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September 11, 2007 Vol. 58 No.2 No Vacancy: Student Groups Struggle To Find Space In The Law Quad

By Mitch Holzrichter Growing Needs of Student Groups has provided temporary space to the Federalist Society until the Symposium, tudent groups play an "No one at the Law School today knows but the Federalist Society will lose its increasingly important role how current [student group] offices were office space again after that. at the Law School, but as assigned," said LSSS President 3L Hadi th bers grow, they struggle to find Husain. "So many groups have formed "We would like to see student group office and activity space. Student groups in recent years that the current situation space allocated more widely, and have last priority in the competition doesn't work." well-articulated criteria set in place to with faculty and administrators for determine which groups receive available limited space in Hutchins Hall and Legal Two student groups in particular, the offices," said Ruttinger. · Research. Federalist Society and Student Funded Fellowships (SFF), have voiced concern SFF has also criticized the current space Talk of a new Law School building to over their space situations. Both groups allocations. SFF had an office, shared be erected in the coming years offers a have grown in size recently and have with the Native American Law Students chance for the Law School community taken on more work for the Law School, Association, and storage space on the to examine its policies on student group but have done so without sufficient seventh floor of Legal Research. SFF uses office space. LSSS and the Law School space. its space for application materials and to Building Committee recently established collect and store auction items, among a committee to assess the needs of The Federalist Society is hosting the other things. But over the summer, SFF student groups and the criteria for national Federalist Society Symposium, lost its current office and storage space. determining which student groups which will bring as many as 1,000 law SFF received a new office on the tenth receive the premium space in Hutchins students and scholars from around the floor of Legal Research but was not given Hall and the basement of the Reading country to the Law School in March storage space. Room. 2008. "Office space is a must to run a symposium expected to draw 800 to In an email to SFF in May, Christine The committee is comprised of 2L 1000 attendees," said symposium chair Gregory wrote, "[W]e cannot provide Tatiana Melnik, a student representative 3L Mike Ruttinger. The Law School on the Building Committee, 3L Cisco CONTINUED on Page 9 Minthorn, a representative in LSSS, and one representative each from the Federalist Society and the Black Law On The Inside: Students Alliance. The committee, • Too Law Open?, Page 2 • Meet the Class of '10, Page 3 which met for the first time on Monday, September lOth, will work with Christine • LSSS Presidential Welcome, • Prof. Primus' Bid for Gregory, Director of Student Affairs. Page 4 Q ~ ~ ~; P., I """" 'if'"~ M·· ~ ."""·Im.mortalitJ" Page 5 Gregory had no comment on the issue Ut~ n•. \,)Q- u ~~~v t1 w at this time. • Perspective, Page 8 • Crossword Puzzle, Page 10 -;;..,...... 1\ "" "" 0C! I I t. UU / ~''=2======~==·=~·· =~=====~==£s==@=c=s=ia=c==·======~=·=cp=tc=mh==c=r=l=l,=2=0=0=7~~~~------~£s ®£sia£ Too LawOpen? 33ol 58, ~o. 2 ~lni&crsit)J of ,ii{id)igan ]Iam (§rb,ool Commercial E-mails Clog Inboxes

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[email protected] ... And we thought cruel and unusual punishments were unconstitutional! ------lll ~£5 ~£sin£ • ~eph~mher 11, 2007 Will '1 0 Be a Good Year? By Sumeera Younis college; 10 percent come from families 46 LLMs with us now, and international where neither parent went to college. students make up nearly seven percent on't they look much younger of the incoming class. 17 countries are than us? Did we giggle that Many members of the class of 2010 took represented, as well as 43 of the states, much in the library? Already service positions before law school: six Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. I H questions resonating through have Fulbright Scholarships, seven did the halls of Hutchins. We have seen Peace Corps, five did Americorps, and Fully a quarter of the members of the new names selling tickets on LawOpen; 12 participated in the Teach for America class of 2010 are ethnically diverse: 12.3% we have seen the eager faces crowded program. are Asian American, 6.1% are African outside of classrooms, anxious to grab American, 5.0% are Latino, and 1.6% are the most coveted seats. But who is this While these new kids may not share our Native American. class of 2010? advanced understanding of expectation damages or future