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Francisco, California Volume 25, Number 7 West Block Security Goes Union

Tenants Win By Kemy Monahan partmcnt has been going" since EXEctmVEEorroR John Ophcim became chief al­ most a year ago. The discontent Rent Cut Eleven Ha<;lings securilY of­ wasintensiliedwhcnofficcrswere ficers have petitioned thcirchicf scoldcd and subjected to pressure By Martha Bridegam and the collegc ooministratioll to tactics for speaking to the press ConEOiTOR recogni7.e a newly formed coHcc­ without official approval. tive bargainillg orgallizatioll, Sixteen of Hastings' West Officer David Hardy, newly formally dubbed the Hastillgs eJected president of the nedgling Block tenantswonaS15 rentre­ Peace Officers' Association dUCtion from the San Francisco association,saidthegroupfonlled (HPOA) "10 Improvc relations with the fCfItboardApril8. One of the petitiollers said the The decision, by Hearing Of­ College (Administration]." He April I move was prompted by said better communicalion be­ ficer Davc WhartOIi III, also or­ diSCOlitent with "the way the de· dered Ha~ting.~ to refund S210 Iwccli the administration and the apiece for back rent that was held security officers "translates 10 to have beell overpaid. improved safety." The awartl was based on the Hastings Board Approves West Block "We felt lIelpless with no rep­ tenants' claIm that the four col­ resentation,~ said one officer. lege-owned buildings on "Pre-Development Contract" The petition for recognition McAllister and Larkin Streets was filed with thecol\egeadmin­ have become more dangerous preliminary planning at its own semcd the ICnants at the meeting, istration and the Public Employ­ since unifonned Hasungs securilY By Martha Bridegam expense. said it was the first slICh commit­ ees Relations Board (PERB) as officers SlOpped patrolling the COPY EOITOR Asked when Ile e;o;pected to mcnt she had heard. required under theHigherEduca­ corridors in Ocwber, 1990. sign a eontract, Henry said only The board had planned 10 lion Employment Relations ACI "They thmk they're immune In a StOnlly public session that the Low News would be able discuss West Block mailers in (HEERA). tocity ordinances, bUI we proved March 13, Hastings' Board of 10 report on il in the next issue, closed session, bUI the adminis­ TheCollege has made nooffi­ them wrong," said tenant Mall Directors auttlorized the college which will nOlcomeouluntil fall. tration announccd a few days cial commenl on the petition for Bp.by. 10 hire Lincoln Property Co. as a The meeting's biggest news bcforelhcMarch 13meeting!lJm recognition of the HPOA. Under Hastings' position is that the consultant to develop the West forWCSIBlocktenantscamewhen it would be open to the public. the law, the employer is required 10 infonn thePERB of any intent ofrICers provided no more pr0- Block property. However, the board member Jan Lewenhaupt About 200 people attended the tection than building managers or parties areapparentiy some dis­ promised Hastin gs would providc mecting, including many who 10 protest the establishment of fellow tenants because they did \.anCe from a contract Lincoln "comparable or better tlDusing H if started !lJeir day at Hastings with such an employee association IIOlhavernepowuwmakearrestS. senior vice president Dean Henry Ih e apartment buildings still an outdoor ralJy for affordable within 15 days of its petition for Instead, Ihe college claims the said the negotiations have taken a standing on the block are tom hOllSing. recognition. Thedeadlineranout ltnantsMC safer than before be­ month becauseLineolnisseeking down. Marcia Rosen of the San The only formal decision on April 16. Any communication cause It installed S16,000 worth assurances thaI it will receive Francisco Lawyers' Commiuee Wesl Block devclopmClI\madeat between the PERB and the col­ some return for doing Hastings' for Urban Affairs, who repre- COllrillutdOIl Pagt 17 lege has not been made public. In addition to electing ofrlC­ ers, the association has prepared ABA Accreditation Team Inspects Hastings Contilllud on Pagt-l bigger university campllS. "We member of both. scholarship and teaching is the By Janet Frankel lIave our own fiscal apparatus," "We are subjecled to ABA mainpurposeofthcAALS. With STAt"FWRlTt:R Read noted, "and our own chief accreditation rules, which are AALS accreditation comes more In This Issue ••• prestige. Amongotherthings,the New paint in the library and financial officer. We have our moredet:liled and mecllanical, as own genernl counsel, our own well as to AALS rules, which are AALS sponsors conferences on NEWS suDfWayrepairsinthe 198buiJd­ new legal scholarship and pro- New Curriculum ...... 2 ing early lasl month heralded the security, Our own dining hall and less quantifiable and more quali­ our own residence hall.~ tative," Read said. "Quality Contin.ud on Pag~-I Diversity Day ...... 2 visilofaseven-memberAmerican Nihon Conference .... 3 Bar Association accreditation Only 16 of the 40 to 50 law schools in California are accred­ ASH Notes.. .5 team to Hastings on April 13-15. PICAP.. .5 Dean Tom Readsaid Hastings ited by the ABA, which controls is only the second law school ever federal accreditation, Read said. toget aseven-mcmber team. 'Illis The ABA was nOl the only FEATURES isbecausewearesocomplex,"he organization involved in Hast­ Movies 6 said. "We run all of our own op­ ings' site inspection. One of the Due microPROCESSor .6 erationi.·· Hc said lhe ABA has sevcn members of the accredita­ Bar Review...... 7 recently increased the Si7-C of the tion site tearn was from the As­ RestaW1lnlReview teams for big, complex schools sociatioll of American Law Schools (AALS). Hastings isone from fouror fivememberstoseven OPINIONS members. Full-dressaccreditation ofl45accredited law schools with En Bane 12 visitstalceplaceatcach Law school an AALS membership, Readsaid. Death Pen.1hy ...... 13 once every seven years. He said the two accrediting or­ ProfcssOC"sForum ...... 15 Hastings is one of the few ganizations conducl inspections major law schools that cannot together when a school is a F'HOTOuDlauB... CI

