Neil Chilson: The Candidate's Statement.

Below is the candidate statement that will appear in the Nota Bene this week before the GWU Student Bar Associate elections on Wednesday. Neil is running for 2L Senator. Another Section 14'er, Nick Sloey, is running for SBA President. Read his statement here. Carley Grey, also from Section 14, is running for Day Divison Senator. Vote Section 14!

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I write this statement on the eve of a momentous event, mere hours away from a high point of my tenure as Section 14 Senator. Tomorrow, Section 14 is sponsoring Mustard Taste Test 2005 and I am extremely proud of my role in organizing this event.

You may be wondering, “Didn’t Neil help rewrite the SBA constitutional bylaws? Didn’t he help get more Diet Coke? He even set up a blog for his section! And I heard he’s never missed an SBA meeting. How is tasting mustard more important than those things?”

You hate mustard, don’t you?

Then your friend chimes in: “Didn’t Neil organize a Section 14 moustache contest? And a section happy hour that lasted eight? Can mustard tasting party like THAT?”

Ketchup lover.

Then some guy you don’t know speaks up: “I heard that during Neil’s tenure, Section 14 raised more than $100 dollars for the ‘Light The Night’ walk and over $200 dollars for the Tsunami Relief Fund.”

Ok. Some things ARE more important than mustard. As your 2L SBA senator, I’ll continue to organize for you – both silly and serious. See neilchilson.com or section14.blogspot.com for more details.

And vote Neil Chilson for 2L Senator.

Mustard Taste Test 2005 a Huge Success!

The first ever GW Law School mustard tasting was a resounding success! Over 25 different mustard were available for the General Tasting which took place during Thirsty Thursday last week. We knew we had a successful event when there were more people tasting our delicious mustards than were in line for Beer! We went through a huge amount of bread, pretzels, sausages, hot dogs, cheese, and - of course - mustard. If you missed us in the Hard Lounge, you missed BIG.
During the Participant Tasting which took place earlier that day, all the participants voted on their favorite mustards. Here are the results:

• Best Brown: Kosciniuco, brought by Erick Carrera
• Best Sweet Hot: Rayes, brought by Jered Matisse
• Best Honey / Specialty: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, brought by Casey O'Connor
• Best in Show / Chef's Choice: Deloius Fils Dijon, brought by Jered Matisse

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all the participants for making this an AWESOME event. Be on the look out for Hot Sauce Taste Test 2005, coming soon!

Vote Sloey Vote Often

Neil invited me to post my candidate statement on the section 14 blog here. I am honored to be invited. This statement will appear in the Nota Bene on Tuesday, February 22. If anyone has any questions or concerns that you feel need to be brought up in the dialogue for SBA president feel free to email me at nsloey@law.gwu.edu. If you can take the time to email me, I can take the time to answer. The elections will be held on Wednesday. Just sign onto your portal and you can vote online.


I will offer consistency and deliver action. I will work with all student groups to make sure that the funding that is already in place isn’t left as a surplus. SBA will not keep one dime for later when it can be in the hands of student groups now. When the SBA has a responsibility we will follow through every time, not just when we get around to it or when it serves our purpose.

I believe the ideas out there are good. But I will bring action. Along with the heating problems and the internet issues, these ideas will not sit in committee all year. The problems need to be fixed now, so we can use our resources for new ideas. GW is moving into elite status as a law school. We need to take advantage of this city and the alumni to institute a networking system. SBA should set the standard for taking bold steps and paving the way for new student opportunities. “If you vote for me, all of your wildest dreams will come true. Thank you.”

Vote Nick Sloey for SBA President