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1995 Vol. 45, No. 4, February 2, 1995 University of Michigan Law School

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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School History and Publications at University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Res Gestae by an authorized administrator of University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The RG returns, and now, every two weeks! Law School Gets Webbed By Jason Gull RG Writer charge through the University (see sidebar). The LawSchool's getting wired, and it is But only a fractionhave signed up, and even not because of the rancid snack-bar coffee fewer use their accounts on a regular basis. we seem to consume by the gallon. No, One groupof studentsis hoping to change we're getting our own on-ramp to the infor­ that Andrew Boer (2L), David Paulson mation superhighway. (lL), and Jason Gull (lL-yes, that's me'/; . The Law School already has extensive along with Frank Potterof the Development connections to electronic information re­ and Alumni Office, are currently assem­ OF w THE UNIVERSl'IY MICHIGAN L\ ScHOOL sources through the commercial services bling a World Wide Web site for the Law Vol. 45 No.4 WestLaw and LEXIS/NEXIS. Law stu­ School. They hope to get students, faculty February 2, 1995 dents can obtain Internet accounts at no and administrators online. The group, hastily christened UMLaw UM 's Jerlcy Boy Strikes Web at a meeting last Thursday, hopes to have the site up and running by the time you By Adam Parsons cries of heroism and martyrdom to calls for read this. Special to the RG blood. TI-E NETAND T1E WWW The snow fell on Friday night, January "I'm glad to see that people are still The World Wide Web ("WWW") is the 20th, turning the Law Quad into an idyllic pranking. Since they invented caller ID and catchphrase for a vast collection of hypertext setting of tranquility. The sounds of various *69, it has been in decline." This para­ documents and information services scat­ parties floated through the peaceful air as phrasedsentiment can be ascribed to a group tered on Internet sites around the world. law students released the pressures of the of 2Ls at Mitch's on Wednesday night. "Hypertext" refers to a way of dynami­ week. Matt Wilk's keg steadily provided On the more hawkish side, torts profes­ cally linking documents together. For ex� libation for the weary. But all was not sor Croley said, "I think the person should be ample, if this article were a hypertext articl«i peaceful in the quad. One student in particu­ sentenced to twelve months of cite-check- on a WWW "page," words and phrases like lar was letting off steam in another way. ing "WWW" and "Jason Gull" might be high­ On that night, fingers were busy dialing � �L y/mi� lighted. "Clicking" on a highlighted word the phone numbers of various law professors on penology, the g�..Jilli),.,...l'llil!•ttmtt..... (using a Windows or Macintosh PC and the and adminstrators. This lone caller, secure � sthe �juiceand ru s appropriate WWW "browser" software) in the anonymity which normally accompa­ · Qul

Web-Slinging (() � http:/ /www-leland.stanford.edu/group/ p.l law/ lawschool.html WEB,from t. If you don't have an Internet account, get 3. If you have a computer and modem of and In addition to text, many WWW pages one. Go to Angell H all or NUBS, ask to get a your own, you can get a copy of NetScape or Uniqname and Password. Bring your student 10. Mosaicfree online. Speak to the computer con­ contain images, and even audio and video 2. While you're there, try out the new WWW sultants at Angell or NUBS about modemaccess ftles, though keep in mind that it ain't Star site on a Mac or PC. Point your browser software via "PPP" (I know, yet another bizarreabbrevia­ Trek yet-the time it takes to download (preferably NetScape, or NCSA Mosaic, both tion-sorry). to the audio and video clips from a WWWpage to available online at the computer centers) 4. UsetheNet,sendemail,browset he WWW. following address (also know as a "URL"): 5. Loseall your friends because your phone your computer is a lot longer that the length http://www.umich.edu/-umlaw/ is always busy. Skip class because you're too of the clips themselves. (Even so, at least Other law school sites can be accessed with busy reading interesting articleson USENET. one WWW site, The Internet Underground these URL's: 6. Graduate. http:/ /www.law.cornell.edu/ Music Archive, makes available full-length 7. Practice law. http:/ /w\\w.kentlaw.edu/ 8. Attain fulfillment. • CO-quality tracks by independent artists.) BIG PLANS As theRG went topress, the Law School tive students, there will be the standard information by keywords, though unfortu­ WWWsite was still under construction, and admission information, but UMLawWeb is nately there aren't many actual documents will probably remain that way for the next also lookingfor students interested in writ­ on the site yet. couple