interests, they did do Though the gap is narrowing, historically Though they may look like undergrads, some impressive LSATing. The median Michigan has seen less female students the new crop of budding young litigators score of 169 (97th percentile) is the highest than males, and this year it is no exception. averages 24 years of age, just like the ever for an entering class at Michigan. The incoming class is 55% male and 45% class of 2009. At least one newbie has yet The median undergrad GPA of 3.64 is female. Ladies, you know that means we to reach drinking age, while the oldest, second only to the 3.67 posted by the are going to have to do a little extra talking at 36, makes even 2nd year SQUALSA class of 2009. in class to keep things balanced. members feel young and limber. Just over two-thirds of the incoming class took a For those of you who, like me, were at At first I was a little put off by all the year or more off after undergrad, and ocr and could have sworn that you had new faces, feeling somehow that a group 15 percent of the class earned advanced never seen some of the faces there before, of outsiders had come into our sacred degrees before joining us. you may have been right. We are joined space in Hutchins Hall. But the more I this fall by 42 second-year transfers, learn about this incoming class, the more Many members of the new class are which is up significantly from last year. confident I am that each coming year is treading ground that their parents did going to keep up the awesome legacy of not: more than a third come from families If you haven't already noticed exotic Michigan Law. • where at least one parent did not attend accents in many of your classes, we have

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And, Law for what will hopefully prove an Eisenberg, will continue its work of as always, the Senate welcomes your exciting and productive new year. ensuring that Michigan does just that by feedback. evaluating and discussing new building The summer was, as usual, filled with proposals, with the goal of developing If you have any suggestions, criticisms, students crisscrossing the globe- from an economical and resourceful way of or general comments for how LSSS London to Cambodia, and from Belize growing our campus while maintaining can improve Michigan Law or your to Vienna - and the legal profession cutting-edge environmental ("Green") experience here, please feel free to voice - by participating in everything from standards. them at our weekly LSSS meetings, the mundane (read: working for a big which will be held Mondays at 6 p.m. in corporate law firm) to the magnanimous Along that vein, we recognize that a location to be announced. Alternatively (read: advocating on behalf of individuals until a new building is constructed, you can share them with any member of and organizations who cannot afford space in Legal Research, Hutchins Hall, the Senate individually, or bring them adequate counsel) to the regenerative and the basement connecting them up with Dean Caminker during one of (read: sitting on the beach in Malaga). remains at a premium. Because of this his regular Dean's Comer lunches in the I encourage you to share your peripetic the Senate formed, in conjunction with Dining Hall, where any topic flies. experiences with your peers as we settle Christine Gregory's office, a Committee [back] into the lively rhythm of the on the Allocation of Office Space. This Events Socratic Method. Committee will assess the current method of allocating office space to the various As returning students know, law school While upperclassmen were packed basement groups and will compare is not all about work, and LSSS is here into the Holiday Inn for what will no the way Michigan distributes space to to ensure that fun activities are planned doubt prove to be another fantastically students with that of our peer schools. throughout the semester. successful week of on-campus recruiting, With these factors in mind, the Committee the lLs were partaking in an orientation will then look to the needs of the various As has become the norm, we will be program put together by Dean Baum student organizations to come up with an hosting enough bar nights to make the and Christine Gregory's offices - with equitable and objective method of future alcoholic - or, to be more politically the assistance of the always indispensable distribution. correct, the social drinker- in you blush. Marilyn, Mark and Trudy - which Our joint Law School/Med School bar culminated in the ever-popular day The budgeting process is fast night was a tremendous success last of service (and the similarly popular approaching, led by the Budgeting year, so to continue the tradition of ensuing night at Rick's). Committee, and is the primary mechanism uniting the various world-class programs through