In the midst of law school finals, stress is manifesting itself in a variety of ways at campuses across the land. Northwestern students are debating politically correct language and staging coups. NYU law students are staging silent — and awkward — 11 p.m. dance parties at their library. At Vanderbilt, students are trying to land study (and f***) buddies via Craigslist ads.
At the University of Maryland School of Law, students are getting pissy over pussies on the list-serv. From a tipster:
The University of Maryland Law School’s law-all listserv (that mails to every student, professor, dean and employee of the law school) has been recently inundated with emails for cat-sitting over winter break — sent from professors and students. After the third email, the entire listserv erupted. One student, clearly short on patience during exams, replied that the listserv was not meant for personal ads. Following that email was an onslaught of fake pet sitting ads… The entire school is literally buzzing about the cat emails. Clearly finals delirium has set in.
We bring the delirium to you, after the jump.
We’ll not waste space by reprinting the initial list-serv requests for cat-sitters. They were innocuous enough, beyond a professor calling his feline friends “pussycats” and signing his e-mail “Peace.”
We’ll summarize: On Nov. 20, a visiting professor sent an email to the list-serv with the subject line, “Pussycat and Apartment Sitting,” seeking a law student in need of some extra cash over the holidays. The next day, a female law school student sent out a request for a sitter for her “momma cat and her little kitten” during her month-long study abroad. A third person emailing the list for a nanny for his cat, “Rocky or Rockstar,” over winter break was the straw that broke the terrapin’s back. Says our tipster:
At this point, the entire law school lost it. Several Gchat statuses reflected the absurdity of this mass email, including: “Is anyone at this law school capable of taking care of their pussy over winter break?”, “Look! Rocky’s a Star! (with a link to a public Facebook album of the cat).”
Here’s the series of emails that then ensued, thanks to the the cuddly creatures, in order of sending:
Please stop sending this type of email to the listserv. It is not for personal ads.
Hey everyone-
I swear this is the last one of these. I’ve got this pet rock, George, that will need taking care of while I’m out of the country for a few months. He’s a 19 lb. granite rock that I pasted a mustache and googly eyes on, and I’m sure he’ll fall in love with whoever is kind enough to take care of him. He’s easy going–don’t worry about leaving him alone for a few hours at a time. My only request is that you fill his water bowl three times a day, and take him outside for fresh air in the morning and before his bed time, which is typically 7:30–I always let him watch Jeopardy with me! Of course, I’ll provide his bed, calcium pills, mustache comb, and extra glue (just in case).
Please email or call so we can discuss reasonable compensation!
Good luck on finals!!
My girlfriend and I are more than willing to accomodate you while on your trip. Can George stay with me at my apartment or would I need to house sit? Also, my girlfriend has a dog Shea, who loves to eat rocks, specifically granite, do you think this is cause for concern?
Regards
Hi “ALL,” I am going away for the winter break and am looking to find someone to babysit my 17 cats. They fill my world with joy everyday so I believe that whoever agrees to take care of them will benefit as a person. I live in Federal Hill and do not stock my cabinets with the usual cat food. Instead, I need someone to run to the market (approx. 3 miles away) three times a day to buy fresh red snapper (they’re favorite :)!) and to properly gut and chop the remaining filets into 1 gram cubes. I need to bring my filet knife with me on my trip so I would prefer if you could provide your own :) :) :).
By now you all are thinking “OMG! What is the catch!?” Well, to be honest with you, there is none :)! I believe in raising these cats “naturally” — in other words, none of those smelly litter boxes! Therefore you will need to take them all outside on their little leashes four times a day. My one kitty, James Opus III, is quite the people cat! However, he only has two legs so you have to pick him up and hold him over the bushes in my backyard so that he can do his “business” (he will usually only go twice a day). Another kitty of mine, Sir Crazyboots McHarlen IV likes to run through my air vents! Therefore someone who has some sort of HVAC basic training would be preferred!
We will talk about compensation in person (though I am pretty sure that so many people will be jumping at such an opportunity that no compensation will be necessary!) Call me or email me if you are interested :) :) :) !!!
Cat Lady
This led one student to create a fake email — phoebeahaddon@gmail.com –and weigh in on behalf of Maryland law dean, Phoebe Haddon:
Dear Students,
It is unfortunate that at a time like this, some of you would resort to such low levels of humor. I can understand a comeback email, but if you’re going to risk your academic standing, at least make it funny. Mr. REDACTED, Mr. REDACTED and Ms. Cat Lady (such a strange name) please see me in my office at 10:00 AM tomorrow. To the rest of you, good luck on your exams.
Dean Haddon*
*obviously this is not the real dean haddon…
- this email was made for the express intent of scaring the crap out of the abovementioned individuals, and to show that law students can be funny but you, unfortunately, are not.
Put those claws away, Maryland students. And good luck on exams.
First to ask if this school is accredited. Well, is it?
fifth?
A job is a job…
Does it pay? I mean, any of it? I’ll do it. And, by “I’ll do it”, I mean “I’ll do it.”
