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VOLUME VI, ISSUE 1 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1995 SIXTEEN PAGES Car theives raid the Gradplex Parking Lot By Stephen King graduate complex parking lot. Pernicious crime has visited The next morning when she went M-W. Sometime between 1 :30 t"o take her car in search of cof- a.m. and 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. fee, she could not fmd it where 25, after a standard weekend she thought she had left it. She night out at the delis, Pam then called Chieffo to ask where Kultgen (3 L) discovered that her the car had been parked the night 1993 Plymouth Sundance had before. been stolen. Kultgen and Kimberly Kling When she reported that her (3L) went through the lot a sec­ car was missing, the police told ond time in search of her vehicle. Kultgen that three other cars had Her first assumption was that the been stolen that night in the car had been towed by the ever Williamsburg area. vigilant parking services. Kultgen drove home with her Finally, Kultgen contacted - Neil Lewis friend, and American Studies the police around 5 p.m. Her car Will they ever get it right? graduate student, Toby Chieffo had already been found in Nor­ Students crowd around the hanging files, yet again the subject of much discord as 3Ls are in the small hours ofFrida y morn­ folk by this time. Although she shoved back into the corner while lLs are granted easy access ing. She parked her car in the See CAR THIEVES on 13 M~W space crunch: And then there were five By Mario Pacella The elimination of one class­ tration realized that they were books and papers. Gallowayex­ renovations were needed to make Marshall-Wythe begins the room can be seen as positive for out of offices. In Assistant Dean pected that the moves would be G-5 similar to the Review's 1995-96 academic year with one the law school. When Dean Tho­ Connie Galloway's words, "We . complete in the coming weeks former location. From a plan­ classroom fewer than it had last mas Krattenmaker considered hit the wall." now that shelving for the new ning point of view, it only makes year. G-5 in the basement ofthe coming to William and Mary, he The renovations began in offices has arrived. As profes­ sense to have M-W's journals library now houses the William and Provost Gillian Cell, agreed mid-June with the requirement sors move into the offices, Gal­ located near each other. and Mary Law Review. The ad­ that the size of M-W' s faculty that the offices should be ready loway said there will be "a When asked if there was any ministration relocated the Law should be increased by about four by Aug. 1. Given the amount of domino effect ofprofessors shift­ fallout from this move, Gallo­ Review in June to make room for members. Over the past year, space needed, the old Law Re­ ing" to new quarters. way stated that there have not new faculty offices. As a conse­ two of those positions were con­ view office nextto OCPPwas the Given the eviction of Will­ been complaints. The loss of a quence, classes were relocated finned and filled. After the hir­ best alternative. Four faculty iam and Mary Law Review, Gal­ classroom, however, makes lo­ and more classes are taking place ing professors Meese and offices were created, but are not loway stated that "the basement cating meeting space for activi­ in the Dean's Conference Room Dickerson, and after the return yet fully occupied because it takes was the only option." According ties even more problematic in an and the Employers' Lounge. of Professor Felton, the adminis- time to relocate an office full of . to Galloway, only minimum See CRUNCH on 12 B.ar Review: SMH goes under; Bar/ Bri still standing By Paul Walker According to Frank Lynch (3L), other M-W representatives who lost most for the bar exam without interrupting their It seems that no sooner do you get into former SMH representative, close to fifty of their commissions. lives by going to classes on someone law school and begin classes, when you M-W students will be affected by SMH In place of SMH, a new organization else's schedule. The Study Group will are asked to think about a post-graduation closing down. The good news for those called The Study Group has thrown its hat focus on helping those people pass the bar event -- the Bar Exam. But this is one law students is that the BARIBRI regional into the ring. The Study Group, under the exam." school decision that is getting easier to office has been "gracious enough," as direction of former SMH regional vice­ Frank Lynch' s voice of experience make. With the passing ofSMH, Inc. into Lynch puts it, to transfer all students and president Stan Hamrick, has acquired says to go with BARJBRI. As he stated, bankruptcy following the 1995 bar re­ honor all money put down with SMH. In 5MB's bar review course materials and "It's good because you get locked into a view program, industry leader BARJBRI addition, they will be guaranteed the BAR! will provide individualized bar review low price and who knows what the price is set to dominate the industry including BRI price that was being given at the time courses for the states of Virginia, Penn­ will be when you graduate." Lynch also West Publishing. For the foreseeable of sign-up with SMH. Lynch assured the sylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina and advised to be wary ofSMB spinoffs, like future, BARIBRI will hold a near mo­ Amicus that "nobody lost any money," Washington, D.C. The course will be The Study Group, because they don't yet nopoly on bar review . programs. except, of course, himself and the five centered around at-home instruction via have a track record. Plus, they are run by outlines, taped lectures, practice tests and the same people "who didn't have the Inside computer-assisted learning, with enroll­ decency to call and let [him] know about Convocation 3 Smarter Guy 8 ment limited to 150 students per bar exam the company's financial problems." Strossen on Civil Rights 3 Music Review 9 for quality reasons. Hamrick sees The West Publishing wants to fill a much Cross-Fire r.. SBA Social News 11 Study Group as filling a niche in the biggerniche by taking on BARIBRI head­ Temperature Woes 8 Sports 14-15 market, "I have noticed an increasing to-head on a nationwide basis. West number of students who want to prepare See SMH on 8 2 ======Wednesday, September 6, 1995 THE AMIcus CURIAE ~~ ffAR NOr, GWP /!fflt, r /; fOR I N1 A utmKI , ~ I S({t\Jl. ffl)ftCf Y£ WlrH ~ ~atauerallaw n{ lAW if fMI5l1V'J[), (~ ~ HJD~5U[ ~-:.T" 1, fHt faL etAS! 10 ~If{! tifArH IN fEtE£K! _ ~ CaRr!.! :J fflf! Hell! ~ , ~\ . _ A -----::!~~~

THE AMICUS CURIAE From the Editor's Desk • • • Marshall-Wythe School of Law As Marsh all-Wythe students each class. With an extended of legal issues in fields such as P. O. Box 8795 Williamsburg, Virginia 23187 (804) 221·3279 began another semester, many registration period, fewer stu­ education or business. Some "Dedicated to the complete and objective reporting of student suffered the on-going frustration dents would find themselves have absolutely no relation to news and opinion" that surrounds registration. The "trapped" in classes which don't the law. At present, many of cause of the frustration may be meet their interests orneeds. This these courses are very popular Editor: Stephen King largely beyond our reach: bud­ also would free up seats for those among undergrads and other Managing Editor: Mike Grable gets which are too small and class who are legitimately interested graduate students. Professors Production Editor: Monica Thunnond sizes which are already too big. in those classes. often do not determine fmal class Business Manager: Martha Mensoian But one very possible change Second, the extension would rosters until the final day of un­ Assistant Editors: Danielle Berry, Sutton Snook, Henry Jardine could make the process easier offer students more choices by dergraduate add-drop, half a Editorial Board: Stephen King, Mike Grable, Henry Jardine and more beneficial for students: bringing the law school registra­ week to a week after law stu­ Patrick Lee extending the duration ofthe add­ tion period more in line with dents can add. News Reporters: Features Reporters: drop period. those of the undergraduate and In contrast to the benefit, the Ann Neil Cosby Toya Blakewell The benefits of lengthening other graduate programs. Many cost of this proposal is relatively Eliza Hutchison Tom Church the add-drop period would be law students take advantage of small. Although some may ar­ Stephen T. King David Eberly substantial. First, it would give the opportunity to study in other gue that adding three or five days Mario Pacella Jennifer Eberly students a better opportunity to programs, both to broaden their to add-drop would allow students Paul Walker Jeff Geiger evaluate classes before making educational experience and to to miss too many class meetings, Sara Warner Cary Lee fmal decisions. Many classes learn valuable skills which will the bottom line is that this would Jennifer Vincent Henry Jardine meet briefly during the first week, assist us as practicing attorneys. be the student's choice. If the Alison Rosenstengel often only long enough for pro­ The law school recommends sev­ student wants to assume the bur­ Ramsey Taylor fessors to introduce themselves eral classes, such as public speak­ oen of catching up in the second and pass out the syllabi. ing, debate, and beginning acting. week, the administration should Sports Gurus: Todd Sherer, Neil Lewis Some classes don't meet at Other beneficial classes include not decide otherwise, especially Opinion: Christian Mastondrea, Sutton Snook, Mike Grable all during the add-drop period. language studies and courses in light of the benefits to a longer Photographers: Neil Lewis, Alex Bird-Lopez This offers too small a view of which feature the examination See EDITORIAL on 10 Cartoonist: Jack Mackerel Letters to the Editor Dear Stephen King, Editor: what kind of paper you want to Obviously, the Amicus must This really isn't like me, but I put out. Then, when we read to some extent reflect the per­ Editorial Policy have decided to write to tell you through the scores of mean spir­ sonality of the full range of law The letters and opinion pages of the Amicus Curiae are dedicated to a few things I think about your ited insults, tabloid-style half students. Consequently, I am all student opinion regardless of form or content. We reserve the right to paper and especially about how truths, and pompous self serving not complaining about your in­ edit for spelling and grammar, but not content. Letters to the Editor are not intended to reflect the opinion of the it can be impr.oved under your shit normally found in theAmicus clusion 10 the paper of some newspaper or its staff. All letters to the Editor should be submitted by 5 leadership. You have a decision we will know you have not just amount . of chickenshit p.m. on the Wednesday prior to publication. We cannot print a letter to make. I believe that instead of gone through the motions. Then, backstabbing and one sided at­ without confirmation of the author's name. We may, however, withhold blindly following in the footsteps we will know that Stephen King, tacks. Also, I understand that the name on request. Letters over 500 words may be returned to the writer of past editors you should strive 3L, considers what is printed in articles trashing people who have with a request that they be edited for the sake of space. to make a conscious choice about the Amicus to be journalism. See LEITER on 10 Wednesday, September 6, 1995 THE AMlcUS CURIAE======3 Mr. K holds court In the Rec Center "Dean Dome" By Jennifer Vincent security. To any twentysomething stu­ The dean is presiding over the court, dents who think they can easily hang with but it has nothing to do with the law. the dean and faculty for an hour of physi­ - Dean Thomas Krattenmaker contin­ cal activity: Think again. The dean may ues this year to challenge students and call himself a "short, little, pot-bellied, facu lty to his regular pick-up basketball grey-haired old man," but he also hap­ games atthe Rec Center. Since arriving at pens to be ajump-shooting, trash-talking, M-W, Krattenmaker has used the early Nike-wearing, sprint-running "old man." morning games to exercise while meeting Fun as these games may be, they are not students in a more relaxed atmosphere. for the faint of heart. A recent trip to the Although most of the participants are Rec Center found fitness guru and Profes­ generally competitive, Krattenmaker in­ sor Raj Bhala insisting that the partici­ sisted the games are cutthroat in talk only pants, after an hour of basketball, run and are open to anyone with any level of wind sprints. Krattenmaker said the sprints experience. are mandatory when Bhala plays. "We talk NBA ~ but we play like junior Krattenmaker urged anyone -- male or high school playground," Krattenmaker female with any level of experience -- to - sArlr Bird -Lope= said. join a game. The dean usually plays on Dean Krattenmaker poised to take Professor Raj Bhala to the basket Do not be lulled into a false sense of See DEAN DOME on 15 ACLU President Strossen fears for civil rights By Sara Warner futures and their s~nse of secu­ rights and civil liberties," because they are fundamental to Additionally, the Supreme Court A group of students and fac­ rity against crime. Strossen noted Strossen said. Strossen charged the exercise of all other rights. no longer seems to be the watch­ ulty gathered at the University that these concerns are not imag­ that the Republican Contract with The two most serious amend­ dog of civil liberties that it used Center Monday night to listen to ined. Recent studies have shown America contains provisions that ment proposals would establish to be. In its last term the Su­ Nadine Strossen, the ACLU's that there is a greater disparity are clearly inconsistent with the government sponsored prayer in preme Court challenged affirma­ first woman president. The topic among the rich and the poor in Bill of Rights. In addition, the public schools and allow the fed­ tive action, school desegregation was "The Bill of Rights - The the U.S. than in any other mod­ Christian Coalition's "Contract eral and state governments to and voting rights. Original Contract with America." ern industrialized countries. The wi th the American Family" not pass laws banning the desecra­ Strossen compared the cur­ Strossen, who always carries a recent Oklahoma City bombing only threatens reproductive free­ tion ofthe American flag -- even rent hostility to individual rights copy of the U.S. Constitution is evidence that the U.S. is not dom, women's rights, and reli­ for purposes of political speech. to that of the McCarthy era. with her, called the Republican immune to acts of violence. gious liberty, but proposes to If passed, Strossen argued it Threats to a broad spectrum of Party' s Contract with America Strossen said, however, lead­ amend the Bill of Rights and the would be the first time ever that substantive rights are coming and documents like it imposters. ers across the political spectrum Constitution directly. amendments to the Constituti.on from both parti.es and an branches "The true Contract with have responded to the national Strossen reported that cur­ would decrease human rights. ofgovernment at all levels. She America," she said, "is the Con­ mood by offerring "quick-fix rently, there are over one hun­ All branches of the govern­ shared a quote from Thomas stitution and the Bill of Rights." solutions" that do not address dred proposed amendments to ment have shown a willingness Jefferson that seemed to capture Strossen characterized the underlying social problems and the Constitution pending in Con­ to decrease protection of civil the essence of her position. current mood of the country as threaten civil liberties. "In the gress. Some of these proposals rights, she said. The Senate re­ Jefferson wrote, "Any society understandably anxious. In these current political climate, we've attack even I st Amendment cently passed the Omnibus that would trade a little liberty troubled times, Americans are been facing unprecendented rights which have been declared Counter-Terrorism Act that un­ for a little safety will deserve insecure about their economic challenges to Constitutional preferr~d by the Supreme Court dermines freedom ofassociation. neither and lose both." Convocation alms to InspIre IncomIng• students By Eliza Hutchison Foundation Robert Wilburn. Before in­ The opening convocation of the Col­ troducing the keynote speaker Wilburn lege of William and Mary took place this presented to the College a silver engrav­ year in the courtyard of the Sir Christo­ ing of a map used extensively for restora­ pher Wren Building. tion drawn by a French soldier from the As the 300-year-old centerpiece ofthe Revolutionary War. College the Wren Building was a fitting Historian David McCullough then took site for the ceremony that honored all new command of the stage with his Convoca­ students to the college. Provost of the tion remarks. McCullough immediate I College Gillian Cell formally welcomed addressed the importance of the setting the class of 1999 as part of the college for education. "We stand on historic family. In doing so, she noted the interde­ ground. What happened in this town. in pendence of W&M and Colonial this very building, changed the world. Williamsburg and urged students to expe­ This building stands for education. It has rience both \vholeheartedly. survived war, fire, disease, and epidemic. Remarks from the faculty were given Take heart from what has happened here." by Professor James P. Whittenburg the McCullough appeared to speak per­ 1995 recipient of the Thomas A. Graves sonally to each student when he warned Award for Teaching. Speaking to profes­ of a generation that is historically illiter­ sors and students alike_the associate pro­ ate. He challenged students to "read, fessor of history emphasized that the read_ read. As if your life depends on it. "educational experience belongs prima­ ... because it does! rily to the students and not to professors." In addition to reading McCullough He urged new students to embrace the encouraged students to treat their educa­ educational experience of the college. tional experience as a buffet with endless - Ala Bird-Lope: The keynote speaker was introduced opportunities. Perhaps most importantly, The Wren Building provides a physical and symbolic focal point of convocation by President ofthe Colonial Williamsburg See CONVOCATION on 10 - THE AMIcus CURIAE N e'Ws Briefs Wednesday, September 6, 1995 4