which money is allocated to at the University we are working in We subsequently kicked the academic the many paramount student groups conjunction with our sister organization year off in style with beautiful weather that define our institution. As always, in the Business School to join up the and the annual first-day-of-class Picnic. this remains one of the Senate's most future litigators and business owners of important roles. Any recognized student America. Issues organization can apply for funding which allows it to thrive while at the same The Senate will also continue to support The Law School Student Senate plans time benefiting the greater community the Mental Health Initiative, which works on addressing many issues this year that through the sponsorship of activities to provide family activities (along with are pertinent to the ongoing success of such as lunchtime talks, bar nights, SQUALSA), advice on maintaining a the Law School. and barbeques. Student groups should healthy school/life balance, and takes also look to the generosity of alum John CONTINUED on Page 9 ------ill ~£5 ~t>s±at> • ~eptemher 11, 2007 sll The Constitutional Politics of Turkey Sandwiches By Nate Kurtis ~;rl

reams are won and lost every year at the Student Funded Fellowship auction . ... Or so p pular wisdom would have us believe. But how can we know? So many of those fabulous prizes are collected in locales both exotic and remote (what is this San Francisco of which you speak?), and even more in private (after all, what happens in Prof. Soper's hot tub stays in Prof. Soper's hot tub!). The result: We mere mortals who can't purchase such fantasies-made-real are denied even the vicarious joys that spring forth from this annual auction of amazement. Photo Courtesy of Zingerman's Delicatessen Until today. To help share the ecstasy, never try. So I thought that I should have the RG sat down with Prof. Richard a system, and the system should be that RAP: On the present menu, I don't A. Primus, Michigan Law's resident I would eat every sandwich on the menu think you'll find mine. The way that the Sandwich Connoisseur and Constitutional in numerical order. That way, I would auction works is that they put up your Law Sage, to learn about his recent SFF­ never waste time figuring out what to sandwich for thirty days. In the unlikely ignited adventure. For those who don't eat next. Over the course of time, I would event that your sandwich sells particularly know, Prof. Primus traded $800 for a eat every sandwich on the menu. I would well - and how well that is is never chance at immortality -- he won the discover things that I didn't know I liked defined in advance- they will incorporate right to create and name a Zingerman's that might be good. And, I would then your sandwich into the permanent menu. sandwich! accumulate a store of experience that I My understanding is that no sandwich could use for better sandwich ordering has ever been incorporated on the basis of Res Gestae: When was the first time in the future. the Law School auction in this way. Mine you ate at Zingerman's? wasn't either. I didn't really expect that RG: Going numerically you'd hit a it would be because they've covered the Professor Richard A. Primus: number of their retired sandwiches. Have you ground of good sandwiches really pretty guess the first time I ever ate atZingennan's tried to order any of those? well. My sandwich was available for those would have been in 2001, the same year thirty days- and it still would be now as I came to teach at Michigan, and I RAP: Yes, I have, and they have been a retired sandwich. I think you can still remember liking it a lot. And, I remember very cooperative about it. When I would go in and ask for it. I had one maybe in that, by the spring of 2002, I realized that ask them about a retired sandwich, they July and they still remembered what it I needed a systematic approach to eating would look it up and they would tell me was and how to make it. at Zingerman's because there are so many what was on it and they would make it options and so many of them are good. for me. I discovered, for the most part, RG: What sandwich did you make? But, I thought that if I just went in each that there's a reason that the retired time without a plan I would wind up sandwiches are retired. They're not bad, RAP: It was called the Primus Inter spending a lot of time trying to decide but systematically the ones on the menu, Pares, meaning first among equals. I on each visit what sandwich to eat. I I've thought, were better than the retired asked a lot of people, including students would inevitably converge on three or ones. and colleagues, for input and suggestions four things on the menu that I liked and about names, and this was the winner find myself going back to them and that RG: [handing over a copy of