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Copyright c 2002 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers • • The mlCUS urlae VOLUME XII, ISSUETWO TIJESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,2002 WILLIAM & MARY SCHOOL OF LAW
Michael Gentry, a first year student, at Professor tended the breakfast and commented, "Pro Inside the Amicus fessor McConnell talked somewhat about ,. his area of expertise, religion and the First Letter to SBA President ...... p2 Prof Alces Interview ...... p7 Amendment, but he also addressed broader McConnell issues and touched on a number of cases Newsfrom- the 5th Dimension ...... p3 Prof Lee Interview ...... p9 that we have covered thus far in constitu tional law. It was an interesting discus Three Babies and a Wedding...... p4 Te"orism Response ...... pii Delivers sion." Professor McConnell's Culter Lecture will Valentine's Day Tho"ughts ...... p6 Client B Top Ten ...... pi2 be published in an upcoming issue of the Cutler William and Mary Law Review. By Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger Virginian law legend Oliver Hill, describ over 600 years old and historically was a Professor Michael McConnell deliv ing the idealism of his work. After a lun guild for the woollen cloth trade. Today, ered the annual Cutler Lecture on Thurs cheon atSal's Restaurant and tours of the it manages various charitable trusts, with day, January 31, and spent the day at the BLSA Law· law school, the attendees watched a moot one project being the funding of two law law school, having both breakfast and court demonstration by Bushrod winner graduates, one from the University ofLon lunch with students. and runner-up Carl "Zeke" Ross and Ja don and one from Marshall-Wythe, to The Cutler Lecture series was estab Day son Everett. Professor Dickerson taught exchange places and get LLMs abroad. lished to provide for an annual lecture by By Katie Riley a mock civil procedure class. The attend The scholarship pays full tuition, trans "an outstanding authority on the Consti ees had been given reading material on the portation, and a Ii ing stipend. Although tution of the United States." Professor" On Saturday, January 19, 23 people Maplethorpe obscenity case before the there is no graduate housing for James to McConnell is such an "outstanding au (college students, individuals out of col class and were asked questions regarding live in atthe school, most William& Mary thority" as a preeminent scholar on the lege, and even a high school student) jury selection issues for such a case. The Drapers' Scholars end up living at a private Establishment Clause of the Constitution. visited Marshall-Wythe for the Black Law attendees then learned more about admis dorm that caters to international students. He is currently on the faculty at the Univer Students Association's Law Day. This sions and fmancial aid from Deans Shealy (James is still waiting to hear ifthere ·s room sity orutah College ofLaw and is awaiting was the fourteenth year of BLSA's Law and Rogers. The day erided with a Q&A for him.) Senate ~onfirmation following his nomina Day, a fact which demonstrates BLSA's session with current students and BLSA The Drapers' Scholar is chosen by the tion to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals longstanding presence at Marsball-Wythe. members. The student panelists further administration without any interviews. offered to n"n1~ in ~v~i l ah l e to answer an.v by President Bush. BLSA 's theme thIS year IS "Preserving J .lUl:J PS mp.rply had to submit a resume and Professor McConnell's lecture, "Es Our Past--Securing Our Future," and in a future questions through e-mail. a three page letterdescribing why he wilnted tablishment and Disestablishment at the letter of introduction to the Law Day at This ear's Law Day was chaired by to be chosen. For James, he wanted to be Time of the Founding," focused on thi! tendees, BLSA President Jason Everett Cheran Cordell(2L) and co-chaired by chosen because he reall enjoyed a si . history and circumstances around estab (2L) describes BLSA 's goals for the year: Lacrecia Cade (3 L). In organizing the event, week surmner program in London he at lished religion before and during the Colo "( I) increase interaction among faculty. notices were sent to colleges, pre-law ad tended as an undergraduate at James nial period. law students and BLSA members; (2) visors and black student associations Madison University. (In contrast, the Drap- Professor McConnell· s motiva~ion for strengthen the relationship benveen cur throughout Virginia, ·Maryland, and the . ers' Scholar from England, Iria Giuffrida, the lecture stemmed from a dearth of his rent BLSA members and African-Ameri D.C. area. The attendees came from e plained that their application process is torically grounded Establishment Clause can alumni; (3) wo)"k to increase the number throughout those three areas. a little more demanding. After submitting argl,lments in modem Supreme Court cases of minority students that attend the Law an application and resume, professors are addressing issues of ch~rch and state. school; (4) emphasize community service asked to give comments on the candi Professor McConnell noted that "estab projects that give back to the community." Hess NaDled dates. The pool is then narrowed to three lishment of religion" was a familiar phrase BLSA 's Law Day goes to the third goal, people for interviews before the final se at the time of the founding and advocated working to increase the number ofminority !ection.) Although James doesn't know an exploration of the meaning duringCo students attending law schools. Although Drapers' who he was up against he does know that lonial times for insight into the application the day's events did emphasize the quali ompetition was tough. (!ria guesses that and relevance of the clause today. ties of Marshall-Wythe, BLSA members she was up against approximately fifty Professor John Duffy stated, "In law fielded questions about law school gener Scholar students.) school, I took Professor McConnell's ally, both about appl ing the law school By Katie Riley Iria Giuffrida is the Drapers' Scholar course in the Religion Clauses of the First and surviving law school once t11ere. The from London studying at W illiarn & Mary Amendment, and the last lecture he gave morning began with welcoming remarks Upon graduation, after taking both the this _ ear. Originall from Italy. he at in that course was one of the most ambi by Lacrecia Cade (3 L) who is the ational Penm;ylvania and ew Jersey bars, third tended"the University of London to study law with the hope of finding an opportu tious and creative that I have ever at Recording Secretary ofthe National BLSA, year James Hess will be moving to London tended. This year's Cutleriecture reminded Dean Revelry, and Assistant Dean of for a year of study at Queen Mary College nity to study abroad. She found just such me of that class; both show·ed the work of Admissions Bennie Rogers. The attend of the University of London. Both his an opportunity with the Drapers cholar a truly brilliant and thou·ghtful academic." ees were next given an introduction to the tuition and b0ard will be paid for by the ship. Iria has reallyenjoyed her time here Approximately 100 members of Willianl LSA T by a Kaplan representative. (One Drapers Scholar hip. Although officially at\ illiam&Mary. making lots offriends and Mary conmlUnity attended the lecture, free Kaplan course was raffled off at the a student of Queen Mary College. James (a necessity for running errands since she originally scheduled for Room 127, but endoftheday.) Third, the attendees heard \\;11 also be able to take classes at four other doesn . thave a car and lives in the Gradplex . moved to Room 120 because of the de from Marshall-Wythe alum Viveon Kelly, University of London schools: King's Besides learning American law, she has mand for seats. currently an attorney atTroutman Sanders College, the London School ofEconomics enjoyed learning about Ameri an culture. Some students also took advantage of Mays Valentine in Richmond. She de and Political Science, University College Iria plans to continue living in the United the opportunity to meet for breakfast or scribedherexperienceatWilliam& 1ary, and the School of Oriental and Afrincan States after her year at Williarn & Mary. lunch with Professor McConnell. These . saying she "met her match in law school," tudies. Hehasn'tde ided\'.:hatwillbethe and will be taking the ew York bar. Ify ou gatherings in the Dean's Conference Room but was positive about her experience at subject ofhis LLM. but assumes that it will are interested in meeting Iria and learning were more informal and covered a wide Marshall-Wythe overall. She al 0 intro be some aspect of international law. variety of topics. duced the attendees to African-American The Drapers' Company of London is.. See DRAPER, page 9 2 ======:::::::JTuesday, February 12,2002 THE AMICUS 1994 and is currently serving in his third blind. Additionally, under the ADA, em term as a Commissioner. His specialty is in ployers are only required to make reason Staff Writer the field of employment discrimination able accommodations that do not place