Heather Benton

Stories from Heather Benton

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

As Valentine's Day approaches it becomes easy to dwell on the current status of one's love life.  If you're partnered up then it's a day to indulge in each other, but if you're not you're either ce

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

It's official.  Last Friday marked the grade release date for 1Ls and while some were jumping for joy, others were less enthused or downright depressed.  In speaking with one 1L she said she was "d

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Tolerance.  It's a word we often equate with race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.  We often forget that tolerance should also be synonymous with personality variations.  GW has one of the

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

It's official.  The time has come around again.  1Ls have now been granted the privilege of visiting the CDO to discuss their quest for a summer job.  But is it really worth it? Are there any jobs to be had?  Unfortunately, emails to the CDO went unanswered, but luckily, the SBA resurrected the position of CDO Liaison and not a minute too soon.  2L Nicole Best, the new CDO Liaison says that

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

The balloon boy story has taken unexpected turn.  Balloon Boy, the aptly named Falcon Heene, initially implicated the story as a hoax during a CNN interview.  And while the father, Richard Heene, l

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Rejection.  It's a fact of life.  Everyone gets rejected at some point.  But it seems to be especially prevalent among law students.   One thing I've noticed at GW is that there seems to be a parti

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

The swine flue seems to have created some degree of hysteria throughout the law school.  The faculty have addressed the issue during class and several memos, from the deans to the student populatio

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Fiction is generally far more interesting than fact.  But in law school hallways, fact and fiction alike are both fodder for the law school gossip mill.  Reminiscent of high school, the gossip s

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

If you don't want to spend the end of your semester eating top ramen and sitting at home on a Friday night, you need to budget your loan refund to last through the semester.  So how do you reign in