Nuts & Boalts

UPDATE 8/10/2014 : READ AND FOLLOW RULES 2 AND 3.  Folks, I get the impulse to just jump on and post the offers and dings at hand.  But you...

Last week, students at Berkeley Law received a series of emails from the Berkeley Law Dean Search Committee announcing four candidate visit...

And then there were four. Today all students received an email announcing the Dean Search Committee (including representatives from the...

Today 1Ls at Boalt Hall found a little surprise on their chairs in the form of drink and verse as they arrived for their morning classes. Sm...

Within law school culture, "Bar Review", in which students explore the local bar scene on Thursday nights (not study for the bar e...

It is high time we pay tribute to Dean V*nden H*uvel and her superb all Boalt emails. Yesterday, there was an explosion in a steam tunnel on...

UPDATE:  I am moving this up in case there is any follow-up discussion to be had.  I have two points to make:  First, make sure that your re...

Apparently Dean Edley has decided step down as Dean effective December 31.  (I got an e-mail from the Alumni Association, the text of which ...

I don't have any magnificent, non-snarky insights on the appointment of Secretary Napolitano to be the next UC President.  In terms of ...

In the comments, I'm seeing sporadic posts about studying for the Bar Exam...that wonderful experience.  If you feel like you're str...

There have been some rumblings. Some commentary. Some hashing out over social media. Here is an open thread. If you haven't seen it, t...

Say what you want about ThatWhichShallNotBeSpoken, this is hands-down the best response to a diplomatic sanction. John Yoo Barred from Rus...

BHSA Elections are Weds/Thurs from 10–2 in the Donor Lobby. Don't forget to vote!  (Really? A cynic might ask. Vote? Why?) Read on......

Ma nishtana ha'lailah ha'zeh mikol haleilot?  Why is tonight different from all other nights?  Because tonight I am proud to have gr...

Ask and you shall receive! U Chicago moves into a tie for 4th, while Berkeley slips into a tie for 9th. Berkeley remains #1 in Intellectual...

As today marks the third anniversary of the unpopular decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , I expect a handful of fol...

California has released the breakdown of pass rate by school. Berkeley came in 5th with 86.3%, losing out to Stanford (93.7%), UC Irvine (9...

Anon asked, and shall receive, a post updating the situation mentioned in Armen's previous post, FUBAR . As picked up recently by Above ...

In the wake of mass killings we should focus on Mortal Kombat and other fictionalized violence, and increase access to guns. Hmmm...

Can't say I'm surprised by this news .  Last season I was experiencing what Cal fans experienced this season, except Neuheisel did n...

For the Class of 2012 hoping to practice in California, today will either be a relief or it will suck.  Either way, results for the Californ...

A reporter for The Recorder is looking to write an article on this year's on-campus recruiting with a very tight deadline.  If you'r...

The headline news is Obama's victory. The below-the-fold news worth watching is Warren's.

Consider this your election day / night open thread.  I am too busy to create election night coverage drinking game, but if you really want ...

My thoughts and prayers are with Judge Willie Fletcher and his family following the sad news of Judge Betty Fletcher's passing.

I've been trying to avoid the inevitable...election season.  In elections past, I've either opened up a debate open thread or offere...

If my FaceSpace newsfeed is any indication, many of my fellow Boalties have been following the election and, in particular, the debates, clo...

Oh boy.   I don't really even have words for this one.  I will say, as someone who has taken part in a tradition of going to Vegas every...

Nothing new has cropped up in sometime, largely due to many of the regular contributors graduating from Boalt. I have no idea what peculiar ...

As someone posted late last year, Ricky Gill (Boalt 2012) is running for Congress for Califronia's 9th Congressional District (which I t...