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1983 The Advocate (Vol. 15, Issue 2)

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Marshall-Wythe School of Law F OUNDED 1779 rol. xv. \'umber 2 Thursday, September 15, 1983 Four Pages Streamlined Version One-Day Orientation Succeeds, AssiDlilates Eager Class of '86 First-year orientation. which Colonel Wa lck reviewed non­ gram . Many of the first-years in­ was held this year on August 25-26, academic activities; Professor dicated that this info rmal, was a large success. Lederer explained the Trial Ad­ unstructW'ed "bull session" was The program began on Thurs­ vocacy volunteer program; and the most beneficial por tion of the day evening with a cookout at Dean Schoenenberger finished the Orientation. La'ke Matoaka. This get-together segment by describing the ser­ The Orientation program ended provided the new students with a vices offered by the Placement at .J:OO on F riday afternoon. The welcome opportunity to get their Office. students then had a chance to first impressions of each other in At the conclusion of this presen­ eagerly look forward to the Legal a relaxed and informal setting. tation. the students were given a Writing/ Legal Bibliography lec­ ~lany second- and third-years also long break for lunch. During this ture given on Saturday by Pro­ attended and mingled with the new time. many of the law school's fessors Hardy and Edmonds. Sun­ class. The strong turnout by the organizations provided represen­ day was a day of rest (another in­ acuity made the evening com­ tatives to give the students infor­ novation in this vear's schedule plete: first-years hobnobbed with mation about their groups. In ad­ that seemed to disappoint no one). their professors with a familiari­ dition. the PAD used-book store Thus the Orientation was a great tl' not likely to be matched for at made a heroic effort to supply the success since it appeared to ease least two semesters. The timing of near-de titute hordes with low-cost the first year class gently into a the affair was perfect: the kegs texts. new and strange environment. THE A!'I;NUAL MATOAKA COOKOl T was the first step in what turned out ran dry just before the party was Later in the afternoon. two (See related article on page to be an extremely successful , one-day orientation progr am for the incoming Class scheduled to end. A good time was. "Special Topics" lectures were three. ) of 1986. Orientation was coordin;tted by SBA "ice-P resident ' lik e Walsh '85. as they say, had by all. conducted. Judicia l Council Chief Orientation began in earnest on Justice Mike Doucette distributed Friday morning. The program. information and materials concer­ streamlined to one day. began at ning the Honor Code. a nd fielded Moot Court Teams Prepare 8:00a.m. with a two-hour registra­ questions from the class tion period. At the same time. members. Kathy Sabo then spoke photo for Wand M LD. 's and for about the Student Bar Association For Upcoming Competitions the class composite were taken. and announced the availability of The new students were officiaJ­ positions on SBA committees. By A:,\ !\: GUSTAFSON '8.! The team a rgued seven The members of the _r ational ly welcomed at 10 a. m. SBA Presi­ After a shor t break. the students The William a nd Mary ABA separate rounds in the two phases Moot Court teams are currently dent Kathy Sabo and Vice Presi­ attended the last session of the Moot Court Team. consisting of of the tournament. The problem getting ready to compete in the dent Mike Walsh introduced the day, the Small Group Discussions. Mike Garrett, Ma rsha Dula and for the ABA competition concern­ regional level of their tournament speakers, beginning with College The class was divided into nine Todd Thompson, competed in the ed a hypothetical proposed na­ in Charlottesville in November. President Thomas Graves, who groups of 20 students . E ach group Nationa l ABA Appella te Ad­ tiona 1 liability statute, similar to Justice Rehnquist of the U.S. gave the first-years a genera l then met with a professor and two vocacy Moot Court Competition in a statute currently being con­ Supreme Court will judge the welcome to the William a nd Mary or three upperclass members. The Atlanta, GA . this summer . Eigh­ sidered by Congress. final round of the regionals. These community. Next, Dean Spong in­ new students were encouraged to teen other schools partiCipated. This was the second year of two teams competed last spring troduced the first-year facul ty. interact with the fa culty members The Wand M team