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BY ANGELA HSU was a problem. "I checked my grades on Making Come Back Features Editor the computer and could not believe when I saw the grade that I was given. I knew This exam period, you might think something was wrong because I'm not the that the most important thing you will do kind of student that gets that kind of grade, with Soon-to-be-JDs is study. But it might do you some good to no one is," says Traci. "I was ready to drop BY JENNY S PLITTER fully scripted professional lives. After col pay attention to what happens after you turn out of law school. I mean, I studied so hard Editor-in-Chief lege, does that view change? in your final. Problems with lost finals can and still got such a terrible grade. I thought Finally entering the real world has wreak havoc on your summer or even it meant that I couldn't cut it." I remember when "stay at home been a wake up call for many women I graduation. The stress may come not just After the initial panic, she immedi mother" was almost a dirty word. It typi know. When I last had dinner with a few from knowing that you studied your heart ately contacted her professor who called her cally received little more than a disparag of my friends from college (an engineer and out but that the Administration may not in for an appointment. After reviewing the ing sniffle from ambitious female under a nutrionist), they expressed their disgust automatically rush to your side. bluebooks, her professor told Traci that he graduates, myself included. It was the tail with the 9 to 5 world. "I can't believe I'm One student recalls her grueling ex believed that she did, in fact, answer all four end of the woman-as-supermom phenom saying this, but I constantly fantasize about perience in dealing with the administration questions. In her scrapbook, Traci had out enon. In my own family, my mother was a getting married and quitting my job to stay when part of her Adminstrative Law final lined her answers to the questions in the full time teacher, a full time mother and at home and raise a family. Working is just was allegedly lost during the Spring 2000 missing bluebook, making it unlikely that she still managed to cook us dinner every not what it's cracked up to be." finals period. The exam consisted of two she would not attempt to answer them and night. At this point in my life, that notion My other friend agreed: "Screw femi major issue-spotting questions worth big get the points. He advised her to speak to seems like utter fantasy. nism. My job is stressful and tiresome. And points and two narrower questions worth the administration immediately and prom Of course, even then it was a fantasy. I'm really not all that challenged there," fewer points. After taking the final, a stu ised to support her. He even drafted a My mother often buckled under the pres she declared, a little bored just thinking dent with the first name Traci remembers memorandum outlining his reasons for be sure. So we would have a family meeting, about it. turning in three bluebooks to the proctor — lieving that Traci's bluebook had been lost. all of us promising to help more around So I wondered, what are law school one containing only notes and a rough out In the situation where a student's the house. But inevitably, the responsibilty students thinking about this? Our own line, one bluebook containing her answers bluebooks seems to be missing or lost, the would fall back on my mother and...we Women's Law Association recently held a to the big point questions and one bluebook Academic Scholarship Committee, headed would find ourselves in another family panel discussion about the complicated and containing her answers to the questions by Dean Trangsrud, has a hearing to deter meeting. fragile balance between work, and family. 1 worth fewer points. At the end of the day, mine what happened on the fateful exam Still, I went to college a bright-eyed asked two of the group's members, Chelsea Grimmius and Heidi Hansen, for their in- only the latter and the scrapbook were left. day and to come up with an option for the feminist, never uttering the words "house student, based on the evidence at hand. The wife" and "career goal" in the same sen Traci was enjoying the second day of See MAMA JD page 4 her summer job when she realized that there tence. And my friends all felt the same way. See IT COULD HAPPEN page 4 In our minds we worked to perfect our care CDO Has Extensive Plans & Big Dreams for the Rest of the School Year A Nota Bene Exclusive, You won Y Read this in "Noteworthy"
CDO's largest event, the Fall Interviewing BY TASHIBA JONES Program (FIP), the CDO immediately be News Editor gan preparing for Government Month, While students get ready for a strenu which brought in two to three agencies per ous month of outlines and exam prepara week, as well as labor unions and corpora tion, many students might think things are tions. Currently, counselors are preparing beginning to wind down at the Career De for the 3rd Annual Government Internship velopment Office. But the CDO wants you Fair which will feature District Attorney to know otherwise. Offices, the Department of Justice, and the For the past few months, counselors Equal Employment Opportunity Commis at the CDO have been diligent liaisons be sion. Also, the Government and Public In tween 2L/3L students and employers, often terest Program will take place in February. Stop in at the CDO's new digs to check out all the action! resulting in lucrative match-ups. At the Held in conjunction with Georgetown Uni same time, the CDO orchestrated the 1L versity