Dean Sobelson had this to say about recent "troubling student behavior during registration" in an email to all students:

The Docket would like to present all the creative costumes from this year's successful SBA Halloween Party.

1st place went to Mark Loggins, 2L, who was Alan from the Hangover. 

Mark Loggins as Alan

A special nod to his fellow partners in crime, also from The Hangover.

Casey Viggiano, Sheldon Dartt, Mark Loggins, Gino Emanuels, and Eric Tatum

Loyal Docket followers, we sincerely hope you all had fantastic weekends, filled with all your favorite Halloweeny things, whether that means small, adorable humans in costumes knocking on your door or larger, adorable humans making you drinks. 

This week, as you realize you've recovered from the frenzy of spring registration and can now panic about encroaching finals, this week's bloggers Paul Black and Jena Jolissaint offer refreshing reminders to keep your perspective.  Highlights include planned time off (what?!) and a blog about RWA complete with references to Plato, Socrates, Descartes, Hegel, Sisyphus (naturally), Bill Murray, and Lisa Simpson all in the same blog.   Meanwhile, Diane Kim's countdown continues and Awesome Thing #47 is revealed.

New blogger Robert Dukes begins his mission to keep the school informed of legal news happening locally.  This is a great blog that could prove very helpful to those of us hoping to hang around the ATL after we graduate. 

But wait! There's more:  another perfect illustration of a landmark case from Attorney at LOLcats genius Ian Sansot and a look into the challenges of keeping up the sexy bod while in the time-crunchy, high stress maelstrom of lawschool from Gino Emanuels.  Finally, an insider's look at the SBA Halloween Party, including the answer to the question that's been keeping us all up at night. . .who won the costume contest.

A features article by Gino Emanuels, 2L.

A blog by Robert Dukes, 2L

November 1, 2009

Hello, everyone.  This is my initial blog for the fall 2009 semester.  I know that as law students we are very busy reading cases for class and writing legal memos on a range of topics.  My goal for this blog is to hopefully keep you updated on current legal issues and practice areas locally. 

Some recent developments for the last two weeks include a lawsuit against a Marietta based pharmaceutical company and an analysis of Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia.

A blog by Diane Kim, 2L 

47. A pass to guilt-free Type A behavior 

This past week, the 2Ls and 3Ls had to register for classes. Now, 1Ls, you'll realize it in a few months when it's time to register for Fall 2010 classes, but it is NOT fun. For weeks leading up to registration, all people can talk about is which class they are taking, which professors are good, which classes have the easy A's, etc. The library will leave out the previous years' grade books on the counter because everyone asks to see them. Alumni will be consulted. Upperclassmen will be hunted down (for their advice). Dozens of mass emails will be sent among friends trying to figure out which litigation class to take. You will memorize CRN numbers. Discuss methods of shaving milliseconds off your login time. Check and recheck to make sure you have no holds on your account. Never in your entire law school career will you be able to be so unapologetically Type A. All bets are off. No expenses spared. No friends, only enemies. It's a scary time. 

So as a guide, I present: How Type A are You? Quiz