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VOLUME IV, ISSUE TWELVE MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1994 TWENTY PAGES Krattenmaker promises more personal computers, space By SHELLEY EVANS about the lack of courses in the curricu Dean-in-waitingThomasKrattenmak lum. er returned to M-W on March 29 to meet The 17 new courses reflect with about 30 students in an informal Krattenmaker's wish to broaden the cur question-and-answer session. riculum and make more use of adjuncts. According to Acting De~n Paul Contrary to Acting Associate Dean Marcus, the light turnout could be attrib Barnard, Krattenmaker said he deserved uted to the fact that the choice of only about 10 percent of the credit for the Krattenmaker as Dean "was not a contro new courses. yersial decision." Or it could be the fact Krattenmaker also hopes to work on that the sun finally began to shine earlier expanding the size of the full-time fac that afternoon. Ulty. "I don't want it to be a big faculty. Krattenmaker began by thanking the Right now I sense that it's too small--for student body for their vote of confidence the curriculum and for diversity regard and outlining a number of the things he ing the type of person you see up on the hopes to accomplish early in his tenure. podium." When later asked about his Initially he commented that he en Future M-W Dean Thomas Krattenmaker revealed plans -Peter Owen joyed the comment in the Amicus that See DEAN, page 20 to~JPahdcareer placement resources and faculty diversity stated students could stop complaining Patterson WIns SBA presidency, Honor Code changes pass By DOUG MILLER of the proposed amendments to to have most of those appoint their committees are" she said. tion of some of [former SBA Julie Patterson (2L) will be the M-W Honor Code passed by ments made within the next ten Patterson said she chose to President] Kyle [Short]'s ideas, the next SBA president, after an a substantial margin. days. run for President from a desire to and I really thought that was election held March 31 . Patterson's first job as in "I'll be dropping a memo to see the SBA continue to become good and wanted to continue it." Patterson defeated Brooks Patten coming president will be filling all the second-and-first years to a more visible aspect of student As part of her plan to in (2L) in a close race, receiving the numerous SBA committee see who is interested in commit life at M-W. "I noticed a really crease the visibility of the SBA 113 votes to Patten's 96. positions and Judicial Council tee appointments. I'm also go big difference between the SBA In a subsequent election for positions which are appointed ing to ask the current committee last year and the SBA this year, See PREZ, page 20 other SBAoffices on April 7, all by the President. Patterson hopes chairs who the hard workers on especially \\ith the implementa- Holmes still a "stealth candidate" By KIRSTIN MUELLER of Holmes and his theories, terminations and adhere to pre Oliver Wendell Holmes' Holmes is "still a stealth candi cedent, according to Grey. If an legacy has been horribly misin date." Holmes served as an ap applicable rule existed, Holmes terpretedbut is still useful today. pellate judge for 50 years and would apply it, whether or not according to Thomas Grey who composed over 2,000 appellate the policy behind the rule was delivered the annual Cutler lec opinions and various extra-judi intelligent in its contemporary ture on April 7. cial ''''ritings. context. Holmes was committed Although Holmes is viewed Grey addressed the issue of to following the majority's policy as "a heroic reformer, the founder whether Holmes was a flexible, choices rather than imposing his of modernism in American judi forward-looking pragmatist or a own concept of the majority's cial thought, a villainous cynic rigid, backward-looking formal happiness, said Grey. separating law and morality a ist. In fact, explained Grey, However, in those rare cases master of English prose. [and] a Holmes acted like both a formal in which Holmes did not find an pungent aphorist." Grey argued ist and a pragmatist depending applicable rule. he acted as a that scholars have misunderstood on the situation. pragmatist. Grey explained. Holmes' philosophies and have Holmes' record looks like that placed him in many differing of a formalist because of his ten See HOLMES, page 20 judicial. philosophical. and po dency to defer to legislative de- litical schools of thought. In his lecture entitled "Mo - Inside this issue------ lecular Motions: TheHolmesian Spencer: parole gets "bad Dean-to-be takes student Judge in Theory and Practice," rap." Page 3. questions. Page 5. Grey argued that despite a Third-years libeled in Storyteller livens up life dU;3Ll\ .'" Holmes was a practical formalist, plethora of writings by Holmes Superlatives. Page 13. in the library. Page 15. guest lecturer Thomas.Grey argues and a century of critical analysis 2 Monday, April 11, 1994 THE AMIcus CuRw: Out ~ Of Our Heads After such a long, cold winter, it is no surprise that the scent ofblopming flowers and the sight of green around campus has gone fO heads of many people in the College community. Despite the seductiveness of Spring, the specter of apprdaching exams forces most students to retain a modicum of fY) Cn J! common sense. What a pity that the W&M Campus Police are 1 I , I not subject to the same types oflimits on flights from sanity. We • !. i'\ can ohly speculate that the recent incident witnessed by our managing editor can explain the apparent lack ofgood judgment L." demonstrated by one of the campus' boys-in-blue. The incident occurred on the woodchip walkway which runs ~ t between the College Bookstore and TalIaferro Hall. While walking home Saturday evening, Paula Hannaford stepped around th~ comer of TalIaferro Hall in time to see an officer approachipg from the opposite direction--in his car. Fortunately, she was in no immediate danger of being run over. Both Paula and the driver saw each other in time to avoid a trag\c accident. She merely stepped aside to allow the vehicle to pas ~ through the.narrow corridor. However, had she stepped a roun~ the comer a few seconds later, the results might not have I 1I been so hannless. (Even finals are not sufficient for her to want to beCome' an obituary in the last issue of the Amicus.) We have· no idea what prompted the officer to abandon Jamestown Road in favor of the sidewalk. As of presstime, Campus Police could not be reached for an eX1l1anation. We only know that the officer proceeded to one of the rear entrances From the Editor's Desk ... of the Campus Center, presumably responding to some critical As another year draws to an John Davidson, whose wit and! it's here, I do have mixed situation requiring 'his immediate attention. end, I would be remiss ifI did not or sarcasm graced every single emotions. Editing this Nonethe l e~s , it is difficult to imagine an incident so severe use this space to thank all those issue this year. (Don't forget newspaper has been a much more that the officer could not have at least driven another 20 yards who helped make this a about the " Life After Law worthwhile experience for me to the driveway;-specifically built to accommodate ca~pus successful year for the Amicus. School" column, guys). than anything else I did in my vehicles--which runs between Taliaferro and the Campus Center. And what a year it's been. Others also proved law school career, including Those that we ~e out-and-about on Saturday will recall that We've had some hot issues to indispensable to the continuity Legal Skills,job interviewing or the sidewalks of campus were clogged with even greater-than cover--the SBA President's of the paper. 2Ls Doug Miller, attending classes (with the average numbers of students, prospective students, community suspension, the search for a new JefiRegner, Alan Duckworth and possible exception of meeting residents and ubiquitous tourists. Campus Police should take dean, threats of devastating Steve Youngkin were regular Marc). Putting my best effort note and make arrangements to keep their vehicles on the roads budget cuts and our internal writers/cartoonists, as well as into this newspaper was my where unsuspecting pedestrians are not in danger. struggle with our Honor System. lLs Stephen King and Daryl contribution to M-W and its We even got national attention Taylor. Many others, too students. (in press circles, anyway) by numerous to name, devoted their I'd like to think that we've THE AMICUS CURIAE defying the College in its attempt blood, sweat and tears to various put out a good product this year. to ban media from a presentation pages of this newspaper. But I am afraid that without more Marshall-Wythe School of Law by newly-installed Chancellor And of course, the nerve participation from some of you "Dedicated to the complete and objective reporting of Margaret Thatcher. center of the Amicus would not to fill in the shoes of those who . student news and opinion" . So yes, certain people and have functioned without the are leaving, the task will be much circumstances have made our undying (and unsleeping) harder next year, and the quality Editor: Leeanne Morris job of putting out an interesting devotion of Paula Hannaford, may suffer because of it. Managing Editors: Paula Hannaford, Shelley Evans paper a little easier. But credit is Debbi Holmes, Shelley Evans Hopefully,you lLswhoweretoo Production Editor: John Crouch also due to those whose creativity and John Crouch, who regularly uptight to see straight this year Assistant Editor: Stephen T. King and commitment kept us going sacrificed every other precious will relax a little before you come Business Manager: Janet Breckenridge to press every other week. Next weekend to put it all together. back in the fall. You need to News Reporters: Features Reporters: year's Amicus will surely miss As for me, quite honestly, learn that there's more to law Marybeth Dingledy Ted Atkinson the regular contributions of 3Ls I've been looking forward to this school than books and grades. Nina Hval Eleanor Bordeaux Bill Madigan, Mark Donald and last issue all year. But now that It's all what you make of it. Doug Miller Caroline Boutwell Lulit Million Judy Conti Letters Rebecca Mordini Mark A. Donald To the Editor: To the Editor: forum, was it not?) Ifthe author Kirstin Mueller Alan Duckworth The Amicus Curiae should Irony and hypocrisy abound disagrees with their assertions, Jon Sheldon Tad Fisher stop representing itself as an After reading "Out ofOur Heads" she should challenge them on Mark Williams Michael Homans objective newspaper. Itisclearly in the March 28Amicus Curiae. the merits rather than resort to Erich Kimbrough not "dedicated to the complete I was shocked by the narrow attacking the speakers and oth Scott Layman and objective reporting of stu minded hostility, irrationality ers who share their views with Bill Madigan dent news and opinion" as it and intolerance it related. No, I sweeping generalizations and Tom Martinchek reads on the editorial page. am not referring to the "anti ridiculous tired labels. In short, Vanessa Peterson The Amicus Curiae exists gay" demonstrators at the Bill of the author presumes to teach a Kimberly Rouse solely to spew slurs at ideas and Rights Symposium, but rather to lesson in tolerance by espousing the same hysterical bigotry she Sports Gurus: Alan Duckworth, Bill Madigan people that do not agree with the the self-righteous, anti-conser so ardently condemns in others. Photographer: Peter Owen apparent leftist slant of its staff. vative, anti-Christian attitude In the words of the author, Business Assistant: Doug Miller The article on the appearance of displayed by the author. "such a disturbing exhibition of Cartoonists: John Davidson, Jack Mackerel Jeff Regner Lt. Col. Oliver L. North is an Herbert Titus and Joseph Midwestern Correspondent: David Ziemer exampleofthisstyleoflawschool Broadus articulated perfectly le prejudice only goes to show that Renaissance Man: Daryl Ta 'lor gitimate constitutional views that hatred is still a pervasive part of our society." Indeed. and Ken iiickox as Jimmy Hoffa See LEITER, page 14 have value in the "marketplace of ideas." (This was an open -Kimberly Rouse (lL) Monday, Aprilll, 1994 THE AMIcus CURIAE 3 Leader ofmisunderstood Russian Communist Party vis~ .~s By LULIT MILLION chose to continue that label because the Gennadi Zyuganov, the leader of the nature of the party is detennined by the Communist Party of the Russian character of its actions, not by its name. Federation, declared that Americans are He cited examples of political parties, misinformed about the Communist such as Yeltsin's party, that proclaim Political Party. In building a Communist democracy when, in fact, they are not Party, Zyuganov stated that the Party democratic at all. looks forward rather than backward for The Communist Party currently has inspiration. over 600,000 members and received the Zyuganov led a panel discussion on third highest number of votes in last April 7 at the University Center entitled December's elections. Under Zyuganov' s "The New Face ofRussian Communism." leadership, the Communist Party has The Russian Club, in cooperation with adopted a more moderate political course, Student Activities and the Reves Center although still devoted basic Communist for International Studies sponsored the beliefs such as free education, medical discussion. care, full employment and other social During the discussion, Zyuganov protections provided by the government. outlined three possible scenarios for the When asked about concrete economic future ofRussia. "First, we are quite close plans and policies concerning the to developing a dictatorship similar to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the one in Colombia. The second possibility World Bank, and foreign investment in is territorial disintegration followed by Russia, Zyuganov stressed that Russia is extreme tension in relations and the extremely profitable for foreign possibility of civil war," he predicted. investment. He eX"plained that Russia "The final option is, on the basis of maintains II percent of the world democratic elections, we have leftist resources of oil as well as 30 percent of democratic government coming into gas, 20 percent ofcoal and iron ore and 50 Gennadi Zyuganov, Russia's top communist leader, -Lulit Million power who are ready to cooperate abroad," percent of the world's resources in fresh says Americans have long misunderstood his party. he concluded. Zyuganov claimed that his water. international agreements. was elected Chairman of the Central party is the only one that wants to On the issue of relations between the Zyuganov's political career began as Executive Committee of the Communist strengthen relations between Soviets and Baltic states and the Russian Federation, a staff member ofthe Central Committeeof Party. the United States. He also believes in Zyuganov stands for the restoration of the Communist Party ofthe Soviet Union. W&M Professors Anthony Anemone cooperation with Yeltsin on any level. culture without undermining the In August 1991, Zyuganov was elected to (Modem Languages and Lituratures), Although