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Chauga (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 10:32 PM Original message |
Court Lets Law Graduate Sue George Mason Univ. Over F |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. I got an F in Torts and it earned me an invitation to the Academic Status |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. "then deliberately flunking her"??? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 05:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
80. She meant, I believe, that they gave her an unjust failing grade |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't mean to be nasty, but how is she going to be a good lawyer if |
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candy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 11:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. She sounds like the kind of lady that couldn't function at anythng! |
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mikelgb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 03:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
79. no one said anything about stress |
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Evergreen Emerald (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. One of the guys in my law school class... |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. Are migraines included in her billable hours? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 03:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. You people are totally out of line on this. |
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realcountrymusic (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 08:33 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I agree |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 08:53 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. did you read the article? |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 08:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. So...because somebody gets migraines.... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 10:11 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. That is an invalid analogy |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 10:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. OK, so when the pilot and copilot both get migraines... |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 09:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Damn straight |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 10:43 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. So how many chances should she get? |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. She only failed it twice |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. She had three chances to take the test |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:38 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Indeed, which is not the same |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:49 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Ask a judge |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:56 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Do they use them on an attorney who has a heart attack? |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. If they are in the hospital because of their illness |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 05:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
82. Guess I should just quit my job... |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. On the missed exam: |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:56 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. "Without an excuse" is rather the point n/t |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. "my head hurts" |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:13 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. So having a serious medical condition is |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. If you had ever had serious migraine problems.... |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 09:41 PM Response to Reply #40 |
85. LOL |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:36 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. comparing migraines to hangovers is bullshit! |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Are migraines often stress related? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:23 PM Response to Reply #45 |
66. Actually, there is little an individual can do to lower migraine risks |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
37. It is a fucking disability |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:24 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Maybe she doesn't want to be a trial lawyer |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:30 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. the article states |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
44. God, the people who are attacking this woman sound Republican! |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:56 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. not at all |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:17 PM Response to Reply #52 |
62. What abuse? what possible harm could it have done |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:39 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. At what point do you stop? |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #62 |
74. what if she develops another migrane |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
48. Thanks for the reality check Ken |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 05:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
83. it's not a gender bias |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
65. It is a cheap shot |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. Perhaps she should spend her time studying for the bar exam instead |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
9. A friend in grad school suffered from extreme testing anxiety. |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 10:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. It is not a matter of re-admittance |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
51. The problem's similar. |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
11. So she took the test, flunked it, retested, flunked it, and then... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 05:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
81. God forbid you ever get a migraine, NoHeartShelterGuy |
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Feron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 06:23 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. I get migraines and |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
15. The 4th Circuit is notoriously anti-civil rights, so this is interesting. |
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barbaraann (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
23. George Mason U. is a pillar of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
25. First, no final exam should count for enough to fail the course |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Do you know of any accredited law school.... |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. I have no interest in law schools, only in education. I would |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:24 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Germane? In The Washington Posts reporting??? |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Of course, if we dismiss the WP entirely, there is no |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:32 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Leaving the deanship to teach. |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:41 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Are you being sarcastic? |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:47 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. No, I can't tell what you believe. Because you earlier suggested |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:57 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Do some research if you like. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:00 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Actually, in 27, that's exactly what you said. I'm not denigrating |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:10 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. No, it really is not what I said. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:16 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. YES! Now show why being in a minority is a bad thing, please. |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:29 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. if you were taking a class |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:50 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. Your criticism of so-called group work is spot on! |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. After doing a bit of Google, how about |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Ah. They tried to change to a standard grading system |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Are you suggesting this is not the ONE accredited school |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:50 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. If they are common but wrong |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 12:58 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Actually, education degree-holders agree with me. This is standard |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:06 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Please, rant away. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:12 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. I'm saying subject matter experts need to have education training |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:18 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Which method would you prefer? |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:26 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. I'd prefer the natural learning cycle, which, EXTREMELY briefly, |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:44 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. What would learning objects be in the law? |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:51 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Yes, actually producing one, rather than just reading existing ones, |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Yes, there is a shortage of lawyers. Short supply is always |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:15 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. ROTFLMAO! |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:19 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. We have more doctors than anyone else in the world, too, so your |
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NoKillShelterGuy (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:36 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. We do? |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 01:57 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. Ratios aren't the same as sheer numbers now, are they/ |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 02:04 PM Response to Reply #69 |
77. Yep, we do. |
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elemnopee (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 02:02 PM Response to Reply #36 |
76. I know people at Boalt |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 02:08 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. They do use it and more, including that hands-on |
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