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VOLUME VII, ISSUE TEN MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1997 SIXTEEN PAGES W&M Journals Fall Behind Schedule By Sutton Snook publish twice this year, with the first pub­ sian, and another whose article was very article in our next [Summer] issue." "After several many [sic] long months lication to be soon, according to Editor­ long. "We haven t gone to press yet, but Editor of the Law Review Gottovi we sent issue 2 to the printer today! ", in-Chief Rod Ingram. "Unfortunately, we' re almost there," stated Ingram. commented that the Law Review is only exclaimed a memo dated February2, from we fell behind in our Winter issue," said Ingram added that it was unfortunate that "somewhat" behind schedule, even though Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review Sara Ingram. "But we are on track for our the Board had to shift a lot of the work the Law Review has published only one Gottovi, and Managing Editor Cristin Summer issue." Ingram added that the usually done in the Fall semester to the issue this academic year. Gottovi stated Zeisler. With only two and a half months board is being especially careful to keep Spring semester. that the second issue has gone to press and left in the academic year, only one of the the Summer issue on schedule. He stated The Summer issue, however, recently will arrive in two weeks, after Spring four journals has published an issue. The that next year the journal will publish added an article and the board sent a Break. The first issue was published in Law Review published one issue in De­ three issues, but was not able to do so this memo to staff members asking for eight the middle of December. Last year, the cember and Environmental Law and year because the Board re-worked the Bill volunteers to do an extra sub-check. The first issue was published on November Policy Review publishes this week. Al­ ofRights Symposium. memo, signed by Benko, promised vol­ 29. The second issue last year was pub­ though it is common practice for law Ingram commended his Managing unteers that they would be excused from lished on March 11. Gottovi added that journals across the country to publish Editors Pete Ismay and Beth Benko for the team-read process at the end of the while the Law Review is behind schedule mainly in the Spring semester, most of the their work in making sure the work was semester and that their work would be now, the new timetable will place the journals at M-W have fallen behind. Only evenly distributed to the Journal staff. considered should they consider running review back on schedule by the last issue, the Journal of Women and the Law re­ Unfortunately, because of computer prob­ for a board position. The memo added which will be published in June. "We mains on schedule, publishing its only lems, the Winter issue fell behind sched­ that "the author's acceptance of our offer have a great incentive to finish on time issue of the year this Spring. ule. The issue is now waiting on t\'{0 cannot be described as timely but for because this year's board can t leave until The Bill of Rights Journal expects to authors, one who wrote partially in Rus- various reasons we will be including the See JOURNALS on 4 National Trial Teatn Holds Finals· Goes N·ational By Danielle Berry Binkowski, Cynthia Cutler, and Dave King Competitions have dominated the travelled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on month ofFebruary for the members of the February 12 to compete in the Allegheny National Trial Team, both new and old. County Moot Court Competition. The two week selection process for the Binkowski and Cutler argued the case which 1997-1998 Trial Team ended on Tue - involved a personal injury action. As a day Februar_ 18, \\·hen Windley Hofler result oftheir advocacy, their client (played and Kevin Muhlendorf squared off in by King) was found zero percent negligent. Comtroom 2 1 fo r the tourn ament finals . M-w· s team defeated the team from the Judge Th omas Hoover presided over the University of l\1 ichigan. championship round. ultimately naming On the national lew!. Mike Friedman. Hofler as the victor. This year·s to urna­ Steve Groch Tim Hughes, and Dave ment problem placed the pri \·ileged son Smith represented the Trial Team at the of a local Congressman on trial for the ational Trial Competition in Alexan­ armed robbery of his father·s presump­ dria. irginia. Attracting teams from I tive ri\·al in the next election. law schools, this competition re\·o iYed As _Ls prepared to compete for a around a criminal prosecution for on­ place on th e bar, many of the Trial Te:11n · s spiracy to obtain a controlled substance. 3L members prepared their own cases for W&M's four representatives divided regional and national competitions. Mary See TRIAL TEAM on 6 Windley Hofler and KeYin Muhlendorfwith Juvenile Court Judge Thomas HooYer, who judged the National Trial Team Finals. Former Solicitor General Presents Inside Look at Supreme Court Advocacy By Paul Walker College ofWilliam & 1ary. The and numerous legislative red is- history and background of the of the Supreme Court bar. the On February 20, fonner So­ lecture was held the day before tricting cases. position of Solicitor General, in- Solicitor General is also re pon­ licitor General Drew S. Days, the 199 edition of the William As a speaker. Days was softer- eluding some of the little known sible for such tasks as organizing III, Rankin Professor of Law at B. Spong Invitational Tourna- spoken than one would expect of facts about the position. For memorials when current or fom1er Yale Law School, delivered the ment began. someone who made a living fac- instance, the Solicitor General is members of the Court die. Spring semester's Masters ofAd­ Days personally argued 17 ing down · the likes of Scalia, the on!)· high level Department See LECTURE on 4 cases before the Supreme Court Rehnqu ist, Breyer, and. of ofJusticeofficialwhoisrequired vocacy Lecture at the law school. ~-Inside Days spoke on "'IJ!e Pleasures during his time as Solicitor Gen- course, the ever-feared Justice to be "learned in the law·' (fi­ Moot Court Budget Cut 3 and Perils of a Repeat Player: era-1 (1993-96) and supervised Thomas. Yet. from the begin- nally answers aboutthe Reagan Beach Week in Jeopardy 3 The Solicitor General as Supreme the government's role in hun- ning of his speech, Days capti- Justice Department'). Ambrosio Speaks Again 7 Court Advocate." dreds of others. Some of the vated his audience with The Solicitor General makes Free Jelly Beans 8 The Masters of Advocacy more significant cases argued by numerous anecdotes about his 99 percent of the decisions re­ The King and His Court 9 Lecture Series was established Days were Adarand v. Pena (in- family and work. garding which cases the govern­ last year to honor the long tradi- volving federal set-asides), the In the style of a consummate ment will appeal to the Court. In The Naug's Facelift 11 tion of moot courts held at the congressional term limits case, story-teller, Da ·s presented the addition, as the unofficial d~an 2 Monday, March 3, 1997 THE AMicus CURIAE

From the Editor's · Desk • • • The Student Bar Association sider is that most ofthe law school come from the student activity and a National Trial Team, and recently received its funding for activities have some relation to fees , but is taken into account be represented at the respective the next academic year. This the Jaw, making most academic when the College allocates a gen­ tournaments around the country. allocation has fallen under in­ in nature. For example, the Mili­ eral budget to the law school. If It is also important to note tense scrutiny, from both the tary Law Society studies the re­ the Finance Committee wishes that the Finance Committee of Student Assembly and the ·law lationship between the law and to remove fun'ding from any aca­ the Student Assembly has un­ cific needs. The SBA is the only school community. The Stu­ the military, and specializes in demic student activity, then the dertaken to micromanage the Jaw organization capable of allocat­ dent Assembly expressed its in­ the Military Code of Justice. The College must make up the differ­ school. This unacceptable at­ ing the funds in the most judi­ tention to cut off two En vironmental Law Society ence through the general budget. tempt must not be allowed to cious manner possible. academically oriented law studies environmental issues in It has not been suggested to re­ continue. At first, the Commit­ After discussing the issue school organizations at some the law. Finally, the Virginia move funding from the journals, tee allocated funds to specific with SBA President Shaun Rose point in the future. In addition, Trial Lawyers Association stud­ but it is possible if the Finance groups, effectively ending the and Treasurer Tim Morrison, the several members of the current ies Virginia trial practice and Committee logic is taken to its SBA's role in the budget pro­ Finance Committee recanted and SBA Executive Board have holds a tournament every year. natural conclusion. cess. The main campus Finance aLlowed the SBA discretion in stated that they oppose the allo­ These are all academically ori­ Although it is true that the Committee is in no position to the allocation of funds. The cation of student funds to Beach ented, and must be funded Jaw school receives a larger share understand the budget of the Jaw Committee did, however, con­ Week. While both groups have through the Student Bar Asso­ of the student activities fees than school, as itsimply doesn'tknow vey its intent to eliminate the several valid points, they are ciation as it would be impos­ its students pay, running a Jaw the needs of each organization. funding from the National Trial both wrong in their conclusions. sible to support them through school is more expensive per stu­ While one organization may need Team and the Moot Court Bar in The Finance Committee re­ funds allocated from the admin­ dentthan running an undergradu­ extra funds one year to purchase the long run. Their point that cently cut the funding for the istration. ate campus. The Jaw school, in a computer, it certainly would these mostly academic organi­ SBA, specifying that the Moot The College has chosen to order to maintain its reputation not have a need to maintain that zations should not be funded by Court Bar and the National Trial fund most ofthe journals through within the legal community, must budget the following year. An­ student funds is valid, as the Team are cut $2000 and $1 700, the Publications Council, an arm publish several journals, with other organization may need teams would be much better off respectively. The Committee of the Student Assembly. Be­ each journal publishing several those funds for a specific project with a stable source of funding argued that because the two cause of their nature, it is impos­ times per year. The law school or event,. The Finance Commit­ from the administration, rather teams are academically oriented, sible for the journals to solicit must have a Moot Court Team tee could not know of these spe- See EDITORIAL on- 15 they should not be funded advertisements to publish as part ,------.. through the student activity fees , of each volume. Consequently, which are generally reserved for they are entirely dependent upon wholly extra-curricular activi­ the funding given them through An Open Letter to the Law School Community ties. What they failed to con- the Council. This funding does From SBA President Frank Sabia I would like to express my at 9:00 a.m. in Frank Sabia's event normally occurs, need be THE AMrcus CuRIAE gratitude to all of you for elect­ (2L) hanging file or the SBA given. I appreciate your coop­ ing me your new SBA President. hanging file. I will appoint chairs eration in this matter. Marshall-Wythe School of Law I hope_that I can fulfill the expec­ to the committees during Spring After Spring Break, l will be P . 0. Box 8795 Williamsburg, Virginia 23187 (757) 221·3582 tations placed upon me as Presi­ Break and hopefully have the posting office hours during which "Dedicated to the complete and objective reporting of studmt news and opinion" dent of the Student Bar committees in place by the end I will be available to listen to Association of the . oldest Jaw of March. student concerns, complaints, Editor: Sutton Snook school in the country. I would Also starting Monday, appli­ issues, etc. I would appreciate Managing Editor: Danielle Berry also like to congratulate the other cations for positions on next suggestions on convenient times Production Editors: Francine Friedman, Crystal Roberts new members of the Executive year's Honor Council will be when students, especially I Ls Features Editor: Deanna Griffith Board. I have met with most of available on the SBA office door. and 2Ls, would be available to them already, and they all seem Applications for the Honor Coun­ stop 'by the SBA office. Once willing and anxious to get the cil will be due Wednesday, March again, thank you for electing me, SBA off and rolling on a good 19, and interviewing for the Chief and I promise to serve you well News Reporters: Features Reporters: start toward accomplishing some Justice position will begin on in the upcoming year. Danielle Berry Chris Ambrosio of the objectives that we had in March 20. Interviews for the Have a great (and much de- Audra Dial Robert Lettington mind when we ran for office. Associate Justice positions will served) Spring Break! Anne Mayer Dave Mincer Our first meeting as a new Board begin shortly thereafter, in con­ Sincerely, Frank Sabia Lee Ranieri will be Tuesday, March 4, at sultation with the new Chief Jus­ Frank T. Sabia Sutton Snook Dave Riordan 6:30 p.m. (room TBA), during tice. SBA President Paul Walker Alison Rosenstengel which the new Board will be I also would like to congratu­ Ian Siminoff sworn in by Chief Justice late all the new members of the Editor 's Note: Frank Sabia offi­ Dov Szego Sciortino (3L). As always, SBA editorial boards of the various cially assumed the Office ofPresi­ meetings are open to everyone Jaw reviews and journals, and all dent on March I, as mandated in and your attendance will be wel­ the new student leaders elected the SBA Constitution. The official come. in the other Jaw school organiza­ swearinginceremonyforallnewly Starting Monday, March 3, tions. Liz Jackson has requested elected members of the SBA Ex­ I will begin accepting the ap­ that I put together a master cal­ ecutive Board will be held on Sports Guru: Kristan Burch plications of those who are endar(ofsorts) of all the various March 4, at 6:30p.m. interested in serving on com­ functions of Jaw school organi­ Watch for the SB;l Report mittees for the upcoming year. zations for the upcoming year Card next November, I997, and Editorial Policy A complete list of the commit­ (for example: Dinner Date Auc­ March, I 998. Let's see if the The letters and opinion pages of the Amicus Curiae are dedicated tees and their functions will be tion, Fall From Grace, etc.). I new SBA Executive Board lives to all student opinion regardless of form or content. We reserve the need to give this information to right to edit for spelling and grammar, but not content. placed on reserve in the library up to its campaign promises. Letters to the Editor are not intended to reflect the opinion of the for anyone interested in serving her by March 7, so I would ap­ Watch for the Report Card on newspaper or its staff. All letters to the Editor should be submitted by the SBA in some way, but may preciate the leaders of the vari­ this year's SBA Executive Board, 5 p.m.on the Wednesday prior to publication. We cannot print a letter not be quite sure about what the ous organizations giving this coming o_ut in the next issue of wi thout confirmation of the author's name. We may, however, with­ individual committees do. Com­ information to me by March 5, the Amicus, March 3 I, I 997. hold the name on request. Letters over SOO words may be returned to mittee applications will be avail­ so that I may compile it and sub­ Did outgoing President Shaun the writer with a request that they be edited for the sake of space. able on the SBA office door and mit itto her. Only a general date, Rose live up to his campaign will be due on _Friday, March 7, such as th~ month in which the promises? Monday, March 3, 1997 THE AMicus CuRIAE 3 Student Assembly Cuts Funding For Moot Court and National Trial Team By Sutton Snook funding significantly. Last week the Student Assembly cut Another concern of the Finance Com­ the budgets for the Moot Court Bar and mittee was the number of participants of the National Trial Team by thousands of the two teams. They felt it was unfair to dollars. The Finance Committee of the spend thousand of dollars on only ap­ Assembly felt that the two organizations proximately 65 students. What the Com­ were academically oriented and thus not mittee did not consider was the number well suited for allocation of funds from that apply and take part in the competi­ the Student Activity budget. tions to join, the help to the reputation of "Originally the Finance Committee the school that the teams provide, as well planned to allocate specific amounts to as the fact that neither team can afford to specific law school organizations," said support any more members. Shaun Rose (3L), outgoing SBA Presi­ Moot Court was cut by $2000. "I was dent. "So Tim [Morrison (3L), SBA Trea­ shocked and disappointed because Moot surer] and I went and argued to them that Court does a lot for the school," stated by doing so, they destroy a main function incoming Chief Justice Maqui Parkerson of the SBA." (2L). This forces the Moot Court to look Rose also argued that the SBA is in a ·elsewhere for funding, such as t.o the better position to understand the needs of Alumni Association or the law school law school organizations. The Finance administration. Committee expressed concern that two The National Trial Team faced a simi­ organizations consumed large portions of lar cut - $1700. While Moot Court the SBA budget, and ·consequently sev­ receives some funding from alternative Awards such as these may be less frequent in the future if both Moot - smJipho·o ered those two organizations and cut their See FUNDING CUTS on 15 Court and Trial Team budgets undergo the severe cuts proposed by the Student Assembly. Beach Week Funding Inspires First Year. Flap