the word ' Communist Party' sovereignty of any republic. Zyuganov the Politburo and Secretary of the Anne Henderson (Government) and has strong political and historical further stressed the importance of Communist Party Qf the Russian Gilbert McArthur (History) moderated meaning, Zyuganov explained that they respecting human rights based on Federation. Then, in February 1993, he the discussion. F elton: parole "abject failure;" Spencer: it helps discipline By JON SHELDON Gene Johnson, Deputy Di cidivism rate; rehabilitation would cost approximately $600 mote discipline in prisons, and Should we abolish parole? rector of the Virginia Depart also a complete failure; promo million, Marcus stated. How that 15 percent good time was Participants in the debate on ment of Corrections, described tion of equality-by eliminating can we afford that? Jerry Kilgore, sufficient. Barr claimed that our parole and the correction system the Virginia parole system in disparate granting ofparole ; pro Secretary ofPublic Safety, stated prison system has been a failure failed to reach any consensus in particular. Virginia has two motion of the public trust in the that he believes the cost is much at rehabilitation and incapacita the March 28 debate concerning types of parole: discretionary, criminal justice system--by less, but did not have any fig tion. In his opinion, the only Virginia's parole system. where the Parole Board exam eliminating what the public ures. Kilgore advocated abol solution is to keep all violent The debate was organized by ines the prisoner and makes a views as a deceptive game; and, ishing parole because nothing offenders behind bars, at least Acting Dean Paul Marcus in recommendation, and manda promotion of fairness for vic else has worked, and it would be until they reach that statistically conj unction with the annual tory, where the sentencingjudge tims. fairer to victims. significant age when a meeting of the Virginia Com sets parole based on the release John McGarvey, a criminal Associate Professor Marga "predator's" propensity to com monwealth Attorneys. date. Most of the controversy defense attorney, responded by ret Spencer, a member of the mit crime drops sharply at ap In 1980 the federal system centers around discretionary pa stating that Barr's experience is Virginia Board of Corrections proximately 39-years-old. Barr had 19,000 prisoners; the state role. with the federal system. He and Legislative Commission on stated that we should not be so system housed 304,000 prison Marcus played the role of a pointed out that the state system Sentence and Parole Reform, concerned with the costs'ofpris ers. By 1992 the systems had very active moderator and put is different due to the fact that responded that parole is getting ons, that keeping violent offend 61 ,000 and 800,000 prisoners, the question directly to William the state does not choose cases to a "bad rap." She cited the statis ers on the street eventually costs . respectively. BllIT, former U.S. Attorney Gen prosecute as the federal system tic that 68 percent of violent society much more. Professor Walter Felton, eral and Chair of Governor does and that most federal de offenders are released on man Incarcerating every offender Deputy Attorney General of Vir Allen's Commission on Parole fendants are drug dealers. datory parole--where "good is a myth, Spencer answered. ginia, began the panel with a Abolition and Sentencing Re McGarvey distinguished be time" is the culprit. Howeyer, Since every offender arrested is history of parole. The need for form: should \\Ie abolish parole? tween parole and "good time" in good time is needed for disci replaced by another Barr's sys parole used to be minimal be Barr responded, "Yes, as the fed Virginia. "Good time" is the pline (and the federal system has tem 'will not be a deterrent. and cause the punisn ment for many eral government has." From practice of getting one-half off a recognized this by keeping good we do not have the resources to crimes was death, sO few prisons 1961 to 1980 there was a 400 sentence for good time served. time. albeit at 15 percent of time treat these pe\CE-BASED DRUG LAW: Five New \\-ith issues and subject matter that in front of clinics and harassing or Hayen defendants claim laws punishing interested him, especially Constitu interfering with patients and staff. But it crack more severely than plain cocaine tional Law, that he wouldn't be able to s.1id calling a doctor "baby killer" at his are unconstitutional. (L'SA Toda,}~. be involved in without teaching. home is free speech. (NPR. Washington JURIES PRO-DEFENSE: Juries now "Scholarship gives me a chance to , Post). New York city outlawed favor tort defendants. says a study ofover engage in dialogue." he e.xplained. "harassment" of clinic customers. (USA 90.000 cases. By 1992. product-liability Interestingly, "dialogue" did not Toda,}~ . plaintiffs won 43 percent of cases, engage him while in law school at the BOOT CAMP EQUALITY: Virginia consumer product liability. 39 percent: University of Chicago. On the con must give male and female convicts equal doctor malpractice. 25 percent: hospital trary, Gerhardt asserts that he "hated chances to shorten their sentences through malpractice, 50 percent: personal injuries, the Socratic method" and always sat in cently completed a book on the federal boot camp. said Roanoke U.S. magistrate 52 percent. (.""·allOnal Law Journal). the back row. When asked to explain impeachment process. Gerhardt has Glen Conrad. (Richmond Times CAVEAT VENDOR: Home-sellers this dichotomy in light of his chosen \\ritten an expanded version ofa chap Dispatch). must tell buyers about nearby landfills or profession.. Gerhardt said. "I think dis ter from the impeachment book on the TERM LIMITS VOID: Congressional other conditions hurting property values cussion is a good thing but a lot of my justiciability of suits challenging im tcrm limits are unconstitutional or enjoyment. a New Jersey appeals court professors--including Posner and peachments. His plans for the summer qualifications e\'en if they merely deny held. (Law Week). Scalia-were real interested in passing include \\-Titing an article on the confir ballot access. Arkansas' s Supreme Court FLAG AMENDMENT: 38 states have on their O\\TI views and trying to con mation process. held. (Lmi' Week). asked Congress to amend the constitution vince students of the incorrectness of Students who were in his class last DISESTABLISHMENT OK: U.Va. to ban flag-burning. ([ 'SA Toda,v). student's contrary \ iews. I didn' tthink year are aware ofthe work Gerhardt did can deny funding to religious activities. IMPERIAL CODE SHELVED: France that's what class is for. One thing I for the Clinton Administration. He the Fourth Circuit said. (Lmr Week). repealed the 1811 Code Napoleon. wouldn't do as a law professor is preach . remains "relatively proud" of his work ILLEGAL ZONING: Under the Fair replacing it with a criminal code that my 0\\11 ideas and discourage people regarding policy analysis in judicial Housing Act, a zoning law cannot limit recognizes sex harassment. eco-terrorism, from thinking on their own. Ourjob is transition. And, unknown to most, the number of unrelated people Ih'ing crimes against humanity and "legitimate to give people better insight into differ Gerhardt has testified a nwnberoftimes together. though it could limit numbers self-defense of property." It omits ent arguments they can make." in judicial confirmations and worked regardless of kinship, the Ninth Circuit vagabondage, buggery and beggary bans. When questioned about the in the Senate on impeachment. said. (Law Week). (London Times) Doonesbury comic on his door depict Outside of the law, Gerhardt "loves KIDS ACCOUNTABLE: Children DIVORCE BURDENED: Indepen ing the frustration of a law professor to read mysteries and go to the th.eatre." between lOand 14arenolongerpresumed dence, Mo. will begin making people using the Socratic Method, Gerhardt A little-known fact is that he played not to know right from \Hong. England's attend mediation, counseling and films said that it was not to be taken as a tennis competitively on the amateur Court of Appeal held. (London Times). when they file for divorce. (National Law comment on students. "A student gave circuit Always one to belittle his ac CRUEL GAS: Maryland let condemned Journal). Britain's government plans to it to me at Wake Forest (where he complishments, he even once played men choose lethal injection after one deny divorcing couples legal aid if they taught prior to M-W) and Ijust thought against Roscoe Tanner, although he claimed the gas chamber was cruel and don't settle in mediation. Bar groups say it was funny," chuckled Gerhardt. It found it "somewhat depressing." unusual. (USA Today). this will deny the poor access to justice. turns out that all of the comics on his Alas, like so many professors at the UNION ASYLUM: A Guatemalan, (London Times). door were given to him by students. He law school, Gerhardt will be on sab fined and threatened for union work. got NATIVES SHUT OUT: Exxon is not keeps them there out of deference and batical next year to teach at Cornell political asylum from the Second Circuit. liable for oil damage to traditional native because " All are funny comments on Law School. He anticipates it will be a (Lffii' Week). food sources, said an Anchorage federal Con Law in one way or another." learning ex-perience, a "chance to be LEGALIZE IT: Drugs should be legal, judge. (National Law Journal). Prior to academia, Gerhardt clerked exposed to different ways and ideas." says San Francisco federal judge Vaughan BRITAIN DOESN'T RULE THE and practiced in civil, criminal and Reflecting on his four years ofteach Walker. who is so right-wing that liberals AIRWAVES: The European Union sued appellate courts, primarily in Wash ing , Gerhardt said he is hopeful that delayed his confirmation for two years. Britain for trying to regulate European ington, D.C. he'smadeM-Wabetterplace. Hefinds As a litigator. he ended San Francisco' s companies broadcasting from U.K. soil. Certainly not one to brag, Gerhardt it "a very pleasant place to be, not only handgun ban and Ga.' Olympics. "But (London Times). is an accomplished author. He re- as a law professor but also as a student" when you' re called upon to impose THOUGHT CRIMES: Dowager Lady extremely lengthy sentences. you begin Birdwood 80, wascomictedofpossessing cannot let police arrest drug suspects LlI'rf,' Journal). to ask yourself v.. hether what you are a booklet likely to stir racial hatred. This unless they see them commit a felony or LAWYERS' LAWYERS: Winston & doing makes any sense:' he explained. breached her probation from a 1991 anti an unexpected emergency requires Stra\\-1l became the first firm to use in (.Y ew York Times). semitism cOfi\·iction. (London Times). immediate arrest upon probable cause. house counsel. This lets attorney-client MOB RULES: Mafia contracts are Malaysia banned Schindler's List as the Supreme Court there said. (Law pri\ilege cover finn business discussions. enforceable except when "so integrally Jewish propaganda. (Guardian). Week). (Wall Street Journal). related" to an anti -competition conspiracy EXTRACURRICULARS: Durango, INSANITY DOESN'T PAY: The BAR D ISSED: Lawyer groups in several as to compel "the precise conduct" banned Colo. parents sued teachers who strip Supreme Court declined to review states are trying to take power away from by antitrust laws. New York's Court of searched 40 students in a failed effort to Montana's abolition of the insanity official bar organizations, which_ Appeals held. . 'ew rork Law Journal). find $6. (L'SA Toda,v). defense. J 'alional Law Journal). Most increasingly use mandatory dues to fund SPERM SPLIT: Because an appeals NO SPANISH-SPEAKERS WANTED: defendants found insane are confined illegallobb)ing. (Wall Street Journal). court said a dead la\\yer's sperm is Prosecutors can peremptorily strike all nearly as long as if they had been ADS CURBED: Paying a newspaper to property. his girlfriend gets 20 percent of Spanish-speakers from a jury in a case convicted. a study found. Od). print a list oftips on beating DUI charges it. an L.A. probate judge ruled. (USA where translations \\ill be used. even WE'RE #29: U.Va. Law plunged from violates state bar advertising standards, Toda,v). those who say they'Il accept the court's 8 to 14 in the u.s. News rankings. said Florida's Supreme Court. (National HI HO: A promoter calling himself a translation, the Third Circuit said. "Hokum." said dean Robert Scott. Law Journal). Throwing a large party for "pertormance art curator" has no standing (National Law Journal). . "Voodoo social science:' said 2 I-ranked to challenge the constitutionality of a N.M. FOLLOWS CONSTITUTION: Texas dean Mark Yudof. G.W. dropped See WATCH, page 13 dwarf bowling ban because the ban only Under its constitution, New Mexico from 20 to 44; W&Mroset029. r.""'ational THE AMIcus CURIAE News Briefs Monday, April 11, 1994 7
