This Week's 1L Life Hack!

Exam Strategy: Make a Plan for Exam Week

Don’t get caught without a plan when reading week starts. Make a plan to study so that you are able to study effectively and get rest in between finals. That way you will have less stress (if that is possible) and you will be able to power through to the end of finals.

            The school normally gives approximately 48 hours between finals during your first year. The rule is that you must have 24 hours between exams, this means 24 hours from start time to start time. During those last hours before the exam, you will naturally be studying only for the next exam.  Make a plan to fit in studying for the other exams during reading week and over Thanksgiving break. 

            My strategy was to work on my last exam first during reading week.  I finished my outline for each class in the reverse order of exams.  For example, my exam schedule was Contracts, Torts, Property, and Criminal Law, so I finished outlines in the reverse order Criminal, Property, Torts, and Contracts. This way when my Contracts exam was over I could just pick up my study materials for Torts and not have to worry about finishing other outlines during those two days between exams.

            The reading week for fall exams is really only two days, Thursday 12/3 and Friday 12/4, so make sure you get ahead of the game by studying and finishing outlines over the Thanksgiving break. Two days is not enough time (for most people) to write an outline and get ready for an exam!

            Don’t forget to think about little things like where you are going to sit during the exam beforehand (Do you need to be facing the clock? Is the exam in a different room than your normal classroom? Are you going to type or write the exam?). Make sure you get to the exam room early so that you can set up in the seat that you want and get comfortable before the exam starts.  The last thing that anyone needs is to be late to an exam!

This Week: What's Happening at Capital University Law School?

Hello Everyone!

            I hope everyone had a chance to attend the Sullivan Lecture on Thursday, November 12. It was an incredible lecture by Professor Roberts, and the Capital University Law School community thanks Professor Roberts for making the trip! Thank you also to Professor Salem of the University of Toledo and Professor Weinstein of Cleveland-Marshall. They each provided excellent remarks after the lecture.

            Make sure you know when your course registration window! Each student should have received an email saying when their register period opened and received directions on how to register. Also, make sure you have a plan for what courses you plan on taking and a back-up plan in case one of those courses is filled.

            Finally, with finals rapidly approaching, I encourage students to stop by their Professors’ office hours to ask any question relating to finals. Every professor at the law school is willing to help students prepare for their exams in any way that they can. Whether it is clearing up the rule from a case, going over a practice exam, or anything else that would help a student excel on an exam, each professor is here to help you succeed. Don’t be afraid to stop by and ask your questions!

This Week: What to do Around Columbus!

What to do around Columbus 11/13 – 11/20

Sports

Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Illinois

Date: Saturday, Nov 14. 2015                                            Location: Champaign, IL

Time: 12 PM                                                                         Channel: ABC

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/2673257/NCAAF-2-Ohio-State-vs-Illinois

Columbus Blue Jackets v Arizona Coyotes

Date: Sat, Nov 14, 2015                                                      Location: Nationwide Arena

Time: 7 PM                                                                            Channel: Fox Sports Ohio

http://bluejackets.nhl.com/

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. St. Louis Blues

Date: Tue, Nov 17                                                                Location: Nationwide Arena

Time: 7 PM                                                                            Channel: Fox Sports Ohio

http://bluejackets.nhl.com/

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Nashville Predators

Date: Fri, Nov 20                                                                  Location: Nationwide Arena

Time: 7 PM                                                                            Channel: Fox Sports Ohio

http://bluejackets.nhl.com/

Arts

Dedalus (a portrait of the artist)

Date: Fri Nov 13 & Sat Nov 14                                           Location: Garden Theater|Short North Stage

Time: 8 PM                                                                            Address: 1187 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201

Admission: Donation - $20

Details: Adapted from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, AVLT presents a radical adaptation of a notorious 100 year old novel as only the artists at Available Light Theatre can do it. Presented in three locations on three separate weekends.

