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VOL. XXXIX THURSDAY, DCTO,BER 5,1978 No.a Gilbride Leaves Dean's Post By Madelaine Berg he says. He often arranges in- also oversaw placement After almost 25 years as formal meetings with members operations - and reviewed the Assistant Dean, Gerard A. of his first year Contracts grades of all students in the law Gilbride has left that position to classes, "to break down the school every semester. In ad­ return to full-time teaching. barrier of the large class and get dition, "there was never a Gilbride served as Assistant to know each other on a human semester that I didn't teach at Dean under three Deans of the level. " . least 4-6 hours or more." law school- Jerome Prince, This semester,' Gilbride ·is Raymond Lisle, and I. Leo teaching two Contracts sections. Glasser. He was initially invited During his years at BLS, he has to BLS by Dean Prince in 1949, taught. Contracts, Property. one year after his graduation Insurance, Equity, and from Fordham Law School, on a Professional Responsibility. one-year appointment to teach "One class had me for 16 credits Contracts. "Dean Prince warned during their three years at the me that it was only a one-year school. That's some kind of contract, and that I shouldn't record- maybe not a desireable give up my private practice," one," he reflected. Gilbride recalls. However, One "particularly challenging Gilbride was invited back for a time" for the .Dean was during second year, and during that year the period of the Cambodian he got involved in interviewing invasion in May 1970, a time of The mailboxes: a place for everything .... Photo by Ken Shiotani. and advising students, gradually general stUdent unrest. "On the . getting into administrative work day the students at BLS struck, . "in an informal way." Shortly Dean Prince was not in the Messagesfor theMasses; afterward, he was appointed building and it was my obligation Assistant to the Dean. and sub­ De·an Gerard A. Gilbride to be confronted by the students." sequently became 'Assistant Photo by Ken Shiotani The students wanted to cancel Student Mailboxes at BLS Dean, and later, Assistant Dean As Assistant Dean for classes but it was the ad­ for Academic ' Affairs. Academic Affairs, Gilbride ministration's position that, By Christine Short ministration. Letters are being "My greatest satisfaction was handled a wide range of student while they could not force the As part of a continuing effort to mailed assigning each student a having a close relationship with prBrooklyn Law ministration strongly sugse~ careers." Gilbride says, "Law for the benefit of the students." there were three bomb threats, students. The pigeon-hole type that studentci.. check the School is ,3 difficult transition He was responsible for in­ necessitating the evac 18tion of boxes are located behind the maj)boxes at least once a day. from college and the students terpreting the rules of the Court, the building each time, and the main floor elevator banle The mailboxes were designed come with so many fears and Bar Association and other ac­ confrontation did not end until 11 The mailboxes, Dean Henry W. and built by Bob Hudson and his phobia-most of them unfounded. crediting agencies as they ap­ p.m. Haverstick III explains, are to crew using a Coke bottle box as I try to help them get over them. plied to students' programs. He Please turn to Page 8 serve a three-fold purpose. Most their original inspiration. There's no magic to being a importantly, the boxes will help Because the work was done in­ successful law student. It's to insure that all messages reach house, the cost was only slightly studying and common sense." Sherman Named the particular student intended to more than $300, a considerable Gilbride enjoys teaching be contacted. In addition, use of savings over estimates by outside beginning students. " It's im­ the boxes for mass distributions contractors. portant that they get off to the by both administration and Please turn to Page 8 right start in their legal careers," Ass'f Dean student organiza tions will BLS professor Paul Sherman matters as scholarships and significantly reduce postag,e has been named Assistant Dean tuition deferments. He feels that expense. Finally, proper use of Freshman Class Profile. for Academic Affairs by Dean I. by Leon J. Bijou . these matters are best left to the the boxes will relieve the Leo Glasser. The appointment Committee on Admissions and congestion on the school's While the number of ap­ John Meehan who for the first took effect September 1. Sherman Scholarships, the Assistant Dean bulletin boards. plica tions for admittance to time served as Chairman of succeeds Dean Gerard A. for Placement and Student As the boxes will be cross­ Brooklyn Law School has Admissions. He reported that Gilbride who has returned to full­ Services, and the Bursar's Office. indexed by name and number, declined since last year, ac­ 2,697 applications were received, time t.eaching (see story this students can be contacted by ceptances have increased in both 1,283 of which were approved. Of pageL . I other students and faculty numbers and percent. This in­ these, 382 students (291 day A member of the faculty sinc members, as well as by the ad- formation comes from Professor division , 91 evening division ) 1974, Sherman, who teaches heve enrolled. Last year, 1,052 of Conflicts of Law and Inter­ 2,847 applications were accepted, national Law, has served as Delegate Election Results with the first year class num­ Chairman of the Curriculum bering 324 (263 day, 61 evening ). Committee, and as a member of The addition of 58 students the Scholastic Standing Com­ First year Day represents a 17.9 percent in­ mittee and the Committee on Section One Section Two Section Three crease in the class size despite a Placement · and Judicial Mark A. Casso 5. 3 percent decrease i~ ap­ Clerkships. Prior to beginning a Leslie Fielden Robert W. Harrison plicants. In addition, 47.5 percent Noah Cohen Art Skaar MaryJane Huseman teaching career, Sherman was of the applicants were accepted with Dewey, Ballentine and was a as compared with last year's 36.9 clerk for Judge Weinstein in the Second Year Day Third Year Day percentage. Eastern District. Dean Paul Sherman Jay Cantor Phil Brown Other statistical data regard­ Sherman hopes that this Phqto by Ken Shlotanl Gerald Flanagan Sal Aspromonte ing the classes of '81 and '82. position will enable him to Sherman sees the role of the Bruce Herman Ira Miller - A female representation of "contribute to the law school assistant dean as a counselor for Joe Cafiero Ralph Sansone 42.5 percent, the highest in the students, faculty and ad­ students' academic problems. He Richard Milazzo Neil Toomey Law School's history. Last year ministration." The new dean's plans to work closely with the Barbara Migdale Michael Heavey women comprised 32 percent of immediate priority is the review Curriculum and Scholastic the class. and revision of the BLS Bulletin Standing Committees to develop First Year Evening Second Year Evening -Minority enrollment, which which he plans to update and some new courses and eliminate Lois Chamberlain Albert A. Natoli includes Black, Puerto Rican, mpdernize in order to provide others. Bernadette Schacht Mark Weitz Cuban and Asian students, has increased information for The new dean is "going to try to also increased from 10 to 21. stUdents. be available to students as much Third Year Evening Fourth Year Evening -The students come from 115 In some respects, Sherman is as pOssible." He regards the colleges and universities and Martha Kunkis Tom Urgo shifting the functions of the dean's office as having a duty to represent eight states. assistant dean. He has requested be accessible and open, and Jo~~ph J . Winowiecki Susan Zilbering -The average age of the day that his office no longer have wants students to be aware of Published by BrooklynWorks, 1978 Please turn to Page 6 authority over suc)} financial Please turn to Page 8 1 •I. The Justinian, Vol. 1978 [1978], Iss. 6, Art. 1 a.