All posts by Anneliese Mahoney
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American University Has a Serious Secret Frat Problem
American University has a problem. Well, more specifically a small group of young men at AU have a...
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Newsflash: Tweeting Terror Threats is a Terrible Idea
On Sunday night, this puzzling exchange happened on American Airlines’ Twitter account: The tweeter in question is a 14-year-old...
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The DOs and DON’Ts of Mastering the LSAT
In a couple of months thousands of college students and recent graduates around the country will take the June...
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SCOTUSBlog Press Pass Not Renewed: What You Need to Know
SCOTUSBlog made headlines yesterday when they publicized that the press pass for their Supreme Court reporter, Lyle Denniston,...
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College Sports: Win, Lose, and Riot
As a native of Northeastern, Conn., and a huge UConn fan, I am ecstatic about the men’s and...
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Brooklyn Law School to Legal Industry: F*** Rankings
Actions speak louder than words. For a few years now, we’ve all been wringing our hands about the...
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Dear American Underage Drinkers, Why is Butt Chugging a Thing?
College students are kind of stupid. As this groundbreaking and Pulitzer worthy (LOL, just kidding) Fox News piece...
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Can Everyone Calm Down About Common Core?
I have sort of hazy memories of taking the Connecticut Mastery Tests when I was in middle school....
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Three Reasons to STFU About Female Lawyers’ Clothes
As a young woman, I have been inundated with advice on how to dress myself appropriately for a...
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Schools Need to Change How They Deal with Bullying. Now.
For years now schools have had to continually ask themselves, “How do we deal with bullies?” It seems...
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The Top 5 Lamest Attempts by the GOP to Reach Young Voters
The GOP has really struggled over the last few years with how to woo the young demographic. Voters...
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4 Reasons I Support Belle Knox, the “Duke Porn Star”
The story of Belle Knox, the “Duke Porn Star,” broke a few weeks ago, and for a little...
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The Meld of Internet and TV…Good or Bad?
A few years ago, the only way you could watch a TV program was to catch it when...
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Syrian Embassy in US Shut Down
Update 1:45pm: This shouldn’t affect the Syrian ambassador to the United Nations, although he has required to stay within...
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Why is St. Paddy’s Day Such a Drunken Mess?
St. Patrick’s Day is next week, but the celebrations are already beginning in a lot of places around...
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Stop Calling Blatantly Racist College Bashes “Theme Parties”
It seems like every week we see a new headline about an incredibly insensitive theme party — usually...
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What the Senate’s Rejection of Debo Adegbile Teaches Future Lawyers
Attention all young lawyers: do you have any ambitions of making it to the bench? Or maybe another...
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The Law is Enabling Millennials to Be Even Worse Entitled Brats
Rachel Canning is an 18-year-old girl in New Jersey who attends private school. She’s a good student who...
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The Marketing Genius of the Selfie
Last night at the Oscars, a group of America’s most recognizable celebrities banded together to take this record-breaking...
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4 Reasons Why Celebrities Testifying as Experts is Okay
Pretty much every big name in Hollywood has a preferred charity or two. You hear Elton John, and...
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TwitchPlaysPokemon: The Ultimate Social Experiment
On February 15, 2014, an Australian Programmer put a hacked version of a popular 90s video game–Pokemon Red/Blue–on...
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Redefining Rape: The FBI’s Latest Statistics
Law Street’s inaugural Crime in America rankings, based on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Uniform Crime Statistics,...
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Will Monica Lewinsky Matter in 2016?
‘Monica Lewinsky’ is a name that has lived in relative infamy for the last decade and a half....
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The Top 5 Reasons to Care About the Sochi Olympics
I love the Olympics. I always have. Summer or winter, it doesn’t matter. I will dutifully watch hours...
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Law Firms Are Bad at Social Media, But Does it Matter?
In recent years, social media has become intrinsically linked with daily life. From dining to retail to business...
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Pregnant Women Will be Treated Humanely in New York
That headline I just typed, “Pregnant Women Will be Treated Humanely in New York?” Well I cringed while...
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Airline Fees Are Getting Even More Annoying
It’s happened to everyone. You arrive at the airport, ready to jet off to a choice destination. You...
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The Scary Side of Designer Drugs
During the summer and fall of 2013, a drug called “Molly” started to make headlines. As a 20-something,...
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Bitcoins for Beginners
Bitcoins are all over the news. Over the past few years, retail stores have begun to accept Bitcoin...
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No End in Sight for Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in turmoil. There’s no other way around it. Protests have flared up in the...
