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Vol. XXXlll, No. 1 The Villanova School of Law October, 1994 PANEL DISCUSSION ADDRESSES THE CRIME OF RAPE by Melissa Wojtylak Caucus, and the Catholic Law Students In addition to raising awareness about the brought a non-legal perspective to the On April 19, 1989, a young woman ' Society before going over to the main campus occurrence and prosecution of rape, another discussion, but she too focused on attitudes jogging in New York City's Central Park was for the discussion. goal of the evening's discussion was to destroy surrounding the crime - mainly those of the attacked by a group of six teens, who bound The Panel discussion ranged from some of the myths surrounding the crime. attacker and the victim. She began by telling and gagged her, then brutally raped and beat presentation of statistics on the crime of rape Jane Roach started her part of the program the story of a girl'who was gang-raped by male her before leaving her for dead. Her physical to me emotional impact the crime makes upon with this in mind, stating that "men don't rape - students on her first night on campus as a injuries were so severe that the woman, once a those who are its victims, as well as those who rapists rape. Men stop when you say no. A college freshman. The school's subsequent successful investment banker, had to leam how prosecute it. When Linda Fairstein began her rapist doesn't." However, like Ms. Fairstein, unwillingness to become involved in to feed herself and how to read all over again. career as the only woman in the Sex Crimes Ms. Roach also stressed the need for further investigation, and the lack of adequate Cases like the Central Park Jogger's, as well unit of the Manhattan Prosecutor's Office, the progress in courts' attitudes toward victims of counseling and support services eventually led as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's recent number of rape convictions actually obtained sexual violence, using the facts and the record the girl to attempt suicide, at which time she decision that an element of physical force must by that department was in the single digits. in the Berkowitz case to demonstrate her point. finally was able to get the help she needed. be shown in order to prove the crime of rape, The fact that the crime itself was difficult to The victim in Berkowitz was a college student Ms. Grant seemed to echo Ms. Roach's were among the topics discussed on Tuesday, prove, owing to the required "forcible who was raped in her boyfriend's dorm room statement that "men don't rape, rapists rape," September 20th, when three sex-crimes experts compulsion" element, was only one stumbling by his roommate after she went there looking when she expressed the view that rape is a participated in a panel discussion on the main block. The greatest obstacle was the victims' for her boyfriend. Ms. Roach expressed crime of violence, not an act of sexual passion campus. The panel consisted of Linda fear of reporting the crime or pursuing the frustration that the Court, in the first sentence brought on by raging hormones. Fairstein, head of the Manhattan Sex Crimes charge, since the crime of rape commonly of its opinion, mentioned the fact that the After the presentation, the speakers turned Prosecution Unit in New York City and the carried a stigma that the woman had somehow victim had a mixed drink before she went to the floor over to the audience, whose responses prosecutor in the Central Park Jogger rape "asked for it," and the victim was likely to feel the dorm room, despite testimony during the included requests for more information about trial, as well as the Robert Chambers' "Preppie as if she, not her attacker, was on trial. Fifteen trial which established that hospital tests had rape counseling, some sharing of personal Murder" trial; Jane Roach, a Villanova Law years later, the number of convictions obtained shown no significant levels of alcohol in the experiences, and a request for the speakers' graduate and the original prosecutor in the in Manhattan and all other American cities has victim's blood. advice to a law student interested in pursuing a Berkowitz trial, the Pennsylvania Supreme increased exponentially, showing some Christine Grant, as a rape counselor. career as a prosecutor. Court case which changed Peimsylvania's rape progress in the attitudes of the court about the law; and Christine Grant, a Professor of nature of this crime. However, as Ms. Nursing at Penn and an experienced rape Fairstein pointed out, the number of reported The 1994 Habitat for Humanity counselor. The speakers gathered first at the incidents of sexual violence has increased in law school for a dinner hosted by Professor even greater numbers, leaving a gap which Abraham and attended by members of the demonstrates that there are still obstacles to BUILD-A-THON Criminal Law Society, the Womens' Law overcome. by Lisa Paye was amazed to find out that Villanova Law On Saturday, October 1, approximately School had sent a team of workers to every site 7' torty Villanova Law students went to vanous lor b6th SHUTS.' SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: sites in Philadelphia to take part in the 1994 It was dirty, and perhaps a bit dangerous Habitat for Humanity Build-a-thon. Habitat for work. Students cleaning out a house at one site Humanity, a national non-profit organization, found a loaded gun. At another site, workers NANCY WHALEN buys vacant homes, repairs and rebuilds them, found less threatening items, like dead cats and and then offers them at low cost to qualified discarded underwear. One law student fell families. The Villanova Law Community through the floor of the house she was working Service Program, which facilitated a Habitat in," but emerged unscathed and labored on. trip last March with the Rugby team, organized Everyone seemed to agree that the work was the one day event, which was sponsored by the worth it. "We got really cool T-shirts and hats" Corporate Law Society. one participant said afterward. Another added, The day of the event, students who had "it was fun to take the day off from school signed up for the morning shift braved rainey drudgery and play with tools and get dirty. At skies to show up at the law school at 7:15 a.m. the end of the day we were surprised to see Community Service Program members how much we had accomplished." fortified them with donuts and coffee before The students also felt that the day had given sending them off to the four different Habitat them a better perspective on life. Some sites (Germantown, North Central, South and workers on the afternoon shift met the founder West Philadelphia). The volunteers returned to of Habitat, who turned out to be a former