College of William & Mary Law School William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository

Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...) Archives and Law School History

1997 Amicus Curiae (Vol. 8, Issue 4)

Repository Citation "Amicus Curiae (Vol. 8, Issue 4)" (1997). Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...). 368. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers/368

Copyright c 1997 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers The Race for Governor, page 8 ~mtcug C!Curtae MARSHALL-WYTHE ScuooL OF LAw Ame1•iea~ First La JF Sehool

VOLUME VIII, ISSUE FOUR Streit Wins Moot Court

The I 997 Bushrod Moot Court Tour­ patient in the emergency room of the nament ended on Sunday, October 19, hospital that became the petitioner in this when Robert Worst and Kevin Streit faced · matter. The nurse subsequently filed a off in an argument so well presented and claim under the Americans with Disabili­ reasoned that the judges had to seek clari­ ties Act (ADA), alleging that the hospital fication on the Tournament rules in order terminated her because of her disability to determine a winner. After a lengthy without making available any of the ac­ deliberation, though, a panel of three sit­ commodations set forth in the Act. tingjudges declared Streit the victor and Effectively a problem of statutory in­ recipient ofthe coveted number one rank­ terpretation, the problem raised ethical ing on the M-W Moot Court Team. and pragmatic issues relating to the ac­ This year's problem, crafted by Kristan commodation of a health care worker in Burch (3L), involved a hospital's termi­ the context of a busy hospital emergency nation ofan emergency room nurse (Janet room. Issues similar to those brought out by competitors throughout the rounds of -Sluffphoto Moseley) who had tested positively for Semifinalists Elizabeth Sumner and Robert Worst. the HJV virus. Moseley apparently ac­ the tournament have become prominent quired the virus that causes AIDS from an See MOOT COURT on 4 Dean William Spong Dies at Age 77; Lifelong Friend ofM-W By Sutton Snook honor, a rarer sense of humor, a Sydney College. He received Robertson, fatheroftelevangelist doomed Marshall-Wythe School On Wednesday, October 8, powerful intellect, and a daz­ his law degree from the Univer­ Pat Robertson, in the Democrat of Law. The American Bar As- former Dean William Belser zling capacity for practical judg­ sity of Virginia in 1947. primary for the United States sociation was threatening to re­ Spong, Jr. died of a ruptured ment." Sullivan later wrote that Spong's life can best be sum­ Senate by just 611 votes. He move accreditation from the aneurysm in Portsmouth's "Virginia-to its lasting loss ­ marized by his commitment to later won the seat and served one school unless it moved to new Maryview Hospital. He was 77. will see none like him ever public service. Spong served term. facilities. Spong served as Dean of again.' with the Ninety-Third Bomb Then Majority Leader Mike Spong took the challenge with Marshall-Wythe during one of Dean Paul Marcus wrote that Group of the Eighth Air Force Mansfield called Spong the "best veracity, building not only a new its mostdifficulttimes, from I 976 "During his time here, he suc­ during World War II. Entering freshman member" he had ever facility but also the reputation to I 985, during which time, he cessfully responded to acc redi­ politics in I 954, Spong was seen. Among his achievements of the school to national promi­ brought the law school from a tation concerns in the American elected to the Virginia House of in the Senate is his author hip of nence. He raised$5milliontodo basement local college of law to Bar Association, skillfully guided Delegates. the now famous War Powers this and established the In stitute one of national prominence. us to a new first class building Two years later he joined the Resolution and the Clean Air Act. of the Bill of Rights. He also College President Tim facility, and hired many of the Virginia Senate, where he spear­ Upon retiring, Spong became a doubled the number of volumes Sullivan noted that Spong was outstanding people who stiJ l fonn headed a tv,·o-year study of founding memberofthe law firm in the library increased the num­ "the most thoughtful public ser­ the core of this law faculty.'' Virginia' s public school system. of Cooper Spong and Davis. ber of faculty, students, and vant of his generption. His great­ Spong was born in Ports­ In 1966, Spong beat a twenty­ In 1976, Dean Spong was courses. Without these efforts, ness was made of a rare sense of mouth and attended Hamden year incumbent , A . Willis challenged to save the then See SPONG on 4 Tenth Annual Supreme Court Preview Showcases Civil Rights By Dana Loftis As always, this was the most heavily the case this year. It is a closely watched Law School. Two Marshall-Wythe pro­ The 1997-98 Supreme Court Preview attended event of the weekend. The case, case that could have far reaching implica­ fessors, Alan Meese and Susan Grover, was once again held at Marshall-Wythe Piscataway v. Taxman, involved nvo tions for affirmative action programs and presided as justices along with a distin­ on Friday, 24 October and Saturday, 25 teachers with identical qualifications, hired practices that are based solely on a desire guished group oflegal scholars and jour­ October, to the delight and wonder of all · on the same day in the same school. When to encourage diversity rather than redress nalists. involved. This was the tenth annual Pre­ alayoffwasnecessary, Taxman, the white past discrimination. The decision was 6 affirming, 2 for view. teacher, was fired and the black teacher The case was argued, for the purposes reversal and I to vacate and remand. Pro­ Held contemporaneously with Alumni retained in order to maintain the diversity of the moot court argument, by Samuel fessor Meese offered the strongest opin- Weekend and the Annual Alumni of the teaching staff. lssacharoff and Suzanna Sherry. See SUPREME COURT on 5 Barbeque, parking spaces were as rare as Taxman challenged the decision and Issacharoff, who was involved in the land­ wrinkles on a supermodel's forehead. the Bush Administration backed her in mark affirmative action case, Hopwoodv. Inside Attendance was high, however, and the order to test the constitutionality of affir­ State of Texas. Issacharoff represented Student Privacy 3 usual business of discussing and analyi:­ mative action. Although the Clinton Ad­ Texas successfully in Hopwood, over­ More PSF Summers 6 ing·.the upcoming issues facing the Su­ ministration asked the Supreme Court not turning preferential admissions practices Outback Bar Review 9 preme Court went off with only the usual to review this case because it was not felt for minorities at UT schools. Chowning's Tavern Reviewed 10 number of hitches. to be suitably representative as a test of Sherry is a well-known legal scholar Breakfast at Kimberle's 13 The highlight of the Preview was the affirmative action due to the particularity and a professor of civil rights and civil Coughlan Spouts Sports 14 Moot Court Argument on Friday evening. of its facts the Supreme Court will hear liberties at the University of Minnesota I 2 Monday, October 27, 1997 THE AMI.cus CURIAE

From the Editor's Desk • • • Last week, Dean Marcus with temperature problems. One ministration must focus on is the also true, however, that the cur­ dropped a letter into al l of our must won der, however, how the structural damage in the current rent building desperately needs hanging files regarding th e new adm ini stration can find the per­ building. Although the adminis­ attention. The law school ad­ addition to the law schoo l. Al­ fect temperature for the adm in is­ tration fin ally addressed the leak­ ministration would be wise to though the adm ini stration cor­ trative and faculty wing, but not ing roof and had it re-surfaced, get its cun-ent house in order rectly decided to build the larger for the· classrooms. there remains major damage to before the construction of an­ addition, it has neglec ted the sad · · The problem is not localized the building itself. For example, other. By waiting much longer, to build it on the backs of stu­ state of the current building. to Room 127, but rather infests the Amicus office wall has a not such as when t~e backhoes begin dents? The most obvious examp le all of the classrooms and the li­ only a crack and a hole, but also digging, the continued surface I realize the administration of this is the problems with the brary, making study environ ­ the top halfofthe wall is separat- disruptions wi II cause reverbera­ has been placed in a Catch-22, heating system. While I would ments condu cive to napping . ing and moving south while the tions, further exacerbating the having to choose either a smaller expect Key West to be a com­ ra ther than concentration. It is bottom halfis remaining in place. damage to the bu it ding. The cost building or borrowing the money fortable 90 degrees as I comfort­ hard to pay the necessary atten­ In other words, the building is of repair is rising. We cannot to build a larger addition, but ab ly sit on the beach sippin g a tion to the readjngs for Secured falling off its foundation. Al­ afford to wait much longer. already financially strapped stu­ margarita, I don 't expect it in Transactions in an overwhelm­ though I have brought this to the Before the administration dents cannot afford to fill the Room 127 on Monday mornings in gly hot carrel in the library. attention of several members of embarks on a new addition to the gap. Questions arise, such as is as I sit in Professor Fe lton 's The administration should the administration, nothing has law school, perhaps it would be this $300 increase on top of the Criminal Procedure Class, lis­ view this problem as an indicator been done. The hole remains. wise to ensure that the cun-ent regular annual percentage in­ tening to a lecture on the Bail of the potential problems in the The crack remains. And the di­ facility does not fall into the ra­ crease, or is it in lieu of it? Does Reform Ac t. Room 127 is new wing. If they cannot keep vision is widening. vine. The new roof is a good this increase affect the current equipped with neither sand nor a the current building at a com­ This is not the only example beginning, but there is still much 2Ls, or only the incoming lLs? blender, so th e temperature is fortable temperature, the new of structural damage. Dean Fred work to be done. And, when will the increase take not a welcome addition on an building should be equipped with Thrasher' s office also has dam­ On a final, and perhaps only effect? It might be noted that the already groggy morning. a better and more user-friendly age. One of the stairwells is also tangentially related, point, the administration has already an­ Although this problem is not heating system. But first, the cracked. The classrooms are new building will be financed by nounced next year's tuition, so new to the administration, it re­ administration should recognize plagued with audiovisual prob­ loans, to be repaid with higher will this change, or will the in­ mains an enigma for them and an the seriousness of the heating in lems. The carpeting in both student tuition. Although the crease take affect the following annoyance to students, who dress th e current building and finally OCPP and the library is badly increase will only be $300 per year? These are questions that for cold weather only to find that find a mutually agreeable solu­ damaged, held together by duct student, this amount can be sig­ the administration has not yet El Nino has visited the M-W tion. tape. Although individually these nificant to some. It can cover answered, but needs to do so classrooms. For years the ad­ The second, and perhaps problems seem minor, collec­ books for a semester, food for a soon. ministration has been plagued more serious problem, the ad- tively they indicate a massive month, or utility bills for several I have no doubt that the ad­ structural problem with the build­ months. Many students choose ministration is working in our ing. M-W partially because tuition is best interests in a very difficult It is true that the law school is so low. I agree that the addition situation, but I am concerned at THE AMICUS CURIAE in dire need of the addition. It is is necessary, but is it necessary what cost. Marshall-Wythe School of Law Letters P . 0. Box 8795 Williamsburg, Virginia 23187 (757) 221-3581. "Dedicated to the complete and objective reporting of student Dear Editor: months for the malfeasance, the pass. Per the plea agreement, the news and opinion" As students of the law, we trial judge threw out the malfea­ judge was to serve a six month should want to know whether the sance charge as double jeopardy sentence under electronic home Editor: Sutton Snook candidates for Virginia's top law­ and reduced the sentence for the incarceration. Managing Editor: Danielle Berry yer have been ethicar ih their · forgery to six months. Contrary Dolan billed the taxpayers Assistant Editor: Dana Loftis past practices of the law. The to what any prosecutor should another $4,000 for this plea bar­ Features Editor: Kevin Muhlendorf following is a true story that will have done, Dolan stated no ob­ gain. Interestingly, in a recent allow you to be the judge of jections to the trial judge' s de­ debate with his opposition in the whether Bill Dolan meets the parture from the jury's Attorney General's race, Dolan ethical standards of one who recommendations. stated that Judge Campbell had News Reporters: Features Reporters: should be Virginia's next Attor­ On appeal by the judge, the pled "guilty." This assertion is Danielle Herry Chris Atnbrosio ney General. Court of Appeals then reversed Holly Cox Kfisti Garland absolutely untrue. Campbelt's In 1989, Judge Joseph the conviction and ordered a new Shannon Fagan . Kindra Gromelski plea of"No Contest" was not an Campbell instructed his clerk to trial on the grounds that Dolan Dana Loftis Kim Hackett admission of guilt and was a far intentionally misspell the name had erred in a jury instruction on Frank Sabia Matt Kaiser ciy from the jury's guilty verdict of a recipient of a traffic ticket in the elements needed to ·prove Anthony Smith Erika Kroetch for a felony. order to disguise that person's forgery. The judge appealed fur­ Sutton Snook Andy Lustig I find this whole Dolan­ Kevin Muhlendorf identity. The recipient of the . ther to the Virginia Supreme Campbell situation quite alarm­ traffic ticket happened to be the Court but did not prevail and the Chris Murphy ing: But,. I am even more Virginia Beach Common­ Simon Ulcikas case was remanded for a new disturbed by something· I per­ wealth's Attorney who was in trial. sonally heard Bill Dolan say dur- the middle of a campaign for re­ By this stage in the case .- uig the ab.ove-mentioned de bat~. election. This Commonwealth's against Judge Campbell, Dolan Mr. Dolan referred to Judge Attorney also had a notorious and his firm had billed the tax­ Campbell as a "gOod friend" of Sports Gurus: Kenneth Coughl~n, Mac Stuckey driving record. For this attempted payers $313,000 for their work, · his and·talked about how tough it . _ Opinion: Jason Rylander, Jim S~o~ cover~lip, Judge Campbell was · a fee far in excess of the state­ was to prosecute such a .good charged with forgery and mal­ allowed rate. The state rejected friend. Okay, law students, what feasimce and a special prosecu­ most of the bill and paid Dolan . does our cooe of ethics sa;y about Editorial Policy •. _ tor was hired to handle the case. $ll2,000forthework. Immedi­ a~oiding · ev,en the ·~ appearance The letters ~n d opinion pages of the Amicus. Curi~e are dedicated to ·william Dolan, the Demo­ ately-after Dolan's unsuccessfui · ·-of-impropriety"?· · l f Judge all student opinion . regardless offom1 or content.. . We reserve the right to edit for spelling and grammar, but not content. cratiC candidate for Attorney campaign for Attorney General Campbell was a good friend of Letters to the Editor are not. inteni:led to reflect the opinion of the General, was the attorney hired in 1993, Dolan and the-judge Bill Dolan'.s, why did Dolap.ac- newspaper or its staff. AH letters to the Editor shouia be submitted by 5 to handle the prosecution of this . _ reached a plea agreement . cept th~ assignment as special p.m.on the Wednesday :prior to publication. We cannot print a letter judge. Although a jury found whereby the felony charge was prosecutor on;thatcase'l!!! · . ·. without confirmation of the author's name. We may, however. withhold Judge Campbell guilty and rec­ dropped and Judge Campbell Keep this in mind when you the name on request, Letters over 500 words may be returned to the writer ommended a sentence of three pleaded "no contest" to a misde­ vote on November 4th!!! with a request that they be edited for the sake of space. years for the forgery and 12 meanor charge ofcomputer tres· Cin~y Ewing (3L) ..

