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College of William & Mary Law School William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...) Archives and Law School History 1993 Amicus Curiae (Vol. 4, Issue 4) Repository Citation "Amicus Curiae (Vol. 4, Issue 4)" (1993). Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...). 374. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers/374 Copyright c 1993 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers Law students criticized, page 4 MARSHALL-WYTHE SCHOOL OF LAW America s First Law School VOLUME IV, ISSUE FOUR MO>-iDA Y. OCTOBER 25,1993 TWENTY PAGES W &M students protest proposed budget cuts By LEEANNE MORRIS The protest was in response A small but vocal crowd to the mandate sent by Governor rallied outside the Campus Doug Wilder to all Virginia Center Oct. 20 to protest the colleges to develop plans for both proposed budget cuts to the state a 10 and 15 percent cut. A 10 higher education budget. percent reduction would equal a Shouts of "Don't Cut Our $2.8 million cut for the College, Future! " rang out as the and a 15 percent cut would equal assembled group of W &M $4.2 million. The cuts are students postured before expected to take place in July. television news cameras. 1994. Similar demonstrations were Provost Gillian T. Cell said to take place simultaneously at she predicts the amount spent on SBA president Kyle Short (3L) speaks to an enthusiastic crowd at -photo courtesy of other state-supported colleges. higher education after the the budget rally. tJre Flat Hat The seven speakers at the 25- proposed cuts will make up about minute rally consisted of 9.5 percent of Virginia's total amount allotted to them by $223 in the nation in per student on prisons" than on education, professors and student leaders, state budget. million. spending, tying it with West he said, because our society is including SBA President Kyle Currently higher education Virginia has the second Virginia. uneducated for the most part. He Short (3L), and Student makes up 12 percent, and the highest tuition rate in the nation " Virginia is the twelfth said better educated students Association President Lisa presidents of Virginia colleges among state schools. wealthiest state per capita in the Goddard. Approximately 250 have asked the state to maintain Implementation ofthe cuts would nation," Short told the crowd. See $$$, page 20 students attended the rally. that percentage by increasing the drop Virginia from 43rd to 48th "We're spending more money Faculty parking lot under-utilized; 20 new spaces created By DOUG MILLER weekly meeting Oct. 6. The nine spaces currently restricted to they're being used efficiently." A survey SBA President Kyle Short outlined a A survey of law school parking any Permit Parking, \\ill be redesignated ofthe facu1ty/stafflot indicated the spaces three-pronged solution to the parking conducted earlier this month by Parking for Day Student Permits only, under the were under-utilized. problems which have plagued commuting Services staff confirmed the need for more plan. After meeting with residents of the "At no time during the week of the students for years but have become even parking. according to Short. "Basically Gradplex, Short found the nine spaces survey were there less than 13 spaces free worse this year. they found that there were times during were a non-issue for resident students. "I in the faculty lot" said Short. The survey Among the plans being considered the day when there were no spaces at all had to tell most of them where they were, counted open spaces at regular intervals are the construction of 20 nev,,' parking for day students to use:' Short said. they didn't think that it was a big deal to throughout the week. Most counts found spaces, the redesignation ofthe nine spaces The new parking lot will add 20 new keep those open for commuters .. he said. IS to 19 open spaces in the faculty lot. in the faculty lot currently available to spaces between the Population Ecology "We're also going to take a final look Short promised a discussion with law resident or day students. and an analysis Lab and the current day-student lot next at the faculty and staff spaces. ' Short offaculty and staff parking needs. Short to the cemetery, according to Short. added. "not necessarily to take any of See PARKING, page 20 reported the proposals at the SBA' s bi- Construction began last week. them, but we just want to malce sure Honor Code hearings end By SARAH NEWMAN Judicial Council will be presented for a and PAULA HANNAFORD referendum vote by the student body, The Judicial Council subcommittee tentatively scheduled for mid-November. charged with reyiewing the