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Loyola Lawyer Law School Publications Spring 3-1-1990 Loyola Lawyer Loyola Law School - Los Angeles Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/loyola_lawyer Repository Citation Loyola Law School - Los Angeles, "Loyola Lawyer" (1990). Loyola Lawyer. 22. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/loyola_lawyer/22 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School Publications at Digital Commons @ Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School. It has been accepted for inclusion in Loyola Lawyer by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CASASSA BUILDING WELL UNDERWAY ALUMNI LEAD CLASSROOM this goal should not be an unrealistic task to achieve. OF THE 80s For the past two months con­ struction workers have been busy CAMPAIGN setting the basic foundation of the Building. The structural steel for the Participation Is Key Factor first five floors above ground is in place and welded. Concrete has also been poured on metal decks and the ll graduates of the '80s electrical and plumbing work along decade are encouraged to with the installation for the sprinkler A support the campaign for the system (to fireproof the facility) are state-of-the-art, 90-seat. "Classroom being completed. of the 80s" in the new Casassa There are many phases to the Building which will open for spring basic foundation of the Building and semester, 199 1. This new building once this work has been completed replaces the unreinforced brick, and inspected, work will begin on 1420 9th Street building which specific areas. An important feature had to be demolished following the of this Building will be that it is 198 7 earthquake. accessible for individuals with physi­ Volunteers from each grad year cal handicaps.. The Casassa Building are actively seeking the help of their will have four classrooms and three classmates to meet class goals for Prof Tate and Dean Cooney discuss the development of the Casassa Building while reviewing the seminar rooms. Each seminar room funding this important project. The blueprints of the project. will be able to accommodate up to Classroom of the '80s, like the Hall of 20 students. Because the furniture the '70s, will be funded by gifts from will be able to be flexibly arranged, individual alumni. Graduates of the n the past, for anyone arriving on It is quite easy for onlookers to see the rooms will also be useful for 1980s outnumber every other group. the Law School campus during the building rise and Tate thinks the group meetings other than for class Over 3,000 students graduated from I the very early hours of the morn­ entire campus - faculty, staff and sessions. The four formal classrooms 1980 through 1989. ing, the campus would be relatively students have developed such an are of three types - two of the Each class has set individual goals quiet with very little activity. This interest in the construction that rooms will be smaller in size and will to reach the total goal of $250,000. is no longer the case since the most have become "sidewalk have fixed furniture. These rooms The pledge campaign continues Peck ]ones Construction Company supervisors." will be capable of accommodating through June I, 1990. All pledges has begun working on the Robert A. Cooney, assistant dean 25-30 students. A third classroom are payable over a three-year period. Casassa Building. for Business and Development, is will be converted into the Trial Continued on page 5 On any given day, shortly after quite pleased with what has been Advocacy Classroom which will be sunrise, the campus is alive with done so far on the Building and is equipped much like a small court workers in hard hats busily at work. even more delighted that everything room and will replace the room cur­ Daily, onlookers are amazed at the is on schedule. It is his hope that the rently being used for this purpose. progress of the construction and "ultimate" goal, set earlier, to begin The final classroom , the Classroom Building Committee Chairperson the spring 1991 academic semester of the 80s, will seat 90 students and Professor Kay Tate says that, she in the new facility will be attained. If plans to equip this room include ORDER too, is amazed at how quickly things continue as they have since having the latest in audio-visual progress is being made. the beginning of the year, meeting technology. According to Prof. Tate, Continued on page 4 OF THE COIF APPROVED Dolan; William ). Emanuel; Vincent Fish; Thomas L. Flattery; Paul L. 8TH ANNUAL LAW DAY Freese; Hon. Richard A. Gadbois, Jr. he Law School was accepted. '58; Hon. A. Andrew Hauk; Manuel unanimously, into the legal Hidalgo; Commissioner George T education's national honorary LITURGY HELD MAY 1 Kalinski; Stephen