Posts Tagged College Life

Caps and groans

I worked my butt off all three years of law school, so naturally I had to dress like a mental patient to graduate.

Silly clothing is a long-standing tradition of higher education. Two weeks ago my classmates and I crossed the stage in blue robes with dark blue arm patches, blue mortarboards, and a purple hood with blue and orange stripes. The outfit symbolized that I had earned my Juris Doctor at a top-25 law school and therefore had dignity.

In academia, the more honors you accumulate the dumber you have to look at graduation. Students get caps and gowns; professors on stage get black robes with golden cords and some even wear black puffy caps. Once President Obama starts racking up honorary degrees, he’ll have to give commencement speeches dressed like Flavor Flav. Read the rest of this entry »

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Learning, and other horrors of grad school

As a law student, undergrads are always asking me questions.  “Why do you think I care that you’re a law student?” is a typical one.

The truth is we graduate-level students have a lot of wisdom, as measured in ponytails.  And there’s nothing we know better than why you shouldn’t become a grad student yourself. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Unofficial SCAM guide to hookups

scam-4Tomorrow is Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day, the magical time of year when all students, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, singing ability, etc., accidentally step in vomit.

This is because the entire campus spends the day drinking, often setting alarms for 6 a.m. to get a head start. It’s absurd. The only real reason to be consuming alcohol at 6 a.m. is because you haven’t stopped from the previous night.And with all that drinking comes hookups, so you’ll need me, the Sex Column Answer Man, to guide you through it and also to watch any amateur videos you shoot.

Question: Should I aim for the drunkest girls?

Answer: Absolutely not.

Q: You’re saying it’d be unethical to take advantage?

A: I’m saying it’d be devastating to get rejected by someone with a BAC of 0.20. Read the rest of this entry »

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