an against people with disabilities. In addi undue hardship on their business. tion to his work with the EEOC, Mr. Miller Commissioner Millerended his break Published is currently a member of the Presidential fast talk by highlighting a recent develop Amicus staff writer Sue Henshon Task Force on the Employment of Adults ment causing concern at the EEOC: the signed a contract on December 21 for the with Disabilities, whose purpose is to for increase in situations where employers publication ofFOREVERA:NTI A DAY: A mulate a uniform national policy to in have made mandatory arbitration of em POETIC VISION, with Royal Fireworks crease the employment rate of adults with· ployment disputes a condition ofemploy Press. The book includes two essays origi disabilities. He came to the Marshall ment. However, he did note with some nall y published in Ar.1icus in fall of200 I. Wythe on January 29 and met with s~ hopefulness that with the recent Supreme She also has three oth;r manuscripts ac dents for breakfast and lunch discussion Court ruling in EEOCI'. rf ajJleHouse that cepted for publication, pending revisions. groups in the Dean's Conference Room. although employees who have consented Prior to coming to William & Mary, she ,During the breakfast discussion group, to arbitration may not sue their employer earnedaB.A. at Wesleyan University, was EEOC Commissioner Miller focused on the cur directly, the EEOC may do so on behalf of a isiting Student at St. Catherine' s Col rent state iflitigation under the Americans the employee and win monetary damages lege, Oxford University and received an with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA). He for that individual. Commissioner Miller 'M.A. from The University of Chicago in Commissioner briefly explained the process of filing a then reminded those at the breakfast that 1999. On January 19 she coordinated Fo claim against an employer through the twenty-two of the seventy-five cases be cusingon the Future: A Career Awareness EEOC. He then revealed that a great deal fore the Supreme Court this term concern Conference for Students in grades 6 to 12 Paul Miller oflitigation occurs over whether or not the some type ofemployment claim. William& and Their Parents; the community out individual charging discrimination may be Mary Law School was indeed fortunate to reach program offered almost 40 differen t properly classified as disabled. The ADA have an expert in this important field take infornlational sessions to the 450 people Visits requires that the person have "a phys ical time to isit with students and faculty. attending. Since 1986 she has helped her or mental impairment that substantially parents coach a Special Olympics swim By Adrienne Griffin limits one or more ofthe major life acti 'i ming team in Massachusetts, and since ties," which activities Commissioner Miller coming to Wiliam & Mary she has volun The Institute of Bill of Rights Law said included things like walking breath ing, seeing, hearing or speaking. How teered at the Saturday Enrichment Pro sponsored a visit to the law school by Paul' ever, the Act further requires that the gram for gifted children. According to Sue, Steven Miller, a Commissioner ofthe U.S . J' Accuse!' individual establish the existence of such . "Coming to William & Mary was the best Equal Employment OpportunityCommis a disability in order to have standing to By Carly Van Or man decision ofm y life. I've benefitted tremen sion, or EEOC. The EEOC was founded in sue. Unless that threshold is met, the court dously from all the wonderful people I' ve by Congress in 1965 as an agent to enforce will never hear the merits ofthe discrimina President Malveaux, do you remember met - students, professors, staff, and the Civil Rights Actof 1964. Throughout tion claim. Mr. Miller stressed that other sitting in the SBA office last Friday when Williamsburg residents. I could not have its history, the Commission has worked to Sarah Toraason approached you about found a more wonderful, supportive place eliminate illegal discrimination in the work groups do not have to meet this kind of our graduation speaker? Do you remem to be, as both a scholar and as an artist. It's · place and has fought to win recompense standing threshold and instead are al ber how she said that as much as our class tru ly a privilege being part ofthis commu for those who have suffered the conse lowed to self-certify thattlley are members of a protected class. In recent his\ory, l ik= <>.nd <>.dnU£C3 1'£<>f"'330£ MQ.£CU3, rnnn)' nity." quences ofsuch discrimination. Mr. Miller according to Mr. Miller, courts have been students have voiced their preference for was nominated by President Bill Clinton in very wi lling to classify as protected those a speaker from outside the)aw school? Do individuals with overt physical limitations, you remember that she suggested we ask such as golfer Casey Martin. These dis Virginia Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth T HE AMICUS CURIAE abilities fit with the public's traditional Lacy, ajurist with ties to William & Mary notions of severely limiting and debilitat (and a welcome respite from the usual William & Mary School of Law ing conditions. However, Mr. Miller fears parade of male voices at our graduation P. o. Box 8795 Williamsbu rg, Virginia 23 187 (757) 221 -3582 that courts adopt a too-narrow definition e ercises)? And do you remember as well "Dedicated to the complete and objective reporting of student news and of "disability" when they deny protected as 1. do that you listened to Sarah and opinion" status to individuals with less visually encouraged her to create a petition? Then Editor: Katie Riley obvious limitations, ~uch as high blood why, less than one week later, did ou send Managing Editor: Sarah Kinsman pressure. an e-mail to our entire class, stating that FeaturesEditor: Brooke Heilborn Commissioner Miller acknowledged Prof. Marcus would be our graduation Calendar/Copy Editor: Deborah Siegel that the certification issue is difficult to speaker and that we should "thank and congratulate him when [we] see him. ~' Why Business Editor: Brian Miller resolve and students articu)ated some of would you speak to Professor Marcus or Technology Editor: Eric Nakano the reasons weighing against self-defini LayoutEditor: Michael R. Thompson tion after the breakfast. Gary Abbott ac publicize his selection without determin knowledged that there is disparity in ing the status of the petition? Did you Writers: allowing some groups to self-certifywhile forget your conversation with Sarah? Or, Gary Abbott Adrienne Griffin Jim Parrett not allowing others. However, he said, "I as I fear, did you act to make any petition Dennis Callahan Suzanna Henshon Tinl Peltier think there needs to be some wa to weed more difficult. Andrea D'Ambra Tim Kollas Char Rieck out those who would claim a disability that Courtney, I apologize forplacingthis in Rebecca Ebinger Douglas Levy Seth Rundle is not grossl evident. Putting the burden a public forum rather than speaking to you Jeremy Eglen George 1cAllister Paul Rush on the person requesting protection seems privately (and Sarah I apologize for the Tin1En1f)' Dale Mobley Edith Sanders to be the most efficient method." Peter publicity), but I think that this issue affects Peter Flanigan Todd Muldrew Melissa Winn Allen expressed the "slippery slope" con us all. You' ye stated a love for politics. cern when he conmlented, "I find myself Well what about politics do you enjo ? Is Editorial Policy wondering: ifhigh blood pressure, diab.e it acting like a politician or acting as a The letters and opinion pages of Th e AmicliS are dedicated to all student opinion tes, or other very common geneti ailments representative? If you truly seek to repre regardless ofform or content. The Amicus reserves the right to edit for spelling and may be considered disabilities, wh not sent the interests ofyo ur class, you should granmlar, but not content. . intelligence?" Mr. Miller did address the pay more attention to their expressed Letters to the Editor may not necessarily reflect the opinion of the newspaper or fear ofoverburdening employers when he \vishes. I' m not sure what might be done its staff. All letters to the Editor should be submitted by 5 p.m.on the Thursday prior pointed out that the disabled indiyidual at this point b\lt I believe you O\ye at least to publication. Th e Amicus will not print a letter without confirmation of the author's mu'st fulfilljob requirements such as skill. an explanation and perhaps an apology. name. V·,i e may, however, withhold thename on request. Letters oyer 500 words may education or experience to have a claim. be returned to the writer with a request that the letter be edited for the sake ofspace. F or example, an airline would likely not be required to employ a pilot who is legally Tuesd ay,Februaryl _ , 2 002 THEA~u ccs ======3 News from The 5th Dimension: Reporting o n Th ings that might have been .•.. Wiz'ards Consider 2L New Editorial Board for Matt Gernstein as Part of W & M Law Review