Still better than Northwestern. Annoying “can you help me do X” e-mails >> whiny PC e-mails. Plus, we’re talking about some isolated profs and students sending the cat-sitting e-mails on their own accord. We’re not talking about a deliberate decision by the student government to endorse PC crap.
I wouldn’t mind taking care of Kash’s pussy this Christmas.
6,
Only if it pays.
I’m on that listserv and haven’t received the emails. Did you check this out to be sure it’s not a hoax?
Whoa–the dean impersonator not only lacks a funny bone, but is borderline retarded for impersonating the dean!! What was he/she thinking??!
The cat ads were sent to law-all-students, not the professors.
Will it blend?
AWESOME STORY!!!!!!!!!
“Is this school accredited?” seriously??? it’s top 50…
I used to dance silently in the library, but there was nothing awkward about it, thank you very much.
Maryland has a law school? Wow.
e-mails from duke law kids would have been funnier.
Accredited? Really? It’s in the Top 50.
Is it accredited? Really? It’s in the Top 50.
“hree times a day to buy fresh red snapper (they’re favorite :)!)”
“they’re favorite”… really?!
Wow, I thought it was a unique trend at my law school when a bunch of 1L girls who lived alone bought cats, only to realize that you have to care for them throughout the year.
Is this a common phenomena throughout the country? I thought at our school it was just because one popular girl did it and the rest followed suit…
“hree times a day to buy fresh red snapper (they’re favorite :)!)”
“they’re favorite”… really?!
and when I saw all of those cat sitting e-mails, I clicked all of them and pressed delete, not expecting to hear about it ever again… wow
1: yes, it is accredited, come on!
not. a. hoax. and sadly funny.
not. a. hoax. and sadly funny.
Where are the rape and gay references?
Northwestern SBA
This is nothing compared to the great Cornell Douchenozzle war of Spring 2007
Duke kids might have written funnier responses, true. BUT, they’re Duke kids.
http://djbaker10.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/duke-kid-crying.jpg
13 – Baltimore school of law is now top 50?? Wow – and they get to experience ACC basketball. Well done.
For the record, that particular Silent Library Dance Party video was recorded on Delightfully Awkward Dance Moves theme night…which makes the resulting awkwardness a testament to NYU Law’s dancing skillz.
I got the emails… my immediate reaction was “I wonder which of my classmates wrote these emails?”
These folks probably need to take an hour or two off and cut back on the caffeine a bit.
First to say I’d bang the Vandy chick.
the cat lady one was funny
hilarious!!
The dean haddon email wasn’t funny at all. You should do a blog about all the “we’re cleaning out the refrigerator on Friday at 5:30″ emails we get on that listserv. Get about 10 a week, and often get amended versions, because apparently sending emails about cleaning the fridge is quite complex and the emails must be revised. And this is school sanctioned bs. At least the cat emails were entertaining ( except the dean haddon one).
The dean haddon email wasn’t funny at all. You should do a blog about all the “we’re cleaning out the refrigerator on Friday at 5:30″ emails we get on that listserv. Get about 10 a week, and often get amended versions, because apparently sending emails about cleaning the fridge is quite complex and the emails must be revised. And this is school sanctioned bs. At least the cat emails were entertaining ( except the dean haddon one).
am I the only one who thinks the cat lady e-mail was NOT funny?
cat rape is not a laughing matter.
This post makes me feel :( :( :(
@38: yes you are … that one was hilarious … we need some of these shenanigans at my law school…
The dean email fails for being so quick to note that it didn’t come from the real Dean Haddon. Have some stones, kid.
Furthermore, the moment you have to explain that your email is funny, it isn’t.
Well, I am the straw that broke the cat-sitter’s back apparently. And in correction to the article,I am a girl with a cat named Rocky, sometimes called Rockstar, Chunky, or Fat-A**.
I did find most of this funny but I have to say that it is really sad and unfortunate that people who hope to make their careers out of word usage do not understand the power of words and the problems lack of thought before speaking (or in this case writing) can instigate.
And seriously to all you people wondering if the school is ABA accredited…yes, we are a top 50 school.
Cat Lady made me wet myself.
mods, move thread to fail blog.
Agree with 44 – maybe I’ve just had a long day, but the cat lady was some great sh*t. Why the hell is she bringing her filet knife with her? We will never know.
Sadly, there is probably a real cat lady law student out there who read that and thought “wow, I should meet this young woman. We would be best friends”
All I know is I wish I had this law nerd’s moves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp3RXX8Q6jU
The dean Haddon email could have been funny if it were signed dean Hardon and without the disclaimer.
It could be worse. You could go to school with this guy:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_a7jkcMVp5Vg/SxsllLk9byI/AAAAAAAAKek/6vmyAl4OLC0/s1600-h/onback.ihopethisneverhcanges.jpg
Dean Haddon doesn’t read emails. She’s too busy being the asparagus from Veggie Tales.
http://www.catholicshopper.com/products/media/family_veggietales.jpg
I don’t believe that the University of Maryland Law is accredited by the ABA. My understanding is that graduates can sit for some type of “baby bar.”