placed ninth competition in this tournament by at the Kaufmann Tournament at Following this. severa l specific a nd the second a nd third-years. in the nationals, narrowly missing Wand M and both years our Fordham University in New York topics were addressed. Professor a nd to gather any information not a dvancement to the teams have qualified for the na­ City. The team of Joan Schwar­ Pagan spoke about academics ; glea ned from the rest of the pro- quarterfinals. tionals. Last spring, the team zkopf, Brian Marron, and Ellen placed second in the regional Margolis reached the finals, los­ competition in Morgantown, ing to Fordham. The team of SBA To Accept l-L Applications W.Va. , to qualify for the Cheryl Foster, Joy Cantrell, and nationals. Eleanor Andrews reached the quarter-finals, where they lost to For Vacant Committee Positions Kitty DeVoid, Ken Newman, the Fordham team that won the The SBA is now accepting ap­ on admissions policy or the ad­ Constitution or Bylaws that may and Mark Clausen are preparing tournament. Ms. Schwarzkopf to represent Wand M at the Ben­ plications for the following posi­ missions decisions. However, the be referred ~ o it by the Board; to received the third place award for ton Tournament at the John Mar­ lions for the 1983-84 school year. Committee shall assist the Ad­ recomend, on its own initiative, best ora list, and she and her team Pick up application forms in the missions Department in various any changes in the Constitution or shall School of Law in Chicago members will be receiving gavels SEA office. Please complete a areas, including recruiting poten­ Bylaws ; and to make any state­ next month. The tournament will for their participation in the final separate application for each tial Marshall-Wythe students at ment on legislative intent or inter­ be held Oct. 27-29. rounds. position for which you apply. All local colleges. (Unlimited pretation that the Board Judicial applications are due' tomorrow, openings). Council, or a student may ask for. Friday, Sept. 16, before 5:00 p.m. CONSTITUTION AND BY­ The frequency of the committee Law Magazine Reappears in the SBA office. LAWS COMMITTEE: This com­ meetings and the amount of time By ERIC MAZIE '8.! tion, toxic torts and environmen­ ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE: mittee has three basic duties: to required depends on the number and TIM THOMAS '84 tal law. This committee will have no input report on any amendment to the of requests for committee The Colonial Lawyer is pleased From time to time, alumni of reports. (Unlimited openings). to announce that it will resume the law school will be asked to FACULTY HIRING COMMIT­ publication with a 1984 mid-winter contribute articles addressing, Mary & William Program TEE : This committee will assist edition_First as a newspaper, and from a practical standpoint, per­ in the selection of new faculty since 1969 as a magazine, the tinent topics relevant to the legal By GINNY HAGER '8.! members for the law school. The Lawyer has served Marshall­ profession and the practice of law The Mary and William Women s Law Society will sponsor a panel members will participate in the Wythe as a forum for student in the SO 's. In particular, CL hopes diSCUSSion on "Interviewing Tips for Women" this Monday, September interviewing of prospective facul­ thought on the law school and the to highlight the opportunities and 19, at 7:30 p.m., in Room 124 of the law school. ty and will work with the chair­ law. obstacles facing the emerging law Leading the discussion will be Professors Glenn George and Ber­ man of the Faculty Committee. The Colonial Lawy er will sport student, as well as alternatives to nie Corr, both of whom have had extensive experience recruiting and (Two openings). a new format for 1984. Each edi­ a legal career. interviewing law students for positions with firms. Mr. Corr is GRADUATION COMMITIEE: tion will focus on a provocative A new section in the Lawyer well-known for the mock interviews he has conducted in cooperation This committee organizes the legal issue in a developing area of will be devoted to the publication with the Placement Office. Ms. George is new to Marshall-Wythe; she events of graduation weekend. the law, and will contain two or of essays, short stories and other teaches Labor Law and Employment Discrimination. They will offer Events include a cocktail party three lead articles expressing the creative forms of expression con­ suggestions for women on how to respond to personal questions asked and a degree ceremony. research, analysis and opinions of tributed by the Marshall-Wythe by prospective employers-questions which some women have perceiv­