commOllgoais. oottheAnti-FedcraJistssuccecded news organizations play in ill­ traditions that havc permitted our By Joe Vadala BurgercontrastedthishislOry in ratifying the Bill of RighlS, forming the public but he ques­ constilUtional democracy 10 en­ STAfFWRtTER of free debate with the history of which Burger called a "harness tioned their trustworthiness. He dure," he said. thc merging countries of the on the horse of government" suggested that while the lIews Durillgaqucstion-and-answer Former Supreme Court Jus­ former Communist block. Burger Burger argued that "had we media were once "a conduit for session, one student asked Burger tice Warrell Burger cautioned expressed fear that even iftllcse not developed a two·party system the message that political parties for his presellt view on Roe ~. againslthepoliticaJpowerofnews lIew nations desire 10 establish sought to convey:' news organi­ Wade. He answered by refelTing organizatiolls in his Foulldcr's democracy, because their history zations may have now become the student to one of his old Day lecture at Hastings March 6. was void of any meaningful po­ political powers in thcirown right. opLllrolls. "Make sure that the mediadocs litical freedom, they have "no "Make sure that Burger ackllowledged tllat re­ Said third ycar Meg Stoll, "It not become the message of political understanding of how to portillg has been biased in the wouJdhavebccneasicrtoprepare American politics," Burger told make a dcmocraey work." As the media does not past,withallewspapersometimes quesuons about the IOpic for the hUlidreds of Hastings students ill evidence of tllis proposition, the become the mes­ evcn becomillg a "party organ," Chief Justice if we had known ill the Louis B. Mayer Student ChiefJusticecitedthatinthef(lst but he said the current praclice is advance wh(lthe was going totalk Lounge. democratic electiolls held ill an sage of American "morcsubtleandevcn insidious," about." His topic was not an­ Burger traced the significant Eastern European republic, can­ politics." journalism that masks a political nounced beforehand. role political parties have played didates from 26 political parties agenda hchilld news Ihat purports Burgcr'sspccehtothcstudellts ill American hrstory, then argued were presented to the voters on to be objective. For e.-.:amplc. followed an alumni lunchcoll at­ that the pllfties' power is shifting onc ballot. Burger asked "how an to permit mtional discourse on Burgerelaimed some ncwspapers tended by over 100 alumni At 10 the mass media. ordillary citrzen with no prior issues of public concern, the publish the Ica~t fbucrillg photo Ihat luncheOll, two Hastillgs Historically, Burger said. exposure to popUlllf elections is cOllstitutional democracy ... would they can filidofac

being fruga[,but surprising[y, we graduation, you can even 0pl to By Tom Businger and Meg Stoll By Jodi Lambert & managed lowalk away stuffed for sit in the outdoor patio which Diane Sovereign about $10.00 per pcrson. Where, overlooks the levi Plaza foun­ What's your ideal summer vacation? STAFFWRIlU.S pray teIl, did you go, you ask? 1/ tain. Theatmosphcrc is definitely ILFORNA[O Fornaio. Gas/f()fIomia Jlaliafla worthy ofa special occasion. 1265 Banery Sl situated in levi P[azaattheedge Movingon to the menu,juices (415)986-0100 of the Financial District, not far are fresh squeezed to order, and Brunch items $5.50 - $7.95 from Fisllerman's Wharf. choices range from orange to Rick Darwin Though /I Fornaio is best carrot or green apple. If the pre­ Third year You third yearsmaybeasking known for its homemade pastas grad night hangover isn't pound­ I'm laking it this summer. It yourselves, "Where do I take the served at lunch and dinner, tlleir Ingloobadly(orifyoujustilaven't will be three weeks in family during gradual ion?" stopped drinking yet) 1/ Fomaio Greece, a rronth travelling Maybe you haven 'I thoughtabout ~;:c:Ui~:::~ offers a variety of brunch cock­ through Eastern Europe Ilor maybe you don't really care. larand,aswedis­ tails,frommimosas(yes,the"fru­ and then a week bike trip But if you anticipatesavoring the covered for good fru" drillk) to B[oody Marys (for up to Northern California. moment<; of celebration from the reason. In this the more serious drinker). Dom end of yoU! last final until the bar ""!ltalianbistrOSCt­ Perignon is available from the review course Starts, then you = ting. we fou~d at­ wine list, but at S115. make sure might want to start thinking now tenuveservlCc, a Dad has his gold card about graduation weekend. We *ronnal yCt com­ We started with the basket of Valerie Logsdon can't help witllthe entertainment fortab[c atmosphere, and de[i­ baked breads, ull homemade, Third year plans, but food isour thing. Since cious, hearty breakfast fare. The served warm and delicious. The graduation isonSundayat2 p.m., decor is exquisile with obvious assortment ranged from tradi­ To go 10 Tibet and medi­ we thought bruocll beforell:lIld auention to detail. Fresh, flower tional sourdough tosweel raisin tate and forget about law would be a greal way to kick off arrangements fiIl beautiful large bfCild·WecouldaisohavesclecLed school. lhcfcstivities. vases throughoul the restaurant. from the pastries and fruit laid out Wllat did we look for in our Numerousservers,dressedincrisp on tables that we nOliced as we ideal bruncll spot? Definitely a whites, were ready IOCater to our wefC seated. We somehow re­ restauranl thai takes reservations every whim. The moment a cof­ sisted the tempting fresh rasp­ (don'l wanltokeepGrandmaand fee cup was empty, someone ar­ berries and strawberries arranged Grandpa waiting), ample park­ rived with fresh brew. (Wa\errc­ aroundthevarietyofmuffinsand Michael Lasher ing, or at !casta valet, capacity 10 fills were a littles[ow - nobody's l\alianpastries. First year seat large groups-Aunt Bessie, perfect.) Even with a full dining The brunch menu includes Uncle George, and the cousins room, the noise [cvel was low, traditionalbrcakIastfavoriICS,but Drinking coUee and you don't even know-and of thanl::s to well designed high ceil­ with an lta[ian twist. From the list reading in a Parisian course, great food, Since Mom ings. The subtle background of of house specialties we opted for cafe-thal's hopefully what and Dad will pick up the tab, you classical musiccomplementcd the aClAUON DI FRUTTE($6.75), I'll be doing may nOI be overly concerned with scuing.!ftheweatherisnicefor CfMr;rllltd"rI I'o.gt 9 Bar Review Sandra Matthews Bar Hoppin' to Relieve Those First year The ideal would be to relax Final Exam Blues from this first year night­ with the look of an elegant but The drinks arc served with By Laura Licht & mare. rd love 10 go to small Italian pcnsione. Soft clas- tasty garlic bread sticks, but we STAFF WRITER some island [ike Jamaica Peter Turcotte sical music completes the mood. couldn't resist the delicious or Hawaii, kick back and PRODUCTION EDITOR The bar and the lobby of the munchies from the res\aurant take it easy. Abigail Hotel run together,soyou menu. We ordered Philo Squares get that vicarious thrill of Lr:lVeI- and Com & Red Peppcr Friners. As the semester speeds 10 a ing from the passinggucsts--juSt The fritters were deep fried, but Eddie Kenyon close, don't forget that fun steps from the daily grind of law still [ightandfluffy,andthc Philo Second year abounds in San Francisco. Even Squares had a subtle blend of I'd like 10 go somewhere the struggling law student, yoked sweel and spicy flavors. where you go your own with the burden of exams, can way and lOOk around the find time fora brew flOW andthen. Homers country and see the We've reviewed several San 1737 Balboa customs and the people, Francisco bars SlJitable for dOus­ This is the type of place where because you don', see ingpre-exam anxiety,celebrating you might find Homer Simpson anylhing on those package the completion of exams, or par­ (no relation to the owner) bellied tours. Get away from law tyingaftcrgraduation. up to the bar. Homers takes its school and the law. name from baseball, as the rICOn Portico bat and bal[on the marqueeauest. 246 McAllister Street Inside, Homers looks [ike some­ Louise Broderick If you're really timeprcssufC{j school. Porticoalsohasanelegant one put a bar in the comer of their Second year and want a quick escapc, start at res\auranl so the bar trafrlC in­ family room. The ptace is just Ponico. It's also a good place to cludes a good number of drinks, plain homey and cozy. In fact, it's Kauai, Hawaii. [ wenl tllere gowithan interviewer,after Moot Italian sodas, mineral waters and very small-one room with a pool on my honeymoon and Court, or JUSt 10 meet someone juices. There is a good selection \able, a pinball game and a dart have been there once near school fora drink before the of red , white and sparkling wines, board. Jfthere isaclOwd,itcon­ slnce--every single day [ evening begins. However, this many offered by the glass or by sistsentirely of locals. Otherwise want to be there. isn'lthep[ace fOTa rowdy pany. the bottle. You can also get you'I1 be the only crowd there. Theinteriorisnicelyfumished, aptrilifs. Thejukebox has a good selection C"rlr;rllI~d "rI ro.C~ 8 Page 8 Haslings Low News April2/,/992 Save, Save, Save! Barhoppin' Around the City