Monday, October 27, 1997 THE AMICUS CURIAE 3 Student Privacy Cotnprotnised By Data Available Under University's ''Public Infortnation'' Policy By Danielle Berry I mentioned this unusual chain ofevents reach him or her, but no one other than contacting that person. No such system No sooner had the first inning of Game to several people, all of whom shared my those to whom the student had specifi­ currently exists in the law school, how­ Four of the World Series ended than my irritation at the fact that personal informa­ cally given his home number could reach ever, leaving students with only the op­ telephone rang last Wednesday evening. tion such as telephone numbers and ad­ that student for any reason, academic or tion of going through university The caller first asked to speak with dresses could be obtained so easily, not otherwise. mechanisms to prevent individuals inside Danielle, then asked a series of questions from the internet about which we receive Somewhat unsatisfied with the infor­ the law school from releasing personal to ascertain whether she had reached the such extensive warning, but from people mation I had received, I approached Dean · information. "right" Danielle. Fortunately, she ha~. within the law school itself. Concerned Connie Galloway who confirmed that Finally, I contacted Jacquie Bell, Reg­ More fortunately, I did not object to re­ that my experience might not be an iso­ Todd had followed the school's proce­ istration Coordinator, who is based in the ceiving a telephone call from a person lated one, I decided to investigate the dure correctly in releasing infonnation Office of the University Registrar and who I had met socially and with whom I school's policy on releasing information about me. Galloway noted thatthe school who administers all aspects of the release had neglected to exchange information so about students, both those presently en­ retains the right to release a myriad of of student information considered to be that we could remain in communication. rolled and alumni. information about a particular student, public. Bell informedmethatanydepart­ Yet, because I knew that this person Beginning with the one person who including a recent situation in which a ment of the university may release, or had no information about me other than knows all about all at M-W, I asked Gloria Legal Skills firm sought to obtain the cause to be released, the following infor­ my first name and the fact that I was in my Todd whether she had received any calls birth dates of its members in order to mation about a particular student: their . third year of law school at William and .for me recently. She relayed her end of the arrange intra-firm birthday celebrations. address and telephone number, both lo­ Mary, I became curious as to how she above recounted story, but then informed Galloway indicated surprise that students' cally in Williamsburg and at their par­ obtained my telephone number. The caller me that she acted in accordance with her birthdays may be released, but deferred ents or permanent home; the student" s inforn1ed me that she simply had called understanding of the standard policy gov­ the decision to the University Registrar dates of attendance at W&M; their cur­ the law school and asked for the tele­ erning situations such as that. Noting my who wields final authority over matters rent enrollment status; and their date of phone number of "Danielle in the third surprise at this policy, Todd suggested that such as these. birth. Bell did note hewever, that stu­ year class." Based on this scant amount of I could have had the school's release of my When asked about the possibility of dents schedules, transcript information, information, this individual (who, inci­ personal information blocked by filling implementing a system whereby law and social security numbers cannot be dentally, has no connection to W&M and out the appropriate form at the beginning school administrators would !JOt release released without specific authorization in who was visiting Williamsburg for the of the semester, before the new directories infonnation about currently enrolled law writing from the particular student him­ first time when my friends and I met her had been printed. students except under certain legitimate self. two weeks ago) received not only my A block on a student's information at circumstances, Galloway seemed open Bell, like Todd and Galloway, then home telephone number, but that of the beginning of the semester would pro­ to exploring options such as a message explained the possibility of a student re­ Danielle Roeber (3L) as well. Presum­ duce a situation in which that student's s stem in which the person receiving the questing the imposition of a " Directory ably working in alphabetical order, she telephone number was excluded from all call could take down the information of Lock" on personal infonnation that would called me first and found the person for university directories so that, not only could the caller and transmit that to the student prevent the university from releasing data whom she was looking. people who didn't know the person not who, in turn, would have the option of See STUDENT PRNACY on 4 !Tom the President's Desk .. ·: · · An ltnportant Update on the Activities of the Student Bar Association and TlVo Fond Fare\Vells Welcome back from Fall ber 3rd meeting will be presenta­ as housing, academic support, committees. There was a great cations Committee. I realize Break. There are some upcom­ tions by the Executive Board course selection/availability, ca­ deal of apathy shown by the law thatthe I Ls were not around last ing events of which I would like about other issues such as food reer planning, and social activi­ school last semester when I was year when the applications were to take the tin1e to inform you. service and parking, and then we ties: While not all graduate informing you of these commit­ being accepted, so now is your First, the SBA will hold a Gen­ will open the floor up for general schools have the same areas of tees and had the applications chance to become involved too. eral Membership Meeting on The SBA will hold a Gen­ concern, it was realized at the made available to you. Frankly, If you have an interest in serving Monday, November3rd in Room eral Membership Meeting meeting that it is important that I am quite disappointed and seri­ on a college-wide committee, 119 at 11:30 a.m. The purpose of we work together with Sadler's ously troubled by the fact that please contact me or Ginger on Monday, Nov. 3rd in this meeting is to give the entire office to improve the graduate more law students did not apply Ambler in Student Affairs on the student body an opportunity to Room 119 at 11:30 a.m. experience overall at W&M. to serve on some of these com­ main campus. hear some presentations about comments and questions from The Grad Council is also plan­ mittees. The reason for this is On the social scene, ticket some current issues affecting all the SBA membership. It is im­ ning a bus trip to one of the local that we need as much representa­ sales for Fall From Grace have of us. portant for all students to attend hockey games (either the Ren­ tion from the law school over been steady, but with only this The Dean Search Committee this meeting. There will be free egades or the Admirals). The There are still spots week left, I must say that the I Ls will make a presentation about pizza and refreshments for all Council is looking into getting a and 3Ls better pick up the pace the Search process and Profesor those who do attend. block of discounted tickets that open [to law students] and follow the bold example of Douglas, who chairs the com­ I recently met with the Presi­ would be available to students on some of the Stu­ the 2L class by purchasing your mittee, will be available to an­ dents ofthe other graduate school and then hosting a pre-game party dent Assembly's col­ tickets now, before the price goes· swer questions from students governments and Vice-president at the Greeneleafe or the up. They are on sale from I 0-2 in regarding the search for our new for Student Affairs, Sam Sad­ WilliamsburgBrewery. The food lege-wide committees. the lobby this week for$ I 2, and, Dean. In addition, the Building dler. We discussed a recent self­ at the party and the bus would be there as possible or we run the will be $15 at the door. The' Committee will present informa­ study of the graduate program free to students and the tickets to risk of losing some very impor­ event features an open bar, a tion to the students about plans conducted by some MBA stu­ the game would be available at a tant power to the other grad great DJ, free food, and a chance for the new North Wing. Dean dents about the quality of gradu­ discounted rate. There will be schools or to the undergrads. to get your picture in the school Galloway chairs the Building ate life. The report is available more information on this in the Remember, these are the com­ paper if you do something stu­ Committee on which two stu­ through Saddler's office for those next issue of the Amicus. mittees that determine our bud­ pid. It is not necessarily a date dents are members (Ian Iverson who wish to look at it. The One fmal word about the Grad get and make decisions regarding event, so do not let that impede and Doug Dziak). They will be Graduate Student Council will Council meeting. It was brought issues that will affect us. For your ticket purchasing. available for questions from the be using it as a benchmark to to my attention that there are still example, the law school has five The attire is semi-formal students concerning this issue improve the quality of life for spots open on some of the Stu­ major publications and not one (jacket/ cocktail dress) or taste­ The third part of the Novem- graduate students in areas such dent Assembly' s college-wide law student sitting on the publi- See PRESIDENT on 9 4 Monday, October 27, 1997 THE AMicus CURIAE Dean Spong Dies at Age 7 7 Moot Court Proble1n Raises Tintely Issue SPONG from 1 equipment. Spong served two honorary Doctor of Laws degree MOOT COURT from 1 posed a reorganization of the :aw students today would not years as president of the uni er­ at Commencement. nationally and locally in recent nursing rotation system within have the vast number of oppor­ sity. Amonghisachie ementsat A memorial service was held months, both by the in traduction the emergency room itself so that tunities afforded them. ODU included fonningthe Com­ on the lawn of the Sir of an HIV -positive nurse on the she could remain in her current pong came to 1\1-W as the monwealth Center for Coastal Christopher Wren Building on critically acclaimed tele,·ision position. but operate in such a Cutler Lecturer in 1975 . When Physical Oceanography there. th e Monday, October 13 at2:00 p.m. series "ER. ··and by a case emerg­ manner as to reduce whatever appointed dean. Spong also be­ first of three "Commonwealth The officiant was the Reverend ing in the Hampton Roads area risk she may pose to patients came the Dudley Warner Centers ofExcellence ... The cen ­ Julia Dorsey Loomis, while his in which a local karate school seekingtreatmenttotheER. Both Woodbridge Professor of La,,·_ ter no,,· brings in mill ions of dol­ grandson, Edward Bauer acted disenrolled an elementary \\iorst and the Court expressed In 1988. Spong again rescued lars a year in 'grant money. He as Crucifer. Bob Crouch. Bill school-aged boy after the school concern at ·a simation in which an educational institution, this also received S 11.8 mill ion for a Battle. and Tim ullivan offered discovered that the boy had ac­ Moseley-would be forced to as­ time Old Dominion Uni \·er-ity. library addition. funded out of reflections to the more than 600 quired the HI virus. sist with operations occurring ,,·hich had fallen out of grace the state lottery revenues. people gathered to celebrate The crux of the Bushrod prob­ inside the body caYity of a seri­ with the Virgi ni a General As­ Spong continued his invoh·e­ pong·s life and achievements. lem seemed to lie in the classifi­ ously injured or ill patient. sembly. ment in William and Mary. sen·­ The College also tolled its bell cation of the nur e as "disabled."' Presented with the real possi­ While there. Spong boosted ing as a member of the Board of both before and after the sermon. Worst. who argued on behalf of bility that the system of restruc­ morale. and was able to win badly isitors from 1992 to 1996. chair­ Spong is survived by a daugh­ the hospital in the final round. turing proposed by Moseley needed fu nding from the Gen­ ing the Committee on cademic ter. Martha Kingman Spong. a framed his cia sification argu­ could pose risks to ER patients as er:.JI Assembly to increase fac­ Affairs. As ah,·ay . pong re­ son. Thoma- i hols Spong. and ment as one in which the hospital ,,·eJI as other hospital workers in ult~ positions. buildi . and mained close to the lm\· chool. hi s wife, Misty Cupp Spong, and had not determined urse the area, Streit presented a strong .·_;J( act ing a confid:.Jnte and ad,·isor five grandchi ldren. Edward Moseley to be disabled, but had argument of the feasib ility of to the deans. both past and Belser Bauer. Peter Stewart concluded that her HI\ positiYe 1oseley serving in the po ition "" -~~._, · .. _, ; ,~ present. Bauer. Lucy Wise Bauer. Will­ status presented a "signifi ant of rriag nurse or in some other In l\1ay of 199 7. Spong re­ iam Chase Spong, and Emily risk" to ER patients, particularly comparable position in the ER ce i,·ed the Citi zen -Lawyer Madi on Spong. Spong's wife, those in grave ondition. such as that would not require her to A,, ·ard from the bw school for \ 'irginia Gal Iiford pong. passed to require her transfer to :.1 differ­ come into contact \Yith patients his lifetime commitment to ex ­ away in 199:2. ent position. in an · \\·ay that would place the ce lienee in the law. The a\\·ard Spong· s family has requested ~ l1en the hospital attempted patients at risk of contracting the recognize alumni ,,·ho "ha,·e a that memori:.1l gifts be made to to place urse l\1oseley in a po­ ,·irus from 1oseley. First. Streit steadfast ommitmenr to protes­ the Children· s 1\1 useum of \ ir- sition oftering equal benefits and suggested that the occurrence of sionalism and \Yho ha,·e distin­ gmt a. equal pay. but in a difterent area such a imation would be rare guished themseh·e- through A fund has also been e tab­ of the ho pita!. the nurse con­ and easily accommodated by outstanding publi sen·ice ... In lished in the La,,· chool Foun­ tended thi proposed ac ammo­ other available personnel on duty 1987, the Board of Visitors and dation to receive gifts made in dation to be unreason:.1ble and at the time. Responding to Dean William Spong. Jr. the College a,,·arded pong an Dean pong's memory. unfair. Rather. the nurse pro- See BUSHROD on 10 University Gives Out Too Much OVERHE~RD 0 0 0 Information for Student Comfort There is a lot to learn from playing the opp Site gender, but STUDE T PRI\ ACY from 3 (7) Current enrollment status (full or patt­ it's just n ton our learning a enda. - Professor Blaust ne about an individual. time); (8) Degree awarded at W&M: (9) According to Bell, a Directory Block Previous schools attended and degrees may be imposed at any time during a awarded: (I 0) Honors and special recog­ She's the customer and I want to satisfy what s he thinks student's tenure at William & Mary. even nition: and ( I I) the height and weight of after student directorie have been printed members of athleti teams. she should get . - Ryan Ketchum and disseminated. Once in place. the The web page further indicates that block remains eftective indefinitely. Bell students may place a Directory Lock on I talk f ast because people are alv.ays tt-y ing to in-r:;en-upt me noted, thus precluding the release of in ­ records. but that a student ·'must inform format ion about a student eYen though the Office of the University Regi strar in or cut me off. - Erik Meyer they haYe graduated and evacuated the \\Tiring no later than the last day to regis­ \~ ·i lliam s burg area. ter for courses" of hi s or her intention to Fe,,· students take advantage of the block the dissemination of the ·'Public This could be a movie and you c uld be the te h guy r andr id. Directory Lock. however. ,,·ith only 30- lnfonnation ... Additionally. ,,·hereas Bell - Professor Sm /Ia to Enk ~ 1eyer .:+0 indi,·iduals currently maintaining ser­ indicated that the Directory Lock remains vice. including several tudents who have in effect indefinitely, the Registrar's web graduated. Bell indicated that students page stated that the Directory Lock form If the-rum rs about me v ·ere true, I\ · uld be getting more ass may remo,·e the Directory Lock only by "remains on file and is ,·alid for that than t he naugahyde. - Kevin Ra s h requesting in \Hiting to the University particu lar academic year only.·' Registrar that such action be taken or by The amount of personal information completing a form available through the the university wield authority to release I've got a womb, so I have a \\·ay t make m ne .- Bill Fox Registrar· s office. troubles many smdents. particularly those r\ s·ojourn to the web site maintained having past experiences in which they by the UniYersity Registrar's office (go­ have received unsolicited and unwelcome God is a secured red it r - he has a lien on your soul. pher: ' \varthog.cc. wm .edu :70/00 'ACII attention from overzealous admirers. - Ton i Brown UREGIS director) reveals a different Perhaps more troubling, particularly to story. though. According to the Registrar's the general smdent population, is the fact page. the College considers the follo,,·ing that any person \Vho has access to a You ha\'e to t hink f how y u v ·ant t o handle the witness. "Directory Information·· [that] may be student's address, date of birth, and tele­ - Professor Felton released to the public: (I) Student name phone number potentially canretrieve the and address (permanent and local); (2) smdent s social security number or credit Telephone number (permanent and lo­ report - a situation that might lead to Y ur H nor, I object ... this testimon is, like, not trustwor­ cal): (3) Student's birthdate; (4) Dates of falsified credit card applications. fraudu­ attendance at the College; (5) Field of lent phone cards, and a panoply of miser­ thy. - Karin Larson concentration: (6) Current classification; able situations for the student. THE AMlCUS CUR.lr\E News Briefs Monday, October 27, 1997 5