Columnist is keynote speaker at W &M commencement Donaldson wins teaching award George Will, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist known for his work in many 3Ls voted to give Professor John E. Donaldson the Marshall-Wythe Faculty Award. publications will be the keynote speaker at commencement exercise on May 15. The college also will award honorary degrees to Bernard Bailyn, a Pulitzer Prize BLSA Blood Drive winning historian and professor at Harvard University, and Rozanne L. Ridgway, The Black Law Students Association (ELSA) is sponsoring a Blood Drive at the fonner career diplomat and current co-chair of The Atlantic Council of The United National Center for State Courts on April 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. States. Cookies and refreshments will be given to all donors who join BLSA in giving the gift of life. Clothesline exhibit for Sexual Assault Awareness Week W &M University Center Lobby will be the site ofThe Clothesline Exhibit on April Best-seller suspense writer to speak at Library Dinner 13 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Clive Cussler, whose best-selling books include Raise the TitaniC, will be the April The exhibit serves as a tribute to educate the public about the casualties of violence 29 speaker for the Friends of the Library of W &M. against women. The victims of sexual assault are personalized by clotheslines of Cussler's talk is entitled "Shipwrecks and Storytelling: Discovering Historic Ships individually decorated shirts, each representing a woman or female child who has and Writing Best-Selling Novels." been killed, battered., raped, molested or assaulted. The Richmond National Organization for Women, The Women's International Abstract expressionist paintings at Muscarelle Museum League for Peace and Freedom, the YWCA and the Avalon Center for Women and 'The Conceptual Canvas: Abstract Expressionist Paintings" from the Muscarelle Children are sponsoring the event. Museum's Jean Outland Chrysler Collection will be on exhibit from May 14 through 31.The emphasis of the collection is on American abstract expressionist paintings of Kane's Bill ofRights Journal Note is Scribes finalist the 1950s and 1960s. Joan Kane's Note, "The Constitutionality ofRedlining," has been selected as a finalist in the Scribes Law Review Notes and Comments Competition. It appeared in the 40th anniversary ofBrown v. Board ofEducation conference Winter 1993 issue of the Bill ofRights Journal. "Brown v. Board of Education After 40 Years: Confronting the Promise" is the theme for a national conference examining the past and future of racial issues in the M-W Journals name new editorial boards U.S. The conference will be held May 17-18 in Williamsburg. W&M's Institute of The Administrative Law Review: Bill of Rights Law and the Howard University Law School are planning the event. Managing Editor: Kevin Miner Project Editor: Nicole Fradette Student Articles Editor: Julie Patterson Issue Editors: Dennis Foley, Chris White, Louanna Godwin The Journal of Environmental Law: Editor-In-Chief: Jeffrey Regner Managing Editor: Carter Santos Research Editor: Alexandra Viscusi Business Editor: Martha McGlothlin Articles Editors: Jeffrey Geiger, Scarlett Spence, Kathryn Hutton, Lara Vukelic, Mark Kristiansen The William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal: Editor-In-Chief: Craig S. Nolan Managing Editor: W. Clayton Batchelor Business Editor: Brett A. Loney Article Editors: Timothy F. Kennedy, Theresa J. Pulley, March-Oliver Langlois, Ali R Sharifahmadian, Jeffrey J. LaMontagne, Samantha L. Stecker Research Editor: Lulit Million Student Note Editor: Michael F. Cox Special Projects Editor: Jonathan C. Rotter The W &M Journal of Women and the Law: Editor-In-Chief: Jean King Managing Editor: Beth Bruns Portrait Studio Business Editor: MaIjorie Fichter Circulation Editor: Heather Ross Membership Coordinator: Kimberly Tolhurst Executive Professional Articles Editor: Kerith Cohen Tuesdays and Saturdays Executive Student Articles Editor: J. Connell Professional Articles Board Editors: Michelle Anderson, Jennifer Healy are W &M discount days!! Student Articles Board Editors: Scarlett Spence, Shireen Tabechian -- FREE doubles Of FREE film-- board. PAROLE, from page 3 Barr responded by asserting that we have utterly failed in our attempts to + Full-service Portrait Studio the jury, Felton said. predict risk. He supported his argument Kilgore pitched in, adding that with the statistic that two-thirds of all + Special Events Photography privatization was a possibility for some violent offenders return to prison. + Instant Photos fOf. Passports and parts of the prison system. Johnson as He reiterated that we need longer sen serted that if the Department of Correc tences for "predators" because the key is Applications tions were funded properly, it could pa incapacitation. role inmates properly. Felton ended the discussion noting McGarvey did not disagree with all that regardless of how one feels about 431 Prince George Street that was said in favor of abolishing pa parole, it has been an abject failure; abol (acfoss from Baskin Robbins) role. He stated that this is all-risk assess ishing parole is not a solution, but only a ment, and it would be better to have a step. 229-3001 discretionary system, i.e., a quality parole THE AMIcus CURIAE Featured Commentary Monday, April 11, 1994 8
SBA should publicly acknowledge its Short-comings accompanies this type ofelection. should be committed to creating when caught is unforturiate, but to clean up its own messes with However, this year the a functioning system of self in the larger context ofthe school out having to rely on the faculty By Erich Kimbrough circumstances were not nonnal. government for no other reason as a whole, it matters little. to step in to ·take corrective ac This year the SBA president lied than to demonstrate that M-W The point is that when Kyle's tion. For two weeks, students at to the administration for his own students are capable of behavior damaged the reputa Last year, a minor fracas arose M -W have gone through the financial benefit; this year that understanding the concept. tion of the school, no one in the when a faculty member disre constitutionally -mandated same SBA president refused to The students put Kyle Short student government was willing garded an Honor Council find transition ofpower from one SBA admit that he was wrong when in a position of responsibility. (or perhaps able) to do anything ing of innocence and assigned a administration to another. This he was caught; and this year the He was a representative of the about it. Here we have a repre student a failing grade because transition was peaceful. There Honor Council's sanction ofthat school, and in an age where so sentative ofthe student body con that faculty member believed that was no putsch, no attempt to SBA president was overridden much is made of the need for victed by the Honor Council and the student had, in fact, cheated disrupt elections by violent by the Dean. Yet, in spite of higher ethical standards among refusing to acknowledge that he on the examination. The uproar means, and no exchange of these events, no effort was made attorneys, Short blatantly lied to had done anything wrong by among some students centered Molotov cocktails for rubber to ex-plore whether the system of administration officials on two making transparent "Nixonian" on the fact that the faculty should bullets. Certainly, by United student government at M-W is separate occasions. When he excuses, and the Dean has to be forced to respect Honor Coun Nations standards, the election in need of change. was caught, he wrote an open step in to ensure that he suffered cil findings. Yet how can the was a resounding success. I do not suggest that these letter to the students attempting more than public embarrass- student body demand this level On the other hand, there was incidents represent major crises to justify his dishonesty by saying ment. of autonomy when it does not a conspicuous absence of any that threaten to paralyze the law that "The questions were geared _What does this say about our even recognize its inability to discussion of issues. I realize, of school. Nor do I think that even towards finding out if [he] had ability to regulate ourselves? a~nister itself? course, that this was a student a majority of the M-W students roommates paying [hi m] rent This incident represents a failure When the faculty considers government election, and under should be particularly concerned, that [he] used to directly offset of the student government, and whether to grant students more nornlal circumstances there are but I do believe that the self- [his] mortgage payment on the none of the SBA representatives freedom, it is certain to remem no real issues to discuss. proclaimed non-apathetic house," and that "As a small or candidates for office made ber the fact that, because of the Certainly, candidates for SBA students--thosewho run for SBA business owner [he was] not in any mention of the situation. failure of the student-run sys president should make the same office--should acknowledge that [a] classic situation where While I do not think that this tem, Acting Dean Marcus was vague noises that student the events of the past year roommate rent goes directly incident calls for a massive re- put in an extremely unenviable government candidates always potentially expose major against the mortgage payment. " form movement, someone from position. make about "representing the weaknesses in the SBA system. Based on this nonsense, Short the ruling class should acknowl If the SBA is actually con interests of the students," Certainly the SBA, in spite of believed that he was justified in edge that there are problems and cerned about advancing the in "getting the students more its name, cannot purport to model not resigning from office. that these problems should be terests of the students, it should involved in the process," and all itself on state bar associations or The fact that Kyle lied and addressed. In particular, the stu at least acknowledge its own the typical minutia that always the ABA. However, the SBA then was disingenuous about it dent government should be able shortcomings. It's a MAD World ======MAD World Express grinds to halt, columnist jumps track By MARK A. DONALD the fact that my propensity to complain is "history and tradition" that have been a Although my cultural adaptation End of the line for the MAD World seldom bounded by these pages. large part of this adventure and certainly might be described as "comfort in the fact Express. Thank you for flying. You will So why leave the comfy confines of my the greater part ofmy law schoolleaming. that I' m leaving," I have truly appreciated find ) our luggage at baggage carousel C. western city culture and home town law At a larger school, many, if not most the efforts of my many classmates who Please bus your own table. Employees school (with its $800 per semester tuition ofyou , would simply have been nameless have taken the time and efforts to show must wash hands before returning to work. and same quartile ranking as W&M) in faces in the crowd. Instead it seems I have me around their horne stomping grounds This column has lasted much longer exchange for rain, ·winter, monstrous debt, come to know both students and staff; and broadened my adventure beyond the than I e\ er anticipated when Leeanne and funny accents, and bad race relations? I some just a little, a few more than I cared suffocating parameters ofour tourist hell. Kevin first grudgingly granted me did it for the adventure. to, but in each something memorable, And so ends two agonizing years of permission to write it. And for many, it And I got what I asked for with a something I can use. this column, which I'm sure will relieve certainly lasted much longer than it should vengeance. Those who have any doubt As for the professors, well, we all future editors and probably future readers have. Column suffocation has long been that America is many different countries know that they span the spectrum from as well. Personal thanks to Kevin, the weakness of law school newspapers, are invited to transport themselves to the inspirational to abysmal, but without Leeanne, Debbi, and Paula for their making most ofthem lengthy dull forums opposite coast for a few years. From the exception, the permanent faculty too has patience, prodding, and telling me to "put for debates that would otherwise appear very first day of Law Camp, I knew that provided lessons beyond the classroom a sock in it!" on those occasions when I on bathroom walls. the people I would be spending time with some noble, some repugnant. As for the crossed the line. Thanks to everybody There never seems to be a shortage of for the nex1 three years would indeed be visiting faculty, some of them may wish who read, and all the people who shared opinions at law schools, while news foreign to my experience. Different to tum their "examination" to more their feelings on the column with me writers are as rare as white rhinos (R.I.P. expectations, abilities, values. appropriate areas of endeavor. Others personally. Y' all made it worth the effort. Th e Advocate). Hats off now to all those Though much of my early time here have truly been enriching. Adios. newsies, editors and others who have was spent in fits ofadjustive defensiveness, worked so hard to make this newspaper as over time I have come to value my estimates on the cost of such a system. good as it is. ex-perience here well beyond the additional THEFT, from page 5 While there are always ways to beat a Those who have winced, yawned, or outlay of time, discomfort and bucks security system, the staff hopes this will avidly charged through this part of the involved in getting it all together. library. deter those who either forget to check out Amicus for the past year or years, tolerating I have found in almost every one of my Although the missing book problem a book or who only "borrow" it tempo my inherent bitchiness, may have classmates something of value. From is no greater this year than in years past, rarily. 10 the meantime, those who have wondered in light of all this negativity admirable traits to costly lessons, it has the library is considering implementing a one of the missing books are encouraged why the hell I even bothered coming here been the people ofM-W, the students and new security system to prevent the deple to return it to the stacks. Students who at all. Those who know me have been staff, rather than moldy buildings, dung tion of its resources. Several companies have the pleasure of doing end-of-the subjected to numerous demonstrations of topped statues, or any other vestigial have examined the library and provided year subchecks will be most grateful. Monday, April II, 1994 THE AMIcus CuruAE 9 Crossfire M-W students debate Christianity and gay rights Federal government should not Christianity not at odds with gay impose its values on society rights have been the message conveyed at the acceptance, and forgiveness . . He firmly By Kimberly Rouse symposium. By Judy Conti and advocated the maxim, "Judge not lest ye and Tad Fisher Any proclaimed Christian who Tom Martinchek be judged." When He said this, He was advocates violence towards homosexuals talking about the day when all of us die, Holmes was wrong. or slanders these individuals with hostile In the wake of the heated Defining and our souls go to heaven to be judged by You cannot separate law from words and hateful, inflammatory Family symposium, theAmicuspublished God. Those who judge others most harshly morality. Every rule, regulation and law stereotypes is simply wrong. There are a rather provocative editorial decrying during their life on earth will face the passed in this country at every level of radicals in every group. Generally, the intolerant, anti-gay tone ofa number same harsh judgment from God when the government reflects a particular Christians who disagree with the of the attendees who participated in the time comes for their reckoning. "morality," whether it be advancing a homosexual movement do so based on a Q&A session. Many of the attendees to Another anecdote from the life of secular humanist world view or the strong beliefin the infallible Word of God which the editorial referred came up from Christ also highlights His message of theology of a particular religion. setting forth a divine plan for marriage Pat Robertson's Regent University Law tolerance. One day, the people to whom We would like to take this opportunity and family. School specifically to see one of the He was preaching brought Him a woman to clear up several statements that have The question then becomes, where do panelists, Regent's former dean, Herb caught in the act of prostitution, an act been made in support of one such view of these beliefs fit into law and our system of Titus. punishable by stoning to death. As all morality, in particular those made by government? Those ofyou who reject the While gay rights has never been a stood by, stones in hand. poised to begin Herbert Titus at the Bill of Rights above views would likely disagree as to noncontroversial topic, the symposium the execution, Jesus quietly stated, "Let Symposium on "Defining Family." While why you reject them. The lack of and subsequent Amicus editorial have he among you who is without