By Danielle Berry Olympics," as well as to provide the first year representatives, the plaining that they can' t get in- Sabia echoed Rose · s remarks, The traditional caravan ofM- funding for bands and Karoake $750 allocated for Beach Week volved, they should complain to describing the timing of the Law W students to the sands of Nags during some of the Bar Reviews this year passed the Executive the Law Review because Beach Review write-on process as "part Head after the Spring exam pe- during the week. Any money the Board by a narrow margin, with Week has been going on forever of being in law school." riod may be in jeopardy as a SBA designates for Beach Week only five members voting in fa- and the Law Review just changed Rose does fear, however, that result ofthe stance recently taken is applied to events open to all vor of it. its policy a few years ago." continued opposition to Beach by first year members of the SBA present on the venture and are The basis for the first years' When asked about the em erg: Week such as that voiced this Executive Board. The obJection never used to defer the costs (such complaint lay in their belief that ing controversy, outgoing SBA year may place the tradition in levied against Beach Week lies as housing or food) incurred by their class' attendance at the event President Shaun Ro~e (3q con- jeopar~y . . Because those who in the belief that the event at- any individual or specific group effectively is foreclosed by the trov.erted the claim that the SBA compla (n ~d this year may again tracts only a minority of upper- of people. Law Review write-on competi- should not fund events alleged! take to the soapbox next year, the classmen, although the student Funding for Beach Week al- tion. No conflict existed until open only to certain groups or risk looms that the funding pro- activity funds of everyone help most became nonexistent this several years ago when the Law classes. Noting that Beach Week posal may be defeated at that to comprise the fund used to un- year as the three first-year mem- Review changed the timing of its attendance is not restricted only time, creating a situation in which derwrite the activities. bers of the Executive Board vo- competition from Spring Break to 3Ls or 2Ls, for that matter, the SBA assumes no role in ·or- Every year, the SBA allo- cally opposed the proposal. to the week following Spring Rose mentioned that the SBA · chestrating the activities for cates between $500 and $700 of Primarily, the I L Representatives exams, when it currently is held. had paid for a First Year Social Beach Week. its budget to subsidize several of questioned whether the SBA "This is a tradition and it s during the Fall semester, open "Planning events for Beach the activities during Beach Week. should fund something which open to everyone," said incom- only to I Ls, so that they could Week is one of the motivations These funds are used to sponsor only 3Ls and 2Ls will attend. As ing SBA President Frank Sabia become acquainted with their 1L for going,'· Rose commented, " If the time-honored "Beach Week a result of the position taken by (2L), "If the first- ears are com- representatives. See BEACH WEEK on 8 Meet Master Advocate Drew s. Days, III By.Paul Walker Days spent his early youth in a way he ser ed a stint in Honduras with fo re the Reagan administration. When one thinks of a lawyer who Florida where the schools were still the Peace Corps. When asked about possible turn­ has argued in front of the Supreme racial! segregated and blacks rode in Da_ s is married and hast\ o daugh­ o er in the current Supreme Court. Days Court seventeen times, one thinks of the back of the bus. Later, his famil ters, one in her second year at Yale downplayed rumors of Chief Justice someone tall, with a strong, loud oice, moved to New York where a neighbor Medical School and the other a junior Rehnquist s departure, saying " My well-positioned to take the repeated ofthe famil_ was Victor Rabinowitz, a at NYU. sense is all the justices like what the ,·re abuse delivered by the most arduous famous labor lawyer: Days decided When asked about the current state doing." When I asked him about the judicial panel in the country. early on that.he was interested in be­ of race relations in the United States, possibility of there ever being a "Jus­ When I picked Drew S. Days up coming a lawyer with the goal of work­ Days expressed his view that the Na­ tice Da s, ' he dismissed the suggestion from the Hospitality House, imagine ing for the NAACP·. During his tin1e in tion has taken two steps forward and a out_of _ha~d. but when pre_ssed admit­ my surprise at seeing a man somewhat Yale Law School, Days spent a summer large step back. Between the Carter ted, "I would find it hard to rej,ect suGh· shorter than myself and quite soft-spo­ in Georgia as part ofthe "Second Wave' and Clinton administrations "We lost a an invitation. ' ken. I soon relearned the old adage of civil rights workers. lot of ground in a lot of time," accord­ Days stated that he didn 'tquite know about not judging a book by its cover. Following graduation and rejection ing to Days. what to make of Kenneth Starr' s sud­ Even without the height or booming by the NAACP because of "lack of He went on to sav " I am struck b den resignation [which has subse­ voice, Days has a captivating presence experience," Days ended up at a small how damaging the 12 _ears between quently been rescinded], indicating that about him. I quickly learned that he is labor law firm in Chfcago, where he Carter and Clinton were in terms of it would ha e made much more sense an excellent storyteller, quick with an met Martin Luther King, Jr. Days did advancing relationships between the for Starr to go back to private practice, anecdote or response to every question eventually work for the NAACP as an races." Days attributed this damage to especially giv~n the bidding war for -whether on the law or his personal associate counsel for the Legal De­ the breakdown in the bipartisan con­ Starr' s services when he left the Solici­ life. fense Fund in New York. Along the sensus that existed for forty ears be- tor General s office. 4 Monday, March 3, 1997 THE AMICUS CURIAE ~Law Watch~ Advice from the M aster . It's a House, Not a Sty this grievous act (and a bit of late court defined the issue on Less than one year after she cash from the deepest pockets), appeal as whether the evidence LECTURE from 1 cases. had purchased an 8-week-old Thomas sued the United States could be sufficiently reproduced As part of the pleasures of On the downside, Days piglet, Lucy Lassi is bellying up Soccer Federation which had or­ so as to determine that there was repeat advocacy before the stated that the Solicitor Gen­ to the bureaucratic trough to do ganize~ the event. A New York no prejudicial error at trial. Not­ highest court in the land, Days eral and his staffmust be much battle with city officials in her Appellate Court recently ruled ing that any record on appeal is, discussed the Solicitor more careful than the one­ hometown ofBabbit, Minnesota. that Mr. Thomas could not sue at best, an approximation of the General's role in the orderly time advocate to avoid mis­ Citing a city ordinance barring the Federation, finding that the events before the trial court, the development of the law. This statements of law and fact. certain animals - including organization holding the event Court of Appeal determined that role occurs not only from the This is bec.ause, as a repeat swine, sheep, goats, and horses was not a proximate cause of the the parties must provide the best position ofrepeat advocate, but player, the Solicitor General's - from the residential district, IllJury. approximation ofthe original trial also because of the numerous reputation is always on the the city wants to oust the pot­ materials as possible. Since amici briefs filed on the line. Days also discussed the bellied porker (the pig named Honey, why is this knife in a Coley had not attempted to re­ government's behalf. problems encountered when Pixie, not Lassi). Pixie's hous­ sealed bag? construct the evidence, the court According to Days, the presidential administrations ing arrangement became an is­ The Third District Court of found that he could not argue for Court often looks to the Solici­ change and the stress that sue in January when Lassi applied Appeal in Sacramento, Califor­ reversal' based on their absence. tor General for a middle ground change places on the need for for, and was denied, a $3 license nia ruled that the loss of trial This sounds like a case for Pro­ between the often extreme po­ consistency and logic in the for the pig. Wishing only to keep exhibits does not mandate the fessors Lederer or Moliterno. sitions taken by the parties. One Solicitor General's presenta­ her piglet and not to spark a battle, reversal of a trial court's convic­ example he used was the tion to the Court. Lassi commented, "She' s so tion. Instead, the appellant must Never underestimate the power "knock and announce" case Days also discussed tech­ quiet, but her kisses are awful," attempt to have the exhibits re­ of Altoids when the Court's decision niques for preparing for oral while Pixie licked her face. Lassi constructed before the appellate Kimball Physics of Wilton, tracked the government's amici· argument. During his time as already has accumulated 40 sig­ court can determine whether the New Hampshire, enacted a strict brief focussing on the "reason­ Solicitor General, they ranged natures on a petition supporting appellant has suffered prejudi­ anti-smoking policy in 1994 ableness" requirements of the from ·formal and informal her quest to keep the pig in its cial error. which forbids not only lighting Fourth Amendment. moot court arguments (often residential blanket. The City Such an unusual ruling arose up at work, but also subjects each From a strategic standpoint, videotaped for later review) Council will discuss the fate of after a trial court convicted employee and visitor to a sniff Days considers the Solicitor to watching Tom Cruise in A the black-spotted, 35-pound pig Steven Ray Coley of assault with test of his breath and clothing General's office to be uniquely Few Good Men. during the next few weeks. a deadly weapon and sentenced before he may enter the building. placed to advance the goals of When all was said and him to 25 years to life after find­ The honor of investigating the government because ofthe abil­ done, however, Days fe lt the Say What? ing that this would be his third pheromonal outputs of putative ity to gauge the temperament pleasures far outweighed the No matter how brutal those felony conviction under entrants to the complex falls upon of the Court on a day-to-day perils, stating, "The Solicitor floor hockey games might be­ California's 'Three Strikes" law. the firm's receptionist, Jennifer basis by tracking the cross-cur­ General's job is the best one come, W&M 's Intramural Com­ After the trial, the knife found to Walsh. If, after a rigorous sniff rents between hundreds of any lawyer can ever have." petitors have seen nothing have been used in the assault and test, Ms. Walsh determines that compared to the event Octavio the documentary evidence of the individual emits an odor so Thomas experienced while play­ Coley's prior convictions disap­ strong that is likely he or she ing in soccer. During a game on peared from the court's exhibit smoked within the last two hours Attct1tiot1 Jls: June 18, 1992, agroupofspecta­ room. or so, that individual may not tors stormed the field and held Absent the knife and records, enter the building. Let's hope, 69 Da\js Till him down wh ile a player on the Coley argued that there was no for her sake, that all the local opposing team bit off Mr. Tho­ longer evidence sufficientto sup­ eateries offer breath mints with mas' ear. Seeking redress for port his conviction. The appel- every meal. Gra~uatiot1! Publish or Perish: Journals Behind Schedule JOURNALS from 1 issue of the next volume must begin now al l five issues are published,'' stated in order to stay on schedule. He added Gottovi. that this sub-check was a surprise to the Gottovi blamed fal ling behind on the Board and so they told the staff as soon as third issue on one author who added sub­ possible. " It is impossible to do five stantial amounts to his article. The third issues in a year without starting now " issue will be published in April. The commented McCmty. fourth issue will be published in May. The Environmental Law and Policy Many second-year law students on Re1·iew has also fallen behind schedule. Law Review complained that they have According to Managing Editor Dan been asked to an extra sub-check this Summerlin, the original schedule called semester. Gotto vi responded that no sec­ for three issues, one in the Fall, one in the ond-year has been asked to any extra Winter, and one _in the Spring. While the work for this volume, but added that next new schedule maintains the number of year· s board has asked the second year issues, the schedule has been pushed back students to do an extra sub-check. Next to one issue for publication in the Winter, year's Editor-in-Chief Darren McCarty one in Spring and one in the Summer. confirmed that this is true, but defended Summerlin commented that the first issue Editor of the· Law Review Sara Gottovi Law Review Managing Editor Cristin his action by saying that this is nothing returned from the printer last Thursday, says review is "somewhat" behind. Zeisler says "Funland sucks!" unusual. Last year, the second-years were and will be published this week. He asked to do one sub-check in the Spring. added that the second issue will go to board and is currently in transition. the journal is currently selecting the new He said he understood wh. students were press this week. Summerlin expressed The only journal on schedule is the board for next ear. angry, as Gottovi had told new members optimism that the review will be back on Journal ofWomen and the Lm.v. Because With three of the four journals behind that they would only be required to per­ schedule soon. Summerlin commented the journal is new, it is scheduled to schedule, M-W is lacking in legal publi­ form five sub-checks. He felt this was that the journal added an additional issue publish only one issue this year. Accord­ cations this year. All three journals cur­ slightly misleading because five sub­ last year, so naturally it is still in the ing to Editor-in-Chief Katherine Chen, rently behind expect to be back on schedule checks are needed for each volume. experimental stage of timing for three the journal remains on schedule and will soon, but at the moment M-W has only McCarty stated that work on the first issues. The journal recently chose its new publish later this Spring. She added that one issue of one journal published. THE AMICUS C URIAE News Briefs Monday, March 3, 1997 5