Bob Dole on W & M Campus 22 meeting suggesting that Marriot, the food ser ice provider at the College ofWilliam Retired U. S. Senator and 1996 Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole was on and Mary, 'investigate the feasibility'· of a dining facility at the Ia\\· school. Some day, hand at a rally for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Gilmore. The e ent, there could be food here. And someday pigs may fl y. Don t throw away your lunch box sponsored by the College Republicans, brought a large crowd mostly interested in yet. seeing Dole rather than rallying around Gilmore, who is involved in the most expensive gubematorial race in Virginia's history. The rally, held on Sunday, October 19 was Undergrad Killed in Pre-Fall Break Folly part of an all-day campaign strategy in v,;hich Dole traveled w ith Gilmo're all over the John Parkinson, a 21-year-old senior studying Chemistry, died Friday, October I 0, state. State Republicans believe that the gubernatorial election will be a measure of while swimming with friends in Coll ege Creek. The area in which Parkinson was how well Republicans wi ll perform in the state in the 1998 national elections. swimming when his friends lost sight ofhim around 4:00a.m. lies near where the creek feeds into the James River and is known to produce strong currents that imperil W &M Alums Come Home swimmers. Recipient of the prestigious Dow Scholarship for his work in Chemistry, The College of Wi ll iam and Ma1y held its annual Homecoming celebration thi Parkinson had planned to attend graduate school next year. Parkinson· s fraternity. weekend with one of the largest crowds of returnees ever. There was a pep rally and Sigma Nu, has established a scholarship fund to benefit Parkinson's young son, bonfire and a semi-fonnal dance on Friday as a preface to the Homecoming parade, Matthew. football game, and tai lgate party on Saturda" . Marshall-Wythe held a student/alumni barbeque on Saturday afternoon. The Alumni Society honored Joseph J. Elli s ' 65 , Frat Boys Get Dirty Carol! W. Owens, Jr. '63, G. Elliot Schabach, Jr. ' 59. Robert L. Simpson, Sr. '38. and Pi Kappa A lpha. an undergraduate fraternity, is currently super ising the cleanup Rebecca Beach Smith '7 1 with the Alumni medallion. of the long-abandoned Lake Matoaka Ampitheater. By clearing pathways and digging up underbrush. the Pikes hope to restore the Ampitheater to usable condition. Restore Executive Council Recommends Investigation the Amphitheater if they can recover from the nasty effects of poison i y infestation, The Executive Council of the Student Assembl · passed a resolution at its October that is . Supreme Court Preview Tackles Difficult Issues of The Term SUPREME COURT from Moot Court argument a packed was the massive quantity nf free ion in favor of affirmation. Of house was left with only video food available to those hearty j course, if past experience is re­ feed of the event due to an un- souls \vho lip-read their way peated, the actual Supreme Court lucky sho11 in a speaker fuse. through the argument or were will decide along completely dif­ The audio ,,·as entire! ' silent lucky enough to secure a spot in ferent lines and come up with an until after the argument was fin ­ Courtroom 21. entirely different result. ished, when the justices retired In fact, the weekend offered a Chief Justice Joan Biskupic, to consider the arguments and great deal of free food to those the Supreme Court reporter for settle on their de isions. o, willing to sneak in early or skip The Washington Post, concluded mucll to the chagrin of the Pre­ the official activities in favor of the discussion period following view organizers and the disap­ chatting up the caterers. Obvi­ the Moot Court argument by re­ pointment of a great many ously, Supreme Colllt Scholars minding those present of last observers (including law students are a hung1y bunch who must be year's experience in which the and undergraduate students), constantly fed in order to sustain Supreme Court Preview Com1 only Courtroom 21 was able to their docile moods and ability to decided Clinton v. Jones five to hear the arguments. concentrate for e ·tended peri­ four in favorofPresidentC!inton. Profes or Davison Douglas. ods of time. Panelists engage in co nversation with the audience on Saturday. The real Supreme Court subse­ Director of the Institute ofBill of Panel discussions included quently held unanimously in fa- Rights Law, was impressed by topics uch as race relations, is whether these ·ual orientation sion . or of Paula Jones. the Moot Court arguments, say­ criminal law and procedure, civil of the alleged harasser or the For those who would like to For those who are students of ing, "it was unfortunate that the rights and federal election law, individual being harassed is per­ see what they missed, C-SPA Supreme Court Preview history, students didn't get to see the ar­ and the First Amendment. The tinent to a sexual haras ment will be showing bits and pieces the curse of Room 11 9 was re­ gument. but it really was fabu­ pane l discussions were complaint. Lower courts are of the Supreme Court Preview peated this year. In spite of a full lous." organizedwith a moderator and a \\·idely divided as to whether a throughout the Fall. including scale rewiring of the speakers in A happy consequence of the panel of notables to lead the dis­ same-sex -exual harassment case the Moot Court Argument and Room 119, one minute into the mass exodus from Room 119 cussion and answer questions can be brought and as to whether the many panel discussions. from the audience. Topics were sexual preference shou ld be con­ C-SPAN had ommand cen­ focused on cases that the u­ sidered. The ca e was brought tral parked in front of the law preme Court is slated to hear this under the au pices ofTitle II of school for both days of the Pre­ session. including same-sex the CiY il rights Act of 1964. and view. Friday· e\·ents were sexual harassment. the admissi­ the cou11 will decide if Title VII broadcast live and rebroadcast bility of polygraph tests and li ­ applies to such situations. This immediately. aturda ··s events abilit_' in high-speed pursuit discussion played to a full house wi ll be broadcast as a part of the cases. in Room 1_0 and an o erflow ·'America and the Courts'· series One of the more hea\'ily at­ crowd in Room I I 9. this Fall. tended discussions was the same­ Falling under the heading of Ac ording to Professor sex sexual harassment panel. The '·Civil Rights." thfs meeting was Davison Dougla-, ·'The fact that case. Oncale v. Sundowner Off­ moderated by 1-W Professor [the upreme Court Preview] was shore Sen-ices. addresses the Kathryn Urbonya and the panel broadcast li e by C- PA is a question of whether a sexual ha­ included M-W Professor eal tribute to how important this event rassment case can be brought in Devins. as well as David Garrow. is and the value it serves.'· a situation where a male feels Linda Greenhouse. and Suzanna Professor Douglas also gi es that he has been sexually ha­ Sherry. Other cases and topics special thanks to Sheila Stag~s C-SPAN covered the Supreme Court Preview live fo r Friday's rassed b a male or a female b, a were discussed, but Oncale was and Allison Cox, who compiled Moot Court demonstration, but taped the remaining panels for female. by far -the most hotly discussed the Supreme Court Preview note­ re-broadcast through their " America and the Courts" program. Also expected to be addressed topic of the ci il rights discus- book. 6 Monday, October 27, I 997 THE AMicus CURIAE More PSF Sutntner Work Experiences Fig hting To Protect the Envi­ fie/ping to Provide Legal Services to the Poor in ronment in Washington, D.C. Gainesville, Florida The Public Service Fund fi­ ing the District's procedures for Thanks to a summer grant able to attend several settlement tor, TRLS had followed the nanced my clerkship this sum­ identifying eligible outpatients from the Public Service Fund, I negotiation conferences. I ac­ " Band-Aid" philosophy. Under mer with the public interest law and providing them with Medic­ was able to undertake the per­ tively participated in the weekly this system, attorneys focus on firm of Terris, Pravlik, and aid applications and services. I sonally rewarding and profes­ merits conference, in which we winning the battle instead of the Wagner in Washington, DC. also reviewed the District' s sionally challenging opportunity discussed all ofthe potential cases war. A "win" is garnered by Established in 1970, the firm does monthly Medicaid reports (is­ of working for Three Rivers Le­ that had been brought to us that such things as keeping a client in environmental, employment, and sued pursuant to court order) for gal Services ip Gainesville, week and decided which cases her home as long as possible, civil rights litigation on behalf of discrepancies. Florida. TRLS provides a wide would be accepted. I performed even though this is only delaying groups that could not otherwise The District has the highest variety of civil legal representa­ background checks on clients, the inevitable eviction. As are­ afford such services. I sought child mortality rate in the Na­ tion and advice to the impover­ witnesses, and opposing litigants. sult, the attorneys spent almost work there because of the firm 's tion, and we were particularly ished residents ofa twelve county I had the painful experience of all oftheirtime doing such things track record with Clean Water concerned with identifying and area in North Central Florida­ teaching myself to do rudimen­ as protesting the sufficiency of Act litigation under the citizen providing care for pregnant similar in size to the state ofNew tary real property title searches. an eviction notice, which even if suit provision. The finn ob­ mothers and newborns. The post­ Jersey. Predictably, the issues I frequently served subpoenas, successful will only result in the tained the highest settlement in a court order report card was generated by their case loads fall sometimes driving an hour and a landlord having to serve another citizen suit ($1 0 million), as well mixed, and is the subject of on­ predominantly in the practice half away to do so. eviction notice and delaying the as the two highest civil penalties going litigation. I definitely felt, areas offamily law, public ben­ Finally, I spent a good por­ eviction foranotherweekortwo. ever imposed by the courts in however, that my work contrib­ efits, landlord/tenant, and con­ tion of my time creating commu­ The new Executive Director citizen suits ($4.1 and $6.2 mil­ uted to a more humane and just · sumer law. nity education resource materials subscribed to the often conflict­ lion). The firm 's other victories application of Medicaid regula­ One of the primary reasons I designed to keep our clients ing view that Legal Aid attor­ include a Supreme Court case tions in the District. wanted to work for a legal aid aware of such things as changes neys should focus primarily on that resulted in the establishment In addition to doing worth­ clinic this summer was to get in entitlement programs and how making systemic changes that of a program to protect areas while work, I got to work with valuable hands-on experience. I to legally withhold rent payments will improve the lives of poor with clean air, an injunction outstandingattorneys. Whilethe definitely got what I asked for. when the landlord refuses to people in general; in other words, against development of 50 mil­ office is quite small and casual, As expected, I researched a wide make needed repairs. attorneys should look for ways lion acres of Forest Service Wil­ the lawyers at TPL work hard range of poverty law issues in­ Other than the overwhelm­ to "fix" the problem rather than derness, and an injunction against and make sacrifices for their com­ volving consumer, family, hous­ ing amount of real world legal just covering it up with another clear-cutting in National Forests. mitment to public interest law. ing, contract, property, trust, and experience I received, the big­ "Band-Aid." I had spent the first part ofthe It 's the kind of practice that one administrative law and wrote gestthing I learned from mysum­ Although l have not decided summer at the Department of is led to believe does not exist in corresponding legal memoran­ mer with TRLS is an awareness if either of these philosophies is Justice in the Environment and te 90's, but they prove otherwise dums, client letters, and briefs. of the competing philosophies as the "best" way to provide legal Natural Resources Division, so and have been doing to. for 25 However, my summer was filled to how to best provide legal ser­ service to the poor, I do know had some working knowledge of years. r'm privileged to have with much ·more than just this vices to impoverished citizens. that without the support of basic environmental statutes by been able to help them and learn standard fare. Just prior to my arrival, TRLS W&M's Pub\ic Service Fund l the time I arrived at TPL. I from them, and grateful to PSF Additionally, I was asked to had hired a new Executive Di­ never would have had been ex­ conducted research on the vi­ for the chance to do so. participate as a silent observer in rector. Under the leadership of posed to the debate. ability of a client claim under Shannon Fagan (2L) a divorce mediation. I was also their previous Executive Direc- Anthony Smith (3L) state clean water regulations. I got to attend the deposition of A Thank You To PS.F Volunteers for a Summer in the Com mon­ one of our experts in a Clean Water Act case by a deputy state wealth Attorney's Victim/Witness Assistance Program in Virginia attorney general. I was encour­ I just want to take a moment maintain contact with witnesses, stantly worrying about paying you who spent your sparse free aged to attend DC bar section to thank everyone who put in and helping guide victims of for those little "extras" in life time volunteering for the Public meetings, which were convenient those long hours volunteering domestic violence through the like food or rent. Service Fund. to our offices, and sat in on both during tbe many Public Service legal system. I worked from the Again, thank you to those of Holly B. Cox (2L) environmental and international Fund events. Those of you who beginning ofthe process by court law programs at the Bar Asso­ solicited donations, poured beer accompaniment to preliminary ciation. for Bahamas Blast, sold tickets, hearings to the final stages of Much of my time was spent were dealers at Casino Night, preparing statements of the vic­ Some like it ·hot!! on a group of cases that were worked the door, became dates tims to be presented at sentenc­ non-environmental. The firn1 at the Date Auction, and helped ing. I helped these people Some like it cold!! had brought a class action suit to set up for the fund-raising navigate through a system that against the District of Columbia events were the reason that these frequently victimizes the victim either way... for failure to follow District and eventswereahugesuccess. More again in an effort to make it a 'WL' invite ycu to enjoy a sympfwrry ofgootf Jootf federal requirements in adminis­ importantly, you are the reason little less daunting and a little in a comforta!Jk aruf unliurrid at111ospfiur.. tering the Medicaid program. In that many of our summers were more just. particular, many Spanish-speak­ also a huge success. I want to Many of us who applied for 's 467 Merri'"'!.c Trail (Rr.l43J publicly recognize you and all of Public Service Funding this past . ~f!.~yrtl1nurn ing legal residents, as well as : ~.::_:~~~-:w:::! O~n I 1 am - Sundays Noon pregnant women and children, your hard work. summer wanted to demonstrate . A Coft U~li -.!1 n n 229-~069 were not being provided with It is because of you that I had our commitment to public ser­ Medicaid services despite their both a challenging and reward- vice by working in jobs that of­ JIOT1IC1Ullk soups . ing summer work experience. I ten paid little or nothing. eligibility. As a result of this (incfutfing our fanwus ~rcnc.li onion seivuf nightly} was fortunate enough to work in Unfortunately, if it had not been litigation, DC District Court ?(f-Styk tfdi sarufwic/us Judge Gladys Kessler put the the Newport News Common- for Public Service Funds, I know 'Dinner .~pu:iafs District under a court order to wealth Attorney's Office in their that I could not have worked JlommuuiL' tfe.sser.ts · provide services, and appointed Victim/Witness Assistance Pro- where I really wanted to last sum­ TPL to monitor the order. I moni­ gram. I spent my summer help- mer. The funding afforded me tored the District's compliance ing to prepare victims and theopportunitytoexploreanarea Please present this ad to receive by visiting hospitals, interview­ witnesses for trial, assisting the of the law that I would never Sl.OO off a sandwich of your choice~ ing administrators, and review- attorneys in their struggle to have been able to without con- THE AMICUS C URIAE Featured Commentary Monday, October 27, 1997 7 Great expectorations: The real story of the 1995 World Series process, i.e. swinging an implement at a he would undoubtedly make reference to nearly ninety years and which survived small, hard sphere. (One could argue that the "catha1tic and epiphanic'' nature of five wars and the Great Depres ion. was Chris Ambrosio a golfer exerts about the san1e amount of the game in which a player must " purge cancelled last year because of appalling effort in this endeavor, but that is a story himself of personal and societal demons, greed and selfishness on the part of the Given Atlanta's dominant pitching, for another time.) As a matter of fact, a while simultaneously attempting to game's caretakers. and Cleveland's explosive hitting, the golfer has more time to spit because the achieve success as a singular protagonist Without a strong centralized gowrn­ central question that emerged from the ball is stationary and the timing of his in an egalitarian team-dominated milieu." ing body to establish and enforce any 1995 World Series was: Why can 't the swing is purely at his discretion. But a Of course, George Will wouldn't make players from either team refrain from golfer doesn't spit. Why, then, all the the cut at an MTV Rock 'n' Jock softball No theory adequately ex­ spitting on national television? It seems spitting in baseball? game, even if he and Kennedy were the plains the spitting syndrome. that these guys are physically incapable At least the players who are chewing last pia ers available. Thus, we look ofholding in their saliva and mucus; espe­ tobacco, or "dipping" as they say in the elsewhere for some insight into the spit­ policy other than unadulterated greed, cially when the cameras move in for close­ "sports guy" vernacular, have a clinical ting enigma. baseball operates in a climate of moral up shots. explanation. Chewing tobacco, in addi­ At the risk of sounding Will-esque ambivalence. Players, then, feel uncon­ Spitting is so rampant among baseball tion to causing oral cancer, sends a mes­ ("dammit, the craft guilds of the 18th strained bye en the general rules oforga­ players that team physicians should be · sage to the salivary glands, which in century didn' t need workers· compensa­ nized civilization, let alone by the subtle concerned about players dehydrating and essence commands them to "open the tion, so there is no reason for government mores of sportsmanship and decorum. shriveling up on the field . Never mind the floodgates." to intervene to protect the workers of Each player subconsciously realizes that L.A.P.D. crime lab folks, the real "cess­ today"), but from the opposite perspec­ if the aforementioned abominable behav­ pool of contamination" is the floor of the W hen one attempts to tive, I would propose that baseball is ior is tolerated by major league baseball, Braves' dugout. analyze the spitting phe­ perhaps the ultimate example of federal­ nobody will give a frog 's fat ass if the The spitting phenomenon, while diffi­ ism gone awry. player spits on a national television. cult to understand, has at least been ac­ nomenon in baseball, no Baseball lacks a central governing Baseball isn 't the only sport with prob­ knowledged by players and observers theories appear in bas­ body. Each team and indeed each player lems. It isn't the only sport that occasion­ alike. Andy VanSlyke, the former Pitts­ relief, ready to be spotted behaves as a separate entity, answerable ally allows uncivilized subhumanoids to burgh Pirates' center fielder, once re­ only to itself or himself. The conse­ pose as athletes. But why all the spitting? marked that he hated playing in by a keen observer. quences have been manifest in many re­ Maybe it's a Freudian thing, an oral Philadelphia because Lenny Dykstra, the cent imbroglios: fixation that is somehow linked to the Phillies' center fielder, created a "toxic What about the players who are not Steve Howe, a seven time drug of­ notion of men swinging a big stick and waste site" in the outfield from all his dipping? And why must the players who fender, is still on the Yankee roster; Doc trying to "get to first base" and to eventu­ spitting of tobacco and other substances. are "resting" in the dugout eat sunflower Gooden and Darryl Strawberry, the ally "score" by "sliding into home.' (This Even though it is acknowledged, the .seeds and spray the waste products a\l Marion Barry and Hunter Thompson of theory may actua\\y explain the players' spitting mystery is difficult to crack be~ over the place like Letterman 's old con­ major league baseball have been allowed uncontrollable crotch-grabbing, but that, cause, off the field, most of the players fetti cannons? (The players "resting" in to play together again on a New York too, is a story for another time.) appear to be normal, upright-walking the dugout must be contrasted with those team. Maybe it' s a metaphor for the players' human beings. Yet once they put on a who are "playing" on the field, although Rob Dibble, the former Cincinnati re­ guilt that results from accumulating ob­ major league uniform, and the television this contrast is not immediately obvious liever who could throw a baseball ninety­ scene wealth for playing a child's game. cameras begin to roll, they tum Into sa­ because in both cases the players are five miles per hour beaned a van in a fit These men are so wealthy they can taste it liva-spewing Neanderthals. stationarx and often overweight.) of anger and was allowed to play again. and are desperately trying to rid them­ Most difficult to fathom is the quantity Perhaps the later "sunflower" prob­ Vince Coleman, the bore and some­ selves of the gui lty taste by spitting it out. of digestive juices and enzymes that a lem could be solved by creative catering. time outfielder who "accidentally'' threw No the01y adequate! explains the spit­ player will discharge while he is in the For instance, the dugout staff could pro­ a lit firecracker at a young fan seeking an ting syndrome. Perhaps baseball should batter's box. The player is aware that the vide seedless grapes or popcorn instead of autograph, just played in a postseason just acknowledge and, for that matter, camera is focusing intently on him, be­ sunflower seeds, although there is no guar­ series. embrace the problem by handing out an­ cause Lord knows nothing else is happen­ antee that the player won' t spit out these Bobby Cox, the CUJTent manager of other post-season award: the MVS, for ing on the field ; yet, the player has no items as well. the National League champion Atlanta Most Voluminous Spitt'er. qualms about launching a saliva-coated When one attempts to analyze the spit­ Bra es earlier this season admitted to Editor's lote: This article originally ap­ projectile directly across the camera· s field ting phenomt!non in baseball, no theories drunkenly beating his wife after losing a peared in the No1·ember 6, I 995 issue of of view. appear in bas-relief, ready to be spotted game. the Amicus. It is rerun as part of the A golfer doesn't spit while he isJining by a keen observer. If George Will were And the World Series, baseball's show­ crtica/6 · acclaimed retrospective series up a shot, and he is undergoing the same asked about baseball's spitting problem, case e ·ent which ran uninterrupted for that will continue throughout the year.