Uh, #43 (Rocky’s mama) before you start talking about how “sad” and “unfortunate” it is that people don’t “understand the power of words and the problems lack of thought before speaking (or in this case writing) can instigate” LOOK IN THE MIRROR! You’re the fool who sent your cat-sitting email to the entire school in the middle of finals! How about this – take your pussy to a kennel. Find a professional animal-sitting service. I think it’s “sad” and “unfortunate” that you think it’s OK to abuse the listserv, but then chastise people who respond to your abuse of it. Everyone else was just responding to the crap that you posted!
PS cat lady was hysterical!!!!
You need to stop this right meow.
50- FTW.
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/about/features/images/haddon_crop1.jpg
I appreciated (most of) these e-mails … a good testament to our students’ ability not to take themselves too seriously. So to all you snotty “is this school accredited?” and “OMG, she misused ‘they’re’ in a parody e-mail” haters, enjoy the rest of your soul-crushing, humorless law school experience!
Not a hoax. But I believe the fake emails were only sent to all law students. The deans, professors, etc. got at least some of the real ads though.
However, this isn’t really that surprising considering the constant emails students receive from a certain Dean reminding us to get our flu shots and hug our mothers, etc. ***Maryland students, you know which dean I’m talking about***
32, what are you talking about? Isn’t Baltimore in Maryland?
Cats suck.
56 – I know which dean you’re talking about! The one who can’t capitalize properly in any of her emails!
i LOVE those emails. stop being snotty.
Haha
ATL is at least getting smarter. They get ad revenue based partially on the number of comments. A good post gets about 150 comments, so lately they’ve been throwing up a post at the end of the workday targeting one particular law school. They are bound to get at least 150 comments (or more Northwestern) from students at that law school who are sitting there studying, or from students who didn’t get into the law school and want to put down said law school. I don’t even care if this makes sense, I just want to call ATL out for running these ridiculous stories to bump up their comments.
But this story was pretty funny.
#51, no “baby bar” since 1930. http://www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/year.html.
next thing you know we’re going to see slideshows on ATL…
56 – I also know which Dean you are talking about and she is a fierce advocate on behalf of the students – we are lucky to have her.
57 — There’s the University of Baltimore (a good, but second or third tier school) and then there’s the University of Maryland at Baltimore/UMB (a top-50 school).
The Craigslist ad makes me embarrassed to be a Vandy student. Also, the descriptions are so generic that they could apply to any guy and any girl here.
-Vandy 2L
Fear TTThe TTTurTTTle
Does your cat make too much noise? Try Kitten Mittens! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47D9-U8hn5I
65, so now you’re telling that there are three campuses in the University of Maryland Law School system? Who knew that a state like maryland needed so many law schools, especially with all the school right next door in D.C. Also interesting is that tall three campuses are in the same city!
The University of Maryland has only been ABA accredited since 1930. Can’t expect people on an internet legal tabloid to actually use a search engine to figure this stuff out.
The University of Maryland School of Law is in the top 50 law schools as ranked by US News. It is the third oldest law school in the country by date of first classes and is the second oldest in the country by establishment date (predating Harvard).
Also, the University of Baltimore (which is Tier III or IV I think) has been ABA accredited since 1972. Those are the only law schools in Maryland, so wherever the accredited question guy is getting his info from, it is dusty.
66,
Ja, that’s the joke.
http://www.lossimpsonsonline.com.ar/personajes/rainer-wolfcastle/rainier-wolfcastle.jpg
@ 43 if you can’t take care of your own cat; you shouldn’t have one. You’re only here chastising b/c people made fun of you … get a life …
also those emails were hilarious … especially cat lady!
Pretty sure the Vandy posts were a joke…chill out.
Pretty sure the Vandy posts were a joke…chill out.
65 – There is only one University of MD law campus, which is in Baltimore. Nearly all of MD’s graduate programs are in Baltimore, for the exception of Business and Architecture, both of which are in College Park. Also, UMBC is a completely different campus and has nothing to do with the law school.
There is also another law school in Baltimore, called the University of Baltimore Law School. This school has nothing to do with the University of MD.
I also know who the dean is that sends the “hug your mother” “eat your veggies” emails. Um … how does she advocate for students? By telling us an apple a day keeps the doctor away? I leaved that in an elementary school school.
She was also the one that sent an email saying that some students didn’t appreciate the emails. Everyone I was sitting with in the library was laughing their asses off. If you didn’t want to read these emails you could have deleted it.
Personally, I was tempted to follow up with no one appreciates the 25 emails a day that comes from student affairs. Especially the ones sent by her that are incorrect, then redacted, then followed by a sorry, you were supposed to receive that, followed by a correction email. At least these emails added humor to my day.
Ok, 75, I’m trying to work this out. There are three University of Maryland Law school campuses:
1. University of Maryland, College Park campus. (suburb of Baltimore)
2. University of Maryland at Baltimore
3. University of Baltimore, Maryland
I think I’ve got it now. I’m not really worried about all the other graduate programs.
