Posted in Uncategorized, tagged DC, GW Law on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Ah, spring in DC. For those of us who have now survived both a DC summer and a DC winter, the coming of spring has brought with it great expectations. We can now look forward to the arrival of warm days, cherry blossoms, and the temporary respite from an overabundance of Uggs. While there are [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged events, GW Law on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
UPDATE: Dean’s Jeans Day is cancelled due to weather. Sorry kids. -sai
Keep your fingers crossed that it doesn’t rain because Dean’s Jeans Day is here! In an effort to show that law students know how to do more than study, the law school is hosting the GW Law Games in conjunction with DJD. From 2:30-6:30pm, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged John McCain, Presidential Election on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
As the candidates continue on the road to November, they search for any endorsements that they can get. Other politicians, actors, and musicians throw their names around in the hopes of getting their favorite campaigner elected. Clinton and Obama seem to be doing well at getting big names out to support them, but where are [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Constitutional Law, Elliot School, GWU Law, Institute for Constitutional Studies, Jamin Rashin, Nathan Brown, Randy Barnett, Sanford Levinson on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
For those of you who don’t know about it yet (or maybe you just don’t care), the Institute for Constitutional Studies here at GW Law is holding a panel discussion on Professor Sanford Levinson’s new book, Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People can correct it).
Panelists include Professor Sanford [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged LRW, SBA, SBA elections on March 27, 2008 | 14 Comments »
A few nights ago we all got an email from Bryan King to fill out the SBA survey. I thought, “great, a chance to voice my concerns about the SBA.” But the survey didn’t quite address my concerns, because they are not about the lines for alcohol being too long at Barrister’s Ball, but they [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged GW Law on March 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Number of emails in the past three days about that strange “student engagement” survey: 2.
Number of emails EVER about financial aid: 0.
Is anyone else troubled by this? Seriously, how hard is it to send out ONE email saying, “Hey, I know some of you might be concerned about when your financial aid paperwork is due, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged feminism, pornography on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Feminist Forum at GW hosted an event today yesterday called “Sex Sells and Women Pay the Price.” I wasn’t able to attend, but judging from the title and the fliers, I assume the discussion was centered on the exploitation of women in the media. I think it’s a good thing to talk about this. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged applying to law school, ranking, US News on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Hamilton may not care much about the rankings (“We’re Still Here!”), but I do. It’s not the be-all and end-all by any means, but rankings add the prestige which in the end does help get interviews. It’s up to the individual at that point to get the job–a high ranking in US News won’t do that for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Articles, News on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Good morning Sua Sponte!
Here are some stories that might keep you awake during your 9am class.
Over at PrawfsBlawg, Prof. Johnson from the University of North Dakota defends the use of commercial outlines.
Down in Tampa, Florida, a 93 year old man was arrested for solicitation of a prostitute. His defense is, “All I was going to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »
In a country that seems to continue to push for moderates in the political sector, both Sen. Clinton and Sen. McCain have tried to use the dreaded L-word to paint the often times untouchable Sen. Obama in a negative light.
The pejorative connotation that seems to be attached to the word liberal seems to be unfounded, [...]
