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Last week I went to Career Services' "Looks Can Kill" tips session on dressing for interviews. ("I chose the blue cheese" is not the right response here.) At the end, there were free botox injections and breast implants. Actually just coupons. I took notes, so I wouldn't forget anything.
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This week in the news, the Ninth Circuit told Californians to ignore an earlier ruling, and Prof. Mary Ann Glendon received the 2003 Bradley Prize from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. The honorable Robert Bork and William F. Buckley, Jr. chose the winners.
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The newly elected editors of the Harvard Law Review began their tenure this August serving on what is arguably the most distinguished legal journal in America. By all accounts, the men and women in Gannett House find their peers to be challenging, welcoming and friendly. They also find them very likely to be male.
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How can On-Campus Interviewing possibly be more stressful for a student worrying about whether his suit is the right length, his shirt displays strength, or if he should leave his cuffs unbuttoned? How about if that student is gay? This week a Lambda-sponsored career panel confronted this issue and attempted to provide some answers to student concerns about being out in a firm and leading a gay lifestyle in an institution that is traditionally seen as somewhat traditional.
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"My prediction is we will lose this case," Professor Randy Barnett told a group of students on Monday, referring to the medical cannabis case U.S. v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative, which is currently before the Ninth Circuit. Barnett is one of the lead attorneys for the cannabis co-op, taking the lead in oral arguments before the three-judge panel just last week.
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Harvard Law School refused to join a nationwide group of law professors, law schools and students who filed suit against the US Department of Defense and other government agencies alleging First Amendment violations for forcing them to allow military recruiters on campus, despite the existence of non-discrimination policies, the Boston Globe reported.
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In last week's Wall Street Journal, Professor Einer Elhauge denounced the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' initial decision to postpone the recall election in California as unsound and out of step with the principles of equal protection enunciated in Bush v. Gore.
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One of the most important elements of the Law School, according to Dean Kagan's statement on the Harvard Law School website, is the "rich diversity of people, perspectives, and opinions" that can be found on campus. While our own school's commitment to these ideals can be debated, one undergraduate student who tried to create his own forum for an open discussion recently found himself stymied and even threatened by Harvard College administrators and lawyers.
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On Wednesday afternoon, the Ropes-Gray room filled with student organizations and first year students for the annual Student Organization Fair.
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With a sincerity almost never found at chilly legal conferences, a roomful of J.D.s intimately embraced one another as family this past Saturday. Lambda members from the past twenty-five years celebrated a quarter century of companionship, of struggle, and of a shared dignity.
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With Harvard Law School's failure to join the recent lawsuit challenging the Solomon Amendment on First Amendment grounds, the school's progress in the area of gay rights has come to a sudden halt. Is this a bump in the road, or sign of a more moderate administration?
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Record Food Editor ALEX SUNDSTROM gives an extensive look at the restaurant opportunities available in and around the Cambridge area, with reviews, prices and contact information. Students should never again be heard to say, "There's no good places to eat in Cambridge!"