@ everyone fiercely defending whether MD Law is accredited … why are you wasting your time. We know we’re accredited. Why do you care about some ATL loser that can’t figure that out on his own. Don’t waste your time …
#77 you are not getting it.
There is a University of Maryland at College Park which is the primary campus. It does not have a law school.
Within the same university system there is a University of Maryland at Baltimore which hosts a majority of the professional graduate schools including the law school–the UM School of law is ranked in the top 50 law schools by US News
There is a separate school in Baltimore, the University of Baltimore, (no affiliation to the University of Maryland) which has several programs including a law school, it is a tier III or IV school I believe
PEOPLE! There are only TWO law schools in Maryland:
1. University of Maryland (located in the city of Baltimore)
2. University of Baltimore (also located in the city of Baltimore)
Although they are both located in Baltimore, they are two completely different schools. University of Maryland is top 50. University of Baltimore is not.
There is 1 UMD Law campus and it is in Baltimore, a few blocks away from Camden Yards. The other-also very good-law school is the University of Baltimore.
UMD College Park has the business school and other professional degrees while the Baltimore Campus has Med, Social Work, Pharm., etc.
79, I thought the campus at College Pak was ranked at 50? What is the College Park campus ranked at? I’m guessing that it’s second tier. That’s pretty cool that the same system has a tier 1, 2, and 3 campus. A school for all levels! They’ll have to start up another campus for tier 4! Would that one be in Baltimore too? lol
HAHAHA. I thought the pet rock was funny.
Tiger Baby Moma’s Momma got there, and Tiger’s Momma answers the door, and Tiger Baby’s Gran Momma said: “Vere is my Daughta”, and Tiger Momma said: “Bitch, don’t be Bustin in here wit NO Attitude”!!!
and Tiger Baby’s Gran Momma said: “Vat, Vat??” “Lissen Beech, I Don Vant Any Truble Vit Jew”…
and Tiger Momma said: “Don’t Start Nun, Won’t BE NUN”…..
and Tiger Baby Gran Momma said: “Beech, out ov My Vay”….
And Tiger Momma Said: “Oh No YOU DI’INT”…???? BIP-BOP-BAM !!!!
Next thing ya knows:
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And Tiger’s Baby Momma Said: You Beech..YOU BEECH…Vat Did You Do to my Mamma?!?!
And Tiger Mamma Said: Listen ya big Viking Bitch, don’t make me have to hurt you, ya already ruined my son’s good name! Now go see bout yo momma in da Hospital!
And Dat’s how it went down Ya’ll !!!!
to 72:
maybe 43 needed a little help and asked it of the students, yeah she and other people made a mistake by posting to a student listserv rather than posting to craigslist or something, but people are busy at the end of the semester and sometimes need to get the word out quickly. Also, these are students looking for help, maybe the idea is that they can get help and pay someone $200 for help rather than boarding an animal for twice that
To clarify this whole affair which has spiraled out of control…..First – the emails did in fact go to professors (at least this one, who posted the original email). Second, while some of the “come back” emails were amusing, critics of my simple posting need to get a life. The main purpose was apartment sitting and, yes, some people need pet sitters when they are gone for some time and, yes, some people don’t mind extra cash over the holidays. These types of postings are on the listserv sometimes, so mine should be headline news. You could also use some sleep (and a life).
76 – Right on! I am so sick of the stupid emails from the “hug your mother” Dean. I don’t know which students she was talking about in her response, but everyone I talked to thoroughly enjoyed the cat emails! Probably the best emails I’ve ever gotten from the listserv.
Many lawyers have trouble making conversation, this leads to awkward silences, lost opportunities, and lost confidence. There are three main elements to great conversation that all revolve around taking an interest in other people. They are 1) Listening-listen to what the other person is saying and look for seeds (seeds-=things they may want to elaborate on) and ask questions about those seeds. 2)Asking/Answering Questions- If they ask a question, give an elaborate answer (more than one word) so they can ask you more questions OR if you are shy repeat the question back to them OR ask a question about one of the seeds they mentioned earlier. 3) Empathize – match experiences with a person, this really helps facilitate conversation.. If they tell you about a situation you respond with a story about a similar situation. If you practice the aforementioned skills every day with every conversation you have you will be able to converse easily with anyone, anywhere.
@80 – He/she is just messing with you, relax…
88: awesome advice, are you available for lectures?
79, et al.
77 is being a prick. He fully understand and is seeing how long you’re going to go before you get that he understands and is being a prick.
Please stop trying to explain this – we all get it.
82 – Very funny. Joke’s on us.
86, you and your cat need to get a life. If everyone who had a need for a pet-sitter or apartment-sitter or extra cash sent a message to the listserv, it would be utterly insane. You are not so special to get to post your ad on the listserv. There are appropriate avenues for such ads, and the law student listserv is NOT one of them. You should be apologizing to the student body, not acting so self-righteous and chastising us. You’re the one who screwed up here! Perhaps you need some sleep and a life.
No – joke is on only you 92. The rest of us caught on after his second comment.