New Winning Initiative Editor':'in-Chief By AndreaD' Ambra sume, and he really seems to have the skills Holland M. Tahvonen this team needs to win. Mo t importantly, WASHINGTO , D.C. In a move that he owns a rabbit!!! And after Space Jam surprised many basketball insiders, the that's all I need to know. Ijust hope this Managing Editor Washington Wizard announced today new found fame doesn't go to his head . Robin E. Perrin they are considering W illiam & Mary law Though, I did hear that he and Shaq are student Matthew Gernstein in the upcom considering a Kazaam II. I just hope they ing draft. "We aren't sure yet whether don't pitch it to the moron who green Executive Editor we're going to have to make some draft lighted Glitter!" Brian"S. Kelly pi k trade , but Matt certainly has some qualities we're looking for on the Wiz ards "said Coach Collins at this morning's Senior Articles Editor press confe rence held outside his home in McLean. PaulA. Dame When asked what those qualities were, Coach Collins cited Gem tein's neurotic Senior Notes Editor organizational tendencies and his "unique" size. "Obviously " e're in the AnnM. Mason strategizing phase at this point. But we think he'd do well in the small forward Other players remain skeptical. "We position," Collins said. will see how well he plays," said center Articles Editors Brendan Haywood. "Then the team will Dennis J. Callahan, Amy J. McMaster, Richard A. Zimmer make its determination." Associate Articles Editors David G. Browne, Alicia B. Kelly, Carl E. Ross, Ragan L. Willis
Notes· Editors Paul A. Ainsworth, Darren M. Creasy, Current small forward Tyrone esby Curtis S. Miller, Benjamin R. Orye III was defensive about the plan. "I don' t know who this Gemstein guy is, but he can' t just walk in here and expect to play One Washington Wizards dance team right away!" said Nesby. "Coach Collins member expressed no such reservations. thinks he's so great, but I think he's taking "We've only seen his head shot, but he this "shake up" thing a little too far. I've looks really cute. If he doesn't have a heard Gemstein is short ... and I mean really girlfriend I'm hoping he'll ask me out." short." Mr. Gernstein is currently his second Coach Collins dismissed player mis year at William & Mary. When asked why William & Mary School of Law givings stating, "We've all got to start he chose to apply to the Wizards instead ]ollmal ofl-Vomell and the Law thinking outside the box. Gemstein 's size ofchoosing the usual law related employ Presents its annual symposium is going to be a huge advantage on the ment, he smiled and replied, "Well, I origi court. We think he' ll be able to duck under nally applied to be a legal intern for the Lost in the System: Female Juvenile other player's arms and perhaps even be Wizards, but hey, this has the added ben tween their legs to get the ball down court." efit of putting me on a track to the Playboy Delinquency in the 2pt Century mansion, so I'm all for it. " Friday February 15, 2002 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. W&M School of Law McGlothlin Courtroom
Topics \\ ill include:
Domestic T rafficking of Girls Across State Lines
Reactions to the AB.-\· NBA Report on Female Juvenile Delinq uency
The Rise of Female Juvenile Delinquency in the Late 20 ~' Centurv
Co - o~'TIerandrecentlyretumed pIa er Michael Jordan was similarly confident in Gernstein 's potential: "I looked at his re- 4 ======ITuesday, February 12,2002 THE AMICUS
Three Babies and a Wedding The Amicus would like to hear about your personal accomplishments. Please e-mail photos and announcments to Katie Riley ([email protected]) or drop them in the Amicus hanging folder.
left: Lilian "Lily" Marie Black, daughter of Jim (3 L) and Michelle Black below: born 119/02,3 :03 p.m. Abigail Grace Dry, daughter of 7 lbs. 3 oz., 19.5 inches long Mike (3L) and Christie Dry born 11129/01 ,6:30p.m. 61bs., 9 oz., 19.5 inches bottom left: Vanessa Isabella Serafine, daughter of Dawn (3 L) and Domenick Serafine born 1110102,4:51 p.m. 7 1bs., 19 inches long.
Kell Kosek (3 L) married Jason Wheat on 12/29/01 in Washington, P A. Left is a photo ofthe couple. Above is a photo of them and all their law school friends. Back row: Brook Rolka, Gen Yasaki, MikeZogby, Liz Speck, Lou Campbell, Jason Wheat Karen Mooney, Matt Bingham, Erin O'Callaghan, Steve Jack. Front row: Julie Harmon (bridesmaid), Jamie Desciak(bridesmaid), Kelly Kosek, Sandy Mastro (bridesmaid), and Adina Dzuik. The bread Kelly is holding was a present from Lou Campbell along with five toasters. Tuesday, February 12, 2002 THE AMICUS ======5 6 ======::'lTuesday, February 12,2002 THE AMICUS dents, but it's always the first line that's on while the rest of us nervously watched place like Houston," a dozen congres the hardest when you have nothing natu his back. In truth, none of us even bought sional oversight committees and various Odi et Amo ral to talk about. I do have two cute any beads, that friend just found some executive agencies had begun investiga Shetland Sheepdogs that I walk across the which were on the ground, and had been tions ofthe $64 billion Ponzi scheme. How By Jeremy Eglen main campus, and they have afforded me through who knows what. Incidentally, I could Enron' s deceptions and false profits a few mm.-or opportunities to meet new obtained one strand of beads towards the have gotten so out of hand? Many leapt think people ' s feelings about people. The dogs are not interested in end ofthe night, after most of the evening's to the conclusion that the smoldering moral Valentine' s Day can be summed in one of meeting people, though. When we'reout, trading had subsided. I thought about depra\'ity of Enron executives, its audi three ways: Ihateit, 1lov e it, or Idon'treally they want to catch squirrels, or at least to taking them to bar review and auctioning tors, and la","ycrs was fueled by the run care. Admittedly, people's opinions on bark at them. It 's hard to be smooth or even them, but I figured the bidding would just away capitalism of deregulated energy almost everything could be placed in one polite \\'hen someone comes up to you and get me thrown out. markets. This greedy unchecked market ofthose categories, but work with me here. all of a sudden your two dogs tear off at a The title of this particular colunm (I pIa e combusted .historically, the story You might hate Valentine's Day because it tree roden t, knocking you off your feet, or think of my writings in general as "Con goes, and from the ash pile of broken is grossly commercialized, because you at least tying you up in a set ofleashes. I've structivelyFunny") is "Odi etAlllo 'which careers and pension plans rose a clarion were injured as a child by a flying baby with talked to them a few times about their is the first part of a short Latin poem by call for tighter government controls of the a bow, or just because you're b:itter. Prob public behavior, but they don't seem to Catullus, and which means " I nate and I e onomy. ably just because you're bitter, but op understand. "We have a big fenced in love." Hating Valentine's Day is cliche. A closer look reveals that Enron was tions must come in threes. You might love yard, and you can chase squirrels all day," It' s unbearably hip to scoff at Hallmark not the free market champion oflore. Rather, , Valentine's Day because you have fond I tell them. And they reply, "You re having cards, at chocolates, at flowers, and at Enron was an opportunisti two-timer that memories of a special e\'ent on that day. a dialogue with your dogs. In the newspa hope that love springs eternal. Sometimes called for deregulation only when it suited because you hope for new or renewed per. With your name at the top of the I wonder if in gaining wisdom through its purpose. Enron advocated a string or love, or because you're sti II in Junior High. article. And squirrels are your problem?" experience, I've also lost some things I self-serving gO\'ernment interventions into Finally, you don't really care because, My dogs talk too much. used to know. I'mcertainly not saying I'd the free energy markets it was credited with well, who cares about reasons? If you have some extra coin and have like to go back to Junior High, but I think creating. As energy industry expert Jerry 1have been in all three ofthose catego difficulty with introductions to the point of there was more magic back then. "Magic" Taylordocumel1ted in a recent Wall Street ries, though presently I don't care at al l. psychosis you might check out is after all just "possibility"-the possibil Journal editorial, through its legendary Perhaps it has something to do with the www.conspiracydesign.com. Foraround ity that amazing and unexpected things lobbying efforts, among other regulatory factthat1hereare NO SINGLE WOMEN in $80K, they will profile the woman of your can actually happen. Experience teaches "victories" Enron won (I) price controls the law school. (1 have been told that the choice, finding out about her habits, her to expect a great deal oflife, and takesawa on acces to the nation's power grids, (2) same problem exists with single men, but . interests, her fears and her desires. They the unexpected. It trades wonder and un the forced separation of energy utilities this is my ~ne-sided column, and I 'II write will present you with the data and suggest certainty for tability. It isn't necessarily and