COlltinu~dfrlJm Page 6 compatible. Double densilydrives COlltinu~dfrlJm p{J.g~ 7 visitors with truck-stop chic. open onto the sidewalk, allowing Paragon is a trendy place to be you to sit with your feet up and happens (such asa power outage, use a sl ightly wider read·write of music, both new and old. and be As with mOSt trendy watch people go past.lt'sa good or a software glitch) you have head to store and retrieve data. Homers offers a standard se· seen, places, it has a faux European way to unwind aftera 10llg exam­ only lost fifteen minutes' worth What this means to you is that if lection of beer and m ixcd drinks. seuing with black chrome light or just for fun. The interior looks of work , I wasrccentlyapproachcd you attempt to usc a highdensity We especially like the fact thaI fixtures, gray washed walls and like a fern bar left over from the by anothcr law student whotypcd drive to writeoverdataoriginally Homers has BassAleon tap. The minimalist decor. 1980s, furnished with tired but up an entire class outline before stored on the disk by a double bartender is friendly. When he's A disadvantage of Paragon is comfortable Victorian furniture, trying 10 save, The system soft­ density drive, you may run into in the right mood, hc'll play liars' The eclectic atmosphere is com­ ware "hung up" (I.e, crashed) and problems. The high density drive dice with you forbeers.ifyou·re the crowds. Since it borders both Pacific Heights and the Marina, plcted by aduuerofantiquc fur­ reported asystem error. Needless will not completely writcoverthe looking for a casual SPOIIO hang 101S0fiocal yuppLes frequenl this nishings, such as old photos, tosay,manyhours' worthof work old data, and in fact the new data, out after a night of cramming, or new singles place, Lines sun Tiffany-style lamps, patterned waslosl becausc it is written in a narrowcr if you jus I want 10 shoot pool and rugs Justasimportant,keepseveral "band," will be embedded within watch somc TV, this is the forming around 9:30 p.m. on alld old·fashiollCd bar signs. weekend nights. The manager The bar offers a full range of copies of your work on floppy theremnanlSofthcolddata. Your neighborhood bar for you. disks, Disks are cheap, and you computer may get confused when assured us that the lines weren'l drinks and the standard beer se­ lections, including Anchor Steam would be surprised to learn how il attempt to read this embedded Harry's 100 bad. If you can handle the crowds and other local brews. mixed often hard drives fai\. Whatevcr beers on tap, from Al­ from glass to glass. keepacopyofitonanQthcrfloppy with. If you attempt to fOmlata3- Homers. Although Harry'scaters bino Rhino to Sierra Nevada. Live Some food is availabJc at disk, 01 keep a copy on both the l!2-inch double density (720K) to the nearby Pacific Heights bands pcrfonn Monday through Yancy's, but it's a bit out of place hard drive and on a floppy, Lasl disk in an IBM PS/2, be prepared residents, it's not stuffy or pre­ Wednesday, and dinner piano semester, another student I kno.w forsomegrief.UnlikeotherDOS· tentious, The patrons include with theatmosphere. Thestandard lost a whole semester's worth of compatible computers. IBM PSI couples, groups of singles, fami­ performancesrun Sunday through munchiesarepretzels,but!hey've Thursday, Paragon also serves recently installed sandwich bar elass notes because they were aU lsdonothave"mcdiasensors" in lies and business people hanging a typical American dinner fare from at the froot, taking away some of kept on one single floppy disk, their3-1/2-inchdrives.Whatthis out after work. The dress was 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. with a pretty that great window seating. You For some reason, the data 00 this means isthat thecomputereannot casual, but ranged from jcansand good appetizer menu which can disk became corrupt, and when tell the difference between high po10s 10 coalS and ties. Harry's can get a variety of finger foods be ordered al the bar, including here, including foccacia, nachos, this sludent went 10 retrieve it, it and double density disks, and was crowded 00 our weeknight piu.as and sauteed calamari. and eggrolls. They used to lei was gone, therefore double density disks visit, so we expect the weekend Evcn if you do keep backup formatted in IBM PS!2s are actu­ nights must be jammed here, patrons bring in a pizza from one Yancy's Saloon of the neighboring pizzerias, but copies of your work on floppy ally fOmlalled as high density ll1cinteriorrecreatesthemood 734 Irving we haven't tried that since the disk, remember that these disks disks (1.44 megabytes). This of a European nightclUb. The bar Yancy's is a large bar fre­ new salldwich bar was installed. arenot indesLnlctible, Never leave doesn't present a problem if you is from the 1890s, with beautifully quented by both thecollegecrowd a floppy disk indirect sunlight,or arc only using !hat disk in IBM carved dark wood. The fixtures The one major drawback to inahotplace(suchastheinsideof computers, but if you auempt to and rails are braSS and the light and locals. UCSF Medical Center drinking al Yancy's is that it's a a car)_ln fact, floppy disks should uscitinaclone,youareintrouble, fIXtures are interesting an duo is just up the road, so Yancy's smoky place, You'llgohomewith not be kept anywhere where the A IlOmlal3-1/2-inchdoubleden· pieces. Thc ligh.ting is low, as is attraclS a fair number of medical that certaill eau de pub 011 your temperature will rise above about sity drive will not read such a disk the music level, allowing you to students and others in the health clothes. Also, the wait staff is a 50 degrees centigrade (125 de­ because it is fonnatled as a high carry on a conversation comfort­ sciences. It 's locatedconveniently little slow and sometimes a bit grees Fahrenheit), In addition, density disk, and a high dcnsity ably or scope out the bar and the on the N Judah Muni Metro line, flaky. remember tltat floppy disks store drive will not read it because ilS other patrons. so there's no need to drive after data by means of magnetic par­ media sensor, finding what looks The bar at Harry's offers just drinking away your exam ten- PierZ3 licles, so you should keep them like a double density disk, will abouteverything.ltstockssevera! Pier 23, Embarcadero Rd. away from anything thaI emilS expcct it to bc fOmlalted as such. braJlds of most liquors, and you This is a greal waterfront wa­ magnetic fields, Keep in mind You CWI fOmlat a double density can order flom a variety of wines, This is the type of tering hole, good for afternoons that your computer's monitor and evenings by!hebay. You can disk correctly in an IBM PS/2, but aperitifs,and cocktails. Miller Lite place where you cmilS a magnetic field, as docs it requires a special DOS com­ and Anchor Steam are on tap and sit indoofll,on theporchorouton your television set. Don't leave mand_ It is much simpler to usc there's a largeselcctionofboUled might find Homer the dock, right next to the water. floppy disks on top of your It's a sunny place to spend the only high density disks in those b

