Month: December 2010

Just saw Solitary Man on DVD last night, and it reminded me very much of another recent (British) film, Venus, starring Peter O'Toole in a somewhat similar role as the…

Other than a couple of posts on conferences, I've been absent from the lounge for weeks -- I guess it adds up to several months now.   The press of…

(Cross-posted from Madisonian.net) With thanks to one of my Canadian students for forwarding this to me, it appears that the the Supreme Court of Canada will soon be deciding a…

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled earlier this month that two lawyers and a law student had been victims of racial profiling at the Peel Law Association, a voluntary…

Alternate title:  The Camel, The Church, and The Torts Exam Story here. Perhaps I should pass this news along to the music minister at the local mega-church where I worship.…

With gratitude to an Australian colleague for passing this along, here's some academic humor to brighten the grading season ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What Academic Jargon Really Means http://www.guy-sports.com/humor/jokes/jokes_academic.htm   'IT HAS…

  Before I became an Associate Dean, I never contemplated that taking a faculty headcount could be complicated.  But I have become (too) familiar now with the ABA Annual Questionnaire…

Three children are playing the game of "rock, paper, scissors."  They all throw down, one selecting the "rock," another the "paper," and the third a pair of "scissors."  Will we…

A California high school student has been charged with sexual battery for his actions during a wrestling practice.  The Fresno Bee explains (here) that the accused boy  "intensely grab[ed] his opponent's…

The University of Oregon School of Law has named Michael Moffitt, its associate dean for academic affairs, as its new dean.  Details here.