The Janitor

Every 11 pm, when I leave the law library, I pass through an adjacent building that is typically vacant by this time of night. Typically, there is nobody there, except for the elderly janitor. He’s about 50-ish and he’s Latino – from Mexico or Central America from the accent I heard from him when he [...]

Post 1L Stress Disorder

After my two exam periods this 1L year, I’ve noticed that I get the same thing that happens to me – the post-semester blues, or as I like to call it “Post 1L Stress Disorder.” What does this label that sounds curiously similar to now familiar term of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) actually mean? [...]

End of 1L Year, Baby! = You’re Screwed Exam-wise…

Who knew that my first year at this prestigious law school would come by so quickly. Why I can remember when I got the voicemail saying that I had been accepted… ah, I was so proud and so hopeful. God had blessed me in such a wondrous way.  Then God threw me into the fire [...]