C(Jllw uwJfr(JIIII'D, ft6 Bright ligh ts glared, network This film is a scxy, glitzy HoI- as the neighborhood Don Juan are Male fantasy here. Five middle- Thereafter, the film drags, as cameras rolling, as the pickcters Iywood by-productof a "thrillcr." numbercd. The plot recycles Fa- aged mcn interrogating a volup- Gloria fi nal ly gelS a chance on tried to tum away movicgoers by Unfortunately, Hollywood likes la/Aurae/ion. tuous blonde, dressed to kill, Jeopardy with Alex Trebeck. In giving away the ending. this stuff and people eat it up. So Basic Insrinct does trivialize cocky beyond belief. We arc theend, Bill y'slove foc the wager The controversy surrounding it's a chicken and cgg Question. thc relationship between supposed to be turned on by her gelS the best of him as he cannot the film centers around Sharon Catherineand Roxy, her sometime headgames, by her aura of mys- rcs ist onelast game. Stone's portrayal of Catherine girlfriend, implying a lot of lewd lery. I'm sure many were. Butdo If you're a basketball fan, a Wolf,a brilliant bisexual novelist and unnatural couplings between we have to be hit over the head weekend warrior or just a fan of with a liking for sex games and Catherine and her bevy of men. with all of th is? There were so Woody from Cheers, White Man danger.Catherineisthesuspceted But I think. it more problematic many sex scenes, the audience Can'l}umpwillleave you with a killer or he r rock-star boyfriend , tha t this film degrades women in became bored. In fact, when Nick few chuckles. who was killed in the same man- general. Women are sex objccts andCatherinewere"f--like Killer Instincts ner as a character in her latest with insmiableappetites. Michael rats" in the flnalscene, the music What's al l this uproar about book: stabbed repeatedly with a Douglas commits a violent rape came to a dramatic crescendo Basic Instinct? We asked that dime-store ice pick while having against an e~ - girlfrien d in one and-the audience laughed same Question as we attempted to wild se~, tied to a brass bed wi th scene that is never really e;o;- lfltimately, thebo;o; office wil l see th is flick when it opened in a white Herm~s scarf. Director The film has attracted attention plaincd. decide whetherthisfllm is wonhy mid-Man:h. Protesters, generally Paul Verhoeven seems to think becauseofcOlltroversy, nOlqual- There is lotsofse;o; andattrac- of consumer interest. It is, after angered by what they saw as yet sex and violence arc vital to the ily. Director Verltoevendragsour tive flesh in this film. Sharon all, fluff. Hopefully, when the an oth er degrading movie por- film. In fact, weseethe remainsof emotions around in this lame Stone's pert breasts make many hoopla dies down, this film will troyal of gay life, had surrounded Catherine's boyfriend in al l his whodunit Therearereallynosur- appear,i/lees, and then there's the die in obscurity. thcentranccof thetheater,chant- gory glory as the opening scenes prises.* And why is Michael Dou- bird'seye view of her crotch dur- ing anti-Hollywood slogans. unfold. glas in this role? Itseems his dayS ing a police interogation scene. Italian Brunch Reviewed Con',nutdjrom PD,gt 7 With a class of more than 400, a cal~one (folded pizza dough) not everyone wi II be able to enjoy which is stuffed with a mix of /I Fornaio on the day of gradua­ fruits, then baked in 1/ Fomaio·s tion. If you agree with us that NO FLUFF. pi7..la oven. The dough. was golden Sunday brunch is a good idea, brown and crisp. A bit on the here are some other suggestions sweet side, this may not be the The following come highly rec­ best enute choke, but it's defi­ ommended, but we haven't tried JUST FITNESS nitely different and a good e~ua themalloursclves.(YES.that.sa to pass around the table. We also DISCLAIMER!!!) had the Sunday staple pancakes Spinnaker-IOOSpinnak<:rDr., (aka FR lTTELL E AL LO Sausalito - 332-1500. For those At Golden Gate Fitness Center we think that many health clubs SCI ROPPO D' ACERO,S6.50). who want to treat out-or-towner.; have lost sight of your primary goal...fitness! We have opened our The three dinner-plate sile toa trip across the famousGoldcn FRITTELLES were thin,light, Gate Bridge, this placehasagreat fitness center because the time is right to ~focus. 'This is a "back­ and all agreed, melted in your view. They take rescrvations and to-basics" facility. What we don't offer is exaggerated membership mouth. brunch items run from 5110514. For egg lovers. the OM­ Pos/rio - 545 Post St, San deals or a one system CI.l.re-all. What we do offer is a super clean, EL ElTEALLACONTAOINA Francisco -116-1825. Definitely well lighted space, full of brand new state-

BARPASSERS' CLAIM:

More students take Barpassers than any other course.

WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU:

More students pass the bar using BAR/BRI. Out of the 4,053 applicants who passed the Summer 1991 Bar Exam 1,970 of them were BAR/BRI students (48.6%) and 1,853 of them were Barpassers students (45.7%).

BARPASSERS'CLAIM:

Barpassers has the highest published pass rate.

WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU:

While Barpassers claims that more students took their course last summer, BAR/BRI passed 117 more students.

BARPASSERS'CLAIM:

Barpassers has live lectures at more locations than BAR/BRI.

WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU:

Barpassers does not have any live substantive law lectures. Most lectures are on video with the exception of Wills, Trusts, Community Property, and Remedies. Wills, Trusts and Community Property are on audio cassette only. Barpassers does not offer a 1te~edies lecture.

California BAR/BRI - 332 Golden Gate Avenu. April 2/, 1992 IlaSli"gsLaw Nf!WS Page II PASSERS LL YOU.

BARPASSERS' CLAIM:

BAR/BRI is a national course offered in 44 other jurisdictions and does not focus on the California Bar Exam.

WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU:

The California Bar Exam tests general principles of law on all subjects except Wills, Community Property, and Professional Responsibility which test California Law. While BAR/BRI has California ABA law school professors lecture on all of these subjects, Barpassers does not offer in-class Wills and Community Property lectures. All of the BAR/BRI professors tailor their lectures to the unique demands of the California Bar. They study all of the past California Bar Exams and identify trends and recurring topics in their lectures. In addition to BAR/BRI's substantive law lectures, BAR/BRI has Essay and Performance Test Workshops that specifically focus on the law and technique necessary to pass the California Bar. BAR/BRI has successfully prepared law students for the California Bar Exam for nearly three decades.

BARPASSERS'CLAIM:

Based upon intetviews with Barpassers staff attorneys, Barpassers students rave about their course and feel confident about passing the bar exam. Conversely, interviews with former BAR/BRI staff attorneys indicated that BAR/BRI students are ambivalent about their course.

WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU:

Those former BAR/BRI attorneys now work for Barpassers. In addition, almost all of Barpassers' attorneys used BAR/BRI, not Barpassers, to pass the Bar Exam - whereas all of BAR/BRI's attorneys used BAR/BRI to pass the Bar.