producers, (3) nationalization of en my one-sided view.) Here's a game my ways for you to meet her. If she has any a bad trade, but there must be a happy ergy distribution, (4) subsidie for its roommate invented: go up to any random serious problems, such as alcoholism or medium somewhere, or times when one money-losing solar power companies (5) girl in the law school and ask her how her drug abuse, they'll warn you ahead oftime. extreme yields to the other. Hate to love, aggres ive regulation of greenhouse gas boyfriend is doing or what she did with her There are two caveats: you must be a man beads to conversation, stalking to fluffy emission (because Enron was the domi boyfriend over break or something along seeking a woman, and you must not be dogs. I'm not advocating a love for nant player in the pollution credits-trading those lines. For fun and profit, bet some overweight. I think this is perfect for the Valentine's Day, but neither do I think market), ~nd (6) increased taxes on oil one beforehand that she has a boyfriend .. thin, rich stalker who just doesn't have the hatred is necessary; it's just another day. imports to subsidize its pipelines. I played this game at the first bar review time to be creepy himselfanymore. Imean, The days you make magic - those are the Was Enron an ine itable result of un this semester, and I ended the night with a there is an employment opportunity: I could special ones. Well, those and the days checked markets? Hardly-the Enron perfect record. It seems that relationships do the world a favor by picking through your beads payoff. debacle was another fallout of unbridled that begin law school are maintained, un women's garbage instead of becoming democracy in action. Considering the bill like college, so to be honest, I don't bother one more lawyer. Or, look at it from an Ij)'ou hQl'e aIlJ'colllmellts, you 11'illfilld of particulars above it is no wonder that even playing much anymore, but I suggest investment standpoint: a company which the author at Wawa with two Shelties alld Enron is not only the largest bankrupt in you try it for yourself. has a market of only the wealthiest, most a George Booker mask Oil his head, orJ ·ou history, but is also the all-time record Since the school has been so accom discriminating (and thin) clients. Itdoesn't call email him at holding campaign contributor. It is only modating in inflating the grade curve, I have much growth potential, or repeat [email protected]. because we have allowed our democratic would like to request the addition of a few business, but it's a service to your fellow in'shnitions to so control the marketplace new questions to the admissions applica man. The company claims a success (i.e. that Enron s weI!-placed millions in contri tion. The first would. be: Are you a single marriage ofclients to targets) rate ofll out Loose-Fish butions (and corresponding influence on female? The second: Do you enjoy the of23. Those twelve guys have it rough: the regulatory playing field) was able to company of nonthreatening computer $80 grand down, and even wealthy, thin, Enron: A Case of Un facilitate its phenomenal growth. nerds? (By the way, if you answered yes and with all ofthe woman 's personal infor bridled Democracy Recently, Prof. Richard Epstein wrote, to these questions, my email address is mation at their fingertips, they were unsuc "Under the current system the a tute poli [email protected]) Then,just cessful. I have been unable to By Dennis Callahan ticianasks: ' What is the minimum political to be sure, there should be a picture here, independently confirm that this is not all a coalition that I have to put together in but not my picture. The picture which the joke, incidentally. They refuse any jour order to be able to steal from my fellow school has of me looks like I had a stroke nalistic (snicker) requests, ~d the Illinois ever ones to miss a risk -free opportu man?' After that, it takes little imagination triggered by the flash going off. I have database of businesses is presently unre nity for displaying righteous indignation to dress up the idea with some high-sound requested of my SBA rep that it be taken liable. for the cameras, Congressmen from both ing rationale that will withstand constitu down, but sadly to no avail. So, let's put Ifa meeting designed by private inves sides of the aisle are clawing over each tional scrutin ' under a malnourished his picture in this slot on the admissions tigators is out of your budget, might I other to defile the rotting corpse of the rational basis test. The weak protections application. Now, you may say, "Jeremy, recommend an investment in beads. I was rotten corporate entity know as Enron. As for property and economic liberties trans you and George Booker don't look much in N'Orleans over the ew Year this year. Toto pulled back the curtain, the Pennsyl late into feeble incentives for sound legis- alike." Iwouldagreewiththat. However, New Orleans sells its own rather crude, and vania Avenue crowd attempted to dis 1ative behavior.·' Enron is ExhibitA for this George's picture is much better than mine: merely physical, form oflove in the form of tance itselffrom the Wonderful Wizard of proposition. Enron's greatest skill was in he's smiling and he appears to retain use cheap plastic beads. These beads are Campaign Contributions as P ACs. parties combining its purchased access to the of the right side of his body. exchanged for services which could not and pols all returned their tainted take to halls of power with its adeptness at form Until the school is persuaded to add my normally be purchased from most people the bankrupt sham. Fair enough-even a ing politically palatable rationales for its questions, I am left to explore more practi at any price, but for several nights during brainless Scarecrow could recognize the fa\'ored regulations. Until we reign in the cal avenues. My roommates suggest the the year, their value skyrockets. Oneofmy political necessity of adopting the 100 ~ I> allowable outcomes ofthe democratic pro undergraduates, though a couple of my friends was walking around just after mid return policy. The Congress next move, cess and leave to the spontaneous logic of female friends hayeadvisedagainstthis. I night looking for girls who were ob\iously setting to legislatively safeguard the popu the marketthejob ofrooting out corporate have no real excuse to meet undergrads, or with somebody. Over half of the women lace from future Emons, was sadly predict frauds before they grO\v into multi-billion even other graduate students, and I'm not were willing to engage in extended kisses able and proved that in Washington at dollar thicket-. government-enabled really a predator, no matter how hard I try. in front oftheir fuming significant others in least. two wrongs may come out all right. Emons are bound to re ur. I have noticed that Wawa at1racts stu- exchange for the beads. Then he'd move Quicker than you can say, "There s no Tuesday, February 12, 200 THE AMICUS ======ADlicus Staff Picks In-Depth Faculty By Brian Miller Les Miserables the International Cast This issue' taff Picks topi is the AndreaL.D'Ambra Interview - Prof. Alces greatest albums of all time. Here's what I'd like to put a tattoo on my forehead our writers had to sa : I definitely ha e to say for me, it is that reads: Public Enemy's 1988 release It Takes a "ESREVER OTTLUCIFFIDERA TAHT A" ~Il, my per onal fa vorite is Live' alion ofMilliolls to Hold Us Back. The SNOISICEDDIO first album M nta!.It weIr;;. It was full of album transformed the face of Hip-Hop. more passion, emotion, and symbolism Chuck 0 , Flavor Flav, Professor Gri ff. Ter [Proving yet again that our faculty is even than their second more popular album rninator X and the S-1W 's gave the music smarter than Bill Gates, the Editors were Throwing Copper. listener a whole new world to consider. unable to fmd a Word command that would But .the best album of all time has to be e er befo re had a strong political mes allow us to reverse, or "mirror" the indi Led Zepplin's Hollses oft he Holy. There sage been applied to Hip-Hop in such a vidual text letters, as Prof. A1ces so clev is not one bad song on the album and all of widespread manner. In addition, the album erly took the ti me to do in his written them are la sics. pioneered the fas ter 144 BPM sound that response to this question. But you get the Brook Rolka had never before been attempted in Hip point. Ed.] Hop. Without this album, and without PE, This is any easy one. I was just Ii ten I'm convinced that Hip-Hop would not 10. What's the best thing about yom job? ing to it on my wa horne. The greatest have the widespread appeal that it cur What's the worst thing about your job? album ofa ll time i Double ickels Oll the rentlyenjoys. It expanded the potential for Best thing: Students and writing Dime by the Minutemen, the greatest punk the art form of Hip-Hop and many of Worst thing: Faculty governance and band ofa ll time. Sadly, their lead guitaris today's artists owe some [Almost all. Ed.] grading ocalist died in a car a ident in 19 5 at the of their success to Public Enemy. By Brian Miller tender age of 25, so there aren 't a lot of TimEmry I I . If you could talk