Bushrod Washington Tournament Looms for 2Ls Congratulations to new law journal staff members The Bushrod Washington Moot Court Competition will be held from Sept. 6 until Sept. 30. Competition packets will be handed out on Sept. William and Mary Law Review 6 with intent to compete forms dl,.le on Sept. 11. The practicum takes Christopher Ambrosio, Calvin Anderson, Susan Bruce, Katherine Chen, place on Sept. 13 in the Moot Court Room at 7 p.m. Preliminary rounds Cynthia Cutler, Deborah Dallman, Derek Dickinson, Lynn Dickinson, take place Sept. 16-18. Good luck to the 2Ls planning to participate. See Scott Dunn, Michael Friedman, Tosha Foster, Sara Gottovi, Edward you in the delis after the competition. Glennon, Anne Graham, Michael Grable, Carlton Greene, Mark Henley, Matthew Johnson, Leah KahI, John Kennedy, Amy Mang, David New Acting Dean/Director of VIMS Named Nimmich, Anjanette Plichta, Gregory Romano, Jonathon Reavill, Sarah William and Mary has named L. Donelson Wright, Chancellor Seager, Edward Schreiber, Ian Siminoff, Chuck Sweedler, John Professor of Marine Science as acting dean and director ofthe School of Snodgrass, Ky Tran-Trong, Alison Tuley, John Valdivielso, Rachel van Marine ScienceNirginia Institute of Marine Sciences at the College. der Voort, Craig Welter, Cristin Zeisler Wright is particularly noted for his scholarship on shoreface process and the formation of river deltas. William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review Ken Keesee, Andrew Larkin, Jason McCandless, David Mincer, Timo­ Cable TV Might Finally Come to W &M thy Morrison, Anne No, Shaun Rose, Demian Schane, Kathleen Scherer, While cable television has not arrived in the Graduate Complex yet, Dan Summerlin, Adam Walsh, Natalie Wilhelm Kathie Green, Director of Telecommunication Services, informed the Flat Hat recently that the campus cable project is finally looking like it Administrative Law Review might become a reality. Cable wiring has been installed on campus, and Steve Grocki, Tim Hughes, David Johansen, Steven Key, Krysia Kubiak, bids are being solicited. No date has been given for when cable will Martha Mensoian, Thomas Muth, Lee Ranieri, Stacy Slupek, Jan become available to students. Starkweather, Adam Walsh, Lynn Whipkey W oitko Runs for School Board William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal Rumor has it that, while studying for the bar, recent M-W graduate Jason Aldrich, Camille Bennett, Mary Binkowski, Tom Church, Ellen Joe Woitko received approximately 3100 votes, or 32% of votes cast, in Dassance, Laura Feltman, Brent Haden, David Hausmann, Dan Pringle, his bid for a local school board position in Pennsylvania. Amicus sources Lee Ranieri, Raymond Raya, Alison Rosenstengel, Eddie Smallwood, characterized Woitko's opponent as an "angry white male" type. The Beth Benko, William DeVinney, Amy Dilworth, Pete Ismay, Eric same source informed the Amicus that Woitko is planning to try again Marion, Paul Walker, Danielle Berry, Steven Diamond, Jr., Melinda for the position in two years. Hough, Thomas Jefferson, Darren McCarty, Jon Yoder First year curriculum changes explained By Stephen King be taught to first years in the a result ofa survey ofM-W peer mands. tioned that students' analytical Many second and third year second semester. Through all of schools, and a survey of M-W Some professors are not con­ skills might not develop as well law students have been puzzled the changes Legal Skills remains graduates. The school was con­ cerned with the reductio n hours. because she may have to resort by the new curriculum changes the same. The changes reflect cerned that the first year curricu­ In her Civil Procedure class, Pro­ to more lecturing and less ques­ that took effect for this year's the type of curriculum at many lum teach essential skill, fessor Susan Grover said she will tion and answer. John Donaldson first year law students. The other law schools in the country, knowledge and experiences. probably reduce the coverage of fears that upper level courses changes have been cautiously such as the University of Vir­ In response to questions con­ topics rather than eliminating such as Trusts and Estates, which praised as well as criticized by ginia, Northwestern and Cornell. cerning the changes, Barnard topics. Douglas agreed that the is based on the assumption that professors who are getting their The curriculum revisions, said, "We don't live in a com­ "essential material can be trans­ students have a working knowl­ first look at fewer hours in which proposed by an Ad Hoc Com­ mon law world anymore." The mitted in fewer hours." Although edge of future interests, might to teach their subjects. Here's a mittee consisting of Vice Dean statutory course introduces the some material may be eliminated suffer as a result of the changes. look at those changes for the Jayne Barnard, Professors Glenn first year student to the increas­ from coverage in first year The Ad Hoc Committee re­ edification of second and third Coven, Davison Douglas, Trot­ ing importance of statutes and classes, many of the deleted top­ sponsible for the new curricu­ year law students who did have ter Hardy, John Levy, and stu­ regulations. It is hoped that the ics could show up in upper level lum plans to review the success the chance to experience them. dents Erin Brewster '95 and new course structure will better classes. of the revisions in 1997-98 in Constitutional Law, Property, David Lee '94, were adopted as reflect the legal profession's de- Other professors have voiced order to determine its educational Torts and Civil Procedure have some concerns over the curricu­ value and student and faculty all been reduced to one semester, New Courses lumchanges. LyndaButlermen- satisfaction. four credit courses. Contracts is Fall Spring a two semester, five hour class. Constitutional Law 4 Statutory Elective 3 In addition to the traditional first year classes, a StatutorylRegula- Torts 4 Criminal Law 3 tory class has been added. Crimi- Property 4 Civil Procedure 4 nal Law, which used to be a Contracts 2 Contracts 3 N ext Amicus meeting required class to be taken in ei- Legal Skills 2 Legal Skills _ 2 ther the second or third year, will at

School Civ.Pro. Torts Contracts Con.Law Property Criminal Skills THE GREEN LEAFE Penn 5 hrs 4 4 5 4 4 5 Duke 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 1.5 Wednesday, Sept~mher 6 Georgetown 5 4 5 3 5 4 3 GW 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 8 p.m. UVa 4 4 4 4 4 3 1 Northwestern 4 3 4 5 3 '3 THE AMIcus CURIAE Featured Cotntnentary Wednesday, September 6, 1995 5

Saving the Bay through Work/ Study and PSF vation of our natural resources-­ mittees were part and parcel of a grants. Additionally, because of cause I was particularly inter­ Jeffrey H. Geiger something that we all share as typical week. Firm perks aside, the Work/Study payroll sched­ ested in the reintroduction offed­ residents of the Commonwealth I even got to grab my boots and ule, the money is disbursed a full eralist precepts into the This summer I had the oppor­ of Virginia. shovel (it's not just for Legal month after you tum in yourtirne environmental arena, I re­ tunity to work for the Chesa­ From day one, it was expected Skills briefs) and explore the Bay sheet. (l understand, however, searched the Contract with peake Bay Foundation in an that each law clerk would direct with our science teams. that students who receive funds America and proposed federal internship funded by a combina­ a number of projects. Given the You don't go into public in­ solely from PSF or other sources legislation, wrote an op-ed lam­ tion of Work/Study and Public limited number of attorneys, all terest law for the big bucks. F or­ may receive advance payment basting the lack of federalist Service Fund (PSF) grants. A of the law clerks were expected tunately, the Work/Study and of their stipend.) My advice to implementation of the Clean Air regional organization with over to fulfill a vital legal role. While PSF grants allowed me to en­ summer Work/Study recipients: Act Amendments of 1990, and 83,000 members, the Chesapeake , primarily involved in issues of gage in substantive legal work in get a loan, get a second job, in­ represented the Foundation at Bay Foundation strives for non­ environmental law, my legal an area of the law too often held vest in cattle futures, or get mar­ meetings of Governor Allen's partisan education, advocacy, counsel to the Foundation in­ hostage by doomsday scientists, ried to someone who has a paying Advisory Committee on Feder­ and legal defense of one of our volved real estate, contracts, ad­ on one hand, and those that would job. alism. As I prepare to sell my country' s largest estuaries. ministrative and governmental fill in the Bay for a buck and Beyond the tingly feeling one soul to the devil to payoff my Through the involvement and law. Drafting legislation, ana­ another strip mall, on the other. gets with community service and student loans, I am very grateful contributions ofthe students, fac­ lyzing federal and state law, in­ Unfortunately, because offmari­ poison ivy, the greatest benefit to have had the opportunity to ulty and staff of our law school, vestigating and reviewing state cial aid office rules, my student from my clerkship was the im­ work with a pubiic interest group I was able to spend a summer agencies, and representing the aid was reduced by the amount mediate responsibility and the while enjoying great quality of working for the betterment of Foundation at state, gubernato­ of the money that I received freedom to determine the scope life. I hope the Chesapeake Bay our environment and the conser- rial and legislative advisory com- through the Work/Study and PSF and direction of my tasks. Be- is better for it, too. To rank or not to rank Students reap few benefits from good summer grades By Mike Grable are overly difficult (more on that issue Access Lexis, . Each year, dozens of M-W students below), but because the law school ad­ enroll in summer classes offered by the ministration refuses to rerank students law school. Whether they take Public after summer grades are reported. Westlaw, an.d More International Law in England, European Because students attendingM-W sum­ Communities Law in Spain, or Criminal mer classes are allowed to factor those Law right here in Williamsburg, many of grades into fall GP As, this means that these students have the same goals: light­ every single student is using an inaccurate From Your Campus Residence ening their workload during the year; and outdated class rank during the fall. filling a gap left open by uncooperative More than one out of three second-year potential employers; living and traveling students took M -W -sponsored classes this With a Modem And A in a foreign country (or, for the Crim. Law summer, and it is a fair assumption to say students, getting their money's worth out that the majority of them saw their GPAs Konexx Adapter of those Busch Gardens season passes). change as a result. But no matter how hard they work, they Therefore, thirty or more students rose will not be able to improve their class rank or fell into new GPA divisions, thereby A Konexx adapter converts your modem to run on William during that all-important fall ~ecruiting changing not only their own class ranks, & Mary's digital phone system. A Konexx adapter is neces­ season. This is not because summer classes See RANK ME on 12 sary to access on-line services from campus housing. Class of '95 career update Modems and modem installation available. By Ann Neil Cosby Bar exam results are in because these Is there life after law school? Or employers, with a few exceptions, typi­ perhaps more importantly -- is there work cally wait until the results become avail­ after law school? If the experience of M- able before offering employment. W's 1995 graduating class is any ihdica- Graduate employment seems to be tion, the answer would seem to be a following a national trend in which fewer collective "Yes!" graduates are joining large frrms . Kaplan According to Dean Robert Kaplan, attributed this movement to a combina­ head ofthe Office of Career Planning and tion of two elements. The first factor is · Placement at M-W, the OCPP has heard the continuing reality that large law firms back from 160 of the 165 students. who are not hiriIJg the number of new associ­ graduated from 'the raw school' iast May.' . 'ates thanh~y had in the past. The second Stop by or call our newly expanded and remodeled retail store located Approximately 60-65% of them have al- factor, which Kaplan sees as equally sig­ at 1781 Jamestown Road. just 4 miles from campus on the right. ready secured full-time employment. nificant, is that "individual students are Furthermore, virtually all of the gradu- considing the shoit and long term advan­ ates' jobs are in the legal field -- the tages of working a smaller frrm" and are majority are in the private sector and a fmding the smaller firms very appealing. portion have elected to undertake judicial Disciplines of interest seem to ally clerkships. closely with "hottopics" of the day which Kaplan said that statistics regarding presently include intellectual property,

