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Cornell squad wins mock trial tournament at Drake
One of the three squads of Cornell College Mock Trial team took top honors at the Richard Calkins Invitational hosted by Drake University in Des Moines on Oct. 27 and 28.
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Internships in D.C. and China inspire education reform career
Three significant internships–combined with majors in international relations, women’s studies, and politics–led Lisa Chen to a career in educational policy, beginning with teaching in one of the country’s most challenging schools.
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Cornell College senior earns Fulbright scholarship
Will Dinneen ’12 won a Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Turkey. Dinneen was active in both academic and co-curricular groups while on campus, and served as president of Student Senate, a member of the Sigma Kappa Psi fraternity, the Mock Trial team and Cornell’s Concert Choir.
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Two Mock Trial squads advance
Both teams in Cornell College’s Mock Trial program have qualified for the opening round of the National Championship Tournament in March.
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The San Francisco Peaks Case: Protecting Sacred Lands Through the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The San Francisco Peaks are sacred to many tribes and Native Americans. In June 2005, seven tribes and other environmental organizations filed suit against a ski resort to halt usage of treated sewage to make snow.
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Constitution Day 2010: Overruled! The Case That Brought Down Sodomy Laws
On Sep 17th, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International, Alliance, and the Pre-Law Program present a screening and discussion of “Overruled!” The short Lambda Legal documentary tells the story of the 2003 U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-2 ruling in Lawrence v. Texas striking down sodomy laws.
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Love the Law: Pre-Law Information Session
The Pre-Law Program will have their annual information session for students considering a career in law. The 30-minute session will: cover what Pre-Law will be offering this year, have brief presentations from Pre-Law student groups (Phi Alpha Delta and Mock Trial), and
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Cornell’s Mock Trial team takes sixth place in National Tournament
Cornell’s Mock Trial team took sixth place this weekend in the National Tournament.
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Cornell Mock Trial team making second trip to national championship
A Cornell College Mock Trial Team went 6 and 2 in the opening round of the National Tournament, and will compete April 16-18 in the championship round.
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Derek Johnson ’04
Derek Johnson ’04 graduated from the Boston College Law School in 2007 after majoring in English and philosophy at Cornell.
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Mock Trial goes undefeated at Macalester Trials
MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College’s Team 1465 went undefeated and took the crown last weekend at the Macalester Trials, a four-round mock trial tournament.
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Ingrid Spiegel is an assistant district attorney in Boston
Ingrid Spiegel ’03 is an assistant district attorney in Suffolk County, Mass., which includes Boston and surrounding communities. She currently serves as supervisor of their Dorchester division. Spiegel majored in politics and minored in French at Cornell, then completed a law degree at Boston College in 2006.
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Trustee donates $200,000 to Cornell College to fund Commons project, Pre-Law
MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College trustee and alumna Sheryl Atkinson Stoll ’70 says she owes much of her success to her alma mater. Now, Cornell students can say they owe much of their success to Sheryl Stoll.
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Alumnus attributes Nuns Case win to Cornell
Few traffic ticket cases elicit the kind of attention Clifford Lund ‘73 found when he took on “The Nuns Case” in Chicago. And few schools, Lund said, could have prepared him for the case as well as Cornell College.
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Pre-law opportunities prepare Tweeton for legal career
Leslie Tweeton ’09 pursued numerous opportunities through Cornell’s Pre-law Program, including two internships and a mentoring relationship with Des Moines attorney Craig Shives ’67. She also honed her leadership skills in a number of campus positions during her four years at Cornell, including student senate president, resident assistant for three years, president of Cornell’s National […]
Cornell squad wins mock trial tournament at Drake 
Internships in D.C. and China inspire education reform career 
Cornell College senior earns Fulbright scholarship