It might have been a revolutionary moment.

The class of 2009 looked uncomfortably at each other for cues. They rose to their feet. They applauded fitfully. They sat.

So I was wondering why we keep flogging this dead horse. Why do we choose (or rather, why does the administration choose) to perpetuate this habitual lip service to the myth that the school is all about change? Why do we pretend that what is going on here is the training of society's watchdogs, the fearless advocates for Justice who, once unleashed on the world, will not rest until the weak, the poor, the hungry and the oppressed are vindicated? There is nothing wrong* with training next year's corporate army, and this is arguably the thing that CLS does best. And yet we can expect to hear this rhetoric at least twice a year (admitted students day and commencement). What gives?

*right?

-- LeslieHannay - 21 May 2009