the number ofgraduates who secure posi- environmental law, general litigation, and Jamestown Center 1 781 Jamestown Rood tions in government or public interest health care. capacities will not be available until after See CAREER on 12 6 Wednesday, September 6, 1995 THE AMIcus CURIAE Crossfire Should the tobacco industry face tougher regulations Caution! Big Brother is watch- The bottom line is smoking ing! kills! ------Sutton Snook Christian Mastondrea "Will the new advertising "E very day 3, 000 children regulations substantially ad~ become regular ~mokers, and We have aJl seen the side of a pack of Tobacco is the only legal product in \ ance the goal of preventing 75% still are 9 years later. " cigarettes with its warning label from the teen smoking? Studies say the United States that, when used cor­ Surgeon General. We aJl know the effects rectly and as directed, will kill you! Every of smoking. Despite the almost univer­ t hey won'" t. year in America 42,000 people die of sall y known dangers· of tobacco, the smoking-related illnesses, "more than the graders, and this is a dramatic reversal of Cl inton Administration, taking the lead Health and Human Services admits that in annual combined fatalities from alcohol, a prior downward trend. It cannot be from the media, has decided that the pub­ 1994, over half of all high school seniors illegal drugs, car and airplane crashes, denied that advertising has played a sig­ lic doesn' t understand these dangers, and used alcohol within the past month. As fire homicide, suicide, and_AIDS." (The nificant part in influencing the young to focused its attention on minors. But the for drug use, a recent University ofMichi­ Washington Post, Aug. 20, 1995). Every light up. smoking industry has agreed that minors gan survey reported that among high day, 3,000 children become regular smok­ I always thought it ironic that when a should not smoke, and has instituted sev­ school seniors, usejumped from 13.8% in ers' and 75% continue to smoke regularly Yankees game is televised, every shot of eral campaigns to ·curb that, including 1991 to 19% in 1994. Thejump was even nine years later. The government cannot the pitcher will include the Marlboro Man _ lobbying state legislatures to pass a mini­ higher for 10th graders, with ajump from remain complacent and allow another gen­ in the background. Turn on any Grand mum smoking age of 18, and instituting 8.7% on 1991 to 15 .8% in 1994. Eighth eration of young people to fall victim to Prix race and see the Marlboro team. You an education campaign with the theme graders had an increase of 44%. No the lies of America's tobacco companies. can smoke Marlboro and collect "gear" "It 's the Law." In spite of industry efforts progress in teen sex either. The Centers President Clinton has taken a stand points, and then collect nifty prizes like to solve underage tobacco use, in August, for Disease Control reports that the rate of against cancer and heart disease with his lighters, hats, and jackets. This will en­ the Clinton Administration signed a new sexual.intercourse among unmarried 14- anti-tobacco executive order. This order able you to be just like those guys in the executive order furtl1er regulating the to­ 21 year-old males and females were 62.7% will ban all cigarette vending machines, advertisements and atthe sporting events, bacco industry. The new regulations and 58.7% respectively, despite the Ad­ limit magazine and billboard advertise­ doing all that healthy stuff! Camel uses pander only to the media with little, if any, ministration spending almost $300 mil­ ments, and outlaw tobacco brand-name the same marketing strategy of the give­ effect on achieving their goals of "pre­ lion annually. So why does the sponsorship of sporting events such as the away. This is aimed at teens as well. The venting future generations from develop­ Administration think that adding regula­ Virginia SlinlS Tennis Championships. tobacco industry spends $6 billion on ing an addiction to nicotine-containing tions to the tobacco industry will help? It The tobacco companies are under­ advertisements and promotions a year, on tobacco products." can't, and here's why. standably upset, prinlarily because this a product that hooks its users. The idea is First, the Administration declared nico­ A World Health Organization study in executive order will mean millions of to sell smoking as cool, youthful, and tine an addictive drug, thus opening it to the early 1980s concluded that "When dollars in lost sales and profits. The healthy. Why else would Virginia Slims FDA regulation. Absurd. Nicotine is a young people start smoking, the most Washington Post on Aug. 11 reported sponsor tennis tournaments? If StelE naturaJly occurring' substance found in important predictor is the smoking be­ that Clinton's order could cost 1,000 jobs Graf smoked a pack ofMarlboros a day, such foods as broccoli, cauliflower and havior and smoking-related attitudes of per year and cost the industry as much as do you think she would be number one in tomatoes. Is the Administration planning 'significant' others." An American En­ $256 million in revenue the first year and the world? Yet she is linked, along with on regulating the daily intake Of these terprise study last year concurred, finding as much as $1.2 billion in 10 years. This Mario Andretti and Jimmy Key, to the vegetables? Are grocery stores to place that "the single most important factor in a sounds terrible to tobacco fanners, and message that smoking is great, exciting, warning labels in the produce section and teen's decision to smoke is the behavior would cut revenue to the Treasury De­ and healthy. ID consumers at the check out line? "I' m of his or her best friends.' And even the partment, but as taxpayers we should all The status quo must end. I have no sorry Jimmy, you can't buy this spear of Surgeon General admitted that "no longi­ be pleased ~ There can be no argument that tolerance for giant multinational firms broccoli - you're not 18 .' Just picture tudinal study of the direct relationship of a reduction in rates of smoking would who now cry that the government is lim­ Tomatoes Anonymous- "Yes, my name cigarette advertising to smoking initia­ save the government billions in health iting their free speech. What about truth is Sally, and I'm addicted to tomatoes.' tion has been reported," with the care alone. in advertising? Instead ofsporting events, . The Administration also severely lim- President's Council of Economic Advi­ When one is in the business of killing they should sponsor signs at emergency ited the industry's ability to market and sors and the Chainnan of the Federal one's most loyal customers, it is a simple rooms! I suggest, "Your Emphysema advertise its product, including restric­ Trade Commission reaching the conclu­ fact that one must find new ones to re­ Has Been Brought To You By RJR/ tions on billboards, content of magazine sion that tobacco advertising, as with most place them as they die. Who are these new Nabisco. Proudly Killing The Public For ads, and banning industry products such product advertising, affects only the brand customers? The short answer is the young Over Seventy Years." These same crying as t-shirts and hats. Constitutional? No. smoked, not whether a teen will smoke. and the under-educated. The simple rea­ executives stood before the 103rd Con­ While this issue is stiJl pending in the A 1989, sixteen country study asked teens son that loss of profits increases as the gress and lied through their teeth, claim­ courts, the Supreme Court recently ruled if ads were the most important factor in years pass is because there are fewer ad­ ing that smoking neither causes ~ancer , on commercial speech in Rubin v. Coors. their decision to smoke. Three percent dicts available to hook. New York City nor is addictive. Just so you know, they A unanimous Court stated that there is no said it was. The rest cited factors such as Consumer Advocate Mark Green asserts think it is merely "habit-fonning." That is special latitude given to the government friends and family .. The study found that that 90% of smokers begin by the age of why when my Aunt Doris rued of lung to regulate advertising of controversial even in countries where tobacco advertis­ 18. With this backdrop, it is crazy to cancer, she asked the doctor if she could products. In Central Hudson Gas & ing was restricted, teen smoking rates did believe thatthe sellers ofdeath and suffer­ have a cigarette on her death bed. Electric v. Public Senlice Commission the not differ much from countries with unre­ ing do not target children in their advertis­ I am not sure that this executive order Court required that the restriction must stricted advertising. In fact, in Norway, ing. A friend of mine denies that children will pass constitutional muster, but I have substantiaJly advance the interest the gov­ which bans smoking ads completely, 36% smoke because of the omnipresence of no doubt that it is good public policy. The ernment wishes to promote. of its 15 year-olds smoke. Restricting "Joe Camel" ads targeted at children. He presidency is the bully pulpit of the na­ Will the new advertising regulations advertising didn't work in Norway, and is wrong. As Mark Green pointed out in tion, and Clinton has found an issue popu­ substantially advance the goal of prevent­ teen smoking factors in the United States the Post, before the "Joe Camel" advertis­ larwith the public. Even ifthis order fails, ing teen smoking? Studies say they indicate it won't help here. ing campaing, Camel had less than 1% of it should shame Congress and the nation won't. Let's first look at past examples These regulations are not about teen the underage smoking market. Today, into doing something. Unfortunately, where our government has attempted to smoking. If the dangers of using tobacco that number is 32.8%, although adult brand Representatiye Bliley (R:" Va.) now heads . - control teen behavior. The federal gov­ are universally known (and if they aren't, preference for Camel has remained un­ the House committee that would address ernment increased the minimum drlnking we have the Surgeon General's warning changed. Joe Camel has about the same this issue. The man from Richmond sur­ age for alcohol to 21 and spends over $1 labels to remind us), then why "increase" recognition among six-year-olds as prised no one by saying that he sees no billion annually on alcohol and substance that awareness by having Big Brother Bill Mickey Mouse! In the last five years, need for further regulation. Fortunately, abuse programs. Yet the Department of See BIG BROTHER on 10 smoking has increased 300/0 among eighth See DON'T SMOKE on 10 Wednesday, September 6, 1995 THE AMIcus CURIAE~======7 ~Law Watch~ Lost and found in the mailroom By Alison Rosenstengel constitutional a 150-year-old ing some strange behavior. Em­ Dear Mom, uted the shirts that read "Billing They Still Have the Hail Mary extradition law which allowed ployee Paul Calden claimed he Greetings from the tropical is Life -- The rest of the law is Jerry Falwell's Liberty Uni­ Americans accused of commit- was an alien, wrote the word paradise of Williamsburg. As just details." versity was in court last Thurs­ ting crimes overseas to be sent to "blood" next to the names of you know, I am beginning the . Speaking of classes, I have day seeking an injunction of the foreign countries for trial and other employees on a list he com­ fourth grueling week of my law met some really interesting pro- . NCAA "no-gloating rule" which punishment. The law violates piled, refused to allow himselfto school career and 1 thought I'd fessors. For some reason, none would prohibit players from separation of powers by allow- be photographed, and carried a bring you up to speed on my of them seem to be able to read kneeling in prayer to thank God ing the Secretary of State to re- handgun to work. activities. my first name on the seating for a touchdown. On Saturday, view judicial decision, leaving Deufel revealed in a deposi­ The first item on the chart. My week begins at 8:30 the NCAA was scheduled to be­ open the possibility that politics tion, "I was .. . reasonably sure Marshall-Wythe (pronounced on Monday morning with Pro­ gin strict enforcement ofthe rule, and foreign policy will be added that I had a total lunatic on my like the preposition not like it's fessor Devins, Con. Law, and which has been around for three to the equation. (Daily Press, hands." Calden left Allstate af- spelled) agenda was one week of Vanderbilt Law · School circa years. Liberty's lawyer, Tom 9/1) ter his position "had been elimi­ intensive eriB:kiBg orientation to 1965. The last thing I need at the Neuberger, claimed that the ban They Didn't Even Bring Pre- nated." When called as a legal skills. What a joke... no crack of dawn is another add age is religious discrimination and sents reference, Deufel explained that wonder these people have be­ of Devins reliving his youth. To violates civil rights law. No­ A jury awarded $15.9 mil- the company had restructured, come professors rather than pull­ make it worse, the other Con. body besides the person and God lion to 36 people who were beaten but failed to mention the unusual ing down 80 hours per week in Law class got the entire frrst week knows if the person is praying, or arrested when LA County behavior and his suspicions that some firm! I'd tell you more but off because Professor Gerhardt but during that time, all attention sheriff s deputies in full riot gear the former employee might be the memories have become so was vacationing in Maui or some­ is on that one player, replied the rushed a bridal shower in a sub- violent. ingrained in my soul that I can­ thing. I was beginning to think NCAA. urban Los Angeles home. The After Calden was fired from not seem to recollect a single one that the school had committed a (Daily Press 911) decision was based on charges of his second job for absenteeism, at the moment. Guess I learned tortious wrong in allowing this (Ruling expected Friday 911) false arrest, use of unreasonable he returned to the office building a lot -- hope that wasn't included injustice to persist. That is, until The Future of Citadel force, and conspiracy to violate and shot five people, killing three, in the comprehensive fee. I walked into Professor LeBel's "Cadettes" constitutional rights. The police before fleeing and turning the Speaking of which, we have Torts class and learned that only Shannon Faulkner, the first claimed they were responding to gun on himself. A circuit court been exposed to numerous people having epileptic seizures woman to attend the Citadel, left reports of street fighting and . judge decided that survivors of thought provoking presentations exhibit unreasonable conduct to the school on Aug. 18, claiming bottle throwing. (National Law the incident and the families of from the frnancial aid office. Ba­ such a degree as to make their she was overcome with mental Journal, 8/21) the victims can seek punitive sically, the whole money deal actions negligent. stress after her two year fight to "Pack Up His Things or Pack damagesagainstCalden'sformer boils down to $45 pizzas, sav­ So Itook my complaintto the enter the academy. Now, Nancy Up Yours" employer for failing to warn his ings account totals of$69, and a Student Bar Association. Unfor­ Mellette, a 17-year-old scholar­ U.S. DistrictJudge Robert P. next employerthatCalden might lifetime of ramen noodles. tunately, the SBA President was athlete from a North Carolina Patterson Jr. held that cohabita- be dangerous. (National Law Fortunately, our Legal Skills more preoccupied with his los­ military school, is seeking to in­ tion is a "recreational activity" Journal, 8(21) program has already begun to ing and pathetic softball team tervene in the Faulkner case and underNewYorkstatelaborlaws Do Not Taunt Happy Guide focus on the most important part than frrstyearstudents. No won­ take up the rest of the battle. and is not a valid basis for an Dog of the lawyer's work (not to derhe'slike40and still in school. Mellette hopes to join the class employee's termination. There- Public outcry has caused mention my real reason for be­ Actually the only thing he does of 2000 next fall, but the Citadel fore, a woman who claims that Carolyn Christian to drop her coming a lawyer) ~- billable do well is the bar reviews. (Yes, reports that it has no record of she was forced to quit her job in $160,000 lawsuit against the hours. My first day of class, we Mom, I am already on the bar her inquiring about, or applying adivisionofKatzMediaforcon- charity who trained Vernon spent 15 minutes discussing the review, but I need to pay dues for, admission. There has also tinuing to live with her fired co- Henley' s seeing-eye iiog, legal profession and 45 minutes every week, so I need you to been a renewed motion by employee can seek relief under Freddy. Christian was in a Pal­ (@ $199.00/hour = $149.25) send me an extra $30 a week). Faulkner's attorneys to make the New York law. (National Law metto, Florida shopping mall and pondering the intricacies of the We have several famous suit a class action on behalf ofall Journal, 8/21) decided to test the skills of the billable hour. people enrolled. Thomas women who would like to be­ No More Good References for approaching guide dog by stand­ Fortunately, the rest of my Jefferson is back, guess first time come cadets. (Daily Press, 911 ) Lunatics ing her ground and not moving classes have not been so inten­ he flunked out of Con Law. (We Extradition Decommissioned John Deufel observed that one out of its way. sive aswe're not really supposed just read in Marbury v. Madison U.S. District Justice Royce of his employees at Allstate In- The guide dog responded but to learn anything anyway. that he didn't have a clue about C. Lamberth struck down as un- surance Company was exhibit- See WATCH on 15 Maybe that' s why they distrib- See MOM on 15 More Clip 'n' Save Marshall-Wythe Trading Cards! Collect them all!! This week: Legal Skills "Legal Eagles" p ...... p ••••••••••• p ...... p ...... _. • • • • • • ·• ..• • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • I• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •I • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .....• L...... ucy White • .....• Kim...... Dustin ..• ...... • Mick... Moore. .. ..• ..• ...... Kim Rouse .. ..• 8 ======Wednesday, September 6, 1995 THE AMICUS CURIAE When hell freezes over! By Henry Jardine ' those responsible' as to make tractor. He drives a fuel injected Richmond. Someone there re- paraphrase Walter Cronkite, was It may come as no surprise the i.nfamous Fuhrman tapes Nissan. _motely sets the temperature in "That's just the way it is." Ap­ that there are many students of sound like excerpts from Sesame This last fact, though, seem­ accordance with requests through parently, the SBA office is M-W who are cold. What is Street. One of the more elo­ ingly unrelated to the question of the main campus maintenance experiencing no problems with surprising is that it has more to quent, self-designated spokes­ the air-conditioning, is actually office. The frightening possibil­ its cooling or heating. It is gen­ do with the air-conditioning than persons for the frigid/sweltering closely linked. As Mr. Dickey ity that Governor Allen may have erally hoped that when the spe­ their natural disposition. Nu­ masses, Scott Dunn (2L) re­ explains, like the gas in his fuel his hand on the knob in Rich­ cial SBA committee to resolve merous students and faculty have marked, "there is no reason to injected engine, the cold in the mond is sure to inspire many the question of parking has com­ recently noticed this unusual cir­ ever be uncomfortable." Scott, building will take the path of sleepless nights. pleted its work, it will address cumstance of extremely cold apparently, intends to stay away least resistance; therefore, where SBA President Neil Lewis the climate issue, Until thattime, classrooms here at M-W in a from public service. George it is easier to go, i.e. room 119, (3L) was contacted to fmd out frigidity will have to be an ac­ time of 90 plus temperatures. Hartnell (2L) was unavailable there it will go. He also added what if any measures he and his cepted part of life not just at This approach to climate control for comment. that the actual control pfthe tem­ organization were planning to Paul's or the Green Leafe but -- too much of a good thing is a Even some of the faculty perature levels is done through take. Lewis' only comment, to also within the walls ofM-W. good thing -- appears to have broke ranks with 'The Man' and inspired muclt n..ostility amongst questioned the frigidity of the a group of people already noted learning climate. Professor for their predilection to litigious­ Felton suggested beginning his Ask Smarter Guy ness. Although there are a few Criminal Law class with jump­ Yes Virginia, Ted Atkinson tell me before he left that I could hand and all within confmes warm spots within this Siberia of ing-jacks. Of course there were is gone, and with him goes the not use his column name, "Hey, of a sterile medical office. legal learning, sadly, those people nervous laughs in the classroom; inimical "Mr. Smart Guy." Mr. Smart Guy" as, God forbid, Camus himself could not have here who are hot, are not because few if any students at M-W want Some may not have been aware his reputation be sullied by a expressed such existential of any libidinous desires, but to exercise unless it means they of this perverse Jekyll and cheap knock-off. In deference emptiness and lack of human rather, because of the unusual get a commemorative t-shirt for Hyde existing within the M-W to Ted I did not, so now it is touch, or rather other's touch. ventilation system in rooms 127 their physical prowess. community, but in retrospect "Hey, Smarter Guy." Sadly, though, we did not un­ and 239, Which seems to make To find out what was going it does make sense. Certainly I realize that my pleasant re­ derstand what Ted was really wearing Speedos the only appro­ on, I went to the top -- Mr. Jim Ted manifested schizophrenic lationship with Ted was not saying and simply laughed, priate attire for class. So, while Dickey in Housekeeping. Mr. tendencies and had the unique shared by all; certainly not those thinking: You've got to hand some law schools seek to attract Dickey can be recognized as the talent of antagonizing every­ that received Ted's appellation itto Ted, he always has a funny students by providing the widest older gentleman often seen in body, which he refmed to art as the " IL Weird Sisters" nor story. variety of courses, journals, ex­ the halls plying his trade with form in his capacity as Mr. those that he accused of being Now that I have plunged tracurricular programs, etc., M­ broom in hand. From Mr. Dickey Smart Guy. Now that I as­ "unshaven, leg-bruised, field my rhetorical dagger into our W can do so by having the I learned that he had been a sume Ted's weighty and rather hockey players." Ted did have a shared memories ofTed , some greatest variety of distinct eco­ teacher for 29 years and has a bloated, mantle, I thought it way of making a 'mons venus' may :-emark, "Et tu Smarter systems within its four walls. Masters in Education, which cer­ only fitting that r write a few out of a mole hill, r think be­ Guy?" I was one of Ted's In talking with the typical Joe tainly makes bim one ofthe more words about Ted and what he cause, ultimately, he feared hu­ confidants and leamed much and Josephine Law Student here educated housekeepers around. has meant to me and the M-W man contact. at his knee, but as Zeus slew at M -W! the climate controlprob­ He is originally from Maryland, community. He was, in fact, trying to push Kronos, eventually all such re­ lems in the classroom inspires where after teaching, he also did To use the words of Mark people away. Yes, underneath lations must end in an oedipal such acerbic invective towards work with a construction con- Antony, I come not to praise that pudgy exterior was a marsh­ blood letting. Now thatTed is Ted, but rather, to bury him. mallow of emotions that few gone and appropriately vili­ As Nixon remarked before fly­ people understood. It was obvi­ fied, this article and the rest of SMH from I only be a matter of time, how­ ing-off from the Rose Garden ous in his farewell article, in the M-W community can be­ announced plans in January t~ ever, before the West bar review in his helicopter, we may not which he related how he "mis­ gin a new year light of heart, offer bar review courses after it course makes itselfknown in law have Ted to kick-around any­ takenly" masturbated and gave a knowingthatwhatgoes around bought out California-based schools nationwide. When that more, but we certainly have sperm sample for his school does come around. So, I look Barpassers. Although West is happens, BARIBRI is sure to his memory to skewer. To physical instead ofurine sample, forward to answering any one of the biggest names in the rely on a long-established record begin, I should mention the that this was Ted's last cry for questions you, the reading pub­ legal business, they have yet to of success and magnanimous reason for the change of the love. The imagery is clear, Ted lic, may have and only hope offer a course and have not yet actions towards SMH students column name. Ted, in his typi­ could only find a simulated form you can take as good as you developed the state-specific por­ to help maintain its number one cally self-promoting way, did of gratification from his own give. tions ofthe review course. ltwill position. TRADING CARDS: Legal Studies ilLegal Eagles" r---".... ------, r------, r------, r------, I Kim Rouse I I Mick Moore I I Kim Dustin I I Lucy White I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I After having learned her stuff I Now that he is a junior I Having completed a few I I Understandably reluctant to I I from the immense legal mind I partner, Mick might have to laps swimming at James I I pose for a Trading Card, I I of Pat Kelley, Kim is now comb his hair rather than Madison University, Kim joined I I considering our past track I I following her mentor as junior merely stuff a few curly locks Jim Moliterno's firm as junior I I record, Lucy required some I I partner in Kelley & Rouse. under his ball cap. Atrophy partner. Maybe Kim will get I I research before we could I has also set in as Mick's usual I make up some outlandish lies I I She is just one of several a cut of the profits from I I Kelley disciples who have weightlifting routine has been I about her. One of few Wahoos I Moliterno's Legal Skills text I who has kept her former UVa I managed to snare positions interrupted by the rigors of I I Legal Skills. Some say the man monopoly. When asked to I I status a secret from the rest of I I in the legal skills hierarchy, has become downright re­ describe her greatest ac- I the law student body. Word I along with such luminaries as spectable. Mick has been complishment in law school, : I on the naugahyde is that· this I I Krista Griffith and Rick seen running around with Le­ Kim said, with considerable I : junior partlier wil~ be plying her : I Giovannelli. The question gal Skills TA Diane Preston . Is pride, "I caught a pass for I Legal Skills for the judge who I remains: is it what you know there a conflict of interest our 1M football team last I I might be handling the Okla- I . I or who you know that counts? when their respective firms year." I I homa City bombing case, I I10 ______----_ .. 10_------_face-off in chambers? .. 10 ______-----.. .I barring_------_ a change of venue. ..I THE AMIcus CURIAE Arts &. Entertainment Wednesday, September 6, 1995 9

