Serving Time in Ithaca (Cornell 2013) Forum

[Big Tuna]

Who is the person responsible for the fantasy league? I can't seem to find the thread...

Think it might be Big Tuna

twas acdisagod

Sorry, biased cause I see you around most.

No worries! If he doesn't want to helm the fantasy league anymore I would be happy to be the new organizer anyway

[holybartender]

Fantasy Football is essential.

[acdisagod]

Yea, I got lazy, I'll make the league right now. Someone had said they had a wedding the saturday before the season starts so I'm going to make it for two saturdays before the season starts which is august 28th

[shaps6]

been shadowing this thread for a bit. guess i should probably say hi.

hi.

anyone living in collegetown center (or any of those other buildings on dryden road)?

[Big Tuna]

been shadowing this thread for a bit. guess i should probably say hi.

hi.

anyone living in collegetown center (or any of those other buildings on dryden road)?

collegetown plaza here

[vexion]

anyone living in collegetown center (or any of those other buildings on dryden road)?

I am in an apartment on Dryden, near those buildings...

[acdisagod]

So I just sent out all the invites for football, send me a message with ur email address if u didnt get one. I also apologize if i sent u more than one message.

[shaps6]

which one is collegetown plaza?

[mec30]

Wow, how much are you guys paying to live that close? I'm almost a mile away and still paying 670 for a studio!

[como]

Wow, how much are you guys paying to live that close? I'm almost a mile away and still paying 670 for a studio!

I would bet they are all paying ~900+/mo. Anyway, if anyone wants to catch a drink tomorrow night, holla atcha boy.

[shaps6]

Arm, leg, and a couple of other appendages. let's not talk about it.

anyone else here coming up from NYC?

[vexion]

Wow, how much are you guys paying to live that close? I'm almost a mile away and still paying 670 for a studio!

I'm paying $840 for a 1BR on Dryden. That includes electric, heat and water. I did a lot of shopping around, and this one was an absolute steal. All the other ones in the area are $1,000+.

[shaps6]

Nice.

[calicocat]

Wow, how much are you guys paying to live that close? I'm almost a mile away and still paying 670 for a studio!

I would bet they are all paying ~900+/mo. Anyway, if anyone wants to catch a drink tomorrow night, holla atcha boy.

I wanna catch a drink but I'm not there

Oh wait, no it's cool, I have a whole year to drown my sorrows with you and only a little time of not being in Ithaca left.

[mec30]

Wow, how much are you guys paying to live that close? I'm almost a mile away and still paying 670 for a studio!

I'm paying $840 for a 1BR on Dryden. That includes electric, heat and water. I did a lot of shopping around, and this one was an absolute steal. All the other ones in the area are $1,000+.

That's awesome. I hope you do really well 1L, transfer to Yale, and leave me your apartment.

[sjsteece]

Quick- somebody go to blackboard and see if you can also see your list of courses. I think we have schedules.

[CyLaw]

Quick- somebody go to blackboard and see if you can also see your list of courses. I think we have schedules.

Yep.

[CyLaw]

<--- Section C.

[afghan007]

Section A

[vexion]

Section B! Taking suggestions on what I should do with my extra hour of sleep every day.

[nosurprise]

hey guys! i'm too lazy to sift through 66 pages so bear with me if this question has already been thrown out there...

is the AOP worth attending? do most people who are invited attend?

i've already seen ithaca so i don't know how much i'll have to gain getting used to the surroundings-wise from the extra week other than being able to check out the bar scene; will there be much academic benefit, do you think, or will it just burn me out faster?

[vexion]

hey guys! i'm too lazy to sift through 66 pages so bear with me if this question has already been thrown out there...

is the AOP worth attending? do most people who are invited attend?

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/search.php

does anyone else think that only inviting minorities and LGBT students to a program that teaches you how to brief a case and prepares you for the Socratic method is a bit insulting? why do they assume we need the extra help, while white/straight students don't?

I believe it's actually not run "officially" by CLS but it is a program that got started a few years ago as a sort of "joint venture" of various CLS identity groups. Now it's just kind of a tradition. I wouldn't take too much issue with it either way. If you feel insulted, don't go. If you feel as though you're not included, just show up. I'm sure they would welcome you.

the academic orientation program is an "official" cls program, funded in full by the school, and run by faculty members as well as representatives from various student diversity groups.

as you will learn from almost any former participant (myself included), aop really doesn't provide participants with any academic advantage over non-participants. rather, aop was first created to establish a welcoming environment for minority students in what might otherwise have felt like a rather unwelcoming environment.

historically, the minorities represented at aop have been underrepresented at law schools across the country, and especially at schools like cornell. while it might seem a little strange now, imagine being one of only 2 or 3 african american students among a sea of wasps in the 1980's. aop aims to reduce feelings of isolation, by connecting minority students, and also to reduce feelings of being an "outsider," by allowing those students to arrive on campus and get settled in first.

in short, aop's goal is to lessen any psychological burden that often comes with being a minority student in higher education. the fact that, as a minority, you might not feel that burden is perhaps a testament to the effectiveness of such programs.

so, to participants who are insulted for being included, know that the law school does not think that you're stupid and need an academic "boost"; and to non-participants who feel that minority students are receiving an unfair advantage, consider that, on top of the general anxiety of starting law school that you'll feel, many aop participants will also face anxieties and insecurities to which, fortunately for you, you probably have never and will never relate.

hope that clears things up!

[shaps6]

what're you cross referencing the blackboard info with? how are you determining what your section is?

[Big Tuna]

I think I am section D? I am not sure if I figured it out properly comparing my professors to the overall schedule lol

[Big Tuna]

what're you cross referencing the blackboard info with? how are you determining what your section is?

https://support.law.cornell.edu/student ... hedule.pdf