http://avltheatre.com/shows/dedalus/

Music

JACKED UP

Date: Friday, November 13, 2015                                    Location: Hollywood Casino - Columbus

Time: 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.                                                        Address:  200 Georgesville Rd, Columbus, 43228

Admission: Free

Details: 100% Pure Country Music!!!

http://www.hollywoodcolumbus.com/Entertainment

CHRIS LOGSDON (Acoustic Rock & Good-time Sing-alongs)

Date: November 14, 2015                                                 Location: Hollywood Casino - Columbus

Time: 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.                                                        Address:  200 Georgesville Rd, Columbus, 43228

Admission: Free

Details: If you love outstanding live entertainment, it’s time to experience the musical genius (that's totally debatable!) and crazy antics of CHRIS LOGSDON live on stage. Chris’ performance blends his own unique brand of audience participation tunes along with a wide range of your acoustic rock favorites—timeless music you know by heart spanning nearly five decades. In the tradition of such live performance icons as Jimmy Buffett and Pat Dailey, Logsdon puts on a show that you have to experience to appreciate. Chris is guaranteed to leave you begging for more! An evening with Chris Logsdon is more than just great music—it’s real entertainment!

http://www.hollywoodcolumbus.com/Entertainment

Active

TROPICAL THURSDAYS

Date: July 30 - December 3, 2015                                    Location: Don Bosco Center Cafe

Hours: 6-11 p.m.                                                                  Admission: $10-$15

Address: 80 S 6th St., Columbus, 43215

Details: Come join us Every Thursday night in our cozy Central downtown area: Don Bosco Cafe We welcome dancers of all levels. If you are a beginner, intermediate, or advance dancer, there is a place here for you! If you are interested in any of the Latin dances: Salsa, Argentine Tango, Bachata, cha cha cha, rumba, merengue or just want to visit friends, meet new ones, and have fun, we welcome you... Singles welcomed! NO PARTNER IS NECESSARY as we rotate partners throughout the lesson so by the time the dancing starts you already know a lot of people.

http://boscocenter.com/cafe.html

Holiday Carriage Rides

Date: November 20 - December 23, 2015                     Location: Easton Town Center

Hours: Friday-Saturday 6-10 p.m. Sunday 3-7 p.m.       Admission: Adults $10. Children free.

Address: 160 Easton Town Center, Columbus, 43219

Details: Horse-drawn carriage rides are offered during the holiday season in the North District. They begin the night of the Lighting Ceremony and run through Dec 23.

http://www.eastontowncenter.com/listing/agenttype/view/propertyid/830/holiday-carriage-rides--events.aspx

Earn Free Stuff

Columbus Ale Trail

#CbusAleTrail

Date: Through May 2016                                   Location: Central Ohio

Hours: Varies                                                        Admission: Free (plus cost of beverages)

Details: Columbus' beer scene is booming - more than half of the 25 breweries here have opened in the last five years and the Columbus Ale Trail is a fun way to explore them! Pick up a copy of the Columbus Brew Book at any Central Ohio brewery and visit four of them for a free commemorative pint glass. Visit all 20 eligible stops for a shirt!

http://www.cbusaletrail.com/

This Week: What's Happening at Capital University Law School?

Hello Everyone!

 Registration for spring classes begins this week! Make sure you have a plan, and backup plan, of what classes you want to take.  

Also I would like to thank Mr. Brian Brokate of Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP for returning to his Alma Mater and giving an excellent presentation on how to be successful in today’s world. The thoughts and experiences he shared are thoughts and experiences all law students should take with them when entering the workforce!

Don't forget! The Sullivan Lecture is THIS Thursday, November 12th!

To all students graduating in December, Herff Jones will be in the Huntington Commons on Thursday, November 19 for cap & gown, rings, and announcement orders. Students who wish to view Herff Jones line of Law School rings can visit their website at collegerings.herffjones.com. If you have any questions, please stop by the Bookstore!

This Week: What to do Around Columbus!

