What’s worse than thinking about hordes of college students engaging
Young Adults Drink to Win, Marketers Join In,” Oct. 16, 2005) For me,
it’s the thought of law students continuing to engage in this asinine
activity — leading, of course, to young associates doing it, too.
And, what’s even more painful than criminal defense
lawyers making lame public statements about their
angelic clients? It’s beer company spokespersons,
like Anheuser-Busch’s Francine Katz (properly berated
by webloggers here and here), who wants us to believe
SC, are merely meant as “icebreakers” to meet people,
while losing contestants chug water, not beer.
doesn’t give me much hope that law students leave this foolishness
behind. Nor does this Editorial from the student newspaper at the
Univerty of Toronto’s Law School (Ultra Vires, “Law Games victory
comes at greater cost?, Jan. 2004), which boasts of activities at
a Law Games gettogether in Halifax, Canada:
“In terms of drinking, most of us managed to get absolutely
wasted on most nights; one delegate even lost half a tooth
and another had to attend the hospital after valiantly subjecting
himself to alcohol poisoning. We also performed admirably
in the drinking games—a refreshing return to a mode of
competition many among us had not witnessed since
undergrad—taking down the most alcohol the fastest.
There was even some talk of strategically inducing vomiting
among our team members so that they could compete more
effectively in subsequent rounds.”
under the cherry blossoms
just a dab
of vomit
this body of mine
part temple
part tavern
I’d love to hear from current or recent law students, especially to be
reassured that maturity and responsibility are the normal approach
to alcohol consumption by law students on their campuses. For
now, I think I’ll add Drinking Competition activities to the list of personal
characteristics I would like to know about when my legal needs are
being provided by young associates. (see Law.com‘s “Law Firms Agree
to Give Clients Diversity Data on Legal Teams,” May 13, 2005, and
kissing moon
goodnight
a gentle drunk
getting drunk
on my arm
the tavern mosquitos
p.s. Having a substance abuse problem is no joke.
If you do have one, you can find some resources
with links at our prior post.
6 innings
8 beers
o b e e d
b b l h a
night
from games (pawEprint 78, Nov. 2004)
