One down, Seventeen to Go..........
I started an entry earlier this morning while waiting for Cheng to show up in Torts and when I pushed the "Save as Draft" button I discovered I had been booted off line. It seems the wireless service at BLS leaves much to be desired.
I'm at a Starbucks on Steinway St. trying to "flesh" out my notes from Criminal Law and Torts. I jot don't the main points of the lecture and class discussion instead of transcribing every utterance so I can focus and make the necessary analytical connections. It seems to work for me, as it forces me to rehash the lecture at my own pace while working with my cryptic jottings and coming up with a detailed account of the class.
Criminal Law yesterday began with Cohen mumbling about his desire to kill an unfortunate class mate who is NOT from Baltimore and brandishing knives at late arrivers. A fellow 1L seemed a bit confused about the 9 am starting time and wandered in at 9:15 seeing a room filled with eagerly typing students hanging on to every word, and thinking class began at 9:3o mumbled something about "over-achievers" as she took her seat. I think the Criminal Law text is really well organized and understandable and didn't have any difficulty with the material. I would love to get some people together in the class and meet occasionally or even weekly to discuss the hypotheticals and questions posed in the text. I think that would be a great focus for a study group. If you are reading this and have Cohen for Criminal Law on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am let me know if you'd like to form a group for this or any other classes our sections we share.
I finished the book on the Buffalo Creek disaster for Civil Procedure, and have to say that I agree with Solan that A Civil Action would have been more compelling, but it was a fast read regardless. The procedural points were so clear and reiterated so often it was impossible not to be aware of their import.......There were times though that I thought Stern was kicking the proverbial "procedural horse" to death.
I've been pleasantly surprised by the quality and price of the food provided by dining services. Having just graduated from a school where the food was horrid and cost what it would had you gone out to eat this is a huge relief. A large coffee is one dollar! While it isn't Starbucks it is sufficiently strong and will do. This week I've had a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie every day......They are dangerous and at 50 cents a piece, dangerous and oh so accessible.
I have a confession.........
I do not live in Feil Hall.
Yes that's right. Actually I do not live in any available campus housing. I don't even live in Brooklyn. I have the impression that most of the people in my section live in Feil or in its vicinity and have already settlled into small groups while I wander around aimless and alone....sniff sniff. While I couldn't convince my self to stick around for Bar Crawl yesterday, I am eager to meet some like minded 1Ls who enjoy a good films, neighborhood bars, politics and gasp.......the finer points of law.
I'm at a Starbucks on Steinway St. trying to "flesh" out my notes from Criminal Law and Torts. I jot don't the main points of the lecture and class discussion instead of transcribing every utterance so I can focus and make the necessary analytical connections. It seems to work for me, as it forces me to rehash the lecture at my own pace while working with my cryptic jottings and coming up with a detailed account of the class.
Criminal Law yesterday began with Cohen mumbling about his desire to kill an unfortunate class mate who is NOT from Baltimore and brandishing knives at late arrivers. A fellow 1L seemed a bit confused about the 9 am starting time and wandered in at 9:15 seeing a room filled with eagerly typing students hanging on to every word, and thinking class began at 9:3o mumbled something about "over-achievers" as she took her seat. I think the Criminal Law text is really well organized and understandable and didn't have any difficulty with the material. I would love to get some people together in the class and meet occasionally or even weekly to discuss the hypotheticals and questions posed in the text. I think that would be a great focus for a study group. If you are reading this and have Cohen for Criminal Law on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am let me know if you'd like to form a group for this or any other classes our sections we share.
I finished the book on the Buffalo Creek disaster for Civil Procedure, and have to say that I agree with Solan that A Civil Action would have been more compelling, but it was a fast read regardless. The procedural points were so clear and reiterated so often it was impossible not to be aware of their import.......There were times though that I thought Stern was kicking the proverbial "procedural horse" to death.
I've been pleasantly surprised by the quality and price of the food provided by dining services. Having just graduated from a school where the food was horrid and cost what it would had you gone out to eat this is a huge relief. A large coffee is one dollar! While it isn't Starbucks it is sufficiently strong and will do. This week I've had a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie every day......They are dangerous and at 50 cents a piece, dangerous and oh so accessible.
I have a confession.........
I do not live in Feil Hall.
Yes that's right. Actually I do not live in any available campus housing. I don't even live in Brooklyn. I have the impression that most of the people in my section live in Feil or in its vicinity and have already settlled into small groups while I wander around aimless and alone....sniff sniff. While I couldn't convince my self to stick around for Bar Crawl yesterday, I am eager to meet some like minded 1Ls who enjoy a good films, neighborhood bars, politics and gasp.......the finer points of law.
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