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
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.
Name: 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
Area of Law: Local & State Government; Land Use, Real Estate, & Development; Administrative Law; Public Policy
Student Activities: Student Bar Association, 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: Britt, 1L
Area of Law: Bioethics & Health Law, Family Law
Student Activities: Queer Caucus, Women’s Caucus
Hobbies & Interests: Trying out new restaurants, cooking, reading feminist & queer theory, watching crime/medical shows & bad reality TV
Hometown: Oakland, NJ
Undergraduate School: Simmons College
Undergraduate Major: Philosophy, Women’s Studies
Undergraduate Year of Graduation: 2009
Name: Diana, 2L
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, 3L
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: Sowande, 2L 
Area of Law: Bankruptcy; Civil Rights for Civil Servants;
Race, Gender and Equality
Student Activities: Black Law Students Association, Entertainment
and Sports Law Society
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