{"id":34090,"date":"2015-04-27T13:24:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T23:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=34090"},"modified":"2021-09-14T15:09:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T01:09:11","slug":"law-student-named-2015-patsy-t-mink-fellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/27\/law-student-named-2015-patsy-t-mink-fellow\/","title":{"rendered":"Law student named 2015 Patsy T. Mink Fellow"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Linnea Schuster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a> student Linnea Schuster<\/strong> has been named the 2015 Patsy T. Mink Fellow and will spend the summer working in the office of U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Schuster, 25, has had several years of experience working for members of the Hawaiʻi<\/span> State Legislature and she hopes her time in Washington will give her a broader perspective. “I see this as an opportunity to get to know the federal political system a whole lot better,” said Schuster. “In addition to supplementing what I’m learning in class since we discuss both state and federal law.”<\/p>\n

Schuster, who graduated from Willamette University<\/a> in Salem, Oregon, with a bachelor’s degree in English, will spend two months in Washington, D.C., beginning June 1. The fellowship includes a $5,000 stipend to cover expenses.<\/p>\n

Schuster hopes to weigh in on the current debate over removing industrial hemp from the Controlled Substances Act so it can be grown nationwide as a crop. “Industrial hemp is distinct from marijuana because of its insignificant levels of THC<\/abbr>, the ‘active ingredient’ in marijuana,” she said. “There’s a bipartisan effort to have industrial hemp removed from the Controlled Substances Act because of its many uses, including phyto-remediation, building materials and more.”<\/p>\n

Continuing Mink’s legacy<\/h2>\n

A ceremony honoring Patsy T. Mink and her legacy will take place on Wednesday, April 29, 5:30 p.m. in the Moot Court Room at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa Richardson School of Law. The keynote address will be made by former Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa, with additional remarks by Schuster and last year’s Patsy Mink Fellow Diana Kim.<\/p>\n

This is the 13th anniversary of the landmark fellowship launched by 糖心视频<\/abbr> law students in 2002, the year of Mink’s death, to honor her legacy and provide an extraordinary educational experience for a Hawaiʻi<\/span> law student before graduation.<\/p>\n

One of Mink’s crowning achievements in her 24 years in the U.S. House of Representatives was the passage of Title IX<\/abbr>, a portion of the Education Amendments of 1972, that provided equal access to opportunities in education for women.<\/p>\n

Noted Law School Dean Avi Soifer<\/strong>, “The Patsy Mink Fellowship is a marvelous example of sustained law student initiative that benefits our students as well as the larger community.”<\/p>\n

For more, read the A William S. Richardson School of Law story<\/a><\/p>\n

—By Beverly Creamer<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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