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Making Of A Oass Act For most of the past month, a group of second-year students was involved in the Law Review Write-On Com- . petion. Over sixty students were given one of seven cases and then instructed to write a Case Comment, which re­ quired detailed research and necessarily involved exten­ sive use of the library. and other limited resources. In such a highly competitive atmosphere, with the demand for limited resources far exceeding the supply, conflicts were almost inevitable. Add to this atmosphere the time limitation and accompanying pressure, and the result was something close to a bomb waiting to be detonated. It didn't take very long to discover the caliber of peo­ ple in the second year class. As soon as classes began, James Shapiro some second-years who had chosen not to participate in I Ragtime the Write-On began offering class notes to those who had, and others offered unending encouragement and a sym­ Now that I'm an enlightened, lawyer? eligibility for hoops next year, pathetic ear. The reaction of those who were competing experienced second-year, having First-year: I think it's a fine just in case I decide not to turn in lost every trace of my ingenuous way to help the world, which is an appellate brief again. I was was also something to watch. On more than one occasion charm to post-first-year what I've wanted to do all my life. drafted in the first round out of In the three week period, writers who considered drop: cynicism, I can sit back, relax Besides, from what I've seen so UV A you know, so I could also ping out of the competition were persuaded to change and play "fly on the wall" to the far, I think I'm really going to play out my option this year and their minds by other competitors. two classes above and below me. love the law. test the free agent market. Recognition of the solidarity in the second-year class Intrigued by this rare opportuni­ Third-year: Who said anything Q: What are your plans after is not to suggest that it does not exist in the Classes of ty to be the neutral observer, I about being a lawyer? I want. to law school? conducted an informal interview be Dean of Placement. You know, First-year: I'll probably prac· 1984 or 1986; rather, this recent example in the second­ to gain impressions on " the la\'.' long, leisurely lunches. riding tice with Covington & Burling for year class should just encourage the third years to a school experience" from my first­ elevators, yearly jaunts to Atlan­ a couple of years, then for greater appreciation of the friendships which underlie and third-year comrades. ta. I've got family in Atlanta. Congress or maybe the Senate their own class unity and should set an example for the Q: Why did you come to Q: How do you like "the Burg?" after I've made my first million. Class of 1986, that they might develop the same. Marshall-Wythe? First-year: Oh . I just adore it! Third-year: Uh, maybe get a First-year: Is that how you pro· I came here once as a little kid job. I hear they need gym Only a very few of the s~cond-years who attempted nounce it? I thought it was with my fa mily but I bet there's teachers. the Write-On will be invited to join the Law Review, but "Withe." Anyway, it was because nothing like going to school here! Q: How much did you spend on the ultimate result for the individual writers is almost I didn't get into UVA. Thil'd year: There's nothing your books? irrelevant. The Write-On Competition merely provided Third-year: This is the only like going to school here. First-year: Since I know I'll be school that has a professor who Q: What do SLUGS mean to using them the entire year and the circumstances ; the Class of 1985 rose to the occasion you? and proved that is is undoubtedly a class act. teaches All·Star Baseball. probably to study for the bar, I (G.Y.) Q: Why do yo u want to be a First-year : You mean the spent a good $500, not including formless. dull li ttle creatures you paper clips, rubber stamps, and find under a heavy rock? index file boxes. I bought all my Third-year: The formless, dull casebooks and supplements new By Miller & Reed little creatures you find under because I write so many notes in Food Fight library carrels. the margins that they wouldn't fit I Q: Are you planning to play any on any used books. Besides. i intramural sports this year? think it's important to be originaL The 1983·84 academic year fated Beefeaters. As