Word: therings
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"A lot of people who came in were still at full speed, and hadn't taken time off," he says. "There were people who were terrified that they had done well in college and had to keep it up."
Current HLS professor Todd Rakoff, who also graduated from HLS in 1975, says that the tone of the school, though it was never overwhelmingly bad, has changed quite a bit since he was there.
Institutional changes at HLS, according to students there, include a less confrontational class environment and more opportunities for one-L's to be involved in extracurriculars.
"From what I see, there is very little nasty competitive behavior in class," he says. "Almost never does someone say something just to put someone else down. They are much more likely to articulate opinions to advocate a certain point of view."
While the story, true or not, could prove embarrassing for the President, the First Lady has a lot more to lose if this story has legs. "I think the President has shown he's not affected by this stuff too much," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. "But it...