So Sad

And downright embarrassing. I go weep now.

50 Cent Is My Homie

The MPRE

Good luck to all those taking it today.

According To Posted Yellow Sheets On Campus...

I am, along with all other graduating law schoolers, supposed to do something here. Something about morals.

ITAP

The first team to compete this year did not fare well. A report from the second team doesn't hold out much hope. A wall in the Trial Advocacy office tells us we shouldn't be all that surprised. Maybe it's time for a change.

I think the better practice would be to have a regular Trial Advocacy class for 2Ls (it wouldn't have to be a mandatory class, but you might want to have three classes of 20 open exclusively to 2Ls) during the Spring semester and then to hold tryouts either during the summer, the beginning of 3L or perhaps have their "final" in Trial Advocacy act as the tryout - kind of like the way Moot Court does it.

Taking a Trial Advocacy class now, I feel that I'm so much more prepared now to show off my true abilities as a trial advocate than I was last year trying out for ITAP when I had no idea. A quick thank you to Prof. Rolnick for that.

Of course, it's probably impossible to add three more classes of Trial Advocacy. But if SWLAW wants to be better represented at those Trial Advocacy competitions....

Huh?

A couple of days ago I was doing some grocery shopping and at the checkout the woman in front of me was returning an unopened bag of candy. Presumably it was unused Halloween candy. But how can that be? I mean who returns leftover Halloween candy? The first thing on my mind, the very first thing, if I were to be buying Halloween candy, would be whether or not I would enjoy the candy myself, knowing it was very likely there would be some left over and even more likely that I would enjoy a piece or three dozen pieces as I was passing it out. Maybe she was diabetic.

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"I'm still waiting for him to make one right instead of three lefts." - Annie

More On SWLAW GPA

So now we've got the word out and have gotten a lot of support for WHY. From what I've been hearing from students talking to faculty and faculty themselves is, "I would love to do it, but HOW?" We're law students so it's time to think about legal arguments and supporting authority.

Here are the areas we need to research:

1. Are there any other schools that retroactively adjusted their curves?
UCLA has a policy of the one time retroactive grade change for 2L's and 3L's. Are there any other such programs or policies?

2. How are we going to deal with SW transfers to other schools?
One idea was to re-emphasize the "current" part of current students and highlight the fact that transfers have chosen to take their education elsewhere. Also, transfers need good grades and usually had them first year. And, transfers usually transfer up and will most likely land themselves in a more favorable grading situation.

3. What about the people that were disqualified first year?
Again, sticking to our "current students" class of persons, the change would not apply to disqualified students and would also not apply to graduated students.

4. What about those worried about grade dilution?
One thing suggested here is that the older grades should be weighted heavier so that the rankings do not change. Another suggestion was hiring someone to write a computer program to adjust the distribution without affecting rank. I am kind of a computer program dummy, so if anyone knows about the actual feasibility of the computer program, please email me asap.

5. What about liability to those not included in the retroactivity?
A possible source of liability came from the due process context. But, for there to be a due process violation, similary situated people will not be treated alike. Here, if the retroactivity applies to current students, then students who have graduated will not be similarly situated. Our grades are not yet final, our law school careers are far from over, and we have not yet stepped out into the job market to find work. I don't know. Just throwing this out there.
Another student suggested that the school may be insulated from liability because of the subsequent remedial measures doctrine. I need to research more on this for sure.

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“I talk enough in this class, I ain’t doing this, suck my balls.” - Aaron

Southwestern GPA

So it appears that SWLAW will be bumping up the mean GPA from a 2.2 - 2.4 to something higher. Now the question remains on whether the GPA adjustment is going to be set retroactively. Anyway here are a couple of emails I received with regards to the matter.

Hey Southwesterners,

The decision on retroactivity for grade adjustments will be made next Friday. It is far from a sealed deal. Some of us, not part of any group/club/honors program, decided to write a letter and put together a petition. The petition is growing and will be handed in this Friday. Look out for the petition in upper division classes. We are not in a position to demand so this is more about a show of support.

You too can write an email to Professor Grimes/Dean Garth or just visit Grimes and have a chat with him. Grimes is a nice person and happens to head the adjustment committee. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES of how the curve has unfairly harmed you are the MOST helpful . Others have already gone to Professor Grimes and Grimes seems to suggest that our input really does make a difference. If it helps at all, wouldn't it be worth it?

Hey guys,

I know this is getting old but it won't matter next week. Attached is a list of the professors. We have learned that the full-time faculty gets to vote. If this is incorrect let me know. However, if you know a professor on a personal level, please speak to them. Many have not even thought about it. If you know which way a professor is leaning, please email me so I can keep a tally. Thanks!

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"You didn't even know you were Japanese until you moved out here." - Arpineh

Yes, Yes, My Daddy Abused Me Too

And people say I should be embarrassed because of the Governor of my state.

Hi my name is Danny....I'm an idiot too!

Anyone who watches the Real World Austin knows what I am talking about.

Heh 69 Heh

Those committing suicide off of the Golden Gate bridge seem to have a seventh grade humor about it.

Hi my name is Jason...I'm an idiot!

Anyone who watches Laguna Beach knows what I am talking about. Those of you who don't watch Laguna Beach, you are missing out.