to one person li ving or dead, who would it be? Minutemen albums out there,.butDouble I . What's your favorite word? Immanuel Kant ickels is a masterpiece that covers a lot Couldn tchoose. Buthere's a few in no Try of ground. Although most of their 'songs particular order. The Band-Best of: Beastie . What's one little known fact about are less than two minutes long (hence the Boys-Hello Nasty; The BeatI e -Abbey 2. What's your least favori te word? band's name), there are 42 of them on this Road (And Many Others); Big Wreck-In Can't William &Mary School ofLa w that every double album and every one is magnifi Loving Memory of; The Black Crowes one should know? Most graduates never practice Consti cent. Not your typical faster- louder-3 chord Southern Harmony. ... ; Black Sabbath 3. What's your most vivid childhood tutional Law punk outfit, these self-taught musicians Anything Before Ozzy Left; Johnny memory? ' fmessed their great sounds out of their Cash-Live at Folsom & San Quentin; Birth instruments. Their real secret weapon: Chemical Brothers-Exit Planet Dust; Joe 13. If you could appoint the next three Bass player Mike Watt moves those four Cocker-Maddogs & Englishmen (Great 11. When y ou ""ere a child "'ha t did y ou Supreme Court justices, who would they be? strings l\ke you've never heard. Jazz bass Movie Too!): Crosby, Stills, Nash & want to be when you grew up? The Dixie Chicks ists . listen to hi inventive riffs to get Young-Four Way Street; Cypress Hill Spiderman inspired. I f my house were on fire and I Debut; De La Soul-Three Feet High and Professor Grover's Question: only had time to rescue one CD, this would Rising; Derek & the Dominoes-Layla; Bob 5. What's your fa vorite smell? When students in your class laugh, is it be the one, without a doubt. (A somewhat Dylan-Blood On the Tracks (And Damn A baseball diamond close second: iolent Femmes' debut al Near ~verythingElseHe's Ever Recorded). usually at you or with you? Yes. bum). That's enough fo r now. Maybe next time 6. What's your least favorite' smell? Tim Kollas I'll get to the E ' s and beyond. Elementary schools Brian Miller N ow you have a chance to pose a question to the next faculty member to answer this Led Zepplin - Four - but on vinyl, not 7. What other profession would you like questionnaire ... on CD. Almost a religious experience for No way could I choose just one. A few to try? someone who likes classic rock. (Though personal favorites: Beatles - White Album Musician-but I don' t play an instru "Which of the foregoing questions did Zepplin should have their own category.) and Revolver, Led Zepplin .. Houses ofth e ment Michael Thompson Holy, The Clash - Combat Rock. you answer least honestly?" Brooke Heilborn 8. What other profession would you NOT *Questions borrowed heavily fromBravo' s The hands down best speed metal al want to try? Inside the Actor's Studio's Bernard Pivot bum ever is Metallica: Kill 'Em All Am I the only one who like happy, Professional wrestler (Megaforce Records 1983). Yes, it was peppy music? My favorite albums: Dee Questionnaire and the National Journal's Media Monitor spotlight questionnaire. seriously under-produced. No, James Lite- World Clique featuring "Groove is in 9. If you have a tattoo what does it say (or A few actually conceived by William and Hetfield couldn't sing, and he still can't. the Heart"; Aqua-Aquarium featuring depict) ... if you don 'thave one, ~d decide Mary law students. All is forgiven in the narneof Kirk Hammet's "Barbie Girl'" The B-52's-Time Capsitle to get one, what would it say (or depict)? impossibly paced pentatonic solos (what Songs for a Future Generation with such ever that means) and the eternal coolness classis as "Love Shack," "Rock Lobster," that is "The Four Horsemen" and and "Private Idaho"; and anything ABBA. "Motorbreath". The best rap album is For something really fun (and equally ri -.;- West Side Connection: BowDown (Prior diculous) try Hampsterdance: TheAlbum ity Records 1996). Although the l3 track by Hampton and the Hamsters. assault on civilization makes a better case K atie Riley for· censorship than Robert Bork, that . 1/2 PRICE doesn't seem to have stopped me from No comment. All future inquiries on memorizing every single word. One thing this topic should be addressed to my POOL S~~4~J- about gangster rappers that the Right spokesman (me when I'm in an honest ~, hasn' t picked up on:it is hard to find a more mood (e.g. , drunk». libertarian conservative than a man such Char Rieck Every Monday is William and Mary night at The Corner Pocket. Come in as Ice Cube. and enjoy your favorite snacks and beverages and play pool for 1/2 price! S.L.R undle Best ofth e Doors--nothing else quite like Offer good with valid college 1.0 . Monday nights from 9 p.m. to~ 1 a.m. it! Paul Simon - Graceland Paul Rush Williamsburg Crossing Shopping Center Rebecca Ebinger 220-0808 8 ======lTuesday, February 12,2002 THE AMlCUS sidering the cleavage that was being a better line on the winners, but I give so may be the album which she contrib pushed up, I am surprised that Enid and myself a 50-50 chance. . uted to. It starts off with cheesy pop Call Me Rebecca were outsiders in the hormonally songs, bad guitar, and no real soul in the rich atmosphere of their high school. Re Upcoming Bond Movies: Thunderball, You vocals. "Revealing" lyrics reveal things gardless, the world certainly does not Gnly Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever about her that I j ust don't care about and Stupid embrace Enid and Rebecca and they are which are far from unique to a young white forced to make their way in a world that Kimball Theatre: Sidewalks o/New York: middle-class female. But it picks up a tad, By Peter F lanigan does not inspire creativity. February 12-14th;ApocalypseNow Redux: takes ona bitofa harder edge, adds a small, Along the way they meet Seymour Febmary 16-18th; Sexy Beast: February obligatory dose of hip-hop, and at least Youknow,Ithoughtlkne better. lam (Steve Buscemi, Fargo) who seems to be 19-2lst includes some more beat drive~ dance not one ·ho anxiously awaits the next the grown-up version ofEnid. She quickly singles towards the end. Nicole Kidman mo ie. I am not one \vho falls for this loveable loser after tricking Most Ridiculous Movie Coming to Video: mns out to the video store to rent such him by false! answ·ering a newspaper Most Vertical Primate 2. Thoughts: 1) Motley Crue-Greatest Hits Howa band Oscar worthy films as Days o/Thunder, advertisement. The next half of the movie There was a most vertical primate I? 2) This without enough songs for one greatest Billy Bathgate and The Pe cemaker. follows Enid as he sets up Seymour, tries movie "stars" Cameron Bancroft (was Eric hits album can actually put out two is Howe er, something intrigued me about to reconcile herrelationship with Rebecca Roberts too busy?) beyond me. But the fIrst attempt sucked, the plot to Birthday Girl. Maybe it was the who has become employed in the subur and luckily was made up for by this release. fact that Kidman was playing Nadia; a ban world of a coffee shop and deal with DVD Pick of the Week: Follml"ing: The Nothing takes me back to middle school Russiari girl who you could buy as- a wife her insipid dad. first movie written and directed by Chris quicker than these Jack Daniel' s-injecting over the Internet. The plot was so like my This would be a lot for anyone, much topher olan (Memento). A great movie dropouts. "Smoking in the Boys Room" dreams I had to go. less Enid who has no idea what he wants made on les than what Charlie Sheen those were the days .. . even though I have What did I get for m hopes and dreams? to do except take a summer school art class. spends on prostitutes during a week. never officially smoked a cigarette before. Absolute garbage. John Buckingham (Ben The mo ie offers moments of hilarity and "Girls, Girls, Girls"-ok, so I didn't go to Chaplin The Tnlth About Cats and Dogs, plenty of good '20s bluegrass. What it my first r~ a l strip club until I was 13, but TIz Thin Red Line) is a British 10 er who lacks is a clear message other than teenage New Music thanks to the video I had a pretty good idea de ides to buy Nadia over the Internet. It's Diaspora. The tupid people seem to win ofwhat they were talking about. "Kickstart the typical boy buys girl, girl learns boy is (an overachie ing girl· s art piece made out My Heart"- sure to be an anthem as my into sadomasochistic porn, girl ties her elf of coat hangers is treated by the teacher as Reviews middle-ages approach. Holding back fear up \ ith ties to keep bo plot line that the next major feminist art piece) and Enid induced vomit as I talked on the phone to Hollywood keeps replaying oyer and over. gets the shaft. By Brian Miller one of my endless two-week girlfriends in When will the learn you can only remake It would be disappointing ifthis movie seventh grade while Vince crooned "With Casablanca so many times? had an "outsider who stuck true to herself Christmas always brings lots of new out You" ... What more can I say besides, The fun begins \ hen two Russians and won" message. Instead, the ending is music my way, and I thought I'd share a bit "girl , don't go away mad. Girl, just go VISIt