·n_illiamsbun! Cr-cssina -.J()hn TYler- tiiah'"'a'l' 22U·£'Sf\S 8 Monday, October 27, I 997 THE AMJcus CURLA.E Crossfire The race for Virginia's Governor: Gilmore vs. Beyer Jim Oilmores Policies Reflect DonBeyerOffersEducationand Traditional Virginian Values. Tax Plans to Save the Future. "Jim Gilmore supports sen­ Jim Scott Jason Rylander "Don Beyer knows that sible, innovative environ­ for Virginia to lead the mental policies which will On November 4, 19 97 Virgini ans, A packed crowd of more than 200 Nation again, Virginia many Marshall-Wythe students among help him lead a strong Vir­ students stood before the Campus Center them, ''ill go to the polls to elect the Steps right here at William and Mary last must lead the world 1n goYernor who will lead the Common­ ginia into the twenty-first week to see and hear Democratic candi­ wealth of Virginia into the next century. century." date Don Beyer talk about his vision for education." The best candidate for this position is education and for Virginia. As those in former Attorney General Jim Gilmore, and a dollar (or m iII ions of doll ars) short. attendance will attest, it was a stirring hi gher economic growth and lower gov­ whose experience and policies leave him Unlike Gilmore' s simple plan, one can event, and it brought home the reasons ernment spending than Virginia has seen ready to lead Virgin ia into the next mil­ understand Beyer's plan onl y if one has a why it is so important that we elect Don in 30 years. lennium. To a great degree Gilmore will degree in accountin g. In a nutshell, Beyer Beyer the next go ern or of \ irginia. While Beyer opposes abolishing the continue the successfu I policies of Gov­ promises that after localities take car own­ Don Beyer knows that for Virginia to car tax, he has proposed a plan to offer tax ernor Allen, while sti ll making his own ers· money away from them, he will pro­ lead the Nation again, Virg inia must lead credits of as much as $250 for working prudent policy decisions. vide some of them a tax credit ,,·hose the world in education. He knows that the middle class fami lies to offset the impact The choices which Virginians have on amount declines as their income in creases. future of Virginia is right here at William of the car tax. Beyer·s plan would go into NoYember 4th are indeed different They Indeed, millions ofVirginians will get no and Mary and in schools across the com­ effect in 1998. might choose a man 1vho has pri ate sec­ relief and no Virginian will be relieved of monwealth. This ovember we can send Gilmore will not abolish the car tax. tor e 'perience as an attorney and mean­ the burden of paying the tax. Localities a message to Jim Gilm ore, George Allen, His plan is phased in over five-years; so ingful government experience as a will still have to administer this ineffi­ and the world that our generation will not you won' t see any tax relief until 2003. Common,,·ealth · s Attorney and as Attor­ cient tax (some localities spend a dime to stand for less than ensuring that every Moreover, under the Gilmore plan local ney General or they might choose a man adm inisterthe tax for every dollar it raises.) young person has an opponunity to learn govemments would still be free to raise ,,·!Jose priYate sector experience is lim ­ Perhaps Beyer should have taken a cue and attend college. their existing personal property tax rate. ited to running the car dealership hi s fa ­ from President Clin ton by completely co­ The Allen /Gilmore administration Ifs a sham, and Jim Gilmore knows it. ther gave him and whose goyernment opting Republican ideas. Instead, he went made building new prisons one of their irginia Democrats have kept taxes experi ence is limited to eight years in a do only hal h\·ay. com in g up ,,·ith an inane top priorities, but the fact remains that 80 low: irginia has not increased if s per­ nothing position whose only constitutional alternati ,·e to Gilmore·s idea ,,-hose ti me percent of prison inmates failed to gradu­ sonal property tax since 1972. Virginia responsibility is to break ties in the state has come. ate from highs hool. Prevention through ranks 46th out of 50 states in state and Senate. Or Virginians might note that Abortion is another issue H·here the education is the answer to crime prob­ local tax burden as a percentage of per­ their choices are a sensible, centrist Re­ candidates· •·iewsdiffer sharply. Gilmore lems. not warehousing more and more sonal income, according to tbe Depart­ publican whose policies ref\e t traditional supports modest, reasonable restrictions young people in institutions. E en the ment of Commerce. And irginia' s sa\es Virginian values. In the alternative, Vir­ on abortion. These include limiting most Fraternal order of Police agrees. They've tax of 4.5 perc;ent is the nation· s sixth ginians might choose a Democrat who legal abortions to the first trimester of given their suppot1 to Don Beyer. lowest-including the five state that have has so consistently ,,·aftled on the issues pregnancy (,,·hen most are currently per­ Don Beyer understands that before we no sales tax_ irginia Democrats have that he an hardly be classified, although formed). In addition. Gilmore is with the pend one more dime to build prisons. ,,-e kept spending in check: irginia ranks to the extent he can be. he has proven to be vast majority of Virginians who belie e should focus our attention on making sure 47th in spending for welfare and 42"d in so liberal that he currently trails in the that the parents of a minor who seeks an every Virginians receives a quality edu­ per capita Medicaid payments. Virginia polls taken even in Not1hern Virginia. abortion must consent to the procedure_ cation. To that end he's pledgeato cut our ranks 49th in total state expenditures as As 1 kno,,-my readers ,,·ill expect the \~ihen the Ia\\· finds that a contract into high school dropout rate in half ensure measured by average expenditure per facts . I'' ill provide them. going issue by which a minor enters is unenforceable that no Virginia school has a classroom $1000 of personal income. And Virginia issue. proving Gilmore to be the better because the minor is belieYed to lack ratio of greater than 15 students per Democrats have made Virginia a well­ candidate. _judgement to enter into a contract, the law teacher. As a result of his long-standing managed state: Virginia is one of only six The issue ,,·hich has received the most should also find that the same minor does commitment to Virginia· skids, Don Beyer states with a triple-A bond rating, the best attention in this campaign is the personal not ha,·e the capacity to consent to so has received the endorsement of Virginia rating that can be given. And Virginia property tax that localities have the pm\·er critical a medical procedure. Education Association. Jim Gilmore' s ranked as the best fiscally managed state to assess on cars. This ana hronistic tax On the other hand, only Don Beyer endorsements include $100.000 from Pat in the Nation in 1992 and 1993 when ,,-h ich dates to the 16-0 · s (although not knows ,,-here he really stands on abottion Robertson and more than $1 mill ion from Democrats controlled the governorship. applied to cars at the time) surprise- just relatedissues - he has made so many Big Tobacco. irginia · s ranking fell in 199- under Re­ about every person ,,-hen they move to contradictory statements and suppot1ed Jim Gilmore thinks this race is about publican George Allen. Virginia for good reason. It is arbitrary. such mutually incompatible stands that taxes, so much so that it often seems Don The values Virginians hold dear are odd, bothersome. and grotesquely ineffi­ one cannot figure out ,,-hat he actually Beyer is running against a slogan. not a under siege thanks to George Allen and cient to administer. Jim Gilmore pro­ suppot1s. He once suppot1ed both paren­ man. But that" o Car Tax'· pledge that Jim Gilmore. They are under siege from poses largelY to elim inate the personal tal notification and consent. When notifi­ adams every Gilmore bumper sticker is a an Allen/Gilmore administration that puts propertY tax by no longerallo,,·ing local i­ cation became an issue. be backslid. Now gimmick. Under the Virginia Constitu­ special interests above communi() inter­ ties to tax the first $20,000 value of any he claims he suppot1s notification once tion it is highly questionable whether he ests, and practices the politics of division car or truck_ In return, the state will again. Now he claims to oppose parental could even achieve it without a constitu­ when we so need to come together. They refund the localiti es for their lost rev­ consent. Your guess is as good as mine, tional amendment, and it is even more are under siege from a Governor and an enues. Much because of Governor Allen' s but if history is any indicator, Beyer will dubious that he could get it through the Attorne General who would rather pro­ successfully growing the support the wrong side. Virginia Legislature. It' s simply not go­ tect corporate polluters than the environ­ Commonwealth· s tax base, the refunds to Jim Gilmore supports sensible, inno­ ing to happen. ment. They are under siege from a localities may be achieved without other­ vative environmental policies which will That said, let s look at what he's actu­ Governor and an Attorney General who wise raising taxes. Ninety percent of help him lead a strong Virginia into the ally proposing. Gilmore s plan assumes put ideology above the needs ofVirginia' s irginians who are continuously both­ twenty-first century. Despite the detrac­ the state will take in $5.5 billion in rev­ school children. by denying Goals 2000 ered by this tax will be completely re­ tors ofthe Allen administration, Virginia' s enue over the next several years, a figure funding to our schools - making Vir­ lieved ofthe burden. environmental health is strong and no one far in excess of the state' s own official ginia the only state in the nation to do so. Not to be outdone, Don Beyer devel­ can point to any specific environmental projections. In fact, leaders of the Vir­ Slashing taxes and spending will only oped his own plan to address the personal problem which has developed as a result ginia governor s board of economists say serve to cripple the good things that this property tax. His plan is simply a day late See GILMORE on 12 Gilmore' s numbers are "risky," and on a See BEYER on (z Monday, October 27, 1997 THE AMICUS CURL-\£ 9 Social Butterflies ... More Than Onions Bloontin' At the Outback By Erika Kroetch blamed for tr _ ing to get a nut, oh so neat" Hudgins, Kelly ·'Balls Murphy, Jen ··2L-o ely" Stanley, ''He don't say much but what be and Kindra Gromelski right0 ouf' Collins, and Kimberlee '"I'm and Marybeth ·'Jersey GirJTM" do say sure is pithy" Scott It can be hard to remember Rebecca ·' You want fries too sexy for your onion breath" Lenkevich. and Jessica "South Campbell, Greg "The De it's 0 what happened at a Bar ReYiew with that . . McElfresh'"T 1 and Wisniewski. The Green Leafe ParkH1" Arons. If we knew any Advocatenr" Bergethon. Mark that seems like it happened seven Lauren '"Benedict ArnoldTM"' GirlsTM thank you for picking up 2Ls other than Dana '"K icking " Okeley Dokeley neighbor" weeks ago. especially when our 1cLanahan were noticed on their share of the burden. ass and taking names" ' Loftis, we Baumgartner, Dan ··If I speak intrepid writers are watching the right side of the bar making The boys ,,·ere pleased with would mention their sorry asses. into my hand, no one can hear "Party of Fi e." Such are the friends with the Hot WingsTM the man opportunities to de­ We would liketo g ivea shoutout me" Kieser, Don " Policy man" sacrifices (along with hearing all Fresh from her threatened im­ velop close filial friend hips (in­ to the 3Ls who showed up. Kel ly Martin, and John '·I get no re­ the whining from those who peachment and surrounded by cest is fine too) with so many of ''Nice to see you again" Clopper, spect" Lanou. Apologies to those \YOuld prefer not to be men­ would-be bodyguards, Carla the girls. Jeff 'Tm down with Andy '·Whatever happened to who failed to make our stringent tioned) regular!) endured by ·'BrickhouseTM" Boyd shov.:ed OPPTM" Po lich. Chris ··De­ dating"' Lustig, Kevin ··But cut. our staff, namely Kindra ··slip­ up to spread some love with her pendsTM if it s past my bedtime'· 90_ 1QT~ 1 was on" Muhlendorf. Sorry this column is so out of pery when wet" Gromelski. supporters. Morrisson. Tyler ··why buy the Matt "But Party of Fivenr was date. Since no Bar Reviews were Erika "FrigidaireTM" Kroetch, The Gradplex Posse made an cow?" Dow, Rick ··Naughty by on" Kaiser. Alexis ·'Did your in­ scheduled for the past two weeks, and Philip "I' ll try Pi Phi'" Bohi. astonishing showing with double nature" West. Matt ··we have an surance co er that?'" Bennett, we low ly I Ls resorted to the o expense is too great, no acri­ deuces in hand. Jammed into a understanding" Kuehn, Kevin Rick '·But I bought you dinner" meager entertainment our mony too se ere, no toes are coz_ booth were Megan ··I ne er"' ·'LonghornTM"' Rice, Giancarl o Ensor, Stephanie " You da elders(3Ls) enjoy: Must SeeT. V. sacred. Let'sgetreadytorurnbl ! Hogan, Sung '·Tree boy'" Choi, · Somebody has to keep them in woman" Zapata. and Max "Me followed by a trip to the Leafe. Okay, \vas it at the Outback and Judd ··ummm ... Bloomin business" Campagnaro, Mac " If D.L.TTM" De Witt. Now for some parting shots from that all the cheap mother (hush. Onionn1" Welle. Also Dave it's not the deed, forget the creed" And now to show our threats the staff: I'm just talking about the ILs) "'Wheah ahhh thah Patweeotts?" Stuckey and Liam "That egg are not idle (check out the last I. Sev anee boy, why" don 't carne to get their grub on > ith Kolman along his trusty side­ salad best be ready'" McCann Amicus for a refresher), show up you come to Bar Review? some free appetizers? Little did kick Darren ·'Tonto' Welch came were happy with tipped scales. to Bar Re iew or be shown up. 2. Howdy Wrangler"!. what a they realize that Bloornin' On­ out for some fu n. The steadfast ladies felt, how­ Fran ··HootersTM ' Puleo. Paul fine ass you gots' ion BreathTM was not the best And a big gossip central round ever, they should be valued for ·• Aren't you married?" Z iegler. 3. Hey Ms. Tha ng , the method with ·which to hook up of applause to those lo ely ladies their consistency. Chris " Where Monique ·'Tell us how you re­ Grounds"! beckon. with those 3 Ls _ ou ' II never see who came out to e en the num­ are all the hot guys?" Hewitt. a/1_-vfeel" Reid, Paui··And I mean 4. So Mr. Powers, what sid e of again. The squirrels can' t be bers: Leigh "Sweet petite, and Chris 'Tve got a sure thingT1w· grandTetons" Schmitt, Jonathan the fence will it be this week'1 From the Desk of the Student Bar Association President PRESIDENT from 3 Development and Alumni Af­ pions. Former Dean ofM-Wand excell ence which it has become vice on the main campus last ful Ha lloween costumes. Cos­ fairs. the best of luck as he lea es former Senator William Spong known for toda . week are just a small hint at how tumes are not required, but en­ us at the end of this month to passed away earlier this month. I regret that I only had the much this man was loved and couraged. If anyone would like enter the private sector. The Although many of you may not pleasureofknowing Dean Spong respected b_ the school and the to help out with decorations on entire law school community will know Dean Spong, , ou surely for a brief time. As co-members entire community. His sudden the day of the social , please meet mis his great ser ice o er the recognize the name from the of the Dean Search Committee. and unexpected death ha surely us in Trinkle Hall at3 p.m. when past five years as he has helped Spong Moot Court Tournament we met in early August. For brought a great loss to W&M. we will be setting up. Hope to to build M-W's strong alumni held here every year. Bill Spong those of you who do not know and we will always be in his debt scare ... I mean see you all there programs which have helped was the Dean here at a very try­ him, Dean Spong was a highly for the service he provided us Friday night. The dance starts at hundreds of students and alumni ing and troubled time for the law charismatic individual v hose throughout the years. The Stu­ 8 p.m. and alcohol will stop be- o erthe, ears. Best wishes Dean school. The school was close to style was a mixture of no-non­ dent Bar Association extends its ing served at 1_:30 a.m. in accor­ Overy in all of your future en­ being shut down. Some regard sense and country charm that condolences to the fam il y of dance with college policy. deavors. Dean Spong as the man who made him instantly likable upon Dean William Spong. In closing. on behalf of the On a sadder note, I would single-handedly saved our law meeting him. The hundreds of Thank you for your time, entire SBA, I would like to wish also like to say goodbye to one of school from extinction and family, friends, and associates Frank T. Sabia Rick 0 ery, Associate Dean for the law school'sgreatest cham- started it upon the path toward who attended his memorial ser- SBA President More Clip n/ Save Marshall-Wythe Trading C{lrds! Collect them all!! This week: The Final Four . . . Make It Moot

