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To the editors: I must vociferously object to my portrayal in last week's "Lawker" column as having offered the "Gunner Quote of the Week" -- not to the actual content of the piece, but literally to my portrayal. Did you have to use my student ID photo? That's from my sophomore year of college.
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The selection of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI, the 265th individual to be Pope, has stirred mixed feelings in many Catholics. On the one hand, the spectacle of seeing Roman Catholicism front and center in the world stage as a new pope was selected provided a forum for Catholics to express publicly their hopes and joys over the Church they belong to.
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In a speech titled "The International Court of Justice: A Vision for the Next Century", Judge C.J. Weeramantry. former Judge of the ICJ, outlined the history of the international tribunal and expressed hope that it will continue to play a prominent role in the future development of international law.
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On April 19th, Dr. Christina Hoff Sommers from the American Enterprise Institute and HLS Professor Elizabeth Bartholet discussed whether innate gender differences matter in Academia. Sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the discussion was responding to President Lawrence Summers' controversial speech.
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Gunner Quote of the Week The votes are in, and 3L George Hicks has won LAWKER's "Gunner Quote of the Week" Award! Early in the semester, our source overheard Hicks talking about dropping Ernie Young's Federal Courts class. He expressed dismay over the curve prospects in the class, saying "Are you sticking with this class, man? I mean, I don't know, it seems kind of stacked.
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Ah, spring break. That time of year when we abandon the petrified routines of our sterile and quotidian lives. When the Apollonian gives in to the Dionysian, and concerns about firm receptions or utilities bills melt away like - as Roger Pao might put it - Jarvis Field ice rinks on a blistering Torts exam day.
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Recent events on campus have led some to fear that the future of Student Practice Organizations (SPOs) at Harvard may be at risk. The Tenant Advocacy Project (TAP) was recently informed that the positions of its two clinical instructors were to be eliminated.
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That is not all we need to know. Before our ashes are interred in the deep tombs of the forgotten, our flawed music deserves a chance to shine, a hope to be remembered. Our voices are neither truth nor beauty, but they are here for now, the time being on Earth, here in all their ill-pitched glory.
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I hate Drew Barrymore. Not "knock those perfectly capped teeth out of her pretty little face" hate. Or even "are we sure David Wells isn't still on the Yankees payroll??" hate. It's more of a traditionally bitter "girl sees another girl with something girl wants, gets urge to pull out hair" hate.
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Dear Reader: I recently e-mailed you (personally) asking you (personally) to participate in the Law School Survey of Student Engagement. If you have not yet taken the 15 minutes (give or take an hour) to do so, I (personally) hope that you will do so now. As I said then, the closer we come to 100% participation, the bigger my bonus will be.