Finals

The quarter system works well for me. Although it feels like the school term is ending just as I'm getting into the full-swing of things, Chicago is gentle to us 1Ls: we only have two final exams this quarter - Elements of the Law and Civil Procedure.

Elements of the Law is an absolute wonder. I'm taking this class with Prof. David Strauss. He's a gentle intellectual giant teaching us to think big and deep. So what does this exactly mean? Well, it's sort of a Chicago tradition, an intellectual boot-camp. Prof. Strauss would ask a student, for example, to argue against protecting sexual harassment...argue AGAINST protecting sexual harassment (this is actually more difficult than you think). He may even ask a student to make the best argument for keeping segregation intact. =) Eventually, we are asked to take the opposing side and break down the argument we just built up. I love this class. Too bad it's only one quarter long.

Civ Pro....ugh...I guess I'm just not a Civ Pro kind of guy. Ask me how much I like it after 3 weeks. I have yet to grasp this subject adequately to go in and take the final exam.