Georgetown Law Weekly The Student Newspaper of Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. “Uninhibited, robust, and wide-open” VOLUME 40 MONDAY, NOV. 17 TO FRIDAY, NOV. 21, 2003 NUMBER 11 Panel argues Hurtgen speaks at annual Kaiser lecture by Matt Dalton, 2L the future of Law Weekly Last Thursday, the Honorable international Peter J. Hurtgen, F'63, L'66, Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) war crimes addressed students, faculty and labor lawyers on the changing dynamics of workplace dispute resolution in the prosecution 14th Annual Henry Kaiser Memorial by Katie Tenney, 1L Lecture. Law Weekly Dean Judith Areen introduced Kaiser's brother, Ambassador Philip The future of the international pros- Kaiser, who in turn presented the ecution of war crimes was the topic of Henry Kaiser Scholarship to Brian last Monday's panel, "From Rome to the Stone, 2L. The scholarship is award- Congo: Implications of the International ed every year to a student who exem- Criminal Court." Hosted by the plifies the standard of excellence in International Law Society, the American labor law set by Henry Kaiser. Constitution Society and Phi Delta Phi, GULC Professor Michael Photo by Matt Dalton, 2L the event featured presentations from Gottesman introduced Hurtgen, say- GULC Dean Judith Areen, and Brian Stone, 2L, look on as the Honorable Peter J. Professor David Scheffer, former U.S. ing that although he worked on the Hurtgen, F ‘63, L ‘66 speaks at last week’s Kaiser lecture. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes management side for 25 years he is Virgin Islands and Guam. Prior to were able to resolve the dispute and Issues and Jerry Fowler, Staff Director of "universally respected and revered serving on the FMCS, Hurtgen was re-open ports after they were closed the Committee on Conscience at the by the Union bar in this country". Chair of the National Labor Relations for ten days during the strike. United States Holocaust Memorial Gottesman also mentioned that when Board under Presidents Bill Clinton "Everyone attributes the rapid Museum. Nearly one hundred students Hurtgen was President of the under- and George W. Bush. In 2002, Bush resolution of that dispute to the packed the twelfth floor of Gewirz to graduate student body at nominated and the Senate confirmed Herculean efforts of Hurtgen," hear from the distinguished panelists Georgetown, a freshman named Bill Hurtgen as Director of the FMCS. Gottesman said. and to share their own ideas about the Clinton asked advice on becoming Within months of assuming the new Hurtgen began by describing future of the Court. President of the school. position Bush asked Hurtgen to help what he called the "birth of labor Professor David Luban served as As FMCS director Hurtgen is settle the West Coast ports labor- law" as he knew it in the 1935 moderator and kicked off the event with responsible for all FMCS operations management dispute which resulted See KAISER, page 4 See WAR CRIMES, page 5 in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. in a strike. Hurtgen and the FMCS OPICS and OCS sponsor event assisting SBA debates students in learning range of legal careers parliamentary by Jon Massimino, 3L Law Weekly rules, liability Last Wednesday, a combined concerns effort by the Office of Career Services (OCS) and the Office of by Mark Leighton, 3L Public Interest and Community Law Weekly Service (OPICS) resulted in the annual Students Helping Students The Student Bar Association met Career Information Fair. The fair last Monday for the second-to-last time centered around 2Ls and 3Ls offer- this semester. The student representa- ing advice to other students as to tives discussed several administrative how they got their own jobs, and issues, most notably a reform of the par- how others can go about getting liamentary procedure used at their similar positions. The students meetings. enjoyed a variety of geographic loca- When the SBA meets, it operates tions and backgrounds, from non- according to Robert's Rules of Order. Photo by Sayo Kondo, 1L profit public interest and govern- Students helped students at last week’s event of the same name, sponsored by Robert's Rules originated from an army ment jobs to positions with large OPICS and OCS. officer, Henry Robert, who wrote the firms. The event was well attended goals in an increasingly difficult job what types of jobs are out there, and first edition of the book in 1876 after by students, and their reactions market. more importantly, what it takes to being called upon to conduct meetings were positive. Many students came Close to 80 students volunteered get them. Just about every type of and having no rulebook to go by. away with a better sense of what