...... I . Robert Worst I ...... I Elizabeth Sumner I ...... I Kevin Streit I ...... I Ann Haselbauer I 10 Monday, October - 7, 1997 THE Al.-iicus CURIAE Out To Lunch Cho'Wing D o'Wn and Talking Politics at Chowning's By Andy Lustig and efficient mode of navigation in C-W). Candle dipping and watching paint dry is (about $ 16). This dish was far more Kevin Muhlendorf TheatmosphereinCho' ning'swas arm, next week, weather permitting. attractive (than the stew, not my guest). A As man.; of you are hopeful! aware, >vith candles (lit, unlike the fireplace) on I opened with a cup of hot apple cider 1 lb. chicken was surrounded by roast the end of October and beginning f o- e ery table. Shortly the house bard be­ (S 1.25). It was very nice, with a whole vegetab les such as onion carrot and po­ ember is an ex iting time in irg.inia as gan a lo ely little colonial ditt_ on his cinnamon stick floating in the mug. The tato. Gravy co ered the chicken, making campaigns heat up. It i especial!, excit­ flute. Apparently he doesn't take re­ menu at Chowning's is fairly limited, for a delicious and attracti e entree; sa e ing in the ' Burg, ' here one can imagine quests, so don task if he knO\ s anything somewhat like a Democrat' concept of for the excessive bones- a hearty meal, Jefferson hims If getting trashed and talk­ by an .Morrison- he doesn't. go emment (or reality, for that matter). I nonetheless. Both dinners were served ing politics in the ta ems and bars about with a salad and bread. For dessert \Ve had tovvn. In the pirit of the political season, some sort of chocolate custard (a bout $4) this week we re iew Chowning's Tav­ and coffee ($1.75 -a bit pricey). The ern, a C-W creation on Duke ofG loucester dessert was okay, though as with all des­ Street. serts, could ha e stood more chocolate It v as a dark and storm night when' e sauce. The coffee, surprising!, , was very decided to attempt dinner at one of the C­ good. W Ta ems. Hoping to find some warmth, Others dishes on the menu include I called the C-W reser ati ons hot line roast lamb and a salmon dish. Chowning's, (_29-2 141 ) in an effort to discern whether in the spirit of being a Colonial Tavern, or not Chowning's had a fireplace. The serves a variety of beers, and has pitchers answer I received could ha e come from (about $9). Considering the candles, dark Don Beyer himself - it had shades of atmosphere, and the traveling bard, it truth, but showed a complete lack ofcom­ makes for a fairly attractive date stop, mon sense or basic understanding of the though I' d have to say for the cost, you point of the question. Yes, Chowning's could probably do better elsewhere on the has a fireplace as I was told by the reser­ food. Finally, remember that though vations dolt however, upon arriving we Jefferson may have been a Democrat, he found that the, had no intention of ever The menu at Chowning's is fairly had Brunswick Stew- sans bird (about was a Renaissance man, not a used car lighting it. pricey, but the food is decent and worth a $I 3, $I 5 with the chicken). The stew was dealer with a penchant for half-truths. Having trekked through the rain, we shot, if for no reason other then the expe­ all right, and definitely a good choice on A lso remember that it was the last Demo­ arrived at Chowning's to find a man in the rienc~ . I kind offeel, in my last year here, a cold night. It tended, however, towards crat (Wilder) in the Governor's office that traditional garb acting as doorman. He having never set foot on either the W &M the S\.\ eet side, and the portion could have caused tuition at Virgin ia colleges (in­ escorted us in , announcing two for din­ campus (as I told those fools handing out been bigger. The stew does include your cluding this one) to skyrocket, placing us ner. The doorman offered to take care of the College Food Services surveys to law choice of dessert, making the price effec­ in the position weare in now (most expen­ my horse, but I told the silly man that students last week) or ever taking advan­ tively $10, a reasonable bargain. My sive public colleges in the country). But nobody really rode horses anymore tage of C-W, I should avail myself of lov.ely dinner guest (I'm not talking about even that Democrat has refused to en­ (thoug~ horseback might still be the more some of theopportunities here in C-W. An!lythis time) seJected the Roast Chicken dorse Don Beyer. Vote for Gilmore. Moot Court Issue Parallels Television, Court Cases BUSHROD from 4 District Court Judge Robert R. two minutes ofh is argument be- that, had it been possible, it would According to Judy Ledbetter, the Streit's suggestion that allowing Merhige. The Court repeatedly fore the Court's inquisition be- have declared the advocates tied, Moot Court faculty advisor, this Moseley to retain her position interrupted both WorstandStreit, gan. leaving the decision on the vic- year's problem was argued over would not disrupt the orderly peppering them with questions The Court's deliberations tortosomeotherbody. Although 150timesbythetournament par­ operation of the ER under cer- and hypothetical arguments lasted over ten minutes, during Streit prevailed, the Court com- ticipants. Over 500 people were tain, very grave circumstances, throughout their arguments. which time the Justices sent the mended both advocates on their involved in the organizing and theCourtquipped ' Well ithap- According to Chief Justice bailiff out to retrieve Renee presenceandoralargumentstyle. successfulexecutionofthetour­ pens on TV all the time.' Keenan, it was the Court's per- Esfandiary, Bushrod Justice and Streit and Worst emerged nament, most serving as judges Presiding 0 erthe final round sistent questioning that made its Tournament Director, so that she from a field comprised of over and bailiffs for the various were general district court Judges final decision as to a winner so could clarify the scoring proce- one hundred second year stu- rounds. Woodbrigde and Keenan (ser - difficult as neither finalist sue- dure. Additionally, the Court dents who participated in this Streit, Worst, Ann ing as Chief Justice) and Federal cessfully presented more than indicated in its final comments year's Bush rod Tournament. See TOURNAMENT on 14 TRADING CARDS : Moot Court Final Four r ------, r------, r------, r------, I Ann Haselbauer I I Kevin Streit I I Elizabeth Sumner I I Robert Worst I I I I I I I I I 1 1 Finally, someone too nice I Known to Chief Justice I I One of the few (some would I I The Edito(s roommate progressed I that even our Amicus spies Keenan throughout the final undoubtedly say lucky) people : I remarkably well throughout the I Tournament, despite several con­ could d ig up neither in­ round as "Mr. Sprite," Kevin totally unknown to the Am­ proved bubbly enough to icus staff, Elizabeth intimi- I I certed attempts by derelict 3Ls criminating information nor to distract him from his prepa- sway the Justices' vote in his dated our reporters by bringing : I people willing to divulege 1 ration . His true secret to success favor. After swaying Justice a briefcase into her semi-final I any of Ann's dirty, little I lay in his ex parte visitiations with Keenan with his charm and round argument. When we I secrets. Barring any real 1 the judging corps, where Robert an occassional stroke or two attempted to interview our 2L I information, we considered 1 would serenade the Court with on his infamous goatee, Streit moles in our quest to dig up an aria, then boogy around the making something up about 1 recie ed a bouquet of roses information on Elizabeth, none : I Courtroom in synch with the Ann, MaN Albert, and Marsh­ from an admiring audience would go on record, fearing I beat of their rapid-fire question- mallow Fluff. Ultimately, member. Fortunately for Kevin, the linguistic cunningness and : ing. Roberts plot fell through in • though, we decided against the Chief Justice did not see impassioned advocacy she· I the final round, however, when it in hopes that Ann will the other object of Kevin's displayed throughout the I I the judges flatly rejected Roberts I "Irs got a good beat and you ._..cont ______inue writing for us this _ affections. You can't have· it Bushrod Tournament. I both ways, son. .,. .. ______.. I can dance to it' argument. .. vear. .,. ·------·------.1 THE AMicus CURIAE Arts & Entertainment Monday, October 27, 1997 11

