The New York Law School Reporter, Vol 9, No. 2, October 1991
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Fernando Cruz Interviews the New Director of Career Services, page 18 The Politics of a Senate Judiciary Confirmation, by David De Siver, page 5 The New Y (Q)Jrlk: ILSlw SccJhl(Q)(Q)n Repomicen "On the Cutting P.dge of Credibility' October 23, 1991 The Reporter October 23, 1991 Issue 2, Volume 19 In this issue ... In the Features Section: 4 Professor Harry H. Wellington has While the first Monday in October may Fernando Cruz interviews herald the opening of a new Supreme Court been chosen to succeed James F. Simon as New York Law School's Term, it's the second Thursday that signals the 14th Dean of New York Law School. new Director of Career The Reporter profiles the extraordinary the start of the new L.A. Law rw;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;11 Services, Deborah Howard. I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ season. Are Grace and Victor careers of both men. coming back? Get a preview of the really important legal issues of the How is it that a particular 19 Something is noticeably different at judge gets appointed to the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration new '91-'92 term. Also: A review United States Supreme these days. And the reason is David of the new Bogosian movie, "Sex, Court? Is it because that Kessler, wunderkind extraordinaire. Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll". particular judge is the best Attorney m the News Column. qualified for that honor? ..._~Who,.,,,..-mak-~cs- that detenrunation? The 20 An interVJew wtth visiting Professor Constitution on its face fails in any real Jeffery O'Connor. New Column: The sense to answer these questions. Over the Healthy Law Student. years the jud1oal appombnent process has evolved, and with the recent nomination battle over Associate Justice Oarence In the Centerfold: The paparazzi Thomas, we see it is still evolving. Today page gets busy. the maJ<>r components of a judicial appointment, the President, the Senate In Technology & the and the ABA, play out a Kafkaesque Environment Could global tragedy before the nation's video cameras. wanning cause the Great Lakes to dry up? While 7 The Centennary Display at 60 Center that's not too likely (at least Street is a treasure trove of our school's i.====== for the immediate future), a history. rise in temperature and C02 could play havoc with the region's entire ecosystem. 8 A photo essay of the Centennial Carnival, by Doug Stem. 26 Environmental Extras with Pete Wagner. Centennial Carnival, pages 8, 22-23 9 Plans for renovating the Froessel Room 27 Personal Computer Review: The under way. Plus, what's Nadine up to Olivetti 520 notebook . now? 31 Music Review: Metallica 28 Arts & Entertainment: Crowded House comes to New York. 33 Jamie McDonald reviews some of the 10 Medical Plan Options for Law most memorable restaurants in the city, and Students. Also, building the eighth ten excellent wines that even a law student wonder of the world right on top of the can afford. Mendik Library. 34 In Hers: The Pro-Choice movement 12 California ok's term comes to Manhattan, and an analysis of limitations, a good friend of the tenured women faculty at NYLS. Also, a Mayor's dies waiting for assistance Jeannine Gerrard Essay. at Harlem Hospital, and a slave burial ground is found in lower ~;;;;;;;~~ii Does Patrick Ewing have the Manhattan. dumbest lawyer in the business? Can Pat Riley pull 13 The October Legal Lines. Ewing and the Knicks together this season? Could 14 In Memoriam: Chester Floyd ~==~~!J anybody? Eric Levine on Carlson, N.Y.L.S. graduate and Sports. inventor. 38 The Pat Hayes Calendar Page. The World Bank's new World Development Report 41 The Commentary Section: Cheryl 1991 looks back on Williams puts a perspective on the Crown four decades of Heights tragedy. economic policy- making in Third World countries. 42 A Libertarian's thoughts on the SBA Patrick Benn has read it, and argues that Scenes &om an S.B.A. Party, page 22 Budget Process. Also, some final words on the costs for bad policies- and the rewards the Thomas nomination. for good ones-are even bigger than we thought. 44 Lou Taubman on drugs. Awards & Announcements: The 17 1991 29 Andy Summer's new album. 46 Editorials, Letters to the Editor Froessel Moot Court Competition Winners and Candidates. Also, Law Last Words: Michael Bressler ruminates. Review 'and the Journals announce their 47 write-on competition winners. 