Maybe I’m being stupid but were the response emails making fun of the people posting the original requests or were they to poke at the person who sent the first response that the listserv isn’t for personal use?
bananas vs. cats!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5juKWgeLNwM
57, yes it is. congrats for being able to read a map. there are TWO law schools in baltimore. University of MARYLAND Law School and University of BALTIMORE law school.
Perhaps they should have sent an email to everyone to join the class action against Maryland Law for unfair and arbitrary denial of in-state tuition against many of their law students.
97, No, i’m pretty sure now that there are THREE campuses in the UM law school system. You forgot about the college park campus.
We are talking about this when Katten pussy pass got let go???
This just reconfirms my decision not to go to UMD.
#1 – #100:
…go study for your exams.
89/91
Why did you have to go and ruin it? I was being amused by the 1L’s not realizing the troll was awake tonight. :(
101, I’m sure the rejection letter you got confirmed that. Have fun at UB.
What about the UPenn State Baltimore campus?
Yale is #1
UPenn State at Baltimore is in Baltimore County
UPenn State -Baltimore campus is great because you can cheer for a the nittany lions and the terps at the same time.
“All right, how about ‘Cat Game?’”
“Cat Game? What’s the record?”
“Thorny did six, but I think you can do ten.”
“Ten? Starting right meow?”
“Sorry about the…”
“All right meow. Hand over your license and registration. Your registration? Hurry up meow.”
“Sorry.”
“Is there something funny here boy?”
“Oh, no.”
“Then why you laughing, Mister… Larry Johnson? All right meow, where were we?”
“Excuse me, are you saying meow?”
“Am I saying meow?”
“I thought…”
“Don’t think boy. Meow, do you know how fast you were going? Meow. What is so damn funny?”
“I could have sworn you said meow.”
“Do I look like a cat to you, boy? Am I jumpin’ around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer? Do you see me eating mice? You stop laughing right meow!”
“Yes sir.”
“Meow, I’m gonna have to give you a ticket on this one. No buts meow. It’s the law. Not so funny meow, is it? Meow!”
Correction… you can cheer for the Quakers, Nittany lions and Terps.
Do they have an exchange program with the Philly campus?
CHECK YOU FELINES
YLS = 1
phatwhitebooty.com
I laugh every time I see “Maryland Law”, didn’t even read the rest of the post.
92
Have you looked into the fact you may have a RES 2nd Sec 90 claim against 77? I think you have a valid claim for it.
-I realize there are only 2 campuses
I guess Testudo doesn’t fly if a virgin graduates from Maryland Law.
we used to have trolls that asked whether a school is accredited. now we have trolls that answer “what? of course it’s accredited.”
The original e-mail came from a visiting Prof. who
1. Left a top ten law school to come work at UMD
2. Needed a cat sitter because she is traveling to Africa to set up an International Law Clinic for UMD students.
She had a totally legitimate reasoning for thinking her request was reasonable. At least she was willing to pay!
I think the e-mails were intended to make fun of all the students who thought they were entitled to follow her lead. Did they really think that anyone was going to volunteer to travel to Columbia MD twice a day to feed their cats out of the goodness of their heart? Gee, I wonder why your own friends weren’t fighting over who would be fortunate enough to help you with that one…
@ 53 lmao …
I am currently studying for the LSAT and am confused about the accreditation status of UMD. Can someone please post a credible response as to whether UMD is, in fact, accredited by the ABA and a member in good standing with the AALS.
I need to know because I am compiling a list of target schools. If UMD is not accredited I will move it to the “safety” list.
Thanks in advance.
Baltimore is a city in Maryland, thus U of Baltimore Law School is part of the U of Maryland. All the commenters who say otherwise are trolls.
If you talk shit about Baltimore, I’ll smoke your ass and leave your body in the vacants.
- Chris Partlow
Dear #84, Tiger Woods’s mother is predominantly Asian and Thai… I bet you have some ignorant-ass Obama jokes too.
53,
You win.
-32
Rick Santorum graduted UPenn-Carlisle campus. NUFF SAID.
Those craigslist posts made me so happy to be a Vandy student. I love our school and students for having a sense of humor during finals.
-Vandy 2L
114 – excellent
2006 UMD grad. The law school has some smart students…but it has a lot of dumb Maryland resident white girls who go “juiced in” because Daddy made a call and they went to the right private school in Baltimore County.
CHECK YOU CATS
I want to provide some clarification for this post.
32, 51, 57, 69, 70, 75, 77, 79, 80, 1, 97, 121, 122,
University of Maryland has a law school, but it is not at College Park with the rest of the UMD campus. College Park is a dangerous place (it is at the end of the Green Line Metro) so many people do not feel safe there. The school decided to move the law school campus to Baltimore for the safety of the students, because even though Baltimore is the #13 most dangerous city in the nation, it is safer than College Park, #4 most dangerous.
When someone talks about the University of Baltimore, they are refering to the University of Maryland’s law school. Simply, UMD’s law school is the same as University of Baltimore. Students from each school do not differentiate between the two, so a student that says they went to University of Maryland, Baltimore is the same that a student that went to University of Baltimore, Maryland.