• I Vi Ew~_o_i_N_T_5~--+-_iD_N'J_. ~_rTT_IA_t~__ s __ Ii' .; oo LETTERS .;. It is time the Administration worked hard for BLS in the past. Welcome Class Of 1982 Winter Rest becomes more sensitive to the But student affairs are too im­ • students' needs and at least at­ portant to leave to the direction or "•L tempts to make our law school blocs, no matter how well in­ r.~ We at Justinian would like to E!xtend our warmest To the Editor: experience a little more tentioned they ostensibly are. ~ welcome and greetings to the newly-entered class of Once again, the Administration tolerable. While students at BLS are not I 1982. We apologize for our insensitivity last issue in just has demonstrated its total lack of Lauri Cohen '80 supposed to be in an adversary c:: welcoming the class of 1981, as we, like many others, concern for the students at relationship with the ad­ C• failed to take note that along with a newly entering day Brooklyn Law School, amply ministration as a matter of 'ii evidenced by the lack of a winter Annoying Apathy course, it often seems that way. division class, there is also a newly entering evening intersession . For those students There is a constant struggle over •~ .., divisio"'class. BLS belongs to you as much as it does to unlucky enough to have an exam To the Editor: such issues as the allocation of any other class or division. We urge you to participate in on the last day of exams, we are . The recent elections for the funds , the attempted the various BLS activities, and to make your collective given a two day respite before Student Delegate Assembly once emasculation of student-faculty voice heard so that you are not overlooked in any way. classes reconvene on Monday. again indicate the discouraging committees, even the location of There is absolutely no reason in lack of concern with student the bicycle rack. But the SBA Justinian is here to serve the class of 1982, as well as the my mind why we cannot have at government and activities. Out of cannot accomplish anything rest of the student body. We look forward to welcoming least a few days of vacation, so over 700 students eligible to vote, without real backing from the your viewpoints and articles in print, and expect you to sorely needed after three weeks which does not include first year student body. take an active role in the life of our law school com­ of intensfve studying and exam day and evening students, who Yet what most of the students munity. taking. Needless to say, it will be voted in their classrooms and have in mind is " What can you do extremely difficult to devote thus achieved nearly a 100 per­ for me?" By far the majority of one's full energies and attention cent voting record, only 193 chose the requests to the SBA office are to schoolwork when no break in to exercise their franchise. complaints about the office A Changing Of The Guard schedule has been provided. I myself ran for one of the third hours, when coffee is to be ser­ For those who claim that year seats and lost handily. My ved, the food at the SBA parties, Christmas week is a vacation, I chances were not helped by the and the like. When one SBA Recently there has been much emotion raised con­ can only respond that a week fact that such a small turnout member asked such a com­ cerning the departure of Professor Gilbride from the of­ without classes does not con- made it easy for one of our plainant why he didn't help out he fice of Dean of Students. Professor Gilbride has served stitute a vacation when finals are fraternities to fill every third replied " Why should I? Let the approaching. Nor is the year seat with one of their SBA members give up all their as dean with integrity and ability, and has made scores suggestion to take off the first members by exhorting the time, they're the fools who of friends through the years because of his excellent week of classes (as many fraternity to vote for their can­ volunteered. " handling of many sticky situations. Dean Gilbride fur­ students intend to do ) feasible, as dida te"S . There is nothing If these shmucks would think. ther showed warmth and compassion for the students we will only be, penalizing our- inherently wrong with and about it though they would realize with whom he was dealing, a trait that is not too com­ . most of those elected mon around the corridors of BLS. For these reasons, we at Justinian were saddened to note the resignation of Dean Gilbride from the position he has held with honor for several years. He has left the dean's offjce with an Summit Up excellent reputation, and as they say in show biz, will be a tough act to follow. However, we recognize the right of Dean Glasser to I was strolling down the Foreign Advisors, and weigh the Uncle : "It's just a formality, name his own choices to the various administrative Promenade with my five year opinions of our Senate." Junior. " positions at BLS. Whenever a new leader takes office, old, Brooklyn born-and-bred Junior : "Doesn't everyone Junior: " What's formality?" there usually is a wholesale change of top leadership. No nephew , when who do you think ' . dll t lasting peace?" Uncle : "Formality. When one newly-elected President of the United States is expected comes walking our way? None J .C.: "Of course," (pausing to has something important to other : than the three heads of look admiringly at Anwar and accomplish, one doesn't just go to keep his predecessor's cabinet members, and no in­ Summit, walking arm in arm. Menachem berore continuing) out and do the job. One must first coming law school dean should be expected to have to "Hey Uncle, who are those " Now we have peace, peace, do less important things, so as to keep the administrators of past years. We do hope strange looking guys?" PEACE! try to make the important task though, that a change in leadership won't do away with "I'm surprised at you Junior," (M. and A. start to clap and seem more proper and wor­ the years of mutual respect that has come to pass bet­ I said, knOwing of his interest in don't stop.) thwhile. SoIQetimes, one does ween the students at BLS and the office of the Dean of current events. "Those three Junior: "Why are they clap­ these less important things after smiling men are t.he President of ping Uncle?" Please turn to Page 8 Students. We urge the administration to continue the U.S., and the two leaders of making strides in the direction of student rights and the Middle Eastern powers." student input, and to promote closer relationships bet­ "Let's find out what they're so .Justinian ween BLS students and faculty. happy about," cried Junior. Junior : " Hey, what's so funny? Published under the auspices of the Student Bar Association What's everybody smiling BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL about? " 250 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201 Good Luck All : "We have reached lasting Telephone (212) 625-2200 Ext. 50 And finally, Justinian would like to extend best wishes peace, my son. Our countries Editor-in-Chief . _...... Harry Hertzberg and much good luck to Professor Sherman, newly­ have been at war for thousands of Managing Editor· ...... Madelaine Berg years , but now, for the first time, Editor Emeritus . _...... " Howard Cohen named dean. Dean Sherman has a tough job cut out for we have lasting peace." him, both in terms of the BLS administration and Senior Editor ...... Ken Shiotani Junior : " What took so long? Features Editor ...... Barbara Naidech students. We urge Dean Sherman to institute an "open Graphics Editor ...... - . .. . . Paul Dansker door" policy into the dean's office, and not to get carried When we get into a figh t at school, we have some bad STAFF away by demanding appointments be set up or by the feelings, but we always end up endless stream of BLS bureaucracy. The BLS students shaking hands and being friends Robert Z. Berger. Leon Bijou, Fred DeBerardinis, Martin again." Edelstein. Arlette Hernes, Kim Steven Juhase (Alumni) , need compassion, anderstanding, intelligence, warmth, Bernard Lemelman, Mitchell Miller, Alexander Novak, Robert and guidance from the dean's office, not to mention, of All : " It is not that simple, my son . Before we could have our Robinson, Larry Rogak. Barry Rothman (LSD Rep. ). Christine hort. Pat Smillie (SBA Pres.), Rochelle Strahl. course, accessibility. We expect Dean Sherman to rise Peace Conference, we had to to this unique challenge and to prove that Dean speak extensively with our (Editorial express the opinion or the Editorial Board) Glasser's confidence in him is indeed well placed. Defense Secretaries, consult our Copyright 1978 By BLS Student Bar A sociation