sin cast the we do not presume to speak for Mr. Titus consensus is due to the interaction of brought the issues into clearer focus for first stone." or any other student at this school, we feel various factors including secular morality, many students. particularly with regard All Christians believe that everyone that some of his assertions can be more religion, social and cultural influences to what role religion and Christianity sins during their mortal life on earth and fully explained by two members of the and mores, and politics that determine should play in the debate currently taking Christ's statement was yet another subtle Marshall-Wythe Christian community. the status of homose>.:uals in America. place in courts and legislatures across the reminder that no matter how wrong we We would then like to address how these Because there is so little agreement country. between institutions and individuals on Titus lived up to his reputation for these issues, there is a clamor for outspoken bluntness, and provided the "The Religious Right has " Christians who disagree government to playa larger role in setting most vociferous opposition to the attempted to appropriate a national agenda on homosexuality. Our extension ofany basic spousal or parental with the homosexual federal, democratic republic, however, rights to gay couples. the term "Christian," movement do so based on requires that state legislatures be given Basing this condemnation on his view while they simultaneously a strong belief in the in the primary responsibility for translating of what the "Creator" intended, Titus' proclaim that those who fallible Word of God set the people's beliefs into law. The United utilized a scornful and derisive tone as he do not share their big States Constitution does not require and offered his "proof' of God's intention ting forth a divine plan Congress should not mandate a uniform the inability of gays and lesbians to oted views do not qualify for marriage and fam national policy on homosell:uality. procreate, their supposed inability to form as Christians." ily." The Bill of Rights Symposium itself committed relationships, and the high represents why homosexuals should not risk of HIY!AIDS among gay men. be considered a suspect class. People who Titus most clearly displayed his may think anyone else's actions are, we beliefs should be dealt with in the law and promote homosexuality as an equally contempt for those who oppose his all need to look inward at our own sins our system of government. legitimate lifestyle have a powerful voice viewpoint when challenged by members and shortcomings, rather than Many students were outraged by Mr. in society and politics. Their ideas have of the audience: he gazed at the ceiling, condemning those around us for what we Titus's Judeo-Christian outlook. Mr. become widespread in the marketplace of paid little attention to what was said. and perceive are their sins. Titus was very outspoken on the issue of ideas and the people are listening. As a ultimately responded to questions by Finally, we can look to the Beatitudes, the traditional family. and it is unfortunate result, legislatures across the nation are conclusively proclaiming that the Creator Christ's explanation ofthe principles that that many of his statements came across responding by passing laws prohibiting just did not intend for men and men or should guide our lives. "Blessed are they in a very harsh, judgmental way. discrimination based on sexual orientation women and women to form lasting, who show mercy, mercy shall be theirs." Christians are commanded to always in custody laws, hate' crime and hate committed relationships. Showing mercy and being smugly "speak the truth in love," and sadly, Mr. speech laws, etc. Churches are blessing He sat on stage and arrogantly judgmental are completely at odds with Titus did not always portray this love. homosex'Ual unions. Universities are proclaimed the word of the Creator as if each other. An even bigger shame is that society moving to have their homosex'Ual faculty he had a direct telephone line to God, yet Titus proclaimed the word of the often holds this inaccurate view of receive insurance benefits formerly given made not one mention of any of the "Creator," yet also acted in direct Christians. The display case in the lobby only to rnarried couples. Here at Marshall teachings of Jesus Christ, the person who contravention ofthe teachings of the man which purported to represent both sides Wythe, the newly formed Gay and Lesbian Christians believe brought God's word to he proclaims to be his Savior. of the hotly debated symposium topic Law Student Association is thriving. . earth. So what does all of this have to do with epi tomized this judgmental and intolerant This movement's successful strides Titus's views justifiably outraged the basic rights for gay and lesbian people image of Christianity. For example, a are proof that our democratic system is many Christian members ofthe audience, in America today? Gays and lesbians face prominent picture' of a man holding a working. Value-ridden "judicial including gay and lesbian Christians, some ofthe ugliest forms ofdiscrimination poster reading "God hates fags" ... legislation" should be the last resort in who strongly disagreed with those views. and hatred in this country-much of it God does not hate. No human being resolving this issue. The courts are to Titus provided yet another striking violent, much of it perpetrated by people is to judge another. We are commanded determine what the law is, not what the example of how the Religious Right has who describe themselves as Christians. to love each other. While lo\e was the law should be. attempted to appropriate the term While Pat Robertson and leaders of primary teaching of Jesus Christ, Christ Like many sensitive and complicated "Christian." while they simultaneously the Religious Right may try to divorce also taught that God hates sin, the act of issues of this kind, this battle should first proclaim that those who do not share themsehes from the fringe elements of turning away from Him. be fought in the hearts and minds of the their bigoted views do not qualify as their movement, the rhetoric they use Every one of us is inherently sinful, people, and then left to legislative Christians. the rhetoric Herb Titus used at the and for that reason it is wrong to single judgment to codify the will of its citizens. Titus ignores many prominent symposiuID- zit u. k"ow do.. t .500"'" t; l'1e..s a. p e. n cd e.o.) E. .. :; jus -t Q. P E.",o.. { c.oole. r t ',\ : Life After Law School Newspaper's tenuous beginning remembered by a founder By DAVID ZIEMER law student with something to say could a story about a Harvard professor who unsuccessfully to merge with the A dvo If you forgive me, I will deviate from say it, in the editorial section, and the stiffed the Law Review out of an article cate, and then prepared for a hostile the usual format, if this column can be news would be straightforward and void after being paid for it. The paper con takeover. Click applied for editorship for said to have a regular format. The recent of political slant. tained a copy of a letter then-Dean Timo heAdvocate for next year. TheAdvocate's reporting of the Margaret Thatcher visit, When second semester came around, thy Sullivan sent to the Law Review that hand-picked successor was a buffoon and the Letter to the Editor by Keith the plan was set into action. Leedom was was supposed to be confidential. It cre whose sole newspaper experience ·con Finch have caused me to reminisce oflate the creative genius of the paper, and was ated quite a stir, and created the legend sisted of writing editorials for theAdvo about the formation of the Amicus Curie the first Co-Editor. Richard Brooks ('92) that the Amicus digs through the Dean's cate about some imaginary strawrnan he (Hi, Keith). I decided it was time that was the Richard Daley of the second-year wastebasket for stories. called "Joe Six Pack." The Publications someone recorded the history of this class, a one-man political machine, That first issue was done without the Council selected the buffoon, however, newspaper's formation. bankrolled the project and also served as benefit of Pagemaker. The first task and it appeared that the Amicus Curiae On Halloween, 1990, a party was held Co-Editor. Jenny Click ('92) actually before the second issue was to get might not survive. at which was gathered George Leedom, knew how to produce a newspaper, and PageMaker whiz Keith Finch ('92) to be The final paper of the year came out formerly the sports editor of the Advo was Managing Editor. I was considered the Production Editor. The only problem on April Fool's Day, and in the middle of cate; David Boies, then class president; sufficiently left-wing to nip in the bud any was that, at 4 a.m., the rest of us just the paper was an extended humor section John Robinson and myself. We started rumors that we were forrningaDartmouth wanted to get the paper out, and weren't called The Ambulance Chaser. It con chatting about how shitty the Advocate Review, and could sell lots of advertising, much interested in the finer aspects of the tained the most satiric, vicious, and vitri was that year. The editorial board of the and so was made Renaissance Man. I program. But the perfectionism was worth olic attacks on the Advocate, and the newspaper at that time consisted solely of believe it is still a trade secret who wrote it--Keith made theAmicus look like a real individuals working of it, imaginable. what Rush Limbaugh would classify as what was then the centerpiece of the newspaper, and saved us all hours of An entire year of dissatisfaction with the femi-nazis, and the party line was really paper, "Ask Miss Demeanor," so I won't tedious labor. Advocate spewed forth with untempered the only views given expression. Fur reveal that just yet. After the second issue, Brooks de rage. It was the opinion of the Amicus thermore, absolutely no distinction was Our first issue came out during Mardi cided to run for SBA President, and re that we had thus far handled the compe made between editorial opinions and Gras. I remember, because I couldn't go. signed as Co-Editor, to be replaced by tition between the papers with grace and news stories. lt wasn't pretty, but it was substantive, Click. We also managed to get the SBA The resolution was made to form an and about three times as big as a standard to front us enough money to remain in See BEGINNINGS, page 14 independent newspaper, in which any Advocate. The issue's main feature was operation. After the third issue, we tried Collect them all! This week: Stranded! Law students without cars! More clip 'n' save Marshall-Wythe tradin NINA HVAL NICHOLAS ROEGNER SHERYL HART SHELLEY EVANS 12 Monday, April 11, 1994 THE AMIcus CuRIAE C)""hircf"Ye'ar Super[atives: Most Likely To ... know more about you than you do: Judy Conti be murdered by a rival Cheerleader Mother: Megan Kelly buy Jerry Garcia's skeleton and assemble it in her living room: Debbi Holmes portray Andy Taylor's son in TBS's "It's a Mayberry Reunion": Manly Parks take over Dan Healy's job as sound man for the Dead: Charles Griffith be escorted from a royal performance of"Evita" for singing along: Lisa McGuinn approach law students in Central Park yelling "International Shoe! Give me a get a job choosing Fred Lederer's clothes: Marc Peritz quarter:" Jeff Smith add "Inc." behind his name: Todd Pilot have a contract taken out on his life by the Mafia: Matt Holloran host his own talk show: Gerry Wells negotiate the contract: Ben Landon do an Infomercial on hair products: Marissa Faunce be arrested for vagrancy: Mark Donald stick her tongue out at a judge: Toni Randall be swept up by a Kansas tornado and teleported to Oz: Krista Pollard scream "laches" in the middle of the courtrooom: Trevor Earl greet her there: Kim Van Hom be charged with spousal abuse: Lisa Hicks be subpoenaed to testify before Congress: Marcia Stuart stay in school until eligible for Social Security retirement benefits: Paula Hannaford defend a heavy metal band against charges of inciting suicide: Bill Madigan wear an orange suit to court: Dave Pemini be detained on 1-95 for matching a D.E.A. profile: Mark Capron become a disgruntled postal worker: Andrew Sens be jailed for contempt for telling the judge "Go Fuck Yourself, 1 don't care what be arrested for painting the Notre Dame football field garnet & gold: Debra Zeitler you think!" : Lee Stokes . be arrested for kidnapping Chief Osceola: Steve McCarthy be kicked in the head by a polo pony: Monty Brinsley-Motto be kept by a wealthy older man: James Scruggs suffer from atrophy of the vocal cords: Nika Nystrom continue leading a not-so-secret personal life: Clem Maynard filibuster: Paul Rooney cite a comic book during oral argument: Fred Jacob be mistaken for Jeff Goloolly: Patrick Pettit run combination recording studiollaw office: Christos Badavas send many legacies to Georgetown: Andrea Masciale cite dicta: Robert Goulbum be a kept man: Andrew Smith disappear in the Hawaiian Pipeline: John Ryan be maced by Court bailiffs for talking in the gallery: Fred Jacob and Judy Conti be held in contempt for wearing wrestling shoes to court: Chris Wood be saved by the "jaws onife": Fred Ochsenhirt. ride off into the sunset: Tyler Goodwyn advocate the violent overthrow of the government: Ben Landon take their lap-tops 9n their honeymoon: Julie Books & Fred Nissan become a DEA agent: John Einstman have a child namM Moonbeam: Janet Breckenridge & Will McNulty be busted by him: Chet Nunoo-Quarcoo have a child named Billy Bob: Teresa Brazzel & Dave Pernini bear Fred Lederer's love child: Lisa McGuinn have a child named Cherokee Montross: Leeanne Morris & Marc Bernstein be Buchanon's appointee to the Supreme Court: Kyle Johnson have no children: Marcia Stuart advertise a "HURT' line: Rob LLoyd be next dean ofM-W: Joan Kane seek political office: John Brownlee be disqualified from the Mr. Universe pagent for illegal use of steroids: Rob Walsh be elected to political office: David Lee supply those steroids: Martha Dye be impeached: Kyle Short check himself into the Betty Ford Clinic for Rogaine overdoses: Mark Donald assume his position (reluctantly): Dave Delk violate a noise ordinance: Leanne Cusumano win the Dinah Shore Open: Amy Hooks coach something: Chris Koomey appear on the Nashville Network: Terri Bourbon organize something: Katie Horton become one with the Earth: Rebecca Mordini save the world: Will McNulty take Elmer Schaeffer's place as contracts professor: David Spooner permanently join the Westlaw Printing Police: Nancy Delogu be "detained" by the Russians: John Davidson bake cookies for her clients: Marshall Dukes appear on Beavis and Butthead: Tim Bird be seen swinging from a chandelier with a lampshadeoverherhead: Chris Johnson play Little Orphan Annie in the next revival: Lee Stokes say something stupid and then claim he was misquoted: Tim Bird purchase big-ticket items with double a's in their names: David Haase make a career prosecuting D.U.I. offenders: Jason Davis become a bookie: Pete Kubin be prosecuted by him: Tom Joss have her designs featured in Vogue: Gina Love