Music for the Masses -- Leaving on a]et Plane Co~es Full Circle: A Tribute to The Life, Music and Metnories of John Denver By Two Guys Who Won't After a few days of patiently God!, and hung out with the revelry, we got drunk. Soon Amtrack. Songs include such Miss His Music (Matt Kaiser waiting for some information, Moppets. Now we turn to an in­ thereafter, the Oompahpah band masterpieces as Freight Train and Ulcickas) we called Patrick to see what he depth look at the music of John composed oflarge Bavarian men Boogie I Choo Choo Ch 'Boogie, We were stunned to learn of had found. Patrick answered the Denver. in rather small and non-flatter­ Jenny Dreamed ofTrains, Wait­ John Denver's tragic death while phone from his hot tub and ex­ John Denver is credited with ing lederhosen performed a rous­ ingfor a Train, Last Train Done enjoying a lazy Sunday ofwatch­ plained that he had been unable one of the most popular folk ing rendition ofthis John Denver Gone Done, and such family fa­ ing football, sitting on our asses. vorites as I've Been Working on After a moment's contemplation, ~----.he Railroad and The Little En- another Bud, and a great touch­ gine that Could. After a brief down run, it was quickly forgot­ call to the producer to check the ten. However, after the fog of volume of sales, we are happy to our alcohol induced coma lifted, report that only seven copies have and realizing that we again had ----~ een sold, reportedly all to sing- absolutely no idea what to write a-long clubs in the U.K. our column about, we decided to John Denver's life of star­ author an expose on the life of dom ended as it began. Denver's John Denver. first hit that brought him into the Having not a clue in the world public eye was Leaving on a Jet as to who this guy was, or what to find the library. However, he songs ofall time, Take MeHome, classic. Plane. Tragically, this performer any of his songs were about, we told us that he had located a few Country Road. The global reach As we leapt up onto the pic­ was taken from us in the same realized that we had a lot of work articles while purchasing some this song has had is incompre­ nic table to join in song with way. Seeking comment from : . to do in order to write a respect­ snacks for his pet duck, George, hensible to your authors. In a Germans who frankly had no other musicians on this loss, ..... able and poignant review of his in the grocery store check-out recent British poll, fans listed the idea what the words to the song Alanis Morrisette remarked life's work. Having received line. Wedon'tknowabouty'all, song as one of their top ten sing­ are, we saw our night's fate. "Now, that's ironic." Look for critical acclaim for our ground but we have always found the a-long songs for long drives. One Three Finnish girls approached, her re-recording to hit stores breaking story on the East Coast Star to reflect the high level of would hope that the English have a bottle ofChivas was purchased, soon. -West Coast Rap S\)ectac\e (see journalistic integrity that makes better things to do with their time, and we will leave the rest to your the last issue of the Amicus), we me proud of our First Amend­ such as taking a trip to the tan­ imagination. Thank you, John! Hook-Up Pick of the Week: were eager to bolster our reputa­ ment. ning booth. Denver's most recent release Jimmy "The Doctor ofLove" tion as legitimate journalists. Having concluded our re­ However, as we remember is entitled All Aboard. It appears Robinson picks Whats New Needing to do some background search, here is the life story of fondly back to Oktoberfest 1992, to be a tribute to the Railroad, Pussycat by_Torn Jones to get research, we sent our intern, John Denver. Born 1944, Died we do owe John Denver a debt of emphasizing the romantic aspects things started and Weird AI Patrick Muldoon, on an expedi­ 1997. Somewhere in between he gratitude. Havingjoined a group of rail travel that I'm sure we Yankovic's Eat It to get'em to tion to the library. wrote some songs, starred in Oh ofGermans for a night's drunken have all experienced with sign on the line which is dotted. Don't Kiss the Girls, But Consider Trying The Full Monty find me at all witty ("gasp"), I will give blance of civilized life has been smoth­ even tell you what he did or said in this you a brief summary of my movie review ered by endless com(?) and tobacco fields. movie, because every time he started to for this week- read the book. Anyway, Morgan Freeman, like any talk, I had to put my hands over my ears, Okay, onward . . . To get right to the good uncle, decides to cruise on down to close my eyes, and repeat "As you wish, heart ofthe matter, I assure you that I have North Carolina and take matters into his as you wish, as you wish . . ." heard ofboth Morgan Freeman and Ashley own hands, because those cracker cops I gave him too much credit in Liar, Judd. I have even seen other movies in obviously aren't capable of doing their Liar by assuming he was so annoying which they have starred. In fact, prior to jobs. because he was supposed to be playing an seeing this movie, I was under the impres­ Right about this time, Kate McTiernan annoying c~aracter. No such luck. He is sion that both of them could act. Heh. (Ashley Judd) gets kidnaped, which gives annoying all on his own. His accent coach Morgan Freeman was the exact same char­ her a great opportunity to show off her must have been Forrest Gump, and his acter from the movie Seven. He was ability to gasp and fall as she runs from the attempt to play the "Don't tread on my By Kristi Garland smart, drove a cool car, didn't look stupid bad guy. Gasp, run, run, run, fall, get up, turf, Mr. Tough D. C. cop-guy who doesn't and Chris Murphy in a turtleneck, and, conveniently, had gasp, run, trip, run, run, run, fall, get up . look stupid in a turtleneck" detective was Being the super-busy I Ls that we are, extensive knowledge of analgesics. .. I wonder how long the audition for that purely calamitous. it was impossible (difficult, inconvenient, This D.C. cop discovers that his (beau­ role lasted. So, in short, this movie blew. Its one tortuous, labyrinthine) for us to go to the tiful) niece (who is a law student at Duke Seriously, though, we all know some­ redeeming quality, according to the male­ movies together, so, though your abs will and takes her violin everywhere she goes) one like Kate. She is the beautiful medi­ person I went with, is that Ashley Judd is not be worked out this week by laughing is missing, and it is likely that she has been cal intern who takes kick-boxing, doesn't beautiful (earning her two full, deeply­ at our polar disagreements regarding a taken by the serial kidnapper-murderer have time for a man, refuses to take or­ felt, sincere, and from-the-gut groans). single movie, do not fear, for we would who is sweeping through the Research ders, and lives alone in the woods in the The book is very good, though, so for never let you down. Wow, long sentence. Triangle Park area of North Carolina. I house her grandmother used to live in, those of you who have free time, I recom­ KISS THE GIRLS: Morgan Free­ must warn all of you former Duke/UNC where she cooks gourmet meals in her mend it. Just don't read it in the bathtub man, Ashley Judd, and the Dread Pirate students that the Research Triangle has spare time. You know ... her. late at night on Duke campus when your Wesley. been taken over by a bunch of small-town The absolute demise of this movie had roommate's name is Kate and she is two Chris: For those of you. who do not hicks with heinous accents, and any sem- to be the Dread Pirate Wesley. I can't See MOVIE on 14 12 Monday, October 27, 1997 THE AMicus CURIAE Coqua Felix Breakfast at Kimberle's Serving Up More than Coffee By Kim Hackett pes can be divided in half to Add the buttermilk and beat ­ large nonstick frying pan. Wait for , our girlfriend so you will An Englishman once com­ accommodate breakfast for two. until smooth. until the pancakes form bubbles not have to spend another night mented that the only way to sur­ Stir in the flour, baking soda and the undersides are light on the cold, hard floor. vive in his country was to 1l1euu: and sugar until well mixed. Do brown. consume breakfast three times a Blueberry pancakes not overbeat. Do not worry if the Flip the pancakes over and Scrambled Eggs day. Here in America, too man, blueberr, syrup batter is a little lumpy. Stir in the brown the other side. 8 large eggs people think breakfast is four scrambled eggs with cheese melted butter. Repeat the process until all of Y:z cup grated cheddar cheese cups of coffee and an ample dose bacon or sausage In another bowl beat the egg the batter is used. Y.: cup milk of nicotine. orange juice You may place the pancakes _ tablespoons cream cheese But breakfast losers beware! StarbucksTM coffee in a warm oven (200° F) while dried dill (optional) kipping breakfast leads to un­ you use the remaining pancake productive mornings and over­ Blueberry pancakes batter. Beat the eggs with a wire eating at lunch. So be like Kelly! (Adapted from America the Heat the blueberry syrup in a whisk. Add the milk. Eat your Frosted FlakesTM! Beautiful Cookbook,© 1990 saucepan over low heat until Pour into a heated nonstick For this edition of the rJm ­ Weldon Owen. Inc.) warm and ready to serve with the frying pan and cook o er me­ i us, I ha e put together a Satur­ pancakes. dium heat. da, morning breakfast. Some of 3 eggs. separated After two or three minutes the ingredients rna_ be substi­ 1 tablespoon sugar Pigs-iu-a-Bhmket add the cheddar andcream tuted with their low fat counter­ _cups buttem1ilk For a variation on the pan­ cheese. parts. '!.cup unsalted butter. melted cake theme, especially ap­ Stir frequently until done. Good choices include nonfat _ cups all purpose flour pealing to certain newspaper Lightly sprinkle the eggs with buttermilk, reduced fat cheddar ~ ; pint blueberries editors, omit the blueberries and dilL Serve immediately. cheese, and low fat or nonfat I teaspoon baking soda blueberry s rup. cream cheese. If you decide to blueberry syrup Make large pancakes. use reduced fat bacon. be sure to "vhites until stiff. Fold (do not Wrap one cooked sausage decrease the fr ing time. Beat the egg _ olks with an beat) them into the batter. Stir in link in each pancake. This menu is designed to electric mixer or in a Kitchen the blueberries. Serve with maple s;rup. serve four persons, but the reci- AidTM until light. Bake on a hot griddle or in a Fix these Pigs-in-a-Blanket Gilmore Will Lead Virginia Beyer's Priorities Will Help to the 21st Century Virginia Lead the Nation GILMORE from 8 tion funding techniques such as providing BEYER/rom 8 indifference - a world we could have of the environmental policies which ta, credits for those who seek priYate state has achieved, endangering the poor, made better by caring more - and we Gilmore enforced as Attorney General. alternatives to what may otherwise be a making education more expensi e and shall be left with only a hollow apology." Beyer, on the other hand, has promised a go emmentally sponsored system of pri­ exclusive, and undermining the Don Beyer will build a Virginia of which nev wa e of regulation and intrusi e en­ mary education which fails to pro ide Virginia'straditional Democratic values. we can be proud. forcement which will surely compromise appropriate alternatives for Virginians. Don Beyer is a businessman who be­ If you care about keeping your tuition the Com mom ealth 's position as a good Last. Gilmore wise! supports allowing lieves the tools he used to build a success­ affordable, protecting the environment place to locate a business and make the the localities to exercise significant au­ fu l company- commitment. hard work, and the Chesapeake Bay from polluters. li es of ordinar people more difficu lt tonomy over their curriculum, including personal responsibility, and strategic in­ ensuring equal rights for all Virginians The former ttorney General differs that over sex education. estments-will build a trong Virginia. regardless of gender or sexual orienta­ strikingly from Don Beyer on crime con­ Finally, Gilmore will o ersee intelli­ Don Beyer will protect our values. He tion. and maintaining the kind of fiscal trol issues as well. Sharing concern with gent, well thought out development of the will bring compassionate leadership back progress that has kept Virginia one of the Governor lien and millions of lrgm­ Commomvealth ' s infrastructure as is nec­ to a Virginia now ruled by the politics of best managed states in the Nation, the ians that iolent criminals went through a essary to attract busine ses to V irginia. indifference. As Bobb Kenned said, choice is clear. With Don Beyer' s leader­ revolving door in our prisons. Jim Gilmore For example, he has publici supported · If we fai l to dare, ifwedo not try, the next ship as Governor, Virginia can lead the shepherded the abolition of parole in Vir­ western and eastern b, passes of Wash­ generation will har ·est the fru its of our Nation again. · ginia. Don Beyer claims credit for this ington to reduce much traffic congestion too. This is asinine. Beyer campaigned there. Gilmore, unlike Beyer. will not four years ago as an opponent to the support the creation of regional transpor­ abolition of parole and then supported it tation authorities with unbridled taxation only for the most base political reasons. power. While his e entual support was proper, The choices which Virginians face on Saturday, November 8 Virginia needs a governor who does not November 4th are quite distinct. For the have to be dragged kicking and scream­ reasons stated above, Jim Gilmore is the s:oo -p.m. T rinKfe rlaff ing to the proper policies on crime. In better choice to be our new governor. addition. Beyer still supports notions of In addition. and for many of the same addressing social causes of crimes with reasons. John Hager is the better choice live Reggae Da11b expensive programs which ha e been dis­ for lieutenant governor and Mark Earley credited for their ineffectiveness for de­ will make an excellent Attorney General. cades. On the local front, Da id Sisk promises a Jim Gilmore also pursues the proper welcome change to the twenty-four year Trip for Two to policies on education. He proposes hiring long reign of mediocrity Delegate George an additional 4000 elementary school Grayson has enjoyed and Colleen Killilea t"he Ba"hamas teachers for Virginia's children. In addi­ brings superior prosecutorial and man­ tion, he has alreadysupported the Allen agement experience to ensure that she VVill Be Give11 administration policy of limiting tuition will properly carry out the duties of hikes at state universities. Gilmore fur­ Commonwealth's Attorney _ for Awa~ ther supports innovative primary educa- Williamsburg and James City County. THE A MICUS C URLA..E Calendar of Events- Monday, October 27, 1997 13