Urbonya and Ward to join William & Mary Law Staff Levine, Student ore Editor; Harrison Blankmeyer, Research Editor; Lisa Bray, Kathym R. Urbonyaand Cynthia V. Ward will join the faculty ofWilliam and Mary Daniel Cody, Jeannette Meacham, Priscilla Muhlenkamp. and Anne Nelson Articles School of Law as Professors of Law, effective July 1, 1997. Editors. Congratulations to alL Urbonya, whose areas of expertise include civil rights, constitutional law, and criminal procedure, currently is a professor at Georgia State University College of New Honor Code Passes on All Campuses Law. After graduating from the University ofNorth Dakota Law School, where she The proposed honor code passed by a large majority on all campuses. The law served as Special Projects Editor of the Law Review and graduated with honors, she school passed it overwhelmingly with 84.4 percent voting in favor. Four hundred and completed hvo judicial clerkships, one with a justice on the North Dakota Supreme three people voted. The undergraduate campus passed the code with an 83 percent Court and another with a federal district court judge in Atlanta. Urbonya has authored majority. President Tim Sullivan has said that he will honor the students' wishes and more than a dozen scholarly articles and has delivered talks throughout the country on will implement the new code. excessive force by law enforcement officials. A scholar in feminist jurisprudence, Ward is a faculty member at Arizona State Patton Elected Student Assembly P resident University College of Law. She graduated from Yale Law School, where she served Travis Patton was elected last Tuesday as the new Student Assembly President with as Articles Editor of the Law Review. She has published articles in the Chicago, 771 of the more than 2000 votes cast Patton based his campaign on increasing student Columbia, and Northwestern law reviews. ·Prior to beginning her teaching career, awareness of Assembly activities and was the only candidate to post any signs at the Ward worked for eight years as a journalist and editor. law schooL The undergraduate honor council, however, will hold a runoff for rising juniors as one losing candidate's name was misspelled. New National Trial Team Board Announced Congratulations to the 1997-1998 National Trial Team Board. Windley Hofler is Ad rien W in g a nd J oseph Nx usa ni Deliver Lecture on C urrent Developments in the incoming Chief Counsel; Wendy Warren was selected as Finance Counsel, Aisha South Africa Sykes will be Selection Counsel; James Vann is Problem Counsel, and Danielle Berry On Friday, February 28, Adrien Wing and Joseph Nxusani delivered a lecture is Administrative CounseL sponsored by the Black Law Students Association on the current developments in South Africa. Professor Adrien Wing is a professor of law at the University of Iowa And the Winners Are ... and lectures regularly for the African Studies Program. Wing has also served as an Frank Sabia was elected as 1997- 1998 SBA President The other positions are as advisor to the African National Congress Constitutional Committee and the Palestine follows: Quinton Roberts, Vice-President; Judy Snead, Treasurer; Krista Newkirk, National Authority on the adoption of their first constitutions. Professor Nxusani Secretary; Jimmy Robinson, Student Assembly Rep; Nicole Gayle and Angel Lyon, teaches at the University of Fort Hare and joined the African National Congress when 3L Reps; and Ian Iverson and Ellen McBamette, 2L Reps. The Honor Code it was underground. He also was a member of the Umkhonto we Sizwe the politico­ referendum was approved with 76 percent of the SBA voting for the referendum. The military wing. SBA constitutional amendments also passed. Law School Republica ns Elect New President William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review Editorial Board Congratulations to Jim Scott (2L) for being elected the new president of the law The William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review is proud to announce school Republicans. Jim takes over for Mike Coe (3L). The Amicus look-s fonvard to its new Editorial Board for the 1997-1998 academic year. The new board is as follows: seeing the insightful cross fires that Jim so often writes. By the way, Jim the next issue Christopher Wiemken, Editor-in-Chief; Kimberly Welsh, Managing Editor; Kimberly comes out March 31 , so have your article in by March 26!