I hope this helps ATL readers.
93-My post on the listserv wasn’t going to cause hundreds of students and professors to all of a sudden go out and get cats, acquire a need for catsitters and then compel them post ads on the list serv. If you didn’t like the post, hit “delete” and get a hold of yourself.
93-My post on the listserv wasn’t going to cause hundreds of students and professors to all of a sudden go out and get cats, acquire a need for catsitters and then compel them post ads on the list serv. If you didn’t like the post, hit “delete” and get a hold of yourself.
-86
131,
When you refer to each schools, you are referring to UMD Law School Section 1 and UMD Law School Section 2, correct? Because that is how the students refer to the two sections.
Ok 31. Clearly a UB student. And attempting to confuse the ATL community because you are embarrassed that you only got into UB. UMD’s law school is NOT THE SAME as the University of Baltimore. The students are compelled to differentiate because it is literally an entirely different university system. Not only that, but most UB students exhibit a sense of animosity towards Maryland Law students.
You may claim that you are attempting to help ATL readers, but really you are just trying to help yourself forget that your alma mater should be renamed the Peter Angelos Fourth Tier School of Law.
P.S. I think the pet rock email was by far the funniest.
134- Yes. Students in section 1 at UMD Law School refer to themselves as students at University of Maryland, Baltimore, while students in section 2 refer to themselves as students from University of Baltimore, Maryland.
Thank you for clarifying.
131 Secure
Relax people, the ABA accreditation thing is just a meme. People always ask if a school is accredited anytime a law school is mentioned. They do it to well known, top ten schools too.
You guys are almost as retarded as the UC Davis kids.
135,
I know you are in section 1, relax though.
Since UMD split the sections into section 1, University of Maryland, Baltimore and section 2, University of Baltimore, Maryland, there has been some serious competition between the sections to demonstrate which section is superior. I appreciate that you are trying to advocate for section 1, but please do not try and confuse the ATL community into thinking the two sections are actually different law schools.
132, you are a real idiot. The listserv is not for personal ads. Period. I need a new TV, I’m not going to go send an email to the the entire law school to see if anyone has one for sale. You abused the listserv. Use the phone book and look up a petsitter. The student body does not want to be solicited by people looking for petsitters. I shouldn’t have to delete, because you shouldn’t be sending out this crap. Go feed Rocky, he’s hungry.
IS ANYONE AT THIS LAW SCHOOL CAPABLE OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR PUSSY OVER WINTER BREAK?
HAHAHAHAHA
86 – Does this look like a message for cat sitting, or apartment sitting?
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Hi, I was wondering whether anyone would be able to take care of my cat over winter break. I live in Columbia, so whatever works best for you I’m willing to workout: staying at my apartment, checking in every couple of days, or keeping him at your place. I am flying home on the 15th and will be back January 5th so if someone can help me out please let me know.
My cat, Rocky or Rockstar, is an incredibly happy and easy-going animal. He’s large, around 14 or 15 lbs. which is why he can’t fly home with me (he’s too large to go on the plane). He’s black and long-haired, and loves attention. He will probably roll over at your feet if you meet him.
If you think you could do this please contact me so that we can meet and I can show you where everything is. You can email me at REDACTED or call my cell at REDACTED.
Thanks, and happy finals.
Whatever happened to the guy who used to post lolcats on ATL?
Can someone just answer my question. Is UMD accredited? I need to know for my applications.
Thanks.
-121
143/121, Nope, sorry, UMD is not accredited. Not Section nor Section 2. UB is not accredited either. Hope this helps. Good luck with your applications! Sorry we won’t be seeing you at UMD.
i will pay someone to pet my pussy over winter break!!!
Why are these kids leaving their pussies behind?
86 / 132 — The email was not an issue AT ALL… Unlike 139, most of us understand that (1) boarding a pet (esp. a cat) is cruel and stressful and can lead to all sorts of problems (health and behavioral); and (2) only an idiot places a house & pet sitting ad on Craigs List or some other public website. Obviously there’s a reasonably higher trust level with a law student where you teach as opposed to some random person. (3) Being that (alot of us) are poor law students living off loans with either part-time (or in many cases NO) jobs, an opportunity to make money sounds GREAT. Bonus if it involves pets.
And about “HAVING” to click delete? Oh poor poor thing… how your index finger must hurt from having to click that mouse over the delete button once!! Seeing as how you’re SOOOO offended by ONE email, I guess you don’t get ANY other unsolicited emails from ANY other source. Get over yourself… I’d say you need a cat in your life, but I would NEVER EVER EVER dream of putting a cat through the misery of living with you.
i dont know if this has been pointed out, but “Dean Haddon” looks like “Dean Hardon.”
Get it? Its like her last name means “boner.”
After these exams, I’ll spend my holiday break all over this pussy.
To 131 and the rest of you numbskulls.