Neil Young still has what it takes; 'The Concert Corner Letters to Cleo shows promise By Dave Mincer This column will be devoted to updating you on the popular band By Tom Church Neil' s strange, whiny voice tells stories of concert scene in the area this year. The most common places for shows Neil Young, Mirror Ball his experiences and the human condition. around here are the Boat House in Norfolk and the Flood Zone in ****112 On "Big Green Country," he laments the Richmond. Both are great places to see concerts. The Flood Zone has As a bona-fide rock god, Neil Young loss of the frontier. After reme'mbering would do well to sit back and -enjoy his the legends ofcowboys and Indian chiefs, Agents of Good Roots playing every Wednesday, and Mummy's Cafe previous successes. Thankfully, he has he states how he feels in the modem playing every Thursday, for minimal cover charges. For more done nothing of the sort. Continually world: "Sometimes I feel like a piece of information, you can call the Flood Zone at (804) 643-6006 and the challenging himself, Neil has produced a paper, sometimes I feel like my own Boat House at (804) 622-6395. recent string ofcompelling releases which name." On "I'm the Ocean," the standout have entrenched his status as one of the song on the album, Neil describes our Here is a calendar of upcoming shows: few rock relics who remains interesting. many fallen sports heroes: "Homeless Backed by his friends and admirers Pearl heroes walk the streets of their home­ Jam, he produces yet another gem in Mir­ town, rows of zeroes on a field that's Fri., Sept. 8: Swank, The Flood Zone, Richmond (9 p.m.) ror Ball. turning brown." Henry Rollins Spoken Word Tour, The Boat House, The record is loose and raw, sounding Young's release of a few years ago, Norfolk (9 p.m.) just like a bunch of guys jamming in a Harvest Moon, was sophisticated, pretty, Sat., Sept. 9: Henry Rollins Spoken Word Tour, The Flood Zo~e, garage, complete with talking between and clean. Mirror Ball is just the oppo­ songs and tons of feedback. Since it was site. With an eager ear toward volume Richmond (9 p.m.) made in only four days, this is no surprise. and a deaf one to sophistication, Neil Sun., Sept. 10: Widespread Panic, The Boat House, Norfolk (9 p.m.) Although plenty of current bands try to Young has captured what rock is all about: Mon., Sept. 11: Eric Clapton, USAir Arena, Landover, Maryland sound as dirty as possible, Neil and friends a few friends hanging out, playing loud, Tues., Sept. 19: Buffalo Tom, The Flood Zone, Richmond (9 p.m.) do it right, creating a symphony of heavy and having a great time. electric guitar with the help of Pearl Jam Letters to Cleo, Wholesale Meats and Live, PJ. Harvey and Veruca Salt, Merriweather producer Brendan O'Brien. Fish Post Pavilion, Maryland Since the album was in many ways a ***112 Sun., Sept. 24: Tripping Daisy, The Flood Zone, Richmond (9 p.m.) With the recent success of such bands spur of the moment thing, some of the Sun., Oct. 1: Filter and Everclear, The Flood Zone, Richmond (9 songs don't exactly have the most sophis­ as the Breeders, Hole, and Veruca Salt,­ ticated structures or arrangements. Thus, the time is right for women in rock. A p.m.) the true enjoyment of listening to the band perfectly postitioned to take advan­ Fri., Oct. 6: Nine Inch Nails and David Bowie, The Nissan record comes in listening to the guys tage of this recent acceptance of women Pavilion, Fairfax, Virginia rockers is Letters to Cleo. The band was improvising and creating new musical Mon., Oct. 9: REM and Grant Lee Buffalo, Hampton Coliseum, phrases on the spot in such songs as thrust to national prominence with "Here "Downtown" and "Peace and Love." The and Now," a song with rhythmic, nonsen­ Hampton guitar playing ofNeil and Mike McReady sical vocals which was featured on the Mon., Oct. 16: REMand Grant Lee Buffalo, USAir An~na, Landover, shine through on these extended jams. Melrose Place soundtrack and on MTV. Maryland Hailing from Boston, the band combines Neil's guitar is a distinctive musical voice, Tues., Oct. 17: REM and Grant Lee Buffalo, USAir Arena, Landover, not the easiest thing to listen to, but al­ punk-pop punch with a great sense of ways exciting, incisive, and heavy as a melody, a combination which results in Maryland Mack truck. tuneful success on their relatively solid Sat., Oct. 28: The Robert Cray Band, The Boat House, Norfolk Accompanying the jamming music, See MUSIC on 11 Charly's Restaurant: A diamond on the tarmac By Ramsey Taylor will stop in at Charly's for a The atmosphere at Charly's learned several lessons from cus­ miss it. Charly's is the true diamond piece of cake. is comfortable and one always tomers including: people who The food is remarkably fresh, in the rough that every amateur Hoyt and Dave run Charly's feels welcome. It is a local drink sweet tea don't tip; cus­ and the menu ranges from greek r:estaurant critic hopes to dis­ and are dedicated to serving lo­ "Cheers" where "everyone tomers always want the dirty salad to enormous bowls ofchili, cover. While the food is more cal customers with the highest knowsyourname." Many of the table; and customers always sit hot sandwiches and various spe­ than deserv~g of mention, it is quality sandwiches and lunch customers are local pilots, a group outside at the one table without cials that taste like Mom's cook­ the atmosphere of the restaurant specials in the Williamsburg area. - of devotees dedicated to the art the umbrella and demand that ing. The desserts are made daily that makes it well worth visiting. Hoyt, a veteran of Captain of serious flying. Hoyt put one up. by-the wife of the airport owner. Located at the Williamsburg George's on Richmond Road, Other customers are local The food atCharly's is home­ Charly' s is open I 1-2 from Mon­ Airport, Charly's is set just off takes pride in having a local and business owners, firemen, po­ made of the best quality. Most day - Saturday and has dinner the tarmac and radar control not a tourist crowd. lice and the random student who entree and sandwich prices are hours on Sundays. room. Those who eat inside have Dave, the chef, Greates soup, has kept the restaurant a secret. under $5.00. Daily specials are Directions: Go up Jamestown to contend with pilots paying salads, specials and sandwiches The atmosphere is relaxed, inter~ usually one of Dave's personal Road from Confusion Comer and landing fees, controllers bring­ almost by magic, in an impossi­ table chatter and jokes are com­ recipes and always worth get­ make a left at Route 199 (first ing in Cessna aircraft and racks bly small kitchen open to the tiny mon as most customers banter ting. light). Make the right at the first full of flight gear. Those eating dining area. Hoyt is the - with Hoyt. The meatloaf special with light and make the immediate outside on the tarmac are only restaurant' s Everyman, who The latest story making its homemade mashed potatoes, left at the stop sign. Go about ~ yards away from parked aircraft. keeps 10 tables working as he way around is about the soup and fresh green beans and a loaf of mile and make a left at the sign More than one luncher's menu takes orders, serves people, half-sandwich special last freshly made (on the premises) that says "Williamsburg Air­ has been blown away by propel­ cleans up and tallies bills. These Wednesday, when a woman bread is legendary. Since the port." Go to the end of the road ler draft. While dining, one usu­ days the word on Charly' s has - wanted half a hotdog sandwich. specials are served when Dave and park. The restaurant, con­ ally gets to see at least two or gotten out and Hoyt claims he Hoyt asked her how she wanted chooses, Hoyt has a list of cus­ trol tower, planes and runway three planes take off and land. can barely keep up with the cus­ it cut in half-length-wise? Over tomers he has promised to call are all pretty much in front of More often than not, the pilot tomer load. the last 18 months, Hoyt has on meatloaf days so they won't you. 10 Wednesday, September 6, 1995 THE AMIcus CURIAE Ifoneymoon at the Movies Julia Roberts grows up (a little) in Something to Talk About By Dave and Jennifer Eberly movie' s best asset is its casting. about as believable as Kevin Given Robert's pretty good per­ rental movie. Ed Wood (Johnny Something to Talk About is Dennis Quaid, in a ro Ie that is not Costner's British accent in Robin formance, we both agree that's a Depp ) and I share an affection Julia Robert's latest attempt at a stretch for him, is well cast as Hood. good thing. ©©© for angora sweaters. ©©©© growing up. She at least par­ Grace's clueless husband. Kyra It was nice to see Julia Rob­ Rating Scale - tially succeeds. She plays Grace, Sedgwick shines as Grace's sis­ erts in a role in which she obvi­ ©©©©© = "Better than Cats; READY TO WEAR (PRET A a thirty-something Southern ter, Emma Rae. She is not only ously felt comfortable. Her we'll see it again and again;" PORTER) -- Robert Altman' s mom, who finds out that her hus­ witty but also fits the part be­ Southern accent, which is always ©©©© = We' d see it for full sarcastic (shock) look at the In­ band has been cheating on her. cause of her uncanny resem­ somewhat prevalent, was an as­ price and buy a large popcorn. ternational Fashion Scene. Star­ Her mom, who has "been blance to Roberts. Robert Duvall set because it lent authenticity to ©©© = Pretty good. ring approximately 17 people, there," tries to convince her to continues to amaze us as Grace's her portrayal. ©© = Don't mention it during including Julia Roberts. ignore the problem in the time­ father. He officially wins the On one level this movie is ajob interview. DAVE SAYS -- Not Altman's old Southern way. Her dad title, "World' s Best Character primarily about Southern culture. © = Be afraid. Be very afraid. best movie. Unless you have a agrees, worried that the scandal Actor." His Southern accent was There is a certain politeness, dis­ Sophia Loren fetish, don't see it. will hurt the family business. even deemed authentic by Jenni­ cretion, and correctness that is ALSO OUT ON VIDEO -- ©©Y2 Determined to resolve her bad fer. bred into Grace' s character from ED WOOD-- Tim Burton's hom­ JENNIFER SAYS -- Maybe it' s marriage and win the respect of Our only criticism of the cast the time she was a child. This age to real-life "B" film director justthatIdon'tgetRobertAltman her father, Grace tries to was Grace's daughter." It is rare influence drives Grace, as she Ed Wood, voted the Worst Di­ (I turned off The Player in the straighten out her life. She does that a child actress' performance struggles between her upbring­ rector of All-Time. middle and found Short Cuts just not, however, ignore the prob­ is noteworthy, especially ifshe is ing and her fight for her self­ DAVB SAYS -- Martin Landau too damn long), or maybe my lem and in the process gives the in a supporting role, but this little respect and identity (imagine deserved the Oscar for his por­ feelings can be summed up with town Something to Talk About. girl could not act her way out of Steel Magnolias, but with a scan- ' trayal of Bela Lugosi. Kitty Potter' s (Kim Bassinger) Roberts is believable 'as the a paper bag. Her Southern ac­ dal, except that Julia Roberts is ©©©Y2 parting words, "What the *@#% woman scorned. In fact, the cent was horribly coached and alive at the end of this movie.) JENNIFER SAYS -- Excellent is going on around here?" © Y2 lEITER fram 2 put the authors real name on it. CONVOCATION fram 3 With a presence similar to McCullough, no chance to respond, or people who are 2. Invite Jim Pennel to write an article he invited the young members of the Sullivan's remarks offered a solution to easy targets, or for some other reason are defending himself. He may not want to, audience to make a unique life story: "If what he characterized as, "An age of generally in a position of weakness in but he should at least get the chance after you have no story, then you have no soul. descent into the Dark Ages of America." relation to the Amicus staff must be fa­ the shellacking he has been given by your The story can be found in who we are on This solution will require, "selflessness vored over an article attacking something "staff." this campus and in this town. Soak it up." and service to others in a constructive, or someone that people actually like. That, 3. Encourage people to include most McCullough' s inspiring speech was collaborative effort." President Sullivan's I grudgingly admit, is a result of the fact of the important facts in a story, even ifit followed by the presentation of the [mal advice to the undergraduates re­ that some insecure, gossip hungry indi­ makes the person being slammed in the President's Awards for service to two flected this hopeful solution: "Use the viduals choose our profession and there is article look less like a complete dipshit. equally inspiring members ofthe William dream of this college to save the country nothing we can do about it. 1 am not sure 4. Don't publish an article that has as and Mary community. Ms. Esterine we love." why I give a crap about this. I have never it' s only purpose hurting someone unless Moy ler received the F acuIty/Staff A ward, The audience joined the choir in sing­ been trashed in the Amicus and I was the author first goes up in that person' s and Michael Welch received the Student ing the Alma Mater before adjourning to hoping to avoid it by living with the face and reads it to them. Award. Both individuals were recog­ the front yard for refreshments. Accom­ editor. However, Mr. King, you are a Good Luck Steve. It seems to me that nized for their unflagging dedication to panied by Colonial Williamsburg fifes person of principle. Therefore, I chal­ your job is going to be a serious pain in the area charities. and drums, the President lead the tradi­ lenge you to follow some guidelines this ass and I hope people give you credit for ' After presenting the awards, President tional procession of new students through year. Below are suggestions that I think it. My advice is to tell anyone who gives Timothy Sullivan closed the ceremony. the Wren building,to the reception. would be a step towards helping your you any shit about the Amicus (besides newspaper rise above the lowest common me) to fuck off. Most importantly, re­ EDITORIAL fram 2 ,---.------, denominator of this law school. member your promise thatmyname would add-drop. . I I 1. When someone writes an article that not appear in the Amicus this year. As students become more familiar with I Subscriptions: I is intended to insult someone in the school, Sincerely, Chris Leibig (3L) the new computer registration, the system I I will become more efficient and will have room for greater flexibility. Increasing I I I Subscriptions to the Amicus I aEROBICS IS A the add-drop period is a fairly simple change which would increase students' I Curiae are $12 per year. As I HAPP.ENIN' ability to choose classes wisely and ex­ lone student testified, "I aI, I pand our range of choices. The adminis­ I ways give my parents a sub, I ~ PLACEI tration should make the change beginning I scription because that's the I with the spring semester. I only way they' II ha ve an idea Open Seven Days a Week of what I' m d oing here. " Over 40 Classes Available BIG BROTHER fram 6 mandate even more? This is about the T o subscribe , mail to the Clinton Administration attempting to pan­ ~, ~. Amicus Curiae , c/ 0 C ollege • Squat rack der to the media and grab votes. Guess ofWilliam and Mary, School Q~~ what? This strategy may have worked in • STEP ~~ 1992, \:mt it won't in 1996. - of Law, Williamsb urg, Vir, I'~ · Abs and Glutes ginia 23 187. ~ • Circuit Training DON'T SMOKE fram 6 ~ others disagree; New York City has placed • Jacuzzi and Sauna restrictions on tobacco companies that are almost identical to Clinton's, and many Student Semester Special $139 cities nationwide have followed that lead recently. It is the duty of a government to Expires September 30, 1995 protect its weakest citizens from exploita­ Williamsburg Shopping Center tion .. . especially its children. (Between Echoes and Best Jewelry) 220-0556 '------'" Wednesday, September 6, 1995 THE AMIcus CuluAE.======11 What's Going On SBA starts off social year with a bang By Cary Lee The officers and representatives ofthe Student Bar Association had their first official meeting of the semester on Tues­ day Aug. 29. Meetings are open to the public' watch the SBA office window and board for upcoming times and dates. Please drop any ideas comments or ug­ gestions in the SBA hanging file. The Bar Review season is back in full swing! We kicked off on Aug. 18 at the Green Leafe, where e eryone managed to remain standing, though a number of 1Ls were spotted doing earl -evening shots! (Driven, no doubt, by the pressure oflaw camp.) On Aug. 24, we "reviewed" the Col­ lege Deily, that undergrad ha en, but the heat combined with the large number of law review members in attendance kept everyone mellow. The Comer Pocket on Aug. 31 lived up to its pre-tournament hypeasajam-packed fest, although people seemed to be taking the pool playing a little seriousl (especially certain 3Ls,

