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Opinion

It’s time to break the Review’s silence

"As former members of the Harvard Law Review and recent HLS graduates, we share The Record's frustration with the Law Review's continued intransigence in the face of an undeniable and unacceptable gender gap, and with the excessive secrecy that surrounds its deliberations about the issue." Fifteen former Harvard Law Review editors write in to break the silence surrounding Gannett House.

News

Fenno: Up in smoke<br />

Fenno took a deep breath. As the rising sun stabbed his eyes, Fenno noticed that the air tasted wrong. Something had changed. Fenno crawled out of the bushes in front of Hastings and furrowed his brow. A night in the nippy September air had stricken Fenno with a runny nose.

News

Dream Duplex<br />

If you loved Meet the Parents, you'll probably like Duplex, which is based on the same brand of slapstick humor and stars Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore.

News

Good old Frank’s<br />

If you ever despair of working 70 hours a week in some law firm's spare box, and yearn for the good old days when attorneys billed 1200 hours a year and drank their lunches, Frank's Steakhouse will cheer you immensely.

News

RECORD EDITORIAL: Secrecy hurts the Law Review<br />

Last week, The Record editorial criticized the Law Review for its failure to take affirmative steps to correct its gender disparity problem. This week, thanks to former editors, we finally have some data to begin a discussion. However, The Record would like to see more people break the silence and enter this important debate.

News

Dreams of HLS<br />

In August 2002, Mark Leen had just finished his first year of law school at the University of Washington. He was happy with the school and satisfied with life in Seattle. He lived in the region where he had grown up and had just started dating a friend of a friend moving up from Texas.