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Can1era Shop The Green Le..Je Cafe 447 PRINCE GEORGE STREET 765 Scotland Street- Willianudnq VA 23185 WILLIAMSBURG, VA. • PHONE 229-3181 (757) 220--3405 6 Monday, March 3 1997 THE AMicus CURJAE Trial Teatn Finals Interrupted By Legal Skills By Audra Dial & Anne Mayer Courtroom for a brief Client E during the trial. Many specta­ highlight of the evening." Tim from Juvenile Court. Meghan On Tuesday, February 18 , activity, a client interview via tors felt the move diminished Hughes, (3L), also a member of Muldoon, relayed a concern that 1997, the National Trial Team video conferencing. The con­ the importance of the National the National Trial Team, stated, " it reflects poorly upon our held the championship round of testants, speCtators, and the pre­ Trial Team competition and the "This incident undermined the school when distinguished guests a tv•o week long process to se­ sidingjudge were forced to move accomplishments of the com­ prestige of the tournament." are treated in this manner." lect new Trial Team members. out of the Courtroom. Judge petitors themselves. Ryan The Client E activity lasted Barack, summed up the senti­ Windley Hofler (2L) and Kevin Hoover, taken aback by being Barack, (2L), stated, " While Le­ less than ten minutes, and stu­ ments of many student spectators Muhlendorf (2L) competed in removed from his courtroom, gal Skills may be important, the dents participating in the client when he stated, "Courtroom 21 the final round. After an im ­ handled the situation graciously, lack of respect for the National interview rejoined the National belongs to the entire school, not pressive display of litigation suggesting to move the competi­ Trial Team was disturbing." Trial Team finals in time to see just the Legaf Skills program." skills, the jury, composed of five tion elsewhere. The remaining National Trial Team mem­ the awards ceremony. The cer­ Editor 's Note: The Legal Skills third-year National Trial Team events concluded in Room 119 ber, Meghan Muldoon, (3 L), emony itself lasted only fifteen Professor mentioned in this ar­ members, declared Ms. Hofler and included the announcement noted, "The participants put a minutes in Room 119. ticle is Fred Lederer. Due to time the winner. of the winner and an awards cer- lot of time and effort into pre­ Robin Dusek, (2L), noted, " It constraints involved with publi­ During the jury deliberations, . emony. paring for the competition. It is important to show members of cation, neither the writers ofthis a Legal Skills Professor inter­ The interruption disrupted the was upsetting to see the contes­ the judiciary proper respect." story nor the Editorial Board of rupted the competition in order judge' s comments concerning tants hustled off into Room 119 Judge Hoover was visiting Wil­ the Amicus were able to contact to use the McGlothlin Moot the contestant' s performance for what should have been the liam and Mary School of Law Professor Lederer for comment. Hughes and Stnith Take Trial Teatn to Nationals TRIAL TEAM from 1 ticipants' prosecutorial and de­ marks "a good stride for the Na­ faculty help," commented had as the competition came themselves into two teams ofnvo . fense abilities and strategies. tional Trial Team." Hughes . down to one point. (Hughes and Smith; Friedman Smith and Hughes made an Hughes also noted that, Friedman and Grocki allied Among three judges scoring and Grocki) and entered the first impressive showing as they de­ whereas many law schools em­ to form the other team represent­ the advocates in eight catego­ round in which teams were ran­ feated UV A and eleven other ploy faculty members and pro­ ing the law school at the national ries, Georgetown' s team defeated domly paired against each other. teams to advance to the national fessionals to assist their trial tournament. They faced a Friedman and Grocki, 227-226. Advancement at the national quarterfinals. Hughes described teams in preparing for tourna­ Georgetown team which Friedman said, " It was disap­ tournament was based on head­ the tournament as "a phenom­ ments, M-W's team has the Friedman described as "excel­ pointing not to go on, but grati­ to-head competition, rather than enal experience . . . it was fantas­ luxury of neither, as students lent." fying to know we were as good cumulative scoring, which al­ tic to experience as close as we alone prepare themselves and Although the Hoyas had been as almost any team in the tourna­ lowed a team to advance only can to a real trial." other team members for compe­ practicing together for two and a ment." after defeating their opponent in Although he and Smith lost tition. " If we made it to the Final half years and preparing for this The Trial Team will compete a given ro und. to Howard University in the 8 without [any assistance beyond competition for several months, in one fmal tournament this year, Practitioners judged the round of eight, Hughes believes Trial Team members], I can only Friedman and Grocki forced in Savannah, Georgia, during rounds, commenting on the par- the progress made by both teams imagine what we could do with them to rely on everything they March.

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Why does old poetry have the floor? 20. Are they, like, revising the Chris Ambrosio 1. Ifthe thermostat was invented apostrophes all over the place in 13 . Was the Artist Formerly William & Mary Honor Code, or in the 1830s, and the current law words that don 't normally have Known as Prince, who wrote something? Anyone who has taken Legal school building was constructed them, e.g. "the wing'd messen­ Sinead O ' Connor' s big hit 21 . When did Demi ("DEM­ Skills knows that the "Questions in 1979, why can't the physical ger sail'd o'er the shimmering "Nothing Compares 2 U," put in ee") Moore become Demi ("de­ Presented" section is often the plant department keep the tem­ sea"? Is it to be pretentious? charge of naming the abortion MEE ) Moore? Was it when she most important part of a legal perature constant from room to Was it caused by the same spirit pill called "RU-486 ? Is -this stopped wearing clothes in her memorandum or brief. Indeed, room, even_plus or minus thirty that later motivated the creators somebody's idea of a sick li­ movies? Or was it to correspond the Supreme Court requires that degrees? How is it possible that of Diffrent Strokes? What per­ cense plate gag, or does the name with Ralph ("Ralph") Fiennes' the questions presented appear one room could feel like the Han centage ofthe cast from that show have actual pharmaceutical sig­ decision to become Ralph at the very beginning ofthe brief, Solo carbon freeze chamber, is currently incarcerated? nificance? . ("Raef') Fiennes? Is there some even before the table of contents while the adjacent room feels 9. Is Abe Vagoda alive or dead? 14. Whywasn'tthemovieShe 's clause in actors' contracts that (I think). Thus, a party may like the core of the Chemobyl 10. How about Mikey, the kid the One, by Edward Bums, en­ requires them to become unbe­ attempt to subtly influence the nuclear reactor, circa 1986? from the Life cereal commer­ titled The Brothers McMullen 11: lievably pretentious the minute Court through the choice of 2. What are the chances that cials who supposedly suffered Three Hot Chicks, a Few Irish they have one hit film? words used in the question pre­ Parker Stevenson, Mary Louise internal injuries while eating Pop Guys, and a Whole Lotta Smok­ 22. Not to be insensitive or any­ sented, even before the Court Parker, Parker Posey, and Rocks and drinking Coke at the ing? thing, but if Fred Goldman is has read a single word of the James on Parker will ever appear same time? 15 . What's a "foible"? Is it going to appear on TV every five party's argument. For example, in a movie to- different minutes, can he at least do some­ in"the recent VMI case, United gether? from a thing about that moustache? Statesv. Virginia, 116 S. Ct. 2264 3. If God fable? 23. Whatever happened to Gary ( 1996), the Justice Department isn't a UVA 16 . What Gygax; the guy who created might have phrased their ques­ fan, then why would pos­ Dungeons & Dragons? Did he tion presented as follows: is the sky oc­ sess Texas get consumed by a Gelatinous "Whether VMI should be al­ casionally Christian Blob? Did a fifth-level Magic lowed, through perpetuation of dark blue and University User cast a spell on him? the good ole' boy mentality, to orange (de­ basketball 24. Is it true that Greg Brady and exclude very capable and de­ pending on ·coach Billy Mrs. Brady were gettin' busy on serving women from participat­ certain atmo­ Tubbs to the set of The Brady Bunch? ing in the hellish nightmare that spheric and say, when 25. Shouldn't the characters on is VMI, although God only celestial con­ referring to 90210 be delivering their post­ knows why the women would ditions)? the diffi­ doctoral dissertations by now? want to?" VMI might have re­ 4. Why culty of 26. Why do NASCAR drivers sponded with: "Whether the ty­ would some­ playing feel compelled to mention all rannical monolith that is the one put a road games their sponsors in every interview, federal government should be bumper at the high­ no matter what question is posed allowed to impose its will upon a sticker on her altitude to them? (E.g. "Tell me Dale, venerable, gentlemanly institu­ car that says schools in do you think the United States tion on behalf of a few uppity "If you can't the Western will take a more active role in chicks?" These are not the actual trust me with Athletic foreign affairs now that Madeline questions presented, of course, a choice, how Confer­ Albright is the Secretar of but they're probably closer to can you trust ence, that State?" "Well, we been real ac­ the parties' modes of thought me with a "altitude is tive in tryin to win here at than the real questions presented, child?" when never a fac­ Talladega, and we got the which undoubtedly contained a the people to tor, because Goodwrench-AC Delco­ bunch of legal terms of art such whom it is di­ [basket­ Pennzoii-Preparation H­ as "intermediate scrutiny" and rected trust ball] is Massengil Disposable "sui generis." (I'm not sure ei­ her with nei­ played in­ Douche-Chevy MonteCarlo ther, but I think it means "pomp­ ther a choice doors"? If Number Three car runnin' real ous formulation of an archaic nor a child? Mr. Tubbs good . ... ) legal rule." Either that or it's a 5. Don't you had to play 27. Do you think NASCAR form of venereal disease.) think we a game on driver Dick Trickle's mother had I have prepared a few other could come up with a word other 11 . At what age is it acceptable the Mir Space Station, would he hoped that her son would call examples ofquestions presented, than "pianist" to describe some­ for men to begin crossing their still feel that altitude is not a himself Richard? although they don't necessarily one who plays the piano? legs one knee over the other, sort factor, because basketball is 28. Should I be alarmed by the address legal topics and quite 6. Whatever happened to Robert of like women do, thereby aban­ played indoors? fact that I can identify by name often vary from the proper for­ Van Winkle, a.k.a. Vanilla Ice? doning the old ankle-over-the­ 17. Is it just me, or is Agent more than two current stock car mat. Also, many of them are Did he go back to his old 'hood? knee method that seems more Scully kinda cute? dri ers? rhetorical. By rhetorical I don't Did he return to "the streets? · Is masculine? 18 . After a person hits a golf 29. Why do people insist on mean "confusing and wasteful he rollin' in his fi e-point-oh, 12. Whatdoes"breakin offalil' shot why does someone always saying "hot enough for a'?" of class time," which is the nor­ with the rag top down so his hair som 'n-som 'n ' mean? Does it say 'Oh. that' II pia " regardless when the temperature is ninety­ mal definition in the law school can blow? refer to the process of obtaining of whether the ball lan·ds on the seven degrees and the humidity context. I mean instead "thought­ 7. Ifonly four out of five dentists a basketball after an opponent's green or takes a ninety-degree is II 0 percent? provoking and insightful, offer­ surveyed recommend sugarless errant shot and then propelling it tum and sails fifty ards deep 30. Was it crack or acid that ing perspective normally gum, what does the fifth dentist down ·the length of the pia ing into the woods? caused Sherry Stringfield to vol­ provided by an educated phi­ recommend? 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Although he personally son to go.·" · the SBA' s successes, and that is in danger supports continuing the practice of the March 31 Should the funding be eliminated for of being lost," lamented Rose. SBA allocating funds to sponsor Beach next year' s Beach Week, it is likely that Our tradition appears safe for now­ Week activities, Sabia said, "I would be Deadline: no individual or group wil l assume re­ but a question remains as to how much willing to support a cut in funding if it Wednesday, sponsibility for organizing the parties or longer it may withstand opposition such was the will of the whole law school and other diversions. If, as a result of such a as that faced this year. not just a few outspoken members ofone March 26 situation, Beach Week ceases to be fun , Sabia expressed willingness to dis­ class.' people likely will choose not to go in the cuss the issue of Beach Week funding and For this year, pack your sunscreen.

