The Docket Historical Archives 10-1-1992 The Docket, Issue 3, October 1992 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/docket Recommended Citation "The Docket, Issue 3, October 1992" (1992). The Docket. 167. https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/docket/167 This 1992-1993 is brought to you for free and open access by the Historical Archives at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Docket by an authorized administrator of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Digital Repository. Vol. XXIX, No. 3 THE VILLANOVA SCHOOL OF LAW October, 1992 Common Sense In Allocating Organization Space by Tim Bryant the other student organizations At the present time there is a no longer meets the needs of the Hmited amount of space in the general Law School community. Law School to meet the needs of New organizations, such as the student organizations. Rather Sports & Entertainment Law than just complain about this Society, the Tax Law Society, and dilemma I decided to write this the Family Law Society have article to suggest some alterna­ some of the largest memberships tives to our administration. My and have held some of the most hope is not that my idea or the exciting events in recent memory. current proposed solution be In fact, the Law School used adopted. My hope is that some­ photos from several of these thing will be done and that wha­ events in our alumni magazine. tever is done, will be done using Yet, members often have had to "common sense." make arrangements for events by The current problem involves using personal phones, stationery our approximately 21 student and credit cards. In addition, there organizations and the Environ­ has been no phone number that mental Law Journal. Only 11/21 guests could contact for informa­ of these organizations have office tion and directions on the night space: the Law Review, the Envir­ of the events. Furthermore, the onmental Law Journal, Moot allocation of office space is not Court, SBA, the Honor Board, the related to the activity of the. Environmental Law Society, BAL­ organizations. This is evidenced SA, Women's Law Caucus, Phi by the fact that last year the three Delta Phi, the Federalist Society organizations that received the organization is more important or and (b) that the room that is proposal is not officially before and the Docket. I was informed most money from SBA, in recog­ better than another. Thus, none currently home to BALSA, Wom­ any committee, but the first that these organizations were nition of their contribution to the should have independent office en's Law Caucus, Phi Delta Phi, alternative is. If you support the given office space on a first in school, are the Sports & Enter­ space. I realize this may be hard and The Federalist Society be official proposal, my proposal or time/first in right basis. That tainment Law Society, Rugby and to swallow for some student transformed into a publication any such proposal please show information May be maccurate^ the Court Jesters. Yet none of organizations, but the "good of the center. This room would conais#; r.^our support by writing a note to however, that is irrelevant in these organizations have office many outweighs the good of the of large layout tables, computers, our SBA. By writing to SBA you deciding what the solution to this space. few" in this situation. I realize laser printers and copy machines will be speaking out to our admin­ dilemm.a should be. Finally, the Docket, publica­ that proposal was the result of an with graphics and newsletter istration and requesting that they The problem is twofold. First, tions produced by the Women's awful lot of lobbying, compromise publication capabilities. The equip­ use COMMON SENSE IN AL­ the Environmental Law Journal is Law Caucus and the Sports & and debate. That is undoubtedly ment for this room need not come LOCATING STUDENT OR­ cramped into an office space of Entertainment Law Society, the the reason for the special treat­ overnight. The room can be GANIZATION SPACE. approximately 15'by 12'6". In this proposed publications by the ment portion of the proposal. In designed to start out with large The author is a member of the space, the Journal has crammed Corporate Law Society and the short, I do not mean to offend any tables and the equipment for the Environmental Law Journal and a three computers, two printers, Family Law Society (my apologies individual organizations. I do room can be added and improved co-founder of the Sports & Enter­ two desks, two file cabinets, one if I left out a publication in this mean to seek fairness for all on over time. This room would be tainment Law Society. His opinions table, four chairs, one bookshelf, listing) have no room to produce student organizations in our Law home to the Docket, the publi­ are not necessarily reflective of the a trash can and mailboxes. This and design their publications. The School. cations by the Women's Law positions of those organizations. does not leave much room for Law Review, Journal and Moot Second, is my proposal, which Caucus and the Sports & Enter­ Yet, he did want readers to be aware storage or shipping of publica­ Court are our Law School's formal also suggests that the Environ­ tainment Law Society, the pro­ of the origin of his interest in this tions. Nor room for meetings for vehicles which allow students to mental Law Journal move from posed publications by the Corpo­ matter. the current 36 members (13 of improve their writing skills. How­ what is currently room 6 into rate Law Society and the Family whom are Journal board ever, all publications which what is currently the binding Law Society, and any future members). In addition, the logis­ encourage students to write and room in the library. The differen­ student organization tical problems of having the edit will undoubtedly improve the ces in my proposal are: (a) that publications. journal office closed at midnight, writing skills of the individuals what is currently room 6 would The goal of this article is not when the main building does, and involved and can only help our be transformed into an "activi­ to debate which proposal is better. having to walk back and forth Law School. ties" center for ALL student The goal is to encourage our Law from room 6 to the library for As for solutions to these prob­ organizations. Where each organ­ School administration to change every reference question, fax and lems I will present two. The first ization would have the opportun­ the current system. Hopefully, O book use is an unneeded and is a current proposal before the ity to keep a file cabinet and have that will mean that all current burdensome problem. Law School's Faculty Committee. access to a phone and desk. and future organizations get treat­ Second, the current system for The second is my own thoughts Regardless of the current success ed fairly and the Law School will THIS is f He '5 ': on the matter. First, the current of the organization or when they provide all of its student organ­ proposal before the Faculty Com­ were founded on this campus. A izations with professional facili­ ^?^"BiNDERY , ' mittee is to move the Environmen­ central planning calendar would ties to produce first class Journals, tal Law Journal from what is be placed on a main bulletin board events and publications. This will ^ ' W h-' Inside currently room 6 into what is where scheduled events would be further enhance the learning currently the binding room in the posted and phone time could be process, cultural experience and I library. In addition, it proposes reserved for the night of events. reputation of our Law School. My This that room 6 be designated an "activities" center for all organ­ izations that do not have inde­ Edition... pendent office space. The Vlllanova Docket U.S. POSTAGE The current status of this Villanova Law School PAID proposal appears to be - hold Vlllanova, PA 19085 Villanova, Pa. 1-900-BOB-TALK... while a university study on space ParmH No. 5 is done. That solution seems to p.4 be a sensible compromise to all the Non-Pro(il Organizalioh current players involved in the The Bottom Line... office space game. Yet, it does not address the need for room to p. 5 produce the student organization publications. In addition, it distin­ Roving Reporter... guishes between student organi­ p. 8 zations based on the time of their founding, not on their current or Faculty Student future activity. I do not think that is an adequate measuring stick Softball Game ... because no one knows how active an organization will be in two, five p.24-25 or ten years. I do think that no non-credit or un-elected student Page 2 * THE POCKET • October, 1992 iEDITORIALi And So It Goes . Letters to the Editor by Angeline Chen difficult? Be a little considerate to All right, I've had it. No more your colleagues — life in law Linda Ellerbee jokes. First of all, school is frustrating enough with­ Resume Woes Comment she stole the phrase "And so it out having to hunt franticly for Letters To The Editor social security number. A lot of goes" from someone herself, and that U.S. Reporter, only to find it There is a problem within our law schools already do this, and on second, the phrase was in my two hours later in a pile of books law school which needs to be it is not really a tough system to repertoire long before I ever knew callously left behind in the copy corrected.