INELL, ARST, ~lIa'jOW'E. CNJ J('EV,ea) IitS E1AM 12C~OF~W. No ttIO~ 15" ~Baow N~SE:J.ISE:. WE" HlwE AIJ()N'/"'()U~ (j$PVtJ6NOpj. WE At,So 'PIt} AwAy w'r~ 1Mi' K'lD'~LOUS AffeAJDMJ~ ~-r 1r1' rn~ e;.JC>o;: ~ SE;M~srGR....· 'I()o'e~ m 81G­ ~ys AIJD GIRlS NOhl. FM'P4~IC.Sle.! https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/justinian/vol1978/iss6/1 2 Placement Director Outlines Plans 11 et al.: The Justinian CD• By Barbara Naidech intends to work towards enticing sessions dealing with in­ •LJ Rumor has it that the job more potential employers to seek terviewing techniques, resume I market is tight. With two new law and hire BLS students. and letter writing, and "tran­ t. schools pouring graduates into an Safer indicated that she sees sferability of skills" (what to do C already glutted arena, our her job as two-fold. First, she with what you learned in the real •ct prospects diminish. But, in ad­ in tends to arm students with the world ), The shy need not worry, 3" necessary offer-getting skills. Safer will still meet individually i dition to a fresh coat of paint, the ::I Placement Office has anew, Next, she intends to indulge in with students. "job development," including a It should be noted here that I aggressive campaign to aid -t students in obtaining jobs, 10,000 piece mailing sent to BLS BLS's Placement Office is only a 7 presumably as lawyers. alumni, as well as follow-up fraction of the size of some other C We, the students of BLS, have a mailings, courting prospective schools. Our Placement Office is ~ new Director of Placement. Her employers, and distributing manned by Safer, her able CL "Resume Books," part of a assistant Lori Mogol, Dean name is Jacqueline A. Safer. She ~• is young and attractive, and has a formal resume referral Haverstick, and a yet to be hired B.A. from Penn State, a Masters research assistant. Blame who o in Counseling from N.Y.U., and you wish, but the burden of ob­ Sf experience both as Assistant taining employment falls upon the students themselves. !J Director of Placement and as a ..lI Corporate Personnel Inter­ Students with secure egos and II) viewer. iots of stamps might consider Safer indicated the "biggest sending mass mailings to all the . law firms listed in Martindale­ ~~r~~~t~:!s~~:~~no~:t~~e:hee~:::~;:t;!a~~~r:~t~:: ~!r: ~ problem is the students' attitudes Planning from September 25-28. Approximately seventy themselves." Rather than suffer Hubbell's. They might also, as a feelings of inferiority, BLS long shot, look into hidden job representatives from law firms, corporations, public interest­ students should instead "project markets, for example, perusing non-profit organizations and government agencies took part in positive images of themselves." newspapers and other the Fair. Although job interviews were not conducted, each Rather than apologize for having publications with an eye towards representative provided information regarding the a campus somewhat smaller than spotting substantial fianancial allocations in government. organizational areas and nature of legal work performed in Harvard's, BLS students, ac­ Jacqueline A. Safer their office, typical assignments, responsibilities, training, cording to Safer, should con­ In the end, it will be grades, Photo by Ken Shiotani pull and luck that will help us get and opportunities for advancement. Also offered was in­ centrate, and indeed brag about, Students have already en­ BLS's strengths. In addition to the jobs we want. But a new formation regarding the projected hiring needs of their countered some strange goings­ Placement Director, with new disco parties, BLS has ready on in the Student Lounge, namely organizations, and the hiring qualifications and procedures access to the court system, as ideas that might work, sure currently in effect. PhotobyKenShlcKuJ the "Career Fair," which was couldn't hurt. well as a wide selection of clinical held from September 25th programs. Further, Safer through the 28th . Behind those maintains that BLS students booths were alumni represen­ Int'l Law Journal: Broad Horizons have an increasing competitive tatives, acting as "role models" position in the job market. from law firms, corporate legal The Brooklyn Journal of membership are extended to required to perform various Familiar features of the departments, public interest International Law, now in its fifth those students whose writings editing and research chores Placement Office will be groups and government agen­ year of semi-annual publication, indicate an ability to deal ef­ throughout their tenure. Staff maintained. There will be on­ cies. is one of BLS's two scholarly fectively with international legal members receive one academic campus recruitment. However, Other innovations (pardon the journals dealing with current research and writing. Those credit per semester of service; in the past, on-eampus recruit­ euphemisms ) include , trends in the development of the ment has " tended to work more "Workshops," and the "Thur­ law. It is a journ31 which enjoys a for some people" than others. sday at Four Program." The wide circulation among both Presumably, it has worked for latter is a counseling program. students on Law Review. Safer libraries and individual scholars The former includes group and practitioners involved in various facets of international and comparative law. SBA Pres: The Journal is staffed by its members who are chosen from among the BLS student body We Need Your Help based upon three writing com­ petitions. The first two com­ by Patricia Smillie petitions, which require the SBAPres. submission of a case comment, are open to all successful par­ I would like to take this op­ complaints they receive. For ticipants in the first year Moot portunity to answer all of those instance, in the past, the SBA's Court international problem and, anonymous notes that the SBA office hours were from 1-2 p.m. additionally, to certain students has found covering their signs. I and 5-6 p.m. This year's board based upon their first year's am referring to those notes felt that these hours were academic performance. The demanding an extension of the inadequate and expanded the third competition is an open note Jean Bernstein, Editor-in-chief of the International SBA's office hours, complaining hours to include two hours in the competition which is open to the Journal, and Steven Cohen, Managing editor. Photo by Ken$biotaa. about the coffee service during ~vening, 8-9 p.m. The same student body at large. Students members who have been ad­ editors receive two such credits. the summer, protesting the reasoning led to the increase in involved in the latter competition mitted to the Journal based upon The Journal has announced manner in which the election of voting hours for the delegate are r 'quired to submit a note on a a case comment are required to that, beginning this year, it will SBA delegates was conducted election. The polls were open