months. So far, it contains an online ing on their own experiences at the Law Stanford LawSchool's site offers a bland directory of Law School faculty and stu­ School. The WWW site could also serve as list of topics and is more internal, concen­ dents, access to Lexcalibur (the law library's a clearinghouse for information on courses trating on events on the campus and admis­ online card catalog) and Mirlyn (the online and prospective employers. sions procedures, as well an unsubtle plug card catalog for many other University of More than thirty law schools already for "Stanford"-emblazoned merchandise. Michigan libraries), plus some linksto some have WWWsites up and running, though the The UMLaw Web group would like the legal information resources on the Internet quality and quantity of information avail­ University of Michigan's site to combine the "It's pretty rudimentary right now, but able on each varies widely. more useful aspects of those at other law we're working on it, we're working," said The Legal Information Institute at Cor­ schools. Andrew Boer. nell Law School is perhaps the cream of the "We'd defmitely like toget student groups Some ideas for future additions include crop, offering information on a wide range on campus involved," said David Paulson at access to course lists, the master class sched­ of legal topics and including links to other a recent meeting. "Right now we need input ule, and faculty biographies. For prospec- law-related sites on the WWW. Cornell's on what people want to see on the site." site also contains hypertext versions of re­ Those interested in contributing to the cent Supreme Court decisions. WWW site, or in getting their basement JERJ(Y BOY, Chicago-Kent Schoolof Law, which has group connected to the Internet, should e­ from p.l a traditionof focusingon technology,has an mail the UMLaw Web group at elegant interfaceallowing users tosearch for [email protected]. • and make him sweep the floors or some­ thing." ' When asked about her reaction to the DICTA,Jrom p.l Ttrn Rt�s GESTAE news, lLAmanda Smith, witha glazedlook grueling process by which the 150 pages in her eyes, replied, "Get out! Get out now! were narrowed down to 60 for publication. Editor in Chief· David Barringer Those of you complaining aboutcite-check­ He's calling frominside the house!" News Editor: Chrysanthe Gussls Similarly, fromthe internationalperspec­ ing ought to consider yourselves lucky. Business Manager: LelfTorkelsen tive, IL Monica Aguilar exclaimed, "Puta "I never thought it would bethis difficult Staff: Rick Blersbach, Vicki Bajefsky, Madre!" to decide," mumbled Matt, eyes glazed over Elizabeth Feeney, LawrenceGarcia, Jason Always eager for an opportunity to ap­ as he flipped through submissions. Gull, Kristine Johnson, JellMacy, Linda prise us of a new and exciting LSSS func­ In a series of meetings,the staff reviewed McReynolds, Glynn Washington tion, our leader, 3L Roopal Shah, said, the submissions, which were kept anony­ The Res Gestae is published biweeklyduring "Someone who had the audacity to try such mous. Passions aroused, the staff intensely the school yearby students of The University of Michigan Law School. Opinions expressed a crazy stunt probably should have tried out debated the virtues and vices of each piece. in by lined articlesare those of the authorsand for the Law Revue instead!" The whole situation in many ways bore an do not necessarilyrepresent the opinion of the And the most politically circular quote uncanny similarity to the interview process. editorial staff. Articles may bereprinted with­ comes from 3L Pete Paukstelis, "The Law The future of Dicta is uncertain. How­ out permission, provided that the author and School has some problems that need to be ever, given the overwhelming response to The Res Gestae are credited and notified. remedied-this is probably not the bestway the first issue-the materials were written Mailing address: The Res Gestae, The Univer­ to go about it-butI think there is room for not only by students, but by alums and pro­ sity of MichiganLaw School, 721 S. State St., improvement in a number of areas." fessors as well-the outlook is rosy. The Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3040. Phone: (313) As the RG goes to press, all available subject matter of future issues will, accord­ 998-7976. information suggests that our comrade has ing to Miles, be determined by the authors. Submissions to The Res Gestae should be received no legal or academic sanctions and "What's important," he said, "is that placed in the newspaper's pendaflex in Room 300 Hutchins Hall. continues to live a life of fulfillment • people keepsubmitting." • The Re! Gestae • February 2, 1995 • page3