you may night. "Two for One" drinks a nd First year: Intramural But I have to admit, I decided to brings a few welcome changes to recall. Beefeaters experienced 75' beers are too tempting for sports ?! I'm not going to have economize a bit by buying all my Williamsburg's epicuream en· the same problem as the Bar even _the most ardent library Review Society which was found· a ny time for stuff like that. Way hornooks from the used vironment with the debut of The groupie to resist. But. if you are it is now , I'm barely going to get Blue Rose and The Black Forest ed there-neither could draw a bookstore, since I'll probably get coming to eat be prepared for through the five hornbooks I Cafe and the disappearance of crowd. The Blue Rose does not traditional tavern fare. The the most out of those by just bought for Contracts. Besides. I The Cave (We liked the Cave. but seem to be suffering from the moderately priced menu includes perusing through them a few don't remember Hart playing any our reputation as culinary experts same disease. The music and times without highlighting or not only hamburgers, but also the sports in the movie or TV version. might be forever damaged by dance floor provide a livelier en· now perfunctory nachos and note-taking. Third-year: Well. I might just such a scandalous remark). vironment than that found at Se­ french fried mushrooms. Third-year: Let's see Igot my sit this season out to preserve my The Blue Rose, located at Col· cond Street. but the real crowd Our favorite new restaurant is Continued on page four ony Square on Jamestown Road. appeal is the " Happy Hour" The Black Forest Cafe, a haven has taken oyer the site of the ill· prices from 11:00 p.m.-12 mid- for the Williamsburg resident who wants to escape the tacky tourist traps. Prices that compare to George's (although admittedly to the Editor not served with the same fling­ [Letters oops, we mean flair) and food that Marshall-Wythe School of Law rivals the Trellis make this cafe To the Editor: the best value in town and soon to Rumor reveals that one person at the pinnacle of the 1985 class was be a M-W favorite. Marshall·Wythe School of Law wronged by the law review process. This person " made" law review Upon entering the cafe we were Williamsburg, VA 23185 via his/ her superlative grades, but failed the candidacy exam. confronted with a cacophony of I question the purpose and fairness of the candidacy exam. What confectionary delights, but is the purpose of the test? Reasons that come to mind are to prove in­ resisted the temptation to plunge telligence, writing ability, and mastery of editing skills. Intelligence mouth first into the pastry has already been proven by exemplary scores. Ability to write well counter. Instead we reluctantly was demonstrated in Legal Writing. A low Legal Writing evaluation walked away from the counter, would have fatally deflated the candidate's G.P.A. Editing skills, like but kept the Black Forest Torte all mechanics, can be learned with repetition. within view. Our abstention was Is the candidacy exam fair? All subjective grading is necessarily rewarded when we were served arbitrary. I wonder whether a system of cross grading is used or homemade soups and chef salad whether a candidate's fate rests on the pen of the third year. Because sandwiches on freshly baked of the timing of the candidacy test, an unlucky candidate is unable to bread. This soup and sandwich Publisbed every other Thursday during the academic year ·except during eDID and 'participate in the "Write-On" competition. Not only was my unfortunate combo (called the 'half-and-half') vacation periods. Funded in part by the Publications CounciI of the College ri William and classmate booted, he/she was denied a chance for redemption. cost us a whopping $1.75 each, Mary. The wrong can be remedied by admitting the suffering party to so.. .we indulged in a delicious . OJ>inions expressed in this newspaper do not necessarily repr-esent !base ri tile e:Jtire editorial board or of the students, faculty or administration ri the MarsbaJl-Wytbe School the staff. At the very least, the law review should alter its policy for slice of the torte. (Dieters can of Law. the future and eliminate the candidacy exam. share with a friend and still be Printed by the Vtrginia Gazette. Trish Phelan '85 satisfied! ). Bon Appetite! ! Page Three The Advocate Thursday, September 15, 1983 Athlete-Scribe Provides I.M. Preview • • • By JIM NORRIS '84 Stix have been impressive in re­ ing of Jon Freedman and the ­ The William and Mary in­ cent