the in the end. The idea being: the menu is would mean that there would probably Zingerman's Deli menu] Where is your filled with great sandwiches; I didn't be lots of good sandwiches that I would sandwich on the menu? CONTINUED on Page 6 ~''=fi======~==· =~~· ~~~· ====JR=£=S=~==£=st=a=£==·======~==ep=te=m=h=e=r=1=1=, =20=0=7==~''~------SANDWICH from Page 5 but apples oxidize on the sandwich line; RAP: Let's say in second place. want to pretend that my sandwich was they're tough. better than all of the other sandwiches. RG: Alright, we don't need to be any I just wanted to say that, even as among RG: What about applesauce instead? more specific. Now, the cost of a Zingerman 's all of these great sandwiches, this is the sandwich does raise an interesting question. one that I go for. So, 'first among equals' RAP: I'm not a huge applesauce fan. As a constitutional law expert, at $10.99 a seemed like a good way to go. And, once I had the coleslaw and the sandwich- steep for a sa ndwich -is there the Russian dressing, applesauce on top of possibility that it is a due process violation? RG: What is a Primus Inter Pares? that would give me, I think, a pretty soggy sandwich. RAP: I think I've waived any such RAP: It's a turkey - I think that objections. Is there a due process problem Zingerman's best sandwich meat is their RG: The Primus Soup ? to the public at large? I guess what turkey- with coleslaw, Russian dressing, I would say about this is: Are you a and yellow mustard. RAP: I think it would be. communist? WHO TAUGHT YOU CONSTITUTIONAL LAW? [laughs] RG: You're a toppings person I see. RG: That could be the next thing you win at the SFF auction. RG: Well, since your sandwich didn't RAP: Yes. It's a lot about texture. I make it onto the permanent menu, do you learned a lot about this actually from still feel that it was money well spent? "There is very little rea­ the Zingerman's sandwich people in the son why students, with an course of designing the sandwich because RAP: Oh, absolutely. It was money appropriate understanding they have an elaborate process. They well spent, I think, on two fronts. The first of their consumption pos- don't just ask you what ingredients you is: Student Funded Fellowship is a worthy sibilities, shouldn't be able want and then put that up there - they cause to support and I'm glad to give to beat out the faculty in take their office very seriously. They want them my money. I'm glad to give them these auctions." to do good work, and so they counsel you. my money, sandwich or no sandwich. So, I sat with two different people who And then secondly, you know, you take are from their sandwich making team your shots at glory and they don't always and they asked me a bunch of questions RAP: It could be. I suppose it could pan out. But it is far better to dare mighty about what I liked and what I didn't like. be. things, even though checkered by failure, They made me familiar with all kinds of than to dwell in the perpetual twilight considerations in sandwich making that RG: Were you charged for all those that knows neither victory nor defeat. I had not previously known about, like: sandwiches you ate while making it? the importance of texture; the importance RG: But, can we still call it a student of ingredients that don't oxidize waiting RAP: No. I suppose that, from a funded fellowship if it is the professors, like on the sandwich line; the tradeoffs particular law and economics standpoint, yourself, who are picking up some of the larger between the expensive ingredients and you could say that the donation that I made ticket items? the salability of the sandwich. We tried to SFF included the eight sandwiches that lots of different combinations of things I tried. They did not charge me for the RAP: That's an interesting question. I before we arrived at this one. Oh, I forgot sandwiches that I sampled to figure it out. think what it means is that students need to mention, it's on grilled rye bread. Once the sandwich was set, if I wanted to step up and open their pocketbooks one I had to pay for it. a little bit more. I can be beaten in this RG: just how many sandwiches did you auction. Most students at this law school end up eating tn;ing to figure that out? RG: You designed the sandwich at the are going to make more money over, let's end of last spring, right? What with grading say the next ten years, than I am. There RAP: I think that I probably tried finals and getting married, when did you find is very little reason why students, with seven or eight variations. I knew going time to make a sandwich?! an appropriate understanding of their in that I wanted turkey. I knew that I consumption possibilities, shouldn't wanted Russian dressing. There was RAP: It was tough. It really was tough. be able to beat out the faculty in these one moment at the 11th