Monday, October 2 see the wacky story of a couple of really bitter gu staking out with being rejected by Meese Fan Club Alert: Federalist Society Informational Meeting. l-1 :30 p.m. Room every woman they·ve ever met on one woman. Sick fun, and fun to talk about. L4. Presided o er by Professor Alan Meese, this meeting will allO\ students X- Files Junkies and Alien Autopsy Fans, Here's the Movie for You: Sort of ... It's entree' into the secretive and elective world of fe deralism. a Robert Zemeckis ('" Forrest Gump") Joint about aliens or something. Showing at the Desperation is the Worst Perfu me: OCPP Presents, ··Judi ial Clerkship fo r Second Williamsburg Theatre. tonight through ov. 2 at 6: 30 p.m .. Years." Find out hO\v to bribe yom~ favorite judge into taking you in as a sla e, II :30 Boys LoYe Drag, and Here's Your Chance to Prove it: '·Rocky Horror Picture a. m. , Room 119. Sh w" tonight and tomorrow ov. I) at th e Willi amsburg Theatre. II p.m. Birdseed Avalon Legal Panel on Domestic iolence: Room 119. 6: ~ 0 p.m . onl y. no ri e allowed. o food props, no super soakers, and the staff reserves the right Sca re Someone You Love: o. we don't mean leave a disembodied horse's head in to confiscate any undesirable materials. irgins , tonight is your night to be deflO\v­ his or her bed. Just send a HallO\\een Gram from BLSA. On sale today th rough ered! Break out the fi hnets and garter belts and prove that you are a sweet transvestite October 30 in the lo bby. from transsexual Transylvan ia. Flu Shots Now Availa ble: At the Death. ! mean Health Center. M-F. 9 a.m.- I ::uo p. m. and _--l p.m. rrive early and be ready wait. Shots co t 7 fo r student and $10 fo r Saturday, Novem ber 1 faculty and statT. If a pain. but it beat missing a wee!-.. of Legal kills because you' re And Aft er Yo u Make the Walk of Shame ... ifs the Ri se From Grace Flag Football sick. Tournament. Sign up in the lobby this week or drop your form to athan Green (3L) b) October 30. You can get over your a\erindulgence and lac!-.. of sleep by noon. so Tuesday. October 28 thafs when the fir t games are scheduled. Thanks. ate' Hea thens n . God's Team: Women's Soccer vs. CU. :30 p.m .. Busch Turf Big Na me Entertainment Comes to W ill iamsburg: Stephen Bennet and Bill Gurley Boo! ! Frazier·s Halloween spe ial tonight. 9 p.m .. WA Y 10. play or sing or do something at the Williamsburg Regional Library. 8 p.m. Ticl-...ets are Somebody Else's O ld Crap For Sale: Halloween lothingsalesponsored byCSA and 6. F. I. S.H. from ll a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Chesapeake CRoom. Maybe you"l l find that Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center: ··covered in Glory·' and .. Meet the perfect in ter iew suit, or the Tickle 1e Elmo o tume you ·ve been dreaming about. Makers'' through Dec. ~ 1. Or maybe you · 11 just get a headache from the me II of mothballs. F in ally Someone Makes Fun of French Films: Well. sotiof. It's sti ll someartsy film Monday, November 3 about film , but it"s at the Williamsburg Theatre and our entertainment options are What Has the SBA Done? The BA '.v iii host an SBA meeting for the entire srudent lim ited here, so goche kout .. Irma Vep.. at 7p.m. and 9p.m. tonight through Thursday. bod;. today to update students on the urrent projects of the SBA. Topics will include Palm Trees a nd Coconuts: Here·s youJ chance to get control of a law school social the nev building. food en·ice. and parking. tarts at II :30 a.m. in Room I I 9. Free event. olunteer meeting for P F. s Bahamas Blast today from ]_:45-1 p.m. in Room pizza and drinl-..s for those who attend. 1~ . It should be hot enough in there to lose!)' approximate real Bahama conditions. Hit the Playground: 3x ~ basl-..etball tournament play begins If you are interested in v lunteering but cannot make the meeting. contact Mogy 2Ls Fight Off Panic Attacks: OCPP is closed to _Ls and 3Ls today from II: 15 am Omatete (JL). to -:30 p.m. for I L orientation. Take a day off from the stress of your job search to HIV/AJDS Questions? If that moot court problem got ou worrying about your own laugh at the looks of fear on the I L faces as they begin the stress-of their job search. history. H PE will be a ailab1e to answer your questions in the Fi h Bowl every Yo Prez, Great Grub: President Timothy Sullivan will be hosting a series of informal Tuesday from I I a.m. to I p.m. Your questions and concerns are confidential and luncheons at the President's House (not the White House, sill,). Each will begin at in formal. noon and last about an hour. To sign up, contact Gail Sear at gbsear@facstaff. wm.edu or at 221-1 693. Wednesday, October 29 Damn Those Subtitles, Cuba Rules: -- Guantanamera" shows Nov. 3-6 at 7 p.m. at It Worked in Afghanista n, Maybe It' ll Work For You: OCPP Presents, "GuetTilla the Will iamsburg Theatre. Tactics for Getting the Job of Your Dreams' featuring Kirnm Alayne Walton. A Free Cashing in on Princess Di: Pri vac v. Freedom of the Press Panel Discussion, ~e minar for all interested lLs. but2Ls and 3Ls are welcome on a space-available basis. soonsored by Institute of Bill of Ri ghts Law, Wend & Emery Reeves Center for _: 30--l :30 p.m ., Room 11 9 Intern atio nal Studies and Council on Foreign Relati ons. See if th e press is cashing in 3x3 Basketball: Entries clo e today. so get your teams in. on her death, or if the legal scholars are. 7:30p.m. , Law Schoo l. Insomniac Alert: In case you ha e trouble catching a few zzzz's. there's a chamber As if the Closet Wasn' t Deep Enough: The Gay Student Support Group meets concert at 8 p.m. in Bruton Parish Church. The v &M Gallery Players with director Mondays from 9- 10 p.m. in th e catacombs under St. Bede's church on Ri chmond Burton Kester v ill be perfo rming your chamber faves and raves. Road. Open to everyone. respects members' privacy, and no obligation to tell your sexuality. Thursday, October 30 Chick Rock Rules! Fiona Apple at the Boathouse in Norfolk, 8 p.m., tickets $15 from Tuesday, November 4 thee il Ticketmaster monopoly. Chrysler Museum: Norfolk, ~4 adults, $2 students and seniors. "Rembrandt and the Spooky Stuff on Campus: or just the usual spate of undergrad suicides, but the Golden Age'· through Nov. 30. 'Toulouse-Lautrec: The Baldwin M. Baldwin Halloween benefit conceri at Phi Beta Kappa Hall, 8 p.m. The W&M symphony Collection' through Dec. 31 . · Masterpieces of Impressionism: Paintings by Claude accompanies the silent film·· osferatu," the first film version of"Dracula." $4 general Monet from the Museum afFine Arts, Boston" through Jan. 4. "Contemporary Glass admission, $3 for those in costume. from the Permanent Collection" and 'China Trade Porcelain from the Collection of the Griffin Ave. Rocks Again!! Halloween party tonight, co tumes required, be ready Chrysler Museum of Art" through Jan. 11 . to raise the roof. 302 Griffin Avenue, 7: 30p.m .. 2Ls invited ' ith a bottle of their favorite beverage for bonding, everyone else at 9 p.m. The legend lives. Wednesday, November 5 Deadline for Entry: You must have OUJ sign-up forms in to Nathan Green (3L) by Dewitt Wallace Gallery: ·'Revolution in Taste" through Dec. 31 today in order to play in the Rise From Grace SBA Flag Football Tournament. There will be both men' s and co-ree divisions, each will play at different times, no games Friday, November 7 before noon. We Are Young, But She Ain't: Pat Benetar tonight at The Boathouse in Norfolk. Body Image/Eating Concerns Group: Therapy group meets Thursdays from 4-5:15 Tickets $10 from the evil Ticketrrraster anti-trust violator. p.m. in the Counseling Center. Contact Melissa Strachan or Jan Pattis at 221-3620 for more information or to schedule an individual session. Saturday, November 8 Smoke a ·Splifffor Us, Bob: PSF' s Bahamas Blast tonight, 8 p.m., Trinkle Hall. Live Friday, October 31 Reggae Band. A trip for two to.the Bahamas will be given away. So put on your grass Scandal and Disgrace: Fall From Grace, Trinkle Hall, 8 p.m., $12 if you buy your skirt and coconut bra, drink a few daiquiris, and hula the night away in sunny CW. Or tickets early, $15 at the door. It's not who you go with, it's who you leave with. something like that. Misogyny Made Fun: 'In the Company of Men" runs tonight through November 6 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library: "The Coins of Colonial America: World Trade at the Williamsburg Theatre, Oct. 31- Nov. 2, 9:15p.m. and Nov. 3-6 at 9 p.m. Come Coins of the 17th an 18th Centuries" through April 30. Please submit your entries for the Amicus Events Calendar to Kevin Muhlendorf (3L ), or the Amicus hanging file. Entries may include activities sponsored by law school organizations, main campus or community events. THE AMICUS CURIAE Monday, October 27, 1997 14 Sports