Law Center, this program is ex pected to bring 80 employers to interview Orientation, entailing a large amount of pa dents. But despite that reputation, CDO per distributions and several panel discus ing GW students. the CDO is researching the viability and counselors insist that they apply long and sions - all aimed at coaching lLs for their You might wonder, aren't those the potential student interest in a Northern Vir hard hours towards ensuring student em same old programs we always have? CDO ginia Program, geared toward students in job search. ployment. "We are very good at what we Counselors at the CDO say that they representatives contend that they are coor terested in high technology and e-com- do," says Jeanette Calli, Assistant Direc have exten dinating new and innovative job opportu merce. tor. "We are in touch with recruitment co sive plans nities for GW students. They are antici And counselors contend that many ordinators and we have outstanding con and big pating a small/medium size firm program students have expressed their thanks and tacts." C&renda dreams for to take place in March. Although the size gratitude for jobs obtained through FIP. Counselors were also eager to put the the remain of this program is yet to be determined, the Even students that did not secure a job shoe on the other foot and give construc <$f Coolly, der of this CDO has invited 50 to 70 alums that are through FIP have relayed positive feedback tive criticism about GW students for a year and the looking to hire students for the summer. with their experience. Invite Yen t o Join Then change. The CDO's biggest challenge is upcbming Anothel new program is geared at students In fact, CDO counselors are far from overcoming poor student attendance. INSIDE spring se interested in corporate law. The program discouraged by the barrage of student com Though the CDO ran over 90 programs last mester. Af will enhance student notice of law clerk plaints aimed at them. They acknowledge ter the positions available in that field. Moreover, that they are often easy targets for GW stu See CDO DOINGS page 4 Page 2 Friday, November 3, 2000 Nota Bene OPINIONS
Letter to the Editor Ralph Nader for President
THE NOTA BENE endorses Ralph Nader for president because Dear Editor: Gayle, assert your rights. If the adminis he clearly reflects the views of our staff and because Ralph Nader will I wa s angry and disappointed — but tration won't listen, pursue your legal rem effectively represent the Nota Bene's interests. Nader has very few not surprised — to read in your October 6 edies. edition that Erika Gayle has been unable to suporters, so he told our staff that he would dedicate his presidency to Administration and students take attend the very expensive law classes for note. Disregard for students reflects poorly our chosen issues, in exchange for our support. which she is registered because of out-of- upon the law school. It discourages alumni Relax, compassionate conservatives and Internet inventors service elevators which make it practically from recommending this school, from do among us. That was a joke. impossible for her to reach her classrooms nating to it, and ultimately it will lead to We're not really supporting Nader, but it doesn't really matter because she must use a scooter to ambulate. diminished national rankings as students because even if we were, you wouldn't care. You apathetic bunch of I am an alumnus of the law school and was and faculty seek schools that don't put the self-obsessed whiny pre-professional brats! If Hitler were running, you'd passing through when I picked up the Nota almighty dollar ahead of students. shrug and wonder, "If Hitler is elected, will therebe any Bene to see what's been going on. Well, I One solution for Ms. Gayle: Even effect on my income tax bracket? Will combat boots can see that the administration's concern with all the construction, the law school experience a fashion rennaissance?" for the welfare of its students remains as does not appear to have added any floors No? You wouldn't say any ofthat? Then prove bleak as ever. Students, are you getting what such that the able-bodied cannot hoof it to us wrong. At least vote on election day! For the love of you paid for? Nevermind a quality educa their classes and offices. How about limit tion, how about an education? Ms. Gayle Pete, you are law students. Your chosen profession ing the use of the elevator to those who re is a consumer victim of bait and switch. She ally need it? If you are not disabled or trans is...the law! When you have a chance to cast a vote for is being cheated. If she had paid for a tele porting a cart or other equipment, use the or against laws or for or against the people who make vision that did not work once a month, at a stairs. If overuse of the elevators causes and/or enforce the laws, shouldn't you make your voice minimum a rebate of one-thirtieth of the them to fail, this is one interimsolutio n. A heard? purchase price would be in order. And, in sign could be posted on the elevator or keys And stop yawning. Before you vote, read a deed, a new television would go further to to the elevator could be issued to those in paper or two! Find out what the issues are so you can make her whole. Will GWU rebate her on need or could be maintained by the office. be an informed voter. We've been told there's a website a per class basis? I th ink not. And, it ap When I was a student, this was the kind of case Professor Seidelson would have where you can input your political opinions and. . .a po pears from the article that the promises to make the lectures available on video were been interested in. litical candidate will be chosen for you. That so easy, a empty promises. And how can you make GW undergrad could do it. Don't vote like a 3L takes her whole for the classroom experience thai Valerie Preiss his last final. No, vote like you actually care about the is being stolen? You simply cannot. Ms. result. Don't take your franchise for granted. Come on, it'll be fun for a change! Sign-up NOW to Participate in the Behind the Headlines Spring, 2001 Some of our readers have questioned a few of our recent head lines. In our constant efforts to create catchy, funny -- and sometimes McKenna & Cuneo Government Contracts provocative — titles, we fear in some cases, we may have gone oo far. Moot Court Competition