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Have you e er noticed how ique. The only catch is that know we'd elected a new jus­ Join the Fam this Year things have a habit of slipping many of us poor mortals aren't tice for whatever it is that has By Dave Riordan by? Maybe it's senility setting allowed to go. only when we justices? (If you know what Since there have been a veritable plethora of new Jaw school in , but I' e managed to miss grow up into bigpeoplc(which has justices, answer on a post­ organizations formed this past year, here is a brief profile of some of m, last two deadlines for this, is why the SBA does us the cardand bring itroundto Paul 's them in case you want to get in volved. my weekly outing in print, while fa or of not telling us that one night and I' II buy you a The Asian Law Students Society was formed this year by Sonya also now being informed that they're doing it) - although Guinness. If you know what Lee (1 L). They have approximately 20 members, half of whom are we' re halfway through these­ there isn 't space for lots of the the justices actuall, do, then non-Asian. The purpose of the group is to promote awareness of mester. We can't be, I don "t big people to go either. So I you're obviously an insider and legal issues affecting the Asian community and of cultural diversity know anything yet. Then again, hear you cry who does go? can buy me a Guinness). Well generally and to fac ilitate the matriculation of Asian students. nov that I think about, it I didn't Since I have the bad habit of he wasn't actually elected, he Members stress, however, that the group is open to all students and know anything at the end oflast being too lazy to actually do was appointed as somebody encourage everyone to attend an upcoming meeting to be an­ semester, so I' m actually half a research for this column, I that we didn't elect the first nounced. semester ahead of myself. No" couldn't tell , ou, but I ha e a time around - democracy in ALSA was a welcome addition to the bake sale circuit with their that's not bad for about 30 sec­ funn feeling that quite a few action. If at first you don 't wanton, Korean hand rolls, Indian Samosas and Asian pastries. onds of thought. I bet ou of the people who oted for succeed, try, try again. Please come and do another sale soon! If you would like to join,

never knew Jaw school could the subsid probably do. Once again, things seem to please contact Sonya Lee by hanging file. · ~ be so easy. Of course my doc­ Wh don t you assert your have worked out as he looks The Law & The Arts Society really stormed onto the scene last tor tells me that I should expect rights and ask them? I asked like the perfect chap for the semester racking up a whopping 85 members, including faculty things to slip by occasionally, ( ok, so I did some research) and job, but a one inch square no­ sponsor Paul Marcus. The focus of the group is to study develop­ black-outs being part of my the answers I received varied tice doesn't count as notifica­ ments in art, copyright and entertainment Jaw, as well as enjoying the cultural heritage. So what ex­ from "I voted against it" to "I tion unless it's the only thing cultural resources of the area. They planned a "dizzying array of cuse do the rest of you have ? can see your point, I think I on the board; that's the kind of events for last semester and are trying to top their record this Spring. There have been a couple of might have abstained." It seems trick a husband pulls on his There are no dues and new members are always welcome. If you other things that have just to be a little like Jesse Helms, wife when the credit card bill would like to join, contact Victoria Blakeway (2L) by hanging file. slipped in around the place, too. everybody knows who he is comes in and he knows there's The Intellectual Property Law Society was recently formed by The big non-event lately has but you ' II never meet anybody an illicit motel room on it (but Jerry Gnuschke (2L) to look into patent and trademark law. Jerry is been the changing of the guard who voted for him. being a 90s man I know noth­ just getting rolling with this group, but has had a significant amount in the SBA. Is itjustme or does l' mnotaversetoafreeparty, ing about that, I just heard from of interest expressed after a recent hanging file drop. He is planning it seem like too much ofa coin­ I don't even need the excuse of a friend). to hold an organizational meeting soon, watch for announcements. cidence that Deng Xiaoping a graduation to be honest, but The proclivity of politicos The group has Trotter Hardy as its faculty sponsor and will be slips from the scene at exactly I'm also asociabl.e creature and for appointing one another to planning speakers and discussions of developments in intellectual the same moment as the SBA? like to give everybody else a things is quite phenomenal, but property law. I'm being paranoid, they're to­ chance to come along too - at the same time it's relatively Law Parents is another of the many successful new clubs on tally different - the world particularly when as much of harm less as it keeps them away campus. There are many more families in Jaw school with young could always see what Deng their money goes into it as mine. from the rest of us. Would you children than people realize, and the chance to socialize together is was up to, while insiders tell Of course, if Billsburg were want to hang out with a middle a welcome addition to the many opportunities now. Dwight Yoder me that the SBA often doesn' t D.C., this would be an official aged guy who called himself (2L) is the man primarily responsible fort he club's formation as well know what it's doing itself. profit making trade mission to Newt? You know you'd have as the success of the first two outings. For example, take one of promote the use of law students to if he didn' t appoint himself ln November, several families gottogether for a picnic atKidsburg their more recent votes - did and eighteenth century costume to lots of committees to exon­ and had a great time getting to know each other. That was followed you know that we, the student in Nag s Head. Since we' re erate himself of things. I'm up in January with a well attended pot-luck dinner at David Riordan's body, subsidize a beach trip in not, it strikes one as a little rich. going to go see if Paul is ever house. The dinner resulted in the formation of several sub-groups to May to the tune of $750? And I'm not one of the new, plagued by failed politicians, share baby-sitting duties, thereby allowing couples the luxury of Sounds like fun to me too, as membership open to all, societ­ and, if he is, ask him if he nights away without the cost or worry oftraditional baby-sitters. The long as I don't have to take my ies that was told the SBA could wants to sneak off to Fidel's Law Parents club intends to hold an event every month or so. This shirt off. You'd thank me if you only give it $50 because it cre­ Havana cigar party instead. But month they are planing on an outing to the Discovery Zone in knew, unfortunately I can only ated itselftoo late. don't tell the politicians-they Newport News. Next month, with better weather expected, perhaps aspire to James Bond's phy- On a lighter note, did you might want to subsidize us ... another outdoor picnic. See ORGANIZATIONS on 10 More Clip n/ Save Marshall-Wythe Trading Cards! Collect them all!!

This week: The King and His Court . • •

..I ------~I I·------~ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I : Krista Newkirk : : ______Judy Snead ..: Secretary .I Treasurer .. ------.. 10 Monday, March 3, 1997 THE AMicus CURL<\£ diL QJ-ow-~:cJbniRL,., . mutauJqyd~ New Student The Thai Rootn Delivers Groups Add to By Ian Siminoff booking for the front door. I was yelling Variety at M .. W We were going to Richmond to see " Oh yeah, mama mia, Thai food, satay some band last Thursday at the Flood here I come, , ahoo." ORGANIZATIONS from 9 Zone. The plan, made about an hour A minute after I had been . seated, The Dinner Group was formed last before we left, was to get some Thai food Churchee slowly meandered up to the semester by Heather Anderson (2L) and first because it is, and I quote Tim Hughes, table. My napkin was on my lap, I was Ian Siminoff (3L). They wanted to pro­ ·'so nice" to eat. Church, the music ma­ chuggin.gwater, and I was ready to rumble. vide an alternative to the bar scene fo r ven, said the band was good, so I was The waiter came up, but he looked kinda meeting and socializing out side the law game. He called the Flood Zone late in the doped up and like he hadn' t showered in school. Students signed up in pairs and afternoon, and the lady told him that we a week(and he had some sore on his lip­ are matched with two other pairs for a better get there by seven or else it would it looked like it hurt a bit). I didn't care­ group of six. This "dinner group" has be sold out. Churchee decided, in his "Show me the satay" I yelled at him, three dinner parties for each other, each typical laid-back style, that she was just pretending to be Jerry Maguire. Show me pair taking a turn hosting. bluffing, that she was simply trying to get the satay he did. A large order ($8.25), 8 They have had about 75-80 people us to come get tickets for the show. Well, pieces of curry marinated grilled chicken sign up each semester, with very encour­ she wasn't bluffmg. skewers were rushed to the table in less aging feedback from all participants. Pro­ We left for the show at 6:40, got down than 5 minutes, served with peanut dip­ fessor Felton and Dean Krattenmaker both to the Flood Zone at 7:40, after getting ping sauce, and homemade cucumber are participating and more faculty are pulled over by a cop who didn't give us a salad. ' and flavorful. encouraged to get involved next year. ticket because he was a trainee learning All I can say is "so nice." They served Well, it always works the same in Thai The groups have already been formed this how to use radar. As Church pulled up to it up "fresh for me." The chicken was hot, restaurants; not enough food. I was starv­ semester, but pencil them in for next se- the Zone, I jumped out to be greeted by a tender, and a little peppery, yum. The ing after that meaL Church was pretty mester. hoard of people milling around the en­ peanut sauce was a smooth, creamy, pea­ full, but I was ready to fire it up for trance. I finally made it to this big-ass nut-buttery sauce, with a touch of spice another round. So I ordered another satay bouncer and said with tremendous confi­ from chilies and a hint of oriental from chicken. The waiter watched in horror as Send Us dence "I need two tickets for tonight's sesames. I whoofed those things down, I devoured the appetizer, using the big show." The guy said, "You can't get skewer and all-well, not really but I did soup spoon to scoop the remaining peanut tickets." almost bite a fmger offby accident. "Man sauce left after I dunked the satay chicken Letters! Well, I didn't know what the hell that those were good" Church exclaimed. chunks in there. Churchee looked on in meant, so like a shmuck I said "Why's "Especially that cucumber salad. It's got disbelief as the episode unfolded. that?" Some dude from behind me pro­ a sweet taste, you know." " Yeah" I said. All I could think about while eating vided the answer in a condescending tone, The cucumbers were marinated in a sweet the satay was that dessert tray I had seen "Because they're sold out, paL" I re­ sauce, served unpeeled, cut into salad­ on the way in as I ran by it to get to my sponded, "Thanks," kind of pissed off size pieces, alongside the satay. table. Oh lordy! "How about dessert and got in the car. Oh yeah, I knew it. I The main course showed up five min­ guys?" the waiter asked. "Oh you better really didn't care because I was starvin' utes later. "Homiah! !" I yelled. It was believe it" I responded. I forced Church like Marvin'. Man could I eat; we were chicken in red curry ($8.95) and ginger to get the chocolate ice cream. It is out all day in the Sunken Gardens and on shrimp ($10.95). The chicken was served homemade and made "with the finest of the Parkway tossing the ball around; you in a sauce of coconut milk, basil, and red Belgian chocolates" the menu said. I know it was that 80 degree day last week. chili, a little spicy-served aside a mound ordered the white chocolate bread pud­ If you have some­ I built up some appetite, let me tell ya. of white rice. The sauce was not incred­ ding, served with a warm caramel sauce. thing to say, why not Although Church tried to change· the ibly thick and rich, but rather smooth, It was good, especially with a little coffee topic, I could not get off the food. That flavorful sauce where you could taste the alongside it. After we scarfed it down, I say it in the AmicuS? didn't help the hunger. Church appeared different wonderful flavors. The ginger · rubbed my belly and said "Oh yeah, that Drop letters in the a little frightened, concerned that if we shrimp were small, yet succulent, shrimps was good." We took off after a detour to Amicus hanging file didn't find the restaurant soon, or some­ with the shell still on their tails, simmered the Alleycat for Emmet Swimming, some how we got lost on the way there, he might in a sauce of fish stock flavored with band; it was pretty funk. by Thursday, March be a little appetizer. No worries, we ginger, and accompanied by caramelized Call them up if you want directions, 27, at noon. pulled up to the Thai Room. I started onion and straw mushrooms. Very light because I don't know how to get there.

TRADING CARDS:The King and His Court r------, r------, r------, r------, I Judy Snead I I Krista Newkirk I I Quinton Roberts I I Frank.Sabia I I Treasurer I I Secretary I I Vice-President I : _President I I I I I I I I Uniquely suited to the posi­ Although she ran a low-key A former Air Force man who 1 1 The King. The Godfather. El tion of Treasurer because of campaign for the position of proudly served the first-year 1 1 Presidente? Frank proved his her experience working in the Secretary, Krista promises to class this year . in the SBA, 1 1 muster at the polls not once, business world, don't be fooled take exceptional minutes at Quinton makes an unprec- I 1 but twice, only to be defeated by Judy's serious, yet youthful every meeting. One of. the edented move up to the big I 1 by Tickle Me Elmo in a aura. Judy revealed to the few people on the planet Number Two for next year. He 1 huggability contest at the lo- Amicus that she is neither who has devoted large should ,beg in adjusting to that : 1 call HOP -Frank lost points for second in comma0d position severe nor young. Rather, amounts of time to herding I 1 singing Jailhouse Rock while as he prepares to wed his I Judy confided the secret to and branding cattle in South Elmo giggled. One thing we fiancee - a woman whom, 1 her youthful appearance as Dakota, Krista plans to use interestingly enough, few mem- I 1 know for sure, the combina- one involving chasing pigs her experience in castrating bers of the law school com- I 1tion of Frank's Italian heritage and not getting married. farm animals to ensure high munity have actually seen. I 1 and law school experience There may be a deeper attendance at SBA meetings. Just remember, Quinton, as in I 1 guarantee that he is the man connection, but we're not Kind of gives a new meaning the military, a hierarchy based I 1 to make every law student an .going______to touch it. .. to cutting the SBA, huh? .. on______seniority exists at M-W. .. 1 offer they can't understand. ·------· I ·------· THE AMicus CURIAE Arts & Entertainment Monday, March 3, 1997 11

Music for the Masses Leave Secret Samadhi and Freak Show on the Shelves

By Dov Szego go straight for the popularity Silverchair, Freak show that was released early, they try breakfast. For some reason, they There are some times where jugular (as it were). Live, how­ Silverchair is one ofthe bands the wall of sound approach of had already stopped selling you hear a band's album, and ever, follows the path perfectly. that skipped the first step in the hard core. breakfast, though they were of­ you just feel bad for them. Menta/Jewelry was a good, hard, sequence. Actually, it's argu­ They get the parts well fering me the ham and cheese You've actually heard them do interesting album. Throwing able that their first album was the enough, but they can't really put croissants they had left. Ugh. So better They force rhymes, re­ Copper was clearly watered fmding themselves one and that it together the way bands like I asked for a large salad and a cycle rhythms and riffs, and you down in pursuit of an income, it did make them popular, but Pegboy, Helmet, and Earth Cri­ large fries, and a large Dr. Pep­ really wish that they'd had the and now Secret Samadhi sounds whatever. This is the rock star sis do, so what you get is a really per. This should be easy, right? self-respect to just not put the liketheartsydisk in the sequence. one. hard rock sound. On "Learn to Let's pretend it was your job album out. That's pretty much This album actually sucks. I Silverchair is sort of a cool Hate" they try the looser death to simply take pre-cut vegetables, the case with both of this week's can' t find a single lyric that concept, though. A bunch of 16 metal approach ofEntom bed and mix them together, put them into --- albums; Live's Secret Samadhi doesn't sound cheesy, one rhyme year olds from Australia who countless 80s bands. They get a a box, and close it. How can you and Silverchair's Freak Show. that isn't forced, a single song~ play in clubs that would never bit closer to that than the wall of mess this up? plot (or song title) that doesn't allow them in if they weren't sound. They get the vocals right They managed. The box Live, Secret Samadhi seem to be just obnoxiously con­ playing. Chances are, like all even. wasn't closed, and the bag slid What the hell is a Samadhi? trived, or one rhythm or riff that young "artists" (actors count), Lyrically, Silverchair is pa­ while I was driving. I looked on Bands pretty much have a I haven't heard before. The chord they' ll burn out, but in the mean­ thetic. But they'll get better when the floor of the passenger's side cycle. They start out, and are not changes and modulations are time, they're not a bad band. they get older (we hope). They of my car and saw shredded very tight. They put out an al­ even predictable. They lack the tight, seasoned force rhymes, they say stupid cheese. I' m here thinking, bum, maybe even a good one, For example "Graze." It's feeling of "older" bands, espe­ things, their songs lack music­ "huh?!!" So there was this mass and spend a little time finding five and a half minutes long. It cially those in the area that they lyrical cohesiveness. But still, of salad on my floor. themselves. Then they decide opens with breathy lyrics and a try to extend into on Freak Show, with the level of talent that they The last thing I want to deal they'd liketomakesomemoney, slow, steel string chorded riff but as far as going through the have at the ages that they are, with on a Saturday morning when so they put out an album de­ over a steady bass and drumstick motions, they do most of it as they are fairly impressive. And I have work to do is salad all over signed to make them popular. beat. The first stanza's lyrics go: well as anyone. what can we expect {rom Austra­ my car. After doing this, they become ' People should not be afraid, we On its second effort, lians. I'm convinced that there are "sensitive artists," and put out came to the Earth to graze. No Silverchair seems to betray some­ Frogstomp was better, and two species of people: those that some pathetic "sensitive artist" shortcuts to the face, this means thing of a metal/hardcore bent. this is defmitely no gem·, but can, and those that can't. Those album, where they entertain their you. A child gives you his shoes." At times they sound a lot like the some people might fmd the idea that can't, can't. Theycan'tclose fantasies of rock stardom. Then the volume on the band Helmet, at others, a Jot like of a really young band sort of a salad box, for example. The Sometimes, a band skips a instrumenta\s picks up. The vo­ the death meta\ band Entombed, cool. rest of us can. We can close the stage, sometimes a band never calist (Ed?) actually does that but very rarely like the And now I get to bitch. salad box. And we can clean the puts out a good album at all, "singing above your range/ Soundgarden wanna-be's that I went to an unnamed fast salad out of our car on a rainy sometimes they fail to get popu­ shrieking thing." Gak. Puke. seemed to be on Frogstomp. For food restaurant (we'll call it Saturday morning. But, we are lar, and sometimes a band is lucky Do yourself a favor and skip example, on the song "Freak" Croissant Queen) at about I 1:05 in no way related to those of you enough to skip the frrst step and this one. which is one of the many singles this morning, hoping to get some who can 't ....

Concert Corner By Dave Mincer I hope you all have seen some of the good area shows recently, because it is slim pickins' between now and Spring Break. Save your money, and buy an extra beer over break. As always, Agents of Good Roots play The Flood Zone every Wednesday, and Pat McGee plays there every Thursday. All tickets can be purchased by charge at 67 I -8100. Prices at the door will be slightly higher. For more infonnation, call the Flood Zone at (804) 643-11 I 7, the Boat House at (757) 622- 6395, the 96X Concert Line at (757) 622-3679, or the Cellar Door Concert Line at (757) 463-7625.

Here is the calendar of upcoming shows:

Thur., Mar. 6: · Everything and Lake Trout @The Abyss, Va. Beach Sat., Mar. 8: Paula Cole @The Boathouse, Norfolk Fri., Mar. 7: Vince Gill and Brian White @The Hampton Coliseum, Hampton Sun., Mar. 9: Shawn Colvin, Freedy Johnston, & Patti Griffm @Chrysler Hall, Norfolk Tues., Mar. I 1: Chalk Farm and Cool for August @The Abyss, Va. Beach Sat., Mar. 22: .38 Special @The Boathouse THE AMICUS CURIAE Calendar of Events Monday, March 3, 1997 12

Monday, March 3 Reflections of Childhood: Ifthe first exhibit doesn't throw you back enough, try this one, Did You Get Your FAFSA Form In? Well, guess what? It's already late if you curated by seventeen year-old Sarah Melton. Companion exhibit with "Memories." haven't. They were due last Saturday. Better get on that phone and do some real ass kissing or else its burger and fry land for you. Monday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day: Are you feeling green? Well,' you will tomorrow after you attend Tuesday, March 4 the International Law Society green beer party at the Lake Matoaka Shelter. In honor William & Mary Concert Series: Wantto go to New Orleans for Spring Break? Too of the holiday, we present an Amicus limerick: bad, you have work to do. But you can get a taste of it when Jazz bassists Christian There was a young man from Nantucket McBride performs in Phi Beta Kappa Hall at 8:00 p.m. Call 22 1-2674 for ticket Who came to law school with a bucket information. But after so many days, without any "A"s, Hey, Jude!: Not the cool song by that ever so popular British group named after a He decided to say * * * * it collection of bugs, but a stirring adaptation of the Thomas Hardy classic: Jude, (You thought we were going to say it, didn 't you - come on, this is a family described as a Victorian romantic comedy, this movie is playing at the DOG Street publication, put the mouse back in the house!) Theatre at 7:30 p.m. · A Stranger Among Us: Martin P. Golding, Professor of Philosophy and Law at Duke AIDS' Dark Terrain: An exhibit by Robin Tichane at the Muscarelle Museum University will visit M- W as a Visiting Fellow from March 17-19. The author of through March 9. numerous books on Philosophy and Legal Theory, Professor Golding will participate An Artistic Friendship in Relief: An exhibit by Will Barnet and Bob Blackburn at in classes and visit with students in small groups. Bring out your dress clothes, the Muscarelle Museum of Art, through March 9. remember your manners, and don't bite for a couple of days. Moody Sexual Experimentation Guy Talks: Kirk Moody, Visiting Assistant Professor ofBiology at W &M will deliver a lecture entitled " Sexual Experimentation: Tuesday, March 18 Science and the Construction of Gender." In Washington20 1 at 7:30p.m. Lab goggles Men's Baseball: vs. Norfolk State, Carey Field, 2:00p.m. Well, we tried to make a recommended. Nuff said. joke, but baseball just isn't funny.