previously approved topic. complete an acceptable note supervise the international and in general taking out their from 10:30 a .m. to 2 p.m., 5 to 6 These writings are scrutinized during the year following their problem which is part of the frustrations and anxieties on the p.m ., and from 7:45 to 8:30 p.m . by the Journal's staff and acceptance on the staff. In ad­ required Moot Court (day) SBA. Usually, the polls for the delegate Editorial Board, and offers of dition, all Journal members are competition conducted by the Let us set the record straight, elections were open from 1-2 p.m . Moot Court Honor Society. The NO MEMBER NOR ELEcrED and 5-6 p.m. The Board would problem which will be argued OFFICER of the SBA receives have liked to have h· d longer Trail Advocacy at BLS during this competition is a ANY FORM OF COM ­ voting hours, however, class and modifica tion of the problem PENSATION for their services. work schedules of the Executive which will be argued during this The students who have been Board members would not A Trial Advocacy Series, program is the only one of its kind year's 20th annual Philip C. elected to the executfve offices all permit anymore hours than were consisting of 11 weekly lectures to be conducted at a law school in Jessup International Law Moot attend Brooklyn Law School in a scheduled. Unfortunately, no one and culminating in a demon­ this area. Court Competition sponsored by . regular program of study and, in other than the Executive Board stration trial, is being conducted The course consists of lectures the Association of Student addition, 4 out of the 5 executive members are permitted to at BLS in cooperation with the by outstanding trial lawyers on International Law Societies. The board members work. That conduct this election. New York State Trial Lawyers topics including ethics, sources team which will represent means they have approximately But, let us go back one step to Association. The lectures are and investigation, witnesses, Brooklyn Law School during this 12-14 hours of class a week, work June 1978 when the present being held on Thursday af­ establishing liability, damages, year's international competition between 2040 hours a week, and Executive Board was elected. ternoons from 4-6 p.m. in the depositions , pleadings , will be drawn from members of then work in the SBA office 5-8 During the summer months, Moot Court Room . Over 300 BLS examinations before trial, set- Brooklyn's Moot Court Honor hours a week. At the least, these June, July and August, the SBA is students have enrolled in the tlement evaluation, jury selec- Society with special preference figures add up to a 37 hour week. usually somewhat inactive. The program which began on Sep­ lion, ?pe~ing statements! du:ect given to those students who Of course, with something like SBA 's activities during the tember 21 and will continue exammation: cross-ex~mlDa. tlOn , worked on the international the delegate election the officers summer months are usually through a final session on ~ nd summation. The skills Will be problem in Moot Court. end up putting in more than 12 restricted to providing a coffee Monday , December 11. Illustrated. at. a full-day During last year's Jessup hours in one day ! . and tea service and opening the According to Professor Jerome demonstration trial to be held at I competition Brooklyn Law The executive board knew that Book Co-{)p just before classes in M. Leitner, who is the coor­ BLS on Saturday, December 9, ~t I School's tea~ defeated more their job was going to be tough August. This summer things dinator of the series, the no-credit which time 12 trial la~yers Will I than 200 teams from 27 countries and require a good deal of their were a little bit different. During program is providing BLS ~onduct a <:omplete trial, f~om to take first place. The team was time. However, what some of the month of June and part of students with an opportunity to Jury selec on to summ~tion , composed of Journal Editor-in- them did not realize is that the July, the SBA Executive Bo3!d learn about trial skills not before a Supreme Co Judge . - more they may do, the more Please turn to Page 6 available in the curriculum. Thl! and a jury. -Madelaine Berg Please turn to Page 8 Published by BrooklynWorks, 1978 3 • I The Justinian, Vol. 1978 [1978], Iss. 6, Art. 1 •I I sst ~urnmer, II "~ D 'more than 2,30() persons o"a •;. studying for the NewYork ' ~r Exam "• J More than all other) .&." ~ (courses combined . I took BAR/BRI. c C• 'ii .,•J They did SO because:

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Published by BrooklynWorks, 1978 5 / CD m• The Justinian, Vol. 1978 [1978], Iss. 6, Art. 1 a.II I m ENTERTAiNMENT m "t" iii Stones-Not So Good/Talking Heads-Better TV Shows You'll Want To Miss .; By Martin Edelstein each other for money and prizes. u Rundgren outdoes Phil Spector. By Mitchell R. Miller frequently surrounded by totally The new TV season is upon us Gomer Pyle M.D.-Jim Nabors o Phil Rizzuto's first platinum First, this is not a good Rolling insipid lyrics. Women in this one and the network brass have lined returns as a marine doctor who .;. album is a tribute to the in­ II Stones album . It is better than the get rock stars' room keys if they up a whole new mess of slop for gets his degree from a securities of high school sex and 1l last four (read 'not as bad as') . If can go all night. More likely them us to watch. Needless to say, correspondence course. back-seat romance. Unfor­ •I. you like the Stones, stick with than the guys in this band. some of this slop will be less than Celebrity Hopscotch-Big name l Beggar's Banquet and Let It tunately, Meat Loaf's dimensions Synergy-Cords . J: acceptable and will require mid- celebrities like Larry Hovis and ~ Bleed, which handle the same As in patch cords. Heave~y . season replacement shows. The Brett Somers compete for I depressing ideas about women and ethereal synthesizer music. networks are aware of this fact members of the studio audience c: and society in the same way . It's Read no further if you believe II and as a result they have already in an earth shattering game of like comparing Michaelangelo synthesizers are instruments to lined up several replacement hopscotch . .S to a finger painting. If you're a I wash dishes by. Gino, turn off the ~ shows. Through political in­ The Jaws Show-Each week the disco ~onali ty, "Miss You" is water, I'm trying to write. Thank fluence and our very own slush •l shark will terrorize and-()r eat a ., better than listening to dolphins you . Larry Fast (one man group) fund, Justinian has been able to new group of bathers . (read BeeGees ). However, the is one of the two or three most acquire the names and thumbnail The Tricky Dick Variety Hour­ real grounds for commentary are entertaining players of the genre, sketches of some of the The former vice president, the way N.Y. radio has handled whether on his own or backing up replacement series. president, and Firestone 500 the title cut. There is a line that I Peter Gabriel or Nektar. The Paper Chase II-Hart drops out salesman makes his big goes "Black girls just want to music pulses, throbs and soars of law school and starts working comeback. fuck all night.. .. " WBLS, N.Y.'s I with tides of sound gently playing in a toilet paper factory. Ethno-Man-The adventures of 'Black station,' refuses to touch it ' your ears as instruments of their Leave It to Beaver Jr.