On Thursday, Feb. 11, SBA brought the spirit of Valentine’s Day to the law school. To raise money for PILP’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program for graduates who enter the field of public interest law, SBA sold pink and red cupcakes and cookies, index-card “kiddy valentines,” long-stemmed roses, and admission to a make-your-own valentine table.

Throughout the day, students usually found in library carrels and behind laptops sat together to sprinkle glitter on homemade construction-paper cards and share grade school memories. Making a good old-fashioned mess and cutting and pasting with actual scissors and glue (instead of on a computer screen) seemed to have a therapeutic effect on most participants, because just about everyone left with a smile. Or perhaps Cupid was about! Either way, the event was a financial success and uplifted the law school community with a unique event reminiscent of simpler times.
 

	Clockwise: Valentine contest entrants Laura Maffei, Jennifer Bridges, Lockey White, Wendy Hammond, and Linda Ratcliffe show off their artistic talent with festive valentines. Wendy’s valentine won first prize and Linda’s was runner-up.
	Amy McKenzie, Elizabeth Rosan, and Margi Lifsey help their fellow law students feel festive and prepare with roses for the big day.
	Margi Lifsey, struck by Cupid’s arrow, took a rare study break and exercised her right brain to make this collage of hearts for her valentine.
	Esin Onart (left) and Derrick Simmons (lower left) join the flurry of creative romantics, cutting and pasting with construction paper, glitter, and stickers.