Wednesday, March 5 · Thursday, March 20 Women's Gymnastics: vs. Indiana University (Pa.), 7:00 p.m. Where else would Something Reaks Down At Matoaka: Yes, those odors are coming from your fellow Indiana University be other than Pennsylvania? Chris, can you explain? law students. It's a Cigar Bash down by the lake. Food and beer provided. 7-9 p.m. Want an "A" in Professor Hardy's Class?: Go see his brother's movie: Jude, a Men's Baseball: vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (not, Virginia, Eastern State - that's Victorian romantic comedy. 7:30p.m. at the DOG Street Theatre. OK, so maybe it's our team), Carey Field, 2:00 p.m. not by his brother, but if you're a good lawyer, you should be able to convince anyone of anything. Saturday, March 22 I'm a Joker, I'm a Smoker: Panel discussion on the legalization of marijuana in Faculty and Staff Talent Show: The Black Faculty and Staff Forum -presents its University Center tidewater A at 7:00p.m. "Refreshments" to follow? BYOT: Bring fourth annual talent show from 7 to 10 p.m. (you know how they have to go to bed early Your Own Twinkies. and all). The show will be held in the University Center Auditorium. For more information, such as whether students can actually attend or whether any of our Thursday, March 6 beloved law professors will be on stage, ca\1221-2840. Back to the Tri-bar Area: The SBA Social Committee-continues its mission to boldly lead the law student where no law student has ever gone before. You guessed it, Bar Monday, March 24 Review at Paul's this week. $I off Bud & Bud Light; $.50 offBud pitchers from 7-9 p.m. Visiting Fellow: Charles Ogletree, Professor of Law at Harvard University will be visiting from March 24 to March 25 . Friday, March 7 Spring Job Fair: Commonwealth Law School Consortium is hosted by William & Thursday, March 27 Mary. Make the students from UV A, Washington & Lee, and Richmond Law feel Don't Ask, Don't Tell: OK, do tell - and bring a friend to the Institute of the Bill of welcome. Remember: when walking through the fair, wear that PSF t-shirt that says Rights Student Symposium. This year's symposium focuses on the military's policies "Will Litigate for Food." regarding holflOSexuality among servicemembers. Among other featured events, four SBA Committee Applications Due: Make a difference in the law school, or at least first year students will participate in a Moot Court argument add a line to your resume. Due at 9:00a.m. (yes, that is a Friday morning). Eat with the Big Cheese: Lunch with President Tim Sullivan. Noon. For Ransom: Not what the Law Review is·doing with your note, but the movie with that reservations, call ext 1258 or see Gayle Sears in Brafferton 10. Or even better, let's man ~ho can' tget his bare butt off the screen. No, not Brad Pitt, but that geriatric Mel invite Tim over for the fine dining offered in the student lounge. Gibson. 9:15 p.m.· at the DOG Street Theatre. Friday, March 28 Friday March 7 through Sunday, March 16 Givin' You The Bird: Rockin' Robin plays host to Bar Review tonight Dancing, Spring Break: Known tolLs as a good time to go home and make thatobligatoiyvisit drinking, people making fools of themselves (oops, I mean) Karoake. 7 p.m. until? to the family, known to 2Ls as a good time to start your reading, and known to 3Ls as, Tell Me More, Tell Me More!: Grease. Sing along with John Travolta. Actually, well, pretty much like every other week this semester-a good time to get away. For please don't 11 :00 p.m. at the DOG Street Theatre. professors, a good break from all those whiny law students who won't stop asking asinine questions. Saturday, March 29 Men's Baseball: vs. George Mason, Carey Field, 2:00p.m. Friday, March 14 LSIC: Third Annual Children's Fair. Volunteers needed. Keep your calendar open for George Clooney Makes It a Fine Day in Williamsburg: Not that everyday in fun. Contact Nate Green (2L) for more information Williamsburg doesn't make one want to burst into song. One Fine Day arrives at the Pink Ladies and Black Leather: Not the outgoing Law Review Editorial Board, but DOG Street Theatre, starring Dr. Ross and Michelle Pfieffer. 7:00p.m. the movie: Grease, 11 :00 p.m. at the DOG Street Theatre.

Saturday, March 15 Sunday, March 30 Memories of Childhood: So I remember .. . hot chocolate on cold days, naps all the Men's Baseball: vs. George Mason, Carey Field, 2:00p.m. time, and my biggest worry being whether that damn coyote would ever catch the Road Runner. Apparently, the Muscarelle Museum has other ideas, and is showing them in Monday, March 31 an exhibit curated by Bernice Steinbaum. Ten artists were asked to create ten artworks Another Visiting Fellow: Professor Mitchell Polinsky, of Stanford University, that tell about their earliest childhood mel;Ilories. arrives as the semester's last Visiting Fellow. He remains in residence UI\til April2.

Please submit your entries for the Amicus Events Calendar to Deanna Griffith ( 1L ), or the Amicus hanging file. Entries may include activities sponsored by law s·chool organizations, main campus or community events. Monday, March 3, 1997 THE AMICUS CURIAE 13 What To Do On A Ranieri Day. Nothing Wrong with Absolute Power or Donnie Bras co By Lee Ranieri All of this is standard fare for political of the New York Mafia in the late 1970s, . rected by Mike Newell, who also did Absolute Power thrillers, and some of the plot twists are under the name Donnie Brasco. Pistone is Four Weddings and a Funeral, ifs no -· Oh, Hollywood. You 've come a long too much to swallow. In fact, the basic played by Johnny Depp, who takes an­ surprise that Lefty and Donnie are the way, baby. Remember when criminals idea is suspiciously similar to No Way other interesting role and does it justice. story, and not the Mafia itself. were the bad guys, and presidents were Out, except with a thief instead of a spy. There's something about Johnny Depp I think Newell's approach was a good the good guys? Remember how, through East\vood, though, saves the movie com­ that has Saved By The Bell or "direct-to­ idea, though. While it may not be as the 40s and 50s,_a president character in a pletely. Not only is his acting superbly video" written all over him, but he keeps thri ll ing or romanticized as some might movie would appear only from behind, as fun to watch, he pushes the plot in some putting out serious, respectable work. expect from a Mafia movie, thrilling and a sign ofrespect for the office and the men interesting ways to make it more engag­ Pacino plays Lefty Ruggiero, the mob­ romanticized versions of the mob are who held it? But of course, we are much ing than a typical thriller. In particular, ster who "adopts" Depp into the mob. cliches that are getting pretty threadbare more sophisticated now - these are the the entire subtext of the fi lm revolves Ruggiero is practically bathed in pathos: by now. There's sti ll violence, intrigue, 90s after all. Now, we show presidents' around Whitney's relationship with his he's a low man on the totem pole after and a lot of cursing, but like every other faces in our movies. We also show them estranged daughter, to the point that the almost 40 years in the mob, constantly profession, those are the exceptions to the drunk and beating up women. Ike Turner 's story starts to follow her for a while, passed up for "promotions;" he doesn't rule. The ru le is long hours of tedium, Pipe Dream, you ask? No, Absolute instead of him. Shifting the perspective have any money; his Mafia family doesn't just getting the same old job done day in Power. this way helped to give some depth to the take him seriously; his real fami ly is dis­ and day out. Newell isn 'tthe first director I suppose it isn 't fair to blame Abso­ characters, and make them more interest­ tant; and, to top it off, he's got cancer. to strip away the pretense from lute Power for exploiting the stunning ing than I expected. Four decades of loyalty to the mob have gangsterism (Pulp Fiction comes to mind), collapse of our culture, though. Besides, Of course, the bad guys are almost gotten him pretty much nowhere. IfWilly but he leaves the characters interesting Absolute Power is very entertaining, in a cardboard cut-outs instead of actual char­ Loman shot people and cursed a lot, he'd and engaging. miserable sort of way. Clint Eastwood ­ acters, but this can be excused. Given be Lefty Ruggiero. Despite all of th is, Donnie Brasco who directed, produced, and starred in the what little he had to work with, Gene When Lefty brings "Donnie" into the isn'.tjust My Dinner With Lefty-there's film - managed to take an otherwise Hackman did a decent job as the craven, fo ld, then, it's more than a business move; plenty of suspense to go around. Even unimaginative and implausible story and malicious President. I wish the idea of a he's almost literall y adopting Donnie. when Donnie is driving home to New turn it into something worth watching. corrupt, evil chief executive had been Donnie gives Lefty what his bosses don't, Jersey in the middle of the night to visit In a nutshell, Eastwood plays Luther more shocking, but hey- this is the 90s. and what he seems to deserve: some his wife (Anne Heche, with another strong Wh itney, an aging thief, who decides to Rating: ©©©(out of four) respect, compassion, and companionship. performance), you wonder ifit' s going to rob a prominent billionaire. During the It's the relationship between Depp and be a fatal mistake. And given the fact that robbery, the billionaire's wife comes home Donnie Brasco Pacino that gives away the fact that Donnie Donnie does not convert over to the Ma­ with the President, played by Gene Hack­ Lest you think, like I did, that AI Brasco is not just another Good Fellas. fia, the resolution is inevitable and pre­ man (of course), and Whitney watches as Pacino had pretty much exhausted the Instead of focusi ng on the mob, or the dictable, but still compelling. It wasn't rough sex turns into violence, which turns mobster genre, Donnie Brasco wi ll show undercover infiltration, the fi lm focuses exactly the pins-and-needles 1970s Ma­ into murder. After an attempted cover­ you the error of your ways. Based on a on the characters. In this respect, Donnie fia thriller it could have been, but Donnie up, the President's flunkies learn that there true story, Donnie Brasco is about FBI Brasco has a lot in common with Absolute Brasco was still a very entertaining film. was a witness, and try to hunt him down. agent Joe Pistone, who infiltrated a branch Power. Since Donnie Brasco was di- Rating: ©©©1/2 (out of four)

