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On Monday, April 10, the author who inspired and terrified a generation of law students addressed a packed Ames Courtroom. Scott Turow '78 had returned to Harvard Law School. Turow began his talk on "Life and Death After HLS," which was sponsored by the HLS Forum, by acknowledging that at HLS he is more famous for the nonfiction work that he composed as a student than for the four best-selling novels which received more popular acclaim.
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With two nights of telephone calls remaining in this year's Student Funded Fellowships (SFF) phone-a-thon campaign, the campaign's organizers are hoping for a significant increase in student support to meet their fundraising goals. The money raised will be directed towards the summer public interest funding fellowships used by students who work without salary in public interest jobs over the summer.
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Those in the Western Hemisphere may not be aware of a shocking travesty of liberty being perpetuated upon men in the East, one that has somehow survived virtually 5,000 years of East Asian history. Borne originally of China, this unjust practice quickly and insidiously infected such neighboring countries as Korea and Japan, traversing time and space through a pervasive philosophy known as Confucianism.
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In reaction to an article published in the Harvard Law RECORD that satirically praised Ariel Sharon and the new Israeli government, there were three responses that were at worse hypocritical and at best farcical. When pointing to Sharon's "honorable" criminal history and his racist, violent style of dealing with the Palestinian question, one response was that the people had elected him.
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In the debate over abortion, one issue that seems to have been swept under the rug is the propriety of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision itself. The mantra of "Judicial Activism" has been repeated so often that many people on both the Left and the Right seem to have accepted the notion that, for good or bad, Roe v.
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In lieu of a graduation speech - I guess they don't leave a place at the dais for the graduate with the highest grades in the "6-foot-5 or taller future non-lawyers from Iowa" category. So I offer not advice, not words of wisdom, just a few thoughts about what I think people like us ought to do - and how we might do it.
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Sam Goodstein's courageous en-dorsement of statistics over ideology in the gun control debate certainly ennobles us all. [RECORD; March 23, 2001] How dismaying, then, to find that he is not above a little statistical prestidigation [sic] of his own! None of the numbers he cites says anything about the relationship between gun ownership, crime, and safety.
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Fenno sat on the couch and flipped aimlessly through the channels, stopping on a new Arthur Miller special called "Taking Your Ball and Going Home: How to Get Your Way by Sulking." Fenno marveled at Miller's ability to look dignified while describing how he had gotten everything he had ever wanted at HLS simply by threatening to quit if his wishes were not granted.
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The hoop season is in high gear and playoff seedings are shaking out as the HLS cagers struggle to reach the promised land of the championship. Saturday's B-League action featured two blowouts and one game that came down to the final buzzer. The Stormin' Mormons outplayed Mr.
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The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau has become increasingly aware of our need to address issues of racial, ethnic and cultural sensitivity. As a student-run legal services organization, we are committed to serving low-income clients and helping them gain access to the legal system.
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Every year, a quite a large number of students enter Harvard Law Sschool with the goal of using the law to effect social change and to improve the lives of others. By the end of our three- year stint, most of us have decided on the more "realistic" goal of working for a large corporate defense firm.
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Recent events have left many at the Law School wondering why intolerance seems to have found a home at Harvard. However, such sentiments are not unanimously held. Recent events have created a division among students. Some feel that 1L Kiwi Camara's outline was a naive blunder not motivated by racism -- or at least not motivated by hate.