preseason scrimmages, ting of Sam Kroll. tramural office has effected a ho.wever, and Coach Schulte pro­ The other second-year team, mises to be the surprise team of radical change in the scheduling Jamie Shapiro's Colonels, hope of its sports programs, transfer­ this year. This squad is led by the for an ~ven better showing over ring softball from the last sport of steady play of Tim San­ ner and Rob Mitchell. last year's respectable 4-3 mark. the spring semester to the first The Colonels, another team that sport of the fall semester. Despite ··~:~~~8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i~ partiCipated in a few slugfests, this change, caused by the many hope new Dave Parker rainouts in late March, 1983, no The Swints have can give them a little more fewer than five teams return in­ breathing room. tact (almost! ) from last season to free agent Both of the new first-year terms compete in upcoming Law School will be making their debut in Law League action. These five teams. Brian Marron. League action this afternoon. At along with two new first-year en­ 4:30 at JBT, Jon Huddleston's In­ tries, should produce some strong escapable Peril will clash with the candidates for selection to the The last third-year group is the Big Stix. The Peril feature two campus championship playoffs, talent-laden Swints. The Swints, William and Mary grads in Hud­ which will now take place in mid­ who advanced to the quarter­ dleston and outfielder Mike October. finals in last spring's playoffs Holleran, as well as a couple of Like last year. there are three before losing to the eventual former varsity baseball players teams entered from the Class of champion, have bolstered their in Brown University's Jim Strum 1984. The first of these is the Wolf outfield defense by "signing" free and Chip Barker of Emory and Dogs, captained by left-handed agent Brian Marron. The Swints' Henry. power hitter Dave Fennell. The offense is led by the one-two Also at 4: 30, but at William and Wolf Dogs were a playoff team punch of Mike " Little Poison" Mary Hall, the Paper Chasers last year, but are feeling the Miller and Jim "Big Poison" will tangle with the Snortfeasors. NOT ALL THE ACTION was on the playing field. The annual fall softball losses of Kaign Miller. The Swints also boast the Peter Schlerrel captains the games pitted the first years against some tough competition, and a great crowd Christy and outfielder Rick Con­ turned out to watch the festivities. Spectators insisted that they did not come only pitching rotation in the Paper Chasers. just for the free beer. way to graduation. league, with Lee Sherman (4-2 Undaunted, Fennel hopes the last year, 10-4 career), Ken recent addition of hard-training eman (2-0, 1 ) and Augie Mike "" Heikes to the Steinhilber 0-0>- .. . And Professional Prognostication nucleus of Greg Larsen, Mark The Class of 1985 has two re­ Lovett. Tom Knoth and Randy turning squads. Foremost among Bolinger can keep the Wolf Dogs them is the Snortfeasors, For Llamas And Other Bird Watchers at their usual level of success. undefeated in regular season play Another third-year team is last year. The Feasors did not By JIM ORRIS '8-1 nearest AL West rival. The Sox' batting a combined .254, and will Mark Schulte's Big Stix. Winners compete in the playoffs due to the magic number is down to five be lucky to accumulate half the in their first year of play in the nearness of first-year exams. The With two and one half weeks to games even at this writing, and number of Fisk's RBIs. Add to spring of 1982, the Stix opened last Snortfeasors have two excellent go in the major league regular thus it is safe to say that Attorney this Fisk's long experience with season with a big victory, only to players in left-fielder John season. the standings show the Tony LaRussa's men will oe in and a still strong arm, drop the remainder of their Jorosak and shortstop Mayes a whopping the best of five and you have to concede a large games in a series of slugfests. The Marks. and also feature the pitch- sixteen games in front of their Championship series. - advantage here to the Pale Hose. The Sox' opponent will likely be The picture at first base, the Birds of Baltimore, owners of however, is just the opposite. a comfortable five-and-a-half Chicago has Tom Paciovek at game lead over Detroit in the AL first, and he has produced a Marshall-Wythe "Briefs" East. Because the Orioles easily creditable eight homers and 55 qualify as Marshall-Wythe's RBIs along with his .286 batting The course remains the same favorite team, in