UCLA has moved neither up nor down to #15 on the new US News rankings. Of course, this is hardly adequate for a press release, so our PR office came up with this marvelous (and factually unsupportable) spin:

UCLA School of Law moves up half a spot to claim sole placement at 15th in this year’s U.S.News & World Report survey of law schools.

Yeah, I didn't see where the U.S. News folks were awarding rankings in 1/2 units. I think they limit themselves to integers.

I also don't follow the "moving up" logic. If you and I have waistlines of 33 inches, and you lose an inch, according to UCLA law I have actually gained 1/2 an inch. Um, yeah.

15 Apr 06