Clearly none of you have any idea about the structure of UMD law school or the history of the University of Maryland system. Please stop spouting your idiotic ideas and use your text book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland_Law_School
I’m starting a new meme where I will answer accreditation questions in angry post. Then when people explain that it is just a meme, others will have to explain this meme, and so forth to infinity
As a 1L at University of Baltimore, Maryland, I don’t know why my peers in section 2 would be trying to confuse everyone by claiming that University of Maryland, Baltimore, is a different law school.
In fact, trying to differentiate the two is a poor choice for section 2 students. Just look at the admissions statistics for the two sections:
Section 1, University of Maryland, Baltimore
GPA median 3.01, LSAT median 152
Section 2, University of Baltimore, Maryland
GPA median 3.29 LSAT median 155
150 – your text book is wikipedia? University of Baltimore, Maryland is pretty damn high tech then.
I read it though. I get it, i get it, there is a university of boalt too, which is now known as berkeley law. But who cares about pac-10 sports.
-29
84 was pretty damn funny, although would have been funnier if performed by lat’s mom.
And just for clarification: University of Maryland at Baltimore is NOT the same as University of Maryland at College Park? But IS the same as University of Baltimore? Is the University of Baltimore just a nick name for UM at Baltimore? And where does Towson and John’s Hopkins fit into this?
86 / 132 / 147 – The email was DEFINITELY an issue, that’s why you got all the emails back from people making fun of you! That’s why the Dean and the SBA sent an email this morning asking you to stop using the listserv for personal ads! Are you seriously this delusional? WE DON’T WANT EMAILS ABOUT YOUR DAMN CAT! The listserv is not your personal message board! If you can’t take care of you cat over winter break, don’t get one. Or if you love your precious pussy so much and can’t afford or don’t want to board it, don’t leave over winter. Or better yet – find a professional pet sitting service. There’s tons of them out there, they’re bonded and licensed, and they WANT to hear from you. We don’t! Your fellow students are not a cheap labor force waiting for you to honor us with the privilege of watching your fat pussy!
P.S. I’m the owner of a cat, which I take care of over winter break. I’ve also taken her on a plane. American Airlines allows cats up to 20 pounds. So quit annoying us with your asinine, pointless emails! Do a little research and Rockstar can come home with you!
i researched for three hours and couldn’t find any evidence that UM is accredited. they do have an excellent women’s lacrosse team though.
If rockstar is over 20 pounds, is he still a rockstar? Or just a fat piece of sh….
@119 – right on. these types of emails are acceptable from the visiting prof. not acceptable from these random irresponsible students who have animals they can’t take care of.
for all the UMD trolls, why do you guys feel the need to provide the basis for your school’s accreditation? do you not realize people ask the accreditation question as a form of condescension? a literary piss on you from above?
This “cat lady” made me pee my pants
53 you rock
First?
Is it possible that it’s not a good idea to advertise the fact that your apartment will be left unattended for four weeks……. in Baltimore????
Um, did this person really not have any friends who could watch her cat (or a friend who knew someone who could)? She really had to send out a message to the entire school?
As a lowly 1L I decided
To prep for exams undivided
But as a 3L
I am here to tell
Whiskey is who I invited.
Where the F is Maryland?
touche, 148. touche.
Well, not surprising that this is the level of “humor” of the Maryland law school. I mean does it get more TTT than this?
And with that, it’s PUSSY FART time. Kash, Dopukill, Lin AND Elie – let ‘em RIP!
Who cares! This is a legal profession blog, not a law school blog. Next there will be posts about what LSAT prep course is the best…..
And now it is way past morning. Anything cheesedick puts in the morning docket – the real lawyers already read in the NYT, WSJ, etc.
Final word:
The first one about pet rock was passably funny.
The rest were terrible.
Thank you 152, finally an intelligent post. That said, if the lsat for the higher ranked UB section is only 155, wtf does anyone go to UMD at all? With nmbers that low they must be years from high enough bar pass rates to get back aba accreditation. That means your only shot at a legal career is in md, as u only qualify for md law. Were u aware of this when u signed up? I hope u got an amazing scholarship.
Do I have a Sec 90 claim against the cat lady since I bought an Amtrak ticket to Baltimore already?
can someone please tell me if univ. of maryland school of law is accredited?
Any law student who freaks out over a few emails like this is in for a long, long career. You don’t think this happens at law firms?
I want to know about Promissory Estopple claims here. Can anyone please ehlp me out?
94 – No, the joke is only on you. The rest of us caught on before the first comment. Seriously, how can anyone not already know about the accreditation shtick?
How come no one has mentioned that cat ownership is just for old ladies and pedophiles?
139, 147 & 155:
Good morning! I see you spent the better part of last night in a froth over “my” catsitting post to the UMD listserv. I don’t even have a cat. CHECK YOU TROLLS.
86/132
Mid-level Sidley
131: The University of Baltimore is located in Maryland, but is NOT affiliated with the University of Maryland system.
The University of Maryland has undergraduate campuses all over Maryland, including one in Baltimore. The main campus is in College Park, Maryland, which is not a suburb of Baltimore.
The University of Maryland has a law school that is located in Baltimore.
duhhhhhh
FYI the professor who signed off with “peace” was a woman.