2 The New York Law School Reporter 47 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013 Tel.: (212)-431-2117 Fax.: (212)-431-2327 Michael Wood, Editor-in-Chief William Meredi~ Publisher The 1991-92 Executive Editorial Board: James P. Horan, News Editor Liz Ames, Features Editor Joseph Conway, Layout & Production Editor Doug Stern, Advertising Director The 1991-92 Editorial Committee: Fernando Cruz, Managing Editor Robin Sherak, Copy Editor Cheryl Williams, Assistant Copy Editor Michael Simone, Arts & Entertainment Editor Alex Lee, Art Director Craig Andrioli, Assistant Art Director Elizabeth Rose, Personal Advertising Manager I. Bryce Moses, Alumni Affairs Editor Michael Bressler, Opinion Page Editor Patrick Hayes, Current Events Director Thomas Mavis, Point/Counterpoint Ed. Caroline Gargionc, Club News Director Patrick Benn, Photography Staff Manager Darlene MUoski, Senior Photographer Eric S. Levine, Sports Director The Reporter Staff: Alesia Albanese, Patrick "Benn, Ellie Eenz, Robert Boder, Joseph Brennan, Jeryl Bruner, Jeanne Forester, Glenn Gavin, Jeannine Gerrard, Gail Karan, Andrew Kurtz, Arnold Levine, Christopher Luongo, Carol Mashamesh, James McClymonds, Melissa Meares, Brian Neville, Peggy O'Brien, Mary Beth Pascal, Lome Smith, Thomas Smith, Louis Taubman, Peter Wagner Contributors: Ali Agha, Jeff Berger, Good ~ego~ wrrter$ aren't Heather Brownlie, Michael Cifelli, Mitchell Donner, Bernadette Dono, David Freidman, born that way== ~t come$ Jack Froelich, Rebecca Koch, David LaPorta, Eric Levine, Joseph Macri, Glenn aft~r year$ of pract~ceo Miller, Seamus Murphy, Efram Peller, Nicholas Penkovsky, Meredith Simpson, Phillip Spyropoulos, Anthony Van Zwaren, Wr~te for the Reportero and Steven Zorowi tz ~tart to bu~~d your ~~~~~~o The Reporter will gladly accept w ritten contributions from any student who wants to have his or her voice heard. Submissions may One article. That's all we ask from every student and be on any topic the author wishes administrator. We know how busy you are, becuase we're to write about. there too. But we can help you with your article. We can The editors ask that the student teach you WordPerfect 5. 1, Microsoft Word (PC or Mac), the inform the Reporter Staff of his or fundamentals of legal editing, sentence structure, etc. her topic selection prior to beginning work, and that writers Set your own pace. No one will pressure you for a second proof their own first copy. article, and if you can't meet the deadline for the first, just let us All submissions should be on know in enough time. It's that simple. either 5.25" or 3.5" diskette. A disk will be provided by the Reporter if needed. Assistance with WordPerfect 5.1, Microsoft Word for Windows and Mac Microsoft The IReportew. Word 4.0 available at the Reporter office. 3 Harry H. Wellington to Become President and 14th Dean of New York Law School School, the University of Special to the Reporter California at Berkeley and Stanford University. He has On Wednesday, October 16, served on the faculty of the 1991, New York Law School Salzburg Seminar in American Board of Trustees Chairperson Institutions and a scholar at the Bernard H. Mendik announced Rockefeller Foundation Center in that Professor Harry H. Bellagio. He has served as a Wellington will become the 14th member of The Board of Dean of New York Law School. Overseers of the Faculty of Arts Professor Wellington is the and Sciences at the University of former DeaJT of Yale Law School Pennsylvania and has taught in and Sterling Professor of Law at the Aspen Institute's Executive Yale. Professor Wellington will Seminar Program. succeed James F. Simon, who has Wellington is admitted to the been Dean since 1983. bar of the District of Columbia 'This is an historic occasion and is a member of the American for New York Law School," Mr. Bar Association, the Connecticut Mendik said. "Harry Wellington, Bar Association and the one of the Nation's most Association of the Bar of the Oty prominent legal and academic of New York. Professor figures, has agreed to lead this Wellington also cites membership institution into its second in the American Law Institute, century." the Connecticut Bar Foundation Wellington said that the and the American Academy of challenges and opportunities in Art and Science. heading a large urban law school Professor Wellington is a dedicated to educating a diverse trustee of New York Law School, fields of constitutional law and population led him to accept the at the ta ord hool of Law and a member of the National legal theory. Professor New York Law School deanship. in 1956 joined the Yale Law Governing Board of Common "While the criticism of law and School faculty as an assistant Wellington has had a number of Cause, a member of the National articles and books, including the legal profession has never professor of law.