Widener Journal of Law, Economics & Race

Winter Write-On Competition Information Session Scheduled

Posted by Jody Roselle on October 31, 2009  |  No Comments

The staff of the Widener Journal of Law, Economics & Race will host an open information session about the Second Annual Winter Write-On Competition on Monday, November 16, 2009 from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. in Polishook Room 203 on the Delaware campus and from 5 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. in Room A178 on the Harrisburg campus.

A simultaneous videocast is planned for the first part of the session and the second part, a Q&A period, will be conducted in-person on the respective campuses.

Please check back frequently for updates.

Mid-Year Write-On Competition

Posted by Jody Roselle on October 5, 2009  |  No Comments

The Widener Journal of Law, Economics & Race is pleased to announce its second annual Mid-Year Write-On Competition. The competition will be open to all 2RD, 2ED, and 3ED students with a cumulative grade-point-average of 2.7.

More details will be forthcoming so please check back for more information shortly.

Welcome 2009-2010 Staff Members

Posted by admin on September 16, 2009  |  No Comments

James Blythe, Hbg
Jillian Dougherty, DE
Jessica Erbstein, DE
Jordana Frankel, DE
Jenny Hou, DE
Nick Palazzo, DE
Kathryn Schweitzer, Hbg
Jonathan Villa, Hbg

FAQ: Spring 2009 Closed Write-On and Superior Authorship Competition

Posted by Jody Roselle on April 29, 2009  |  No Comments

Who is eligible to do the closed writing competition?  Any student that has completed 1 full year, approximately 31 credits, is eligible to participate in the closed writing competition.

What is the Superior Authorship competition?  With the Superior Authorship competition students are permitted to turn in a previously written paper, a seminar paper or another paper that fulfilled the writing requirement, or they can choose a topic of their preference and submit a new paper.

Who is eligible to do the Superior Authorship competition? All students going into their final year, RD or ED. 

 Is it too late for me to submit a topic for the Superior Authorship competition?  No, the staff members on both campuses are still accepting topics.  The paper will be due by June 11^th, but we will continue to accept topics for the next couple of weeks. 

How do I pick a topic?  Pick a topic that interests you.  One thing to keep in mind that the topic needs to be narrow enough so there is a good thesis and analysis.

Does my topic have to fit into the scope of the journal?  No, at this time we are looking for good writing and bluebooking skills; our goal is not to publish these submissions.

How many students are you accepting?  We are looking for students with good writing and bluebooking skills, we are not putting a minimum or maximum number on acceptance; skills are assessed on an individual basis.

What does bi-campus mean?  Bi-campus means that there is one journal in two locations.  WJLER acts as a whole, it does not operate as two journals with the same name.  Decisions are made through the majority vote of both campuses and communications are kept open and are frequent between the campuses.  Staff meetings include both campuses.

I am an ED student, how difficult will it be for me to be an active member of the journal?  ED students are welcome in the journal.   The majority of your work will be done on your own time and most of the correspondence will be via e-mail.  As for the staff meetings, if you are unable to attend, alternative meetings can be scheduled or minutes can be provided.

How do I participate in the closed write-on competition?  Each student will be able to obtain the necessary sources for the closed write-on competition in 3 ways:  (1)  a student may come by the WJLER office in Polishook to pick up a packet on May 9^th between 10 AM and 2 PM, (2) a student may contact a staff member and arrange a pick up on either campus by emailing us at wjler@mail.widener.edu, or (3) a student may access the material through the TWEN page, and then look up the necessary cases on Westlaw or Lexis Nexis.  However, on the day that the student intends to begin the write-on competition they MUST add the WJLER write-on competition course through the TWEN page.  This will time stamp when you began the write-on and begin the 3 week time period each student has to finish the write on competition.

What is the timeline for the closed write-on competition?  The write-on competition will last for 9 weeks in total.  The first day to pick up the packet for student is May 9^th, the last day to pick up the packet is June 20^th, and offers for membership to the journal will go out on August 2^nd.      

frequently_asked_questions11.doc

Spring 2009 Write-on Competition

Posted by Jody Roselle on April 3, 2009  |  No Comments

The Widener Journal of Law, Economics & Race is pleased to announce the Spring 2009 Closed Write-On and Superior Authorship competitions. WJLER seeks students with strong writing and research abilities to join the staff of Widener Law’s newest law journal and help us reach our objective of joining and encouraging scholarly discourse and contributing to information available to policymakers as they seek to address issues on the tensions that arise in law, economics, and race. Specifically, this journal seeks to enhance the national dialogue by utilizing the Internet to publish articles, blogs, and commentary in addition to making audio and video commentary and discussion on law and race; economics and race; and law, economics, and race.

In order to reach that goal, WJLER seeks students who wish to help create and shape this new format of scholarly publication according to the high-quality, time-honored standards of legal research and authorship.

A TWEN site on WestLaw will be established for both write-on competitions.

Eligibility for the Closed Write-On Competition:

• Student must have a Cumulative Grade-Point-Average of 2.7 at the end of the Spring Semester (determined after grades returned from Registrar).
• Student must be a rising 2RD, 3ED, or 1ED who will be matriculating into the Regular Division in the Fall 2009 semester. 1ED students who will remain in the Extended Division must wait until their third semester before they can compete in one of the biannual write-on competitions.
• The competition packet will be made available on May 9, 2009, the day following the end of the 1L final examination period.

Eligibility Rules and Guidelines for the Superior Authorship Competition:

• Student must have a Cumulative Grade-Point-Average of 2.7 at the end of the Spring Semester (determined after the Registrar returns the grades)
• Must choose a topic and submit the topic for approval no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13 (This is a deadline extension). Seminar papers will be accepted.
• Topics should be submitted to: wjler@mail.widener.edu, Att.: Editorial Board – Superior Authorship topic in the subject line.
• Submissions must be double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman with one-inch margins. Page numbers must be centered at the bottom of each page. Footnotes in proper BlueBook citation format are required.
• Final submissions are due no later than 5 p.m. June 11. Details on format and submission method will be forthcoming.

Fall 2008 Midyear Competition

Posted by Robert Hawkins on May 2, 2008  |  No Comments

 Midyear Membership Competition
The Widener Journal of Law, Economics and Race is pleased to announce its Midyear Membership Competition.

Eligibility

The competition is open to:

• 2RD, 3ED, and mid-year admission students
• Students must have a 2.7 or better GPA as of the end of the Spring 2008 semester

Requirements

Students can write a research paper on a topic of their choosing, or submit a current or past seminar paper, of publishable quality, that conforms to the following formatting requirements:

• 12 point font Times New Roman double spaced
• 1 inch margins
• 10 point font foot notes in law review style double spaced

Competition papers are due by 7:00 PM January 5.

Papers must be emailed to WJLER@mail.widener.edu with the subject heading: Midyear Membership Competition.

Successful students will be notified in enough time to add the journal for credit.

Eligible students are encouraged to participate.

Please email us at WJLER@mail.widener.edu for additional information.