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Students' hopes to bring the law school a journal focused on sports and entertainment were dashed last week when the Journals Committee told student petitioners that the school lacked staff and facilities to support another journal. Supporters of the journal, however, were far from convinced that the process was fair.
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While the Law School still has not decided whether its future lies in Allston, the Administration is solidifying plans for new construction on the current campus. Hoping to find more room for faculty and staff, an HLS committee is deciding whether there is a future for the Everett Street garage, Wyeth Dormitory, North Hall, and even Three Aces Pizza.
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A room full of 1Ls, and the conversation is fairly predictable. Six basic questions. "What's your name?" "What section are you in?" Where are you from?" Where'd you go to school?" "How long ago did you graduate?" and "Which of the twenty-five pre-approved corporate law firms do you one day hope to work for?"
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This week the HLS Law School Council held their fall elections. Find out who the Law School's 20 newest leaders are.
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Jane Goodall, the world-renowned ethologist who some believe laid the foundation for all future primate studies, came to the Law School Monday to argue for the legal rights of Chimpanzees.
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After an incredible journey during the 1990s as president of Ireland and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson told a crowd of students at the Kennedy School of Government on Monday that they need to start paying attention to human rights.
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Billed as an "All Boston Law School Charity Bash," HL Central entertained Boston's future lawyers last Thursday at an event organized to raise funds to help prevent youth violence.
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Call me crazy, but I am going to violate a new RECORD policy. Not only must all columns now address HLS’s capitulation to the military, all apparently must take the exact same position (see last week’s identical Lipper and Ginn columns). In the spirit of dissent, I am going to write about wine.
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Lost: Sunglasses-Gold, rimless Cartier sunglasses last seen outside of Hauser on Wed., Sept. 11. There is a $50 reward, as the glasses are very expensive. Please contact if found.
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Five months after a race controversy exploded on the Law School campus, the administration debuted its formal response. In a Sept. 6 letter to the law school community, Deans Robert Clark, Suzanne Richardson and Todd Rakoff outlined several initiatives designed to improve racial tolerance and ease the tension that erupted last spring.
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Shortly before losing last night’s Massachusetts gubernatorial primary to State Treasurer Shannon P. O’Brien, former labor secretary Robert Reich wrapped up his campaign for the Democratic nomination with a speech to an eager crowd of over 100 Harvard students in the University’s Science Center.
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Though quite rare for Harvard Law School, public opinion on the JAG issue seems near-unanimous. Most students are against “don’t ask, don’t tell,” and would prefer that HLS be able to enforce its non-discrimination policy in full — meaning that JAG could not be part of the on-campus interviewing process.