thwarted in their quest for a champion­ - Neil Le w> ,s ship t-shirt in softball). SBA President Neil Lewis hosts his third consecutive 29th birthday party Despite the lL pool sharks who domi­ mous Rockin' Robin on Richmond Road. student meet-the-transfer students mixer the week prior, and $15 at the door. We nated most of the evening (Where does For those of you who haven't experi­ on Thursday Sept. 14th on the law school will have a DJ, fmger food, and an open Dean Shealy get these people? First soft­ enced the energy of Williamsburg ' s HOT­ patio. Get your kissing up in early! A Bar bar. This is semi-formal, and not "a date ball, now pool!), the 3L power couple of TEST dance club (since the untimely Review at a location TBA will follow. thing." Please come dressed to impress, Ann Davis and Chris Johnson won the demise of the ever-popular Club Z) the Also watch for future tailgates, "grad as M-W's Mr. Blackwell will be there title. We've come to expect the PDA of good people at 'the Robin" will be spin­ thing" mixers (expand your social circle with pen in hand to review this year's certain whipped 2L couples, but a certain ning the phat j ams of the 70s, 80s, and to include MBA, VIMS, ed and public fashion dos and don 'ts. TA standing on a bar stool singing show today ALL NIGHT LONG. Free chips policy students!), and sporting events. On a serious note, we've decided to tunes WAS a little shocking. Jeff Marks and salsa will be provided, with plenty of Looking ahead, the culmination ofthe embark on a new philanthropic endeavor: (with a little help from the Big Ragu) cheese from Neil Lewis and Ray Raya. fall social season is Fall From Grace, if all goes well, A valon battered women's celebrated his Big three-oh with his usual Whether you're coming to dance, mix-n­ scheduled for Friday, Nov. 3rd in Trinkle shelter will receive a percentage of all grace and decorum. mingle, or drown your Legal Skills sor­ Hall. (This is the perfect location for us, SBA profits. Watch the SBA board and This Friday Sept. 8 promises to top all rows (so your roach memo was a little judging by past performances: "Nothing chalkboards for the location offuture Bar previous Bar Review fiestas, as M-W late!), we guarantee a good time. was broken. No one was killed.") Reviews and events! Please come out! students hit the dance floor of the infa- We are planning an afternoon faculty! Tickets will be $10 in advance, $12 You're guaranteed a good time.

