Work-life balance keeps first-year student sane

In law school, there’s a saying that goes: “The first year, they scare you to death; the second year, they work you to death; and the third year, they bore you to death.” As a first year, I can’t personally speak for two-thirds of that statement, but I can definitely attest to the first portion. Day one seems innocent enough …

Snapping shots, stopping stress

Many law students have their own unique ways of relaxing and decompressing after a long day. For some, running at the gym is the best kind of medicine. For others, dancing or singing takes the edge off. For me, taking photos is the best way to dissociate myself from the stress that unfortunately accompanies the end of the semester and …

First-year law student, second-year wife

In my experience, the transformation from everyday person to law school student is oddly similar to getting married. You think you know exactly what you’re doing and how to succeed, and a month in you realize you really have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into. When I was 22, I had no idea how to be a wife. I …

Election Day captures KU’s unwaveringly inclusive spirit

When my siblings and I were growing up, my mother – being the socially prudent and impeccably mannered woman that she is – instructed us to never, under any circumstances, engage new acquaintances on the topic of politics. She knew that likelihood of your ideologies conflicting and directing your relationship into cold and isolated waters far outweighed the chances that …

Student org spotlight: Environmental Law Society

Environmental Law Society members plant a redbud tree on Jayhawk Boulevard during the Replant Mount Oread event in March 2012. The Environmental Law Society welcomes its new members and supporters for 2012-13! The ELS hosted its kick-off meeting Tuesday, Sept. 18 and introduced this year’s officers, faculty supporters, and upcoming events. After a brief hiatus, the ELS came back full …