hour when I I look back on March and April and I find auctions. veered off into corn beef, but other than it difficult to understand how everything that I held to those initial two ideas but that needed to get done got done. But, RG: What about at the next auction? then played with a bunch of different priorities are priorities, and designing a What are you going to bid on; what is a dream variations, different kinds of mustard. sandwich is serious business. win for you in the upcoming SFF auction? At one point there was the possibility of RG: Where did it rank in there with the apples. The apple idea was a good one CONTINUED on Next Page other two? ------~11 ~Res @eshte • ~cptcmhcr 11, 2007 c%-'lll 7 II CONTINUED from Previous =O=:h=,=I=' =ve==e=a=te=n=t=h=e=m=a=ll=, =a=n=d==h=P=. Page:====R~A:::::::::::P=: t e rzmus====~~~~===::!I Inter Pares. "Although it didn't RAP: That's tough. You see, the the numbers stretch up to nearly a sell enough to make it onto the menu," problem is that this was the dream and hundred- or rather, I've eaten all ofthem says Latimer, "it did develop a bit of a I don't know if something comes after it. except the ones containing ingredients following while it was on the special It's not the only thing I've ever bought at forbidden by the God of my Ancestors, menu." Rick Strutz, the Managing Partner SFF auctions-- I also bought a week on which basically means that I didn't eat of Zingerman's Deli, adds that "[n]ot a cattle ranch in Nebraska at a previous any of the sandwiches with pork. And, only was [the Primus Inter Pares] one of auction. But, worthy as that was, it wasn't I finished the menu right about the time the best tasting, but also one of the most a Zingerman's sandwich. I'm not sure that I bought the sandwich at SFF. I figured requested sandwiches we have co- created there is anything for sale in Ann Arbor that's what made me ready to do it. I think in the 10 or so years we've been involved that is more exciting than that. I couldn't have bought the sandwich in in the auction." Even if it isn't listed on an earlier year because I would still have the menu, customers can still order the RG: Maybe then it won't be so hard been operating without full information. Primu s Inter Pares. As an added incentive, to beat you next year. Well, other than lfOUr So let's see: 34, 62, and 67. Oh yeah, the 34, Latimer noted that "it's always possible sandwich, which sandwich or two would you which is "Diana's Different Drummer," [for a sandwich] to make it on the menu" recommend to people from your experience? is ranch beef brisket with coleslaw and if enough people ask for it. horseradish. I think, let's not count the 18 RAP: Well I have notes on the and the 20 because they are too similar That means that all hope is not lost for to my own. Once you knock those out I subject. those of us who weren't able to purchase might say the number 1 and the number happiness at last year's SFF auction. We RG: Really? 34. can each carve a slice of immortality for ourselves if we do our part to buy the RAP: Well certainly, because the RG: Do you have any advice for the Primus Inter Pares onto the permanent theory was: try all the sandwiches so that, sandwich consuming public? menu. And, at $10.99, we could do it for for the rest of my sandwich purchasing much less that what that sandwich cost RAP: I would say: "Life is short, use life, I will know what to do. I don't have a Prof. Primus! the right mustard." perfect memory so I take notes on lots of things, including this. [Opens a file on his computer containing detailed information RG: Thank you. Nate Kurtis is a 3L and the Editor-in­ on each Zingerman's sandwich.] So, my Chief of the Res Gestae (why else would RAP: You're welcome. notes say that my favorite sandwiches off a newspaper devote so much space to a of their menu are the 1, the 18, the 20, the sand·wich?). Questions or comments about 34, the 62, and the 67, and maybe the 73. ******* this article may be sent to [email protected]. Now, I'd need to look through the menu Darin Latimer, the Front of House Manager for Zingerman's Deli, recalls and see what those are to narrow it down further. The number 1 I remember. The number 1 is called the "Who's Greenberg • Anyway?," it's corn beef, chopped liver, and Russian dressing on rye. If I eat it every day I'll be dead by the time I'm 45, but I'll die happy. And, what else? Let's see. [Consults a Zingerman's menu.]18, 20 .... Like I said, I think their turkeys are very good. So, ah, so the 18 and the 20 are essentially the same version of a turkey Reuben, just one is grilled and one is not grilled. They are excellent. They are also relatively close to mine, except they have cheese- mine's a no cheese version. And mine has yellow mustard which they don't have. And then, let's see, 34, 62, and 67; what are those?