adia on her birthday and then go ambiguous and disturbing and continues of what was in my stocking this year (be away." Deliverance on poor John and force him to to challenge the viewer rather than giving cause most of you could never guess what rob his own bank. I won't compel you to a pat answer to Enid's problems. Terry is in my stockings). This isn' t so much of Cat Stevens-Th e Very Best O/My whole think about the rest of the plot as I had to. Zwigoff (the director responsible for the a recommendations list as it is a more life up until a year ortwo ago, I had always For example, Chaplin successfu1ly used excellent Cmmb) does an excellent job traditional review. Some ofthese are win thought that Cat Stevens and Ray Stevens the passport of one of the Russians who with the pacing and does not have an ners. some ofthem are losers, and most are. were one and the Gomo. From .""hut I could looked nothing lIke hIm to get on a plane. intmsive camera. In a word, Ghost World like most music is, quite mediocre. gather, Cat got tired of being an actual Or how about the time that John, knowing is challenging to all different types of musician and started writing painful "joke" Nadia's true intentions, decides to mope stereotypes and is a great movie you ' ll ColdpJay-Trouble (Norwegian Live~P) songs for kids that were sold on TV. In fact, around the fire rather than trying to clear probably never see. Here is a rare and welcomed departure from Cat Stevens has n.o discernible connec his name? Sufficed to say, the rest of the As most of you know I am. a huge the above-mentioned mediocrity. Prob tion with Ray, and was once a pretty good hour and a half made me wish I could take James Bond fan . I was saddened when ably my favorite CD of200 1, Coldplay's singer-songwriter, before he got tired of my five-hour closed book Con. Law exam those TBS bastards cancelled the 15 Days major- label debut Parachutes provides being an actual musician and bec..ame a all over again. o/Bond and only decided to show late ' 70s some wonderful, simple moments ofmusi devout Muslim. Featured prominently, Chaplin has a great presence and a very Roger Moore Bond's. Luckily, ABC came cal genius and integrity. They admittedly and to great effect, in the movie Rushmore stoic British demeanor. Conversely, through with the Bond Picture Show en borrow heavily from early Radiohead, but (which deserves an article all its own), I · Kidman's bmises could out-act her. Tom compassing 12 classic Bond films. Unfor since Radiohead has moved away from the picked this one up to see what else he had. and Jez Butterworth were the brothers who tunately, they chose characters on their traditional instrumental-based rock and Impressive. Contemplative. Mellow and wrote and directed this movie. Obviously, shows to host each movie. There is noth roll, it's nice that someone is filling in the moody. Adequate acoustic guitar work. A one of them had to be the uncle as well to ing more I like to see than James Belushi niche. This particular import is a collection very unique voice with impressive range come up with this absolutely ridiculous pretending he's funny. oflive versions of songs from that album, and a nice collection ofstory and romance movie. However, I'm sure this movie will The first three movies shown so far with the title track "Trouble" being the songs, and songs that can make you look be in Oscar contention next year because were Dr. No, From Russia with Love and most impressive. A simple piano phrase at the world in a better light on days when the Academy will feel sorry for Kidman's Goldfinger. All have Sean Connery, amaz and wave melody create a wonderful feel, things just don 't f~e l right. breakup with Tom Cruise and noOminate ing women and over the top villains. They with intriguing lyrics. And by simple, I her for playing someone "evil." On a side were the trendsetters and are still consid mean that it only took my hack-piano Flickerstick-Welcomillg Home tlte As note, there is nothing like charity Acad ered by many to be the best of the series. playing ass two whole nights to figure it troll auts If any of you happened to watch emy awards to make your heart feel good Today, we have better chases and gadgets out. The band, and anything they put their VH-l'sdipintotherealityTVmoneytrough (how about Julia Roberts and Helen Hunt's but there is something missing from the stamp on, comes highly recommended by called Bands on the Run, you'll recognize Oscars?). Pierce Brosnan era. Perhaps it 's the fact me. the name. Without a doubt the most Although Birthday Girl was horrible that it has been all down hill for the Bond talented of the four bands chosen to com and slow paced, Ghost World comes . girls (Terry Hatcher and Denise Richard's Pink-Missundastood I like her cause she's pete on the show (Jos.h Dodes Band was through as an intelligent, slow paced movie. careers have really taken off after being proof that spelling counts for nothing. It too pretentious to have any fun and so by Based on a comic book, Ghost World fol Bond girls haven't they?). took a lot for me to invest in this CD. I think definition can't be considered a talented lows the adventures of Enid and Rebecca Whatever the reason, when one gets a she has the strongest female voice of that rock band, and the other two were awful), through the summer after high school chance to view the originals, one should whole category of throwaway female pop they apparently must have won the gig. I graduation. Played by the chesty duo of take the opportunity. While there is certain singers today, ironically and cruelly caused watched the first two-thirds of the series Thora Birch (American Beauty) and historical value to slapping women on the bya lengthy smoking addiction. Her "Get last spring, but then moved to Chicago ScarlettJ ohansson ( The Horse Whisperer), butt and drinking martini's on the job, the Party Started" single is fun, and lets without a TV for the summer. But the grand Ghost World does not pander to the expec Bond is a part of the culture of fi lm and your ass do all the thinking. Problem is, the prize was your very own record deal, and tations of the audience. should not be missed. Next issue, ~e CD was written and produced with her while browsing, I saw they must have won, Personally, I was expecting a live ac Oscar nominations will be out and I will newfound friend and mentor Linda Perry because there was no way they were get- tion Daria with the hipster cool outsider devote the column to my inspired predic of 4 Non-Blondes obscurifame. Just as sniveling at contemporary culture. Con- tions on who will win. Ofcourse , Vegas has they were good enough for one-and-done, Tuesda February 1~ , 200 THE A MICUS 9 In-Depth Faculty Interview with Professor Lee By AndreaD' Ambra dog and those discriminated against. eryone should know? Even without these e. periences I might The closeness that can exist between I) What's your favorite word? have come to the same place because I teachers and students and between col The choice is hard, between categories often recall at least twi e being discrimi leagues. O.K., I fudged, both are known. of "learning," scholarship, tea hing and nated against personally because of ste Perhaps, little known to you readers is that family. Picking one word, I go for"illumi reotypes about the places where I lived. the law school used to be in the library of nate," " hich I hope to do in teaching, The first was in the first grade when I was a dorm and when I started to adjunct 22 or scholarship and with my family. My sur put in the comer ofthe classroom and had so years ago the tax library still was. I never name Lee" in proto Germanic was *Iauhaz, virtually no attention from the teacher. As entered it for that reason. ow the little a "clearing in the woogs" from the (golden) best I can figure out this happened be known fact, when I shared this with a tax light shining through a hardwood single cause I lived literally on the other side of student during my first year teachin'g full canopy forest with no underbrush (the the' tracks in an Appalachian enclave in time, he told me that I had made a mistake. Latin cognate is lux, i.e. , *lukas-"k" sound what became Kettering, Ohio. True my The tax library had been better than the law in Centum languages is "h" in Germanic step-father was a truck driver from Da is school library- all of this before we got the languages, e.g. canis and hound. And Creek, West irginia and we used an out new building. illuminate is derived from the same root in house, but the teacher made this judgment Latin). The line between " illuminate" and without knowing me or my abilities. The 13) If you could appoint the next three "pontificate" is fine second instance is not conjecture; at the Supreme Court justices, who would they end of the first half of the fourth grade, the T) What other profession would you like be? 2) What's your least fa orite word? teacher told me that although she loved to try? All tax people. The choice is easier here-favoritism, as me, I belonged in the other fourth grade In an ideal world I would like to be a in gi ing preferential treatment to insiders class (for the middle class kids) but not to carpenter, as my maternal