the school around noon, to share their stories, attorney. He and Mayor Ed Rendell were at as well as subs and sodas, with the people the site to participate in a ceremony to hand preparing to leave for the afternoon shift. over four recently complete homes to their new At 12:30 p.m., the second group headed out owners. "Her voice was shaking and she for the same four sites. When one group looked like she was about to cry," one of the arrived at their site and went to register, a observants said, describing a representative of Nancy Whalen comes to Villanova Law to take over the position of Activities Habitat worker asked them, "Weren't you guys the homeowners who thanked Habitat. The Coordinator. Her first big event... Red Mass. here this morning, too?" The Habitat worker HABITAT, Cont on page 7 by Nathan Murawsky, being next weekend, Whalen commented that There is an office just across from the she would have liked to have been here three Reuschlein Room. You know the one right months ago instead of only three weeks, but The Villanova Law Docket U.S POSTAGE next to Room 2. It belongs to Nancy Whalen, she was confident that the event would be a PAID the new activities coordinator of Villanova success. Villanova Law School Villanova, PA Law School. Whalen came to Villanova Law School Villanova, PA 19085 Permit No. 5 "The activities coordinator is basically from the development office at the main responsible for any events that take place at campus. In comparing positions, Whalen the law school" stated Whalen. The job entails noted that "with forty to fifty other people at Non-Profit Organization preparation for everything from Red Mass and my old department, and the size of the events, the school Christmas Party through the nightly the jobs are much different." Whalen further receptions for the Moot Court Board stated that "I get to work much more closely Competition and the numerous symposiums with people here. I have found that the people throughout the year. [at VLS] were very friendly and appreciative." In only being here for three weeks, Whalen The Docket wishes Ms. Whalen the best of stated that she was still "feeling out the job" luck, and is sure that she will fit in perfectly and getting to know people. As for Red Mass with the law school community. WELCOME CLASS OF W961997

In i Oclober 1994 • THE E)OCKET • Page 2 Student Bar Association SBA MINUTES 24. Watch for more information. Lauren Lonergan Chris Boccaccio sponsored by the SBA on Thursday, October 6,1994 • The IL Family Brunch is Saturday, October Mark Mayrides Rob Kracht November 17 from 11:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Members Present: 22, 10:00 a.m. The last day to sign up with Phil Degnen Holli Sands in St. Mary's Gym. Any questions contact Steve Odabashian Steve Brancato Mrs. Fricker in room 106 is Friday, October Keith Forkin Erin Henderson Carlos Guzman. Melissa Francis Tim McDonough 14. Jonathan Spadt Rob Weiser • THE SBA BULLETIN BOARD IS FOR Lauren Lonergan Mark Mayrides • ANY ADVERTISING (bar review materials, Michael Mullen John Scheib SBA NOTICES ONLY!!! ALL Keith Forkin Erin Henderson commercial outlines, etc.) MUST BE Claire Czaykowski ORGANIZATIONS MUST USE THEIR Jonathan Spadt Rob Weiser CLEARED THROUGH THE STUDENT OWN BOARDS FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. Michael Mullen John Scheib BAR ASSOCIATION. AFTER APPROVAL, • The annual Family Day Brunch will be held The SBA would just like to remind all Geri Kemisan ALL MATERL\LS ARE LIMITED TO THE on Saturday, October 22, and 10 a.m. Villanova Law students of the current law school SBA OFFICE, THE PHONE ROOM AND • There will be a law school night out at the smoking policy. The present smoking policy bans • Congratulations and welcome to all new THE STUDENT CONFERENCE ROOM. Irish Pub - downtown (21st and Walnut Sts.) smoking in all areas of the law school building, representatives! SEE AN SBA OFFICER FOR MORE on Thursday, October 20. There will be drink except for the smoking section of the cafeteria. • A $250 donations was made by SBA to the DETAILS. specials from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the There is some obvious confusion as to what Catholic Relief Society on behalf of Kevin • The ABA Law Student Division Third downstairs room. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR constitutes the smoking section of the cafeteria. Patrick Barry. Circuit Conference will take place October 13- LAW SCHOOL ID WITH YOU TO GET The cafeteria's smoking section (from the • All student organization presidents must see 16 in Washington, D.C. Villanova will send THE SPECIALS!!!!!!! jperspective of a student entering from the parking Steve Brancato or Claire Czaykowski to get representatives. • Thank you Brian Coupe for donating the cart lot) consists only of the tables against the walls to access codes and SBA manuals. Check the • Next Meeting: Thursday, October 13, 1994; for the microwave. They will be placed in the the left-hand side, and the row of tables adjacent to •SBA office or leave a message. location TBA. cafeteria for use. those wall/window tables. The smoking section •There will be basketball tickets available to . THE SBA WILL NOW MEET ON does not make up one-half of the cafeteria. Part of law school students. More information later. SBA MINUTES THURSDAYS AT 6:00 P.M. LOCATIONS the problem is that first-year students were never • A night out at the Irish Pub is tentatively October 13,1994 TBA! informed of the policy and the problem is scheduled for October 20. Members Present: • The next T.G. will be November 5. THIS IS definitely not their fauh. Hopefully through this • The negotiation Competition will take place Steve Odabashian Steve Brancato THE KARAOKE TG. reminder and through additional signs, table during the weeks of October 17 and October Melissa Francis Tim McDonough • There will be a Red Cross Blood Drive teepees, etc., the situation will get resolved. VICTORIA ZDROCK: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY ELECTED The Interview "After" SBA AND HONOR BOARD REPRESENTATIVES by George Tsakataras something that you actively pursued? What's it like? How'd it happen? Was it VZ; I was in Chicago for the American IL Honor Board Members cool? How's it changed your relationships, Psychology Convention. Someone approached Jeff Baker impacted your life? In case you missed the me, asked if I'd be interested, and the rest is Jennifer Irrgang plethora of Victoria Zdrock interviews and history. articles, only coming out of your cave to read GT: What was your impression of Hugh Hefner Bill Morrissey The Docket's sports page and attend the and his daughter Kristin who now runs the Dave Hackett occasional afternoon class, here's your last Playboy empire? Michelle