Francisco, California 94102' (415) 441-5600 Page 12 J/(JSlitlgs Law News April21.J992 OPINION Letters to the Editor

Offensive Humor of the interest. make more money available for Diversity: It's Time Forexample,theprecomputed future student loans. However, Dear Editor, interest on a 12-month loan for students should know that from a for Open Discussion Originally, a "Fool's Day" 51000 at 10 percent is 5100_ The purely financ ial perspective, it cc1ebratcdtheopporlunityto"tWll first paymefll includes 12/78 of doesn't make sensc 10 do so. of the Issue the world upside-down"; to break thetotalinterest,ascomputedovcr down Stereotypes and the walls the scheduled 12-mOflth life of Russcl1Mortyn Wow. Once somebody got the ball rolling, the new dividing human beings. Done theloan,or515J8(78= 12+11 + 3rdYear public comment board seemed almost to explode with well, it required creativity, ap­ 10 ... + 2 + I). The second pay­ point, coumeJllOint and public Vitriol. As a forum for preciation,subtlelY and wit. mentincludcs IIn80fthelOtai Oklahoma Slandered publicexprcssion,it'seertainlyworking.Bulisitenough? Unfonunately, when half the interest (S I4_1O)_ The third pay­ mentincludesIOn8(512.82).and PcrhapsnoLlnpanicular,disputesoverrace,disability. wit necessary is brought to the Dear Editor, soon. After six months, you will sexual orientation and gender issues at Hastings have projcctthcresu1tcanbeoffensive Your April I article on the have paid 73 pertent of the total recemly taken over a good deal of the public spotlighl and hunful. I write more from California Bar's altempt to keep inteTCSt.or $73.00 (73 percent = There is widesprcadsentiment that Haslings has 100 many experience as the offendcr than the number of lawyers (competi­ 12/78+ Iln8+ lon8 + 9n8 +8/ while men on Ihe faculty, or at lcasl too few women and thcoffended.IdidnotattendLaw tion) low by increasingthediffi­ 78+ 7n8). That means that if you peopleofoolor. Thisseruimenl,exprcsscdallernativclyas Revue because, ironically, I was cultyofthebarexamwasa}oke! a need for diversity or as a demand for some sort of in oral argument defending a As agraduateofthe Universityof affirmative action, is of course far from universal. Even statute regu!ating bias-motivated Oklahoma,1 feel I must answer among the more vocal proponents of diversity Ihere is conduet.Iunderstandthcrewcre thc slander propagated that the oftenbincrdivisionaslohowdivcrsilyistobeachieved. several poinLSduring theproduc­ scemingly more generousOkla­ The result. as we have all seen, is a campus dividcd. tion where people were referred homa Bar rcquircs only thaI the This division is not healthy. An issuc as import:lnt as 10 as "chicks" and "babes,'· as applicant spell his or her name thisshould ideallybewidelydiscussed,by faculty and the wellasreferencesbycrudescxual correctly twice in a row, thus administration as well as by students. Unfortunately, the Slcreotype to idcntirL3blepersons yielding a consistent 98.7 pass prcscntclimate on campus tends to discourage calm, in our school communily. rate. Although that much iscer­ collccted dialogue. At the moment, most members of Ihe I am most surprised that it tainly factual, it slanderously Hastings community have abandOfled Ihe floor to those would not beassumcd theaudi­ overlooks an essential truth; all few who are not uncomfortable with a confrontational encewould walk out on such m­ those difficult questions on the styleofpublicdebate.lfyoudoubtthis,TC3dthecommcnl tempts at humor. When I was in California Bar are mere window boo<'. the Marines such talk was the dressing: the bar graders, my What is to be done? How can we set up a forum in product of starved, even brotal­ sources tell me, don't exactly la­ which all members of the Hastings community will feel ized, affections and a lack of boT over the exam answers as comfortable discussing diversity? Ideally, the public imagination_ By intention and many of you naively imagine. pay it off halfway Ihrough the voidsbctweenstudents.faculty.andadministratiOflshould fortune I havesincebcen in social InSlead,theygatheratfi nemOlels be bridged. Moreover, any ncw forum should encourage scheduled life of the loan, you circles where such humor is un­ aroundtheSlUletoenjoyunlimited thoughtful discussion rathcr than polemic. The casiest will not save half of the interest derstoodas unacceptable. I see no bceron tap,all-you-can-catsurf waytodothiswouldbetofindawaytolimitlhespcech (550.00),but only the 27 percent merit in thedefensc that "it was 'n' turf, X-mted cable T.V. and of the mostcOflfrontational on both sidcs of Ihe issue, but thatremainsOlltstanding(S27.00). all in jest." Psychologically deep massages by third-time bar this is obviously an unacceptable solution. Perhaps if Interest is ordinarily deducted speaking,therevelatorynatureof candidates. Only after they are prominent members of the Hastings community were to fromearlypaymentsaccordingto humorshouldmakeusespeciaUy completely satiated do they get setthetOflebyengaging Ihe issue in athoughtful way, this this formula. alentothemessagesandattitudes down 10 the business at hand. How wouldestablish the possibilityof reasoned, careful dialogue cOflveyedwhenweact"injest." Interest on a ten-year loan is do they score the exam? Just like and encourage olhcrs to engage in it. evenmoreheavilyconcentraled Protest is necessary. This is in Oklahoma: they simply check Some concrete suggestions are in order. For example, intheearlierscheduledpayments. not for my wife, my daughters or whether or nOt the candida\e has perhapswencedtohaveascriesofpaneldiscussions. By Students who pay ofT their loans my friends who are women: they spelled his or her namccolTectl y this, we emphatically do !lOt mean to suggest feel -good early will pay off "cheap" debt, can obviously speak for them· twice in a row - and THAT panel discussions at which four outside experts debate the upon wh ich they owe little imer­ selves.Ifindsuchhwnoroffensive accounts for the low 50.2 percent importance of diversity to modem education. Instead, let eSl The interest they avoid will anddegrading.lhopeinthefutute Califomia pass mte. the people involved in hiring decisions discuss with Ihe 1ikely be less than therelum they we can laugh with each other. Will Rogers had it right some audiencetheacmalmethodsusedtomakehiringdecisions. couldhavere.:llizedonlhemoney fifty years ago when he said of the If that's confidential information, it shouldn't be. Or how had they invested it, and the stu· TerrySymens-Bucher greatmigmtion ofOkies to Cali­ aboutamixedpanelofdeans,sludenlSandfaculty,octually dent may even lose the savings to 1st year fomia during Ihe Great Depres­ debating whether affirmative action helps or hurtS the inOatiOflby the originally sched· sion, "It raised Ihe I.Q. of both cause of diversity? Istheissueloosensitivetobediscussed uled time of the last payment. Money Sense states."Somethings neverchange. this way? That's the point. Until weconfroot these issues Some people may want to pay in a meaningful way, the anger and billerness common to off early anyway, to avoid the Editor, John Effinger bolh sides will continue 10 boil over hassle of monthly payments or to I recendyallended anexil in­ Bookstore Manager Onethingiscertaii'l.Nothingisservcdbylhecontinued terviewforStafTordandSLSloans silence of the majority of the Hastings community. There at which the bank encouraged isa 101 of anger underlying this issue, but the problem Students to payoff their loans Letters to the Editor Lellers are accepted from anyone, but they must be typed or cannotbcsolvedbytheangrypcoplealonc. Unoltherest early. legibly handwrinen and double-spaced. Leltcrs should be of the Hastings community bands together to find a Payments on Stafford loans clearlymarkedassuchandmustbearthewriter'ssignatureand solutionacceptabletoeveryone,Ha>lingswillbeadivided include precomputed interest. name. We will limit the space given tofrequentcootributorsor eommunity,unablefullytoconcentrateonlheeducational Under the formula that the banks lengthy letters to ensure that a forum is available to everyone. puJllOSC which should unite usal1. use, this means Ihat most of the WecannotprintletterssubmLltedwithoutsignatuTCS,but names imcresl is paid in the earlier pay. will be withheld upon rcquestifthecircumstances warrant such ments. Studcnts whopayofftheir action. Letters do not represent the opimons of the Law Nt:ws, loans before they mature will ilS staff, or Hastings College of the Law. probably havealrcadypaid most April 21. 