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By Kristan Burch Bracy's 28 points for the game. Fitzgibbons scored 14 points, mond led by 13 points at half­ Bridget Wagner who added nine Men's Basketball Guard Terence Jennings hit all making four three point shots. time and used the second half to points and six rebounds. Center After winning five straight four of the free throws generated The Tribe's last game of the extend its lead. Nina Mcintyre scored eight games in February, the Tribe by the Patriot's technical fouls, regular season was played against In terms of shooting from the points, blocked three shots, and lost the last two games of its and he ended the game with 18 East Carolina University on Feb. floor, both squads got off almost ·grabbed three rebounds. This regular season schedule. The points. 24 at W &M Hall. The Pirates led the same number of shots, and was Hamiel, w .agner, and five game run began with victo­ The last game of the winning 34-28 at intermission, and they Richmond was 50 percent from Mcintyre's last home game as ries against Old Dominion, Rich­ streak came against Jam.es Madi­ ended the game with a tight 59- the floor with W&M finishing Tribe players. mond, and American at home in son in Harrisonburg, Va., on Feb. 58 victory. The Tribe was behind with a 46 percent shooting aver­ The Tribe closed its regular W&M Hall. This streak was 19. The Tribe defeated the Dukes by six points with less than three age. The difference in the game season with two more losses. The continued when W &M defeated for the second time this season and a half minutes on the game came at the free throw line. The first came against George Ma­ George Mason, 89-85, on Feb. when it handed JMU a 82-74 clock. Spiders hit 33 of the 40 free son on Feb. 21 when W&M fell, 15 . With this win, the Tribe home loss. The Dukes led by With· less than a minute re­ throws that they attempted while 75-57, to the Patriots. The Tribe avenged its earlier season three seven points at halftime, but the maining, Fitzgibbons made a lay­ the Tribe hit 14 of the 20 at­ was led in scoring by Hamiel point loss to the Patriots in Janu-· firepower of Bracy and forward up to give W&M a 56-55 lead. tempts they had. W&M was led who hit II of the 14 shots that ary. By beating GMU, W&M Bobby Fitzgibbons was able to ECU then regained control of the in scoring by forward Julie she took for a total of25 points. earned a school record for the pull the Tribe through to victory. lead after Morris Grooms hit two Hamiel and guard Nekisa Coo­ This is the most points that most CAA victories in a single Bracy had 19 points and six as­ shots from the charity Iine to give per who had 15 and 17 points Hamiel has ever scored in one season and, with this fourth vic­ sists while Fitzgibbons hit 11 of the Pirates a 57-56 advantage. respectively. contest for W &M. Cooper added tory in a row, it recorded its most the 17 shots that he took for 29 Fitzgibbons hit another basket on The Tribe continued its regu­ seven points, and guard Julie ever consecutive Colonial Ath­ points. Six of Fitzgibbons bas­ the next possession to give W &M lar season play on Feb. 16 when Sommer had nine. letic Association wins. kets were three pointers. a 58-57 lead, but ECU immedi­ it faced Old Dominion at W&M The second loss came to The Tribe was up by as many The winning ways ofthe Tribe ately responded with a tip-in to Hall. The Monarchs beat W &M American, 80-70, on the road as 20 points in the second half, were stifled when it matched up take the lead for good. Bracy got by43 points earlier in the season, Feb. 23. The Tribe led the Eagles but the squad let its lead dwindle against American on the road on off a last-second shot for W&M, and the story in February was no by 19 points early in the first half away. During one part of the Feb. 22. The Eagles had a 40-39 but it did not go in. Bracy hit four different. In the first contest, the and had a 12 point advantage at second half, the Tribe was able lead with less than a'minute left three-point shots and had a total Tribe scored 36 points, and they halftime. Yet, W&M let its ad­ to score only on · one of its 15 to play in the first half, and they of21 points in the game. managed to score that same vantage gradually slip away. possessions and, in the last ten maintained the lead for the re­ With the loss to ECU, the amount in the second meeting. Hamiel led the Tribe in scoring minutes of play, W&M man­ mainder of the contest, record­ Tribe fmished the regular season Yet, ODU extended its margin with 12 points. With this loss, aged to score just two baskets. It ing a 85-67 win. Three games with an 11-15 overall record, end­ of victory in the second match­ W &M finished the regular sea­ was free throw shooting which earlier in the season, W&M had ing 8-8 in the CAA. This confer­ up, coming away with a wowing son with a 6-19 record overall held the Tribe in this contest. defeated American at W &M ence record earned W &M a No.5 96-36 victory. and a 3-13 standing in the CAA. The Patriots had two technical Hall. With this loss, W&M had seed in the CAA Tournament. On Feb. 18, W&M was able The Tribe played in the CAA fouls called against them in the a 8-7 record in the CAA which The Tribe played Virginia Com­ to redeem itself. The team scored Tournament play-in game on Feb. last six minutes of the contest. placed in a tie for fifth in the monwealth in the opening round its second win in the month of 26 against UNC-W. This was the During this stretch of time, conference standings with Vir­ of the tournament at the Rich­ February. This victory came secondtimethatW&Mhadplayed W&M went 17 of 21 from the ginia Commonwealth Univer­ mond Coliseum on March 1. against UNC-Wilmington as the the Seahawks in eight days, and free throw line. sity. Women's Basketball Tribe downed the Seahawks, 68- the Tribe was able to come away With less than ten seconds Against American, the lead­ After winning its first game 38, on Senior Night at W&M with another win against UNC­ left on the clock, the Tribe led by ing scorer for the Tribe was Bracy of February, the Tribe lost four Hall. W &M has split its two W. In the 78-63 win at the Rich­ only two points and the Patriots who earned 20 points, five re­ straight contests. The frrst two regular season meetings with mond Coliseum, W&M shot were forced to fou I. Tribe guard bounds, and two assists. Four of losses came on the road against UNC-W, having fallen at the end 56.4percent from the floor. Randy Bracy went to the line Bracy's baskets came off three JMU and VCU. On Feb. 14, of January to the Seahawks in Wagner scored 14 points while and sunk both free throws to point shots. Jennings added 17 W &M battled against Richmond overtime. Hamiel led the Tribe Sommer added 13 of her own. give the Tribe a 89-85 lead. points of his own, hitting seven at W &M Hall and ended up fall­ in scoring with 16 points, .and With this win, the Tribe advanced These two points were the last of of the 14 shots that he took. ing to the Spiders, 95-76. · Rich- she was assisted by forward to play ODU on Feb. 27.

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She worried, however, whether the tration should fund them rather than hav­ extra funds to them . Rose warned that this fledgling state and will not provide much cut in funding would have the opposite ing to depend on student fees. Rose added may be dangerous as the Finance Com­ income for the next few years·. The bud­ effect. that trus really is a direction in which the mittee has expressed its dissatisfac.tion get cut, consequently, has a much larger Both teams are already suffering from teams want, and should, to go. He also with doing so and this may result in fur­ effect upon the Trial Team than upon previous cuts. The Moot Court Team\ as said that the Finance Committee has con­ ther cuts the following year. "The deci­ Moot Court, whose budget is almost forced to decrease the number of its mem­ veyed its intent to cut the two programs sion to cut Moot Court and the Trial team double. bers as they simply did not have the funds again next year. was political," said Rose. "Its unfortunate because the Team to send more people to tournaments, nor Because of this, the overall budget the Rose and Frank Sabia (2L), incoming helps the entire school," said Krista We­ to support any more members. The Trial law school receives has been cut. Rose SBA President, will meet with Dean ber (3L), Selection Counsel. "When the Team was forced to not hold a tournament pointed out, however, that if one removes Krattenmaker this week to discuss alter­ Team is doing well all across the country, this year because of the lack of funding, Moot Court and the Trial Team from the native funding sources for the two organi­ it is unfortunate to just cut them." Weber and can only afford to rent cars for its SBA budget, then what is left has been zations. Other schools support their teams noted that the Trial Team already func­ members to get to tournaments. increased, which looks good for the re­ through the administration, and provide tions without a faculty sponsor, so the cut Rose commented that this cut in fund- maining activities. significantly higher sums of monies. Student Bar Association Budget Under Scrutiny EDITORW., from 2 have fallen again), with a shrinking amo1,1nt The other controversy over the SBA to cancel that activity. than having to cross their fingers every of money and more hands outstretched to budget comes not from outside the law Another option for the first-year class year as the SBA attempts to divide in­ take a share of it. school, but from within. Several 1Ls is to take the write-on packet to Nags creasingly dwindling funds. It is hard to If the administration cannot fmd an have complained that the SBA helps fund Head. Students are not required to write continue to provide thousands of dollars alternative source ofthe funding, the SBA activities during.Beach Week. They ar­ the comment at school, or even in to two organizations, while other organi­ will have no choice but to continue to gued that, because 1Ls are precluded from Williamsburg. The Law Review has a zations must be continually cut, as the law subsidize the two programs, at least until participating because of the Law Review procedure by which a student may send school forms new organizations in need they can find independent sources them­ write-on competition, the SBA should not his or her comment to the law school, and of funding and as the Finance Committee selves. Finding independent funding, provide any funds. students have taken advantage of this in continues to cut the law school budget. however, may be harder than the Finance What they fail to realize, however, is the past. There is no reason why 1Ls The best source of funding for these Committee thinks. The Alumni Associa­ that Beach Week has been a tradition for cannot write from Nags Head. Once teams would be the administration, but tion is already stretched far, as our alumni many years, and the write-on competition again, they may have to sacrifice some the question looms: Where will the ad­ base is smaller than most schools. While was only moved to its present time a few activities, but this is a choice that every ministration fmd the necessary money? our alumni continue to help us very gen­ years go. The proper organization to law student faces. With the law school budget being very erously, with a very high percentage do­ wbom qisgruntled first years sbould com­ Beach Week traditionally has been a tight, Dean Krattenmaker is already nating funds, we can only ask so much of plain,wouldbe the Law Review, for chang­ time when law students can get away pushed to stretch each dollar as far as them. They already give a significant ing the date, not the SBA. from the law school and spend one last possible. It is hard to hire new members amount and have taken upon themselves First, is important to note that none of week together before the third year class of the faculty, expand the facilities, and to raise money to expand.the library and these students, who are currently com­ departs. It is a time when all students can support student organizations with a bud­ to build a new wing. It would be hard now plaining, complained when the SBA spon­ leave Williamsburgand go to wind down get that can barely support what we pres­ to ask them to give additional monies to sored a party exclusively for the first -year from the stress of a year of classes. To ently have. Dean Kratterunaker is under help support student organizations. Other class, while the other two classes were not remove funding from this activity would enormous pressure to increase our sources may be law firm sponsors, but invited. To argue now that it is unfair for be to decentralize the event, which would rankings, which have and continue to fall this is rare, and the teams may find them­ the SBA to sponsor and help fund an have the effect of eventually eliminating in recent years (check out the new rankings selves hard-pressed to fmd a firm willing event iii which not everyone can partici­ the program altogether, as it would lose from US.News and World Report: we to sponsor a law school teain. pate is hypocritical at best. If these stu­ its appeal as fewer students attended. dents do believe this, why did they not Some students may feel it is hypocriti­ complain when the SBA was planning cal of me to argue on the one hand that the ~be next Jfssue of tbe ilmfcu.B'will feature theirpaity? Will they complain next fall cuts in Moot Court and the Trial Team are when· .the SBA plans the party for next unfair, while on the other hand, defend year's:frrst-year class? Do these same Beach Week. They have a point in that students feel the funding for the National Moot Court and the Trial Team should take Tri

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