grandfather and 14) Professor Dickerson's Question: Do or cronies. Even a 'meritocracy" when it tell the others in either class. I never did. his father and maternal grandfather. (I built you think we are the way we are because becomes a "winner-take-all" market omes Why had I been placed in the room for our home in the mountains at 16, it had ofnature orn urture? And Professor Stein's under favoritism in my book. lower class kids? I then lived in a trailer modem plumbing.) In the real world I know Question: Why? camp inside the Dayton city limits. (It is from my brother the roofer you can 't make The studies indicate 50/50. I find more 3) What's your most ivid childhood still there along with 5 other trailer camps a living and support your family in this significant studies that indicate the com memory? inside the city limits that I lived in over the profession. You of course meant "profes mon characteristic of poor children who This too is hard since my memories go years. Now, however, the individual trail sion" as in graduate education required. succeed academically is a strong support back to around 22 months (somewhere ers have water and sewer connections The truthful answer is I could be a ta x ive family member. That certainlywas my between December 1944 when my grand rather than the single communal bath lawyer-I view my profession now as teacher story. Why? Because my grandmother parents, my mother and I moved to Califor house they had then. That's progress.). Or not lawyer. But I already "tried" it for II loved me and her only son had been still nia to work in a Naval munitions plant at perhaps it was in part because I had moved years, 13 if you count clerking on the Tax born. I was her "Sonny," my name still to Mare Island and April 1945 when I was 2 there in the third grade from an inner city Court. But! would prefer over "practice" to some of my cousins and brothers. and could go to a daycare center) and most tenement with many holes in the lathe and be a tax teacher in a business school' tax No..... y ou have a chance to po;;c;; 1 L's ••• 2·L's ••• 3 L's Full -- Law School Tuition! weekly winners from your school! monthly winners from your school! Enter! 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After taking Torts, Con Law, Entertain- ment Litigation Law, and now one-third a the Global Supermarket semester ofFirst Amendment, I feel pretty ByPaulRush Afghanistan has ex.isted as an island unto ripples of disapproval in many countries confident saying this: I basically could itself-occupying its own little niche far when Bush referred to Iraq, Iran, and orth write anything I wanted to in this space I know you ' e seen it before. I've seen it removed from the affairs ofothers. Having Korea as an "a.xis ofevil." I was astonished about any ofyou and get away with it. ot more~times than I care to remember. Truth uccessfully walled itself up, escaping by the trong negative responses that that I would, I'mjust saying ... I mean it's be told omewhere in the deep rece s of outside communication, it has behaved no many (particularly Europeans) had to not like I'm holding a grudge or anything. m mind I can till remember being one of better than an unruly brat who blames Bush's speech. Have we learned nothing, It's not like I woke up on Tuesday with a them-one of those screaming, insuffer everybodyel e for its problems. A fever afterall? I,lerhap Bushcouldhaveavoided hellacious hangover cursing the name of able, unre trainable brats who threw epic ofself-importance insured that the nation 's critici m by labeling them as spoiled, blind, everyone involved helping me "celebrate" tantrums in the grocery store. Of all the eyes would remain blinded to thecultureof militant children who need to leam the my birthday or who wasn' t there to stop tantrums that I must have thrown, how the outside world and its ears deafened to miracle of touch. Probably not. Mean me. It's not like that hangover was still in ever· r can't remember the root cause of a offer of assistance. All the while as while, Afghanistan will grow. It will grow full gearalmost24 hours later. It 's not like single one. r can 'thelp but marvel, at time Afghani tan sank deeper and deeper in leaps and bound as televisions and I'm inafoulmoodoranything. IthinkI lost when I am on the out ide observing these ·within itself, that nation became used to radios are resurrected from their under mymLife. colossal displa s ofgross immaturity, that hearing and believing only its own rheto ground hiding places. It will develop as the Alcohol is evil. r as once that young and infantile. My ric, and it lost the ability to communicate to blindfold loosens. It will become uccess- Don t get me wrong, I enjoyed the wife, on the other hand, who was al 0 once the rest of the world in a ci ilized fashion. fiil as it learns to communicate. Will the Super Bowl this year. I always enjoy it that young, insists that, as 'a very good For long enough, we ha e allowed Af- other brats in the store learn from the one when the underdog wins. I do, however, child," she never behaved in such a shame ghani tan to wail in the aisles because it whom they saw disciplined? Probably not. have one complaint. Why in the name of ful fa hion. The embarrassing truth is I didn t get \ hat it wanted. For years, the I never did. Garo Yepremian and Scott Norwood did believe her. world community allowed Afghanistan to What to do to change the position, then, Adam inatieri not win the MVP? As children we were not all prone to such lash out in childish rage, from time to time ofthose who believe we are interfering too Prom, urn, I mean Barristers Ball is ap viciou fits of rebellion-just those of us knocking boxes off of the storeroom much, that we would be overstepping our proaching. Allow me to put forth this who didn't believe in the unquestioned shelves. 0 one really took any significant bounds if we employed the power of modest proposal: you should go. All law rule of authority figures. For those of us notice that an embassy or two was bombed "touch" to restrain Iraq, Iran, and orth students should go. (Just a who were fit-throwers, take heart. You now and then. "It willleam," we thou3ht. Korea as they begin to show evidence of econd ... there's my soap box ... now I can might be comforted to know that one ofthe "Some day, when Afghanistan grows up, the signs of a major tantrum? Perhaps continue). r mean it,forthesakeofthe law greatest humanitarians of all time (in my it,too canbecomeaproducti ememberof there is nothing that we can do to change school community and law students ev humble opinion) was once the most our society." We were content, it seems, their mind~. Maybe we can only wait for erywhere who have to fight the popular tantruming tot the world has ever known. when the child's expressions ofimmatu their minds to change on their own when stereotype that law students are dull, ugly Helen Keller s tantrums were ofsuch a sort rity were predictably limjted in scope. It the brat with arrested development comes and boring. Find a suit; find a dress; get ·a that Anne Sullivan couldnoteven begin to couldn't reach the top shelves, where all of screaming down their aisle with an out sitter; I really don't care what it takes,just teach Helen without first disposing of the the valuables were kept so why should we stretched hand, ready to clear their go. I don't care if you don 't drink, (actu- self-centered fits ofanger and frustration. have cared? sl1eIves .. . 2lJy, cons:itlp.ring the chronic lack of bar He\en KeHer as a child, bad the peculiar Unfortunately, we an lacked the courage tenders, it'd be better if you didn' t) buy a habit ofwalking around the table at dinner and the wisdom of Anne Sullivan. She ticket and come get your groove on. It's time and thrusting her hands into any knew that Helen, if she was not reached I Should be the one night a year when we should show person's plate she wanted and removing while still only a child, could grow into an our fellow classmates our other selves, food for herself While Sullivan's sympa unmanageable young woman. We de you know the part th~t enjoys fun, the part thy for the blind, deaf, and mute Helen clined, for this reason or another, citing Studying that cleans up nice? If you need another Keller ran deep-having been nearly blind noninterference here and isolationism there, By Char Rieck reason, the band is called "The Hot Nuts" once herself-she nevertheless realized that to manage the brat while it was young and (come on, that's funny, just say it and try Helen's own discipline problem stood in controllable. On September ·11, we all I should be studying. O.K., I know, not to laugh). [The preceding paragraph is the way of Helen's education, and that it learned that, in the meantime, Afghanistan that s a blatant lie, but aside from my lack the sole opinion of this writer, is in no way presented a unique and substantial prob had blossomed into a an unspeakably of need to study, at least now, at this time intended to endorse the SBA as a whole, lem. The dilemma was this: the very ob disturbed delinquent, fully capable of of the yea~ I know I am not alone in not and is in no way motivated by the fact that stacles that prevented Helen