1992 iiaslings Law News Pagc 13 Guest Opinion Guest Opinion Tabloid Accusations Don't Death Penalty: Look at the Facts Promote Diversity Icnced killers." In the anti-death and lhe number of Death Row By Terry Diggs camp, the party line is a simple inmatcswhosefacluaJinllQCence which Hastings discriminated ADJUNCT PROFESSOR one: "Right on. Rose!" Conve­ will becomc clear 100 late in the By Gordon Burns against an individual. But the niently. oobody has to be bolh­ appellate process for cognizance FlRSTYEAR studenlSofferednosuchevidcnce. ered with the facts. That's too withill current standards of re­ "/liU my conviClioflS undi­ Recently some students dis­ Instead, they managed to ferret bad.sillCelhefactsarelhemselves view will rise. Some time this Iwed. like my bourbo"." played a piece of posterboard out rncism and scxism with a pair remarkable. summer, lhe U.s. Supreme Court showing pictures of the faculty. of scissors. posterboard. glue and George Brent, The Bird Court reversed 60 will hear arguments in thecaseof The pictures were divided into acopyofthefaculty profiles. 'The in Warner's antebel!um capital cases. Of those 60 cases Texas inmate Leonel Herrera. threegroups: minorities, women, beauty of this test is in its sim­ melodrama, Jezebe! (Wyler, sent back to local courts for reo Herrera asks the COw'! to decide a[}lj white males. A caption de­ plicity. Simply arrange the pic­ 1938) trial. 20 subscquently resulted 1II whethcr executing someone for a manded: "What's wrong with this tlUeS in these groups. and if one non-dealh verdkts. In twO more crime he did not com mil consti· picture?" Since the"white male~ groupappearslargerthananother. This is an artiele for law stu­ of lhe cases, retrials resulted in lUtes crucl and unusual punish· group appeared much larger than bypass further exam ination of the dents who support the death pen­ acquitlals.Thedecisionthatone­ menL On arecent PBS panel. Jus­ the other groups. the sign sug­ situation. and go slander some­ alty. Am I going to try to change thirdofallthe persons previously tice Antonin Scalia provided a gested that Hastings has engaged body. your minds? No thanks. I know senteoced to death should not be preview of lhe COurl's opinion. indiscriminatoE)'hiringprnctices. The perceived imbalances my limitations. put to death at all was made nei· Asked torcmarkon the execution Indeed the sign leaped past this simply do oot prove - or even This is also an article for law ther by Bird, nor by liberals. The of a man who is now known to inference and blared: "Demand reasonably imply - discrimina· students who oppose the death ultimatedccisionthattheoriginal have been innocent of the crime Diversity!" tion. Many of the white male penalty. Am I goingtopraiseyour death verdicts were flOt support­ for which he died. Justice The sign invites nothing but professors are a bit long in the discemment" Stay IUnedand find able came from everyday jurors­ scorn. One would want to see a tooth. This makes sense since, many of had undoubtedly rushed compeliingcaseforsuchaserioU'l historically. fcwcr womcn and I am not an expert on capital 10 thcir polling places to partici· allegation as discrimination. For minorities pursued careers in law; punishmcnt. I am probably nOt pate personally in ousting Bird example. the students could have thus the pool of veteran professors evenancxpertonthewayinwhich from lhe COUrt. presented evidence that compa­ and judges is weighted toward law students discuss capilal pun­ Il. "Habeas corpus has be­ rable law schools have a higher white males. Conversely, the ishment. Butthei larriscase-and. come a process for lhe ceaseless percentage of minority faculty women and minonty professors what I hear you saying about litigation of groundless claims members than Hastings. Or they appcarrelativcly young. Thismay Harris in class, and in the eleva­ raising arcane issues.~ 'The pro­ could have explained how spe­ reasonably indicate that Hastings tors, and in linc at David's---has death position has taken concrete cific aspects of the hiring process has made an effort to hire quali­ given me some sort of impression fOf1Tl: McClesky v. Kemp limita­ allow discrimination to go unde­ ned professors of lhis younger of what you talk about when you tions, the Hyde Amendment, the ux:ted or undetem:d. Mosl help­ generation. One wonders if the talk about thedeathpenalty. And. streamlining procedures effectu­ ful would be documented evi­ accusing students even bolhercd invariably, what you say about ated by Fifth Circuit Judge Edith dence of even one incident in to obtain the administration's Harris is based upon---and lim­ lones. The anti-death faction has Conti"ued 0" Page 14 ited by-your convictions about decried expediency and invoked else anyway." the morality of capital punish­ the historic position of the Great III. '"The appellate process Hastings Law News men~ WriLFacts,anyone? allows executions to be 100 long Editor-In-Chief ...... Margo L Buckles There's the problem. Convic­ First, what about those delayed." Robert Harris has sat Executive Editor ...... Kathcrine E. Monahan tions, especially moral convic· "groundless" habeas claims? Ac­ on Death Row for twclve yean;. News Editor ...... ' ...... John Z. Hohrichter tions, are so convenient. Like cording to a recent Washing/on We know the pro- and anti-death Opinions Editor ...... Daniel Boone POSI report. federal courtS (that litanies. What are the facts? One Features Edilor ...... loyce M. Alcantara We know the is. courts dominated by Reagan­ fact,as the Freedmanarticlenotes. Advertising Editor ...... Amy Lasley Bush appointees) have found it is that Gary Nelson spent so 1000g . Copy Editors ...... Manl13 Bridegam, Holly Holdrege pro- and anti­ appropriate to grant relief ofsome awaiting execution on Georgia's Photo Editor ...... Derek Bercher kind in40 percenlof the capital Dealh Row that Chief luslice Production Editor ...... PeterTurcotte death litanies. cases in which habeas petitions WarrcnBurgcrcritici7;edNelson's Production Staff ...... Judy Lin. Sean O·Conneli. Vivian Park What are the have been filed. And as to lhose lawyers for prolonging lheappel· Cartoonist ...... R. Janis Parker "arcane" issues? Take, as Pro­ late process. Nevertheless, as Contributors ...... George Akwo, Jay Bloum. facts? fessor Monroe Freedman did in Nelson 'sappellate battle reached Tom Businger, Karen Carrera.lanet Frankel, theMarch25.1992,issueofThc itseleventhyear.theprosecutor's Jodi Lambert. Laura Licht, Diane Sovereign, Recorder, the "arcanc" issue of office which \lad brought Nelson Meg Stoll, Kevin Thomason, Joe Vadala. Brent, we have the kick of taking factual innocence. Prescntlimi­ to trial revealed that Nelson's Rick Wilson, Leslie Zellers a position on an issue in which a tations OIl lhe availability of the conviction had been the result of position seems politkally, and Great Writ will probably result in manufactured evidellCe and per­ Editorial Policy Statement perhaps professional!y, desirable. the execution of Roger Coleman jured testimony. Nelson was re~ The Hastings /...uw Nc.vs is lhe monthly 'ludell! newspaper of the Like Brent. we are spared the un­ on May 20. Coleman, a Virginia leased. Statistics compiled by the Hastings College of the J...a.w. Signed opinion articles. when clearty pleasant taste, which arises from prison inmate. will die despite the Death Penalty Information Cen· mmcd as such, represell!!lie opinion of the writer and nOI thai of the a confrontation with facts which fact that state authorities suSpeCI terrevealthatinaperiodofslightly College or theLawNcws. Unsigned edilOrials represent ~ opinion of call our position into question. another person committed the moretlianoncyear,January 1989- aconsensusoftheLawNc.vs Editorial Board only and not that of the.taff Let's look at how convictions rape-murder with which Coleman spring 1990. newly discovered cdilO~Orwrilers. Nothinginthesepagesshouldbeconstrued ... being remain undiluted by the facts on is charged. (Newswuk, April 6, evidence resulted in theexoncr:l­ theopiJlion of the College. ilS Board of Directors. Or ilS General COUIl5C1. News. fea\llfe. and opinion articles areaccepted from theoommunity four issues common to the capital 1992) tion and release of four con· al large ... well ... students, hut publication cannot be guaranteed. punishmentdiscoursc: IsColem;m·sca.<;euniquc?No. dcmned inmates. each of whom Prmpective opinion writers should contaclthe edilOr·m-chicf carty in I. ''1lleBirdCourtrcvcr>edan Co"n'"u~d on l'o~~ 1-1 ordtr to reserve space in tile next issue unprecedented number of death Oi

