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Alumnus Michael Freedman ‘84 is giving back to New College through his love of art and memories of New College. Prints of the Palm Court painting are available for purchase and all sales will go to support student scholarships. Visit michaeljamesfreedman.com to learn more!
CAMPUS NEWS
NCF Students Compete in First Moot Court Tournament or the first time in the school’s history, New College sent students to compete in the Mid-South Regional of the 2020-2021 American Moot Court Association (AMCA) national championship tournament at the end of October. The event empowered six Novo Collegians (Rhys Shanahan, Natalie Kornblum, Natalie Spivey, Rasheed “Zane” DiVita, Isabel Nieves, and KarYan “Max” OoHlaing) to practice their legal skills by arguing imaginary cases. “This was a unique, historic moment for our students,” said David Fugett, New College’s general counsel and the team’s coach. “Moot court is a really good exercise for students to start thinking like lawyers. Our students are extremely bright and well-suited for an event like this, and I’m very proud of them.” New College students were organized into three twostudent teams to face off against 13 schools: Liberty University, Georgetown University, Duke University, Michigan State University, Texas A&M University, the University of Texas, the University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University, Bridgewater College, Marietta College, Regent University, Patrick Henry College and Yale University. “They represented New College against some of the finest moot court programs in the country, and they did so with a professionalism and skill well beyond their years and their experience level,” Fugett said. New College’s involvement in the AMCA tournament is a milestone, and it came only nine months after another
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historic event for the College. In February, at the University of Central Florida, the New College Mock Trial Team (including Shanahan and Kornblum) successfully competed in the American Mock Trial Association’s Regional Tournament. It was the first time New College had ever participated in the competition. Novo Collegians went up against the top teams from the University of Miami, Florida International University and Flagler College, as well as a team from England’s De Montfort University (New College outscored law students at the latter by 15 points). Moot court and mock trial training are invaluable for students who are on the pre-law track.
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