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The Forgotten Team in Student Groups, Local Politics, Allow FALL 2006 Welcome to Grading Curve Increase May Be On The Horizon By Dawn Maruna ‘09 curve, inspired in part by a median grade of 3.00. In the new Forum proposals made by Francesca applying the curve, faculty are First, and foremost, a According to Andrew J. Liquori ’07, Professor Margaret held to an expectation of thank you to those that have Simons, associate academic dean N. Kniffin, and Professor John E. “substantial, but not literal, contributed to the first issue of and chair of the Committee on Davidian last semester, has gained compliance”, with target The Forum under new Grades, the Committee is renewed vigor this fall with the percentages for each grade management. We, the voluminous “actively studying” St. John’s recent circulation of a student- category ranging from A+ to F; and over-qualified staff of The University School of Law’s driven petition and plans by the grades of D+ and D- are excluded Forum (see page 2), are confident current grading curve, a sentiment Committee on Grades’ to revisit from the system. that the articles that follow also echoed by Dean Mary C. the issue during their October 31 epitomize our objective of Daly at last month’s Town Hall meeting. If the Committee does While substantial compliance, creating a paper that, while meeting. While reluctant to share recommend a change, that whether it be through the use of humorous and down-right idiotic the specific details of any recommendation will be ranges or percentile distribution of at times, maintains an insightful amendments receiving close forwarded to the attention of the grades, is not an uncommon and candid character aimed at consideration, Simons Faculty Council, who will next feature of law school grading fostering and encouraging student emphasized that the current curve convene, and cast the decisive systems nationwide, SJU Law involvement. In as much as this is “not likely to remain” and is vote, at the end of November. stands alone among its New York may be a departure from what The hopeful that a final decision may SJU Law’s grading curve was last City area peers– Brooklyn, Forum once was, we hope that take effect as early as this fall amended on March 30, 2001. Cardozo, Fordham, New York this approach will nevertheless semester’s grading period. Law, New York University, and promote student interest and SJU Law currently Touro– in its mandatory participation as diverse as the The movement to employs a grading curve that aims assignment of grades of F, and is student body. reevaluate and potentially for a mean, or average, grade only one of three schools with However, with these increase SJU Law’s grading point average (GPA) of 2.87 and See Curve, page 10 aspirations in mind, each issue work they have rather than putting can only be as diverse and that energy into getting involved engaging as the submissions will The Forgotten Team in student groups, local politics, allow. This will be our only issue the majority of names on that list. By Brian G. Smith ‘08 playing intramural sports once a of the fall semester, but we hope What’s even MORE disappointing, is that I have seen week, or attending games of what to have 3 or 4 in the spring, and One of the reasons I came to St. the one and only legendary St. will be the most exciting we can only do that with your John’s is because it felt like home John’s basketball coach, Lou basketball team in New York City help. Accordingly, we reiterate before I was ever here. Both of Carnesecca, in the law school this year, the St. John’s Red our open-ended invitation to all my parents graduated from the cafeteria, and I have never seen Storm. students to submit rebuttals, law school, and my mom double anyone else notice him or give out What many of you do counter-points or follow-up lettered at the school formerly a “Hey Coach!” yell to know is that St. John’s used to responses to previous articles— known as Redmen U. I went to Loooooooou. And I know the have a solid basketball team at one and, of course, original articles are countless St. John’s basketball th problem isn’t that law students point (the 5 most wins of any D- always welcome. Basically, enjoy games at Alumni Hall (now aren’t sports fans by nature, as I 1 school, only behind, Kentucky, this issue and keep us in mind. Carnesecca Arena) and Madison know a great amount of fantasy UNC, Kansas, and Duke, I might Square Garden, and saw the likes sports players, Yankees fans, Red add), and what almost all of you The Forum Staff of current Warriors GM and Sox fans (OK maybe just me and do know, is that the last few years Original Dream Team member a few others), Knicks fans, Giants they have been a sub .500 team. Chris Mullin (ok I was too young Highlights of and Jets fans, and huge sports fans Maybe this adds to the disinterest to remember but I WAS there), of your respective colleges. among the law school population, longtime Knicks and Pacers What’s Inside In my humble opinion, the but, trust me, if you want to jump standout Mark Jackson (ditto), biggest problem is that law on the bandwagon before all of Walter Berry (x3), the late Malik students here don’t feel a sense of NYC is jumping on the SJU Law alum represents Sealy (my favorite of all time), community and school spirit bandwagon, you better put on Gotti Matt Brust, Shawnelle Scott, connection to St. John’s like they your Air Jordan’s and jump on Page 4 Felipe Lopez (the prematurely did to their colleges. The reasons right now. anointed next Jordan), Ron Artest behind this are beyond me. Okay, I’ll be real with LALSA goes to Astoria (when his flaws were eating nine Almost everyone went to the you . I’m not going to sit here Page 4 cheeseburgers from Mickey D’s semi-formal, Last Call is packed and tell you St. John’s is going to before a tournament game, instead with students on Thursday nights, be a top 25 team this year A frank look at the of running into stands), Erick and everyone’s hanging out in the (although you never know), but I catholic church Barkley, Bootsy Thornton (of cafeteria between classes, and for am going to tell you that they Page 6 dropping 40 points on Duke at the most part, while people are WILL win more than they lose, MSG fame), Lavor Postell, and very stressed out, they also seem they will at least make the NIT, What classes to chose next Marcus Hatten (Man-Hatten). really happy here. Maybe a and they may even be an NCAA semster, according to BarBri The most disappointing problem is that too many people bubble team (which WILL be Page 11 thing to me is that more of you spend their free time worrying and about 100x better than the Knicks, are familiar with my name than complaining about the amount of See The Red Storm, Page 5 1 The Forum Staff Mike Werner Mike Werner Editor-in-Cheif Secretary Peter Ryan Peter Ryan Senior Editor Submissions Mike Werner Mike Werner and Peter Ryan Copy Editor Office Janitors Peter Ryan Jim O’Rourke Layout Editor Mascot If you are interested in working on the forum, please contact Mike Werner, Peter Ryan, or email [email protected] It’s beginning to look a lot like 1984 Student Apathy By Michael Catallo ‘09 weapons. I wonder, does Bush Jr. defendants being denied access to By Jimmy O’Rourke, Student Bar has his father on the terror watch evidence against them, all of the Association Day Vice President ‘08 It’s getting close to that time list? Bush has admitted that Iraq civil procedure laws about of year again, nope not Christmas, had nothing to do with the tragic discovery are now irrelevant. As a result of my responsibilities but the November elections. And events of September 11th, and has Actually, civil procedure might as as a Student Bar Association board with Halloween just behind us, the admitted we did not find his father’s well be dropped as a course, and if member, I have become relatively Republicans are trying to ‘scare’ us weapons of mass destruction. At we have any questions about how involved in a variety of projects at St. into voting for them again. With a least he’s honest it. Iran is also a a procedure should be applied we John’s. Some of these projects have new ad campaign featuring terrorist danger to the United States; a can simply ask Our Leader Bush. been strictly social, and of no academic leaders promising death and danger to our gas prices. That is why And to think I wasted money on credibility whatsoever, while others destruction to the United States, and we must invade Iran, who does not Civil Procedure books. Oh, and have been quite the opposite. One a voice stating “A lot is at stake this have any weapons currently, and by Bush can now also determine what recurring theme has emerged, November, vote Republican”, it is some estimation will not have them torture is or isn’t, so we might as regardless of the nature of the particular clear what the voters must do; vote for at least a decade. Chaney and well get rid of any law related to project or activity I am involved in: Republican or die.
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