office for Law Student Affairs and is emailed to all USD law students every Monday morning. It contains important deadlines, announcements and upcoming events for the following two weeks. Past issues of sidebar can be found online.

Submit your listing request online by noon on the Thursday before you wish the listing to run. Listing requests may be edited. Announcements will not be posted for more than two weeks.

Law Student Affairs

Phone
(619) 260-4651
Email
lawstudentaffairs@sandiego.edu
Meet with an Advisor
LSA & ASBP
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@usdlawstudentaffairs

University of San Diego

School of Law
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San Diego, CA 92110-2492