From a professor standpoint, Rakoff says that the current situation is fairly amiable.
A One-L for the 21st Century
He started coordinating social events, on the premise that if people have a certain degree of camaraderie, they will be less likely to backstab and treat other students with less than adequate respect.
"I expected a lot of leaders," Duane says of his start at HLS. But, finding no one to take the initiative socially, he took the reins himself.
Duane has created a Web site for law school students that tells them when parties and social events are being held and where they can find their fellow students outside the classroom.
"Everyone came in not knowing what it would be like," he said.
Since it's inception, the Web site has had over 6,000 hits, indicating that--among a 550-person class--people are coming back from week to week.
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