terms of average. Baltimore, though, has Law Librarian at Louisville since "Llamas" and other general stu­ , the most Run Slated as in previous years. Both the 1978. five-kilometer and ten-kilometer dent support, a comparison bet­ devastating switch-hitter since The Sixth Annual Phi Delta Phi courses will start from the Law ween the two teams at this junc­ . Murray has sock­ Ambulance Chase is scheduled School, turn right at the corner of -NLG- ture seems to be especially ed 27 homers and driven in 91 runs fo r Saturday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 a.m. Newport Avenue. and continue appropriate. on the strength of a :-lOO batting The race will once again feature down the Colonial Parkway en­ The ational Lawyers Guild Looking first at the average. Defensively, Paciovek is a ·'real. live" ambulance from the trance ramp, continuing down the will sponsor a discussion entitled position, the White Sox match up a converted outfielder; Murray Williamsburg Emergency Squad. Parkway toward Jamestown. .. Attorney Discipline : The with the Orioles' has played first his entire career. Always a popular event the field Runners in the 5K race will turn System and its Abuses" . on Mon­ tandem of and Rick Enough said. Bottom line: is expected to grow ag'ain from around and backtrack to the Law day, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Room "The Digger" Dempsey. Since Baltimore. last year's 220 participants. School at the first bridge; 10K 127. being put into the number two Both teams are mediocre at the runners will continue until the se­ Representatives of the Virginia spot in the Sox in other spots, with one cond bridge before retracing their State Bar Disciplinary Section June. Fisk has been on one of notable exception. As second course to the Law School. and attorneys who have been those torrid streaks that have base, the Chisox use Julio Cruz ( 3 Classified The $6 entrance fee entitles the disciplined will explain the pros characterized his entire career. HR, 45 RBI, .2+4 ), who merits a participants to an official T-shirt and cons of the system. Among At the end of last week's action. slight advantage over the Orioles' TYPIST. Experienced, profes­ and the right to run (or observe) those invited is Mr. Michael Fisk was batting .292, with 2f. platoon of Rick Dauer and Kiki sional typist will type your briefs, the race. The proceeds benefit the Rigsby, who served on the Special homers and 78 RBIs. In stark con­ Garcia only because of his great seminar papers, letters, resumes, Williamsburg Rescue Squad, Committee for the Revised Code trast. the Orioles' are bas€- stealing ability. etc. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call cover expenses of the race, and of Professional Responsibility. At third, the Chisox play Vance 8'74-7475. help Phi Delta Phi fraternity hold Law (4 HR, 38 RBI .238) now that PHOENIX FOODS is a pre­ such other events as the annual the Lorenzo Gray experiment has order food-buying club now look­ Halloween party, a golf tourna­ Class of 1986: A Profile ended in failure, while the Orioles ing for additional members. We ment and possibly the spring alternate and Glenn are a small group of families and Oyster Roast. Gulliver in the wake of Leo Her­ students committed to fighting Sign-ups will continue until nandez'S demotion to Rochester. high food costs while enjoying a Race Day. Their eyes aren't shot from hours in the library, Law Review is Whatever slight edge the Sox wholesome diet of high quality not yet something they can groan about, not having subjected may have at second and third, foods. If you are willing to spend M-W Library themselves to it, and they are now getting to where they greet each though, is more than erased by 2-3 hours/ month in this other in the hallways and the library. They are Marshall-Wythe's latest the great difference that exists at COOperative venture, ca1l220-0907. group of inductees, the Counselors of the future, the Class of 1986. shortstop. The Orioles have a true WANTED. Students interested Appoints Rush According to Faye Shealy, director of admissions, 1897 applicants superstar in Cal Rikken, who has in doing occasional babysitting to sougbt spots in the class entering this fall. The official entering class ' 23 homers, 87 RBIs and a .300 bat­ be listed in a Child Care Direc­ The Marshall-Wythe School of total is 180, or about one out of every ten applicants. A third of the class ting mark. The White Sox pair of tory. Call the Council for Law has extended an appoint­ of 1983 are women. The chosen 180 