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Heritage Pride at RWU!

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This has been quite a summer ladies and gentlemen. I can honestly say that my summer has given me a newfound appreciation for those rare individuals among us who are successfully able to multitask. Because believe me, any one task is that much more difficult when there are several others urgently vying for your attention. The real task becomes keeping your sanity long enough to even decide where to begin.

It has been a summer of old friends and new adventures, small sacrifices and big rewards, and let’s not forget sweltering heat! This was my first summer in Rhode Island. And it is beautiful here in the summer. As you may already know, Roger Williams is located right on the water. But in addition, there are beautiful beaches, a fourth of July parade that is unmatched anywhere in the United States, and of course, Waterfire. Rhode Island’s answer to the Venitian gondola ride.

Interestingly enough, I sat down to write a blog entry about a month ago. It was July 16th to be exact. But a not so funny thing happened on the way to the computer. I discovered that I had another writing task to complete first. Shortly after I completed that writing task another interesting phenomena emerged. Suddenly everyone in America was a Roger Williams University Life as a law student blogger. I thought to myself, who needs me when you can read about Roger Williams University in the Wall Street Journal?

Then I realized, in all the mention our school received in the media, there was still an important part of the message that was missing. There was much talk of “reactions” and “responses.” On behalf of the MCLSA of RWU, our response is to manifest our pride. On September 20th, MCLSA will celebrate Heritage Pride Day. It is a celebration of all the cultures represented in the membership. Every proud member of the organization and the law school community will wear their pride on their chests in the form of a Heritage Pride tee. And I encourage everyone to be proud today tomorrow and every day.

Posted by Majessire on 08/25 at 07:26 PM
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Follow Roger Williams University School of Law student, Majessire, as she experiences the rewards and challenges of Law School in Bristol, RI.

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My name is Majessire Smith. I’m a 3L here at Roger Williams University School of Law. In my time in Law School I have come to realize that the importance of the legal profession goes far beyond the need to defend the innocent and prosecute the guilty. Criminal prosecution and defense is one small segment of a very dense legal universe.

I work closely with Lorraine Lalli in the Office of Diversity and Outreach, to create programs to increase and foster diversity here at the Law school. I’m also the President of the Multi-Cultural Law Students Association and an active member of the Black Law Students Association. These three roles often overlap giving me the chance to participate in many of the diversity initiatives that take place here at the Law school. And as you can probably tell, that is where my primary interest lies. But I’m also a member of the Roger Williams Moot Court Board. For those who don’t know, it’s a team that helps its members to develop all the skills necessary to address an appellate court, including both oral and written advocacy skills.

Appellate level judicial review is where many of the current battles for our civil rights and personal liberties are being fought, won and in some cases lost. And personally, I have always felt that there are too many voiceless, disenfranchised populations and not enough advocates to go around. When I graduate I plan to use my newfound knowledge and understanding of this country’s legal structure to provide a voice for as many of these populations as possible.

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