Cow Tipping Law
In Intellectual Property today, several students got into an argument about a VERY important issue that has been on the forefront of everyone's mind.
Was it the Bird Flu pandemic that's supposedly right around the corner? No...
Was it about the new Supreme Court Justice? No...
War on Terror? No...
Global Warming? No...
The topic of debate among young legal scholars was COW TIPPING. Okay, so what does that tell you about law students?
Apparently, some scientists somewhere did tests and discovered it is impossible to actually sneak up on a cow when he is sleeping and tip him over. That's right... I hate to burst your bubble, but cow tipping is a myth. Why anyone would want to tip a cow over is beyond me. I had never even heard of cow tipping, but hey, I don't recall the last time I even encountered a real cow, so how would I know? But there are, allegedly, several professional cow tippers in our IP class who had to actually argue it was possible to tip sleeping cows. So, what was the outcome of the debate? More study is needed. This means there likely will be a bunch of law students sneaking around in fields this coming weekend to try and tip over sleeping cows. Ah, what a wonderfully exciting world Amy lives in...
I had a meeting with Professor Tarkington first thing this morning, and it's so funny how neither of us are morning people. I have a hard enough time concentrating just being alone with him in his teeny-weeny office (how come Rogerson's office is so much bigger?), but throw in the morning drowsiness, and I have to be extra careful not to say something that would clue him in on the twin switch. So, I go in his office, and he has his little black mug of coffee and the comics pages of the newspaper on his desk. It just cracks me up to think he actually takes the time to read the comics, especially with as *serious* he always is. He doesn't even try to hide them from me or pretend he's not going to read them.
I told him I had read over the [extremely boring] law review articles about juvenile justice sentencing, and he wanted to know what my thoughts are about his article he wants to write. I have to tell myself to "focus" because I want to laugh whenever he looks at me so intently, like he really thinks I know what the hell I'm doing. Asking me about sentencing guidelines is like asking me what I think about the parasitic tow on the bottom of the barges that go up and down the Intercoastal Waterway. No clue and no interest, thank you very much. I really did feel like I was "playing law student" when I was sitting there, trying to sound intelligent.
How weird that it never even dawned on Tarkington that I might actually be against the death penalty, especially when it comes to juveniles. I would have thought he would have asked me how I felt, but he doesn't seem to care or he is just assuming I'm fine with it. At some point, it is very likely I will blurt out my true feelings about this. This morning, he gave me an outline for the article and said he wants me to get on "Westlaw" to start researching current caselaw. I'm just sitting there, smiling and nodding, like I know exactly what to do... But, now I must ask... Where do I find access to Westlaw? I know Amy said it is like the internet on it has legal stuff on it. Do I need to use the computers in the library? I sent an email to Amy, but I haven't heard back from her. She thinks I'm crazy to even attempt to work with Tarkington, so I'm not sure she'll tell me.
It was really difficult being in Rogerson's Business Associations class today now that I know what went on last year with Amy and Rogerson. All the sudden, all of those creepy, bizarre comments he has been making to me are starting to make sense. His crazy request that I work 19 hours a week in law clinic when most students only have to work 4-5 hours, his comment about how he "owns me," and the "look in the mirror" comment. Not to mention his comment about how I can always play with his "snake."
For a minute, I came THIS close to saying something to Professor Tarkington during our meeting, to see if he could recommend some way to put a stop to Rogerson's conduct once and for all. But then I remembered that Amy went to Tarkington originally about having problems with a "creepy professor." She trusted him to give her advice. She didn't tell him who the professor was; she just wanted to know what Tarkington recommended as her advisor. And what did Tarkington do? He went to the dean, and together they figured out it was Rogerson. Talk about betrayal.
Amy told me something else that I found interesting... Amy said the dean told her that one of the reasons Tarkington met with the deans to discuss the matter was because Tarkington thought maybe Amy was talking about HIM. Like TARKINGTON was the creepy professor Amy was talking about that was bothering her! Yipes! I asked Amy if Tarkington has ever said anything inappropriate, and she says not that she can recall---but that she certainly wouldn't complain about it anyway! Isn't it paranoid of Tarkington to assume she was talking about him when she wouldn't tell him who the professor was? What is the deal with the professors at that school?! And, more importantly, how do I get Tarkington to harass ME? ;o)
I feel like I am hyper-focusing on my actions and comments to all the professors now. I don't like the environment at the law school, and I certainly understand now why Amy was always saying "Stay off the radar." It is not like me, however, to just sit back and "take it." I don't make a very good victim, and I hate seeing other people be victimized. I'm still working on a plan on how to handle Rogerson once and for all.