represent 20 states and the District Scott Fletcher and Jerry Dybzin­ Children's Services at 229-7940 for ment as Associate Law Librarian of Columbia. ski are mere banjo hitters, and to Martha W. Rush, formerly the Ninety undergraduate colleges and universities are represented neither one is superior defensive­ more information. C.C.S. is a in the first-year class, 19 of them Virginia schools. United Way Agency. Associate Law Librarian at the ly to Cal, Jr. On the whole, the NOTICE. The Council for University of Louisville. She has Shealy noted that there had been little change in the LSAT percen­ Orioles have the better infield. Children's Services is a non-profit accepted this offer and expects to tile rank held by these entrants and the students in the other classes. Turning to the outfield, the agency offering Child Care Infor­ be here on Sept. 15, 1983. The median score for first-year students who reported their scores teams are offensively excellent, mation and Referral to parents in Ms. Rush received ber J .D. under the old grading system was 668; the median score for students but merely adequate on defense. the Williamsburg area. To learn from the University of Louisville who reported under the new system was 39. The median grade point Chicago left-fielder Ron Kittle is more about the free services in 1980. She received her M.S.L.S. average of entering students increased from 3.36 in 1982 to 3.39 in 1983. the odds~n-favorite for rookie of available through this agency, (1970) and her B.A. (IDstory-I969) . Nine~~ne prospective fIrst-years attended an orientation program the year with his 32 homers and call 229-7940 Monday through from the University of Kentucky. m the spnng. Several of the presently enrolled 180 got their first look 89 RBIs. Baltimore, though, will Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. She bas served as the Associate at William and Mary and Marshall-Wythe at that orientation. Continued on page !bur Thursday, September 15, 1983 Page Four The Advocate Allows involvement, provides satisfaction PCAP Offers Experience, Up Close And Personal Fall From Grace (Again?) Law students in the Post­ such tasks as writing habeas peti­ volunteers, offering whatever Conviction Assistance Project tions and Federal Criminal Pro­ time they can spare, or they earn The annual Fall From Grace semi-formal will be held on Oct. 1, gain first-hand exposure to the cedure Rule 35 motions, con­ one hour of credit for contributing 1983 from 9:00 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Campus Ceter Ballroom. Tickets challenges and responsibilities of testing parole board decisions and 40 hours in a semester. They will be $5 , and a limited number will be sold, so buy your tickets early. law practice. Few law students interstate detainers, and spend their time communicating Music will be courtesy of " Just Us" , and to make sure that everyone have experienced the involve­ representing inmates in civil suits with prisoners, invetigating, dances, there will be an open bar. Light refreshments will also be serv­ ment and satisfaction that comes over prison conditions. researching, and drafing. The ed. Look for more information on the DANCE CARD PROGRAM from assisting a client, but those P-CAP members communicate flow of requests from inmates is around the Lounge and the SBA office. students who have worked for P­ with their clients either through constant, so that there are always CAP have realized the value of the mail or through personal in­ more than enough cases to go their talents by providing legal terviews at the Federal Correc­ around. Many inmate requests Do You Like Trees? assistance to prison inmates. tional Institution in Petersburg, have to be rejected. Virginia. The latter offers the stu­ Do some real work. Register for The Environmental Law SOCiety will hold an organizational Part of the satisfaction that dent lawyer the opportunity to not an hour of credit in P-CAP or meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, 1983 at 3:15 p.m. in Room 239. Anyone comes from working for P-CAP is only gain experience in client in­ volunteer to work for P-CAP. intereted in becoming a member is urged to attend. the knowledge that the prisoners terviewing, but also to meet truly depend on the student prison inmates and to learn what lawyers for legal assistance. type of person a prison inmate is . While prison inmates are often in The inmates are usually grateful need of legal assistance. many of to see someone from the outside them do not have lawyers. They and they are grateful that some­ therefore rely on P-CAP's student one is willing to help. lawyers for the performance of P-CAP members are either

