NOTE: This piece was written by me for the 5th issue of Audi Alteram Partem, NLU Delhi's college magazine. Attached below the article is a snapshot of the piece as it was published.
People this is the eighth post of a new weekly series called "Saturday Top 5". I guess the title is self explanatory and anyway,it shall be on a pilot basis due to a great response,this will be a regular series . Here's the last post of the series(LINK).Please leave your feedback about the idea and suggestions as well for the next post in the series
For a first year, law school can be an overwhelming experience at first. The unfamiliar new terrain full of endless possibilities with high benchmarks set by the senior batches both inspire and intimidate us. However, in the midst of this all, all of us start hearing stories. We hear tales of a particular senior invading the fairer sex’s hostel; we hear tales of a certain batch being the geekiest batch the college has; we hear tales of how a particular party went CRAZY and we also hear tales of Profs. Failing students to rejoice at their misery. However, the problem is that, only a few of them are true, and the ones that are actually true, are glaringly obvious. They become a “cliché” as per se, and here I present to you, the top 5 clichés a first year student at NLU Delhi sees, hears or experiences.
1. Tales of the IMS being a bloodbath
By the time you pass out from NLUD, the number of world wars in your history books increases to 7. The first two and then the 5 Internal Moot Selections one goes through. I haven't had the supposed misfortune of experiencing one but as most seniors put it, it is going to be a "blood bath"
2. Everyone has a "caught with guava juice" story
Every senior you bump into has had one or more incident(s) where he or she has been caught, to put delicately, in a state one reaches after excessive consumption of "guava juice". Dislocated shoulders, chairs stolen from Judicial hostels, they never seem to end.
3. Dominos on Wednesday
Yeah we are as rich as Richie Rich but all of us love to exploit the Buy One get One free offer. Proof, the Dominos delivery guy who is seen standing right outside the main gate,almost all the time on Wednesday.
4. The Gande Joke Guy from every batch
Each batch has that one person who will crack jokes which will make you demand death and an escape from this world just to get away from such sadness. For example, shouting "Room ka lock nahin mila toh Hobbes laga doh"
NOTE:I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT claim any responsibility for any actions carried out on you for narrating this joke to anyone including being thrown in the toilet for 20 minutes.
5.The involved in everything guy
From DPRP to Debating, from Legal Aid to late night philosophy lectures, every batch has that one guy who will do everything the college has to offer. Acad leaves are his pals and extra classes on Saturday are his bitch. He'll know about everything that's happening except the name of the Act the Prof. is discussing in class.
People this is the eighth post of a new weekly series called "Saturday Top 5". I guess the title is self explanatory and anyway,
For a first year, law school can be an overwhelming experience at first. The unfamiliar new terrain full of endless possibilities with high benchmarks set by the senior batches both inspire and intimidate us. However, in the midst of this all, all of us start hearing stories. We hear tales of a particular senior invading the fairer sex’s hostel; we hear tales of a certain batch being the geekiest batch the college has; we hear tales of how a particular party went CRAZY and we also hear tales of Profs. Failing students to rejoice at their misery. However, the problem is that, only a few of them are true, and the ones that are actually true, are glaringly obvious. They become a “cliché” as per se, and here I present to you, the top 5 clichés a first year student at NLU Delhi sees, hears or experiences.
1. Tales of the IMS being a bloodbath
By the time you pass out from NLUD, the number of world wars in your history books increases to 7. The first two and then the 5 Internal Moot Selections one goes through. I haven't had the supposed misfortune of experiencing one but as most seniors put it, it is going to be a "blood bath"
2. Everyone has a "caught with guava juice" story
Every senior you bump into has had one or more incident(s) where he or she has been caught, to put delicately, in a state one reaches after excessive consumption of "guava juice". Dislocated shoulders, chairs stolen from Judicial hostels, they never seem to end.
3. Dominos on Wednesday
Yeah we are as rich as Richie Rich but all of us love to exploit the Buy One get One free offer. Proof, the Dominos delivery guy who is seen standing right outside the main gate,almost all the time on Wednesday.
4. The Gande Joke Guy from every batch
Each batch has that one person who will crack jokes which will make you demand death and an escape from this world just to get away from such sadness. For example, shouting "Room ka lock nahin mila toh Hobbes laga doh"
NOTE:I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT claim any responsibility for any actions carried out on you for narrating this joke to anyone including being thrown in the toilet for 20 minutes.
5.The involved in everything guy
From DPRP to Debating, from Legal Aid to late night philosophy lectures, every batch has that one guy who will do everything the college has to offer. Acad leaves are his pals and extra classes on Saturday are his bitch. He'll know about everything that's happening except the name of the Act the Prof. is discussing in class.
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