be linked romantically to a high-ranking government official: Sue Fitzgerald model them: Laurie Hartman furnish her home in naugahyde: Amy Allison pose as Rob Kaplan's OCPP Poster Child: Vaishali Shetty change her name to Daiquiri: Laura Livaccari be a plaintiff in a slip-and-fall case: Kathy Philpott wed someone other than a man she's dating: Leeanne Morris be corporate counsel to Seaworld: Tara Flynn become the target of a Republican mud-slinging campaign: Rob Clayton teach law at Regent: Christy McClelland find the one and only of his life for the 15th time: Justin Smith be b!ought up on ethics charges: Dave Hopkins found a phone service highlighting the latest M-W gossip: Jennifer Ramey quit his night job at 7-11: Bill Trezvant take over as host of the Richard Simmons Show: Lee Rimler win big in Atlantic City: Brian Platnick shock conservative residents of Richmond with her running attire: Susan Sieger devote the remainder of his life to disciphering Phish guitar licks: Marc Bernstein drive a vehicle capable of surviving theft, deer & earthquakes: Loyst Fletcher pose as centerfold in Dungeon Master: Tom Martinchek be chosen as a national TV archorwoman after taking assertiveness-training be detained in a foreign jail: Brian Alperstein classes: Wendy Watson r---;:;-E7L-;;---1 r---S~;~L----l r---~~;----l r---~;:----l Shelley says she "has needs:, Like Shelley, Sheryl is also a I Forever sporting an 11 a.m. I I You may have seen Nina power I but they apparently don't include, displaced New Yorker. For the I shadow, "The Roeg Man· is always I I walking with a five-pound weight in I needing a car or even knowing , first few months as a 1l, Sheryl ,seen on his bike. Rumoristhebike I ,each hand, biking,jogging; or I how to drive. She enjoys taking never left the campus because holds special powers in hairgrowth running. She says she doesn't need advantage of the state-of-the-art I, she couldn't figure out the train 'and coufd soon be used by the Hair I I a car becuase it might hinder her I public transportation system in schedule to the Berkeley IClub for Men. I I quest for physical perfection. And I Williamsburg oocause it's the only I Commons Outlet Mall. , In the meantime, Roegneruses I , herfrequenttrips to Prince George I way she can make friends. , However, she has been 'his sexY British accent to pick up I I Coffee Shop for caffeine would I The only drawback is that she I converted by driving demons at ,-chicks·tellingthemthatheridesa, I only make hera hazard onthe road I has no sense of time. Shelley I Confusion Comer. Sheryl recently I bicycle built for two. I I anyway. I doesn't hesitate to call friends at I passed her driver's test and is I , I , all hours of the day and night to, looking for a car, although she still I , I I demand that they take her tq, carries a token in her pocket. , I , I Dunkin' Doughnuts or Taco Bell. , , I I I But this obnoxious behavior is understandable since Shelley is a : ,I , , , .. native_------_ New Yorker. .... _------_ .... _-----_ ...... __ ....I I _-----....;---_ ..I THE AMIcus CuluAE Arts & Entertainment· Monday, Aprilll, 1994 13 Music for the Masses Angelic Aaron Neville and hard-rocking Candlebox By ELEANOR BORD EAUX actually adds something to the song, as not be taken as a negative. While many ens, Martin explains that ' I did not mean and SCOTT LAYMAN opposed to focusing only on Neville's bands hide their lack of talent behind to treat you bad/but you left me far be- Aaron Neville--The Grand Tour voice. complex theatrics, Candlebox lets their hind." The latest release from Aaron Neville The universal and ever-popular topics abilities speak for themselves. Candlebox' s debut is an impressive gives the sweet-voiced singer from New oflove and loss form the common theme For example, "Don't You," the first one and is strongly recommended to any Orleans a chance to put his personal of this release. Neville sounds slightly track, contains simple guitar riffs, yet the fan of hard rock. touch on several old tunes. depressed on "Ain't No Way," as he song never becomes boring. Like most of After so many grunge-rocking, Pearl On this CD, Neville covers songs by laments the fact that his woman has left the songs, it inspires the listener to let Jam-imitating groups, this release is a artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Marvin him. On "lOwe You One," his spirit rises loose and bang her head along with the refreshing blast of straight-forward hard Gaye, Leonard Cohen, and Chuck Berry. as he thanks the woman whose love has music. This is not heavy metal. If one rocking music. Neville's voice is the highlight of the turned his life around. Neville also does had to classify Candlebox, it would be Kurt Cobain suicide songs as more emphasis is placed on his a great job on his cover of the classic more along the lines of hard rock. How- At the age of28, Kurt Cobain is finally vocal abilities. The music suffices as Stylistics' tune "Betcha by Golly, Wow." ever, it is difficult to label the group free of this world's pain and care. Friday, background. This is a feel-good CD, ideal for a because they have a such a unique sound. April 8, Cobain was found dead in his Several songs could serve as back romantic candlelight dinner. In the alter "You," the first single, has been get- Seattle home, killed by a self-inflicted ground music for romantic scenes in a native, if there is no one special in your ting heavy airplay on MTV. Regardless gunshot wound. His death closely fol movie. Neville isjoined by Linda Ronstadt life, you can simply use it as background of how one feels about MTV's endorse- lows a near-fatal incident in Europe where in a beautiful duet, "The Song of study music. ment of a band, this is still a good song. he was hospitalized for combining cham Bernadette." People who enjoyed the Candlebox-Candlebox The song begins slowly and then esca- pagne and tranquilizers. previous collaborations between these two Candlebox makes a powerful impres- lates to a rabid frenzy brought on both by Cobain fronted the band Nirvana, and artists, including "I Don't Know Much," sion with their self-titled debut. Lead the music and Martin's effective howl. led the group to mega-success with the will undoubtedly like this one. In "These singer Kevin Martin does not have the The band repeats this formula in several release of Nevermind. This album in Foolish Things," the combination of pi widest vocal range. However, his voice songs, the' best of which is "Far Behind." cluded the cuts "Smells Like Teen Spirit" ano and SCLxophone takes the listener can go from subtle and subdued to an Here, Martin at first sings that "I did not and "Come As You Are," which brought away to a smoke-filled bar. This is angry wail in no time flat. Musically, mean to treat you bad/but I did anyway." the band national attention. Other CDs perhaps the one time where the music these guys are not complex, yet this should By the end of the song, as the pace quick- include Bleach and In Utero. Smolla playa success, but actors should keep their day jobs By VANESSA PETERSON breaking out into hysterical mance. Along with the acting, Law students who were not laughter. the atmosphere of the Common glued to their televisions for the For those of you who missed wealth Auditorium made the play NCAA finals last Monday had this treat, let me explain why absolutely captivating. (And for the opportunity to witness fel McNeil stared at the empty bed. those who weren't captivated, low students bringing drama to Megan Carver was visiting her TV viewing of the NCAA cham life in the Williamsburg pre comatose husband, John Carver, pionship game was available miere of The Trial of Oliver in the hospital after a terrible throughout the building.) Wendell Holmes. accident. My hat goes off to the cast The play, written by Profes John Carver, played by Eric and staff for a fantastic perfor sor Rod Smolla, generated lots Misiner (lL), was getting in and mance, but the cast should not of interest and laughter from the out, in and out, in and out ofbed quit their day jobs. The play was audience. It definitely gets two as he dreamt of meetings with good, but I would recommend thumbs up from this reviewer. clients, his family, and the trial more performances before the The most interesting part of of Oliver Wendell Holmes. cast quit law school tO ,wait for the evening was seeing law stu The play focused on the trial those Oscars-with the excep dents do something non-anal. oflife in which each ofus evalu- tion perhapsofKenHickox (2L), Surprisingly, the acting was re ate our morality and purpose. whose rendition of a mafioso ally good. Ted Atkinson (2L) The most profound statement type thug could earn him either played a convincing Socrates, occurred when Holmeswas asked an Academy Award or, more and he actually made a hand why he chose to practice law and likely, 20 years to life ina federal some dead man. responded, "The law offered the penitentiary. Director Peter Schiron (IL), chance to plunge deeply into the Other cast members included Make-up Artist Allison Lowery stream of life." Boy, I guess I Rebecca Godbey (I L) as Pauline (W&M '96) and Script Editor missed that dip in the pool. Lewis, Pam Kultgen (IL) as Dr. Beth Weatherly (2L), did a ter It was apparent by the quality Christa Jacobs, Gretchen rific job of turning these law of the acting that the cast and the Knoblauch (2L) as Carrie Buck 2L Ted Atkinson (Socrates, I) cross -Peter Owen students into believable charac production staff worked very and Jason Brown (lL) as Eu examines lL Jason Brown (Eugene ters on stage. My only criticism hard preparing for the perfor- gene Debs. Debs, r). of the make-up is that Oliver Wendell Holmes, played by Scott CURSES, FOILED AGAIN: already exist. Schmidt (lL), looked as if he WATCH, from page 8 Nonrefundable retainers are un VICTIM from page 5 The Christian groups are was going to eat that mustache at ethical, New York's Court of non-denominational; the Mont any time. a law office opening is illegal Appeals held. (Law Week). Neighbors Who Care offers gomery group has 15 churches; IfI had to give awards, Eileen advertising, and holding it in a IRS QUESTIONS SETILE counseling as well as direct as seven of the 15 are African McNeil (lL), would receive "Best courthouse implies improper MENTS: The IRS can chal- sistance to victims in the form of American. Actress" for her role as Megan influence over judges, a Berlin lenge a court-approved settle replacing broken locks, doors, Bames stressed that although Carver. It was simply amazing court said. Its injunction gave ment structured to avoid taxes, etc. The focus is on property the volunteers are committed that McNeil could stare at an Mayer, Brown & Platt great the Tax Court said. (Lawyers crimes because victims' services Christians, they are not a pros empty bed for so long without publicity. (id.) Weekly USA). groups for more serious crimes elytizing organization. 14 Monday, Aprilll, 1994 THE AMIcus CURIAE Cinema Cynicism The Ref relieves homesickness for city of bad attitudes By SHELLEY EVANS tradition, to spend the holiday tale. Leary spends a lot of time his gun and she replies, "You going to take it anymore!" Gritty, realistic, pessimistic, with people they hate, and they yelling, "Shut up! I have a gun" think I'm scared of you? I was The film is directed by Ted fast-paced. Such adjectives make are not adept at hiding their true into the deaf ears of a couple married for 25 years!" Later in Demme, cousin to Academy me wish for home. Seeing The feelings. It is a lot like real life. whose bickering knows no limits the film, Leary retorts, in a Award winning Jonathan Refwas the perfect antidote for Briefly, The Ref stars Denis or boundaries. reference to the mother-in-law' s Demme (Silence of the Lambs, my homesickness. Leary, of MTV and Nike Added to this scenario are deceased husband, "Your Ma"ied to the Mob). Demme A word of caution. This is commercial fame, as a small the other relatives who descend husband's not dead; he's just shot the MTV tirades that first not a movie for the light-hearted. time thief on ·his "retirement" upon this house of horrors for hiding." brought Leary fame as well as Although produced by Disney, heist on Christmas Eve in a smalL Christmasdinner. Theseinclude Leary's talents have never Leary's Showtime gig entitled, The Refis not of the same genre butafiluent, town in Connecticut the son who, not surprisingly, is been better utilized on film. No Cure for Cancer. as Beauty and the Beast. The Through a series of foibles that as neurotic as his parents, the (Does anyone even recall him in Demme should be com characters have attitudes--bad result in a manhunt, Leary mother-in-law who has been his two previous big screen mended for the strong attention attitudes. And the movie takes kidnaps a married couple and blamed for a lot of Spacey and outings? Enough said.) The Ref to detail throughout the film place over the Christmas hides out in their house. But the Davis' marital problems, certainly does not stretch his which enhances the characters holidays, yet this is not the couple, played brilliantly by Spacey's "mousey" brother-in abilities; one is not sure if Leary to prevent them from being one Christmas immortalized in Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis, law and his loud-mouthed wife can act by the end of the film. dimensional whirling dervishes, Frank Capra movies--although are too busy throwing diatribes with their suffering children. . But Leary does execute his stand especially in the climactic Christ a splice of It's A Wonderful Life at each other to care that Leary The mother-in-law, played by up persona as the chain-smoking, mas-dinner scene. is shown in one scene merely for has a gun which he might use at Glynis Jphns, who is most known short-tempered, bitter, tense, fed The Ref is not an Oscar contrast. any moment. This recreation of for her antithetical perforrmmce up, angry man! Leary'scharacter calibre film, but it did provide This is the kind of Christmas George and Martha in Who's as the mother in Mary Poppins, is one step beyond standing in some mean-spirited laughs in which everything goes wrong. Afraid ofVirginia Wooifprovides delivers the best line in the film front ofan open window yelling, throughout, which is not an easy Everyone is forced, through continuous laughs in this dark when Leary threatens her with ''I'm mad as hell and I'm not task. Double D BBQ delivers; offers down-home food cheap By LEEANNE MORRIS mess when they eat. Fortunately, the so tender they literally melted in our North Carolina-style bar-b-que, which As exams approach, many of you may height ratio from booth to table is just mouths, and the sauce was heaven. this was not. remember what little choices there are in right for elbows-Qn-the-table chowin' Unfortunately, we were late for the I had the grilled chicken breast smoth the 'Burg for food that can be delivered to down. dinner hour, not arriving until 9 p.m. ered with Monterey Jack cheese, onions your door or the law school lobby. But despite the down-home atmo This caused much indecision as to what and mushrooms for $7.25. It was truly Ifyou are tired of the pizza/Chinese! sphere of Double D, it maintains