Mayfield chance to hear Victoria answer all the questions VZ: I met Mr. Hefner at the mansion during ranging from the mundane to the sublime, from parties there (Victoria spent a month at the CourtnayTyus eavesdropping on what playmates are really mansion shooting the pictorial,the video like to listening to Victoria espouse her centerfold, different promotional pictures and 2L SBA Representative existententialist and feminist views. audio recordings). He is a nice, humble, open GT: Let's begin with a line of questioning minded, friendly, caring man who is easy to Keith Forkin you're familiar with. What are your biggest talk to. Kristin Hefner and I had an excellent tum-ons and turn-offs about law school. repore. She is intelligent and approachable as IL SBA Representatives (Section A) VZ: TURN-ONS- cool administration', well as an excellent businesswoman. (Victoria colleagues with a good sense of was recently invited to a house party in NY that Jonathan Spadt humor, stimulating thinking environment was covered on CNN and Channel lO's time Robert Weiser TURN-OFFS- cynical colleagues, color out with John Baleris where she and Hef coordination of our new lounge, absence of a discussed the Playboy image on camera). MAC machine. GT: Did the experience allow y-ou much IL SBA Representatives (Section B) GT: My next question is something I'm sure contact with other playmates? If so, what was Michael Mullen many are curious about. What is it like doing a your impression of them? Playboy pictorial, how did you feel? VZ: This summer, I stayed with different John M. Scheib VZ: It is an environment of complete playmates which gave me an opportunity to get professionalism. I was very at ease; it was like to know some of them. This is a very a job environment where everyone is divorced competitive industry. Like law school, from emotion. It is also an evolutionary competitiveness disappears as bonds are process, overcoming certain internal conflicts formed. Many models are easily threatened as and fears as you get more comfortable with I was the first Russian, first playmate pursuing yourself. The video was more difficult because a J.D. or P.H.D. I felt is all disappeared, there are more people present - it's like however, as we got to know one another. THE DOCKET shooting a t.v. show. At the same time it was Playboy tries hard to find a variety of women niore self-liberating because there was more to with different careers and goals. While not all overcome. were as academically oriented nor as cognizant The whole experience allowed me to realize of the world's problems as myself (one woman that being sexy is about how you feel about was not familiar with Boris Yeltsin), I learned yourself; there are women who have had every to never generalize. I made some good firiends type of plastic surgery imaginable who were as well. I'm still in touch with former playmate not selected. I was, because of the self Kelly Gallagher, who I stayed with in Los confidence and level of comfort I have and was Angeles. Also Miss February, who I've stayed able to project to the camera. in touch with. GT: How did you become a playmate? Was it ZDROCK Cont on page 7 Stairtower update by Rich McGuire construction has proceeded slowly. However, Dean Frankino is "cautiously optimistic" the Dean hoped that the painting would be done WILL HAVE ITS NEXT STAFF that, by the time you read this, the stair tower this weekend, (Oct. 15-16), and that a certificate leading to rooms 101 and 103 will be complete of occupancy would be issued the following and in use. This will end a delay in the stair week. The stair tower will not be available for MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, tower's use that the Dean described as student use until it has been deemed safe. "frustrating." Under the terms of the Last month's report of a "penalty clause" was construction contract, the stair tower was to apparently erroneous. Dean Frankino stated OCTOBER 26 AT 3:40 P.M. have been completed by August 15. After that that the usual course of action in construction time, coiistruction was only allowed to proceed cases was a withholding of a portion of the on Sundays. This is because of a general policy payment, which is what has occurred in this IN ROOM 34. of the Dean's office against construction while case. students are using the facilities. As a result, the October 1994 • THE DOCKET • Page 3

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'DOCKET 'E'DI'TCmjSiL THE ANNUAL RED MASS AND "MORE" To the Villanovii Law Coinniiinitv, By David Daigle doctors of law attended this Mass in the in theory and practice. The Docket would like to rxteiid When I was a young kid, I had to take distinctive robes of office. The color of their How does all this talk about religion fit in Congratulations to the new members of the trumpet lessons. I'll always remember what my robes matched the deep liturgical red of the with the life of a lawyer? Or a law student? Student Bar Association. The Docket trumpet teacher said to me one day. I didn't vestments of the Mass of the Holy Spirit- Well, perhaps the virtue of religion can lead to .wishes them the best of luck in continuing appreciate what he was saying to me then, but symbolic of the flame of God's love. some good old-fashioned ideas as compassion, as I get older, I understand more and more. He On an occasion such as this it is well to hope and even faith in people. The lawyer's -what has been an extremely successful said to me, "Anyone can play the notes on this recall the role of religion in a democracy. professional culture is irmocent to begin with student group over the past years. page of music. The beauty comes in the pauses Religion is the basis of culture and the parent and, to the extent it reaches beyond itself, can To many students, the SBA has doip between the notes." of law. The oldest known civilizations encourage the development of these good nothing more than have occasional TG's. What is essential to playing the trumpet acknowledge that law is the child of religion. habits among those the profession serves. well is also central to our lives as law students. In Roman civilization, a crime was punished Lawyers have hero stories — Gavin Stevens However, to those of us who see the daily We are all very busy writing briefs, preparing as a disturbance of the order of heaven. The and Atticus Finch with their persecuted black etTort, the members of the SBA do much- for classes, working on the Law Review or Mosaic code of laws—with the Ten clients, Daniel Webster defending the student vnore to improve the law school and the Journals. We are constantly, it seems, in Commandments—was the foundation of the and teachers of Dartmouth College, Thurgood motion. At times, we