Preface: In order to understand how the Tarasoff verdict was reached and why it is an example of judicial activism, it is first necessary to be aware of the facts that led to the initiation of the case. In 1969, a man named Prosenjit Poddar began seeing a psychologist named Lawrence Moore who worked for the Cowell Memorial Hospital at UC Berkeley (Tobriner 1976, 2). Poddar … [Read more...] about “Legislating from the Bench” in Tarasoff v. UC Regents
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Boy Meets Bar: Thanksgiving and Chinese Food
By Andrew Ramirez * Let the shamelessness begin. Holiday parties, over-eating and over-boozing, it's a two month blast. All you gotta do is show up. Let the red and white wine flow all over your Christmas sweater. Sit back and relax in the corner of that overcrowded room as your paper plate makes like a dead flower and wilts under the weight of all them potatoes and … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Thanksgiving and Chinese Food
Casual Labor
“Social participation is the oil of the digital economy.” – Trebor Scholz[1] “The consumer is sovereign in a jungle of ugliness, where the freedom of choice is imposed on him.” – Jean Baudrillard[2] Histories of Play and Labor In his short essay “Money for Nothing: Virtual Worlds and Virtual Economies,” Steven Shaviro traces what he sees as the historical trajectory … [Read more...] about Casual Labor
Tweeting Poetically
A Poem in Tweets by @TwitterCynic I had a really great tweet typed up, but it was 142 characters long, so I had to tweet this shitty one instead. I was glad when I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, because there was a cute stranger on the right side. I'm tttt (too tired to tweet). I don't think I'm tweeting correctly. I bet someone tweeted a … [Read more...] about Tweeting Poetically
Boy Meets Bar: Who Said Following Your Gut Wouldn’t Lead You Straight To The Gutter?
By Andrew Ramirez * I ought to listen. That streak-free, Windex clarity that comes with Monday is maybe telling me a few things, like: Young man, why don’t you take it easy?! This weekend it wasn’t just Pacquiao and Marquez putting dents in one another’s faces. I felt like I got in on the action too. After it was all settled, let me tell you, a bloody-faced Pacquiao may … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Who Said Following Your Gut Wouldn’t Lead You Straight To The Gutter?