Honor Code The recommendations submitted to completed its last two public hearings the Council will include allowing first v"ith a flurry of activity on Oct. 14. The years to sef\'e on the Council, electing subcommittee had not finished drafting rather than appointing the Chief Justice. the exact language of its recommenda raising the standard for probable cause, tions at press time, but it plans to present making triviality a "floating standard." the changes to the full Judicial Council tomorrow and Thursday. See CODE, page 17 Recommendations approyed by the - Inside this issue Va. legislative candidates debate • Chicago Eight protester visits issues. Page 3. William & Mary. Page 4. -Paula Hannaford The Budweiser Clydesdales appeared in M-W social life rears its ugly Last minute ad\-ice: gubernatorial W &M's Tercentury Homecoming parade. head. Page 5,7. candidates debated. Page 9. ~2"":==================~~~~~~===========~ Monday, October 25,1993 THE AMIcus CUlUAE Out of OUf Heads JNT€P-,.VIEW Governor Wilder's plan to cut 10 to 15 percent of the state's USEFUL higher education budget is uncalled for. U.S. News and World Report recently ranked William and Mary the fourth most ~ HEAR iH-iT efficient college in the country. \ And Wilder wants to cut more? Don't he and the legislators I YCXlR, F/~ JH i(,J in Richmond understand the implications of such severe cuts? ( Tb Hli{c OBs[JIIV[- The effect such cuts will have on Virginia's reputation for I quality institutions of higher learning will be devastating. ! COI1IUl...SIY{ AI£vRI)Tt(S Virginia already has the second highest tuition rate for in-state I (.JJ / Tf{ $AJ)o--,4fA ~O(HISTI( students in the nation among state-supported schools. College i TiIlYf ..(IO[l v.;HO fund raising officials in Virginia are doing an exemplary job bringing in the majority of funds on which the institutions rely. l UJol.lt..D EJr'fo( .~N It is hard to imagine the implications ofsuch cuts for William £/GHTYJ/iCUR. and Mary. A 10 percent cut would equal $2.8 million; a 15 I percent cut. $4.2 million. This would certainly mean a reduction of the number of faculty and an increase in the size of classes. Surely it would also be noticed in the inability of the College to provide other services, such as funding for student organizations and building maintenance and security. And even closer to home, how is this law school supposed to attract outstanding candidates for the position of dean when the Commonwealth is sending signals that it does not stand behind higher education? What very qualified individual would want to accept the helm of a financially troubled law school? While we appreciate the government's efforts to "trim the fat,'?, its methods are flawed. Virginia needs an educated citizenry more than it needs a new football stadium. Letters In their attempts to attract business to the state. legislators are To the Editor: pieces on parking atrocities for whine about. Don't give up the overlooking the fact that educated Virginians are more likely to It was quite satisfying to see the Amicus, I must bring to the fight, folks; if you do, future start businesses here, thus bolstering the economy. that the spirit of the Class of student body's attention the fact generations of Marshall-W~e By their willingness to spend more money on prisons than on 1993livesonatMarshall-W),the. that residents are prohibited from day students will be riding the education, political candidates are telling us that they are not I am referring, of course, to the' parking in day student spaces bus from William and Mary Hall. truly dedicated to reducing the crime rate. The way to do that is latest emergence of parking during the day--UNLIKE With all due respect to to educate citizens to keep them from becoming criminals in the complaints ("SBA to tackle FACULTY AND STAFF, WHO Parking Services Director Mark first place, not to lock up as many people as possible. parking, fridge, and faculty CAN PARK WHEREVER THE Gettys, Instead of cutting the higher education budget, state officials evaluations"). I must confess HELL THEY PLEASE. Bob Dickinson ('93) need to bite the bullet and raise taxes. The State Council for my fear that the parking issue Now THERE'S sometlting to Parking Watchdog Emeritus Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEy) rejected a proposal to would die when the last class of hands. What if some thirteen raise taxes to support colleges on Oct. 12. Members of the law students who knew and loved To the Editor: year-old girl got a hold of one of Council said that any tax increase should wait until colleges had the pre-Lettie Pate Whitehead While I am certainly flat my trading cards? She might attempted other cost savings.