RG: Wait, 67, 73, does that mean you've eaten seventy sa ndwiches from there?. If you are what you eat then pictured here is Prof. Brensike with her new husband, a Zingerman's Sandwich. Photo by Gregory Fox, Law Quadrangle Notes ~.ept.emb.er 11, 2DD7 II II s II Save Yourself: A Semester-Long Exercise in Perspective Lost in Law School: Keeping Your Perspective and Finding Your Way By Liz Polizzi School, I have the same thought: "This used to like to do, or what they always time will be different. I have perspective wanted to learn how to do, and make ~ have a confession to make. On now. Armed with fresh memories of the a little time each week to pursue things several occasions over the past world outside of Jaw school, I hereby totally unrelated to law school. Although year, I've found myself looking banish all the ' scary law student' thoughts I always intended to follow suit, I just wi p appreciation at bad landscape I had before. I will remain a level-headed, never found the time ... until now. paintings. good-natured human being throughout the whole semester. Yes, this atmosphere From now until the end of the semester, It all started during OCI last year. I was and period of life are unique, but life I promise to explore in each issue of the standing in the kitschy hallways of the is still composed of days and minutes, RG a new way of leaving the Law School Holiday Inn, listening through the door which I hereby promise to enjoy and live campus and embarking on a human as the interviewee ahead of me guffawed well, as a human being." adventure entirely unencumbered by the with the interviewer. Sure that my own laws of Civil Procedure or the Uniform chances of success must be shot - how Sadly (and this is a heart-wrenching Commercial Code - and I'm taking you could I possibly follow such an act? - I personal admission, so I expect the reader with me. I'll be delving headlong into began to scan the halls for something to to feel at least a little pang of sympathy), perspective-enhancing adventure- from take my mind off of my misfortune. That's it usually only takes a week or two before art and music, to yoga and volunteer when I beheld it. I've gotten myself twisted back into such work, from philosophy, music, and a state that a purple-tinged pastoral religion, to adventures in food. Along the The color scheme of the painting scene is required to facilitate anything way I hope to take my cues from other involved teal, purple, and a sort of resembling a state of calm. law students who have done this sort beige-ish pink, in a swirl of pastels of thing all along and thus theoretically that somehow gave the impression of I am egomorphic enough to assume kept a heightened degree of perspective a landscape involving water. It was the that I am not alone in this, and thus we (although I suppose that question must sort of painting you'd expect to see in come to the point of this column. I have be examined as well). To that end, I hope a Holiday Inn - nothing more, nothing a fabulous friend, whom I was lucky my loyal readership will not hesitate to less-but it captivated me, it soothed me. enough to meet at the beginning of law write in with their own personal methods It took me to a faraway place, a distant school, who is fond of putting her face for maintaining sanity in a not-so-sane land where I was free to sit on the blurry inches away from mine and screaming place. riverbank and watch the garish teal "Snap out of it!" But sometimes that's water reflect the purplish-beige trees. not enough - just like it isn't enough For the time being, let's all just take a I imagined a breeze. The air smelled merely to know about the world outside moment to find our own peaceful place somehow fruity. and how little it really cares about or and meditate upon the notion that it's even understands most of the things never too late to begin the process of Since that moment, I've spent a great that plague the average law student. In reintroducing simple human pleasures deal of time rationalizing and making order to overcome a negative, you need a into the maelstrom of our to-do lists, excuses for my obviously horrendous positive, like kite-flying or jumping rope to rediscover the versions of ourselves taste in art, evidenced not only on that - only more suitable to our positions as that made Dean Zearfoss invite us occasion but on countless others. I love the future leaders of the free world and to come here in the first place, or to bad landscape paintings, and that's all all that. reacquaint ourselves with our own truly there is to it. But why? sophisticated taste in art. The key, in the end, is to maintain This fall marked the fifth occasion connections with the things that make us Liz Polizzi is a 3L and Managing Editor on which I have enjoyed the almost­ who we are - or, at least, who we were oJRes Gestae. Comments, suggestions, and but-not-entirely-unpleasant queasiness before law school. The things that make treasure maps should bee-mailed to epolizzi@ of returning to Ann Arbor after a long us unique, and not just another notch on umich.edu. absence. Every time I reenter the city the grade curve. I know many people limits, get stuck in student pedestrian who have done a much better job of this traffic, catch a first glimpse of the Law than I have. They remember what they • ~£5 (l[)£sht£ • ~cptcmhcr 11, 2007 g

