For those of you just tuning in...
Just thought I'd drop in to concur with Justice Earl re: the detrimental effects of the relative lack of political diversity at Boalt. Actually, co-blogger Ann and I shared similar thoughts on this important topic in posts a couple of months back: here (Ann) and here (me).
Not to contradict myself too much (but I am large, and I contain multitudes), but I now think there is probably more political diversity than appears on the surface at Boalt. But this an area where perception really matters, and the most visible student groups and professors at Boalt (John Yoo excepted) tilt markedly left.
But what I really wanted to talk about in this post is a phrase in Earl's closing paragraph. In the interest of a more intellectually diverse environment, Earl says:
What I want to know is, what would you trade half of your Boalt 1L class for, and when? Leave your responses, hopefully clever and funny, in comments. I'll get us started (though not promising clever and funny):
I'd gladly trade half my Boalt 1L class for a never-ending pack of gum that I can carry around to ward off my morning coffee-breath. (See, I'm looking out for all of you too, Boalt Hall! Or at least the half of you that I'd be keeping...)
Not to contradict myself too much (but I am large, and I contain multitudes), but I now think there is probably more political diversity than appears on the surface at Boalt. But this an area where perception really matters, and the most visible student groups and professors at Boalt (John Yoo excepted) tilt markedly left.
But what I really wanted to talk about in this post is a phrase in Earl's closing paragraph. In the interest of a more intellectually diverse environment, Earl says:
"I'd gladly trade half my Boalt 1L class (and faculty) for U of Chicago's."
What I want to know is, what would you trade half of your Boalt 1L class for, and when? Leave your responses, hopefully clever and funny, in comments. I'll get us started (though not promising clever and funny):
I'd gladly trade half my Boalt 1L class for a never-ending pack of gum that I can carry around to ward off my morning coffee-breath. (See, I'm looking out for all of you too, Boalt Hall! Or at least the half of you that I'd be keeping...)
Labels: Law School, Only In Berkeley, Rabid Liberals
posted by Anonymous at 8:20 PM
3 Comments:
Ooh, I like this game! But let me first qualify what now looks to be a rather snide comment: I wouldn't trade any half of Boalt for anything if we started talking about individuals. I like almost everyone I've met and, indeed, there is a decent amount of political diversity if you chat up enough people.
That said, with an eye toward Maslow's hierarch of needs, I'd trade the male half of Boalt for the female half of USC.
I'd trade the West half of Boalt for the South half of Haas.
Having gone to school at Haas and experienced the shoddy construction in the new buildings first hand, I suspect that the south half won't last 20 years.
Now the physics buildings, those are amazing structures that a construction worker and engineer can be proud of.
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