Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Recap: Charles Sipos '94 Guantanamo Talk and our Alum-Student Gathering

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Yesterday was busy. In the afternoon we heard an excellent talk by Charles Sipos '94 and Joseph McMillan on the legal issues surrounding the detention and trial of individuals held at Guantanamo. Charles had just returned from Guantanamo, where they continue to represent Salim Hamdan following their victory Supreme Court. Interesting discussion regarding the laws of war and the Geneva Convention ensued.

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That's Charles in the back on the right talking to Professor Ross.

Then in the evening we had our PG Alum-Student gathering. Over a dozen alums came from as far away as Portland to share their experiences. And what a range: alums working in the media, going to graduate and law school, working in university admissions, grant writing, political consulting, in international trade, the military, state government and Congress, among others.

One comment I heard from some alums--they wish they had taken advantage of similar opportunities when they were on campus. So students, if you missed out, keep on top of the blog and make the most of the program we put together--it's for you, after all.

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