MUSIC fram 9 Could Sleep (The Wuss Song)," and the This super tune is bolstered by the crunch more interesting. With a bunch of sophomore release, Wholesale Meats and innovative heavy rock of "Jennifer" and of "Demon Rock," the jangle of "Little hummable tunes and guaranteed fresh­ Fish. "St. Peter." But the real meat and bril­ Rosa," and the harmonies of "Pizza Cut­ ness, Wholesale Meats and Fish is a solid The key element in the band' s sound is liance of Letters to Cleo are the power­ ter." stop on Letters's rise to bigger and better the strength and phrasing of Kay Hanley' s pop songs. The pop perfection of Although their lyrics are occasionally things. voice. It strikes a happy medium between 'Awake," the first single, is alone worth insipid, Letters to Cleo is a good band, at (Records were rated on a scale of one to the whines and weakness of Juliana the price. (Well, maybe not frrteen bucks.) least as catchy as Green Day and usually five stars, with five being the highest.) Hatfield and the screams and eroticism of Courtney Love. Strong yet melodic, it can rock but still be fun. Her writing ~.. ' sometimes leaves a bit to be desired, with phrases such as, "God how I love a boy on the go and what you've gotIjust have to know, And what else is there to say when it's such a sunny day?" (from "Fast Way") ,...... , ..., £ Green Leafe Ca" e But her wandering lyrics often don't fall into the structure of the songs, a situation which results in some unique vocal phras­ ~. ~ ing, 765 Scotland Street The always tight band anchors her 220,3405 well, especially Stacy Jones' s prominent, Across From Zable Stadium precise drumming and Greg McKenna's Largest Gourmet Pizzas distinctive guitar parts. They often make Selection of & strange musical choices, but the result usually sounds just right, as if the song B***S in 20% Food Discount The Best could be written no other way. Southeast For Marshall, Wythe Sandwiches Wholesale Meats and Fish showcases Students in Town the band's variety, with the slow crooning Virginia of'.'Laudanum," the acoustic boogie of "I & 16 THE AMIcus CuiuAE Calendar of Events Wednesday, September 6, 1995 12

Wednesday, September 6 Die Hard With A Vengeance: Bruce Willis is at it again! 7 p. m. at the Mondav, September 11 DOG Street Theatre. Melrose Place: Season Premiere. Find out who Kimberly killed and what Town and Gown Luncheon: Charles Hobson, editor of the Marshall men are left for Amanda to steal. Papers speaks on "Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall." For Westlaw Passwords: lL's pick up your passwords in the Lobby 10 a. m. - reservations, call221~ 2640. 2p.m. New to W&M?: Swem Library get~ acquainted tour at 3 p. m. Wednesday, September 13 Thursdav, September 7 West Beverlv High Mums: 90210 Season Premiere. Die Hard With A Vengeance: 7 p. m. at the DOG Street Theatre. Lunch with Tim: President Sullivan hosts students in groups of 10 on Sept. 13 and 27, Oct. 12 and 26, Nov. 14 and 29. Sign up with Gail Fridav, September 8 Sears at 221~ 1693. Parlez,Vous Beaucoup des Langues?: Welcome Party for M~ W Interna~ tional Students at Prof. Bhala's house sponsored by the International Thursdav, September 14 Law Society (ILS) . Oye, Oye: Moot Court Bailiffs Meeting. 8 p. m. in Room 119. Attention Art Buffs: Professor Marlene Jack, Dept. of Art and Art Get a Life: Grand Opening Celebration and Reception in honor of the History will talk about the current NCECA 1995 Clay National Exhibit new LION system at Swem Library at 11 a. m. at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at 5:00 p. m. with a reception to follow. FridaV, September 15 Migratory Coconuts?: Monty Python And The Holy Grail. 11 p. m. at Raising Arizona: Late Show, 11 :30 p. m. at the DOG Street Theatre. the DOG Street Theatre. Saturday, September 16 Saturday, September 9 New National Holidav: Oh, the lengths we will go to for entertainment. First Football Game of the Season: vs. JMU, 1 p. m. , Zable Stadium. "Estuaries Day." W&M, in conjunction with the York River State There will probably be a tailgate or two, also. Park, the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Bring out Your Dead: Monty Python And The Holy Grail. 11 p. m. at VIMS is sponsoring an annual celebration of our estuaries. the DOG Street Theatre. Sing,Along: The Williamsburg Symphonia will have two performances (1 and 4 p. m.) of their production "Saturday Afternoon at the Pops" at Sunday, September 10 the Williamsburg Marriott. Call 229- 985 7 for reservations. E.mmv Madness: Set your VCRs to see who gets TV's highest honor. Raising Arizona: Late Show, 1'1 :30 p. m. at the DOG Street Theatre. Please submit your entries for the Amicus Events Calendar to Toya Blakeway (lL) , Danielle Rueber (lL) , or the Amicus hanging file. Entries may include activities sponsored by law school organizations; main campus or community events.

