StraightForward Media is proud to announce that the winner of our latest Law School Scholarship is Juneko Robsinson.
A former paraprofessional psychiatric social worker, I used to work with the homeless population as well as case manage adults with chronic psychiatric symptoms and substance abuse issues. Currently, however, I am a third-year law student at the University at Buffalo, as well as a third-year Ph.D. student in Philosophy, with a special interest in continental philosophy. At the moment, I am working on a two-paper project for my Master's Degree in Philosophy, on the Realist misinterpretation of Hobbes and the notions of death and technology in Heidegger's thought. My interests in law center around international legal issues, particularly human rights law, public international law, and property rights and economic development, although I also have an interest in environmental justice issues. Consequently, I have worked as a clerk on the Buffalo Environmental Law Journal for the last three years. In my spare time, I love to travel and try to make use of my language skills: I am conversational in both French and Spanish, read German and have a rudimentary understanding of Japanese. I love the outdoors, particularly camping, hiking, and motorcycling, as well as reading, art, film and music, and have been a free-lance artist for many years, having designed business logos, contributed illustrations to two books (one forthcoming), fanzines, and even painted a mural at a visitors' center to a maximum security prison. Ultimately, I would like both to practice law, as well as make scholarly contributions to the field. It is my hope that my diverse interests and experiences will make me a both a better lawyer and a better legal scholar. The StraightForward Media Law School Scholarship has enabled me to take yet another step in realizing my dream. Read more from Juneko's winning essay here.
1st Quarter, 2006 StraightForward Media is proud to announce that the winner of our latest Law School Scholarship is Colin Smith.
"A Man for Others," my prep school motto, is a philosophy of life that taps into the best in all of us in that we contribute our talents and abilities to enrich one another's lives professionally, intellectually, and socially. This mind set has given impetus to my pursuit of a degree in law where the perseverance, drive, and determination that have sustained me thus far in life will find a new opportunity for growth and development. Read more from Colin's winning essay here.

4th Quarter, 2005

StraightForward Media is proud to announce that the winner of our 4th Quarter, 2005, Law School Scholarship is Karen Sabin. Karen is pursuing a Criminal Justice degree at Ashworth College and Juris Doctorate at Northwestern California Univ.

"I have wanted to become an attorney since I entered the legal profession 15 years ago, but had no college education and realized that, at my age then, even if I could obtain a loan to pay for school, by the time I graduated from law school, I'd be at the stage of retirement, as I would have to earn my Associate Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, then my J.D., and attend school on a part-time basis in the evenings in order to continue working full-time during the day to support myself."

Read more from Karen's winning essay here.

3rd Quarter, 2005

StraightForward Media is proud to announce that the winner of our 3rd Quarter, 2005, Law School Scholarship is Theresa Watts.

"I grew up with angry parents, angry neighbors and generally angry folks all around me. Their anger, and eventually my own, had nothing to do with them being good people. They were all good people. They were angry because they were frustrated, and because they suffered. They were angry because they worked hard, but did not enjoy the same freedom as others."

Read more from Theresa's winning essay here.

2nd Quarter, 2005

StraightForward Media is proud to announce that the winner of our inaugural Law School Scholarship is Raul Zamudio. Raul is pursuing a joint degree program at the University of Connecticut School of Law and the Graduate School of Public Policy.

Raul was was raised in Northern California and later San Jose, California. After graduating from high school he joined the Marines. Presently, Raul is pursuing a joint degree program at the University of Connecticut School of Law and the Graduate School of Public Policy. He will graduate with dual degrees in law and public policy in 2009.

Read an excerpt from Raul's winning essay here.

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