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Avery and uber -guitarist ) get to­ 2. PLAY INDOORGOLF Brian Sullivan (3L) is fridge, you don't go shopping for lowfat" gether for a pure-napalm one-off side-project the expertcourse designerin this activity, as far I look back nostalgically on those days; all Not as great as the original, it still kicks Perry's as anyone who participated in his last game was well with the world. But now a newfound narrow little butt remembers(the Princesses arecertain that the cab social pattern threatens to alter all we hold dear. 8. Martinis andBikinis-SAM PmLLIPS. Not driver who took thempart way home is going to White men are dating black women. the legendary Sam Phillips, who gave a young rememberthis evening for a long time). No longer can such trends be dismissed as Elvis his start, but an amazing ex-gospel singer 3. CoMMUNrrYSERVICE Sponsora Girl Scout mere "isolated incidents." The home of thispes­ and wife of producer extraordinare T-Bone troop, maybe? tilential behavior is the very Law Quad itself. Burnett. Together,theychumo utperfectpopdit­ 4. Go CHUNNING For the uninitiated, this First-yearstudents areto blame! It's time the ad­ ties with edgy, wry lyrics. consists of abruptly taking off from law school ministrationstepped in to do something aboutit. 7. Superunknown-SOUNDGARDEN. You for a period of no less than a week for absolutely The Dr. has always operated on the premise knowit's been a damngood yearin music when no reason. A popular activity among 3L's, this that white guys werestupid. Why else would they Soundgarden, whose CD is fused in my Walk­ term was coined for Steve Chun (3L), who must notice beautiful black women but do nothing man, only comes in seventh. have the hardest working Jr. Clerk in the law about it? So how'd they wise up now? 6. A11U!rican Thigh5-VERUCA SALT. This school. This year, Steve has been out-Chunned Well, we'll be having none of it. Such rela­ co-ed bandrocketed out of Chicago with a debut by Brian Byrne (3L), owner of the loneliest dog tionships are patently wicked because of the album that was equal parts gorgeous ear-candy in Ann Arbor. inherent power disparity. One member domi­ andshattered-glass guitargodhead. As a guitar­ 5. HIT ON THE PRINCESSES' UNDERGRAD nates, and the other is left to have their very ist, Nina Gordon gives Billy "Purnpkinhead" ROOMMA.TE Everyone's doing it. identity wrenched away. Corganarunfor his money-andicanthinkofno 6. TA.XE UP A.HOBBY, LIKE PHOTOGRAPHY We For the white guys used to having power, better compliment than that. suggest calling Jim Curtis (3L) if you need a beware. The resulting disorientation could be so 5. Tlvowing Copper-LivE. When I first saw model. (You can also ask Jim about playing extremeas to require hospitalization. + these guysonMTV back in '91, I figurethey were cards,as he is almost as good at them as Laraand poisedto go places.You couldn't prove itbytheir Brian). first album, but this time, they get it right. 7. GET A.JOB If you need a reference at Taco SUMMER 4. Monster-R.E.M. Soaked in syrupy vi­ Bell, employee of the month Dean Reisner (1L) brato guitar andpowdered with sugary, echoey will be happy to serve you. vocals,Monster is still scary enoughto live up to 8. FEEL SORRY FOR THE ONE PERSON WHO lAW STUDY its rockin' name. IfAutomaticforthePeoplewas GOT A. "B" (THE LOWEST GRADE) IN REGA.N'S . a light crepe, this album is a thick, chewy Bis­ CoN L..tw CLASS In the words of Yale Kamisar, lll quick pancake. "WHAT IS THIS S-T!!!???" 3. Dog Man Star-THE LONDON SUEDE. 9. DRINK Like a fish. Most law students are Dublin Lead ingenue Brett Anderson cascades his feral proficient at this, although thereare a few reme­ voice over every musical landscape,sounding all dial types (like"Josh W." (3 L ), whose recent bout London the while like he's gunning for the lead role in of partyinginspired thisquote: "I'll booton you, Evita. Those of you who like their rock-opera don't think I won't.") Josh, you'd better spenda Oxford mopey andserious, stay away. But I gotta admit, lot of time rehydrating in the snack bar-oh, I eat this stuff up. never inind, you already do. Paris 2. -NINEINcH NAILS. 10. H..tVE SEX Apparentlythe roof of Hutch­ The lyrics arestill aspointlessly nihilistic as they ins Hall sees more action than the library. San Diego ever were, but every listen brings some new sub­ Tragically (NOT), the Princesses' brilliant FOREIGN LAW PROGRAMS tlety out of the mix, whether it beplaintive guitar academic careers will be coming to an end this SCHOOL OF LAW strumsor dental-drill whines. May. We would like to pass the torch to some UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO 1. Vitalogy-PEARL JAM. Arguably PI's new princesses (or princes). Would-be royals 5998Alcala Park San Diego. CA 92110-2492 least "accessible" album, laced with random should flex us with sample columns which ex­ musical experiments you only listen to once or hibit the sort of warmth, sensitivity and tact we t twice. Naturally, I'm convinced it's their great­ have brought to thejob in the past two years. We l_S)universilyof &n Dieso est towering achievement to date. Stick that in will announce our successors sometime this yer grunge cap, bucky. + spring. Ta ta for now. +