2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor; I have been asked by your paper to articulate my group's reasons for protesting both the U.S. Military's J.A.G. recruiting program and the Law School's current entanglement with it. I am told that my position will be contrasted with the opposing viewpoint from, as you put it, a "conservative oriented Op-ed.…
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Military Recruiters Are an Important Presence on Campus
Recently I received Dean Kagan's annual email regarding military recruiting. In it Dean Kagan explains why she regrets being forced to allow military recruiters on campus. As I read the email, I felt uneasy. Something seemed wrong to me about both its tone and its message.…
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Don't Ask Don't Tell is Harmful and Hypocritical
Last month, General Peter Pace, the outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reiterated his support for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," a statute that bars openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual individuals from serving in the military. Speaking before the Senate Appropriations Committee, General Pace opined, "We should respect those who want to serve the nation, but not through the law of the land, condone activity that, in my upbringing, is counter to God's law.…
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Moving Beyond the Legacy of Columbus
Every year when Columbus Day rolls around I ponder its existence and meaning. I used to take great offense at its observance in the American calendar. Yet over the past few years, and especially after Monday's event "The Legacy of Columbus: Indigenous Perspectives," I have come to appreciate the day.…
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Improving Student Quality of Life Beyond Bagels
The start of the school year has so far brought even larger piles of free stuff to campus than last year; we now have Monday morning bagels, a Wednesday cart with rotating snacks, and a classic DVD collection to add to our coffee and tea stations, free tampons, and volleyball court/ice skating rink.…
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Hong Kong Dispatch: Clubbing in Lan Kwai Fong
The social scene in Hong Kong is a strange animal. The epicenter of it, for better or worse, is an area known as Lan Kwai Fong, a restaurant and bar district filled with tourists and expatriates (and the prostitutes who love them). This area is perfectly captured by a banner that stands in front of a pharmacy in the middle of the action, which boasts (comical grammatical and punctuation quirks reproduced faithfully): "We have.…
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You Can Start Your Own Practice
I might hold a record for on-campus interviews at HLS, with an estimated ninety interviews over three years of OCI. I ate hundreds of chocolate pretzels and tried to get an associate position with BigLaw like most students. However, it took a long time to come to grips with my own personality and preferences and choose what I really wanted, to not suppress my feelings and take the $160,000 a year.…
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Rest Easy Young Grasshopper, Or Skipping 2L OCI
BY ERIN ARCHERD Here is a bit of advice to all you 2Ls who are either pleased as punch that you didn't have to go through On Campus Interviewing and for those of you who are generally happy about it, but a little bit nervous that you might have shot yourself in the foot next fall when you return to campus without an offer in hand.…
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