2008 Woodie Awards
A Latino Professor at Harvard Law? ¡Si Se Puede!
The chant of change is all around us. For years, Latino (as used here, meaning men and women with ancestry from Spanish-speaking countries and residing permanently in the United States) students and alumni have lobbied for a Latino professor at Harvard Law School.…
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Harvard Law (Movie) Review: Orange Revolution
The common perception of Ukraine four years ago was that it was one of the many former Soviet bloc nations racked by corruption and ruled by an oligarchy of billionaires. Today many see it as a democratic nation struggling to escape from the influence of Russia and its state-owned energy giant Gazprom.…
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Students Must Voice Concern on Dining Contract
Change could be coming to the law school dining services as early as June 2008. After ten years of a contract with Sodexo as HLS's sole food and (for the past few years) alcohol vendor, the HLS administration decided to solicit bids from other companies. Currently, only two vendors, Sodexo and Compass Group's Restaurant Associates, have bid for the contract.…
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Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock, but Can the SDNY?
Board Editorial We don't like to say we're geeks here at Record HQ, but the fact remains that at least some of us were waiting in line at midnight to receive our copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and we can't help but follow J.K. Rowling's lawsuit against the publisher of an unauthorized Harry Potter encyclopedia with interest (particularly as Rowling is, thrillingly, our commencement speaker).…
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An Open Letter from Dean CosgroveHLS's Alcohol Policy
Dear Editor, I wanted to respond to the Record editorial about the alcohol policy. First, thanks for giving us the benefit of the doubt in this matter and thanks for inviting discussion on this important topic. I serve ex officio on the Ad Board so I cannot discuss the specifics of any Ad Board matter so I want to make clear that this statement is coming from me in my role as Dean of Students since it seems like a good opportunity to discuss the alcohol policy and its enforcement in some detail.…
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Regarding Matt Hutchins' thoughtful Apr. 10th op-ed, there is a middle ground between drug prohibition and blanket legalization. Switzerland's heroin maintenance program has been shown to reduce disease, death and crime among chronic users. Providing addicts with standardized doses in a clinical setting eliminates many of the problems associated with heroin use.…
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