Orioles TIlE Y ('Ol 'LD BE J UST THE BOYS :\EXT DOOR. hut the y're \ontinued fr om page three. superior power to Singleton (18 II Ot. Th t>y 'rt> th t> pa r t of ' the HR, 75 RBI) . but Singleton is a :'II arshall-\\",·the :'lIen's 1.:\1. Swim Team tha t agr t>ed to pose for a pic­ actually get more production out much better average hitter. ture. The team swam to fi rst place of its left-field team of Gary Finally, there is pitching. The cha mpionship fi nish in Spring, 1983 Roenicke and . White Sox staff of LaMarr Hoyt comp('titioll . Seal('d : :'Il a rk Gar­ both in terms of power and bat­ (20-1 0), Floyd Bannister ll4-1 0), nier . ~ ta ndi ng «eft to right): Scott Arnt> SO Il, ('ary Le dtt, ;\I ark ting a\"erage. than the everyday Britt Burns \9-9), and the under­ Tysingt>r . play of Kittle. In center fi eld. the rated Richard Dotson 07-7 ) is Sox' Rudy Law (3 HR, 28 RBIs. certainly above average, but none .286) is improving steadily. but of the starters h,tve an earned run still does not provide the punch of average lower than 3. 50. The T-Bone Shelby and Birds have four such starters: lcombined 3 HR. 49 RBIs, .260) . Cy Young can­ from the leadoff spot. Moreover. didate Scott McGregor, Mike ' Shelby's arm is incomparable. Flanagan and . Add A slight edge must be given to to this the la te-season return of the Chicagoans in right field. . and it is plain that however. as 0 4 's stable must get the HR, 80 RBI. .280 ) is faster and nod. more surehanded than the clutch­ The relief pitching is much the hitting but defensively suspect same story, where the experience Disco (9HR , 53 RBI, of . .285) and prevails Lawyer- SMART The teams are also about equal over the inconsistency of Salome Continued from page one. IN 0 I A N S K NOW at the spot. Greg Bavojas and Kevin Hickey. students, fa culty and alumni. Luzinski (29 HR. 84 RBI) has Prediction: Baltimore in four. The tentative deadline for sub­ WHERE TO TRADE missions for the mid-winter edi­ tion is December 23, 1983. Anyone COTnTniUees---~ who is interested in writing, 10% DISCOUNT Continued from page one. editing, or otherwise contributing Admissions Department to in­ towards the production of The SHOW YOUR STUDENT 10 AND RECEIVE Library Committee is to be a crease minority enrollment at Colonial Lawyer is urged to con­ 1 0% DISCOUNT ON EVERY PURCHASE forum for facul ty. administration, Marshall-Wythe. The committee tact Eric Mazie or Tim Thomas, and student views on the policies membership will be unlimited. or leave a message in The Col· of the Law Library. The commit­ PLACEMENT: This commit­ onial Lawyer mailbox on the door tee meets two to three times per tee will attempt to provide useful of room 238 of the law school. P .S. semester. (One opening to sit on and practical information to law Watch for announcements for a Faculty Committee). students regarding opportunities staff meeting within the next MINORITY RECRUITMENT: in the legal profession and to help week. The committee will work with the law students enter the job market. (Unlimited openings). SOCIAL COMMITTEE: This a professor committee is responsible for plan­ who teaches Shapiro- ning all law school activities, in­ Continued from page two cluding the Fall from Grace, Bar­ All-Star rister's Ball, Pig Roast and Hap­ Gilbert's for Algae Law in a Baseball. ask for "LOCAL LAB" • package deal last year, but they py Hours. (Unlimited openings). came out with the Emmanual's and we'll develop your for my Senility Seminar so I had to get it new . I guess that's about Kodacolor pictures in one $15 for horn-... I mean ... outlines ; 1111~1~IIIUPIIP~ ~~lIq"qllllf'" and well. I haven't used a . STERLING SILVER ~ day at these prices .... casebook since first year so those . PEWTER & BRASS . GIFTS didn't run me too much. Boy, ~ 12 ex Kodacolor 3Smm & 110 2.99 when I think back on all the 24 ex Kodacolor 3Smm & 110 5.33 money I could have saved on casebooks first year. I might even 36 ex Kodacolor 3Smm & 110 7.65 have been able to afford another interview trip to Bermuda! And ... 10% OFF with Student 1.0. So this is what I'm caught be­ WILI.lAMSBtaG CHAIlMS - WATCH fY ]KWELU RIPAa tween, unbridled idealists and 43 J PIlINCE GEOIlGE STIlEE'l' unemployed pragmatists. It's WILLIAMSBtaG, VaGINIA Crunera Shop almost enough to make a poor, old 23185 second-year laugh at a miserable 447 PIINCE GEORGE STIEET past and fear an easy-going MERCHANTS SQUARE· PHONE 229-3181 future.