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Law school we need to talk

9/10/2018

 
Week 11, Sem 2

Adrienne Ringin

Here it comes. The end. Not with a bang but with a whimper. Three years, 24 subjects, 48 ish assessments and 504 days (ish) of semester that we will never get back.

We have aged immeasurably. But with age comes wisdom and the ever present need to share said wisdom with those not at the 504 day mark. So here it is: the (non) definitive list of wisdom accumulated after three years at this institution:
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1. Unless physically incapable, taking the lift to mezzanine or level 1 is just lazy. Seriously, is there anything more frustrating than trying to head to level 5 and stopping at mezzanine? By all means if that is your only avenue then use the lifts but if you are able, TAKE THE STAIRS.

2. Not one class is actually a seminar. Yeah, this one was figured out early on. Here’s the definition of a seminar provided by the Collins Dictionary: a class at a college or university in which the teacher and a small group of students discuss a topic. Here’s the definition of a lecture: a talk someone gives in order to teach people about a particular subject. It’s evident which one we have. Let’s not kid ourselves

3. The revolving doors were and always will be a waste of our money.

4. Whispering in the silent study area is not being silent. If you utter a sound in that room, you are not being silent. If you are listening to music through headphones that can be heard by others in the room, you are not being silent. If you are having a full on discussion about the freaking Kardashians in that room you are not being silent! Go study somewhere else, or I will not be responsible for my actions.

5. Stealing food from the fridge or leaving your food in there should be a criminal offence punishable by expulsion.

6. Stealing the ethics books is wrong (but ironically hilarious).

7. Wellbeing is a load of crock. Let’s crunch some numbers: 10 hours of reading per class plus 4 hours of class = 56 hours. On top of that there are interim assignments and exam preparation. Additionally, you are supposed to volunteer and participate in activities like mooting. Unless you’re super rich, at some time you will have to work for money because otherwise you will die. But don’t worry, sometimes a therapy dog is here.

8. Discussion rooms are not soundproof. Just because you’ve closed a door doesn’t mean we can’t hear you. Linda, I don’t need to hear about how wasted you were on Saturday night and how you hooked up with Keith even though you like Shirley and isn’t Ann’s hair like amazing today and isn’t Gavin, like, so annoying...

9. Group assignments: don’t be the dickhead. It is as simple as that. In the real world, not pulling your weight will get you fired. Unfortunately at MLS that’s not possible but you will be burnt in effigy and some bad karma will be coming your way.  One never knows when that is going to bite.

10. Good lawyers do not make good lecturers. There are some brilliant teachers in this building and some who are atrocious. It’s not completely their fault either; teachers go through years of training to acquire the necessary skills associated with communicating information to large groups of people while our lecturers are out practicing the law. While this skill deficit is understandable, it is still frustrating.

11. Bludging all semester then bitching that your WAM isn’t H1 is ridiculous. Grow up and train yourself not to procrastinate. Sure, this course is a killer, but if you contribute to your own suffering I have no sympathy for you.

12. Writing anonymously is being a coward. Own your opinions already and stand by them, otherwise don’t print them in De Min or comment on those that have. Remember, honesty without tact is cruelty.

13. Unless you’re the first one out the door, 10min is a tight turnaround to get coffee. Always err on the side of caution when re-entering the class - we can hear your entire conversation the second you get within five meters of that door.



14. All coffee around MLS is overpriced. Period.

15. Last of all, being kind is more valuable than anything else in this building. To yourself, to your classmates, to your lecturers, to the cleaning staff. You have no idea what is happening in someone else’s life and the centre of the universe is not you. Plus, all things come to an end – this degree will end (I promise!). Make good memories while you can – people remember how you made them feel and don’t forget, our profession is a small one.

coward
10/10/2018 10:20:38 am

I disagree only with your comments regarding revolving doors.

https://www.energy.gov.au/sites/g/files/net3411/f/hvac-factsheet-revolving-doors.pdf

I'm sure the response will be "oh but everyone just uses the wheelchair accessible door now" - that isn't true. While a lot of people do use that door, it is by no means even close to a majority

Other than that I loved this article, especially the last point!

16. LSS spending $2500 on a cheese platter
10/10/2018 06:30:20 pm

@LSS, care to explain? if you didn't spend this exorbitant amount of money, would law ball be cheaper?

Oh ffs
10/10/2018 10:17:59 pm

Just enjoy the cheese platter and stop whinging. K thanks.

nah would still be expensive
10/10/2018 11:45:32 pm

The 6m piece of art on level one yesterday was funded by sponsors not students

itemised sponsorship payments? that's un(likely)
11/10/2018 12:35:37 am

^ Creative accounting, but nice try.

