UBC Law Students' Society

The Poon-ies survive a week in the Poon Tank (Back Row, left to right: Geoff Rawle, Nic Tsoi; Front Row, left to right: Tamara Henderson, Michelle Bourbonnais, Kelsey Thompson)

The End of the Poon Cup!

Vancouver, BC - January 24, 2008 - After a week of compromised hygiene and nutrition, the Poon contestants tore down their tent (fondly known as the Poon Tank) and on Friday, January 11th 2008, the first annual Jason Poon Cup Challenge came to a close.

The LSS gratefully acknowledges the generous sponsorship of the following firms: Lang Michener LLP, Singleton Urquhart LLP, Miller Thomson LLP, Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP, and Bull Housser Tupper LLP. All proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to purchase a portable public announcement/sound system, so that the LSS can finally retire the small red plastic cone that Matt Brandon calls his megaphone.

The week's events included Citrus Soccer, a pie-eating contest, Law FIrm Jeopardy, the Blind Cotton Relay Race, and Chubby Bunny.

Congratulations go to Miller Thomson LLP, whose student Kelsey Kingsmill Thompson finished in first place this year. Geoff Rawle, Tamara Henderson, Michelle Bourbonnais, and Nic Tsoi also performed strongly.

The Winner Tells All - by Kelsey Thompson

Vancouver, BC - January 24, 2008 - During the first week of law school 5 brave and attractive students (Nick Tsoi , Geoff Rawle, Kelsey Thompson, Tamara Henderson and Michelle Bourbonnais, ) agreed to live in the law school for 5 days to raise money for the LSS PA system.  They subsisted on food found in the law school and became less and less attractive as the week went on.  During lunch, the contestants participated in gruelling, and quite often humiliating events requiring no real skill or talent of any kind, but simply demanding a lack of shame or any form of self-conciousness.  These students each representing one of the prestigious law firm sponsors of: Bull Housser and Tupper LLP, Lang Michener LLP, Miller Thomson LLP, Singelton Urqhaurt LLP and Stikeman Elliot LLP, battled it out for the coveted Jason Poon Cup.  Alas there could be only one winner, one champion, one poon guru, one... master, and it was not a surprise to anyone that the person who ruthlessly, and often uncouthly clawed her way to the top was none other than Kelsey Thompson representing Miller Thomson (insert nepotism joke here). 
 
To win the glorious disco-like trophy Kelsey had to go up against the many talents of her fellow competitors at:

• Crotch soccer- what the heck, you say? Equipped with an orange in a nylon, attached to their belt buckles, the contestants swung their hips in an attempt to get a second orange into the net.  Kelsey maintained a healthy swinging lead until Geoff came up from behind and with a strong swing of his sac, scored first... go figure.
• Pie-eating- this event was won by a ringer for Tamara (apparently she has some shame).  Jeremy Rusinik finished his pie in under two minutes and was seen licking his plate while other contestants attempted not to regurgitate.
• Jeopardy- Contestants were asked skill testing questions about the law firms that were sponsoring them.  Tamara won by a long shot (granted she was dorky enough to actually study ALL the law firm websites!!!!) The rest of the contestants trailed far behind, nervous about their upcoming summers at the firms they know so little about.
• Pick-a-bail of cotton- blindfolded and equipped with a ladle, contestants were expected to fill bowls with cotton balls, often running back and forth with nothing at all.  Nick won this event with a commanding lead, however this was mostly due to Geoff's bizzare angled walking that caused him to fill Nick's bowl instead of his own.
• Chubby Bunny- Again Geoff was the winner of "who can stick the most marshmellows in their mouth and still say chubby bunny" contest.  We are all proud of your big mouth Geoff, but we can't say we are at all suprised.

 
So how did Kelsey win this event without winning the challenges you ask? Well she consistently came in second place, allowing her to accumulate enough points to secure the cup.  It also helped that contestants like Michelle were often docked points for sneaking out of the law school to drink with her friends and then attempting to non-chalantly (and somewhat drunkenly) sneak back into the law school without being noticed.  Ah, there are so many wild and crazy stories about what goes on in the law school after hours and about what went on in that smelly smelly tent, but I am sorry folks "what goes on in the poon tank, stays in the poon tank"!
 
So the story ends that a consistent second place contestant secured the trophy for this year's Poon Challenge winner.  However, I can't help but remember what my Eastern Bloc coach used to tell me... Second place is the first loser Kelsey!

Law Students Forgo Basic Hygiene Needs for Jason Poon Cup

Vancouver, BC - January 5, 2008 - From January 7 to January 11, 2008, five dedicated law students will camp out within the confines of the law school.  They will forego basic hygiene needs, sleep in tents in the Interaction Area, and subsist solely on food from within the law school - that is, from Candida's and the vending machines. 

Each lunch hour, they will compete against each other in contests of skill and wit.  Watch the Poon-ies battle it out for glory as they intermingle with you, their well-rested and less-smelly classmates. 

The winning student will be awarded the coveted Jason Poon Cup at the culminating beer-up on Friday, January 11.  All proceeds from the event will go towards supporting student social activities at UBC Law and the UBC Law Students' Society.

The Jason Poon Cup is a fundraiser organized by the LSS.  It is named in honour of Jason Poon, who served as LSS President from 2003 to 2004 and currently practices as a lawyer in Penticton, BC.  In 2003, Jason remained in the law school for 161 consecutive hours in order to raise money for student activities, and subsisted solely on nourishment from the cafeteria and vending machines.

The LSS gratefully acknowledges the support of the following sponsors:

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MEET THE COMPETITORS

 Michelle Bourbonnais is a second year law student and co-president of the International Law Society. She is a fierce competitor and is currently working her way up the Curtis foosball rankings. She enjoys popcorn and winning.

Tamara Henderson is a second-year law student and currently serves as the LSS Ombudsperson. What the other competitors don't know is that Tamara's friendly demeanour and pleasant disposition disguise a conniving mind and a ruthless competitor. And, frankly, after three exhausting months of "fairness for all!", Tamara is ready to take the kid gloves off and tear the competition to shreds.

Geoff Rawle is a second-year law student and serves as Senator on the LSS Executive.  He has been preparing with the Rugby and Frisbee teams to be the best that best can be for this intense competition.  He likes long walks on the beach and vanilla lattes.

Kelsey Kingsmill Thompson is a second-year law student and Vice President of the LSS.  Due to her background in competitive sports and her upbringing on the mean streets of Toronto, she has the grittiness and drive to win this competition.

Nic Tsoi is a third-year law student and and a former member of the LSS.  He has also served as the LSLAP Executive Director and the President of the UBC Law Illegal Beavers Rugby Club.  He is inquisitive by nature and hopes to become a better person via this competition.

Let the games begin...