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University of California, Hastings College of the Law UC Hastings Scholarship Repository Hastings Law News UC Hastings Archives and History 11-19-1973 Hastings Law News Vol.6 No.7 UC Hastings College of the Law Follow this and additional works at: http://repository.uchastings.edu/hln Recommended Citation UC Hastings College of the Law, "Hastings Law News Vol.6 No.7" (1973). Hastings Law News. Book 59. http://repository.uchastings.edu/hln/59 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the UC Hastings Archives and History at UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hastings Law News by an authorized administrator of UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. University of California 198 McALLISTER STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALiFORNIA 94102 FEE INCREASE . PROPOSED by Harry Styron The ASH Council, on the recom- mendation of the ASH Finance Com- mittee, has resolved to submit to the Hastings' student body a pro- ｰｯｾ･､＠ increase in the student ac- tivity fee, which is collected with registration fees, from the current $5.00 per year to $5.00 per semes- ter. The referendum on this proposal will be conducted during the week of November 26. First year students will vote in their classes on Wed- nesday or Thursday. Second and third year ｾｴｵ､･ｮｴｳ＠ may vote in the elevator lobby facing Hyde Street by presenting their regis- Hastings' alumni discuss alternatives in the practice of law tration card on Tuesday, Wednesday before an overflow group of students during the Law Practice Forum. or Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. SECOND SUCCESSFUL Forum to discuss proposed student LAW PRACTICE FORUM activity fee increase. Tuesday, November 20 11:30 a.m., Classroom by Libby Strobe F. ASH treasurer and members of The second Alumni Association doubled that of the first program. the Finance Committee will be Law Practice Forum took place on there to answer questions and hear Friday, November 2. The student Alumni John J. Vlahos, '61 of your opinions. response to the first Forum held Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus and Jenkins last year made this program into an and Jerome Marks,r64 of the Hastings annual event at Hastings. The faculty were again the coordinators Over the past few weeks the tremendous turnout for this year ' s of the program. Twenty- one other alumni joined them for the after- ASH ｆｩｾ｡ｮ｣･＠ Committee has been program assures permanence as well holding hearings with the various as expansion in the future . Student noon as t'hey addressed some <,80 student organizations at Hastings attendance this year more than continued on page 8 to determine .what financial sup- port they require from Hastings, and ASH. In this process, it has INTERVIEW become apparent that the amount of money available from the stu- dent activity fee each year, ap- BIAS BRINGS SANCTIONS proximately $7500.00 would be ｮｯｾ＠ where near adequate to fund the The Faculty Financial Aid and interviewers was ttat Vlomen applic- various proposals for projects Placement Committee met unexpect- ants must be asked questions re- put forward by the organizations. edly Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the garding marriage aLd ｣ｨｩｬ､｢･｡ｲｩｮｾ＠ The total budget requests amounted first floor faculty lounge. The plans. since, as i was explained, to slightly less than $22,000.00. meeting vms called by Dean Anderson ttese questions are highJy rele- The choices this left the fin- in response to complaints from vant in ttat the firm ｭｵｳｾ＠ make ance committee were to either women students concerning an in- tte assumption that all normal eliminate some groups from the cident involving an ｩｮｴ･ｲｶｩ･ｷｩｲｾ＠ women will marry. ｾｭ､＠ tave chil- budget and support the projects firm on campus October 31. dren and eventually leave. Natur- of some of the others, or to al- The incident occurred in the ally law firms must also consider locate token amounts to each of context of a regularly scheduled the wishes of their clients--and the groups to provide them with morning coffee discussion for what client would war,t or trust housekeeping funds, thereby making interviewers and iLterested women a pregnant lawyer? The net result, impossible the completion of any students sponsored by the Hastings of course, is that Vlomen, or of the projects submitted. While Women's Task Force on Employment. "normal" women, are not hired. the former proposal has the merit The two male interviewers present The incident precipitated a of getting at least something displayed an almost. crude disre- discussion between Dean Anderson done, it requires a degree of wis- gard not only for women studen"s, and concerned worr.er, students. A dom in choosing between alternative but also for the anti-discrimina- meeting with the interviewers