Joyce Janto explains the history of Thanksgiving as retold in Virginia and elsewhere, and delves into the hidden history of Thanksgiving as holiday-spending stimulus.
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Thanksgiving: Myths, Fact, and Creating a Tradition
A Thanksgiving Hypo by Jack Ellis (1L)
Premise: You are a turkey farmer just a couple of months away from that most important day for turkey farmers, Thanksgiving. The turkeys are coming along nicely and will be perfect to sell for the holiday. However, an evil train
Read moreKillers, Thrillers, and Popcorn-Spillers!: Faculty, Staff, and SLATE Members Recommend These Halloween Horror Movies
It’s the spooky season once again, and time for the Library’s annual Halloween horror movie recommendations! This Halloween, kick back, but don’t relax–’cause you never know what boogey, ghoulie, or goblin is hiding under your bed. Throw on one of
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Hide your children! Another Facepalm is here! Ever worry that your kids are being exposed to too much sex, violence, and obscenity in the media they consume? Ever worry that reading Harry Potter will turn your child into a wizard?
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And now a Facepalm all the way from my hometown. Growing up in Las Vegas, you learn quickly that trashiness flows as freely as yard-long margaritas, and Parke Injury Law Firm’s billboard is no exception. “Injured while searching for dead
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Recently, a crypto startup calling itself Spice DAO proved it’s worth the money to hire a lawyer. Spice DAO purchased a rare copy of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi epic Dune at auction for a staggering €2.66 million ($3.04 million) — 100 times its auction estimate
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Welcome to the brave new world of the Zoom Courtroom! Sure, the pandemic has been staggeringly stressful, but it has provided more than a few chuckles as we wrestle with our new work-from-home tech. Here are just a few examples
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Is romance dead? Call me old-fashioned, but I feel the dating scene has changed a bit since my day. Roses and chocolates have been replaced by emoji-laden texts and Tinder swipes. But for those sentimentalists who say romance is still
Read moreLessons from the Colorado Rockies – by Benjamin Payne (1L)
By Benjamin Payne (1L) Waking up at 5 AM sucks. It sucks a lot more when you’re 7,000 feet above sea level and it’s about six degrees outside. This is what two 1L’s realized when we embarked on a week-long
Read moreCongrats to our Student Selfie Contest Winners!
So this is how you study! We asked our students to show us the wild, wacky ways they study for class — and they delivered! Check out the hilarious ways our students multitask. Grand Prize goes to Abigail Scanga
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