CAREER from 5 try -- many of whom are experi- years ago, this was not the case. Although first-year students volved in programs next semes- Kaplan said that he had no- encing slight decreases in the While the number of employers cannot formally contact the ter, which include mock inter­ ticed recentM-W graduates were number of employers currently coming to campus is encourag- OCPP until after Nov. 1, Kaplan views slated for January. more interested in judicial registered. The majority of em- ing, Kaplan also noted that, na- advised that it is nottoo early for A worry common to all Ls, is c1erkships than graduates of the ployers registered with the OCPP tionwide, only a small percentage 1Ls to begin networking and in- what the market will hold upon last five years. are from mid- to large-size law ofjobs are achieved through on- formational interviewing. Later graduation. "The tightness of the As for what lies ahead for the firms. Kaplan said that the mes- campus interviews. . this fall there will be an orienta- job market causes a lot of anxi- school's current 2Ls and 3Ls, sage he is getting from most of More typical methods ofgain- tion meeting so that these stu- ety among students to maximize Kaplan said that the number of the employer representatives is ing employment involve re- dents can learn the "lay of the all their options," said Kaplan. emploY7rs registered foron-cam- that while most are still focusing sp onding to non -vIsitIng land." Orientations and work- He cautioned, "It is hard to do an pus interviews is up slightly from on second year students, they are employers who register with shops have been scheduled by effective job search if you don't this time last year. He noted that also thinking conservatively OCPP, following through onjob the OCPP for later this semester. know what you are looking for. " this is not the experience shared about third year hires. Kaplan referrals, networking, and infor- First-year students will also have He advised students to decide by law schools across the coun- noted that as recently as three mational interviewing. the opportunity to become in- first what they like to do. RANK ME fram 5 want to let potential employers know that school that summer courses are easier the classes and pouring over the fmal but also the percentage rankings ofevery- their class standing improved over the than those taught during the school-year, examination questions, declared that the one in their class. Thus, even the majority summer. They create headaches for and that this disparity justifies the England program was the most rigorous of students who did not attend summer OCPP, which would have a much easier administration's decision not to rerank and demanding program they had in­ classes are left using class ranking infor­ time monitoring students' representations students after summer grades are reported. spected. Finally, even if the perception of mation based on a status quo that no to potential employers if grades and ranks First, the Crim. Law students were taught easy summer classes were true, it would longer exists. were congruent. Finally, they create head­ by the same professor using the same text be a solid argument against including The asynchronicity between GP As and aches for potential employers, who are as those taking the course this fall. Sec­ summer grades in students' GPAs at all. It class ranks that is an inevitable result of . -. -. - presented with inc_onsistent and partially . ond, the ABA accreditation teani that is not, however, a good reason to merely this Qolley cau'ses unacceptable levels of outdated informatIon. visited the M-VI program at the Univer­ delay entering these grades into the class confusion for students, for employers, There is a common perception at this sity of Exeter this summer, after visiting rank 'formula for seven months. and for OCPP. Students who attended summer classes are left with a choice of: CRUNCH fram 1 tions ofthe current library are in the hands He did say, however, that "the first (1) including a no longer accurate class already crowded law school. Galloway of the state government. class was a bit awkward" because his rank; (2) omitting class rank and letting stated that there are long term plans to In the meantime, Legal Skills classes second year associates felt that they had to the employer guess; or (3) "guesstimat­ . correct the space shortage. Those plans, and the growing number ofstudent activi­ be quiet in the Dean's Conference Room. ing" their current class rank. The third however, are tied up in plans for anew law ties have to make do with the current Johnson said that Legal Skills classes are option, with its obvious potential for mis­ library. space. Chris Johnson (3L),juniorpartner routinely scheduled in the Dean's Con­ representation, is patently unacceptable. After getting a high priority s~tus for Legal Skills firm Bowditch, Bell & ference Room and although it is a little So are the other two. They create head­ from the College's Strategic Planning Johnson stated that class in the Dean's small, the location is "good for a meeting aches for those students who, legitimately, Committee, the new library and renova- Conference Room was not too bad. atmosphere." Wednesday, September_6, 1995 THE AMIcus Cu!uAE£======13 Law Chefs: Recipes for the Football Season What goes with football? Tailgating, with salsa, if desired. 74 calories each. 118 teaspoon pepper oatmeal cookies, wafters, or pound cake. , naturally! Besides the obvious tailgating (Better Homes and Gardens New Cook- Mix lime juice, oil, and red pepper in necessities such as beer and Jack Daniels, book) large glass or plastic bowl. Cut each Caramel-Filled Brownies tailgating requires good food, Here are a chicken wing at joints to make 3 pieces; -Brownies few recipes for the law school chefs or Tabbouleh discard tip. Cut off and discard excess 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate would-be chefs who fmd themselves pre­ 3/4 cup bulgar wheat skin. Place wings in oil mixture; stir to Yz cup butter, softened paring food for those soon-to-come Sat­ Yz medium cucumber, seeded and coursely coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 4 large eggs urday afternoon feasts, chopped hours, stirring occasionally; drain. Heat 1 Yz cups sugar Yz cup snipped parsley oven to 425°. Heat margarine in rectan­ 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Fresh Tomato Salsa 6 green onions, sliced gular pan, 13 by 9 by 2 inches, in oven 1 Yz cups all-purpose flour 3 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped 114 cup olive oil, or salad oil until melted. Shake remaining .ingredi­ Caramel (about 3 cups) 114 cup lemon juice ents in plastic bag, or mix in bowl. Shake 114 cup butter Yz cup sliced green onions (with tops) 1 teaspoon dried mint, crushed wings in cornmeal mixture to coat; place 113 cup dark brown sugar, fmnly packed Yz cup chopped green bell pepper 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt in pan. Bake uncovered 20 minutes; tum. 2 tablespoons light com syrup 2 to 3 tablespoons lime juice 118 teaspoon pepper Bake until golden brown; 20 to 25 min­ 1 tablespoon whipping cream 2 tablespoons chooped fresh cilantro 2 medium tomatoes, chopped utes longer. (Betty Crocker 's Southwest Preheat oven to 325°. Grease an 8 by 8 1 tablespoon finely chopped jalepeno Rinse bulgar in a colander with cold wa­ Cooking) inch baking pan. In a small saucepan melt ' chilies ter. Drain. Combine bulgar, cucumber, chocolate and Yz cup butter over low heat, Yz teaspoon salt parsley, and onions. For dressing, in a Vegetable Cornmeal Muffins stirring constantly. Remove from heat. 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped screw-top jar combine oil, lemon juice, I 114 cups yellow cornmeal Beat eggs in a large bowl using an electric Mix all ingredients, Serve with tortilla mint, garlic salt, and pepper. Cover; shake 3/4 cup all-purpose flour mixer set on high speed until they thicken chips, crackers, or vegetables if desired. 2 to mix. Pour over bulgar mixture. Toss to 114 cup shortening slightly. Add sugar slowly. Add vanilla calories per tablespoon. (Betty Crocker 's coat. Cover and chill 4 to 24 hours. I Yz cups buttermilk and mix welL Add chocolate-butter mix­ 40th Anniversary Cookbook) Before serving, stir in tomatoes. 168 2 teaspoons ~aking powder ture' and beat on medium until uniformly calories per serving. (Better Homes and 1 teaspoon sugar brown. Add the flour and blend at low Red Beans and Rice Gardens New Cookbook) I teaspoon salt speed until just combined. Do not 3 cups water Yz teaspoon baking soda overmix. Pour half of the brownie batter I 16 ounce can red kidney beans Mediterranean Sandwiches 2 eggs into the prepared pan. Bake 15 to 20 3 slices bacon, put up 1 can garbanzo beans 1 cup shredded zucchini, drained minutes or until top is fmn. To prepare 1 medium onion, chopped (about Yz cup) Yz cup sesame seed Yz cup chopped red bell pepper the caramel heat butter, sugar, and com I medium green bell pepper, chopped 1 clove garlic, cut in half 2 tablesppons chopped jalapenos syrup in heavy pan over medium heat, (about I cup) 3 tablespoons lemon juice Heat oven to 450°. Grease 16 medium stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. 1 cup regular long grain rice (Uncle Ben's 114 teaspoon salt muffin cups, or line with paper baking Increase heat to high and boil I Yz min­ converted brand is really good) 16 one-half-inch diagonal slices french cups. Mix all ingredients except zuc­ utes. Remove from heat and stir in cream. I teaspoon salt bread chini, bell pepper, and jalapenos; beat Keep warm. Spread warm caramel evenly Drain beans, reserve liquid. Cook bacon 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro vigorously 3 0 seconds. Stir in the remain­ over top of baked brownie layer. Pour in lO-inch skillet until crisp. Add onion Yz cup chopped bell pepper, ing ingredients. Fill muffin cups about remaining half of brownie mixture over , and bell pepper. Cook and stir until onion Yz medium cucumber, thinly sliced 7/8 full. Bake until light golden brown, caramel, smoothing the top. Bake an is soft. Add enough water to bean liquid 1 cup alfalfa sprouts 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from pan additional 25-30 minutes or until tooth­ to make two cups. Add bean liquid, Drain beans, reserving 113 cup liquid. immediately. (Betty Crocker 's Southwest pick inserted in center comes cleanly out bacon, onion, bell pepper, rice, and salt to Place reserved bean liquid, the sesame Cookbook) of top brownie layer. Cool brownies in beans in 3-quart saucepan. Heat to boil­ seed, and garlic in blender or food proces­ pan, then cut in squ~es. (Mrs. Fields ing, stirring once or twice; reduce heat. sor. Cover and blend on high speed, or Layered Fruit Salad Cookie Book) Cover and simmer 14 minutes (do not lift process, until mixed. Add beans, lemon I pound seedless grapes cover or stir); remove from heat. Fluff juice, and salt. Cover and blend on high 2 bananas Georgia's Best Cookies with fork. Cover and let steam for'5 to 10 speed, process, scraping sides, if 1 can sliced peaches Makes enough for a very large crowd - 9 minutes. 140 calories per serving. (Betty necessary,until of uniform consistency. 1 pint fresh raspberries dozen Crocker 's 40th Anniversary Cookbook) Spread about 2 tablespoons bean mixture 2 oranges 1 cup butter on each slice bread. Sprinkle cilantro and 3 kiwis 1 cup oil Mexican-Style Deviled Eggs bell pepper on 8 of the slices of bread. Yz cup orange juice I cup sugar 6 hard-cooked eggs Top with cucumber slices and alfalfa 2-4 tablespoons powdered sugar I cup lOX confectioner's sugar 114 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing sprouts. Top with remaining slices bread. Rinse grapes. Cut in half. Place in bottom 2 eggs 2 tablespoons canned diced green chili 190 calories per sandwich. of a glass serving bowl. Peel and slice 4 cups flour peppers bananas. Place over grapes. Drain peaches I teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon chopped pitted ripe olives Cornmeal Chicken Wings well. Cut into smaller pieces. Distribute I teaspoon cream of tarter Yz teaspoon chili powder 1/4 cup lime juice on top of bananas. Carefully rinse rasp­ 1 teaspoon salt 118 teaspoon ground red pepper 114 cup vegetable oil berries.' Sprinkle on top of peaches. Peel I teaspoon vanilla Halve hard-cooked eggs lengthwise and Yz teaspoon crushed red pepper oranges. Remove the white skin. Slice Cream butter, oil, sugar, lOX sugar, and remove yolks. Place yolks in a bowl; 10 chicken wings (about 2 pounds) and cut into smaller pieces. Place on top eggs. Sift flour, baking soda, cream of mash with a fork. Add mayonnaise, chili 2 tablespoons margarine or butter ofraspberries. Peel and slice kiwis. Gar­ tarter, and salt. Stir sifted mixture into peppers, olives, chili powder, and red Yz cup blue or yellow cornmeal nish salad. Pour orange juice over top of sugar mixture. Blend thouroughly. Stir pepper to yolk; mix well. Stuffegg whites 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour salad and sprinkle with powdered sugar, in vanilla. Drop dough in rounded tea­ with yolk mixture. Garnish with sliced Yz teaspoon salt if used. Keep salad refrigerated until spoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake pitted ripe olives or cilantro and serve Yz teaspoon ground cumin ready to serve. Good served with crispy at 350° for 10 minutes.

CAR THIEVES from 1 second car was not stolen, how­ As news ofthe the~ spread to has not seen the vehicle yet, she ever, and only had the ignition Neil Lewis' birthday party, one has been told that the car is "pretty broken out where someone had wisecracker said, "If you're go­ Hey Administration - , well beat up." The ignition is tried to hot wire it. ing to risk a felony, why take a Who's bright idea was it to turn broken out, where the rapscal­ Kultgen said "I've been pick­ Plymouth Sundance, why not a lions hot wired her car. The ing on my friend Toby for about BMW or Mercedes?" Another off the air conditioni!1g this past bumpers and front are also a year for having a club, but pow ' replied, "Ifthey'd taken my car it weekend? dented. A second car was bro­ I'm going to get one." She also wouldn't have even reached Signed- A Sweltering Student ken into at the Graduate Com­ said that the police have no leads felony status--I don't think my plex that same morning. The into the crime. car is worth that much." THE AMIcus CU'RIAE 14 Sports Wednesday, September 6, 1995

