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Keeping up with the Justices
It’s mid-June, which means that things are starting to heat up in the Supreme Court. As you probably know, the Supreme Court has a history of releasing their most controversial/high-profile opinions at the end of the term, which is generally in late June. The Court has already moved to announcing opinions twice a week, on […]
New Titles Coming to the DVD Collection
June 13, 2013 by Deborah Schander
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by Lindsey LaForge Got the summer time blues? No fear, new movies are near! The library DVD collection is expanding soon and some great titles are due to come in! All the DVDs in the collection have some relation to the law, so you can always count watching them as study time. For those who […]
Biggest US Criminal in History
June 6, 2013 by Deborah Schander
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by Ryan Browne When many people think of the biggest criminal in US history, many names may come to mind. Some might think of David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, who terrorized New York City during 1976-1977 in a series of random shootings. Others may think of John Dillinger, the famous bank robber […]
Thrift Shops
June 4, 2013 by Deborah Schander
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by Mark Stuckey If you are like me, you are an over-worked, under-paid, stressed-out law student. This combo alone might be enough to drive even the most, dare I say, reasonable person crazy, but when you add the inescapable (believe me, I have tried) fact that I am living the life of a pauper to […]
Libraries and Secret Doors
May 30, 2013 by Terrance Manion
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There is a time-honored mystery cliché that if you pull on the correct book on a library shelf then a secret passage will present itself. As someone who works in a library I have always been fascinated by this idea. But unfortunately (having handled almost every book in this library at some point in time) […]
Not Your Typical Opinion
May 29, 2013 by Deborah Schander
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by Lindsey LaForge After the monotonous reading of dry opinion after dry opinion in your casebooks, most would think that judges have no sense of humor. Yet, this isn’t the case! Judges are human beings like you and me, after all. Take a look at some of the humorous ways judges have kept things a […]
Summer Relaxation
May 23, 2013 by Austin Williams
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Law students often use summertime to take classes, study for the MPRE, or intern. While these are all fine and good, it’s also important to add in a little down time. Here are a few suggestions on how to unwind over the next few months. Read a book? Reading is the last thing you want […]
My Favorite Legal Terms
May 17, 2013 by Deborah Schander
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by Hanish Patel You may be lying (or perjuring) if you claimed you did not have a favorite legal word. Essentially, a legal term is a vast and abstract concept, spanning generations from our legal ancestors, boiled down to a few syllables. So, here is a syllabus of my personal favorites – some you might […]
Toward Better Googling
May 9, 2013 by Pam Brannon
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There’s this idea floating around that, as librarians, we’re supposed to tell you not to “just Google it.” But the reality is that, well, that works sometimes. The problem that many people have with finding information on Google, though, is that they don’t know all of the different tricks you can use to make your Google […]
Coffee, Kittens, and Other Exam Info
May 2, 2013 by Deborah Schander
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Another season of exams have begun. And once again, the library is here to provide you with what you need most: caffeine and cute. There will be free coffee available in the law library conference room throughout the exam period. Stop by any time! The library’s digital screen is in stress relief mode. Also throughout […]
June 17, 2013 by Pam Brannon
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