-Beaver a crime fighter who possesses the at all . N.Y .'s other 'progressive' own. And for psychos like me who is now married and has a kid who ability to change to whatever stations give it the 'old bleep­ collect such things, the album is is just as much a moron as he ethnic group the situation calls silent treatment. WLIR, the hope pressed on clear vinyl. Required was. for. for intellect on L.1. plays the reading for those in altered states Subway-A weekly look at some Fading Star-The adventures of song. Question for civil liberties of consciousness. Bill Lee's of the low life who ride the MT A a rock 'n roll star turned truck students and others who think : favorite album. trains during off-hours . driver. Why censor rock songs on rock­ Talking Heads- More Songs The Chuck Barris Nothing The Garbage Girls-A rollicking oriented radio-or anywhere at About Buildings and Food . Show-Each week Chuckie will comedy about a female all? Obscenity? At least WNEW This is a nice album. It is full of introduce the show and close the sanitation crew. plays the Airplane's " We Can Be nice songs. It has good music. It show with absolutely no en­ Arnie and the Pig-A man tries Together" and Steely Dan 's has nifty production. It has a tertainment whatsoever in to keep a pig in his Manhattan "Show Biz Kids .. " The word is keen cover. It is a simple, happy between the opening and closing. apartment. the same. (By the way-what is would restrict his acrobatics to album . Hear' David Byrne play. Hunting for Feces-A game High Anxiety-Each week Mel the origin of the name 'Steely something on the order of an , He knows more chords now. Hear show predicated on the NYC Brooks, as Dr. Richard Thorn­ Dan?') Is the song racist? If it is , Econoline van. There is (or David sing. Well, hear him try. "Poop-Scoop Law". dike, will treat a brand new then so is the Kinks' "Don't eed should be) more to rock than He's getting better. He made The Cheerleader~A dramatic assortment of loonies. No Black Messiah" and Mott the waiting to find out if someone can friends with Eno. See Eno series about a group of Meat-A comedy set in a butcher Hopple's reverse parody in the get his girl to 'do it. ' To make produce. Hear Eno give body to cheerleaders who double as shop with an unusual collection 'of widely aired " All the Way From things worse, she does. And music. See Talking Heads "undercover" detectives. characters. Memphis. " Is it sexist??? Ye morality time- boy are they become real live musicians. Voices from the Dead-Each Love Child & . Psychadelic Sue- , gads, listen to the rest of the sorry! Told ya, ya should a gotten ROiling Stones look out. This week Orson Welles will com­ "Laverne & Shirley" of the 60s drivel on the radio-or see below. dem new shocks sooner! album can actually make your municate with famous per­ set in Haight-Asbury. Play that funky music, white Apologies to Phil Brown, nice whole body feel good. And "Take sonalities who are deceased. Mack Williams, Esq_-The boy. guy, good friend and Meat Loaf Me to the River" is the world's Wrestling for Dollars-A game hilarious adventures of a lawyer Meat Loaf- Bat Out of Hell fan . Well, two out of three ain 't best segue for "Riders on the show where contestants wrestle turned pimp. Shows you why Bruce bad. Storm." More songs about the S'pringsteen shouldn't be cloned­ Foreigner-Double Vision river of life. See Spot run . the result could sit too close to a Now this is sexist rock. What I microwave oven and emerge might have listened to in high The SBA needs volunteers. Give a mutated-hence music for 16- school instead of Meat Loaf. damn about your school, and year-olds who think that when Thankfully things change. Like, contribute some time for the they grow up they'l1 be 18. Many then I didn't notice that cliche benefit of everyone. too many guitar tracks as Todd and stolen power chords were year when sometime in June the expand our efforts in this regara. SBA Pres. SBA was contacted by two other Finally, the Executive Board organizations who also wished to has decided to change the hours Continued from Page 3 be funded for an- orientation of the SBA Delegate Assembly booklet. Since it would be im­ Meetings to 7: 45 to 9: 15 p.m. in an opened the Book Co-op to those possible for the SBA to fund three effort to enable more evening students enrolled in the summer such booklets and because it students to become involved in session. The Board also instituted the SBA. Of course, no time will seemed impracticable to publish £IJn~kr(CJ 71' regular office hours for a number three different booklets, the SBA be convenient to everyone but, we of weeks, until the apparent need contacted all the organizations hope that this tIme will be con­ Irs i.lN,a,N.r~N#-/lP~r for the office hours ceased. Some present at BLS. Representatives venient to more people than ye4~ ST/I1J6W' '*Y/It()tf~ / of us had classes and some did from these organizations met before. not, so some of us made an extra during the summer with the In conclusion, this article is not effort to come in and make coffee Executive Board and worked on meant to be a demand for Freshman was dismayed, however, over the for the students. But, one thing producing an SBA Orientation payment for the work that SBA small number of minority we all had in common was the members perform but, a request Continued from Page 1 students. This he attributed to the complaint registered against us Booklet. The funds which were that students who do not like the aggressive Affirmative Action that the coffee was not always used to publish this booklet were way something is done to offer student is 23, of the evening programs of other, often more ready at 5: 15 or 5: 30 . Obviously , raised in part by ads which were their time to do them. We ask that student 28. prestigious law schools . While having coffee ready at 5:15 or solicited by the students. The before you come screaming and - The average GPA is 3.2 and "window dressing," these 5:30 is not always possible if a remainder of the cost was borne yelling into the SBA office, that the average LSAT score is 610. schools have "milked off" by theSBA. Board member finished working you stop and realize that we are Whereas in past years Dean minority students with grants, at 5:00 as everyone else, and then During the summer the students too, and that we have the Lisle reviewed the applicatiOns loans, housing and the op­ had to take a train to BLS to Executive Board attempted to same time demands made upon alone, this year the Committee portunity to graduate from a make coffee. start a housing service. Over 100 us as you do. We are open to was a multi-membered body more highly respected in­ It was also during this past letters were sent out to landlords constructive criticism but not to which included Prois. Chase, stitution. summer that the SBA did in the area requesting that they anonymous complaints. If you rea, Gilbride, Hoffman and Viewing the first year class, something which to my "list" any apartments which they want something done, come to Ronayne. Meehan stressed that Meehan noted senses of ac­ knowledge they had never done had for rent with our service. The the office and we will try to ac­ Lisle had done a "fine job" but complishment and responsibility before, that is, organizing and response has not been over­ commodate you. But, you must felt the current set up brought both for those who make it and producing an Orientation whelming but it was a start. The realize that we will not always more insight and diverse opinions Ihose who don't. Due to that Booklet. In the past the National Board has been listing any have the people power to do what to the selection process. responsibility Meehan described Lawyer's Guild bad written and apartments which have come in you want. However, if you want In assessing the statistical Chairman of Admissions as printed an orientation booklet on the bulletin board outside the to do something and are willing to composition of the l11'st year class "taxing ... a helluva difficult job." with funding from the SBA . A SBA office on specially printed work on it yourself, the SBA will Meehan was pleased with the "At best," he said, "we try to problem arose in relation to forms. Hopefully, during this be glad to lend any support that increase in women and the make a decent decision in