What to do around Columbus 10/30 – 11/06

Sports

Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Minnesota

Date: Saturday, Nov 7. 2015                                              Location: Columbus, OH

Time: 8PM                                                                             Channel: ABC

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/2673178/minnesota-vs-1-ohio-state

COLUMBUS CREW SC VS. MONTREAL

Date: Sun 11/08/15                                                            Location: MAPFRE Stadium

Time: 5pm                                                                             Admission: $23 - $55

Address: One Black & Gold Blvd, Columbus, OH 43211

http://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/group_corp_start.htmI?l=EN&team=crew&owner=14&group=3191&err=&event=&customerID

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS VS. VANCOUVER CANUCKS - MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT

Date: November 10, 2015                                                 Location: Nationwide Arena

Time: 7 PM                                                                            Channel: Fox Sports Ohio

Details: The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Vancouver Canucks at Nationwide Arena on November 10th at 7pm. It's Military Appreciation Night - The Blue Jackets will salute active and retired military personnel. The evening will feature multiple tributes, recognition of all service branches, and a charitable auction of the camouflage-style jerseys that will be worn by the Blue Jackets players during pre-game warm-ups.

http://bluejackets.nhl.com/

Arts

SPIRIT OF THE 1960'S: A MUSICAL COFFEEHOUSE

Date: November 6, 2015                                                   Location: King Avenue Methodist Church Basement

Time: 7:30-10 p.m.                                                              Address: 299 W. King Ave at Neil, Columbus, 43201

Admission: $10

Details: Civil rights sit-ins. Bell-bottoms. Anti-war marches. Student Power. Afros. Mini-skirts. Hippies. Riots. Space flights. The generation gap. Those hallmarks of the turbulent 1960's will be rekindled Friday November 6 at this year's annual Spirit of the '60's Coffeehouse: Bill Cohen will lead a candlelit, musical, year-by-year journey through the era, with live and familiar 1960's folksongs, news reports of sixties happenings, displays of anti-war buttons and posters, and far-out sixties fashions. Plus, Bill will also challenge the audience with sixties trivia questions.

http://www.spiritofthe1960s.com/

COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

Date: November 7-8, 2015                                                               Location: Ohio Expo Center

Time: Saturday 10 a.m.-9p.m.,Sunday 10 a.m.-6p.m      Address: 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, 43215

Admission: $7

Details: Travel the world without leaving Columbus. Peruse more than 200 booths representing 75 different cultures.

http://columbusinternationalfestival.org/

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND HOMETOWN CONCERT

Date: November 12, 2015                                                Location: Jerome Schottenstein Center

Time: Thursday 7:30 p.m.                                                   Address: 555 Borror Drive, Columbus, 43210

Admission: $15-$25

Details: Don't miss an exciting new show when The Ohio State UNIVERSITY Marching Band thunders into the Schott on November 12th. The Best Damn Band in the Land will ENTERTAIN fans with THE BEST of their popular halftime shows, fan-favorites and traditional Ohio State tunes including a surprise tribute to the 50th anniversary of hang on sloopy during their annual HOMETOWN CONCERT. Come Dot the Schott with us November 12th.

http://www.schottensteincenter.com/events/detail/ohio-state-university-marching-band-hometown-concert

Music

CARLIE SHORT BAND

Date: Friday, November 6, 2015                                       Location: Hollywood Casino - Columbus

Time: 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.                                                        Address:  200 Georgesville Rd, Columbus, 43228

Admission: Free

Details: Nashville recording artist- "Carlie Short and The Rot Gut Ramblers" are a Country Rock group descending from Dayton and Columbus, OH. They will blow you away with their electric sound and lively show! Their show includes not only old and new country music, but a variety of Pop, Rock, and Blues for any and every music lover!

http://www.hollywoodcolumbus.com/Entertainment

JACKED UP

Date: Friday, November 13, 2015                                                    Location: Hollywood Casino - Columbus

