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Infamous Va. Law Student Parties Can Make It Hard to Find a Venue
Posted Feb 20, 2009 2:21 PM CST
By Martha Neil
In some cases, claimed misbehavior by University of Virginia law students was pretty minor.
But due to some reputed hearty partying by lawyers-to-be there over the years, law student organizations aren't always welcome guests when it comes time to book events at local hotels, reports the Virginia Law Weekly in a lengthy article today that cites chapter and verse in a number of alleged incidents.
“There were many times during my third year that I thought we wouldn’t be able to hold the 2008 Barristers’ Ball,” former Student Bar Association President Brian Leung, who graduated last year, tells the law school publication. "We contacted the Omni, the Sheraton, the Doubletree, and the Alumni House, among others, and in each case the venue either refused to host us or wanted to impose requirements that we weren’t comfortable agreeing to.”
The situation has improved considerably since then, the article says, in part because of good behavior at recent student events.
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Ab Louis
Feb 22, 2009 5:06 PM CST
In these grim days, it is heartening to learn that there still can be someplace where people can engage in joyous events.
I don’t understand why a little fun is frowned on; it is not, after all, like Animal House is it?
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Paul the Magyar
Feb 23, 2009 10:50 AM CST
“I don’t understand why a little fun is frowned on; it is not, after all, like Animal House is it?”
Unfortunately, yes, it sometimes is. I saw law students who thought nothing of illegal drugs and irresponsible inebriation. To me, this is symptomatic of arrogance, bad judgment and and the idea that “these rules do not apply to ME.” The last concept is anathema to being a lawyer and one of the real dangers to the profession. Almost all ethics problems arise from the latter concept in practice.
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