Why do people go to unaccredited law schools, like Maryland? Aren’t there many accredited law schools on the east coast, like Fordham?
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Are you sure that’s right, 181? I’ve met some people from Baltimore and I was pretty sure that one campus represented Baltimore City and the other Baltimore County, but obviously they’re still the same system. I’m not sure if you know this but the city and county are separate jurisdictions — they don’t overlap — even though they have the same name.
how many freaking memes and counter-memes can one message board have?!
There are actually three law schools in Maryland. All three of which are part of the University of Maryland system.
1. University of Maryland at Baltimore
2. University of Baltimore
3. University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Clearly, the commenters asking if Maryland is accredited and how the School/system is structured are messing with you people that are dumb enough to respond. As a Maryland Law grad, I am ashamed by the level of stupidity shown by you people who can’t even take that for the joke it is. Just stop. You’re embarassing yourself and everyone else from the School.
So let me get this right: University of Baltimore Law leases their space from surplus closet space at The University of Maryland Baltimore Law which is really just an online law school for College Park. I thought I saw an article in the WSJ saying that Maryland disbanded all law schools in 1985 and no longer required a bar exam in order to practice in the state.
Now you are telling me that MD has brought back law schools but only for Law of Cats. Feline-y Murder Doctrine applies.
Look on the bright side, 188 – at least you’re not a Northwestern grad. Talk about embarrassing yourself and your school . . . .
174- probably not. But, your part performance might make her offer irrevocable.
53 – i just laughed out loud.
153,
Boalt is also part of the university of Maryland system? How are the two states’ interconnected schools administered? Why hasn’t Maryland raised tuition the same way California has?
I can see why the two systems wouldn’t be accredited, now. It’s just too complicated a system to ensure quality legal education.
191
so since the offer is irrevocable I can force her to let me play with her pussy in her apartment?
-174
While funny this reminds me of how the spoiled little brats at UMB love to complain about minutiae. They also whine and gripe about congratulatory emails being sent to everyone on the listserv. Just press delete and move on like a grown up. You all should be glad I’m a faculty member and not an administrator. Not everyone here believes in giving you jackanapes a forum to voice your ridiculous wailings.
So when people here refer to Northeastern, they don’t mean the school in Massachusetts, but instead are referring to the University of Baltimore, College Park campus?
What the hell is a jackanape? And forgive me for asking, but is The University of Marylaw at Baltimore School of Law accredited?
195 = racist
The University of Marylaw Baltimore School of Law is accredited but only provisionally.
UMD is located a few blocks away from UPenn State’s Baltimore campus, right?
Some of you MD kids are so dense. You guys and gals should have realized from the first post that people are ribbing you about UofMD Law and UofB Law and that no one is confused about the difference between the two or the accreditation of those law schools.
201 – YOU are the dense one. Do you actually think we are responding seriously, you idiot.
195 – If you don’t like us, then quit. No one will miss you, I promise.
195 – I forgot to mention. If you quit, you’ll just be replaced with another shitty sub-par professor.
-202
I love that this post got over 200 comments. Good stuff, Kash.
pet rock = gay
cat lady = hilarious
195
The complaints about the emails stem from a violation of the administration’s directions: the list serv is not for spamming.
Professors set a poor precedent with spamming the list serv. Now, students have picked up on the bad habit. So, while the congratulations were with good intent, obviously, the minor violations have caused an upmeow that has taken to this forum. The students commenting here belong to the majority that respected the no-spam policy. And we’ve taken the argument off the list serve to voice our opinions without spamming the student body.
If you want to make yourself different from the administration, please them to figure out the fridge situation. Maybe if we stop getting scores of e-mails a semester about tossed lunches, we’ll tolerate the pussy.
Meow.
206, I heart you. Thank you. meow.
206, I heart you. Thank you. meow.
206, I heart you. Thank you. meow.
I wish my law school had a cat lady in it! These replies would never happen at my school . . . but I blame it on the cold weather up here!
135 – a jobless Maryland Law student jealous of UB students with jobs.
http://www.usmd.edu/institutions/
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Oh the snobbery on ATL.
I love how top 10 law school graduates, working as mid-level associates in big law, with no work to do, sit on ATL, and insult lower ranked (but still quality) law schools. I think these guys are upset because they’ve realized that they are the same associates who will soon be fired and replaced by newer and cheaper graduates.
Whatever gets you through your day. As Omar says, it’s all in the game though right?
Can someone please explain the law schools in Maryland, their respective founding dates, and whether or not they’re ABA accredited again please?
214 – you hit the nail on the head!
215 – The University of Baltimore School of Law was founded in 1836 and accredited in 1923. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Law was founded in 1925 and accredited in 1988.
As for Maryland’s third law school this is what happened. In 1981 the Chesapeake Bay School of Law was founded as a private, non-profit law school but they never were able to gain accreditation. In 2007 the University of Maryland System decided to take over CBSL and rename it the University of Maryland School of Law. It was provisionally accredited in 2008 and its graduates can now sit for a full bar exam.