Watch Stuff Get Made

It's kinda like the blog equivalent of that Food TV show Unwrapped with links to videos of various manufactured goods being made.

Here's the video on Legos.

SWLAW Too

Not a complete one but one that involved revising the attendance policy would be nice.

Pet Peeve #9980516

Daylight Savings Time. What do I hate about it? The fact that people are now showing up to the gym I go to at 8 instead of their usual 9 and now the place is too crowded. Don't these people know that falling back an hour means an extra hour of sleep, not showing up an hour earlier to the gym?

0-1

That's what it feels like to lose your first game in fantasy football even after winning the first 7. You hear that? That's the sound of a grown man crying.

Alito The Nominee

It appears the Dems are worse off with this more conservative nominee but he's much more qualified than Miers was so we - and by "we" I mean everyone including Democrats - are all better off. Right?

By The Way

If anyone cares. The White Sox won the World Series.

Trunk-Or-Treat?

*For more information on this crazy idea.

Now I'm not what you would call a Halloween person so I don't care much for it but trunk-or-treating still sounds pretty lame to me. Seriously, on average, the kids who go trunk-or-treating probably get beat up exponentially more - "exponentially," it's a math term and that's my token asianness for the day - than the kids who go trick-or-treating. Now that would be a social remedy worth participating in.

I'm joking, I'm just kidding - j/k for you AIM users, I jest, I try and make a funny - emphasis on try. Seriously, now really seriously, I do not, I repeat, I DO NOT advocate the beating of small costumed children who get their Halloween candy from the back of a car. That would just be more wrong than trunk-or-treating on so many more levels in the first place wouldn't it? For those not familiar with rhetorical questions the answer is yeah, so don't do it.

How 'Bout Dem Bruins?

I haven't said a thing all season about the now 8-0 Bruins - maybe out of fear of jinxing them - but Saturday's 21 point comeback with less than 8 minutes left is probably noteworthy.

It's hard enough to believe a team could score three touchdowns in the final half quarter of the game after scoring none in the first three-and-a-half quarters. But it's even more amazing when you consider that the biggest comeback in major-college history (Maryland over Miami in 1984) was by a team that trailed by 31 with 12:35 remaining in the third quarter.

Which is more difficult? To come back from 31 down with 27:35 left to play, or from 21 down with 7:35 left to play?

Somehow, the Bruins did it. Including overtime, they scored four touchdowns in their final 14 offensive plays to make it happen.

This comeback probably rates just behind the UCLA-U$C 1996 game where the Bruins trailed '$C by 17 with 6 minutes to play.

In four of its five October games, UCLA trailed by double digits in the fourth quarter before rebounding to win in the final minutes or in overtime. During the month, the Bruins outscored their opponents 93-26 after the third quarter.

So is this just the luckiest team ever or what? Luck could probably explain one or - if you believe lightning hits twice - two occurrences, but four double digit fourth quarter comebacks in the span of five games? Something more than luck is suggested though I'm not willing to go this far. Just yet.

In the end, be it luck, skill, or some sort of unworldly intervention who cares? All that one needs to know is that it's fun to watch such great theater, which is to say that it's not only fun to watch such improbable finishes on the field but also to see the reactions of those involved, those who saw, and those who turned off their tvs and had to be told afterwards.

There is one last thing to think about. What's more improbable? Coming from 21 points behind with about a half of a quarter left to play? Or beating the Trojans on Dec. 3?

And 1 Law Professor Warned His Remedies Class That They Are Going To Fail His Class And The Bar

So which warning carries greater weight?

Law Students Are Fat, Stupid And Sick

More Video

This time a parody on those MPAA anti-piracy ads they show with the previews in the theaters.

Yet Another Video

Not as good as the Chinese one but whatever.

If The Bar Exam Doesn't Work Out For Me

I should consider writing a book of this type for men. It would probably go a little something like the following:

She's Just Not That Into You

If she's into douches, then unless you're a douche yourself, she's just not that into you. So consider it a good thing if she's just not that into you.

She's just not that into you if you go by the name of Wayne Soller.

That's about all I got for now. So yeah... I better pass this bar thing.

Somebody Doesn't Listen To Diddy

According to authorities, Earl Devine's $100 bills were printed with Abraham Lincoln's face, instead of Benjamin Franklin's.

Despite this visual error, Devine's bogus bills fooled several establishments around Lafayette, Indiana -- with one exception.

According to the newspaper The Journal & Courier, an eagle-eyed bartender who received a $100 bill from the 22-year-old man immediately became suspicious of the note's look and texture and contacted police. Devine fled the scene but was arrested shortly afterward.

Detectives called the bills "excellent fakes" in spite of other errors, such as red and blue dots that suggested the bill was printed from an inkjet printer, the report said.

Excellent fakes in spite of those errors? Isn't that akin to saying that naked I look like the most beautiful girl in spite of my penis? Uhhh....

Certain statements have been stricken from this post and you are instructed to completely disregard that which was stricken.

Anyway, it sounds like the detectives are trying to get with the Secret Service.

Remedies Reading (Yes Prof. Sheehan's Class, There Is Such A Thing)

I'm learning the distinction between loss to estate statutes and loss to survivors statutes. I'd much rather be doing research on this legal distinction.

Apparently, Mr. Sulu...

didn't get the memo.

Funny