Couglan Up Predictions ... The Dean, Michelob, Pigskin, and the World Series By Kenneth J. Coughlan those of us who are for a little playoff with Duffy Waldorfand ing Penn State to reclaim the top Packers at Lambeau Field, then An era in college basketball while. When the season begins, Grant Waite. Duval collected a spot. Then, the ery next week, proceeded to get embarrassed at carne to a close on October 9 it will seem like a morning with­ $_79,000 paycheck for the win. Penn State put in a very lacklus­ home by Barry Sanders and the \ hen North Carolina head coach out a sunrise. When something He had been a runner up seven ter performance against a Min­ Lions. Sanders racked up 215 Dean Smith announced his re­ is there long enough, you just times before finally winning a nesota team who is now2-4. The yards rushing by himself. When tirement. He stated that he has come to expect that it always will tournament. Lions won 16-15, but only thanks these two teams played earlier in simply lost the enthusiasm le el be, and you feel a little awkward Col lege football has had three to a fourth quarter rally gift the season, Sanders was limited that he used to have. So he's when it 's gone. different teams take the number wrapped by the Golden Gophers to 20 yards and the Lions lost 24 - handing the reigns over to Bill 17. Guthridge, Smith's assistant for What a difference five weeks the past 31 years. makes. But don 't worry yet Smith started coaching for the Tampa fans . The Bucs are still a Tar Heels in I 958 as an assistant legitimate team. Unlike the to then coach Frank McGuire. Redskins last year, they didn't He took over as head coach three achieve their great start against years later and has held that po­ sub-par opponents. They have sition ever since. During that the talent to make the playoffs as span his accomplishments ha e long as they get out of the psy­ been nothing short of remark­ chological rut. Fortunately they able. He is the winnir1gest coach had a bye week after the two in college basketball histor with losses which should help them 879 victories to his name. He has get back on their feet for the rest led UNC to I 1 Final Fours, two of the season. national titles, and I 3 ACC tour­ The World Series got off to nament championships. As a an impressive start with neither matter offact, only once in his 36 team dominating. Most people years of coaching did one of his couldn't believe the match-up in teams fail to fmish in the top the first place: the Florida Mar­ three of the ACC, arguably col­ Williamsburg has been get­ one spot in three consecutive because of late game turnovers. lins against the Cleveland Indi­ lege basketball' s most competi­ ting some national exposure re­ weeks. Florida leapfrogged Penn Nebraska took the top honors ans (Hey, weren't the indians the tive conference. Also, for 27 cently. Kingsmill played host to State back on Septemoer 21 after from Penn State with a 29-0 vic­ hopeless team in that movie consecutive seasons his teams the Michelob Championship for their win over Tennessee even tory over Texas Tech. "Major League"?). But through have won at least 20 games. the PGA. Twenty-five year old though the Nittany Lions were In the NFL, the once unbeaten the first four match-ups, these That's an NCAA record. David Duval earned his first tour still undefeated, but the Gators Buccaneers have started to fal­ opponents have traded every Soforthoseofyou who aren' t victory by sinking a I 0-foot couldn't hold on. Florida fe ll to ter. After starting 5-0, Tampa other game with one another and fans of college hoops, bear with birdie putt on the first hole of a LSU 28-21 on October 11 allow- Bay lost a heart breaker to the weretied at two apiece. The Full Monty Ranks Among Gre.at British Comedies Jail :irom Grace MOVIE from 11 makes this fi lm so compelling. hours late coming home. Take it from me, You truly want each to succeed-not that is not a smart idea. necessarily in getting naked - but cer­ ® (i.e., zero out of four) tainly in terms oflife. You can't help but laugh with them as they struggle through SftTURDftl. OCTO~fR 31 THE FULL MONTY their trials and tribulations - and in the Kristi: Another must-see comedy from spirit of Roddy Doyle, they succeed in the Brits. This hysterical yet poignant making you laugh even when life is at its film follows six unemployed men from bleakest. Sheffield, England, who fall on rough This movie has been chalked up as one CfRinKLf

ACROSS 61 Protective 4 1 Letterman 10 heats two twelves. Just how napkin 44 In music. reasonable a great cabernet can 1 Split­ 62 Cheese with high soup holes 46 Witty be. '11\at Rahe Huth's record for 4 Make 63 Shoemaker's remarks most scoreless World Series amends tool 48 Defeat 9 Mimic ilmings pitched stood t u11il 1 00 1 , DOWN 49 Engineer's 12 Go astray compart­ 13 ··- Eagles.. the scune year his home n .U1 1 Fondle ment 14 Meadow 2 Period or 50 Kimono sash record was eclipsed. That a Deal secretly 15 time 51 Flap Father or properly poured Guinness wiU 17 3 Limb 52 Unused mother 54 Mountain on hotel the shamrock to the bottom 19 Land 4 Fish sauce Crete of the glass. 111at there used to measure 5 Large tract 55 Farm animal 21 Nickel of land 56 Morlly he fish in the river so thick you symbol 6 King of 59 Yes, to cmdd hear 'em coming. 1l1at a 22 Small talk Bashan _ Carmen 25 Doctrine 7 Short sleeP good dgar's composition 27 Church part 8 Verve 31 Decay 9 Ginger- d1anges from tip to butt. 111a1 the 32 Prominent 10 Write British were preparing to abandon ligures on "L.A. Law.. 11 Dine Virginia when Holfe suggested 34 At home 16 Butter square they try growing tobacco. That 35 Grs add. 18 Laughing 36 Seine 20 N.Y: Iime Mickey Gilley, Jerry · Lee Levvis 2-2 .. - Story" 37 Stack 10 and Jimmy Swaggart are cousins. 38 Shockingly 23 Fame; credit 24 Near The cUfference between an IBU wrong 26 Statues; ~ . - 41 "- tiard" · effigies and an IPA. 111at a good idea 42 God or love 28 Hebrew heats a good intention cu1y day. 43 Sweet potato letter 44 Wolfhound 29 Country of 111e mystic words to the Gilley 45c Printer's Asia. · - 'dassic, M111e. Girls ·All Get Prettier measure 30 City in 41"William­ Germany at Closing Time.· '!hat the secret Overture" 32 OweHing: to a long·liJe is knowing when it's 49 Kind or abbr. material 33 Court matter time to go. 53 Announce­ 35 Item of ment property The Green Leafe Cafe 57 Arabian 39 Bon~ garment . nemesis 765 scotland Street 58 Trials 40 Grain 60 Bamb!'s rna Williamsburg, vA · 1-747-220-34-05 16 ======Monday, October27, 1997 THE AMicus CURIAE

BAA AEVIEVV 800/87 6-30.86 BAR/BRI enrollees only!