Greetings from the chilly (at least to this transplanted Angeleno, climate change notwithstanding) Midwest, where I take up residence for a visiting semester at the justly celebrated University of Notre Dame Law School. I blame the paucity of my recent posting, and my absence from last week’s wicked excellent party, on the move from LA, the holidays, my beautiful baby girl, and my search for increasingly novel ways of avoiding grading exams (not necessarily in that order). Mea maxima culpa, as they say around here; the new year will hopefully find me posting more regularly.
I’m freshly moved in at the Law School, and at this point there are probably scads of Prawfs readers who know where the bathrooms are around here better than I do, not to mention the classrooms. (Although I do know where Touchdown Jesus is!) But I look forward to getting to know the South Benders (Bendies? Bendians? Benderinos? And if they leave town, are they South Bents?) among our readership, especially those who will be taking either of the courses I’ll be teaching this semester, which I hope will be enjoyable and interesting. Stop by ol’ office 341A anytime to say howdy. Or at least to tell me where the bathrooms are. Really. Please. Someone….
[Hat tip for the title of this post: the Shea brothers.]
Posted by Paul Horwitz on January 9, 2007 at 10:08 AM
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As an undergrad at Notre Dame still anxiously waiting get back to his studies , welcome! I have not been in the law school building myself, but feel free to pass along any South Bend related questions (I just call them the locals). Enjoy your time on campus.
Posted by: Matt Letten | Jan 10, 2007 1:41:34 AM
Hi Prof. Horwitz! I am glad to hear you are at Notre Dame safe and sound, I will pass the good word on to the class. We had our first constitutional law class of the new semester yesterday, which went well, but our group could not help but reminisce about last semester’s class and your television jokes. The Notre Dame students are lucky to have you and should they ever doubt it, send them to this blog as evidence that your students at Southwestern did appreciate your jokes and efforts in teaching us about the three branches and their powers and, of course, the limits on these powers. 🙂 I hope you have a great semester!
Posted by: Vivian Bodey | Jan 10, 2007 1:27:05 AM
Still only 6 days after the Sugar Bowl–it’s still a bit painful to think about thunder & sky for me.
There’s a men’s room on the third floor that goes between the computer lab & one of the faculty-office hallways, but it’s sort of ducked behind a wall, I think. Quite a byzantine building design.
Posted by: Chris | Jan 9, 2007 10:14:05 PM
I look forward to getting to know the South Benders
I believe that a South Bender is a pre-football drinking binge.
As a transplanted Angelino in northern Indiana, you will no doubt enjoy the Lake Michigan dunes — Malibu of the Midwest.
Posted by: The Continental Op | Jan 9, 2007 10:57:27 AM
Welcome (from 90 miles away) to the Bend, Paul! Or, as I like to call it, the “Gateway to Mishawaka.”
Posted by: Rick Garnett | Jan 9, 2007 10:27:25 AM