need to pause. Think. religion of Israel. It was the law of the Marshall representing a schoolgirl from Reflect. community, directing the whole life of the Topeka. We might usefully try to realize that In the previous months, the Docket hM The St. Thomas More Society invites you people. Israel's kings were its judges, these stories, and the formation of a lawyer's expressed its concern over the lack of to pause this semester, and participate in the exercising judgment upon the people. The life as it comes from stories such as those, [Student involvemeat in school activities and Villanova community. This year, we plan to Canon Law of the Church is called the "nurse rests on faith - at least faith in persons. serve the less fortunate by committing one and tutor of common law" of the Anglo-Saxon One author has said that law school is like a a reluctance to speak out on issues that hour of time to serving food at the local soup tradition. The moving spirit behind the Magna poker game: "One leaves it a little poorer (or a directly effect the student body. This has kitchen and contributing time to pro bono Carta was Cardinal Stephen Langton, little richer), having enjoyed the experience not been the case with the current members work. We also plan to think and reflect. Archbishop of Canterbury. and not been touched by it, having liked it or However, continuing a seven-century-old The formative days of American found it boring. The difference may be that of the SBA. tradition, the highlight of this semester's jurisprudence are reminiscent of the days of law students would decline an opportunity to From President Steve Odabashi^nl activities is the aimual "Red Mass." the Magna Carta. The Founding Fathers return." Law school is also like reading 'straight through to each committee The Red Mass is offered to invoke the clearly and forcibly brought out the religious Heidegger; it can be a massive intellectual Imember, the SBA has been on a constant Divine Blessing upon the School of Law and foundations of law. Jefferson said, "The God experience, but one's character, whatever it is, the Legal Profession, and to implore the who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same tends to survive. mission to bring new events and inspiration of the Holy Spirit for all members time." Hamilton wrote; "The sacred rights of All of this is according to plan. The late competitions to the law school, and has of the bench and bar. This tradition began in mankind are not to be rummaged for among Professor Karl Llewellyn, a giant in legal strived to improve programs of the past It the Thirteenth Century to implore divine old parchments or musty records. They are education and in law reform (he was the has been through these efforts that the guidance for those who judge, legislate, serve written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole drafter of the Uniform Commercial Code), clients, teach and study law. In Washington, volume of human nature, by the hand of gave introductory lectures to law students at members of the SBA have made a D.C., the Mass marks the opening of the Divinity itself." From the earliest days of our the University of Chicago. These were later significant contribution to the Villanova October term of the Supreme Court of the national history, the essential importance of published in a little volume, a classic of what Law Community. United States. Traditionally, judges and God, religion and morality were acknowledged Red Mass Cont on page 7 Moreover, the SBA has remembered that the students are at the heart of the law school, and has constantly responded to the concerns of the students, and taken action Twelve Things You Should Know About Fuiding A Job where appropriate. The SBA truly deserves more credit than it currently receives. 1. Career Services is not worthless(No I'm not you might give employers the wrong idea. your wall , use them at the Irish Pub, or in an backtracking on earlier articles), they are really • you know what I really like? IL's who emergency only, use them as toilet paper. iSo to those of you recently elected SBA good at fetching coffee. No, but seriously intend to perpetuate the Golf Touney and the • you know what amazes me? The continued representatives, you have quite a bit to live folks, they have improved in several key areas: big screen TV in the lounge that doesn't have popularity of pre-marital sex; that Professor up to, but also some excellent examples to (1) responsiveness to student's needs; (2) cable, feels like home. Lanctot's not pregnant yet and how easily finding jobs out of state(sorta); (3) improved ping-pong balls bum. mailmerge data base(if you don't mind sending 4. Interview Attire: Homemade beige suits are Nathan M. Murawsky letters to dead judges). By the way, I'm not a good idea; clown ties only work for 8. You don't need to work in a firm. First, £ditor-in

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II VILLANOVA COURT JESTER'S This Article is Not "Hazardous Waste PRESENTS

By David Daigle broader environmental laws for foreign One of the most frustrating things about countries. being a 1-L is having the neophyte status — of With this in mind, I strongly suggest that PATIENCE being the new kid on the block. Everything is you submit a paper in next summer's new. A new school, new friends, new classes, competition. Even though summer may seem and a new way of thinking about things. If far off, your participation on the you're like me, learning to think like a lawyer Environmental Law Journal c£ui be important COLONEL CALVERLEY LARRY DEMARCO is hard enough without the added burden of to both your legal education and your legal MAJOR MURGATROYD JACK TURNER trying to find out about the "ins and outs" of career, regardless if you never specialize in PAUL CABRAL law school. With this in mind, this article is environmental law. Employers will value your LT. THE DUKE OF DUNSATBLE offered as an attempt to give you an early tip experience, which complements your class REGINALD BUNTHORNE GREG PARVIN that you may find very helpful. standing and other personal and legal skills. ARCHIBLAD GROSVENOR TOM MCPHERSON Next summer, you will have the Undoubtedly, you will sharpen your reading, MR. BUNTHORNE'S SOLICITOR PROFESSOR SIRICO opportunity to participate in a writing writing and critical thinking skills, while competition in which students submit a exploring in-depth a wide array of THE LADY ANGELA GERI KERNISAN casenote on an assigned topic for consideration environmentally related topics. As a staff THE LADY SAPHIR APRIL BYRD by the editors of the law review and journals. member, you will commit a substantial amount THE LADY ELLA ALEXA ABOWITZ The 90% of you who will not grade on to the of time and energy in sourcechecking, TRACY GALLIGER law review will have the opportunity to "write- citechecking and proofreading — all of which THE LADY JANE on" by submitting a high quality paper. The require a great deal of accuracy and attention PATIENCE LAURA WERTZBERGER editors of the law review and journals will to detail. Additionedly, all your creative skills scrutinize your work and offer invitations to and energies will be mustered in developing a their respective publications on the basis of the well-written and well-researched journal substance and style of your casenote. Ninety article, which may be selected for publication. CHORUS OF RAPTUROUS MAIDENS: BECKY CRAGGS, DOMINIQUE students participated in last year's competition. Needless to say, participation on the Journal HUNEYCUTT, DHIRA KHOSLA, SANDRA LAJOIE, CARA LEHENY, Four people from my class were selected to the requires a commitment of time, energy and MICHELLE MORGAN, DANIELLE NEARY, ANGIE ROCA, » law review on the basis of the write-on resources over and above the rigors of day-to­ C.J. WATERS & MEGAN WHITCOPF competition. day law school coursework. However, in During the summer after my first year, I return for your commitment and work, your OFFICERS OF DRAGOON GUARDS: participated in the competition, which was an association with the Journal will be rewarding PROFESSOR PALM AND PETER SWEENEY intense three week period of grueling both professionally and personally. concentration on the issues involved, requiring If you are hoping to secure a position on the an acute attention to detail. I w^s offered a Environmental Law Journal, please feel free to position on both the Villanova Environmental ask the staff members for their advice or Law Journal and the Sports and Entertainment information. Even better, get a first-hand view Law Forum. I enthusiastically accepted a of this field at our November 5th Symposium, position with the Environmental Law Journal. "The Impact of International Trade I chose to join the Environmental Law Agreements on Environmental Law." The Friday - October 28 Journal for a number of reasons. One key panel will focus on the procedural issues and factor in my decision was that I felt that the the interplay of trade and environmental law Sweet Sixteen Posted Journal would afford me an opportunity to and policies at both the domestic and Friday - November 11 make significant contributions to both the legal international levels. Among the speakers is Sweet Sixteen Briefs Due profession and the law school. The Mark Sandstrom, who represents clients before Environmental Law Journal is a nationally the U.S. Court of International Trade and Wed/Thiurs. - November 16-17 recognized legal publication dedicated to the testifies on legislative matters before Congress. Sweet Sixteen Arguments scholarly review of environmentally related Another speaker is Steve Wolfson, who is topics. Beginning publication only six years currently with the Environmental Protection Friday - January 13 ago, the Journal has achieved wide acceptance Agency (EPA)'s Office of General Counsel in Quarter-Final Briefs Due as a valuable scholarly resource. This is Washington, D.C. and specializes in trade and evidenced by the Journal's avfdlability on-line environmental issues, particularly pesticides Saturday - January 28 in both Lexis and Westlaw, and its indexing as and toxic materials. The symposium panel Quarter-Final Arguments, Semi-Finalists Announced Vill. Envtl. L.J. on page 292 of The Bluebook. will compare the different procedural rules that Professors John Hyson and Henry Perritt are apply in the environmental and world trade Wednesday - Februarys the faculty advisors. forums, and how these rules affect decision­ Seml-Final Briefs Due Another reason I accepted a position on the making at the national and international levels. Environmental Law Journal was because of the The presentation will touch on elements of Tuesday - February 21 demand for lawyers in this field. Fortune legislative practices and constitutional, Magazine views environmental law as a hot administrative, trade and international law. Semi-Final Arguments field which will continue to be a major practice This is some heady and informative stuff. Friday - Marcti 3 area for the rest of the decade and beyond. Even if you are uncertain about your Final Briefs Due Pollution cleanup, now estimated to be a $100- interest in environmental law, attending the billion-a-year industry, is projected to grow to symposium will provide you with an excellent Saturday - March 18 $1 trillion by the year 2000 (Fortime, January learning experience. You can then make a FINAL ARGUMENT 15, 1993). Environmental law has even more informed decision about your future expanded internationally. The United States course selections and your participation in the exports not only more of its pollution write-on competition. Hojjefully, you will take NOTE: This scliedule is tentative and schedule to technology to the rest of the world, but also an part in next summer's write-on competition change at the discretion of the Moot Court Board. ever-increasing number of lawyers are and be rewarded with the opportunity to join assisting in the creation of more complex and the staff of the Environmental Law Journal. October 1994 • THE DOCKET • Page 7 O^O'KUM/'M^E'WS HABITAT, Cont from page 1 be furthered by a Playboy pictorial with VZ: I have higher self confidence and am more the student to state accurately what the results ultimate rewards of working for Habitat go to captions like "Hot young thing" and "Babe". tolerant and accepting of other people. in the case was. After a pause, the student these people, who would not otherwise be able VZ: I would like to thank Steve for sticking up GT: How more self confident? adds, "But that's not just!" And the professor to afford homes of their own. for me. I was not pleased that these sort of VZ: More self confident because I revealed answers, "If you wanted to study justice you The Villanova Law Community Service captions were included along with the pictorial myself and kept my dignity. Doing this gave should have gone to divinity school." Program would like to thank everyone who and article [containing Victoria's academic me the feeling that I could do anything. Sophisticated law in America, like helped make the Habitat a success. A achievements. Feminist views, etc.]. It was a GT: How has this experience changed your sophisticated American political life, prefers to reception for all participants, and anyone else good, well-written letter. views on those in the adult entertainment pretend that morals have nothing to do with the interested in helping out Habitat,will be held at GT: Esquire magazine's February 1994 issue industry? enterprise. The road less travelled by, the road a future date. Attendants will be asked to contained a cover feature on the rise of what VZ: I see them less as victims. I see them as not often taken in law school, is the road on make a small donation to help fund Habitat's the periodical termed "Do-Me Feminism". making a conscious choice, and as enjoying which the analysis and exploration of moral daily operations. Included was a quote from Rene Denfeld, a what they do. propositions become an intellectually The Community Service Program dedicated noted feminist and the author of The New GT: Has anything changed fpr you here at important part of professional education. The the day's work in Kevin Barry's name. Kevin Victorians: Whv Young Women are VLS? Do you feel professors, male or female road taken is the road on which there is no was a member of the Community Service Abandoning the Women's Movement. "I find students have treated you differently time to think about one's neighbor, on which Program and had planned on attending the Little House on the Prairie, where women are subsequent to the pictorial? thoughts about one's neighbor is scorned as Habitat Build-a-thon. All funds raised at the portrayed as entirely content with their lack of VZ: Not at all. Professors have been woozy thinking. The choice is not against reception will be donated to Habitat in Kevin options, far more offensive and sexist than wonderful, I've seen no change. Men have morals, but only against regarding religion and Barry's name. Penthouse." What is your reaction to this been respectful in how they behave. Women morals as having intellectual importance. quote? have been friendly and understanding. I've This year's Red Mass will be celebrated at ZDROCK Cont from page 2 VZ: I agree. Women who pose do not feel felt very comfortable at VLS. 7:00 p.m. on the evening of October 21, 1994. GT: In previous interviews and from knowing exploited. Many do it as a stepping stone to GT: One final question. My roommate told Recognizing the diversity of faith traditions, you personally, you are always willing to get involved in the entertainment industry. As me that his twelve year old nephew and his the St. Thomas More Society welcomes all, in espouse your feminist views. How do they lawyers, our career is not loftier, or higher than playmates have your centerfold up in their the spirit of ecumenism, to attend this coincide with being a Playboy centerfold? Are any other. Feminism is about dismissing treehouse. How does this make you feel? celebration. they necessarily different - do you feel a need judgements. It is about strong people making VZ: Comfortable. It does not bother me at all. As the official Catholic law students to make them coincide? conscious choices. I sometimes feel that the woman in that picture association on campus, the St. Thomas More VZ: Kristin [Hefner] and I are frequently GT: What was your public feedback like? and I lead very different lives. That picture Society recognizes the critical role the lawyer asked this question, as she is a feminist as What kind of letters did you receive? captured me in one moment out of a lifetime. plays in contemporary society. The profession well. Part of the women's emancipation was VZ: I received huge fan mail. Many men of a lawyer offers a career that is both lucrative sexual liberation. If a woman feels wrote that they were impressed that someone RED MASS Cont from page 6 and honorable. At the same time, to those of us comfortable expressing herself in a non- "so attractive" is pursuing a professional to expect in law school, called The Bramble imbued with humanitarian ideals, it affords exploitative way, she should be free to do so in career. Because the message came from a Bush. Llewellyn told students that they were abundant opportunity to assist the poor and today's society. The movement is about playmate, someone men traditionally idolize, welcome to their morals but that their morals needy. Contrary to a sometimes jaded public choices, from topless dancers to homemakers, many men wrote that they respect professional had little to do with the culture of lawyers. opinion, there is no incompatibility between an no matter what the choices are. The feminist women more. "The hardest job of the first year," he said, "is active and successful law career and the movement has lost popularity with the new I did receive some critical letters. One that to top off your common sense, to knock your promotion of justice and honesty. generation of women because of the tendency particularly disturbed me, apparently from an ethics into temporary amnesia. Your view of For over 400 hundred years, Thomas More of feminists to discriminate towards other irate feminist woman, was not signed. This social policy, your sense of justice—to knock has been a champion of these ideals. He stands women because of their choices. letter frustrated me, aside from its content, these things out of you along with woozy as one of the great figures of the ages who GT; You are saying feminism is about because of its anonymity. I espoused my thinking." His point is one that is celebrated in sacrificed life itself rather than yield integrity empowerment. A woman should feel free to beliefs and signed my name. Instead of legal culture. It was elevated into legal of conscience and inner conviction to the choose to be a homemaker, an attorney or an reaching out and doing the same, this woman philosophy by the American legal positivists. behest of a tyrannical king. A little of the spirit adult movie star. Feminism allows the instead chose a negative attack. I can see why, For most American lawyers, the point is at of Thomas More should be found in all of us. freedom of choice. with women like this around, feminism has least an analytical one: It is necessary, in During this school year, you will have the VZ: Exactly, it is about empowerment. In lost some popularity with women. working with law, to set morals aside. This is opportunity to demonstrate an alliance with his Russia, very few women were homemakers GT: What factors motivated you to do a not to say that morals are not important. It is bold, inspiring principles. This semester, pause because the state compelled women to work. Playboy spread? not even to say that law and morals are really for a few moments, attend the Red Mass and Empowerment is the freedom to stay at home, VZ: Existentially, we are all motivated by our distinct. It is a matter of form, a habit useful to the repeption which follows. Also consider if one chooses to stay at home. mortality. Ten million readers will remember analysis and therefore to professional skill. I serving at the local soup kitchen for an hour or GT: I would like to give you a chance to me as I am now. It is also a sort of Soua can't resist one last anecdote. There is a legend two this semester or doing some pro bono respwnd to the letter in Philadelphia Magazine Divive. Overcoming fear was another big that has a professor (not a Villanoya professor, work with the St. Thomas More Society. written by SBA President Steve O. motivator. Women are often so concerned but probably someone like Kingsfield in the All of us can fill most of our time with (NOVEMBER 1993's "Someone You Should with their bodies. I had to open mine up for "Paper Chase") grilling a first year student academics, but life is not composed of Know" - our own Docket pseudo centerfold) criticism. about an appellate opinion. After no small academics alone. Anyone can spend all of their that challenged how your feminist ideals could GT: How has the experience changed you? amount of battering, the professor finally gets time either at school or at a party, but beauty and meaning comes in the pauses. WHAT IS THE TOALLaUB5ANPaOUP5 FEDERALIST SOCIETY? ADVERTISE YOUR EVENTS IN by Scott Wilhelm Bork, Justice Antonin Scalia, Presidents "What is the Federalist Society?" That Ronald Reagan and George Bush, Chief question has been asked by law students Justices William Rehnquist and Warren frequently this semester. The answer is Burger, Justice Clarence Thomas, Jack Kemp, THE DOCKET simple. Dick Cheney, Edwin Meese, and numerous The Federalist Society is a national, non­ scholars and law professors. profit organization consisting of lawyers, The Villanova University School of Law judges, law professors, and law students who chapter of the Federalist Society is designed to are "conservatives and libertarians interested promote the ideals of the national organization in the current state of the legal order." The in the maimer in which the members of the Federalist Society was created in 1982 by law local chapter choose. This includes bringing students from the Harvard, Yale, Chicago and distinguished guests to address the law school Stanford Schools of Law. The students were community and to conduct thoughtful alarmed that higher education in general, and discussions within the law school community. legal education in particular, is "strongly Among the chapter's goals are: to foster and to dominated by a form of orthodox liberal develop independent critical thinking by law ideology which advocates a centralized and students; to challenge the liberal ideology on uniform society." In response, the law the merits; to help those who hold conservative students formed a national organization that and libertarian principles not to fear to express allows those who hold conservative and them; to promote student participation in libertarian views to express them in a classrooms that are often taught from and meaningful, thoughtful, educated, and dominated by a liberal viewpoint which is productive manner in hopes of challenging the intolerant of the principles of conservatism and liberal ideology. libertarianism; to inform students of the severe The Federalist Society's national constitutional consequences of judicial headquarters are located in Washington D.C. activism; to promote the rule of law in society where the Honorable Robert Bork and United through the will of the people as demonstrated States Senator Orrin Hatch co-chair the in the legislature; and to remind scholars and organization's board of trustees. The teachers that the mission of a legal education is Federalist Society has local chapters in each to develop critical legal analysis through FOR MORE INFORMATION, major city and at approximately 150 law teaching, not through preaching. CONTACT NATHAN MURAWSKY ATTHE schools across the country. In addition, the If you are intrigued by anything you have Federalist Society organizes and hosts a read, place a note in the Federalist Society DOCKET MAILBOX IN ROOM 34 National Student Symposium as well as mailbpx in the SBA room or attend our next various local symposia. Guest speakers at meeting at Mallory's on October 31. these events have included, inter alia. Judge CDOC^T S'PO^S Eagles Review - Week 7

By George R. Tsakataras he has played the run extremely well and intercepted a ball against the Cowboys one of followed by a sequence of hits. Yes, teams do October 9, Pat Hayden, TNT announcer continued to utilize his great speed. Tom the times they attempted to hit a receiver deep have to catch him before they can hit him, but proclaims, "The Eagles don't have an offensive Romanowski is playing better than he did last after pump faking the short route. to expose the already injured Gamer to fewer line, they have a skyline." October 16, Randall year in San Fran. I thought the Eagles were The Eagle offense has not been as hits will surely pay off this season and down Cunningham is pressured all day, leading to losing a lot in pass coverage with the departure consistent as the Eagle defense, but has shown the road. four interceptions. What a difference a week of Joyner and Romanowski supposedly losing flashes of brilliance both running and passing More judicious use of Gamer will also makes. This article is not a typical a step. To quote Bart the football. allow Randall Cunningham to use other backs Philadelphia style overreaction. You can pay Simpson, "No Way Man." The new offensive line and to maintain the excellent rhythm he began 50 cents for that and get it in the Daily News Romanowski has been had been playing the season with and seems to have lost of late. on Mondays or 24 hours a day on WIP for solid all around and, just as extremely well until the The Eagles have talented receivers and pass free. Rather, this is an early evaluation on a Evans has been doing the Cowboy game. Number catching running backs who need to be utilized team that has surprised many experts in past few years,. one draft choice, left more often. Hershell Walker, is still (even if playing better than expected. Romanowski is seemingly tackle Bernard Williams no longer when carrying the ball) a The Eagles have looked like a juggemaught always stopping the big was beaten consistently geimebreaker on pass patterns. Remember the at times (vs. San Francisco, first three quarters play by making the key by Cowboy All-Pro 94 yarder Week One against the Giants? When against the Bears) and terribly out of sorts at open field tackle when no Charles Haley. Look for used profierly and allowed to pick their spots, times (vs. the Giants in Week One and against other Eagle is around. the Eagles to continue James Joseph and Vaughn Hebron are also the Cowboys). If one looks closely, this The secondary, led by helping Williams with a effective backs. With the emergence of Gamer inconsistency has not been present on defense. All-Pro Eric Allen has been tight end. Lester Holmes all three of these backs are an effective change With the exception of the fourth quarter picked on consistently, but, and Antone Davis, two up in speed and power. Kotite should, and against the Bears (where the Eagles already with the exception of the previous number one will, start using these other backs more before had a huge lead), the defense has been last quarter of the Chicago draft picks, have been Gamer is seriously injured and Kotite is forced consistent throughout. With five new starters game, has not broken. paying off providing, to. in the mix, this is a tribute to defensive co­ Teams seem to be with the exception of the The Eagles wide receivers are finally ordinator Bud Carson. especially picking on 5'7" Cowboys, excellent getting the national recognition they deserve. Carson, the mind behind the Steel Curtain cornerback Marc interior protection at Both Fred Bamett and Calvin Williams catch of the 70's has proved he is still one of the McMillan. The Redskins guard along with center balls in traffic and can go deep. Because they best. Remember, it was under Carson, not seemed to be keying on Dave Alexander who has have played with Cunningham for a number of Buddy Ryan, when the Eagles achieved the whichever receiver kept rookie Joe Panos seasons, all three have excellent silent rare defensive trifecta in 1991 - first vs. the McMillan was covering all waiting for his promised communication when Randall scrambles, rush, first vs. the pass, and first overall. game. This is where the starting job. At right which, more than ever, has led to big Remember also the defensive death knell that Eagles miss the more tackle, Broderick receptions. I believe some of the early rhythm was sounded this past offseason with the physical Ben Smith. Using Thompson has been has been lost in the passing game due in part to departure of Clyde Simmons, Seth Joyner, Ben Smith in place of McMillan inconsistent following the the Eagle's focus on establishing the run with Smith and Andre Waters following the losses was an effective change of distracting start to his Garner. I believe in upcoming weeks the of Jerome Brown and Reggie White in pace last year. To season by the forced pay Eagles will attempt to re-establish the passing previous years. Unlike last year's free agent McMillan-'s credit, his cut and later salary re- game as a priority as teams focus on Gamer. It busts (Michael Carter, Keith Millard, Tim tackling has been good installment. is necessary both to win and to re-establish Harris, Erik McMillan), this year Eagle's (particularly for a 160 At running back the Randall's fragile confidence. As most any management gave Carson some players to pounder) and he held his Eagles have found an Philadelphia fan is cognizant, the condition of work with and he has them producing. own against Dallas' tough, answer. Rookie Charlie Cunningham's psyche is often the key to the Last year's porous defensive line has been physical, and tall receivers. Garner has been Eagles fate. toughened up by free agency and is playing In the Dallas game, it was explosive, hitting the hole In the coming weeks then, look for Kotite well. The hundred and two hundred yard Allen the Cowboys went at a pace Philadelphia to use Garner more judiciously running the rushing games just about ceased last after. In looking at film at fans haven't seen since ball and more so with play action. Remember midseason with the pickup of William Perry. all the spectacular Wilbert Montgomery and the 1992 season when the Eagles used a With the Fridge occupying two blockers and a interceptions Allen had last making the kind of plethora of play action off Hershell who, like lot of space in the middle, teams are no longer year, and at Allen's general cutback moves that Gamer, began his year with back to back 100 running over the Eagles. Andy Harmon is tendency to play for the cannot be taught, but are yard mshing days. Kotite also needs to stop proving last year was no fluke as he continues interception, the Cowboys present in all great giving the ball to smaller backs Vaugn Hebron to be that rare defensive tackle who is both a attempted numerous times runners. Before making and Garner in short yardage and goal line consistent pass rusher and solid run stopper. to get Allen to bite on a such comparisons, one situations, especially with big backs James At defensive end, this year's fi-ee agent pickups pump fake and then hit a must remember that Joseph and Hershell Walker around. Better to of William Fuller and Greg Townsend proved receiver on an out and up Wilbert, like all great give the ball to the Fridge who can fall forward they still have life in them and are both playing route. It worked once, runners, played many for a yard than to a back weighing less than well, especially on passing downs. More leading to an Alvin Harper complete seasons 200 pounds in a fourth and one situation in an importantly, both are already providing veteran touchdown. Look for other averaging 20-25 carries. NFC East game. Enough Kotite bashing (if team leadership and helping to cease the in­ teams to attempt a similar Charlie Garner did not you need more, turn on WIP). fighting between offensive and defensive strategy, which is good even get that many Kotite is a good offensive mind with a good players that carried over from the Buddy years. news for Eagle fans. More balls thrown in carries a game in college. I am extremely offensive team. The Eagles will bounce back Linebacking continues to be the strength of Allen's direction will lead to more Eagle surprised that, v/ith defenses now keying on from the Dallas loss. As I predicted in the first the defense. Byron Evans is again doing it all. interceptions. The two free agent safeties Greg stopping the rookie. Rich Kotite has not been issue of the Docket (unlike the preseason Stuffing the run, blitzing effectively, and Jackson and Chris Zordich have played well utilizing more play action with Gamer. I'm periodicals' predictions) the Eagles will make dropping back into coverage. Hopefully, the against both the run and the pass. The Eagles also surprised with the number of carries and the playoffs. The Dallas game was an league will wise up, and send B & E to the Pro have not given up many big plays on defense corresponding hard hits Gamer has been piling illustration, not withstanding the awesome Bowl. William Thomas has not been the this year, and much credit is due to the new up. The Cowboys seemed to be teeing off on effort in San Francisco, that the Eagles are not blitzing stud he was at the end of last year, but safeties. It was Jackson, in fact, who Garner with one making an initial stop quite a member of the NFL elite, just yet.

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