Time: 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.                                                        Address:  200 Georgesville Rd, Columbus, 43228

Admission: Free

Details: 100% Pure Country Music!!!

http://www.hollywoodcolumbus.com/Entertainment

Active

TROPICAL THURSDAYS

Date: July 30 - December 3, 2015                                    Location: Don Bosco Center Cafe

Hours: 6-11 p.m.                                                                  Admission: $10-$15

Address: 80 S 6th St., Columbus, 43215

Details: Come join us Every Thursday night in our cozy Central downtown area: Don Bosco Cafe We welcome dancers of all levels. If you are a beginner, intermediate, or advance dancer, there is a place here for you! If you are interested in any of the Latin dances: Salsa, Argentine Tango, Bachata, cha cha cha, rumba, merengue or just want to visit friends, meet new ones, and have fun, we welcome you... Singles welcomed! NO PARTNER IS NECESSARY as we rotate partners throughout the lesson so by the time the dancing starts you already know a lot of people.

http://boscocenter.com/cafe.html

Earn Free Stuff

Columbus Ale Trail

#CbusAleTrail

Date: Through May 2016                                   Location: Central Ohio

Hours: Varies                                                        Admission: Free (plus cost of beverages)

Details: Columbus' beer scene is booming - more than half of the 25 breweries here have opened in the last five years and the Columbus Ale Trail is a fun way to explore them! Pick up a copy of the Columbus Brew Book at any Central Ohio brewery and visit four of them for a free commemorative pint glass. Visit all 20 eligible stops for a shirt!

http://www.cbusaletrail.com/

This Week's 1L Life Hack!

Multiple Choice: It’s Not The Easy Part of the Test Anymore.

             As finals move closer to the present, you can continue to prepare yourself by practicing multiple choice questions. Most of your professor will incorporate multiple choice questions on the final exam to help you prepare for the eventual bar exam. The Ohio bar exam includes Multi-State Bar Exam (MBE) questions and your professors will often style their questions based on this format.

            The MBE style questions include several versions of the “right” answer, and require you to choose the “best” answer. This is how your professors test on how well you know the details of the rule. The “best” answer will include the right reason on why that answer is correct. The MBE style questions are very difficult; don’t let yourself fall into the multiple guess rut of undergrad. You can master multiple choice questions by practicing.

            There are several resources available to practice multiple choice questions. Some of my favorites include horn books (the examples and explanations series), flash cards (the in a flash series), and the exam archive. The library usually has the horn books available for check out (for 3 hour periods) and you can find the in a flash series in the bookstore or online. These types of resources give you a hypothetical and then give you the answer with the correct reasoning. I found it helpful to get a group of three of four students together, read the hypo, and discuss the reasoning before turning it over to read the “official” answer.

Getting used to answering it before reading the answer will help you on the test by reducing the amount of time you spend on each question. The Ohio bar exam gives you 1.6 minutes (1 minute, 36 seconds) to answer each question. Your professors will usually give you a bit more time to answer each question during the first year final exams. Make sure you are prepared for the time crunch by studying and practicing for these types of questions before the exam!

This Week: What's Happening at Capital University Law School?

Hello Everyone,

            Next Wednesday, November 11 at 5:30 in Room 231, Professor Wood will be hosting a VITA information meeting. VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) helps low-income taxpayers with basic legal advice. VITA is open to all students, including first year students and students who have not taken Federal Personal Income Tax. Any questions can be directed to Kathy Hoover and Luke Meenach who are this year’s Student VITA site coordinators.

            

            Also, the 37th annual John E. Sullivan Lecture will be held on Thursday, November 12 at 4:00 pm in Rooms A121-122. This year’s Sullivan Lecturer is Professor Dorothy Roberts of the University of Pennsylvania. Her topic is the relationship between interracial marriage and racial equality in Chicago during the emergence of the civil rights movement in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Students must RSVP to the event by logging on to law.capital.edu and following the link to the John E. Sullivan Lecture!