a large funding the NLG's booklet this year will be able to improve an? we can. greater geographical mix. He number of cases." https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/justinian/vol1978/iss6/1 6 Law School Marathon Teacheret al.: The Justinian Feature: Professor Joel Gora. I III "I By Leon J. Bijou ticipants took off on Worth Street, By Bernard Lemelman Amendment rights. As he talks, partly because it will afford him Sunday September 24, 1978 the and headed directly into the sun. he sounds almost nostalgic, as more time to pursue his writing first full day of Autumn. The The uniformity of the fast start Professor Joel Gora comes to "I though he's reminiscing about a interests. Then there's his L weather, crisp and sparkling, disintegrated in just a few blocks. Brooklyn Law School from the C bygone era. daughter Susannah who was born provided an ideal setting for the The leaders set their pace as the American Civil Liberties Union last fall and whom he describes •rt :;- first New York Law School Five cluster of runners spread out. (ACLu) where he had served as "There were a lot of cases­ as " .. .my favorite hobby." And Mile Marathon. Early Sunday morning ped­ general staff counsel and i kids with long hair that got his wife Ann Ray Martin, a writer :l Arriving a t New York Law estrians and motorists stopped associate legal director since thrown out of school, censorship for Newsweek. School at 47 Worth Street, one to gaze and waited patiently at 1969. He was born right here in I of student newspapers, Viet-Nam " Not that I expect to work less ~ could easily see that something the intersections where the Brooklyn but spent his formative ~ soldiers who were court­ hard. It's just that a law C was going on. Tall, gangly, runners crossed against the years' in the Los Angeles are/! , martialed for distributing anti­ , athletic-looking guys dressed in a lights. graduating from Pomona College teacher's work is a little more I war leaflets. I handled a Q. melange of colored running gear It was an uneventful race and then attending Columbia regular than what I was doing at • pregnancy discrimination case. the ACLU. You know you have a came from all directions. Most quickly won by Dennis McBride University School of La_ w_. ____ The Air Force discharged this ~• stopped briefly to inspect the of NYU, who finished the 4.75 class on Friday instead of a law woman lieutenant who was single clerk calling to say that a judge a course posted outside the school mile course in 25:4l.7. Rich and got pregnant. We got her n and then filed inside. Despite the Carmen of New York Law will hear your case Monday !' back in . I even defended a morning, two weeks ahead of jI subtle friendly tension among the followed with a 26:08.1 with J . Colonel in the Army convicted OIl schedule." He paused for a .a runners, the volunteers who Shanahan also of NYU, third at a marijuana charge. He got staffed the race were pleasant 28:12.7. second, "I enjoy Brooklyn Law eighteen months which, in the School very much so far. My ~ and warm. BLS, with only 14 finishers, had scheme of things, is better than ID As the 10 a .m . starting time four in the top 25. This writer . colleagues have been very eighteen years, I suppose." helpful tbese first few weeks. The grew closer the pre-race ac­ finished 7th (29 :55.1) , Michael Prof. Gora continued, "In '72, tivities began. The block, where Hopkins 17th (32:40.2), Neil student. are enthusiastic. I see during the Pentagon Papers teacbiDI as a mutual en­ t.he race starts and finishes, was Karbank 19th, (33:26.1) and Gary case, the ACLU filed an amicus roped off, and the runners began Gregory 25th (34:17.1). terprille ... DOt a paper chase, but a brief of which I wrote portions. the limbering up ritual. Pushing Special thanks are due to Gil chance for interaction and The case, I think, represented the dialogue. The areas I'll be buildings, waving limbs, rotating Hollander who runs the con­ highpoint of Nixon's attack on the torsos, grunting and straining the cession at New York Law School working in ... constitutional law. free press. It was a clear~ut civil procedure, civil liber­ runners put on quite a show to the and who dreamt up and financed Prof. Joel Gora clash between the forces of light ties ... they're changing so fast untrained eye. the race; New York Law School; Photo by Ken Shlolani and the forces of darkness." that they're almost designed to At 10a.m., the group bursts into the Road Runners Club of New Prof. Gora's office is on the Four years later in Buckley v. rhythmic hand clapping, as York ; and the 1st Police keep you on your toes." eighth floor, neat, the way all of­ Valeo, Professor Gora as lead In his spare time ProfesllOl' encouragement pours in from the Precinct. Especially helpful was fices are at the beginning of a counsel in the case successfully spectators. Dean Shapiro of New Dr. Paul Milvy, a biophysicist at, Gora plays tennis, reads spy school year. It's a late Wed­ challenged the constitutionality novels and has been " ...known to York Law School calls the race's Mount Sinai Hospital who sur­ nesday afternoon. He's leaning of the campaign finance reform start, and close to 100 par- veyed and measured the course. playa game of touch football or back in his chair, his feet propped act, arguing that to place two." Among the most recent up on his desk, his arms stretched restrictions on the sum a can- , novels he's read are The Public out comfortably. "Public interest didate can either raise or spend Burning which is a fictional work has always fascinated me. was tantamount to a restriction , account of the Rosenberg trial, SBANEWS In California I was involved in on free speech and association. I and The Holcroft Covenant by Democratic Party politics. Law " I consider that case the high Robert Ludlum, whom he seemed like a natural extension point in my career with the describes as one of his favorite The Student Bar Association will In October the results of the of that." ACLU. We were writing con­ authors, at least in the spy book shortly be selling BLS T-SHIRTS. course evaluations which were He graduated from Columbia stitutional law. I remember genre. These shirts will be a high quality conducted back in the Spring will in '67, and spent the next two putting sentences in the brief we polyester-eotton blend with a be available. We caution that the years as law clerk in the U.S. presented to the Supreme Court Prof Gora is not definite on the completely new multicolor results of the evaluation should Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, which six months later appeared question of marks. "Actually it's design created under the be taken with a grain of salt since before joining the ACLU in a full in the Court's ruling," Gora said. too early to tell. I mean, I've direction and supervision of the this is the first time such an time capacity. The cases he was The author of two books, Due never taugbt before so in a sense SBA Evening Vice President, evaluation has been conducted. involved in, as the saying goes, Process of Law and Rights of I'm still coming to grips with that Charlie Fox. The shirts will retail were many and varied though Reporters. Professor Gora has question myself." for $5.50 each and will be The results of this evaluation \Vill perhaps their most common embarked on a teaching career available in all sizes (S, M, L, be used to develop a better theme was a defense of First XL). evaluation questionnaire in the Canvas carry-all bags boasting future. The validity of the results the same design will also be of this evaluation will not be PRACTISIN. LAW INSInvn available at $6 each in limited proven until further evaluations supplies. Get them for yourseU, are conducted with which these your family and friends while results can be compared. The supplies last at the SBA office, ~ room 403, during office hours beginning in October. (Proceeds results will be available in the SBA Office and the Library for of the sales will be used for • Practical Law student activities at BLS.) your perusal. • New York Law What's So Good About • Rractical Preparation Going to Law School? for the New York Dar By Barbara Naldech Examination