OFFICES, From Page 1 PRESIDENT, From Page 4 you with a permanent place to store your in the next few years, but will develop part in organizing alternative events that [auction items] .... I recommend that you allocation criteria for future use. He manage to entertain sans alcohol. go through the 'stuff' in the office at the personally believes that three criteria We will also be continuing a long­ beginning of the academic year (or sooner should be used: the size of the group, how standing tradition, started by Josh Gewolb if possible) and identify items that can be active the group is, and how the group and Krista Caner: kindergarten-snack­ thrown away, recycled or stored for future would use the space. time-style Milk and Cookies, which will use." The "stuff" referenced by Gregory take place beneath the Reading Room is merchandise donated by alumni and Husain also explained that although every Sunday night! faculty and collected by SFF throughout the committee will look at peer schools' the year for the SFF Auction, which raises policies, many such law schools have On a more mature front, Wine and over $60,000 for public interest grants entirely new campuses with new facilities Cheese events, slated once a semester, each year. and new space. Those other schools are will continue to offer students a chance not confined within an architecturally to interact with their professors outside "Quite frankly, SFF needs space to store beautiful, but cramped, quad. of the classroom setting. Additionally, confidential applicant information, to have the Blue Jeans lecture series will enable meetings, to work, and to collect items for "Student Group space is indeed a professors to discuss their cutting edge our auction and other programs," said priority for not only LSSS but the law research in a similarly casual setting. SFF co-chair 3L Kate Redman. school in general," said Minthorn. "Our student groups are among the most active Finally, the Alumni Association­ Examining priorities anywhere and are key to making the sponsored exam study breaks will Michigan Law community the vibrant preserve the tradition of free massages The new LSSS committee hopes to place it is. We are excited to delve into (to work out the knots your professors advocate for additional space in the new this multifaceted issue and to work out a will invariably induce in your muscles), building and to determine criteria for the solution to the space problem that is fair copious amounts of food (mainly of the allocation of existing space. and equitable for all." junk variety), and much-needed respite during crunch time. "[The Building Committee is] Mitch Holzrichter is a 3L and a member considering ways to maximize the amount of SF F. He can be reached at mholz@umich. Closing thoughts of space groups get going forward," edu. Res Gestae currently shares space in said Melnik. "The Building Committee 116 Legal Research. The quality and diversity of the recognizes that student groups bring students at Michigan Law are what sets life to the Law School and want to help it apart from its peer institutions. Because foster this life as best it can. But, because of this, I implore all of you to be proactive the planning of the new building and the in getting to know the students, faculty re-organization of the current building is and staff that surround you and learning very early in the planning process, I can't from them with as much diligence as you really give any specifics about the amount do from your casebooks. of space that will be allotted to groups. I • know it will be more space, but how much Additionally, the breadth and depth more, I don't know." of the University is unmatched globally. Michigan has everything from a leading However, faculty offices and classrooms social work program to cutting edge will continue to take priority. "Clearly, medical research to top notch athletics. classrooms are first priority because there Because of the unique situation of the is always a struggle to find room for all University, please make every effort the courses," said Melnik. "Faculty space to reach outside Hutchins in sculpting is also important because professors don't your optimal syllabus and outside want to come teach here if they can't the law school community for extra have an office. But, space for students is perspective and a host of extra-curricular definitely on par with those concerns." opportunities.