Was it the Bird Flu pandemic that's supposedly right around the corner? No...
Was it about the new Supreme Court Justice? No...
War on Terror? No...
Global Warming? No...
The topic of debate among young legal scholars was COW TIPPING. Okay, so what does that tell you about law students?
Apparently, some scientists somewhere did tests and discovered it is impossible to actually sneak up on a cow when he is sleeping and tip him over. That's right... I hate to burst your bubble, but cow tipping is a myth. Why anyone would want to tip a cow over is beyond me. I had never even heard of cow tipping, but hey, I don't recall the last time I even encountered a real cow, so how would I know? But there are, allegedly, several professional cow tippers in our IP class who had to actually argue it was possible to tip sleeping cows. So, what was the outcome of the debate? More study is needed. This means there likely will be a bunch of law students sneaking around in fields this coming weekend to try and tip over sleeping cows. Ah, what a wonderfully exciting world Amy lives in...
I had a meeting with Professor Tarkington first thing this morning, and it's so funny how neither of us are morning people. I have a hard enough time concentrating just being alone with him in his teeny-weeny office (how come Rogerson's office is so much bigger?), but throw in the morning drowsiness, and I have to be extra careful not to say something that would clue him in on the twin switch. So, I go in his office, and he has his little black mug of coffee and the comics pages of the newspaper on his desk. It just cracks me up to think he actually takes the time to read the comics, especially with as *serious* he always is. He doesn't even try to hide them from me or pretend he's not going to read them.
I told him I had read over the [extremely boring] law review articles about juvenile justice sentencing, and he wanted to know what my thoughts are about his article he wants to write. I have to tell myself to "focus" because I want to laugh whenever he looks at me so intently, like he really thinks I know what the hell I'm doing. Asking me about sentencing guidelines is like asking me what I think about the parasitic tow on the bottom of the barges that go up and down the Intercoastal Waterway. No clue and no interest, thank you very much. I really did feel like I was "playing law student" when I was sitting there, trying to sound intelligent.
How weird that it never even dawned on Tarkington that I might actually be against the death penalty, especially when it comes to juveniles. I would have thought he would have asked me how I felt, but he doesn't seem to care or he is just assuming I'm fine with it. At some point, it is very likely I will blurt out my true feelings about this. This morning, he gave me an outline for the article and said he wants me to get on "Westlaw" to start researching current caselaw. I'm just sitting there, smiling and nodding, like I know exactly what to do... But, now I must ask... Where do I find access to Westlaw? I know Amy said it is like the internet on it has legal stuff on it. Do I need to use the computers in the library? I sent an email to Amy, but I haven't heard back from her. She thinks I'm crazy to even attempt to work with Tarkington, so I'm not sure she'll tell me.
It was really difficult being in Rogerson's Business Associations class today now that I know what went on last year with Amy and Rogerson. All the sudden, all of those creepy, bizarre comments he has been making to me are starting to make sense. His crazy request that I work 19 hours a week in law clinic when most students only have to work 4-5 hours, his comment about how he "owns me," and the "look in the mirror" comment. Not to mention his comment about how I can always play with his "snake."
For a minute, I came THIS close to saying something to Professor Tarkington during our meeting, to see if he could recommend some way to put a stop to Rogerson's conduct once and for all. But then I remembered that Amy went to Tarkington originally about having problems with a "creepy professor." She trusted him to give her advice. She didn't tell him who the professor was; she just wanted to know what Tarkington recommended as her advisor. And what did Tarkington do? He went to the dean, and together they figured out it was Rogerson. Talk about betrayal.
Amy told me something else that I found interesting... Amy said the dean told her that one of the reasons Tarkington met with the deans to discuss the matter was because Tarkington thought maybe Amy was talking about HIM. Like TARKINGTON was the creepy professor Amy was talking about that was bothering her! Yipes! I asked Amy if Tarkington has ever said anything inappropriate, and she says not that she can recall---but that she certainly wouldn't complain about it anyway! Isn't it paranoid of Tarkington to assume she was talking about him when she wouldn't tell him who the professor was? What is the deal with the professors at that school?! And, more importantly, how do I get Tarkington to harass ME? ;o)
I feel like I am hyper-focusing on my actions and comments to all the professors now. I don't like the environment at the law school, and I certainly understand now why Amy was always saying "Stay off the radar." It is not like me, however, to just sit back and "take it." I don't make a very good victim, and I hate seeing other people be victimized. I'm still working on a plan on how to handle Rogerson once and for all.
posted by and (c) Traci Campbell at 8:46 PM
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