F. Keller; Andrew society and Distinguished Lecturer, Landay; Bernard LeSage '74; Hon. Prof. Alan Ides received the first he Los Angeles Law Day began under the reign of Edward I Mildred Ullie; Prof. Frederick ). honorary membership in the Order Committee, Loyola Law School with the bench and the bar attending Lower, Jr. '69; Hon. Robert Mallano; of the Coif during his recent visit to T and the Archdiocese of Los the Mass together at the opening of Phillip R Marrone; Hon. Richard the campus. Angeles, again this year, celebrated each term of court. Since the cele­ Montes '67; Margaret M. Morrow; The newly organized chapter will the Law Day Red Mass. The cele­ brant wore red robes, the judges of Pierce O'Donnell; Janice M. Patronite elect to its membership, those Law bration was held at Immaculate the High Court, who were all doctors '76; Frances A. Pullara; Patrick G. School graduates whose date of gra­ Conception Church (1433 W. 9th of the law, conformed to ecclesiasti­ Rogan '72; Anthony J. Ruffolo; Prof. duation is within two years of the Street) with a reception at Loyola cal tradition and also wore red robes. Daniel P. Selmi; Rev. Msgr. Royale chapter award and who, had there Law School immediately following Thus, the term, Red Mass. · Vadakin; Adam C. Va llejo; Thomas been a chapter at the time of their the service. In the United States, however, the Viola '61; Hon. Laughlin Waters; graduation, would have been eligible Archbishop Roger M. Mahoney Law Day Red Mass is now celebrated Randall w. Wenker '64; Matthew H. for membership. ' served as the celebrant along with in honor of St. Thomas More, so it is Witteman; and, Patricia E. Wright. • On learning of Loyola's acceptance invited priests from Loyola Mary­ particularly fitting that Roger Sullivan into this prestigious organization, mount University and the Tribunal. serves as a co-chairperson for the Dean Arthur Frakt said, "The award The Mount St. Mary's choir, under event as it was he, along with Chief to Loyola of membership in the the direction of Frank Brownstead, Judge Manuel Real ·5 1, who founded Order of the Coif is a recognition by provided the music. the Loyola Law School's St. Thomas faculty members of America's most Roger Sullivan '52, partner at More Society when they were law JUSTICE PANELLI TO SPEAK outstanding law schools of the Sullivan, workman and Dee; students. Real, too, is a member of excellent quality of our faculty, our Lawrence W. Crispo '56, partner at the Law Day Committee. ean Arthur Frakt announced students and our facilities. For those Breidenbach, Swainston. Crispo and Other members of the 1990 Law that California State Supreme exceptional students who are recog­ Way; and, the Hon. Lawrence Day mass Committee include: Court justice Edward Panelli nized by the Order of the Coif. this is Waddington, Judge of the Santa Mark B. Adams; Hon. Benjamin has accepted the invitation to serve an honor comparable to election to Monica Superior Court, chaired this Aranda Ill '69; Robert v. Biroschak; as Commencement Speaker for the Phi Beta Kappa and will undoubtedly year's event. Camilla Broderick '77; James A. 69th Annual Graduation Ceremony enhance their career opportunities." It is believed that the Red Mass Broderick '3 7; Hon. Richard P. Byrne; to be held at Loyola Marymount A reception was held at the Law originated in Paris in 1245 and soon Richard M. Coleman; Prof. Bill G. University on Sunday, June I 0, 1990. School to celebrate this "important spread to England and Italy. In Eng­ Coskran '59; Dean Jan C. Costello; milestone in the Law School's history." land the tradition of the Red Mass Mary B. Cruetz; Don Damato; Peter • 2 LOYO!-A LAWYE the number of part-time students Although Loyola has always with a group of students who are had an excellent reputation in enrolled full-time but who attend southern California, I think that it INTERVIEW both day and evening classes. In is fair to say that our position has fact, this has been a popular pro­ been solidified both regionally and gram since it permits people who nationally. More and more of the have family responsibilities or outstanding national law firms are would otherwise be spending recruiting at our campus and our WITH DEAN excessive amounts of time on the graduates have a very good repu­ freeway during rush hour to tation in comparison with many stagger their hours so that they schools which, at least in the past, can be more efficient in their use may have been considered to be of time. we continue to have one our peers. ARTHUR FRAKT of the highest percentages as well The faculty has undergone as actual numbers of female stu­ almost revolutionary change in dents of any law school in the my eight years as Dean.

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