Curriculum Changes Ahead No Holds Barred to A Happy Graduation \'oI1'\\)'" 3d Years Dragged Back into Classroom U_~SI"'f lunch,youcangetafullselcction wcckends you'll fi nd herds of Corr/irruedjrom Page 1 of sandwiches and salads roth singles at the Fil1morcGril1, but onescmesteT. "I'd like tosce a eoosumer crcdit indoors and outdoors on the wCCknight we dropped in, Rt:­ "Wedon'twantsludentstogo prolC(:tion-typecourscoffcredin thcrewasplentyofroomtorellu. through the first year without futurcyearS,butwe'vegottofind FillmoreG rill, The atmosphere is upscale yet learning about SIatutes as a pri­ someone willing to teach such a 230] FillmoreSlfCet comfortable, and the windows at SHeLVE mary source of law," Dean H.G. course,"hesaid,addingthalhc There's no sign outside, so the frontcomerofferagood van­ Prince said. He said the new might be interested in tcaching it look for the whitebuildingon the Iage point for people watching. YOUR classes will also give students himself. corner of Fillmore and Clay. In­ Unfonunately, the large TVs are some say m thcir schedules dur­ 111enewcourseswilleamthree sidc,aseriesoflevelslead through somewhat OUI of place and dis­ ing the first year, let professors crcditseach,whiletortsbecomes the bar area and up to therestau­ tracting. leachintheirareasofexpenise, aone-scmestcr,fourO: are have become so mired in ethnic minority groups. For ex­ I'lioro.By Dotu BatOl... Divus'l~ DaJ kL~nQle spe~r qucstioos of race and sex that ample, she said «1ucators oftcn Aurodrilluroo even the most positive celcbra- undcrestimatetheirabilitiesand Rob Iladlock speaks /0 /he Divusil'j Da~ crQwd 011 lIas/illgs Beach ApriI2J,J992 IfastillgsLaw Nel!ls Page 17 West Block: Hastings Chooses Lincoln Property C,,,,ritru.tti/rom Pagt / Hastings' allorneys arc now proposed agreement, Lincoln suranccs that thcre isa role for us meeting. saying it crCJted a con· !.he meeting authortl.ed Hastings' working their way through the would spend its own money on a bywhichwecanatleaSlgetreim· flict of interest. Rosen said the legal staff 10 negoti:ue and draw many layers of conditional l:ln· study of the development bursed for our investment," agreement would require Lincoln upa tenlative "pre-dcvclopmem" guage in the proposed contract, possiblities fortlle land around the Henry said. Hesaid hewas trying to act as an ob)Cclive consultant to agreement that would be subject As of press time. no contract 200building.and in reLUrn would to detennine wllich of the con- Hastings while Lincolfl was simul­ receive the "exclusive right to ne­ suIting or management roles in taneously campaigning for the de­ gotiatea development agreement" the project were subjcctto com­ velopment contract. It would be in with Hastings for the actual de­ petilivebidding. Lincoln's interest to recommend velopment cOllIract. Hastings General Coun~l work that il might choose \0 do However, Hastings has givcn AngCle Khachadour dccliflCd to ilSClf,shesaid. Lincoln oopublic promiscsofpaid comment on the negotiations, re­ Hcnry told tl1e board and the work: the eompany gets the right ferring questions on the subjcct crowd that heplanned to meet with to negoliate with Hastings first, to Levine local groups' rcpresentatives oncc but thecollcgeisnotobligcd losee Levine said state law would Lincoln was fonnally choscn as Illat the negotiations lead to a de­ require Hastings \0 go tl1rough a Hastings' consultant. "Wc will velopment contract wilh Lincoln. fresh competitive bidding process refuse no one of legitimate Intcr· It may still choose to lurn its back for Ihe construction clements of ests,"he sa.id on Lillcoln and work with another the projcct, and for any work Board member Ralph Abascal finn at any lime. involving tl1c sale or long-tcnn retorted, "I would sl.lggest thai the Henry, who is directing ground lease orproperty. Hcsaid most important voice to listen 10 is LIncoln's work with Hastings,said Lincoln's negotiating rights the illegitimate interests." he was parti(;ularlyconcemed that would give ita shot al tl1e "man­ (Nonh of Market Planning ,,"llQI>J' Lincoln might not be protcctOO if agemcnt" pan of the develop­ Coalition director Kathy Lu said IIf1S/"'8S 80Md members meet wilh rtprestnl(Jli.u (Jfl.incoin Prop£rlies the exclusive contract promioscd ment work, including managing Henry has since mct with a group onMan;hlJ. by Hastings were void by stale Ihc ilfChilCCts, arranging financ­ of Tcndcrloin activists and Wesl to