Having a reason to move out of Meeting someone who one day your parents' home. might be able to help you out of a Getting briefcases as presents. traffic ticket., Giving the federal government Meeting lots of people named See your PU campus rep or write or telephone: a greater opportunity to subsidize Jeff. your education. Having a chance to be BMOC. Practising Low Institute Impressing neighbors and Realizng you can't be a flower 810 Seventh Avenue distant relatives. child forever. New York, N.Y.10019 Getting jobs as lawyers. Becoming allergic to Having a chance to suffer in marijuana. (212) 765-5700 order to improve your soul. Having a Brooklyn address. Not having to worry about Meeting a diverse group of George Switnicki where to go on vacations. homogenous people. (212) 673·0748 Being able to wear jeans. -Knowing how to draw up a Being invited to Law Mixers. separation agreement, just in BLS Campus Representative Going to disco parties. case. Knowing someone on Law Meeting the guy who keeps Review. . suing New York City. The Practising Law Inst i tut~ - a not-far-profit educational Knowing Moot Court is over. Being in a place that regularly institution chartered by the Boord of f\egenrs of the State of Having a reason to buy lots of shows "Twelve Angry Men." New Yo~ - is the nation's oldest and largest continuing legal interesting pens. Having a so-so chance of education organization. Over 55, 000 lawyers have prepared Having someone around to help getting student movie discount for the New Yo~ Bar Exam with the PU Bar f\evlew Course. you with your crossword puzzle. cards. Published by BrooklynWorks, 1978 7 The Justinian, Vol. 1978 [1978], Iss. 6, Art. 1 m Gilbride problems for those who had not Berger "Anyway, how did you guys reached real peace! " II attended classes,' BLS provided a make up?" (The men start hugging each ' 01 Continued from Page 1 system where students could take Continued from Page 2. J .C. : "Well son, I invited the other.) CII a. "NYU at that time cancelled its exams as scheduled in June, or in the task has been completed. great President of the great (I whisper something in September, allowing them more republic of Egypt and the great Junior's ear.) finals and dismissed its seniors These less important things are I time to prepare for their finals. Prime Minister of Israel to my m and was going to graduate them known as formalities." Junior: "Hey, what are you "It was a fair resolution to a It without finals," Gilbride said. Junior : (Junior just shrugs.) house in the country. was there gOing to do about the resignation OJ difficult problem," Gilbride said. that we found our peace." "r- "Even though we were pressed to "Why did these wars start?" of your Foreign Minister? And Gilbride feels that one of the Junior: "Why did you wait so follow the example of NYU, Dean Anwar : "My dear son , citizen you, what are you going to do IO most interesting times of his long to go there?" about your people who have Prince and a majority of the of the great U.S. of A. It is not ~ tenure as Dean was when he All: (The men chuckled.) ."We settled in the lands in con­ u faculty supported the view that important why the wars started, assisted Dean Prince in his first had to get the O.K. and troversy? And what will you both o we shouldn't do that. We were why the people of our coun tries planning efforts for the new BLS support from our advisors and do about the bitter feelings that .;. vindicated when the Court of have passionately despised each ID building. Gilbride remembers neighboring countries. Many still prevail?" Appeals ruled 7-0 that, in order to other for thousands of years, or "D people thought we were wasting All: "These are just formalities III be eligible for the Bar Exam, all picking out the library equipment why our people ha:ve been driven L our time, and begged us not to go. my son. We will tell our people students had to complete final and being involved in other to such sadistic levels. The past is ::I When we finally did decide to go, t.hat we have peace, and all will L exams." planning stages along with Dean forgotten and the wars are over, we had to wait for a formal in­ be well." ~ In order to alleviate the Prince and Judge Ughetta, "who because now we have peace,· vitation. All these things take Junior: "Is it O.K. if I ask you I were primarily responsible for PEACE!" c time ." guys one last question? Can I ID the fact that we have the (And, of course. the clapping Junior: "That's funny . My have your autographs?" '2 LETTERS building." starts again.) '~ teacher drops everything and (The men break into big "The students helped to move Junior: "I don't understand. III Continued from Page 2 takes the fighters outside of the smiles.) ::I the library from Pearl Street to When my teacher finds out that they are only hurting classroom. She doesn't wait until "Surely my son." ., Joralemon Street. We weren't there's been a fight in school, she themselves. For those who only we really hate each other, or wait ( Each man takes out a piece of moving that far and we knew that always asks us why the fight understand something when it is for us to talk it out ourselves. paper and a pen, and proceeds to t.he students, who were familiar started. Once we think about her couched in dollars and cents Where do you guys go from here" sign his name. When this is done, with the books, would keep them ' question, we realize that there t.erms it should be obvious that M.B .: "We will return to our each man passes his sheet of in order during the move. The was little reason to start trOUble the better the quality of education countries, hailed as heroes, and paper to the next man who signs entire library was moved over in the first place. If she doesn't that BLS has, and the more show everybody the Peace his name. This was repeated once the course of a weekend." make us see that our fighting was prestigious that BLS becomes, Treaty." (Anticipating the next ' more, completing the whole As dean, Gilbride was in silly, we will stay angry at each the better it. is for us in terms of question,) "A Peace Treaty is a process.) charge of all BLS Com­ other and end up starting more future jobs, salary, contacts etc. piece of paper which we all sign J .C.: "Here you go son." mencement exercises. At one trouble by getting our friends to And students can make decisive time, BLS had three separate' to show our people that we have contributions to improving the choose sides." graduations a year, and Gilbride school through their work on estimates that he has arranged at Int'l. Law Journal various student-faculty com­ Continued from Page 3 mittees, through trying to secure least 50 ceremonies. Federal funding in return for In addition to his respon­ ABA "EWS Chief, Jean Bernstein; Executive legal service in the communities sibilities as tlean, Gilbride has Editor, Madelaine Eppenstein; (a program t.hat most medical served as Secretary of the and Articles Editor, Elizabeth J. schools are involved in ), and a Faculty, Secretary of the Board Aisenberg. of Trustees, Chairman of the Soviet Jews The briefs submitted by the myriad of other opportunities. BLS has one of the finest clinical Curriculum Committee and is By Samuel'Abrahams its association with anti­ Jessup team will be published in programs in the country, but it presently. Chairman of the Class.of 1956 Communist maneuvers; these the fall issue. These will be was mainly SBA presSilre that. Scholarship Committee and the The Section of Individual liberals fear unjustifiably that a preceded · by introductory led