First-year student Sowande is ready to conquer his second semester of law school.

"Some are better at handling stress than others, but what it boils down to for me is an exercise in being able to work with and around people whose perspectives and experiences are different from my own, while absorbing the wealth of knowledge and accepting the privilege that law school has to offer."
-Sowande
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Student Blogs

Get to know our Bloggers! Northeastern University School of Law offers an innovative approach to legal education that attracts a well-rounded student body whose educational and cultural diversity enriches the process of learning about law. For a personalized glimpse into life at the School of Law, click on one of the bloggers below.

AmyName: Amy, 3L
Area of Law:
Health Advocacy, Juvenile Law
Student Activities: Black Law Students Association, JD/MPH Program with Tufts University
Hobbies & Interests: Cooking, reading, knitting, coffee
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Undergraduate School: Brown University
Undergraduate Major: Community Health
Undergraduate Year of Graduation: 2006

 

Name: Benny, 2L Benny
Area of Law: Local & State Government, Administrative Law, Human Rights & Civil Liberties
Student Activities: ACLU, Public Interest Law Scholars Program
Hobbies & Interests: Film, traveling, politics
Hometown: Cambridge, MA
Undergraduate School: Tufts University
Undergraduate Major: Philosophy
Undergraduate Year of Graduation: 2000

 

Name: Diana, 2LDiana
Area of Law: Domestic Violence, Family, Immigration
Student Activities: Domestic Violence Institute
Hobbies & Interests: Current events, reading, jogging
Hometown: North Bergen, NJ
Undergraduate School: Saint Peter's College
Undergraduate Major: Economics
Undergraduate Year of Graduation: 2003

 

Name: Ira, 3LIra

Area of Law: International, Criminal, Public Interest
Student Activities: International Law Society, Criminal Law Society
Hobbies & Interests: Community volunteering, poetry, good books and good movies, exercise and conditioning
Hometown: Jacksonville, NC
Undergraduate School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Major: English
Undergraduate Year of Graduation: 2003

 

Name: Leon, 3LLeon
Area of Law: Intellectual Property, Corporate
Student Activities: NU Law Journal
Hobbies & Interests: Skiing, hockey, most anything involving sports
Hometown: Boston, MA
Undergraduate School: Rochester Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Major: Computer Science
Undergraduate Year of Graduation: 1999

 

Name: Sowande, 2L Sowande
Area of Law: Criminal; Race, Gender & Equality; Civil Rights for Civil Servants
Student Activities: Student Global AIDS Campaign, Queer Caucus, Black Law Students Association
Hobbies & Interests: Mobile electronic gadgets, Japanese language and culture, working out
Hometown: Bullhead City, AZ
Undergraduate School: San Jose State University
Undergraduate Major: Justice Studies Administration
Undergraduate Year of Graduation: 2006

 

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