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"The Survival Kil i.,·ef}'COmp~lcandhil$",'ef}'i",ue ""ededtoanswcrab Rosen told the board Lincolll Levine argued that the tower units 10 appeal to middle-class theirfinancialaidpackagefornext on PICAP Feb. 25. It put off a suffered somefinanciallosscs in is"not optimal" for student hous­ tenants, or renting them, as is, to yw. decision until its May 26 meeting the mid-1980s that led Lincoln to ing because the building is 63 poorer ones. Given the dubious TheCWS program is different becausememberssaidlhcywould sell out its imerestin several of­ years old, it was designed as a appeal of the neighborhood to from other financial aid because like the faculty todecide whether fice tower projccts. In addition, hotel, and it is in a more danger­ those who can afford other ad­ work-study involves an arrange­ the program's definition of ous part of the neighborhood than dresses, Hastings mayehoose not ment whereby an employer who "public interest" is specific \heproposed housing site. Hesaid to rent the apartments at market deeides to hire a student with enough. the tower also lacks some fire and rate. work-study funds is deemed 10 Since then, the Admissions seismic protcctions that would be The resulting choice may well have agreed to pay a percentage Policy and Student Services illCluded in a modem building. be to tum the building into low. of the student's wages, with the Committee has endorsed the cri­ So if the students move OUi of rent housing for current Tender­ federal government paying the teriaalready used in the existing the tower, who will move in? loin residents. While that course difference. As a result, many PICAP program. According to West Block Tenants' Asso­ might please local advocates for students have been able to apply Academic Dean Mary Kay Kane, ciationspeak.ersatweMarch 13 more affordable housing, one work-study funds to on-campus the Committe. The full faculty is meeting said they did not want to critic suggested it could bring the positions i n the Legallnformatioll scheduled to vote on the be among the new tenants at 100 poveny and crime of the Tender· Center, as well to off-campus comrnittcC'sendorsemcntMay4. McAllister. loin closer to Hilstings, even as poSitions with the Hastings Pub­ The Finance Committee will Alice Wadlington, an elderly the college struggles IOdissociate lic Interest Law Foundation, the consider the faculty vote May 26. West Block tenant, said she and its campus from the neighbor­ City Attorney's Office, and the If the Finance Committee ap­ her older neighbors would be hood. Public Defender's Orfice. proves the proposal, thc Board of I'i DCI fees. onein the MosconeCenterareaof And Bixby complained in an work-studypayrollsthroughJune "Students have been working San Francisco, had generated interview, ''They're saying that Conference 30 of the follow ing year, Thus, on this issue [PICAP] for a long many tenant complaints. the tower isn't good enough for Hastings students get $500,000 time, and the DCI funding would Duda, whose bll'>iness devel­ you, thestudents,butlhcywantto C()"rin"tdfrnm r(Jg~ J worth or awards each year, be astep in the right direction, but ops shopping centers, responded move us in." Hastings International and Com­ Bennett said that becall'>e it is the administration should be do­ that tenant complaints are com­ ButDebleysaid Hastingsorfi­ parative Law Review this sum­ Hastings' policy to make CWS ing more to actively raise money mon in the best-run developments, cials have not "discusscd" mov­ mer. fundingavailabletoeverystudent for PICAP," said Karen Carrera, alKl added that thecommittee had ing West Block tenants to the Trinkl also said the April who applies, the typical award is outgoing ASH president. scrutinized Lincoln's balance tower. '·1 don't think anybody has confereoce,asactuallycarriedout, only S I,500 toS3,OOO. sheet thoroughly. proposed moving people into the led him to JOin some of the other ThestatedpurposeoftheCWS stu::~: !~poo:di~~:~~;:S~ \ ~ Hastings officials have said toweratthispoint,'·hesaid.Asked organizers in suggesting a new program was two-fold: to help SLAC poll, 80 percent said they Lincoln's financial status is rtOt if Hastings absolutely would IIOt formal fornext year's conferencc. students pay educational COSts, supponed the funding proposal. imponant because it will nOt be move them intothetower,hesaid, "We send a team of lawyers while at the same time helping Fifty_two percent said adminis­ asked to spend any of its own "I can't mak:e that promise." over there 10 explain unique fea­ students get paid workcxpcrience tration funding of PICAP should money on the construction of a Rosen reminded the board at turesofU.S. Law. They send over in their fields. However, accord­ bea high priority, 34 percent said building. While they have been the meeting that Hastings is bound a team of Japanese lawyers, per­ ing to a Feb. 1992 Government it should be a moderately high reluctant to discuss financing, by a development al,'fCCment to hapsaycarlater... and they funher Accounting Office report, over priority, alKl only 4 percent said Hastingsspokesman Tom Dcbley maintain the tower as housing, explailiJapancsc law as it relates 50 percent of federal work-study theadministrationshouldnotfund and the college's planning direc­ whether for students or others, at toa specific topic,"iw!said. "So it funds nationwide were used for the program atall. tor, Ed Levine,say the money for 80 percent of market rates or less. would be more of a quasi-edu­ non-career-related work during The resultsshowed a high level the student housing pan of the ShesaidtheMiltonMeyerCo., cational exchange, as opposed 10 the 12-monthperiodendingJunc of student interest in working in project would come from revenue the developer that renovated the tryillg to sort out legal public 1990. public interest Law (defined in the bonds. These bonds would not building in the mid-1980s, policy." Bennettsaid that figure would survey as legal work in any non­ require voter approval. promised 10 maintain the lower as But whatever the next confer­ ROt be accurate for Hastings. He profit organization or government Of all the West Block issues, rental housing at below-market enee looks like, they'll have more saId Hastings' work-study pro­ agency) as well as a high level of Hastingsofficials have been most rents for 20 years, beginning in than a week toput it together. gram adheres to the original pur­ student debt, Thiny-sevell per­ reticent this year in providing in­ 1982. in return for city permis­ pose of the federal program in cent said their debts would be an formation on the subjects of fi­ sion to build a market-rate devel­ that 90 percent of ilS fURds arc Imponant factor in their career nancing for the West Block con­ opment elsewhere in the city. used in law-related positions. choices. struction and the college's plans Hastings assumed the obligatioll Bennett said he did not believe "1 am very excited about the for the 100 McAllister SI. tower. on the tower, while the developer this requirement presented a survey results.! hadexpettedthat Levine and Dcbley have said profited from the other project, FREE CATALOG problem, because "getting work­ the majority of students would be Hastings' rlfst goal is to move the she said. o[ Go~'tTtIment Books study is the 'union card.' Mosl in favor not only or giving DCI studenlSwhonowlivein the tower The agreement means Hast­ government agencies don't hire surplus fees to PICAP but also into new, specially designed ings will have 10 keep the build­ FrH CatoJog students without work-study tMtthey would be in favor of the hOll'>ing on the West Block that illg residential unless it is pre­ IbJitxl() funds." administration actively \):~ ""IF"" DC l00lJ· 7(Xl(1 would be connected to the 200 pared to fight off an attempt to funclrnising for this imponant is­ building by an indoor passage. As enforce the agreement. sue," said Carrera. April Z1. 199Z PagtJ9

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