Spring Cleaning–Locker Edition

Having grown up without a hallway locker, the law school lockers felt like something straight out of High School Musical—wooden, shiny, extravagant even. A small one for books and a larger one to fit a suit.

As 2Ls and 3Ls, some of my upperclassmen friends say they don’t use their lockers anymore. Those unlucky folks on second-floor Slaughter say they didn’t even use them for 1L. Couldn’t be me. On an average day, my backpack already weighs 21 pounds. So I certainly need my locker to save me from compressing my spine even more than it already is. Most of us still seem to use our lockers for good ol’ casebooks, but some of us apparently have some . . . interesting uses of their space, to say the least. This week, our dedicated Law Weekly readers have written in to regale you with all the weird and wonderful things they have seen in the law school lockers:

●      “A 50 pack of caffeinated liquid IV” - LF

●      “The person who had my locker before me left an anonymous note that said ‘I hope you have a wonderful three years, and a rich + fulfilling life. Keep your balance and have fun’” - Anonymous

●      “idk if this counts, but inside my locker I have some Polaroids and cards from friends and family taped up! Great motivation when I’m asking myself why I’m here at 8am -.-” - Anonymous

●      “I have my softball bat and glove! I also have an extra umbrella and beanie and the hooks inside are convenient for my MyLab coffee mug.” - SF

●      “Protein shakes, energy drinks, and probably three six-packs of mini diet pepsi” - Anonymous

●      “Vegetables from Professor Johnson's (Alex Johnson) garden (though they are all gone now)” - Anonymous

●      “Swim trunks, beef jerky” - Anonymous

●      “An umbrella, a mug, and a container that I forgot about” - ML

●      “I have meticulously built up a collection of mini half-and-half cups from the free food table. They have never been used.” - Anonymous

●      “Jacket, the law school supplies I thought I needed 0L but never used once, receipts Bookstore gave me for my expensive ass books” - JT

●      “Def seen someone with ice skates. I was jealously watching people skate in Spies when it was all frozen over and I was in class” - Anonymous

●      “My collection of Cliff bars from Student Affairs, sorry Lisa” - Not Lisa

Author: Sophie Zane ’27, yjt8nw@virginia.edu