This week we say goodbye to our beloved Law Weekly 3Ls. This is their farewell.
An absolute cutie?? Photo courtesy Lena Welch ’20.
Lena Welch ‘20
Outgoing Teen Romance Editor and New Media Editor Emeritus
What are you going to miss most about the Law School?
We all know I’ve already bragged about my friends in this publication, but I’ll miss being surrounded by my friends the most. I’m getting a taste of the separation now, and it’s pretty sad.
What’s the funniest thing that happened to you?
I was the butt of a joke in a rejected Libel sketch. That’s pretty funny. Or that Erin Seagears ’20 and I convinced Molly Cain ’20 to come to New Orleans with us. But it’s hard to come up with something funny that’s happened to me, since I am a comedian at heart. Thank you, thank you very much.
What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done?
I embarrass myself more than most people, and I can’t share the *most* embarrassing thing, but I pretty regularly embarrass myself in the Law Weekly office. Top hits include doing the dances from High School Musical, coming up with subheads for Tweedles, and just generally sharing all of my secrets.
Where are you headed after graduation?
Disability Rights North Carolina in Raleigh, N.C., to do special education work.
What’s your walk-out song?
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”– ~*~Whitney~*~.
What pokemon are you and why?
Snorlax. Likes to eat and sleep and has “lax” in his name.
What’s your fondest memory in law school?
The 2018 PILA Live Auction. It was awesome to see that event come together after a lot of hard work. And I’ll never forget the bidding war on my cookies (Thanks, Professor Shin)!
Fondest Law Weekly memory?
Staying late to goss with Boss, Tuna, and Superman. Alternatively, LLMs Attend T-Pain Concert.
What was the best meal you ate in Charlottesville?
Probably the first time I ate at Bang! with Dana Raphael ’20. Pretty sure it brought tears to my eyes three times during the meal. But I also love to crush a shake from The Villa and a pretzel croissant from MarieBette.
How are you coping with your impending senility and death?
Good news is that I leaned into spinsterhood super hard my senior year of college, so I’ve been prepping for this for five years. I’ve got hobbies, and I’ve got a cat.
Words of advice for those left to mourn your absence?
Catch you on the flippity-flip.
The fantastic David Ranzini. Photo courtesy David Ranzini ’20.
David Ranzini ‘20
Dave
What are you going to miss most about the Law School?
Free Lexis points.
Where are you headed after graduation?
I have a ten-month professional Japanese-for-lawyers course lined up at the Inter-University Center in Yokohama, and then I’ll be working in the corporate department at Morrison Foerster in Tokyo.
Is cereal a soup?
Though the physical properties of cold breakfast cereal most closely resemble those of soups or gruels, Euro-American culture conventionally excludes it syntactically from “lunch” or “dinner,” making the “soup” descriptor inapt. In this essay I will…
What’s your walk-out song?
Everyone who answered this with something try-hard first had to suppress the urge to say “Sandstorm.” Let’s be honest with ourselves—is it cheesy? Yes. Is it overplayed as a walk-out song? Also yes. And yet, when all is said and done—does it not slap to an extreme degree?
What’s your fondest memory in law school?
Either Law Weekly meetings or making and eating after-study dinners with my brother Gregory (also my roommate 1L and 2L).
Fondest Law Weekly memory?
Late-night bull sessions while laying out the InDesign for the weekly editions.
What was the best meal you ate in Charlottesville?
Almost certainly the enchiladas at Continental Divide, with plenty of habanero sauce and a cold beer.
How are you coping with your impending senility and death?
Denial will never stop working!
Words of advice for those left to mourn your absence?
Take a pro bono clinic. Everything I really learned about being a lawyer I learned at LAJC.
Our beloved EIC, Eleanor Schmalzl ’20. Photo courtesy Eleanor Schmalzl.
Eleanor Schmalzl ‘20
Dethroned Newspaper Tyrant
What are you going to miss most about the Law School?
Friday softball field-hopping. I played a lot of softball in my three years at UVA Law, but wish I could’ve played more.
If you could give yourself one piece of advice coming into Law School, what would it be?
Find activities you care about and leave the ones you don’t. Wasting energy on things you don’t like really is a waste, except maybe your 1L classes. I’d use some energy on those, even the ones you don’t like.
What’s your walk-out song?
“Temperature” by Sean Paul. It is perfect for every occasion always.
What’s your fondest memory in law school?
