Category Archives: Blog

February 13, 2013 We made it back to Valpo and after catching up on some much needed sleep, we are looking less and less like zombies with each passing day. The reality of what we were able to accomplish continues … Continue reading →

Venue for the Final Round. Julie getting her palm read.

We are in Paris right now, waiting for our next flight to Chicago. This was one whirlwind experience. The four days flew by so quickly, with non-stop action. I can’t believe we are about 8 hours away from being home. … Continue reading →

WE WON BEST TEAM!!!!! After a tough round against New York University, it was announced that Valparaiso University had won!!!! Lakshmi was also awarded the honor of Best Speaker! So as we are leaving on a jet plane tonight, we … Continue reading →

February 9, 2013 Lakshmi is underselling all this just a bit. We were ranked 7th heading into the Octo-Rounds, 3rd heading into the Quarter-Finals and…………………………………………………………….we are now 1st heading into the Semi-Finals! These girls are doing great and I can’t … Continue reading →

February 9, 2013 Today, if you all are following this blog, was the day we had the octo-final round (made up of the top 16 teams) where we had to moot both sides and the quarter-final round (top 8 teams … Continue reading →

February 8, 2013 After our two preliminary rounds today (one in the morning and one this evening), we advanced into the octo-rounds tomorrow morning. Out of the total 26 at the competition, we were ranked 7th overall! Tomorrow morning we … Continue reading →

Today is the day Andi and I get to compete. This is the time when the past 6 months of hard work, sweat, tears will finally pay off. Let’s do this… it’s GO TIME!!!! – Andi & Lakshmi

February 7, 2013 Today was the official start of the competition. We were expecting a simple orientation meeting followed by the Researcher’s test, but Law Government College had much more planned for us. It quickly turned into a 9 hour … Continue reading →

February 6, 2013 After 29 hours of traveling, 3 flights and 1 somewhat frightening cab ride, we have finally arrived at our hotel. Time to get a little sleep before the events start in a few hours. Hopefully we will … Continue reading →