a certain choices I would have with my entree, superb and more than I could eat. deli rotation, you might be interested to sophistication with a wine list, which because the restaurant had run out of The vegetable of the day being baked know about Double D Bar-B-Que, which features the Williamsburg Winery, and salad. apples, Marc ordered them without hesi offers free delivery for orders of $10 or an eclectic porcine art collection that puts They were also out of corn on the cob tation, and they were delicious-very soft more. M-W's shrine annex fetish to shame. because, they said, it was out of season. and cinnamony. Our other side dishes Located on Rt. 60 just up from Ft. The restaurant offers daily lunch spe Fair enough. But they were also out of ice included cole slaw, potato salad and baked MacGruder Inn, Double D is not your cials for $3.95 and dinner specials, which cream--ten demerits, in Marc's view. beans, all of which were not offensive but typical Pierce's-type bar-b-que place. are some variation of chicken, beef, or Because salad was not an option, I had not stellar, either. While it does offer a pulled pork bar-b pork. All dinner entrees come with soup the black bean soup instead, which was We topped off our meal with the que sandwich on its list of varied sand or salad and your choice of baked beans, less than satisfying-the beans weren't cheesecake, which was smothered with wiches, its real specialty is ribs-beef, corn on the cob, baked potato, french cooked enough, and it had unnecessary strawberry topping and whipped cream. pork, baby back or hickory smoked. fries, potato salad, cole slaw or vegetable bits of pork in it. It was good, but then again, like sex, Perhaps the most popular item on the of the day. However, both of our entrees were there's no such thing as bad cheesecake. menu is the All You Can Eat BeefRibs for Not being big rib fans, my dinner very enjoyable. Marc ordered a pulled While maybe not one of $9.95. companion, Marc Bernstein, and I, feel pork sandwich, because he felt this was Williamsburg's finerrestaurants, Double Alas, this place is NOT for veterinar ing obligated to try the specialty of the the true test of a bar-b-que place. He D offers good down-home, stick-to-your ians : . . I mean, vegetarians. . . and it's house, ordered the Spare Rib appetizer. seemed to enjoy it, but I am always disap ribs food at bargain prices . . . and they not for people who are afraid to make a While the ribs were a bit fatty, they were pointed with anything that is not true deliver! Call 229-3166. "the greatest living American President" best law school newspaper in the country LErrE~ from page 2 generated the loudest round of applause BEGINNINGS, from page 11 at the ABA convention. of the evening, to my recollection. Click got right to work that year and "journalism. " Derogatory signs and occasional hiss honor. After learning ofthe misrepresen had two issues out before the Advocate As I watched Mr. North's speech, it ing by detractors of Mr. North were noted tations about our paper made by the Edi hadone. Eventually, theAdvocate put an was obvious that both supporters and by your reporter. This conduct is cer tor of the Advocate to the Publications issue out, and shortly thereafter, its Edi detractors of Mr. North were present. tainly not condemned, as similar conduct Council, however, and having nothing tor dropped out of law school in shame. Why were the numerous supporters of seems to be in your editorial "Out of Our left to lose, we decided to let loose. Jenny again applied for the position of Mr. North hardly even mentioned in the Heads" in the same edition. Shortly thereafter, a Bill of Rights editor of the Advocate, and this time article? The article recognizes the pres The article refers to Major General Symposium on journalism was held, succeeded. Since then, the paper gets ence of and mentions only those who do Richard Secord as "General Serpent." which was attended by the current editor, state funding and no longer has to beg not support Mr. North. Additionally, the use of the word "South" Leeanne Morris (3L), who at the time, and borrow to survive. Reference was made to the question of to refer the reader to the continuation of was planning to matriculate the follow That's about all the history I can print . Ken Hickox (2L) who, the article re the article is a contemptuous metaphor. ing fall. I decided that one day, Morris without embarrassing someone or con ported, "generated the biggest laugh from Insults such as these have no place in would be Editor, and recruited her to fessing to a violation of the Virginia the audience when he referred to Ronald objective journalism. work for the paper. Code. Suffice it to say that we stopped at Reagan as the greatest living American TheAmicus Curiae should either con Over the summer, Click lined up ad nothing to bring to M -W a student news President. " tain its opinions on the pages dedicated to vertisements, and took out massive stu paper that would provide a voice for all While not entirely sure what your corre them or announce to all that it does not dent loans to bankroll the paper the fol students. From today's view, it seems as spondent was watching, I saw the stu seek to objectively report news. If it lowing year. Were it not for her commit iftheAmicuscouldn 't not have prevailed. dents laugh because they knew of Mr. continues to define "objective" the way it ment, the paper would have folded. She However, in the first year of its existence, North' s recent embarrassment at the does now it is a farce and an insult to the really was the sole reason the paper sur almost every issue was produced with the hands of President Reagan. intelligence of its readers. vived. Another blessing came that sum knowledge that it could very well be the The reference to President Reagan as -Dan Mcinerney (lL) mer, when the Amicus was named the last. Monday, Aprill!. 199.t T HE A\,fl c s Ct.1UAE 15 Storyteller recites tales, stresses importance of oral history By CAROLINE BOUTWELL The ~"COnd tale invoh:ed a one and three. European musi Our society m y he..1I. but it fanlli~ compo"j of a m ther, a alsoprefers melody an harmony really does not listen. say.:: D. L!1 ';--ther. a. ' n ",hi en made over rh~1hm. These differences Prit hen. who prl!sentc "T 1" ~ f w Th' .;hildren ould n t highlight our pproa hes li- t O~1 ~Iler" to an M -W au j n-:e di ': th .... · • participati n and African s \. hi! ren • ul n t yen ure ut- often 19no e th > song a: a \\ hI . ries and musk:. Pritchl!n e - c-fth.:ir home. One da... the In We t Africa. drums SCf\e plamed the importance of 1<..1 'Ides:.:: n, determin "d to see th a_ the most cOlIunonly used in his! ry. worl ... exited th house and im strument. Used for musi . the Pritchett began his presenta ,ledia ely melted. His family drums als function to commu tion by telling the audien';! of to k th" wa, to an old w man nicate phonetically. Through the griot. an African musician. \\ h :haped the "ax into a bird, five different sounds. perfarnl oral historian. and stoI)1cller \\hich was then set free . ers play additi 'e rhythms, which who served a a village' s ~ Bee Prih.. hett·s moral: any neorany are played to one beat. or di\'i tivememory. Actinga our gri t. thing can be sheltered for only so siye rh)thms, which is similar to Pritchett t ld three stories. long. At some point things and European 12/8 time. Prit hett The first was a tale ofa girl in people hay to be set free. asked audien e members to play Angola. who, during a dr ught. Th third and final story. the log drum. gourds, a sakara was able to ask a beautifu l fish "Viney 's Free Papers," is an drum and a hand drum. Despite for wat r. She eventually fell in Afri -an-American tale about a some initial problems (I wa one love with the fish. and on th > husband saying.money in order of the ""musicians"). the players se\'enth day after their meeting. to buy his wife's freedom from eyentually performed a five-part the girl and the fi sh married. slavery. Once freed. the wife, rhythm. The girl's father eventually asked Vin y. planned to·mo 'e North, A former historical director where the girl found the beauti lem ing her husband. Ben. at the for Colonial Williamsburg. ful. lear water, and the girl r - plantation. Viney finally real Pritchett is now a full-time sto fused to answer him. Finally. ized that "ith Ben. she was truly ryteller. \isiting oyer 100 schools the father discovered her mar free. and her manumission pa each year. Pntchett is a fine riage tc the fi sh and killed him. pers meant nothing compared to stOl)1el\er. and through his ani fearing fo r the family's reputa the freedom she felt ,"ithin her mated facial expressions and tion in the village. By killing the self. gentle voice. he communicates fish, the father refused to respect Through music, Pritchett more thanj usta stOly. He stressed Dylan Pritchett as - stoff photo and learn about· the differences explained the differences be the importance of listening and "Tbe Storyteller" in other people. Pritchett x {ween African and European r mernbering, as opposed to re plained that it is through these ways of hearing. In African lying exclusively on the written a means of education and as a listeners the story of their ances differences, and our apprecia musi , the beat is stressed on word. means of connecting the past to tors. Pritchett said the griot added tion of them, that we learn new counts two and four, as opposed Finally, Pritchett stressed the the present. Reminding the au imagination to people's lives, and beautiful things. to the European stress on beats importance oforal history as both dience of the griot who could tell because "Reality is too difficult." erfu!. they oppose letting immigrants bring their specifically asked about gays raising WOMEN, from page 5 Therefore, Allen blamed the explosion brothers and sisters to the U.S.? children she said she didn't know any of sexual harassment cases on the trendy Audience members hoping for a legal, personally, but "Sure. . . . maybe it'll continued, pursue marriage far past the informality adopted by workplaces in the political or universal definition offamily work." point of diminishing returns. 1960s and ' 70s, and on the utter found that Allen, like most Americans, Jean King (2L) noted that her Allen also read extensively from abandonment of any predictable rules had not spent much time pondering issues experience in tribal societies corroborated ConfeSSions of a Failed Southern LAdy, governing social life and mating. Both of gay parenthood. When asked about Allen's claims, but the downside was that the autobiography of Florence King, who these trends unfortunately coincided with gay families, she said her personal such cultures discourage communication is the National Review 's lesbian women's increasing presence in the definition of family was as something between the sexes. Jennie Johnson (3L) columnist. King was raised by her forceful workplace. "generational," which would not include said that in her experience, training in maternal grandmother and her father, Allen said employers-and women childless people (such as herself). When separate gender roles demeaned females. while her mother worked to support the themselves--should insist on observance family. Her parents \"ere strong-willed of the formal, businesslike manners that people with very little in common, but used to be standard in the workplace. She they stuck together contentedly as long as felt this would prevent harassment more they had Florence to rai e and the effectively than more laws would, because grandmother to put up with. the law always sets a minimum and must King's grandmother raised her to be a be based on a consensus, while manners "lady," one who outwardly observed set a higher standard. certain proprieties and thus was able to Allen had harsh words for the right insist on respect and deference from men. 'wing, as well as for the left. Both sides As her father observed, quoting Cef\ antes, idealize an over-wrought, sentimental "A lady is a woman who can make herself vision of families, she said. T he right Specialty Baked Goods and Frozen Yogurt respected even among an army of ...... ants to force everyone to go back to the soldiers." King's most important lesson often unsustainable nuclear model, while was that, as a lady, she was able to live the left expands the definition of family • Breakfast Bagels exactly as she saw fit and still get along so that even the nation is supposed to be • CroissantlBagel Sandwiches perfectly \\ith herconsef\'ative neighbors. a family, bound tightly by gushing This neglected truth is the key to the sentiments. By defining families so • Homestyle Soup & Salads increasing problem of sexual harass broadly, the left denies that actual families ment, Allen believes. Rigid. fonnal sys are something unique, not easily replaced • Frozen Yogurt Specialties tems of manners put a high value on by artificial insti·tutions. 220-2777 human dignity and privacy, and fruStrate lfright-wingers claim to be pro-family, 1238 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185 the aims of overreachers and control Allen asked, why do they insist that 8a.m. to 10:30p.m. Daily· 9a.m. to IOp.m. Sunday freaks. Being inflexible, they protect welfare mothers with several young everyone equally and constrain the pow- children work outside the home? Why do 16 Monday, April 11, 1994 THE AMIcus CuluAE Demon drummers make joyful noise, will return Friday By JOHN CROUCH great show to take kids to, but leave the running. (On their last U.S. tour the band in unremitting desperation. Last December's percussion concert dog at home. ran across the whole country.) The ceremony tells the story of two at Ewell proved that newspapers can be The band played at Phi Beta Kappa The group's only female member villages fighting over water rights in a used as drums. Now a Japanese band Hall on March 27 and 28, and will be at played a woodstove-sized drum, seven-year drought. They decided to use called Ondekoza has shown W &M how a Menchville High School Friday, April 15 traditionally a male instnunent, and did a drummers instead of lawyers to decide 700-pound VW-sized drum can make a at 7:30. The school is in the part of sort of martial-arts dance with parasols their fate. After a drumming contest, the sound like softly rustling leaves, as well Newport News that is near Williamsburg, and fans. During most of the group's losers took responsibility and committed as rna1Cng a noise so big it feels like a at 275 Menchville Road, just offRt. 