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digitalcommons.nyls.edu NYLS Publications Student Newspapers 9-1995 New York Law School Reporter, vol 11, no. 1, September, 1995 New York Law School Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/newspapers Recommended Citation New York Law School, "New York Law School Reporter, vol 11, no. 1, September, 1995" (1995). Student Newspapers. 46. https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/newspapers/46 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the NYLS Publications at DigitalCommons@NYLS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@NYLS. 9{f!U) ')Or/(La.w Sdioo ,,,. 9{'£P09{'I'£9{ ~aw Review Rebuilds Reputation By Kimberly Auerbach year not only had to publish the four issues from the weie responsible for, Goot explained. As a result, last When Marco P. Caffuzzi and Sheryl J. Hecht year before but were expected to put out four issues of year's journal had a lot of catching up to do. made Law Review in fall 1994 they probably had their own. some of the most daunting challenges imaginable to "Last year they did do a tremendous job in overcome, including rebuilding the publication's repu "I think that they {the 1993-94 board) could have finishing the pornography issue and getting their tation. probably gotten it out," Hecht said referring to vol three issues out," Goot said. ume 38, which combined issues one through four and Roughly one year later and a lot of hard work, is entitled The Sex Panic: Women, Censorship and The publication's troubles in 1993 were com Caffuzzi, who is now editor-in-chief, and Hecht, who "pornography.""Theyjustdidn'tworkhardenough." pounded by internal problems between .executive is managing editor, along with last years members board members, Hecht said, describing the then edi and editors, have earned a congratulations. And still, According to Stephen Goot, director of academic tor-in-chief and managing editor as "unapproach they admit, there is a lot of work ahead. affairs, the problems go back until at least 1991. For able." many years, Law Review editors were only publish The problems started with the 1993-94 NYLS ing three of the four issues and coming close to com But the clashes were not only between students. Law Review executive board: they did not publish any pleting the fourth. Throughout the years, the execu Early last year the former coordinator for co-curricu- issues of their own. Each year law reviews across the tive boards got further and further behind until 1993- country are expected to put out four issues. So when 94 where the editors only published two issues, nei Caffuzzi and Hecht became members in fall 1994, their ther of which counted toward the four issues they Continued on page 5 Resume Book Helps Students Network By Lisa Krochmal When the idea to put together a Media Law Project resume book was proposed to the group's former secretary, Jay McGill, last fall, he immediately recognized it as being a great job tool. The book was started as a networking device to build student and alum relationships, McGill said. Several dozen students involved in the Project and interested in media, entertainment or intellectual prop erty law submitted resumes accompanied by a cover Continued on page 13 396 NYLS graduates gathered for the 103rd commencement at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center on June 12, 1995 Career To quench Services y ur thirst Congrats to teaches and appetite recent grads!!! stu ents to che k o t t e See Page 13 f*nd jobs. local scene. See P ge 10 See Page 15 2 New York Law School Reporter ·Summer 1994 Bar Exam First Time Taker Pass Rate New York Law School Students Supplementing W·ith PMBR: · Overall New .York 0 Pass Rate: 0 Increase Your MBE Score ... Increase Your Odds Of Passing! .MULTISTATE SPECIALIST NATIONWIDE TOLL FREE: (800) 52~-0777 SEPTEMBER 1995 New York Law School Reporter 3 · Sound Off To The Ombudsman An Ombudsman investigates re thoughts, so I can't be male. However, I cover of every computer magazine (with ported complaints <from students or con just had one and it wasn't satisfying so the obvious exception of the one you sumers), reports findings, and helps to I must be female. read). I mean it's not as if you could . Signed, achieve equitable settlements. 1 The Either way I don't do the type have called the Computer Center any Reporter's column "Sound Off To The setting so the point is moot. time this summer and ask if they were Love my school, need a job Ombudsman" is presented for entertain changing the primary operating sys ment purposes only. Dear Ombuds(wo)man, tem. But you see, these suggestions Dear Love \Need, Why is the temperature on the first would have required you to a) put some floor of the library at arctic level? I did a lot thought into what you were doing, b) What needs to happen here is of work there over the summer and had to do a little research, c) actually utilize a you need to get in touch with Wantin' Dear Reader, wear several layers of clothing. However service the school provides, and d) actu and switch your job applications. That when I went to another level it was so warm ally be concerned with how you spend way I give both of you a fifty I fifty shot As the new Ombudsman (the I began to sweat. What's the deal with the large sums of money. (Incidentally, at a job. gender issue will be addressed later in changing temperature in the library? points a. through d. can be applied to this column) I mtend to take a consider just about any problem you confront Well readers, there you have it. able departure from the style of last while in law school) I welcome your questions and yourcom year's Writer. To wit, last year's writer Signed, ments ..J ust submit them to the Reporter actually took the time to read and print Instead, you try ever so subtly office on .the lower level of the Student every question before giving his re Chillin' in the Library to lay the blame at the doorstep of the Center. See ya. sponses. Invariably, however, his an school. Well, as you know, the swers were all the same. This year, to Dear Chillin', Ombudsgizmo doesn't play that game save time and paper, I will not even Funny you should mention the anymore. It is time for you to suck it up, bother to read the questions. I will ever changing temperatures in the li take responsibility for your mistake, and merely launch into a tirade concerning brary. Your friendly Ombudswhatever realize the school is not the source of all the suckiness of New York Law School, recently talked to several members of your misery. To remedy the situation, I the inability of every department to do the library staff about this exact prob would recommend you think long and anything correctly, the neglect of duties lem (seriously I did). Of the four people hard on what I have said as you drive evidenced by the Dean when he is not I talked with all four felt it was too cold back to the suburbs. When you get there there at every study group session, and, on the first floor. However, only one have daddy cut you another check as I WEBSTER'S NIN1H NEW COLLE ultimately, the failure of the school to had an explanation for me. It seems, mommy serves dinner and your prob GIATE DICTIONARY 823 (9th ed. 1983). act as my private employment agency according to the staffer, that the cold air lems are 5olved. and get me a job. is saved up during the winter. When the air conditioning is turned on for the Dear Ombudsman, Could 1 be more sarcastic if I summer the air is ultracold due to the I am a recently graduated Cauca tried? I doubt it. There will be changes fact that it has not been released for sian female and would like to return to New in this column. This column will no several months. I swear to you this is the York I.Jlw School as a security guard at the longer be the home of negativity (un answer I received. There was no expla front desk. Can you help me? less presented in a constructive way), nation for the oven-like temperatures hopelessness (unless it lifts our collec on the fourth floor. I personally believe tive spirit), aimless and arbitrary school the fourth floor will be the steam room Signed, bashing (unless deserved), or endless when the athletic facilities are completed bitching and whining (except by the next year. Wantin' to give something back students).Thiscolumnwillnowbededi cated to serious investigative journal Dear Ombudsman, Dear Wantin', ism, problem solving, and an open fo Ijustwentoutandspent two thou rum for redress. Let us begin our new sand dollars on a new computer and another No, not a prayer, not in this era together. First question please. five hundred dollars to have WordPerfect lifetime, not gonna happen. 5.2 installed. Of course now the school has Dear Ombudsman, switched to WordPerfect 6.0 so my version Dear Ombudsman, Are you a man or a woman? How is useless so what am I to do? I am a recently graduated African did you get the name Ombudsman? Were American Male who has always dreamed of you just walking down the street and people teaching law at my alma mater, New York said to you "what's up, um, bud man?" If Signed, I.Jlw School.