rain, colds and alumni

Time seems to be really moving as the weeks keep clicking by.  The weather has been either gorgeous or rainy.  The trees are already starting to turn colors.  The colors aren’t very bright yet but more muted.  I’ve been instructed by my family members that this fall I will have to drive around and take [...]

Barbershop evils

Today we had an interesting lecture by Henry Steiner on Muslim Women, Headscarves, Multiculturalism, and Human Rights.  In some countries it is forbidden to wear headscarves in certain places, such as public schools and universities.  Why?  Apparently because it draws attention to the wearer as someone who is different and it makes people uncomfortable.  Or [...]

Post Class Ponderings

Ah relaxation after a day of classes.  I just got out of Environmental Law, which I sincerely enjoy.  It is a challenging class with a challenging professor, which is part of the appeal.  It is nice to have a professor that is definitely willing to challenge you and get you to think further and extend [...]

Ah the internet

After a week and a half of maddening conversations with Verizon, I finally have access to the internet!  Incoming students, you will soon know the difficulties with finding an internet provider.  Here are some tips: make sure the person who lived in the apartment before you cancelled their internet before they moved out/before you moved [...]

This and That

Well another week has passed.  Classes have picked up quite a bit and we are starting to get past the introductory stuff.  It makes the class more interesting but also a little harder.  All in all the week was pretty uneventful. 
I started my work study job.  I’m working in the Office of Institutional Advancement [...]

A lost dog

The last two weeks have been filled with reading, note taking and socializing.  I have been able to keep up, understand my classroom discussions while trying to get involved in extracurricular activities at VLS.  My classroom discussions have sometimes seemed never ending, but there is always a point to going to class and understanding what [...]

A full stomach and a closed mind

I’ve always considered myself pretty liberal.  I’ve been a registered Democrat since the day I turned 18, in 1996.  That year I attended the Democratic National Convention as a page for my state’s delegation.  I also served as a delegate at the state convention and an intern with the state party headquarters.  My opposition to [...]

Briefs, in brief

My first assignment of the fall semester is due tomorrow.  For Writing class (Environmental Legal Research and Writing 1) we get to write a case brief.  Conveniently, it is the same case we got to read for my other class, Environmental Law, which is also tomorrow.
I will freely admit that I’m not happy with my [...]

Off and Running

Its Labor Day weekend and the first week of classes are over.  They weren’t all that bad.  I’m assuming it will pick up and get more intense as the semester rolls on.  The hardest part is remembering all the reading.  A professor will ask a question and I’ll be familiar with the material but I’ll [...]