"They're all from Harvard, Yale, or Columbia. Shipman was from the Southwest, and he had an accent--so they screwed him."

Harvard Law School denies tenure to Morgan Shipman, and some people are seeing unfair prejudice:

"A lot of students think the Faculty vetoed Shipman because he didn't fit in. [Richard M. Sims 3L] explained. "He's a Texan, large, a little clumsy, and he speaks with a drawl. He's not polished--everyone else around here is polished--but he's a good teacher and very receptive to students. He keeps his door open to students."

THE YEAR THAT BLOG FORGOT IS: 1968.