tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8366969.post3418485886654980164..comments2023-07-19T06:06:33.012-07:00Comments on Moe's misunderestimations: Moot Court Board 1975-76moe99http://www.blogger.com/profile/02730518982394086828noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8366969.post-43813188478305403692010-06-29T06:55:33.019-07:002010-06-29T06:55:33.019-07:00That is a great story, and well written. Thanks f...That is a great story, and well written. Thanks for sharing it with us.<br /><br />We went to law school only 5 years apart, but I am amazed at how different our experiences were. My school was in an urban center (Newark) and lack any amenities, such as dorms and social areas. I was on law review (largely because most of my classmates were stoned or out protesting), but it was pretty much all business -- no banquets or anything of that sort. The curriculum was designed to be as close as possible to that of Harvard, so there were no local courses, relating to NJ, and certainly nothing as unique as gas and oil law.<br /><br />I did have a close and friendly relationship with the dean, who was a Korean War vet, and fought hard to admit as many Viet Nam era vets as possible. Our class was the first to be purposely diversified, so we had a lot more women (about 1/3) and minorities (1/4) than previous classes. In fact, I took an invitation-only seminar on race, gender and the law, taught by one of the schools best known professors, which has three white males, three black males, three white females, and three black females. Much of the class revolved around arguments among two of the black women and the other blacks over whether gender equality was a real issue or just a distraction from the fight for racial equality.<br /><br />I'm not surprised to hear that you were a "trouble-maker" given the environment there. I, of course, was a bit of a trouble-maker in my own way. Although Rutgers had its limitations, I had some great teachers (and also Ruth Ginsberg). Mostly, I liked it because it was cheap. It was exciting to be there to hear Artur Kinoy (my Con Law Prof) talk about his then recent victory in Powell v McCormack.<br /><br />I'm glad you defended Dan Taylor. [You do remember that Dan Taylor was the name of "Lt Dan" in Forrest Gump, Don't you? ]<br /><br />Have a relaxing week away from chemo, and keep up the good fight.<br /><br />DanDan Matyolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946575560942301993noreply@blogger.com