I intended to start this post with a snarky generalization about what each class is doing that prevents them from blogging. Then I realized: what do I call the 2Ls? Are they officially 3Ls? Does labeling them 3Ls mean I’ll have to accept the fact that I’ve now graduated and, as such, [...]

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Tim and I went on the same walk we did last night. These pictures are somewhat clearer, since it’s light out and I brought an actual camera, and you can see that the river is higher than last night. Point of reference: we went for our walk at 8:30 last night, and we [...]

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Tim and I walked down Benton across Riverside and the river to gawk at the floods. Here are some pictures, for those of you curious. (I apologize for the quality. I didn’t think to bring my actual camera, so these are from my phone.) Click to enlarge.

Earlier this morning, looking north from [...]

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The Real World beckons me with its dark and illustrious wings. I try to fight it, but its power is too great; my resistance is useless. It is time for me to go forth into the night.
My resistance is rendered ever more futile given the fact that I’m not technically a student anymore. The nefarious [...]

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I get the feeling that most law students are closeted voracious readers. Why else would we willingly consume several thousands of pages of dry casebooks without pictures? So, one of the first things I’ve done with my summer is read a book that I’ve been wanting to get to for awhile. First [...]

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I almost forgot how much I hate Starbucks coffee. With a three-hour layover, I camped out at the very centrally located Dunkin Donuts in Terminal 3 and finally took the time to think about why Chicago O’Hare is one of my favorite places in our little corner of the world. Maybe my perception is a [...]

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While others were studying for finals, completing seminar papers, or finishing up office hours for the semester last Thursday, I was on a field trip with my mom’s second grade class in beautiful Peoria, Illinois (AKA greatest civilization known to mankind). We visited a dairy farm in rural Peoria County and witnessed the incredible amount [...]

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Last year, the University of Iowa Student Government split into two new and separate student governments: the undergraduates (UISG) and the graduate/professional students (ECGPS).  This means that now all of the student governments for each graduate school (such as Law, Dentistry, Medical, Graduate College, etc.) report to the ECGPS.  This covers all 9,000 graduate and [...]

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“North Carolina’s ram mascot – Rameses XVII, who was 8 – died from wounds he received after he was head-butted by another ram. The other ram? His son Pablo, who is 3. Infection set in after Rameses had a horn broken off in the collision. Pablo now takes on the name Rameses XVIII and succeeds [...]

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As I’d mentioned somewhere in a comment recently, the Iowa legislature caught the University off-guard by passing the smoking ban and making it effective a year ahead of when the University was planning to implement the same rule.  University administrators had wanted to fire up some programs to  help staff and students to kick the [...]

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I’ve noticed that since starting law school, I’ve laughed significantly less than I used to. I’m sure it’s attributable to many things, namely that the law isn’t inherently funny, and that for some, law school is the most miserable time of their lives, but in any case, I like laughing. And I don’t do enough [...]

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I know we all have finals-addled brains right now, so here’s a helpful reminder: Mother’s Day is a week from tomorrow, May 11.  This gives you plenty of time to schedule a quick trip to Hallmark to pick up a card between Capanna and House of Aromas, address and mail the card, and have it arrive [...]

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I have a friend that is a Senior in High School and tonight is his Senior Prom. When most of us think of our High School Prom we think of good or funny things - - Like the blue tux that your friend wore, the crazy night you had with your friends out until 5am, [...]

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The latest University of Iowa Governmental End of Session Summary is out, and it’s got some good news for students.
First, as a left-wing socialist nutjob, I’m happy to see that the Board of Regents is getting $41 million to hand out in teacher salary increases.  This is part of a larger appropriation for teacher increases [...]

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The magnificent Lauren Hansen recently alerted her facebook friends (what? fine. sometimes i’m on facebook) to a little-known policy that allows students living in areas with higher costs of living for the summer to adjust their financial aid to reflect the increased cost.   The text of her note, reprinted with permission:
“If you are living in [...]

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