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After a late night of hanging out with friends, a local 2L was very proud that he made it to Professor Stephenson's brutally early Environmental Law class on Monday at 8:45am. However, at 9:15 the student, who asked to remain anonymous, realized he badly needed to use the bathroom.
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Following the success of the Harvard Law ice rink and beach volleyball courts, Dean Elena Kagan announced Monday that the law school will now be erecting a life-sized candy wonderland on Jarvis Field outside Harkness Commons. "It is our hope that the student body will greatly enjoy this new effort to improve their quality of life," Kagan said at a press conference.
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The only thing bigger than the earning power of two future big-firm lawyers is their ego, which leads to problems in finding a life partner (no we're not talking about your employer). Being in the top tax bracket also leads to suspicions that the hot blonde who is all over you will slip arsenic into your Dom Perignon the minute after you say "I do.
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During a session of Charles Fried's Constitutional Law class, most students were either confused or nodding off when student James Clements's unsilenced cell phone brought some needed levity to the session. At the time, one-half of the students thought Fried was talking about the commerce clause, while another half were convinced the session was about the First Amendment as it relates to commercial speech.
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As one of the most tech-savvy professors on campus, Professor Jonathan Zittrain began holding classes in a chat room. While physical attendance is still requested, it is far from mandatory. Student reaction was overwhelmingly positive. "Now I don't have to take notes," said a jubilant 2L.
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Dear Editor: First, some good news: The Harvard Law Record published a thorough report of the aftermath of this year's Law School Parody. ("HLS Parody Draws Ire, Discussion at Town Hall Meeting," The Record, March 23, 2006.) As a member of the Harvard Law School Association, I receive a complimentary subscription to the administration's in-house propaganda rag, the Harvard Law Bulletin, rather than the more interesting and revealing Record.
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Students using the new dual flush toilets in the Hark bathrooms report confusion surrounding what size flush is appropriate the morning after eating Mexican food. The detailed directions are somewhat confusing due to the requirements listed for the different flushes.
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Get ready to bid! This year's Public Interest Auction is coming up -- only 2 weeks away! Now is a good time to start thinking about forming bidding groups, and to ponder what you might want to bid for. Some of the auction items donated so far include: 2 orchestra-seat tickets to the hit show "Wicked!" (New York, NY) A private plane flight for up to three passengers: A 2-hour trip in a 4-seat Piper Warrior to Maine, New Hampshire, Martha's Vineyard, Provincetown, or other sight-seeing destinations Brazilian-themed dinner for 8, cooked in your home by professional chefs Moonlight musical serenade for your special someone, provided by romantically inclined, musically talented fellow students Week-long stay in a beach home near Melbourne, Australia: Take a getaway to a secluded private beach cottage in southern Australia, with up to 3 friends Sports history walking tour of Boston: Get to know the real sports history of this city of die-hard fans, with HLS Professor Roger Abrams Sailing trip with your profs: Take a one-day sailing trip with Professors Terry Fisher and Diane Rosenfeld and up to 3 of your friends -- to Block Island, Cuttyhunk, or Martha's Vineyard Delectable sweet potato pie baked by Professor Charles Ogletree -- yup, he can bake too, and we've heard it's gooooood.
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It is not uncommon for Wikipedia to pop up as one of the top matches of a Google search. Although Wikipedia is "the online encyclopedia," the trick is figuring out if the information is valid or a figment of a bored teenager's imagination. On Thursday, March 16, David Weinberger, a fellow at the Berkman Center, provided tips on how to assess the authority of Wikipedia articles to a group that included Berkman fellows, visitors from MIT, a librarian, a Crimson reporter, and of course one from The Record.
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Harvard Law alumnus and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain '63 spoke to 40 students on Thursday, March 16 at a Federalist Society sponsored event. The topic of his speech, "Ten Reasons Why the Ninth Circuit Should be Split," touched on a number of issues affecting the circuit with the largest case load, number of judges, and territory.
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Harvard Law Student Honors Justice William O. Douglas in Shared Hometown } { PRESS RELEASE Justice William O. Douglas, may have spent much of his life in Washington D.C., but it was Washington State that he called home. Douglas, who served on the Supreme Court from 1939-1975, grew up in a rural town in Central Washington, and as an adult spent several months a year at his cabin in the nearby Cascade Mountains.