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Lock In, But Don’t Lose Yourself

/ Isabella Calise / Leave a comment

It’s officially November. The leaves are falling, the air is getting chillier, and the library is filling up with 1Ls trying to figure out what an outline is. Halloween is behind us, Halloween Bar Review has come and gone, and with it arrives what I like to call the unofficial official start of law school’s annual lock-in season.

Suddenly, everyone seems to be operating on a different schedule. Outlines need to be finished, applications need to be submitted, networking events need to be attended, and somehow, sleep is still supposed to fit into the equation. Finals are getting closer, the semester is picking up speed, and the pressure to make every hour count is becoming increasingly hard to ignore.

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In a World Full of Deadlines, BC Law’s Sidebar is a Welcome Retreat

/ Darius Butler / 1 Comment

Fall has always been my favorite season. There is something about the changing leaves, pumpkin spice donuts, and the beauty of the world slowing down that makes this time of year feel special. I stroll around, listening to the smooth sounds of Miles Davis or John Coltrane that serve as the perfect complement to the cool autumn breeze. Amidst the chaos of 1L, however, I have hardly had the opportunity to appreciate my first New England fall. Between readings, assignments, and everything in between, slowing down has felt like something I simply could not afford. So, when I received an email from Dean Brathwaite reminding me of the retreat I had completely forgotten I signed up for, I welcomed the opportunity to step away, even if only for a weekend.

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So You Want to Be a Bostonian: Weather

/ Devin Martin / 1 Comment

Welcome to the greatest place on earth. It’s probably smaller, colder, and meaner than wherever you came from. Still, you couldn’t have picked a better city to spend law school, or perhaps a lifetime.

Boston is many things; welcoming is not one of them. Our winters are cold, our people, even colder, and our insular culture can send you packing before you even hear someone say “wicked”.​

Luckily for you, the prima facie case for being accepted as a “Bostonian” is as follows:

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Turkey, Torts, and Turmoil: Happy 1L Thanksgiving!  

/ Sydney Byun / Leave a comment

Last week, amidst the frenzy of trying to finish my final memo, I crafted what I thought to be a fantastic plan for the upcoming Thanksgiving break: lock myself in my apartment until I develop a miraculous understanding of the rules of civil procedure, frantically apply for as many jobs as humanly possible, and purchase a pumpkin pie to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

Now that I’ve submitted my memo and the initial mania has subsided somewhat, I can tell that the overconsumption of pie is likely the only realistic part of that plan. This is the paradox of Thanksgiving break for law students—on one hand, everyone is relieved to have some time off. On the other, it doesn’t really feel like a break with the looming threat of finals hanging over all of us. 

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West Coast, Best Coast? Finding Home at BC Law

/ Sydney Byun / Leave a comment

I recently asked one of my friends here at BC if he ever gets homesick and he responded with a definitive “no.” While I do think he was being purposefully facetious just to irk me, I did take a moment to consider how I’ve been more prone to homesickness than many of my peers. Most of my law school friends are from the area, with their families and close friends nearby. Meanwhile, my parents and many of my high school friends are back in Oregon, whereas the majority of my college friends from USC stayed in California. 

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When Fall Comes to New England, Law School Can Wait (ish)

/ Reilly Doak / Leave a comment

Before attending BC Law, I had spent next to zero time in New England. Years ago, I remembered listening to the song When Fall Comes to New England by Cheryl Wheeler on car rides with my dad. Once I came to Boston, I was determined to ensure that I could sing along after graduating without feeling like a fraud. As I finish my final semester here, I want to have no regrets about enjoying New England’s fall.

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