60. numbers, four loinclothed men beat on suicide. second heartbeat. Another piece took the concept of Volkswagen-sized drums mounted above However, the suicide bit is not apparent Ondekoza is billed as "Demon "dueling banjos" to an unduly physical their heads, standing on tiptoe to reach from the music, unless one is a far better Drummers," but this is probably a and intimate level, until finally the the drums' rims. interpreter of such things than I. mistranslation from something that brothers A-Ryohei and Un-Kohei Inoue The concert's climax was the ritual of Ondekoza's repertoire ranges from high simply means "mischievous" or ''joyful. " let go ofeach other's sham ish ens and ran the okaido. or "big drum." Two drum minded exuberance, and the joyfully One piece began on 20-pound drums to off and grabbed an American banjo and mers stood on a construction-dumpster dogged rhythms of hard work, to just establish a rhythm, then continued using fiddle to finish the job. sized platfonndecorated with white horses plain clowning around. popguns, ginsus, squash, a miniature One member ran on a treadmill for the and paper lanterns, let the silence and Tickets for Friday's performance are train, bows and arrows, an abacus, table entire 20-minute length of the first piece, darkness build, and then hauled off and $5 prepaid, $7 at the door. For tickets or legs and a toy submachine gun. This is a which was about the joy and drama of beat on the 700-lb. okaido from both ends information call Lorie at 804-888-0000. You don't have to be crazy to be here, but it certainly helps By PAULA HANNAFORD about the hospital's less-obvi It was not until this spring ous connections to the law school that I discovered a not-so-sur and was treated to a wealth of prisingly close connection be historical information by ESH's tween the hallowed halls of Director of Library Sciences, Marshall-Wythe and the historic Blanton McLean. "Eastern Lunatic Asylum," now During the two centuries that know as Eastern State Hospital ESH occupied its "downtown" (ESH). facility, for example, the build After a visit to the Dewitt ingsonits 162-acregroundswere Wallace Gallery, CW's museum! landmarks on the Williamsburg cafeteria/reconstructed 18th cen skyline. The Dewitt-Wallace tury insane asylum, a visiting Gallery, which was the hospital's friend remarked, "Isn't that spe original main administration cial! The country's oldest law building and infirmary, was sur school is located conveniently rounded by a host of other struc next to the country's oldest in tures including the women's and sane asylum. It must be the de men's wards, dining facilities, institutionalization movement treatment and farm buildings. that explains why so many more The infamous "Mule Barn," lawyers are around today." which is rumored to shortly be Yes, dear students and fel come a W &M Bookstore annex, The stately edifice of tbe Eastern Lunatic Asylum --Courtesy of Eastern State Hospital low-inmates, our beloved law did, in fact, house the hospital' s occupied tbe site of tbe present law school. school (as well as the Dewitt livestock. However, according Wallace Gallery, the to McLean, the building is ap However, a look at the the United States for his unprec the hospital, listing their diag Williamsburg/JCC Courthouse, parently misnamed insofar that building's floor plans, compli edented approach of encourag noses, the presumed causes of the National Center for State dairy cattle were the only ani ments of McLean, shows that ing patients to live in the com their illness, and some rudimen Courts, and the Gradplex) sits mals the hospital kept in that the "seclusion rooms," furnished munity and interact with the resi tary demographic information Oft none other than the original building. only with a mattress on the floor dents to the greatest extent pos including their: respective occu grounds ofESH. The institution Of particular interest to M and shackles on the wall, were sible. pation. Surprisingly, only one gradually abandoned its prime W students, however, may be the located primarily on the first and Although possibly afflicted lawyer appears in his inventory, real estate location in favor of a building which occupied the site second floors. The third floor by mental illness himself (he but that fact is more likely due to substantial plot of land off of the law school before its con consisted mostly of operating was frequently absent from the the lower per capita number of Ironbound Road. struction in the late 1970s. The rooms, electro-shock therapy hospital for weeks at a time due attorneys at that time than from Although contemporary wis "Brown Building," (see picture) rooms and a "Sterilization to depression and committed any innate lack of craziness in dom speculates that the hospital built in 1926, housed the Room" in which some patients suicide after Union troops cap the profession. moved in response to prodding hospital's medical and surgical underwent reproductive steril tured the hospital in 1862), Galt I left ESH after my visit with and financial inducements from facilities as well as its "seclu ization. proposed the novel (but not McLean with a new apprecia CW, which was rapidly expand sion" rooms for particularly dis To the hospital's credit, its widely accepted) theory that tion for some of the history ofthe ing its downtown holdings at the ruptive patients. records indicate that it performed mental illness was the result of law school and its connections to time, I'm inclined to believe life The local rumor, according far fewer sterilizations, as well "civilized" society rather than other institutions in the commu long Williamsburg resident to McDaniels, was that this build as other treatments of question biological factors. Observing nity. Nonetheless, I couldn't Sandra McDaniels 'sopinion that ing housed the hospital's "most able medical or psychiatric ben the relative lack of mental ill help thinking of the vivid de the hospital administration was dangerously psychotic patients," efit to patients, than many of its ness among Native American scription of ESH patients peer trying to escape the comment and that the most violent pa sister hospitals around the state. populations, Galt wrote in 1847 ing at the passers-by on South that it was difficult to tell the tients were kept on the upper This more enlightened approach that "Correlative with the extent Henry Street through the difference between the hospital most floor, never to be seen alive to mental health care may be due to which a nation is civilized, wrought-iron fence that sur patients and W&M students. again. (We' re sure it's only co to the long-term influence of one seems the comparative liability rounded the hospital grounds. Undoubtedly, the hospital ad incidence that the faculty offices of its most revered directors, Dr. of its population to the ravages Those patients now have been ministration considered the com are all located on the top floor of John Galt. of mental disease." replaced by forlorn-looking law parison to be excessively insult M-W. Admittedly, the A micus Galt, the hospital's director In the same report, Galt made students peering from the win ing to the patients. office is also on the second floor, from 1841 to 1862, is now con a comprehensive report of the dows of the library. As always, I visited ESH last week (only but we readily concede to our sidered the father of commu characteristics of the 184 pa the more things change, the more temporarily) to find out more own particular brand oflunacy.) nity-based mental health care in tients who were then living at they stay the same. THE AMIcus CURIAE Events Calendar Monday, Aprilll, 1994 17 Monday, April 11 Saturday, April 16 Speaker: "A Stupid Idea Whose Time Has Gone: An Analytical Discussion • W&M Theatre: The Rivals, PBK, 8 p.m., Admission $5. of the Ignorant Precepts of Us. v. Leon and the Good Faith Exception," David Baugh, Esq., Room 124, 12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17 OCPP: "Finding a Job After Graduation," Room 127, 12:30 p.m. • W&M Theatre: The Rivals, PBK, 2 p.m., Admission $5. Give Life: BLSA Blood Drive, Center for State Courts, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Rec Sports Trip: to USAir Arena (MD) to see Boston Celtics vs. Italian Film: We All Loved Each Other So Much, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. , Washington Bullets game. Bus will leave from Rec Center, 8:30 a.m., and Washington Hall Rm. 201. Free. return at approximately 7:30 p.m. Cost of $39 includes transportation by Play Ball: Jackie Robinson becomes first Black in major league baseball deluxe motor coach with movies and snacks. Proceeds will benefit the (1947). Outdoor Rental Center. Call 221-3312. Sexual Assault Awareness Week: "Dream Worlds and the Media." S. E. Chase from Virginians Against Domestic Violence will hold a presentation Monday, April 18 and discussion regarding how women are portrayed in the media, specifically · Italian Film: The Icicle Thief Washington Hall, Rm. 201, 2p.m. and 7 p.m. in rock music videos. University Center James Room, 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 Tuesday, April 12 • Concert: The William and Mary Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Colloquium: "Corruptibility and Children: The Exclusion of Children from Laura Rexroth, PBK, 8 p.m. Admission $2 Political Power in 17th- and 18th-Century England and America," Holly • Fundraiser: ILS/CEELI Luncheon to raise funds to ship law libraries to Brewer ofU.C.L.A.; Institute Library, Swem Library, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Europe. Pizza, Soda and Cake. Law School Patio from 11 :30 a.m. Library CD-ROM Demonstration: CIS Congressional Masterfile Reference to 1:30 p.m. $6 donation. Area, 2-5 p.m. Strike up the band: Happy Birthday to Lionel Hampton, orchestra leader Thursday, April 21 (1913). Town & Gown Luncheon: Topic TBA, Chesapeake Room, University Sexual Assault Awareness Week: The Accused, starring Jodie Foster. A Center, 12: 15 p.m. discussion concerning sexual assault will follow the presentation. University Transdnistria needs your Tax Code: The Central and Eastern European Center Commonwealth Auditorium, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Law Initiative needs your commercial outlines and statutory compilations. Consult Nina Hval (2L). Wednesday, April 13 Environmental Law Society: International Potluck Dinner and 1994-95 Friday, April 22 Officer Elections. Consult ILS Bulletin Board for details. • Hurrah: LAST DAY OF CLASSES!!! • Library CD-ROM Demonstration: WilsonDisc (Wilson Business · Concert: W&M Choral Spring Concert, PBK, 8 p.m. Admission $4. Abstracts, Index to Legal Periodicals and Social Science Index) and Matthew Bender CD-ROM Libraries, Reference Area, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 23 As Phony AsA ... Two-dollarbill reintroduced as U.S. currency, filed again Talent Show: Blue and White Expo sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, (1976). Inc., University Center, Time TBA. • Sexual Assault Awareness Week: The Clothesline Project. The Clothesline Professor gets Gig: Trotter Hardy and the Katatonics at O'Callaghan's. is a testimony to battered women. It is constructed oft-shirts decorated by Concert: William and Mary Choir and Chorus Spring Concert, PBK, 8 p.m. the survivors themselves or by those close to women who have been Admission $4. murdered. Information tables from Avalon, Virginians Against Domestic 5th Annual" Evening at the Muscarelle": A spectacular evening ofvisual Violence, Virginians Against Sexual Assault, and the W &M Counseling and performing arts with sit-down dinner (optional black tie), Center will be present both at the Counseling Center and at the exhibit. sponsored by the Council ofthe Muscarelle Museum to benefit the museum, University Center Lobby, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Muscarelle Museum, 8 p.m. Tickets $75 per person. Call 221-2700. Thursday, April 14 Sunday, April 24 William & Mary Theatre: The Rivals, PBK, 8 p.m., Admission $5. • Spring Concert: Botetourt Chamber Singers, Wren Chapel, 3 p.m. • Town & Gown Luncheon: "Bulgaria: Mountains, Monasteries and Gallery Talk: "The Art of the Book," Ann-Evan Kale, Muscarelle Muddled Politics," William Losito, Fulbright Lecturer in Bulgaria from Museum, 3 p.m. April to July 1993, Chesapeake Room, University Center, 12:15 p.m. Send Gilberts to Abkhazia: Ask Nina Hval (2L) how you can help spread Library CD-ROM Demonstration: CCH Standard Federal Tax Report our rich tradition ofAnglo-American common Iflw across the barren steppes. and Virginia Law on Disc Reference Area, 2-5 p.m. Sexual Assault Awareness Week: Law students from Marshall-Wythe will Tuesday, April 26 conduct a mock trial ofa student accused ofsexual assault. Come watch and Colloquium: Sponsored by Institute of American History and Culture help reach a verdict. University Center Lobby, 6 to 9 p.m. entitled "Fishing and Whist: Sports and Games in Colonial New England," Bruce C. Daniels, University of Winnipeg; and Fellow, National Humanities Friday, April 15 Institute; Institute Library, Swem Library (East side door), 7:30 p.m. W&M Theatre: T.he Rivals by Sheridan, PBK, 8 p.m., Admission $5. W &M Orchestra: A program of dramatic music by Grieg and Beethoven, Showtime: A talent show showcasing college and local talent, KappaAlpha University Center, Commonwealth Hall, 8 p.m. Free, but tickets required. Psi Fraternity, Inc., Commonwealth Auditorium, University Center, 8 p.m. Tickets may be obtained at Commonwealth Hall box office 30 minutes before Step Show: Featuring all African-American Greek Lettered Organizations performance. Groups may get advance tickets by calling 221-1089. on this campus, Commonwealth Auditorium, University Center, 10 p.m. Party to follow in the Tidewater Room, U.C. Wednesday, April 27 Keep the IRS Happy: Taxes due by midnight. • Ewell Concert Series: Matthias Kirchnereit, pianist, Ewell Recital Hall, Sexual Assault Awareness Week: The Accused, starring Jodie Foster. A 8 p.m. $2, but W&M students admitted free wilD. discussion concerning sexual assault will follow the presentation. University • Sumo wrestling: At the University Center Cafe, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Center Commonwealth Auditorium, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Give the Gift of Law: CEELI needs your old study aids & statutes. THE AMIcus CuRIAE Sports Monday, April 11, 1994 18 . - A Duck Out of Water NFL players should grow up, catch random baseball fever By ALAN DUCKWORm longer the greatest receiver in the League, football like a woman. sure that no one has noticed, the NBA This is my last column of the year. and that the new $34 million per-team Everett allowed himself to be dragged playoffs are almost here. In the post Where has the year gone? It seems like salary' cap is squeezing a lot of excellent down into this stupidity, telling Rome Michael Era, the top four teams in each just yesterday I watched the Braves beat players. The ' Skins actually offered Monk that he better stop call him Chris. Rome conference could go all the way. Instead the Giants in a pennant race for the ages more than his market value at first, because didn't and Everett flipped over the table of a play-off preview, here are my awards and now baseball season has resumed they feel for him as strongly as I do. But and attacked him. While I refuse to for the season: with the two teams in different divisions. he refused to go below $1 .15 million and condone Rome' s behavior, because it MVP: David Robinson, San Antonio Times change, yet I am still ,here. So for they lowered their offer to $600,000, using seemed to belong more on an elementary Spurs. He is leading the NBA in scoring my final column, let' s get the show on the the difference to try and lure receiver school playground