to the granting of credit for Committee on Scholastic Stan­ Rights and Responsibilities held strong anti-Communist and anti­ material submitted by Waldemar clinical work. ding. He has also served as a session on Human Rights in the Soviet attack will force them to Solf, Chief of the International In our mass society Chairman of the Ethics Com­ Soviet Union during the course of join in an alliance with the Affairs Division, Department of organizations and associations mittee of the Brooklyn Bar the annual convention of the conservative right. Redlich the Army ; Harry H . Almond, have the major role in protecting Association, as a member of the American Bar Association at the suggested several methods to try Senior Attorney-Advisor, our rights and advancing our New York State Bar Association Hilton Hotel in New York City. to alleviate the horrendous International Law and Affairs views. BLS is one of the most Committee on Professional Professor George Ginsberg of the treatment of Jews in the Soviet Division, Department of important organizations that we Ethics, and Chairman of the Pro Camden School of Law of Rutgers Union, especially the role of the Defense; and Fritz Kalshoven, belong to . A strong and Bono Publico Council of the Civil University in New Jersey told the American lawyer in this cam­ Professor of Law, University of Leiden, Netherlands. prestigious BLS strengthens us. Court of the City of New York . He audience that the Soviet Con­ paign, namely, (1) a detailed Apathy only defeats itself. It's is also involved in community stitution of 1977 is a farce and study of law as it prevails in the The fall issue of the J ournel your Kharma. activities in his neighborhood, leaves many reservations and Soviet Union, however modified will also include an article by Dr. Lawrence T. Culley '79 Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. pitfalls for the protection of or diluted it may be ; (2) constant Ronals Magnetti dealing with the Gilbride feels that BLS "never human rights, especially the travel to the Soviet Union to legal analysis of the significance Alumni Accolade got credit for being as good a . status of Jews. maintain contact with the of the oath in the ancient near school as we were. Maybe we Professor Ginsberg deplored dissidents and the refusniks; (3) east, and an article by Dr. P.K. To the Editor: didn't do as much of a public the conditions of those Soviet lawyers' research projects on Menon on succession of newly I have read your current issue relations job as we might have ' dissidents who challenge the various phases of international independent States to bilateral of the " Justinian". done. You can't rely on word of basic repressive measures of the -law ; (4) preparation of briefs to treaties. It is excellent. Please extend mouth to spread the word. Our Soviet state. He finds that there is be presented to Soviet courts and Students who are interested in my congratulations to your entire emphasis always has been trying tremendous caprice and un­ the world at large so as to pin­ international and comparative staff. to turn out people who are certainty in the administration of point the violations of human law are urged to contact the Sincerely, capable of assuming any position Soviet rules in all fields of human rights in that country and (5) the Brooklyn Journal of Inter­ Abraham J . Multer in the legal area. Teaching is the life; there is no administrative or introduction of courses on in­ national Law at its office on the President most important aspect of the judicial appeals from any orders ternational human rights in our third floor . Brooklyn Law School school and BLS has always had or decisions of Soviet officialdom. Alumni Association law schools throughout the an excellent faculty." It is impossible for a lawyer country. He commended Alumni Testimony to Gilbride's con­ admitted to practice in t.he Soviet President Sawhill of New York Mailboxes fidence in BLS is the fact that two Union to represent any dissident University for withdrawing the of his sons (he has 11 children ) Jew or other opponent of the Continued from Page 1 invitation to three Soviet Corner and a son-in-law have graduated system unless he is given a mathematicians as a result of the Due to space limitations, the from BLS , and that he currently special certification to engage in conviction and incarceration of The Alumni 's reason for being presence of the mailboxes and has a daughter attending the political trials, Ginsberg stated. Schar an sky recently. Redlich is to serve our school by ren- additional women's lockers in the school. He asserted that political trials criticized UN Ambassador dering assistance to its corridor necessi ta ted the "I like to think that I've played and administrative hearings in Andrew Young for his statement Graduates and Undergraduates, removal of the bicycle rack to a part with so many people. It's a the Soviet Union are radically about political prisoners in the keeping them informed of outside the building. Allowing the particular satisfaction to me . I've different from the Western United States and at the same developments in the school, by rack to remain in the hallway spent more time with students practices such as England and time found the lawyers of enhancing their professional would have created a potential t.han with faculty or other the United States. Ginsberg also America deficient in their failure skills with lectures, forums , fire hazard. Attention is being members of the profession. I like asserted that the Soviet to answer the obvious fallacies seminars, intern programs and to think the students know they authorities are restricting the and distortions of Young. other educational events and 'given, however, to placing the publications, by aiding in the rack in a safe location. can come in and talk." departure of Jews to those Other participants in the obtaining of employment of F'or security reasons, Dean elements that may be described program were Orville Schell, Graduates and Undergraduates, Haverstick is especially con­ Sherman as marginal and are not suffering former President of the Bar of by establishing Scholarships, by cerned that students not use the from any brain drain since Continued from Page 1 professors, scientists and other the City of New York and 'Adrian providing social and professional side door to exit from BLS after W. DeWind, also former meetings to aid our Graduates in checking mailboxes. Students that fact. "There is a need for skilled professionals with rare President of the New York City establishing themselves in their will still exit from the front of the communication between students exceptions are denied visas for Bar Association ; both had profession and in developing a school. and myself," he said, "and I emigration. traveled to the Soviet Union in the comradery and feeling of pride in The student mailboxes are an appreciate student input." Dean Norman Redlich of New And, as a final thought, Dean York University School of Law past year or two and had com- our school. important step toward better mended the cour{Jge, stamina The Alumni AssoCiation stands communications at BLS. The Sherman noted that on most held that American liberals, days, he remains in his office es~cially Jews, are still har­ and humanity of those dissidents ready to render all possible success of the operation rests and refusniks who refused to cooperation and assistance to our finally on the cooperation of BLS until 7 p.m., so that he can be . b~r .. ~g. some ~oubt~ about available to night students as CrItIcIzmg the SovIet Umon due to kowtow to the repression of the school, its alull}ni and its students. CHECK YOUR Soviet Communist regime .. _s_tu_d_e_n_ts_.______, MAILBOX . well. -Madelaine Berg the backlash of McCarthyism and https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/justinian/vol1978/iss6/1 8