It legit is itemised tho
11/10/2018 02:13:31 pm

No joke

Cmmr Hayne
11/10/2018 02:54:55 pm

I'll be including a detailed smackdown of such reckless spending, by firms or otherwise, in my Final Report.

Yours sincerely

Commissioner Hayne

Pls explain how it’s reckless
11/10/2018 03:30:52 pm

I was there. There were about 100 people floating in and out across the few hours- Seems like a normal amount for food tbh

Leave Law Ball Alone
11/10/2018 09:03:36 pm

$2500 to feed 150 mouths comes down to just under $17 a head, which is a pretty sweet deal if you ask me. Other catering companies tend to quote a lot more, too.

And no, you’re not going to see Law Ball getting much cheaper any time soon. As it stands, this year Law Ball ran at a pretty sizeable loss. If you think you could do a better job, by all means, get involved.

Outgoing LSS officer
12/10/2018 07:39:47 am

Law ball ran at a sizeable loss because we didn’t sell enough tickets...

I’d rather see $2500 go towards the book fairy or into an equity scholarship fund.

If it has to stay in the careers portfolio then why not make the cost of Meet the Profession lower? It is advertised in a way that you feel compelled to attend, but the cost is prohibitively high for many students

Read the article you comment on
12/10/2018 07:32:41 am

I refer you to point 12, anonymous poster

To ‘outgoing lss officer’
12/10/2018 12:03:59 pm

Meet the profession was $35 for a ticket- it’s not ‘prohibitively high’ and students don’t have to attend if they don’t want to as firms regularly attend campus at FREE events all of semester one.

Also- the equity portfolio did an amazing job and brought an insane amount of funding for book fairy this year. the amount available for students in that program was at an all time high and we had a lot of money left over once every single student was compensated.

With all respect, please don’t make assertions about things that you clearly aren’t aware about. If you’re genuinely concerned, then speak to people on committee directly instead of through anonymous de minimis comments because there seems to be a lot of misinformation

To outgoing officer
12/10/2018 12:14:03 pm

Also while I’m here

The Careers portfolio bring in the majority of the lss sponsorship money every year. The money that Careers bring in is used to support all of the other portfolios (equity, queer, women’s’ etc). It is easy to bash Careers, but at the end of the day, those events are bringing in the bread and butter for the lss and funding the events that you seem to feel are more worthwhile

To ‘to outgoing lss officer’
12/10/2018 01:23:55 pm

Who are you to determine what isn’t prohibitively high? $35 is a weeks worth of public transport fees to get to law school.

Response
12/10/2018 01:33:24 pm

Who are you to decide it is? The event is supposed to be cocktail food, drinks, a nice venue. Something different from the usual. It’s hardly an event to charge $10 to attend.

And as the previous commenter mentioned, there are dozens of free events with the exact same firms in attendance. People will complain about anything and everything.

Enough is enough
12/10/2018 01:45:15 pm

Guys. It’s week 11. We are all tired and stressed. Why waste your energy and time complaining on here.

If you have a genuine concern or suggestion for the LSS, contact them directly. Arguing over a comments section is immature and not going to get the results you want if you actually care about making change.

In defence of comments
13/10/2018 10:12:46 am

First, I would never have learnt about the cost of the cheeseboard without comments in DM. Thank you DM and commenters.

Second, arguing about how the LSS spends its money is not immature. It's actually really important because their financial decisions correlate directly with how much I have to fork out personally for events.

Third, I dont know if the people with grievances have tried harder to communicate with the LSS but perhaps the LSS could do more to reach out to students and find out what they care about.

Fourth, thank you LSS! When all is said and done, you fill a lot of gaps that should rightfully be filled by the law school and for that I'm grateful.

Come off it mate
14/10/2018 01:48:14 pm

"It's actually really important because their financial decisions correlate directly with how much I have to fork out personally for events."

.....the events they arrange entirely, fundraise for, subsidise for you, and work for free at, that literally wouldn't exist without them?

Maybe get involved and volunteer like everyone else and then you can have more of a say where they spend the money that THEY FUNDRAISED FOR YOU.

The entitlement is real.

GO LSS
12/10/2018 04:35:45 pm

I think the cheeseboard was amazing! Go LSS! You guys are amazing.

SnowyontheGo
15/10/2018 11:18:04 am

Lot's of LSS shills hanging out here...


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