than on a TV interview, and has improved in almost every stat road, Henry Ellard away from the Rams. Everett's behavior was worse. He knew from last year. Only his rebounding has BASEBALL . , , For those of you who The sad fact is that if the owners beforehand that Rome was an ass and decreased and that is because his team have not been payi~g attention, it's couldn't get a return on their investment, should have been the adult. acquired Dennis Rodman, who is baseball season, my favorite sporting they'd put the money into cattle futures It's a shame that Everett wasn't traded averaging around 17 rebounds a game. season, This year in particular, I have a and multiple South American wives, and to Phoenix and Buddy Ryan. Can you Earlier this season, Robinson recorded a really bad case of baseball fever, It's not we'd have to spend Sunday watching B imagine the sideline fights between those quadruple-double, hitting double figures just because the Braves are 4-0, Or that movies. two? It would be enough to get me to in points, rebound, assists, and blocks. they have a young, power-hitting left A couple other interesting things have watch Phoenix. The only player close to Robinson is fielder named Ryan Klesko whom I am occurred since my last column. Barry COLLEGE BASKETBALL ... Well, Hakeem Olajuween. However, Robin very excited about, although those things Switzer replaced Jimmy Johnson as coach the season is finally over. Nolan son's Spurs have been more consistent help, I just look forward to watching a of the Dallas Cowboys. Many people Richardson has spoken about getting with less talent. baseball game every night. have criticized Jerry Jones for this move, respect for his Arkansas Razorbacks. Rookie of the Year: Chris Webber, During the winter, a couple of times a but I personally think this decision is the Well, his team walked the walk and Golden State Warriors. I thought Golden week, I can watch NBA games, but best thing that ever happened to the 4 gers. deserve to be respected. State had made a mistake, trading for him frequently they are games like the Celtics No way will Switzer be able to compete It's far too early to talk about a repeat on draft day, but he has shown great vs, anybody--you know, junk games, I with the ghost ofcoach Johnson. First, he performance nex1 year and who knows if athletic ability by improving his skills hate watching random college basketball hasn't coached in five years. Second, the the team will still be as hungry (see and exhibiting a willingness to work games, but random baseball is fun. So Cowboys probably threw the ball more UNC), but with the quantity and quality within the team concept. One quick note everyone should rejoice, Spring is here last year than the Sooners did during his ofy~)Ung players on this team, Richardson before anyone thinks that I have and baseball is back, career at Oklahoma. I have never seen an has the horses to compete for several completely become a Webber fan. His PRO FOOTBALL , , , Art Monk' s owner do more damage to his teamjust to years at least. season would not have placed him asa top departure from the Redskins is tragic, but get even with a man whose primary sin This was a very exciting year in the five rookie from last year's class. it's also a sign of the times. I have to say was doing well for that owner. Jones' ego tournament With some supposedly great Coacb of tbe Year: Pat Riley, New I'm conflicted on this one, Monk is class will not allow him not to be the number teams deciding to lay down and play dead York Knicks. He lost his entire starting personified, His work ethic puts an entire one man of the Dallas Cowboys. (again, see UNC), the tournament was backcourt and his team has trouble generation to shame, Throughout my Another incident involved an wide open for some nobodies to go a long scoring. Yet the Knicks have the best misspent youth, he was a constant figure interview between Jim Rome, ofESPN2, way. BC and Tulsa gave rise to hopes of record in the East, just ending a long in a drastically changing world. which my stupid cable system does not a nation of underdogs. In the end, winning streak. With the Knicks' grind But the simple fact is that RFK is no get, and Jim Everett, quarterback of the however, a Number One seed in Arkansas it-out style of play, Riley's showtime field of dreams. Football, like most good New Orleans Saints and formerly of the beat a Number Two seed with champion tenure with the Lakers seems a distant, things in life, is subject to the Curse of Los Angeles Rams. Rome insisted on ship experience in Duke in a very exciting fading memory. He is a great coach who Adam and the iron laws ofeconomics . At acting like an ass and calling Jim Everett game. has shown that he can adapt to his talent. 36 Monk has to accept that he' s no "Chris Evert," suggesting that he played PRO BASKETBALL . . . Although I am That's all, folks. Let us arrange your call back travel Daily deliveries to the law school • .~ U~IO.LO'BE U-Travel -Service ~ ~ TLI~cICly I~ I3cJrd ~igllt:: 4 / 12 A<]ellt~ ()f i(;()OO 12()()ts We Support the Marshall-Wythe Public Service Fund 4 / 1<1 Mit-e Lilly Mention this ad and UniGlobe U-Travel will donate $5 to ~ Late Night (10-2) Sandwiches & Burgers Just 2.95 the Fund with your purchase of $250 or more· Dine In Or Take Out Call 253- 1212 or 877-7227 ~ New Daily Menu Plan now for Holiday and Spring Break Travel ~ UniGlobe U-Travel Service • The Village Shops at Kingsmill • 20% DiscoWlt On Food For Grad Students 1915 Pocohontas Trail • Williamsburg, VA 23185 ~ ·Certain restrictions may apply. Offer ex-pires December 1994. Green Leafe Cafe· 220-3405 Monday, April 11, 1994 THE AMIcus CuR.!AE 19 Amicus computer-like rankings Gross Misconduct rules M-W, Mad Earle skirts abyss By BILL MADIGAN for a bag of chips and some title this season. This mixed match between Stunning Steve big ugly kid it has grown into. FLOOR HOCKEY ... All the breath mints. team of 2Ls and 3Ls, led by Sepinuck and Ravishing Ron But before I get too senti goals have been scored, all the Filling in the middle of the Andy Ollis "Fair In Love And Rosenberg. mental, i.e., become too much of fights broken up, so now it's pack are the disappointingly Soccer," Christos Badavas UPCOMING EVENTS ... a wuss, I'd like to send out the time to crown the 1994 M-W mediocre Don't Call Me Fat, "Dabba Doo" and Jay "Green Though the semester is coming following thanks. At Rec Sports, floor hockey champion. The Inego Montoya, Kenan 2, and Eggs And" Hambrick (I just had to a merciful end, there are still to Joe Tighe "One On" and Mark final poll: Co Joke. Despite the stellar stick to use that nickname one last a few 1M activities on the hori Garneau "It All" for making the 1. Gross Misconduct work of fan favorite Dave time), dominated the sport from zon. There will be a golftourna tracking down of teams and 2. The Mighty Pucks "'Hasenpfeffergerald," Fat endline to endline for the second ment on Friday, April 15. Reg scores virtuallypainless. To team 3. TheJoke stumbled through the season like straight campaign. istration for this closes today. captains Chris Koomey "By Ya, 4. Don't Call Me Fat a law student trying to find his The once-beaten ILs First Also, it's not too late to register My Lord," Brad "Moon Rising" 5. Inego Montoya way home from Paul's. Co-rec Impression give John and George for the sand volleyball and soft Wagshul, Andy Ollis "Fair In 6. Kenan 2 er's Montoya, Kenan, and Co some hope for our soccer future ball tournaments coming up on Love And War" and others, for 7. Co Joke Joke deserve every bit of press (which unfortunately can't be the weekends of the 16th and the .providing me with exhaustive, 8. Mad Earle they receive. said about IL teams, the Losers 22nd, respectively. sometimes poetic, coverage of 2Ls Gross Misconduct cap Finishing just short of the and the Losers). THANKS . . . Before I sign off their respective teams through tures the M-W version of the abyss was the appropriately On the co-rec side, the Dai for the final time, wiping away a out their many incarnations. To Stanley Cup, the tin-plated PSF named Mad Earle. Though play sies and Malpractice may be our sensitive, yet masculine, test all the people who suggested mug (specially treated to be ing with berserker-like inten best hopes for some t-shirts. The osterone-filled tear from my eye, nicknames for themselves and Heller-repellent). Gross had the sity, the Earles came up just a Daisies meet the wily soccer vet I would like to take a second to others, and the people who asked best regular season record at 3- little short in the skill depart erans of the Bashers to close out thank some people who have me to explain Chris "Morning" 1, and were the only M-W team ment. Undaunted, law husband the regular season. The Bashers made this column a lot more fun Wood to them, you really need to with a winning record. They Dave Pearson "The Corporate have played increasingly better and easier to write than it would get out more. Finally, thanks to clawed their way to the semi Veil" has decided to prolong his with each game, but some mem have otherwise been. Two-and everyone who competed in 1M finals in the men's B-1 bracket 1M career by continuing his edu bers remain distracted by the tug a-half years ago, I was given the sports--thanks for keeping me before being spanked like cation at some inferior Charlot of guilt caused by their failing to opportunity to bring this baby from getting a @#S%*& t -shirt, naughty schoolboys by an MBA tesville correspondence school. reimburse their captain for his into the world, and man, what a you ungrateful little punks. (Mama's Boys Association) SOCCER ... Because of some shelling out to register the team. team. unfortunate, inopportune WRESTLING . . . Congratula Another club to make it to Williamsburg weather, the out tions to 3L Mike Him "It the semis of their respective door soccer season lingers on Through The Grapevine," who division was the Mighty Pucks, like a bad meal at Taco Bell. So, piledrived and headlocked his a team that gave new meaning to even though I hate premature way to the semifinals in the men's the word "sucks" during the tabulation, here is the final soc single elimination tournament regular season. The Pucks won cer poll of the season: in the IS8-lb. class. Mike's loss three playoffgames before falling 1. FDS in the semis came at the hands of like a tree in the forest when no 2. First Impressions the eventual winner. one's around to hear it to another 3. Daisies Despite Mike's brutal off-the of those cursed MBA teams. 4. Malpractice top-rope, elbow-to-the-breadbox Hovering at number three is 5. The Bashers maneuver, his opponent was able the 3-3 Joke. This team of tal 6. Will Sue For Food II to put him away after his manager ented ILs(plus 1Lwannabe Curt 7. The Losers (men's B) handed him a lead pipe. Call "Broccoli" Spear) should chal 8. The Losers (co-rec) your local cable operator to order lenge for the title next season The currently undefeated the pay-per-view special, which after trading Curt to his fiancee men's A division FDS takes the also features the steel cage grudge Take a study break! Call Domino's, relax and enjoy. 229-8885 220-3770 {6 ~W~O of"WIt {:rt tlte /te/}~ fiJo4t @I/ice t/n Serving William & Mary Serving Colonial Williamsburg Jtteu;Ita/J~ .!fJf{aa/te. O)(Je j!eatwte Ute foneM t/n ------~------Sub 1 Lun~h Meal 1 Special g«ltO/zea,n «/jul ~'ze4tic o/~ /~ lMui all 99 99 Jj decide which policy should pre He called the accreditation HOLMES, from page 1 vail. DEAN, from page 1 process "an opportunity for me BIGOTS, from page 9 Ifno rule applies to a particu to try to work out in greater HoI mes believed that legal theory lar case, ajudge should legislate desire to cut "the dead wood" detail my plans for the future of sustain virulent anti-gay was both instrumental, guiding and expressly indicate that he is from the faculty, Krattenmaker M-W." Krattenmaker said he sentiment among many people actions and producing results, doing so, to give the legislature asked, "Do you have a tape re was an.xious to have students in this country. Robertson and and contextual, rooted in and an opportunity to state its prefer cording of that?" He responded involved in the assessment of the his ilk cannot divorce themselves arising out of legal practice and encesmoreclearly. Unlike many that he does not expect any staff school. ofresponsibility for fostering this experience. Some scholars sug contemporary pragmatists and turnover. Lastly, Krattenmaker men climate of hate. gest that Holmes was a pragma activists, Grey stressed, Holmes Stressing the importance of tioned the severe space con So, does speaking out against tist theoretician at the time of his distinguished between applying improving the school's computer straints on the school. He fore this bigotry make one anti earlier writings, but became a rules and making them. systems, Krattenmaker indicated saw that within a year, "There Christian? . As Christians formalist as a judge. Grey ar Grey is the Sweitzer Profes his intention to completely up will be a temporary addition to ourselves, we believe it does not. gued that Holmes wrote prag sor of Law at Stanford Univer grade the computers in the li the size of the school. ... Does it Rather, it is an angry-response to matist opinions throughout his sity and is author of The Legal brary. A commitment already mean knocking down a wall? .. . the way the Religious Right has career. Enforcement ofMorality and The exists in the budget to achieve Sounds daunting, but it is not as tried to misuse the term Christian Holmes recognized , that Wallace Stevens Case and many this goal. daunting as remaining bow we in order to scare people into judges must sometimes legislate, other scholarly works. Grey's Krattenmaker next discussed are." following their frightened and but that they need do SO only "in lecture will appear in an issue of the fact that M-W is up for ac Krattenmaker begins his frightening agenda. the interstices," according to the William and Mary Low Re creditation next Year--a process deanship on July l. He informed A product of this agenda is a Grey. He defined "interstices" as view next fall. The lecture was that occurs every seven years. the people at the session that he climate in which employers "very small gaps" between two so perfectly delivered that it will "Remember if you're not gradu and his wife had moved into a justify firing gay and lesbian bodies of law. The gaps are need no editing at all, Professor ating, say you love the school hotel in town and would not be employees simply because of occupied by competing policies, Rod Smolla remarked enthusi and faculty," Krattenrnaker half moving out until they found a their sexual orientation and and it is the job of the judge to astically. joked. house. judges strip gay parents of custody rights to their children. Other examples of blatant discrimination abound. Those Christians who agree with Titus cannot deny the prevalence ofthis discrimination and the fact that many self described Christians engage in it. We all are entitled to our own relationship with our Creator, or to not have any such relationship at all. 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