How to Look Like a Lawyer

(Excerpt) Law schools often claim that they are teaching students “how to think like a lawyer.” What is less touted, however, is that students are learning how to look like a lawyer. They receive this message from multiple sources (faculty, alumni, peers, the career office) concerning a variety of situations: class, interviews, moot court, trial team, symposia and conferences. For law students who are first generation, these sources may be the only avenue (apart from the entertainment industry) of determining how to look like a lawyer. For law students who are transgender or gender non-binary, dress code advice dispensed along men/women categories reinforces that they are outside of the typical framework. After discussing the role of attire in joining a community, I turn specifically to the concerns of law students of “what to wear.” Are they required to wear certain clothes? I review the formal dress codes (or lack thereof) of over 100 law schools and summarize the findings. Focusing on Title IX, I discuss the possibility for litigation as a method to challenge dress codes. After concluding that litigation, at law schools, is an unlikely source of change, I then describe the unofficial, informal advice given by career offices. Finally, I conclude with the personal experiences of law students and graduates to conclude that many of us in the legal academy should take a moment to consider what messages we are sending about “how to look like a lawyer.

Exploring perceptions, barriers, and facilitators of access to primary health services among African immigrant women in the U.S. : a study of Ethiopian immigrant women

Access to healthcare services remains a top public health concern in the United States and immigrants are disproportionately affected by low rates of health insurance coverage and poor access to healthcare services. It is reported that 23 percent of lawfully present immigrants and 45 percent of undocumented immigrants are uninsured as compared to the 8 percent of uninsured citizens. Particularly, immigrant women experience multiple barriers in accessing healthcare services and are at higher risk of health problems. Within the immigrant women population, African immigrant women have the lowest access and utilization of healthcare, a high rate of HIV and STDs, high rate of employment in unskilled labor that is hazardous and with no protection. However, African immigrant women remained understudied and underrepresented in the immigrant health literature. This study explored the perceptions, barriers, and facilitators experienced by African immigrant women in accessing primary healthcare (PHC) with a particular focus on Ethiopian immigrant women (EIW). A qualitative design with a phenomenological approach was conducted to investigate what challenges were experienced by EIW and how they experienced them. Data were collected using in-depth interviews with EIW (N=21) aged 18 and older (M=36.6) conducted both in-person and virtually via phone and Zoom. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed thematically using Nvivo12 software. Findings showed that the transition and adjustment into a new country and healthcare system delayed EIW's timely access to PHC services. EIW believe that PHC in the U.S. is of better quality but inaccessible. Compared to their past experiences, EIW started using annual general checks ups in the U.S. but tended to avoid PHC unless they are faced with severe health issues or had maternal care needs. Lack of trust in the PHC system that was underlined by personal barriers including contradictory health beliefs, language and communication, and limited health literacy hindered EIW's access to PHC. Findings demonstrated that structural barriers, mainly immigration status, unaffordability of PHC, complexity, and discrimination in healthcare impeded EIW's access to PHC. Social support and having a stable job were the two major facilitators to accessing PHC. The findings suggested that in addition to expanding customized health information, translation, maternal health, and affordable care services; it is imperative to make immigration policy reform, decolonize the PHC system and diversify the health workforce. As the first known study on EIW's PHC experience, the study highlighted the need to view access through a lens of everyday life struggles of immigrant women, investigate the lack of trust, and move toward a structural approach in understanding and addressing barriers to access among immigrant women.Includes bibliographical references

Spartan Daily, April 24, 1996

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Boisen's pioneer studies with schizophrenia

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University.The present inquiry was initiated with a view to examine Boisen's studies with schizophrenia and to discuss their implications for psychiatry and religion. The inquiry concerns itself with four aspects: (1) psychiatric studies in schizophrenia, (2) Boisen's life and schizophrenic episode, (3) a critical examination of his theory of schizophrenia, and (4) religious implications and applications of his views. Schizophrenia constitutes a serious problem for society. Its cost, either in terms of dollars or human lives, is staggering. Psychiatrically, it is a baffling problem, and has been tackled from almost every conceivable angle of pathology and etiology. There is, however, generally in creasing optimism at the prognosis of schizophrenia and a much better knowledge of its nature and causation, its symptomatology and dynamics. [TRUNCATED

The Anchor, Volume 75.10: November 16, 1962

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor\u27s history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). As of Fall 2019 The Anchor has moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular

Fermions in three-dimensional spinfoam quantum gravity

We study the coupling of massive fermions to the quantum mechanical dynamics of spacetime emerging from the spinfoam approach in three dimensions. We first recall the classical theory before constructing a spinfoam model of quantum gravity coupled to spinors. The technique used is based on a finite expansion in inverse fermion masses leading to the computation of the vacuum to vacuum transition amplitude of the theory. The path integral is derived as a sum over closed fermionic loops wrapping around the spinfoam. The effects of quantum torsion are realised as a modification of the intertwining operators assigned to the edges of the two-complex, in accordance with loop quantum gravity. The creation of non-trivial curvature is modelled by a modification of the pure gravity vertex amplitudes. The appendix contains a review of the geometrical and algebraic structures underlying the classical coupling of fermions to three dimensional gravity.Comment: 40 pages, 3 figures, version accepted for publication in GER

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)

A bibliography of reports concerning the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is presented. Cosmic evolution, space communication, and technological advances are discussed along with search strategies and search systems

The impact of façade design on daylighting performance in office buildings : the case of Beirut, Lebanon

An energy shortage arose in Lebanon during and after the civil war (1975-1990).62% of the national electricity generation is consumed by building stock, of which 70/0 is consunled in the conlnlercial sector. Given the acute shortages and increased consumnption, there is a need to rationalise the use of energy in the building sector. There is growing evidence that buildings which adopt passive design solutions, such as daylighting and natural ventilation, have good energy performance and show higher occupant satisfaction. Daylighting can be a good contributor to energy efficiency in the buildings of Beirut. where the climate is typically Mediterranean and daylight is available 12 hours per day on average. During the last century, the development of façade configurations and the widespread adoption of international design trends in Beirut, particularly in office buildings, changed the energy consumption pattern. The lack of any building regulations that considered the potential of daylighting led to an underestimation of the impact of façade design on the internal environment and building energy behaviour. The aim of this study is to develop design guidelines for office building façade configuration and plan morphology that will contribute to the best use of daylighting, with associated potential energy savings, in Beirut. To achieve this, the study has three main parts. Firstly, the literature relating to daylighting design principles, glazing façades and human comfort in workspaces is reviewed in order to identify design parameters and variables that are significant for daylighting performance in office buildings. Thereafter, the seven historical phases of architectural development in Beirut are identified. Examples of office buildings from each phase are evaluated for their daylighting efficiency, in accordance to four parametric levels describing the 'Building Shape, 'Window/Façade' and Window/Office' relationships, and the 'Shading Devices' used. Finally, the lighting behaviour of 14 selected case studies is simulated using ADELINE. Electrical lighting consumption and the possible savings due to the implementation of different lighting control strategies are calculated. The simulation outputs are validated by empirical energy data. Finally design guidelines for the best practice in the office buildings of Beirut are produced, by coupling the evaluation of daylighting design variables and energy savings measures.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo