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Vol. 30, 1\o. 7 The Untvcrsily of Michigan Law School Wednesday, Oclober 28, 1981
A Proud Dignitaries Father Arrive For Dedication by Cub Schwartz After seven years of planning, three and a half years of construction and two weeks of intensive spit-and-shine cleaning, the new addition to the Law Library is ready for dedication this weekend. Between four and five bun· dred alumni, .faculty and friends of the law school, including retired Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, are ex· pected to attend the dedication ceremony which will be held at 2:00 p.m . Saturday in Rackham Audi· tori urn. The dedication ceremony will cap a series of lectures and symposia that run Friday and Saturday mornings on the subject " The Legalization of American Society.'' Because of the special program, Friday and Saturday classes are cancelled. "They are all/ike children, " .rays Gunnnr On Friday morning Professor David Chambers will discuss the legalization Birkerts of his projects. "Yr)U don't say, 'I of the family, focusing on the transfer like him bmer than her. ' We don't butld of decision-making power for many many buildings a year, but there is equal dedication in each one, and they are all well See Dedication, Page 2 auended. '' Bikerts, 56, a Latvtan nam•e who came to 1934 America 111 1949, desiJ/ned the law school's new ltbrary addition. Never before had he designed a structure so thoroul/hly sub merged. Last week he talked with R.G. A Quad ManaJ/tnR Editor Jeff Blake about the law quad's new baby. • Res Oesta< Photo by Kim Hill Seven years and $9.5 million later, the inside view Is Born Q: Was the decision to go underground I made solely to avoid clashing your work with the law quad's Gothic ap· by Joe Hardig pearance? Finding Flaws In The place is Ann Arbor, Michigan, on A_: I'd say that's right. We couldn't the grounds of the University of possibly duplicate the architecture on Michigan Law School. It is a sunny day, the rest of the quad. and a number of distinguished jurists Q: Aside from the energy savings the Spacious Oddity have assembled to dedicate a new arising naturally because the new building. The date is June 15, 1934, and building is underground (Professor by Cliff Douglas of brown carpeting leading down from the building is actually an assemblage Pooley says these amount to 30 percent), did The new Law Library addition is the Reading Room breaks abruptly into of attached buildings : the William Cook you consider incorporating any other already a hit. Intruding onJy a little bit vivid green at Sub-1. Law Quadrangle. energy-conserving features, such as on the decades~ld Reading Room, the Comments have ranged from Julie Then, as now, the gothic sandstone solar heating? addition sits below ground-zero like a Caroff's "The astroturf green is objec buildings effused a certain striking A: No. I do not think the whole solar· majestic prop from "2001. " tionable," to John Shea's, " I'm going to power and beauty, from their grass heating technology is developed enough With warranted pride, Library Direc steal a windmilJ from a miniature-golf covered foundations to the 90-foot to have subjected the library to it. AJso, tor Beverley Pooley says that course and set it up down here for some towers of the Legal Research the whole technology Matthew Kiefer Jeff Blake by J on Kurlzman break it have placed them Islamic state, the govern Cub Schwartz Jeff Eisenbe.rg selves outside God's society. ment, both national and Across the moslem world, Editors-in-Chief Managing Editor:s Lawbreakers deserve to be local, and the wealthy provide efforts are being made to in treated cruelly because they for the poor so that no person Bob Ling Brian McCann stitute Islamic Jaw and to are not fit to live among the needs to steal and all covetous Jiml>emb Cliff Douglas create Islamic states. We in righteous. The severity of urges are extinguished. In a Opinion News the west have little under their punishments will serve truly Islamic state, men and standing of this phenomenon. Phil Dutt to warn all potential trans women are separated and Jon Kurtzman To us, Islamic law is an odd, women are provided with Sports gressors that good moslems Arts medieval way of thinking. The will not allow their religious strong marital property rights political ramifications which state to be corrupted. to msure that aU sexual temp Jamie Bischoff Rick Olshansky will flow from the founding of Copy Advertising tation is removed and that Islamic states strike an alien The problem is that Islam1c marriages remain strong. No Barb Zahs Don Baker chord in our largely secular, thinking is not applicable to one, in good conscience, can western minds. Editorial Advisor Business Manager the current moslem countries believe that the moslem coun because they are not even tries meet these standards. Islamic Jaw is not just a Paul Engstrom close to being perfect societies Pakistan and Iran, for exam penal code, although that is Photography and because most moslems ple, are so infested with s~n the most visible aspect of it. are not righteous. In Saudi • that the concept of an Islam1c We read, for example, that Arabia, a wealthy man may state is a disgraceful joke. religious councils in Pakistan very well keep and serve are arguing over how much of liquor that has been smuggled The sad truth is that the new thief's hand should be cut off, into the country. Men and Islamic states are attempts by should the amputation be women mix in private, totalitarian dictator surgical position, including: maintenance of the that America can somehow contribute technologies. Eventually Saudi out that the Saudis' role in previous 1 President's credibility and ability to to Saudi moderation by selling them our economic growth would, therefore, be middle eastern wars was limited to negotiate abroad; encouragement of most sophisticated weaponry. Begin undercut. We do not have to encourage bankrolling the Ara'b effort because Saudi moderation on both security and. ning with the security area, if the the Saudis to act consistently with their they had no army and little weaponry to oil issues ; recognition of Saudi security AWACS saie is the quid, what is the pro own economic well being. Further contribute. Now we are putting the needs, and minimization of the threat quo? The Saudis have not supported the more, heavy Saudi investment in most sophisticated weaponry in the AWACS poses to Israel. Ultimately, Camp David Accords, America 's policy Western economies will prevent them world in the Saudis' hands. One can these reasons are unpersuasive. framework for peace in the Middle from raising oil prices to a level that only postulate that it will not be di Our Constitutional system demands East. The Saudis continually and would severely shock the industrialized rected against the Israelis by ignoring that the powers of each branch of the vociferously criticize Israel and Egypt, west-again, due to their self-interest. history. AWACS in Saudi hands will Federal government be checked by America 's closest allies in the The trye threat to Saudi ~~urity is in give the Arab nations the a bility to sur other branches. The system's validity area. Further, Saudi intransigence was ternal. Neither Ethiopia, which has vey Israeli air space at will. The threat was demonstrated recently when underscored by their refusal to attend proven unable to defeat even Somalia, this poses to Israel is clear. President Nixon's neglect of Congress' President Sadat's funeral. The Saudis nor South Yemen, still incapable of The rationales cited in support of the role in foreign policy led to such ex have joined with Libya as the principal conquering North Yemen, poses A WACS sale are easily undercut. The cesses as the secret bombing of Cam financiers of the P .L.O., hardly a serious threats to Saudi security. reasons for aborting the sale: a fear bodia. While most policy analysts proponent of moderation under any Though the Saudis may be obsessed that if the Saudi government falls, the would grant the President much leeway definition of the term. Clearly, the with external threats to security, this AWACS will fall into hostile hands; the to conduct foreign affairs, th.e heavy Saudis desire stability insofar as it concern is not based in fact and should potential for the Soviets to gain access burden,Congress must meet to "veto" permits the export of oil. But they will not support the transfer of our most to the AWACs technology because the sale-a majority of each chamber encourage such stability because it is in highly sophisticated technology. Fur Saudi security systems are notoriously must disapprove- preserves presiden their national interest, and it will thermore, even Secretary of State Haig weak; and a fear for Israel s~uri t y tial power, while checking presidential remain in their national interest was recently forced to admit that even seem overwhelming in contrast. prerogative. whether or not we sell them AWACs. with AWACS the Saudis could not Americans should be concerned that In the A WACS case, if Congress sup One finds little evidence of Saudi prevent an a ttack on their oil industry, the AW ACS transfer be judged with ports a sale it does not approve of, sim foreign policy being influenced by such as that recently suffered by reference to our national interest. On ply to preserve the President's American actions. Kuwait (at the hands of Iranians, using balance, the AWA CS sale is in the credibility, its check on the President's In the economic area, the Saudis are American F 15s we had sold to a middle Saudis' national interest, but not in power would be abrogated. One should responsible for lower oil prices. eastern monarchy suffering from a ours. remember that the AWACS problem However, reasonable oil prices are in primarily internal threat). Finally, the the Saudis' self-interest. Oil is the arose because Reagan should have Iranian aase demonstrates the im- The author is a 3rd year student. Res Gestae-October 2 , 1981-page 6 Arts 'rrue Confess_iOns 'Goodfo r Soul by Jon Ku rtzman Any movie with Robert DeNiro and Spellacy, in turn, while managing the supposed to react to them; they are the "True Confessions" is fiiJed with the Robert Duvall in it must be good. Their Ch urch's finances like a cold-fish ac characters and play each scene kind of scenes that stick in one's performances are always worth countant, discovers the corruption with regard only to what has happened, memory. Perhaps the most compelling watching and they are such keen which envelopes the archdiocese. not what will happen. The effect is is a simple, half-realized scene at a talents that any property in which they "True Confessions" is not a detective miraculous. The figures take shape like lunch counter: Des Spellacy opens up to choose to appear has a prima facie story, nor is it a lightweight morality Rembrandt painting- each scene adds his brother, confiding that he has stamp of approval. "True Confessions" play. Instead, it is an amazingly supple a layer of color to the characters' per doubts about the purpose of his being a has DeNiro and Duvall. It also has much portrayal of brothers : their relation sonalities, like coats of paint to the can priest. Des's comment and Tom s more ; "True Confessions" is one of the ship, their feelings about their family, vas of the audience's mind. almost embarrassed, non-reaction to it fines t movies to come out of HoiJywood their conceptions of their jobs, and their "True Confessions" is a modest capture exactly the way brothers and in years. senses of themselves. Like the best of movie. It doesn't read in thematic black other people who have grown up In the 19405, the place L.A., Duvall is novels,· " True Confessions" in and white like most Hollywood prod together communicate. Things don't Tom SpeiJacy, homicide detective. He's vestigates personal growth. It helps ucts. it really is a European movie made have to be made clear. Indeed, they cynical, anti-religious, somewhat cruel, that John Gregory Dunne, who wrote in America and, like many good can't be made clear because of the ten and rebellious. DeNiro is Desmond the novel of the same name, and Joan Eurooean films. it builds its points sub sions which relationships among family Spellacy, Monsignor and chancellor to Didion, his wife, wrote the screenplay. tlely. Watching "True Confessions," involve. The Spellacys, like most every the Cardinal. He's religious, sincere, The acting is perfect. It is sublime. the audience is often forced to search family, love and hate each other. They calm, calculatingly ruthless, and am Every role is well cast, every line well for meanings and connections until are completely comfortable in each bitious. The story goes like this: a nude written and spoken. The most in suddenly and at some point (it vane~ other's presence, as only brothers and woman is found cut in a vacant lot, cut credible thing about the acting and the from person to person), it all makes sisters can be, but are completely un in half. As Tom Spellacy investigates movie as a whole is that the actors and perfect sense. Many scenes don't have comfortable because they are so dif the murder, he finds that the dead girl actresses let their characters develop beginnings, middles, and ends; they ferent. was intimate with many of the Church's in layers as the movie progresses. They just hang there, drawing strength from The only disheartening thing about most wealthy lay supporters. Des don't give away how the audience is their context and from the ac " True Confessions" is that most cumulatin(\ power of the acting. The reviews miss the point. Most reviewers real joy in watching a movie like this is feel that it is merely a detective story that one's understanding of it continues without an ending. These critics expec to grow in the days that follow . ted a detective movie-it is about a KISS OFF The conception of ''True Con murder, isn 't it?-and wanted a lot of fessions" is probably too modest in its fireworks between DeNiro and Duvall. method for it to be considered a When the movie turned out to be under INFLATION GE T 10% off copying masterpiece. The directing and the sets stated and complex, they couldn't han take none of the chances which one dle it. Many appear not to have tried to PICK UP YOUR .f1ill. DISCOUNT * notes normally associates with brilliance. understand the movie, but to have let * briefs They simply tell the story, effectively their prejudices and hopes carry them C:ARD AT and economically. While the movie isn't away. These critics should get into * resumes flashy, it is perfect within its chosen Msgr. Spellacy's confessiooaJ and learn * reports sphere. "True Confessions" does not what really happens on the inside. 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One should anyone thmk t~ Law in the Raw Compiled by ~1aUhew Kie(er A Marvel of a Name Trimming the Sails Warner Communications, owner of D.C. Comics, Goose Eggs which in turn owns the Superman trademark, has The giant Omaha-based firm of Kutak Rock & Following almost 9 years of litigation, Michelle Huie, noted for its progressive hiring and firm filed suit in federal District Court in Illinois to Triola Marvin, live-in companion of actor Lee Mar· governance policies, has just fired 20 lawyers. "We protect the trademark. It seems that the school vin, has ended up with nothing to show for her ef· were just overstaffed," explained head honcho newspaper of Richard Daley College in Chicago in· forts. Originally filing suit in California, a commu· Robert J . Ku tak last week. True to form, half of sists on calling itself the Daley Planet. The case has nity property state, asking for about $1.8 million those told to leave were partners, and none were not yet gone to trial, but all parties are reportedly as a property settlement following her separation, first year associates. "hoping that Truth, Justice, and the American Way she was awarded just over $100,000 at trial. The will prevail." -·National Law J ournal, October 26, 1981 award was reversed on appeal, and the Cali· -National Law Journal, October 26. 1981 Cornia Supreme Court has recently affirmed the appeals court ruling, without comment. Involuntary Servitude -New York Times. October9, 1981 AdDamnun Four leaders of a migrant labor crew who As Pro Football fans know, the hapless Chicago allegedly used marijuana,..to entice urban vagrants Quote of the Week Bears have the worst record in the NFL. Recently, to .work in a North Carolina labor camp diggipg potatoes, and then prevented them from leaving, "Violent criminals are terrorists . . . they are one disgruntled fan decided to take action. more vicious than any other form or a nimal walking Following the team's loss to the previously winless have been indicted by a federal grand jury. Following the death of one worker who had been or crawling on this earth. There cannot be any Washington Redskins earlier this month, a Chicago thought of training, changing, or controlling these salesman filed suit in small claims court charging forced to continue digging even though he was spit· ling blood, the gra nd jury returned an indictment sub-humans. They must be isolated and removed · consumer fraud. As damages, he is asking just over from society. "-Advertisement in the October 26 $58, whkh represents the cost of two tickets, tran charging a conspiracy to enslave in violation of the 13th Amendment. issue of the National Law Journal, entitled " An sportation to the game, and wages for a babysitter. Angry Citizen Spea ks Out," paid for by Victor - New York Times, October 9, 1981 - NBC Nightly News, October 14, 1981 Barough, a private citizen.