Sherely you must be kidding ... Fearless predictions for the new football season By Todd Sherer Salaam, Kordell Stewart, Champion. Since Southern Cal teams have should just buy a roll sacks. However Cleveland, was The colleges Michael Westbrook, and coach or Penn State will likely be one of stamps and mail their seasons the only AFC team with a nega­ The more things change the and father figure Bill McCartney. or two, the Bowl Alliance teams in to save time. - tive turnoverratio, and this could more they stay the same. New They look to be good but not in (e eryone else), will not be obli­ The AFC should once again come back to hauntthem. Com­ semester, same law school. The Nebraska's class, especially now gated to the Fiesta Bow I and will offer a Super Bowl victim in the bined with the fact that Vinny same can be said for college foot­ that Lawrence Phillips has been probably act in their individuals DenverlBuffalo mold. The Dol- Testaverde plays terribly against ball. We have the new -- South cleared to play by the NCAA, school's best interest (read: phins just really have no idea the Steelers, the Steelers will Carolina being a legitimate threat after lunching with an agent-type. whichever Bowl game pays the what trouble they gotthemselves emerge as the AFC champs. to approach mediocrity; but We Florida State should emerge un­ most). We will probably not get into by signing Eric Green. If also have the old -- Texas A&M defeated from the ACC, but again to witness a game for the Na­ you put his physical skills and Prediction: playing nobody, while proclaim­ this year must play Miami and tional Championship. At least talent on someone with say the San Francisco 28 Pittsburgh 24 ing their greatness. More impor­ Florida. Without anymore free we will getto have the Penn State work ethic of a government em­ Pittsburgh loses its first Super tantly there are no new players in shoes, the FSU athletes will lack or Nebraska arguments to keep ployee who has already quali­ Bowl. Sighting a lack of compe­ the battle for the National Cham­ the necessary motivation to win us interested during a frozen fied for the pension, he would be tition, San Francisco resigns Tom pionship. But since you the it all. Williamsburg January. unstoppable. Sadly, he would Rathman, hops on a Quantas reader took the time to read this It is also important to remem­ rather make really bad rap vid­ flight and plays next year in the column I'll tell who is going to ber that this is the year of the Prediction: eos than play football. Addition­ Australian Football League, beat­ win it all so that you will have Bowl Alliance, a new and im­ Penn State 31 U.S.c. 24 ally Bryan Cox is football's ing the Adelaide Crows 108-84 your Saturday afternoons free to proved version of the old Bowl Nebraska 35 Texas A&M 14 version of Dennis Rodman, a in the 1996 AFL final. outline a selection ofhornbooks. Coalition. This means that Texas gifted player but is as disruptive First eliminate any team that A&M does not have to go to the Joe Paterno gets vindication as helpful. Miami compounds The rest of the sports world plays in the SEC. While clearly Cotton Bowl and Nebraska does by taking a less talented (and this problem by designing their A little perspective. Cal this division is and has been the not have to go to the Orange. If deserving) team undefeated, the defensive scheme around him. Ripken is about to break Major toughest in college football in they are one and two, they will Bowl Alliance shows its flaws Then the Dolphins .signed free League Baseball's consecutive recent memory, they spend far go to the Fiesta Bowl this year on its maiden voyage, while agent washout Terrell Buckley games played record, when he too much time and energy beat­ and play for the National Cham­ Osborne and Nebraska are left to to help with a good but often plays in his 2131st consecutive ing up each other. Five SEC pionship. At least they will have cry the "but we were undefeated injured secondary. If Buckley is game. To put that in law student teams could finish in the Top to play each other unless ... too" blues. A true National needed the Dolphins are in seri­ terms imagine going to 2131 Ten. Auburn, Florida, Tennes­ .. .the Bowl Alliance fails. Of Championship game anyone? ous trouble ...Paging Mr. Sand­ consecutive classes. Figuring a see, Georgia, and Alabama could course the Big Ten and the Pac- ers. 15 credit schedule with thirteen all conceivably wind up this high 10 are not members of the Bowl The Pros That leaves only two con-. classes a week (3 classes meet­ in the polls, with Auburn and Alliance. They stubbornly insist You could probably run last tenders remaining for the right to ing three days a week and 2 Florida having National Cham­ on going to the Rose Bowl, screw­ years football preview column lose to the NFC in the Super classes meeting twice a week), pionshipaspirations. Sadly, these ing everything up in the process. in this space, change a few names, Bowl, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. you would have to attend 11 teams all will have to play each This would not be a problem in and it would still be accurate. Last year Pittsburgh came within straight semesters of law school other during the season (or in the most years; however, Southern The Forty-Niners are still the two plays of the first meaningful without missing a class. I don't SEC championship game). With Cal might have a legitimate class of the league. Granted they Super Bowl in five years. This know if we should applaud or at least one loss, these teams will chance. They do have to win in do not have the depth that they year they have lost Eric Green cry for Cal. cancel out. Miami will beat up consecutive weeks on the road at had in past seasons but are still and Barry Foster and replaced Even though the Indians are on a weak Big East, but should Washington and Notre Dame. the best in the league, even if on them with rookie Mark Bruener clearly getting screwed out of not figure into the title picture Additionally Ohio State and Penn opening day my grandmother is and Bam Morris. Bruener will home field advantage by the new because of the anti-celebration State have a very real opportu­ starting in the backfield. Dallas be a capable replacement and baseball playoff system, if base­ rule. After every big play, they nity to be undefeated in the Big is gaining ground on the Niners. Bam is an upgrade. Just ask ball were still in the two division will receive a fifteen yard un­ Ten + Northwestern. They have Actually they are not gaining Carolina how much they valued format and the playoffs started sportsmanlike conduct penalty, to pia each other at Happy Val­ ground, but they are losing less the services of Barry Foster, af­ today, the second best teams in because the school has not yet ley. Even after losing, Kerry ground to free agency. San ter they cut him. His work ethic each league would not make the figured a way to keep the ath­ Collins and Ki-Jana Carter, Penn Francisco's creative financing is and attitude make Eric Green's postseason (Boston and Cincin­ letes helmets from slipping off State looks to be poised for an­ coming back to haunt them look exemplary by comparison. nati). their heads. other undefeated campaign. Fur­ slowly, but surely. All the refi­ The Steelers and Browns are Lastly remember that al­ Texas A&M once again pia, s ther complicating matters is the nancing in the world does not very similar teams. They both though this article may suck at cream puffs. They play Texas in fact that Penn State since mov­ take away the initial debt. This is play in the AFC Central. They leastI'm no 'duckoutofwater." the last game of the year, and ing into the Big Ten has gone very similar to the balance trans­ will both easily make the play­ travel to Colorado. The trip to through scheduling problems. fer game many of us play every offs because' they play Cincin­ f' ~ Colorado comes a year too late This year they have had to drop month to get a lower rate and nati, Houston, and Jacksonville, forthere tobemuchof agame. If U.s.c. from their schedule. This avoid a monthly payments. twice each. They both have be­ Public SERVicE A&M is the best then they should could have eliminated many Sooner or later you have to pay. low average quarterbacks, who ANNOUNCEMENT: have to beatthe best, well at least problems. Penn Statewould have Soon Dallas will also learn ofthe turn the ball over too much. They someone that our intramural team beaten Southern Cal like they down side of the "lets get Deion both have solid ground games, couldn't beat; therefore, Texas always did, and would have gone Sanders lottery." Note to Jerry with·a slight edge to Pittsburgh's BE kiNd TO A&M gets no consideration. undefeated. Since the pollsters Jones: When you refmance con­ Bam MorrislEric Pegram com­ Nebraska, last year's champ, has denied Joe Paterno last year in tracts, you only defer your obli­ bination. They both have ca­ SOMEONE a great chance to repeat again favor ofthe poor-Tom-Osborne­ gation so those five veteran pable receivers, with an edge to OTHER THAN this year. They could stumble never-won-a-national-champi­ contracts you have reworked may the Browns and Andre Rison. when in back-to-back weeks they on ship bandwagon (much like sink the Cowboys when they try Both teams have dominating de­ YOURSElf play Kansas State at home then the Bobby Bowden bandwagon to re-sign their expensive talent. fenses. Cleveland allowed a Colorado away. However, last the year prior), Penn State would Unless the Cowboys and Niners league low 204 points, while the TodAY. year the Buffaloes lost Rashaan have been this year's National fly USMr, the rest of the NFC Steelers led the league with 55 Wednesday, September 6, 1995 THE AMIcus CURIAE,======15 Amicus computer-like rankings 3Ls win, but IL cheating scandal rocks softball tourney By Neil Lewis But seriously folks -- this column runs frrsttwo games, penalty enough, but when basis of relying on the real pool rules by A Foregone Conclusion repeated as on the submissions of the various team a second year team failed to show they which she usually plays. Also making the law school softball champs after the ini­ captains to me. If I don't have any infor­ played their games also -- and lost both. fmals were the team of2L Craig "you can tial winner, Legal Briefs, was disquali­ mation I will make some up, as you can Team captain Rick Cross "something they lead a horse to" Welter and ILAnn Marie fied by 1M Czar Dan "Chip" Pringle (2L). plainly see. I need team names, players nail people to" (3L) could only comment "Antoinette." "The rules clearly said 15 players maxi­ names, and who did what. I will provide "three or four more games and we really The tourney for the frrst time featured mum-- I don'tliketodo it, but ifwe letthe the nicknames. Thank you. would have had it going on! This tourna­ some real players, some carrying their 1L' s get away with this now, where is it all In the softball tournament the lL Le­ ment doesn't allow a late blooming team own sticks, and one even sporting a Ameri­ going to stop?" gal Briefs, led by captain Steve "Where like ours to fully show what they can do." can Billiards Congress pin. Because this In a prepared statement SBA Presi­ there's a" Willmore, torched anyone in Then he collapsed and fell asleep. event was such a success we will probably dent "Curly" Neil Lewis (3L) supported their path to win the title. The scores were Pool Tournament have another in the spring. the Czar's decision. "Harsh though it not pretty, nor were good records kept. The SBA pool tourney was won by the Joining me and eventually taking over may be, we must take a firm stand against The fmal game between defending champs dynamic team of Chris "Big" Johnson this column from me is 3L Eric "I'm Mr. those who would 'bend' the rules in a AFC and the Briefs ended at 13-6, but it and Ann "Alice" Davis (2Ls). The story Heat" Misener. Please feel free to let him tournament that is supposedly for fun." In was never as close as that sounds. of the tournament was lL Dawn (I'm know any info you want included in here. a related matter, Lewis would neither The real team to take it in the shorts in sorry I don't know her last name, you CAPTAINS! Drop me notes or suffer confmn nor deny the existence of an this tourney were the Crapweasels, af­ know' who she is), defmitefy the best from the heartbreak of psoriasis (Editor's investigation into possible honor code fectionately named after Pete "Moss" player, who carried an old heavy 3L all note: we aren't sure why he referred to violations resulting from the tournament. Schiron (3L). Not only did they lose their the way to the fmals, only to lose on the skin disease at this point in the sentence.)

WATCH from 7 tremely conservative branch of nents of her organization from pus and through city streets as track down deadbeats. (USA Henley, his blind owner, was the Amish religion and insist that spreading rumors of baby selling part of school activities." The Today, 9/1, p. lOA) unable to maneuver around wearing bright colors violates and animal sacrifice. The testi­ School District settled the suit "No Thanks, I'm on Duty" Christian. Henley accidentally their religious beliefs. mony was not enough to prevent for $2 million. (National Law The Vermont state Supreme stepped on Christian's toe, break­ Municipal Judge William the suit from being dismissed Journal, 8/14, p.21) Court ruled that state workers ing it. (National Law Jour­ Hart refused to dismiss the with prejudice, but Judge What ifthe Lyrics Said "Mow can legally be frred for having nal,8/28) charges on the basis that the Michael Flournoy wanted to al­ the Lawn?" sex on the job. Probation parole The State of Utah v. Roe Amish religion does not compel low the sides to explain their Police in Russelville, Ken­ officer David Towle's defense The Tenth Circuit has struck the men to hunt, so when they convictions and concerns to tucky claimed that listening to that his sex with a colleague dur­ down much of Utah's anti-abor­ choose to hunt, they must abide avoidfurtherconflicts. (National heavy metal music with lyrical ing work hours was consensual tion law as contrary to Roe v. by state regulations. The Law Journal, 8/14, p.23) references to Satan prompted a was not successful. The Supreme Wade. The law had banned abor­ Bontragers say they will never The High Price of an A in Phys. 13-year-old boy to shoot his Court said that his actions vio­ tions in all but the most narrow pay the fines and will continue to Ed. sleeping father in the head. (USA lated "any reasonable definition of circumstances, such as incest hunt next season. (National Law Joseph WeadeofVancouver, Today, 911, p.lOA) of acceptable employee behav­ and rape. (National Law Jour­ Journal, 8128, p.24) Washington sustained serious Deadbeat Drivers ior." (USA Today, 9/1, p. 2A) nal,8/21) Dead Man Testifies head injuries when he was hit by Under a new Rhode Island Hairy Situation Blaze Orange Amish Fashion An Englishman from the fif­ a car, after beginning an off­ law, parents who fail to pay child Six prison guards in Samuel and Jonas Bontrager teenth century, channelled campus one mile run as instructed support can lose their driver's Marquette, Michigan have filed were fmed $50 each for refusing through a medium, testified in by his physical education teacher. licenses. a lawsuit to prevent the State to wear bright orange safety Coconino County, Arizona, Su­ Weade filed suit against the The ACLU is speaking out Department of Corrections from clothing while hunting deer on perior Court. The suit was filed Vancouver School ,District, against another portion of the frring them ifthey refuse to shave their father's farm last Novem­ by Trina Kemp, medium , and claiming that the district was law that allows officials to re­ their beards. They claim to wear ber in Kenton, Ohio. The leader ofthe Church oflmmortal "negligent in allowing teachers view phone records of friends beards for medical reasons. (USA Bontragers belong to an ex- Consciousness, to prevent oppo- to require students to run offcam- and neighbors when trying to Today, 911, p. lOA)

,MOM from 7 card Mr. Jeopardy! holds in front of him Anyway, I'm sure glad to be here. DEAN DOME from 3 the Constitution). After screwing up in­ with his score. Every morning I wake up and thank God Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morn­ ternational relations, and finally getting Get this -- this school has a fixation on I turned Harvard down to live in this ings from 8-9 (yes, iI.Jll.!) Krattenmaker rid ofthat nutcase Amy, Jimmy Carter has Elvis. Get over it. The fat old man died on thriving metropolis. Speaking of which, admits he, like many students, was not fmally decided to go to law school, and the toilet. Now thafs something to make this place went way too far on the colonial generally a morning person. But he has boy does he have a tan. I just hope he a shrine over. Maybe there is hope for idea. Everytime I drive downtown (ifyou used the early morning games as a method doesn't run for SBA -- he couldn't run the Dean Krattenmaker yet. Speaking of the can call it that), I see all these fools wan­ of changing that habit, and he swears law country, so what makes him think he can dean, he holds a basketball game every dering around in colonial garb. Hello?! students can do the same. For those who do anything here. (On second thought, he morning at 8am. Good to see that he's Wake up and smell the decaf cappuccino. would rather play it safe, the dean sug­ can't be worse than the current dweeb we earning his salary. I just hope he can run Welcome to the 20th century. Electricity gests checking with his assistant the day have.) And fmally, we have Stephen a school better than he can free throw. - try it, you might like it. And people before the game to be sure it's still on. King, although trust me, he writes books As for my living accomodations, the actually pay to see townies dress up and (WOUldn't want to lose an hour of sleep .) better than newspaper articles. Thank Grad Complex is way overrated. First, no churn butter. Well, it is Virginia, where For good or for bad, a student's bas­ God nobody reads the newspaper any­ cable. About the only thing I can get on family trees go straight up. "It's not just ketball prowess (or lack thereof) will have way. my TV is PBS and NBC. Tough choice for lovers, it's for idiots." Can't wait for no effect on his place in the dean's mind We have amedical doctor in our class. between the Jerry Lewis Telethon and the you to come and visit -- I have found the back at the law school. "I do distinguish Talk about a professional student. This mating rituals of the African swallow. missing link, and its here in Williamsburg. between knowing people on the basket­ guy just can't seem to pick ajob and keep This complex is supposed to be new, but Well Mom, better get going. I have to ball court and elsewhere," Krattenmaker it. Also of note we have a Jeopardy! they were too cheap to install a simple read for torts. I think its some stupid case said. So anyone with NBA aspirations, as champion. He was easy to spot - he kept wire so that we don't actually think it is about a putz who actually sued after fail­ well as anyone with a jump shot range of answering professors' queries in the form snowing in TV -land. They abscond with ing through his shower door. More im­ less than three feet, should play the games of aquestion. Except that none of them $25 for God-knows-what (I have a feel­ portantly, I have to make up my bingo for what they are worth -- good exercise seem to get it cause they're convinced that ing I just paid the tuition ofthe RAs), pass card. Love you, wish me luck. and a chance to meet the dean, faculty he is just trying to get into this Socratic enough rules so as to ensure that we will members, and other students in a relaxed method thing. Tools. The only thing make law review, but can't understand Love Always, atmosphere while getting that much w.orse than the professors reactions is the that a volleyball court does require a net. Pat Marshall needed, stress-relieving exercise. 16 ======Wednesday,.• September 6, 1995'. -THE AMIcus CURIAE ·ydothe a orl of 3rd year students across·the nation.choose to-prepare for their bar exam with

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