it their time to sit in the second floor Robert's is the most commonly used ver- will take to achieve their career atrium and dish information on See CAREERS, page 3 See SBA, page 5 ELF attempts to bring The FCC messes up like Crimes of Fashion wind power to GULC they always do Page 8 Page 3 Page 11 PAGE 2 GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY NEWSNEWS MONDAY, NOV. 17 TO FRIDAY, NOV. 21, 2003 BriefsBriefsBriefsBrie fsBriefsBriefs!BriefsBr Georgetown Outreach - Angel Tree Book Drive Red Cross Blood Drive Share the gift of reading! Once Give the gift of life! Every two sec- again, the Office of Students Affairs onds in the United States someone along with the Christian Legal Society needs blood. Before you go home for and the Catholic Forum will be taking Thanksgiving, give someone some- contributions for the Georgetown thing to be thankful for! Donate at the Angel Tree book drive. Books will be GULC blood drive Nov. 24, 12 - 6 p.m. distributed to local schools and tutor- on the 12th Floor of Gewirz. Sign-up in ing projects. Simply select an Angel the Chapel Area this week, Nov. 10-14, from the tree in the Office of Student or please e-mail Tamara Killian at Affairs, Room 170, and buy a book for [email protected] to schedule an the child described on the Angel card. appointment or to ask any questions. Return books by Dec. 5 and Georgetown students will wrap and deliver your gift. For more informa- tion, please visit http://data.george- town.edu/president/angel/beneficiary.htm. Scotch Tasting - Sign Up Now! The GULC Wine Tasters is please to announce its second annual Scotch Tasting, sponsored by JD Jungle and Food Drive for the Homeless Dewar's Finest Scotch Whisky. The Join JLSA students on Thursday, event is free and is completely paid for Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. to prepare food for by JD Jungle and Dewar's. The event the homeless. If you are interested in will be held at Vida, a Latin American participating, simply show up at the restaurant/bar. All are invited, but in Kosher Kitchen on the 1st floor of the order to attend the event, you must law building on Thursday, Nov.20 at 6 RSVP by going to this web address: p.m. Feel free to bring any canned www.dewars.com/masterclass and sign- goods if you would like. ing up for the event that will be held on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 6:45 - 9 p.m. The event will include the chance to sample scotch whisky, enjoy scotch Choice - Something to Crossword solution on page 4 cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages, be Thankful For and hors d'oeuvres. If you have any Join Law Students for Choice and questions, please forward them to the American Constitution Society on [email protected]. Monday, Nov. 24 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. 1L Study Break AIDS Action Counsel for a panel on the right to choose and a It's almost time for exams, so come The Women of Color Collective reception celebrating choice and the get some outlines a free snacks!! Bring invites you to chat with a former leg- creation of this new student group! a blank floppy disk so that you can islative council of AIDS Action Mass Schedule This event is supported by WLA and download the outlines on Tuesday, Counsel and other deans and profes- Sunday Mass will be celebrated in WCC. Nov. 18 in Room 140 from 7:30-9:30 sors over cheesecake, sandwiches, and the Chapel at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Daily The first panel, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by Women's Legal tea at the Faculty Tea on Wednesday, masses will continued to be held daily p.m. in Room 207, will look at the right Alliance. Nov. 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. on Gewirz at 12:15 p.m. and Mondays and to choose and contemporary chal- 12th floor. Sponsored by the Office of Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in the Chapel. lenges to choice, and will feature: Development and BarBri. Karen Mulhauser, the first Executive Director of NARAL Pro Choice Interested in Entertainment America, Crystal Plati, Executive Director of Choice USA, Necole Irvin, and Media Law? Attention Graduating JLSA Events Director of Government Relations at The Georgetown Entertainment On Nov. 18, join us for a round- Students! the National Abortion Federation, and and Media Alliance and the MBNA table discussion and brown bag lunch The Graduating Class Gift Jatrice Martel Gaiter, President of Career Education Center have devel- in Room 207 at 12:30 p.m. 2L Tarek Program needs you! Make a gift to Planned Parenthood of Metro oped a collaborative program that will Maassarani, Adam Miles (a friend of your favorite Law Center program Washington.