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The war in Iraq, healthcare, abortion, law school, blah, blah, blah. Can we talk about something that's really important? How 'bout Z-fold paper towels. That's right, I said it. Somebody had to. Z-folds are the double-folded paper monstrosities that are still dispensed in many bathrooms.
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A mix of all class years gathered in Pound 108 Monday evening to hear Professor Jeannie Suk share stories about her experience as a Supreme Court clerk and tips for the application process. In the end, she described it as an arbitrary process and recommended that people apply multiple times, since people have been accepted on the third and fourth applications.
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The importance of the recent Supreme Court decision Parents involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District was the highlight of the annual Supreme Court Forum on Wednesday, November 28. The case examined school district policies in Seattle and Louisville that used race as a factor in deciding where students would be placed.
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In Hollywood, the script is the blueprint, the original property, of every film production. According to Hollywood studio executive, Irving Thalberg, "The most important part in filmmaking is played by the writers." However, he added, "We must do everything in our power to keep them from finding out.
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Last week's cliffhanger raised a question: would I close the semester by attacking Hong Kong or by praising studying abroad? The answer, of course, is both. So, step one: I hate Hong Kong. I hate Hong Kong because it is the shallowest, most superficial and culturally immature metropolis in the world.
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Events hosted by Justice for Palestine (JFP) at HLS tend to provoke strong reactions. While such reactions may be unavoidable, we believe that JFP stands above all for open discussion. What we truly seek to provoke is critical thought and re-examination of easy assumptions and mainstream stories.
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It all began with a traffic accident. Twenty years ago this month, a fatal collision that killed four young Palestinians sparked widespread rioting in the West Bank and Gaza. Deadly confrontations with Israeli soldiers led to further protests. The intifada was born.
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In his Tale of Two Cities, Dickens famously wrote, "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times". The phrase might accurately describe the recent experience of many 1Ls: despite the December chill, job fairs and other opportunities are abloom. Yet feelings of budding excitement are overshadowed by grave doubt, as the mysterious challenges of the first law school exams await.
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This week, President Bush implored Congress to expand funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Despite findings from the nonpartisan National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy that indicate that abstinence-only programs are ineffective at curtailing rates of STI infection and unwanted pregnancy, Mr.
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Last October, Oz Vazquez '08 appeared on the classic game show, but despite a strong showing, couldn't gain the title of Jeopardy! champion. This winter, multiple HLS-related challengers take to the podiums to try for themselves. Mark your calendars and set your Tivos over the holidays and Winter Term for the following shows: December 27: Dan Pawson,'06 graduate of Chicago Law and the husband of Record EIC Andrea Saenz, shows his stuff.
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A new course evaluation system developed and run by students will go online this week. Student participation will be vital to the success of this system, which has the potential to become an invaluable resource providing students with useful information not gathered by the current course evaluations.
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You say Santa's fake, But I saw him teaching Torts, So you must be wrong. The icy hard pack Crunches under our snow boots As we dream of warmth. The zamboni out, No more volleyball till spring, Hello ice skating. Sprakle of tree lights, Warm egg nog and hot cider, Presents all wrapped up.