from learning reaching and clearing away even our high having the desire to study. Pending dates I plan on writing about the whole thing were the same causes of her tantrums. est shelves whenever it chose to do so, and events have provided us all with a later.] Anne Sullivan, much to her credit, cre sending our valuables cra~hing to the distraction from our schoolwork. Signs are Speaking oflaw student's cleaning up atively found a path around Helen's dis ground. Now we are faced with the difficult up in the lounge. Plans must be devised; nice, by the time this is published the abilities and taught Helen self-control situation of training the young deviant in decisions must be made. After all it is that annual Date Auction will have occurred. using the power ofrestraint. Interestingly the ways of global grown-ups. time of year; time to chose the style of the As someone who has been on the block the power oftouch, which Sullivan used to new graduation gowns. Has their been a twice before I have some things to say restrain Helen Keller during her juvenile How to communicate, then, with a couhtry more heated debate in recent history than (rare for me to have a comment, I know). fits, was also employed to teach Helen that for so long has squinted tight its eyes whether to abandon the old style gown for First, these types of auctions are pretty how to. spell and communicate. The logic and plugged its ears with its fmgers all the a new one. Not only is this new style green common, but I was wondering ifthe follow was as simple as it was profound: use what while expecting us to nurture it with our but it is also open in front!!!! Does it get ing exchange has ever occurred, "Dad, resources are available. Helen responded millions of dollars in humanitarian aide? anymore controversial? Someone getJoan how did you and Mom meet?" "Well to touch, as it was one ofthe few senses left The same way that Anne Sullivan did: the and Melissa Rivers on the phone ASAP. Timmy, your mom bought me." Second, intact by the childhood fever which left her power of touch. Have you ever noticed Luckily the new style received almost unani PSF really should get all the dates some bereft of sight, speech, and language. what happens to a chi Id when it is spanked mous approval from a group ofthird-years thing. How about a T-shirt that reads, "Be When traditional avenues ofcommunica or restrained during the middle of a full and this situation was resolved without nice to me, I gave my dignity to PSF." That tion are not available, one must inevitably blown fit? Complete and total embarrass any major bloodshed. being said, I almost went for the hat trick tum to nontraditional methods ofcommu ment. Often, the observer will not realize Now that that is settled I can free my this year (my apologies for any drop offin nication, ifthe goal truly is connection. For that this is what he is seeing, but a child's mind to think about other more important attendance caused by my absence.) Anne Sullivan allowing Helen to live in an defiant wail after punishment is usually things .. . thjngs I thought of while you While I am at it, I mightas well complete isolated, self-contained, and self-oriented due to one or two main stimuli: 1) the pain were probably studying, such worth while · my thoughts on the Law School Triathlon of the spanking, or 2) having been force world was not a viable option. issues such as .. . of Love, Valentine's Day. Wait a second We have learned in recent days, that fully "communicated" with in frontofoth Playmate "Fear Factor" - I think I speak .. . I've got nothing to say. Not a thing-no continuing to allow the juvenile delin ers. I know; I can remember. Children soon for a large portion of men when I describe rant, no smart-ass comment, nothing. I quents of the world to throw tantrums in tire of domination and mend their ways. I my reaction as "Wait. .. what the h ... they're cannot even bring myselfto tart tbe whole our global supermarket is also not a viable know; Idid. wearing ... man,justchange itbackto U2." Hallmark holiday ... Forget it; I'm going option. For many years, the child-nation of Bush s State of the Union speech created home. 12 ======1Tuesday February 12, 2002 THE AMICUS THE AM ICUS CURIAE Calendar of Events Tuesday, February 12, 2002 Thursday, Febntary 14th Juvenile Delinquency; The Rise of Against Terrorism" F emaleluvenile Delinquency in the 2:30 - 5 p.m. in the McGlothlin about $50 and spots are limited to th 36 people. International Law Society Late 20 Century. Courtroom Lecture presented by Iria . lL Moot Court Final Round2:30- lV[arch 18-19'h Giuffrida, LLM student. 3 :OOpm in 3L Class Gift Committee 3:30p.m. room239. Meeting 1 :OOpm. in room 138. 3-L' s can pick-up rain tickets for ContactlohnMaukat Thursday, February 21'1 graduation, purchase Bar-b-q StudentlFaculty Reception, 4 :00 [email protected] 565-7378 tickets, order cap and gown rentals and prooftheir information in the p.m. Sponsored by the SBA and with questions Washington Road Show co law school16bby. Law Review. sponsored by OCPP & BLSA Saturday, Februmy 16th March 23rd Friday, Februmy 1JIl l Friday, FebrualY 22nd Barristers Ball, from 9:00 pm- Journal of Women in the Law 1:OOamatthe Hospitality House Rule of Law in China Scholarly Oliver Hill Luncheon. Symposium" Lost in the with music by Doug Clark and the Symposium Sponsored by the Sponsored by BLSA to honor the System: Femalejuvenile HotNuts. Institute ofBili ofRights Law and civil rights legal scholar and current BLSA achievements. Tickets cost Delinquency in the 21 SI the Reeves Center for International Century" Monday, February 18th Studies, William & Mary School of $15 per student and must be 1-5p.m. in the McGlothlin Law, 10:00a.m. 5:00p.m. purchased by March 5th. Courtroom. Topics include: IBRL Student Symposium Domestic Trafficking ofGirls "Civil Liberties and the Fight Saturday, February 23rd Across State Lines; Reactions to the ABA- NBA Report on Female Spring GolfTournament at the Golden Horseshoe. The price is Please submit your entries for the Amicus Events Calendar to Katie Riley (3L), Deborah Siegel (3L), or the Amicus hanging file. Entries may include activities sponsored by law school organizations, main campus or community events. Rule of Law in China Scholarly Symposium William & Mary School ofLaw Friday , February 22, 2002 10:00 a.m. 5 :00 p.m. - Sponsoredbythe Institute ofBilfof:Ri~tS Law-and th'eReeves Center for International Studies Since 1978, China has adopted market-based economic reform and a "rule oflaw" campaign. This conference ~ll assess these develop ments in three areas. First, how will China balance economic growth against protection ofthe environment? Second, what does the "rule oflaw" mean in China and Chinese culture and to what extent does it include protection ofindividual rights? Third, what is the extent ofChinese commit- . mentto international rules and international governance institutions?Sc;:hedule attached.For information and to register, contact Melody Nichols at [email protected](757)2213810. Top Ten Signs You May Be mRL Student Division Symposium "Civil Liberties and the Fight Against Terrorism" Taking Your Role as "Client B" ~on , Feb . 18,2002 2:30 -5:30 pm Too Seriously (1 L ~ootCourt Final Round2:30 -3:30 p.m.) McGlothlin Courtroom By Adrienne Griffin Throughout American history, Civil Liberties have been constricted when IO. You spent more time practicing in front of a mirror for your Client B intervievv" than the nation faced a time of crisis. From the Alien and Sedition Acts, to the for your ~o ot Court presentation. suspension of Habeas Corpus and the internment of Japanese Americans, 9. You spend time worrying whether your imaginary child will ever recover. the commitment to personal rights has often weakened when America has 8. Your friends keep asking you if your imaginary child is going to make it. been challenged. This symposium will examine how the country has . You walk around reading your fact pattern and muttering. "But what s my motiva reacted to the current crisis and attempt to discover if Americans can tion?" maintain a co~ itment to Civil Liberties while fighting an effectiye battle 6. You' re thinking of \\rriting a screenplay entitled Being Cliellt B against terrorism. 5. Instead of accidentally signing your O,"TI name to the Client Agreement fOnTI , you signed Client B's name to your rent check. . Speakers Include: - 4. You have made a phone call at _ A~ to ask your "attorney" how your case is Tim Edgar - ACLU Legislative Analyst progressmg. Congressman Bobby Scott 3. You lie awake at night thinking about how you may hayenegligently misrepresented Professor John Douglass - University of Richmond, former Assistant U.S. the condition of the house you just sold. Attorney and Special Counsel in the Iran/Contra Investigation 2. You are thinking of setting up your O\\-TI "Legal Defense Fund'" Professor Cynthia Ward (moderating) - ~arshall-Wythe Law School AND the number one sign you may be taking your role as Client be too -eriouslv ... During an interview for a summer associate position, when asked why you hose \\--iiliam and Mary Law chool. you replied. "Because it offered me the best chance to hone my acting skills."