Every year, NGSL members will play alumni who are in town for their alumni weekend right after spring finals. I had just finished my 1L spring finals and decided to stick around for the game, and it was a really special experience. Professor Hylton ’77, a founder of NGSL, had passed just a few weeks prior, so his family was at the field along with at least one other organization founder. I can’t remember his name, but he was an older gentleman who was still an absolute baller. He was placing balls in the outfield, making us young folk work to get him out. I pitched in the game, and he and I had a fun back-and-forth throughout. The weather was beautiful and everyone was just so happy to be there; it perfectly captured everything I love about UVA Law and the atmosphere that softball creates for so many. Right after the game, I drove the seven-plus hours in my cleats to get home to Kentucky and was so glad I had waited to leave so I could play.
Fondest Law Weekly memory?
Michael Schmid’s playlist.
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Thankful for three years with such an amazing group of people. Wouldn’t trade this time for the world and would’ve sacrificed a lot to have these last few months back. I’m so grateful to go to a school that is so hard to leave, and that’s thanks to all the amazing people here, so just thank you to everyone who has made this experience unforgettable.
Photo courtesy Anand Jani ’20
Anand Jani ‘20
New Editor, Who Dis?
What are you going to miss most about the Law School?
The custodian in the University of North Carolina sweatshirt, dude was a nice guy. Sorry that I never caught your name.
What’s the funniest thing that happened to you?
Found friends along the way.
What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done?
Made promises I couldn’t keep.
Where are you headed after graduation?
New York City is the plan, but at this point I wouldn’t be surprised if Godzilla came out of the Hudson and destroyed whatever’s left of the place.
What’s your walk-out song?
That old dial-up modem sound.
What’s your fondest memory in law school?
That time I had to meet with Dean Davies because I put in an alcohol request to Main Grounds to “tastefully enjoy a glass of champagne in celebration of the completion of my first semester of law school,” then remembering that I was late to said meeting after drinking half a bottle with my friends in the parking lot.
Fondest Law Weekly memory?
All the times that Jansen VanderMeulen ’19 came dangerously close to putting a softball through a window or a computer in the office.
What was the best meal you ate in Charlottesville?
I had a granola bar after a hike the other day that was pretty good.
Words of advice for those left to mourn your absence?
Don’t walk through the hallway of Withers-Brown banging a soup ladle on a pot and calling out “Fresh Meat” while pointing to all of the 1Ls next year, the administration frowns on such actions.
Our Features Editor!! Going on to feature in all new adventures. Photo Credit Taylor Elicegui ’20.
Taylor Elicegui ‘20
The Feature of Our Hearts
What are you going to miss most about the Law School?
Cliche but true: the people. I’ll miss being so close to my friends and knowing exactly where to find them! There’s nothing better than rolling through ScoCo, knowing I can always find some of my Section A ladies holding down their table (@Manal, Jordin, Eleanor, Nellie, etc.). I’ll also miss learning and having my major commitments be reading!
What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done?
I’ll confine this to most embarrassing during law school, for the sake of my personal pride. During the 1L Softball Tournament, my team made it to the finals. It was a super close and intense game against Section C. I was playing catcher, the go-to position for those who lack any actual softball ability. I tried to make a play at home and broke the cardinal rule of softball by putting my glove in front of my face. Alas, I missed, but managed to stop the ball with my nose! One trip to the ER and ENT later, and my nose was actually not broken, thanks to my sunglasses that absorbed some of the impact. And that was the end of my UVA softball career.
Where are you headed after graduation?
New York, New York.
What’s your fondest memory in law school?
Definitely Libel! I enjoyed Libel both years, but last year was the best. I loved so many of the skits and I got to be Lauren of Career Services alongside my best friend and mentor, Darcy Whelan. Lauren and Kevin got to do some matchmaking as Career Services pivoted to also provide dating services. And we got to make some digs at Omaha! What’s better than that?
Fondest Law Weekly memory?
Our end of year dinner in 2018. The whole crew went to Peter Chang’s, and we were much smaller then, so we all piled in around one table and feasted, family-style. I really liked getting to learn why others cared about the Law Weekly so much and it inspired my own love for the paper. We do important work by creating a record of the goings-on around the Law School! I also really enjoyed writing COPAs and coming up with my landmark legal doctrine: 1Ls lose.
What was the best meal you ate in Charlottesville?
My personal favorite food item in Charlottesville is, by far, the parmesan garlic fries with a side of Forty Mile Cheese from Three Notch’d.
How are you coping with your impending senility and death?
Wine, mostly, and watching old episodes of Chopped Junior while playing The Sims. How else is one supposed to cope with the end of a twenty year school career during a global pandemic?