What some law students use to decompress

(Macalester College has a similar idea.) ">

http://youtu.be/TsbyD8845s8 Yeah, lawyers need love too. That's why the University of Minnesota has dogs at the law school as part of Pet Therapy Day. Nick Thompson, first-year law student representative for the U's Law Council, tells the interviewer that students can pet and play with the dogs as a way to relax between classes:

"They're just a smiley, happy face you see coming down the hallway, and you're stressed out and you can't help but put a smile on your face."

(Macalester College has a similar idea.)

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