Andy F wrote:
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> for coaching for the LSATs he went to a
> fellow who specializes in getting the Wrong Kind of People into law
> school. He explained that one session went like, "NO! You're
> thinking like [some famous leftist attorney]. Think! How would
> George Will answer that?" That's a crasher schooling crashers.
> (Apologies to Andie.)
Well. A former student of mine spent a couple years in prison (drug charges), ran one of the longest-lasting "alternate" newspapers in the u.s. (and showed himself to be a genius as an investigative reporter). Then went back to school & got his B.A. Then took the law school entrance exams & I believe got near to a record high score on them. Then graduated from UofI Law School with a straight-A average (first time ever at ILLinois) and got to give the valedictory address -- which he delivered from the point of view of an ex-convict: a third of the audience gave him a standing oration, the remainder sat stony-faced. I have a copy of the address around someplace. Last I heard he was the director of the Denver-Region of the ACLU. His father was a pathologist. Just googled him. You can find a lot by googling "Mark Silverstein ACLU Attorney."
Carrol