was priorities which is not possessed tion policies expressed by law in arranged. In the course of the by the members of the finance com- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act afternoon meeting attended by Dean mittee. We therefore chose to al- of 1964. Ar:derson and four Ha stings women·, locate token amounts to everyone. Along with other blatantly sex- the interviewers evidenced the When it was realized that this ist statements, one of the inter- same discriminatory attitudes, al- would be the outcome of the al- viewers dismissed Title VII and beit couched in somewhat subtler location process, the finance com- the EEOC guidelines promulgated language. The result of the meet- mittee began to discuss with those thereunder as "horseshit." The ing lms the decision of Dean continued on page 3 contention expressed by the two continued on page 4 Page 2 HASTINGS LAW NEWS/NOVEMBER 19, 1973 staff EDITORIAL .- . Editors: MO N EYLESS MISERIES Rob Lawlor Mike Freed The ASH finance Committee has kicking and junketing. True to placed into referendum a proposal some extent. As it is now there Sports: to double student fees, The edit- is no"cushion" money. But there orial staff of the Law News sup- is also no money to meet certain Dan Donovan ports, this proposal fully. Here minimum requirements. Advertising Manager: are a few of our reasons: Inflation The Hastings Law News, for exam- has severely cut the purchasing ple, is planning to come out only Dave Hammer effectiveness of a $5 student fee once a month next semester, albeit charge. Other schools in the with a couple of special editions Staff: area, realizing the cost of ade- on art and employment. Toni' Young Nancy Grisham quate student programs and services This may strike you as having Ed Pacheco Ron Walker have much larger student fees. little importance, but one major Jon Ellingson Randy Allen Hastings College of the Law is effect will be that the Law News Terry Redmond Phil Welch the fourth largest law school in will no longer be an effective Rod Wickers Marcia Tuggle the nation. It deserves student forum for controversies which need Terry Byrne Liz Walker programs commensurate with its immediate promulgation. For exam- Mike Bankowski Jim Sholer status. A law school's reputation ple, this semester the Law News Alex Lawrence Priscilla-wheeler is not based only on admission came out earlier than planned in Mike Ubaldi standards, the faculty and the order to have some 'effect on the law review. The total quality of faculty vote on the restructuring Special Contributors: student life is promulgated to proposal of the faculty advisory the general community through the committees. Also, we came out with Bob Epley Libby Strobe activities and pUblications sup- a special moratorium issue as our Harry Styron Jess Garcia ported by student fees. In addition commitment to a grave national Steve Shane Ian Fan if Hastings is going to have a problem. Tim Carlyle Steve Bradbury Legal Education Opportunity Pro- Next semester we will not have Photography: gram, then it should' do it right. the money (or the time) to effect- The student groups involved with ively promulgate serious school Mark Rennie the LEOP program do not consider issues. This semester, the editor- Alex Lawrence the amounts allocated to them as ial staff of the taw News decided satisfactory to meet their needs. to cancel one issue. The effect One argument against the propos- was that the campus furor over ASIDE al raising student fees is that hiring discrimination against AN the current charge of $5 prevents women will be reported two weeks featherbedding, log-rolling, dog- late. This is the last issue of the LAW NEWS of the semester and it seems appropriate for the staff to offer a few words to those of you SINKING TO THEIR LEVEL who might be in need of a few words. The stink of the "Watergate Aroma" vote on both prop. K, district HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! has permeated to all levels. election of Supervisors, and prop. Recently, Hastings students were ex- L, the 30 for 40 pay proposal. GOOD LUCK ON FINALS ... posed to some campaign "dirty tricks' The recommended YES and No votes of the most picayune nature, but on these proposals were deftly MERRY CHRISTMAS ... this time the stench emanated from switched by the Phantom Zeroxer, the radical left, who then posted his/her forgeries HAPPY NEW YEAR ... In the recent municipal elections around the Hastings building. the S.F. Examiner had recommended, Thus is reached the :)1eight of SEE YOU IN THE MOVIES ... in accord with its conservative po- hypocrisy. A voice gone hoarse cry- litical stance, a 'YES' vote on ing "Impeachment", while the hand in that order. prop, 1, the State taxing initative, dabbles in the same tactics that and a 'YES' vote on the School Bonds form a part of the impeachable issue.