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Tuesday, September 11 (ACS) Coffee Table- Curious about Rear Admiral James W. Houck the Constitution and how it affects (ILS) - The International Law HeadNotes Auditions The day-to-day life? Want to learn about Society invites students to a talk Headnotes is the Law School A important and current issues? Stop by Rear Admiral James W. Houck, Cappella Group, which has been by the ACS table outside of HH UM JD '85, Deputy Judge Advocate around since Michigan began 100! Have a cup of coffee, meet our General and Commander of the getting snow in the winter (aka the members, learn about ACS, and see Naval Legal Service Command. founding of the Law School). We are for yourself what ACS has to offer! Lunch will be provided. For not only the oldest a cappella group 8:30 -12pm; 100 HH more information, contact Marta on campus, but we are also the Castaing, [email protected]. oldest a cappella group on campus Representing Musicians 12:20 -1:15pm; 132 HH (measured by the average age of (EMALSA) - Howard Hertz, a the singers). We sing a wide variety founding partner of Detroit area law Wednesday, Septe.mber19 of songs, from Cake to the Beatles. firm Hertz, Schram & Saretsky, heads We also eat cake. It is delicious. 7 the firm's Entertainment Practice Student Organization Fair - An -lOpm; Lawyer's Club Lounge Group. Mr. Hertz has represented open house to introduce new and numerous musicians and other returning students to the various Wednesday, September 12 entities in the entertainment field, organizations at the Law School. including authors, screenwriters, Stop by to chat with members of all APALSA General Body Meeting­ recording artists, radiopersonalities, the Law School's student groups, Dinner will be provided, as well as producers, production companies, and find out more than you ever an overview of some of the events record labels, agents, artist wanted to know about how you that APALSA plans to put on this managers, music publishers, can become involved. 5 - 6:30pm; year as well as opportunities to songwriters and athletes. Pizza will First Floor of Hutchins Hall get involved, including our 1L be served. 12:20-1:20 pm; 150 HH Rep position (1Ls take note!). All Tuesday, October 2 students are welcome! 6pm; 218 ACLU General Interest Meeting HH - Appetizers provided. 5 - 7pm; Supreme Court Roundup Leopold Bros. Brewery (Federalist Society and ACS) - Inaugural Speaker for the Hosted by our dean, Evan Caminker, Environmental Law and Public Monday, September 17 the event will discuss cases in the Policy Program Carol M. Supreme Court's upcoming term. Browner, Campbell Moot Court Information Speakers include professors Joan former cabinet member and Session - If you are a 2L or 3L Larsen, Douglas Laycock, Richard administrator of the United States interested in participating in the Primus, and Christine Whitman. Environmental Protection Agency Henry M. Campbell Moot Court 12:15 -1:15pm; 150 HH (EPA) from 1993-2001 will give an Competition this year (or even think inaugural address at 4pm, followed you might be), please join us at one Campbell Moot Court Information by a reception at 5:30pm. All are of the two information sessions Session - If you are a 2L or 3L welcome. 4pm; 100 HH (see also October 2). Details of the interested in participating in the competition will be discussed, and Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Christian Legal Society Cookout questions answered. 5 - 6pm; 150 Competition this year (or even think - Everyone is invited to come enjoy HH you might be), please join us at one the free food, and to learn more of the two information sessions about our group and how to get Tuesday, September 18 (see also September 17). Details of involved. 6:00-7:30pm; Phid House the competition will be discussed, (502 E Madison St.) Banned Books Week Read-Out and questions answered. 5 - 6pm; (ACLU)- Come hear students and 150 HH Thursday, September 13 professors read excerpts from their . favorite banned books of all time. American Constitution Society 12:15- 1:15pm; 100 HH •