Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Democratic Debate
So I'm watching the debate between Hillary and Barack right now. Why is it that they spend the first 30 minutes talking about individual and personal issues? First they talk about Barack's recent comments in California about "frustrated and bitter" people "clinging to religion and guns." Then they go on about the Reverend Wright situation. Not until 45 minutes into the debate do they start talking substance. And the first two voter video questions were useless. The first was about Hillary not portraying her Bosnia visit accurately and the second about why Barack Obama doesn't at times wear a flag pin. What, if anything, does this have to do with what each of these candidates will do as president?
Saturday, April 12, 2008
The beginning of April and a new chapter
First off, friday nights Laker game was sick! That had to be one of the dopest games of the season and I was lucky enough to be in the building! I cant wait for the playoffs to start, this is likely to be one of the most exciting post-seasons of the decade. M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!
Two weeks ago I visited two law schools I was interested in; UC Hastings and UC Davis, it seems I cant escape the UC system for my education. My dad was going to drive up with me because he needed to go to Reno after we were done looking at schools, and so I asked my mom to come with us as well so they both could visit the schools with me and help me make my decision of where to go to law school. So it turned out that all three of us left on Wednesday for a mini college tour. We stopped in Davis first. My first impression of Davis was mildly interested at best. The town is quaint and college-townish with a wholesome community and mom-and-pop shops lining the streets. Of course my parents were thrilled to think that I might be in a "safe" neighborhood for school since I would be so far from home. I got a chance to sit in on a Property class the next day with a current 1L student. The sound of the laptop keys was deafening! Every student save 3 or 4 had a laptop in front of them typing every word that came out of the professors mouth. There wasn't too much class participation in the class but the 50 minutes went by fast enough. I took a walk around the law school area of campus afterwards and found the campus to be really beautiful, but knew that coming to school there I wouldn't be able to enjoy the campus like an undergrad.
Well, the next day I went to Hastings and found that its campus comprises two buildings in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. The tenderloin is a neighborhood in transition similar to the outskirts of Downtown LA. In San Francisco, unlike LA, communities overlap physical boundaries so two streets down from school the change in scenery is fairly dramatic. We stayed in a pretty dingy drive-in motel the first night within two blocks of school and got to see first-hand the "diversity" of the neighborhood. To say my parents were dreaming of me going to Davis is an understatement. On the other hand, I was totally feeling the vibe of San Francisco. I walk down one street dressed in some jeans and a hoody and I fit right in. Then, I cross the street and I look like I came fresh out the gutta compared to the people walking on the sidewalk. You just cant judge people by what they look like in the City (and everywhere else), you never know who you're looking at until you get to know them. The way people react to each other there is just so different.
Anyway, about the school...
I got to sit in on a Criminal Procedures class, which by its very nature is very much more interesting than Property. Nevertheless the class was more lively and only about 60% of the class was on Facebook compared to almost everyone at Davis. I pretty much made up my mind by the end of the day that I wanted to be at Hastings. Looking back at my perception of Hastings back in August-September last year when I was getting ready to apply to schools I didnt think much of the school and applied to the school solely because it is a decent law school in California. Now, after visiting it and meeting with several current students my vision of the school is very different. I am genuinely excited to be going there and realize that the school is itself a great institution that can and will provide me with a stimulating education and access to a variety of professional options once I graduate. So, I'm definitely looking forward to going up north this fall.
Well, I was gonna write more but I'm watching the last Laker game of the season so I'll come back later..
...keep it fresh
- Neil
Two weeks ago I visited two law schools I was interested in; UC Hastings and UC Davis, it seems I cant escape the UC system for my education. My dad was going to drive up with me because he needed to go to Reno after we were done looking at schools, and so I asked my mom to come with us as well so they both could visit the schools with me and help me make my decision of where to go to law school. So it turned out that all three of us left on Wednesday for a mini college tour. We stopped in Davis first. My first impression of Davis was mildly interested at best. The town is quaint and college-townish with a wholesome community and mom-and-pop shops lining the streets. Of course my parents were thrilled to think that I might be in a "safe" neighborhood for school since I would be so far from home. I got a chance to sit in on a Property class the next day with a current 1L student. The sound of the laptop keys was deafening! Every student save 3 or 4 had a laptop in front of them typing every word that came out of the professors mouth. There wasn't too much class participation in the class but the 50 minutes went by fast enough. I took a walk around the law school area of campus afterwards and found the campus to be really beautiful, but knew that coming to school there I wouldn't be able to enjoy the campus like an undergrad.
Well, the next day I went to Hastings and found that its campus comprises two buildings in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. The tenderloin is a neighborhood in transition similar to the outskirts of Downtown LA. In San Francisco, unlike LA, communities overlap physical boundaries so two streets down from school the change in scenery is fairly dramatic. We stayed in a pretty dingy drive-in motel the first night within two blocks of school and got to see first-hand the "diversity" of the neighborhood. To say my parents were dreaming of me going to Davis is an understatement. On the other hand, I was totally feeling the vibe of San Francisco. I walk down one street dressed in some jeans and a hoody and I fit right in. Then, I cross the street and I look like I came fresh out the gutta compared to the people walking on the sidewalk. You just cant judge people by what they look like in the City (and everywhere else), you never know who you're looking at until you get to know them. The way people react to each other there is just so different.
Anyway, about the school...
I got to sit in on a Criminal Procedures class, which by its very nature is very much more interesting than Property. Nevertheless the class was more lively and only about 60% of the class was on Facebook compared to almost everyone at Davis. I pretty much made up my mind by the end of the day that I wanted to be at Hastings. Looking back at my perception of Hastings back in August-September last year when I was getting ready to apply to schools I didnt think much of the school and applied to the school solely because it is a decent law school in California. Now, after visiting it and meeting with several current students my vision of the school is very different. I am genuinely excited to be going there and realize that the school is itself a great institution that can and will provide me with a stimulating education and access to a variety of professional options once I graduate. So, I'm definitely looking forward to going up north this fall.
Well, I was gonna write more but I'm watching the last Laker game of the season so I'll come back later..
...keep it fresh
- Neil
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