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THINKING ABOUT THE FRANCHISE: Banzhaf's Bull[etin] Virginia's Discriminatory Presidential Poll Voting Law BY JAMESA DRA KE BY PROF. JOHN B ANZHAF 05. Putting aside your preferences Like many of you, I Virginia has no reason to dates the 15th Amendment, and whom you actually plan tovote for, what will be voting in the federal believe that all ex-felonsare the law's original purpose The results of a presidential prefer is your PREDICTION — who do you election. In Virginia, every predisposed to vote for was not to keep blacks from ence poll of GWU law students are pre THINK will become the next US president?: adult over 18 years of age Democrats, Republicans or voting, since they were de sented below, wi th results rounded to the George W. Bush 50% can vote as long as they are third party candidates. nied the right to vote out nearest whole percentage. Al Gore 50% a citizen of the United States Second, Virginia cites right. After the Civil War, and reside in the precinct in its interest in preserving the however, Virginia re-wrote 01. Putting aside for a moment the 06. Which of the following issues is which they want to vote. integrity of the election sys its constitution in order to current election, which of the following the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT issue for There are only two excep tem. If this interest is com gain re-admittance into the terms best describes your general and over you in the upcoming presidential election? tions to this rule - mentally pelling, then the law should Union. At this Reconstruc all political philosophy? Please be sure to check only one choice: incompetent people and prohibit felons convicted of tion Constitutional Conven very liberal 16% abortion 03% convicted felons are denied treason or voting fraudfrom tion, the Virginia legislature liberal 30% budgeting & taxes 28% the right to vote. voting. Prohibiting drug kept the ex-felon voting middle of the road 16% the economy 08% Virginia prohibits dealers from voting sweeps clause and added a number conservative 27% the environment 10% convicted felons from vot too broadly. of other voting barriers such very conservative 11% foreign affairs 05% ing regardless of whether Even if you find literacy tests, poll taxes, and honesty & character 16% they were sentenced to pro Virginia's law moderately understanding clauses. The 02. Putting aside for a moment the judicial appointments 26% bation or prison, and re compelling, the feet that the legislature used these pro current election, which of the following best medical insurance 03% gardless of whether they law severely discriminates visions as a way to prevent describes your feelings regarding the two racial issues 03% successfiilly served out their against African American as many African Americans major political parties? women's rights 00% sentence. Once the State of men makes it untenable. from voting without violat strongly Democratic 31% Virginia convicts you of a According to a joint study ing the Fifteenth Amend Democratic 18% 07. If there is an issue which was felony, you lose the right to by the Human Rights Watch ment. no preferences to either 13% NOT generally included in the list above, vote for the rest of your life. and the Sentencing Project, The discriminatory Republican 28% and which for you is the most important On its face, this law seems Virginia's ex-felon disen- purpose of these laws was strongly Republican 10% single issue in the upcoming presidential reasonable. In effect, how franchisement clause pro clear. The record of the Vir election, please state it in 1-3 words below: ever, this law discriminates hibits 1 out of every 4 black ginia Convention quotes 03. Putting aside for a moment who education (twice), size & role of gov against African American men of voting agefrom vot Delegate Carter Glass as you actually think will win the upcoming ernment, Supreme Court appointments, men. ing. The study predicts that saying, "Discrimination presidential election, which of the follow Second Amendment, This survey doesn't Virginia keeps this within the next generation ... That, exactly,is what this ing candidates do you personally FAVOR? recognize the libertarian ideology - Harry law for two equally bad rea the State of Virginia will Convention was elected George W. Bush 38% Browne 20001, future of world, gay rights, sons. First, Virginia worries prohibit 40% of all black, for with a view to the Al Gore 35% very strongly Libertarian and therefore vot that convicted felons would men of volmg age from vot e\\m\ivaV\ow of every H egio Ralph Nader 15% ing Browne with key issue freedom of indi form a voting bloc, and ing, permanently. T\ws taw volet " TYve e*-fe\oiv A\sciv- someone else 13% vidual choice. thereby taint our democracy. has serious consequences franchisement clause is the This fear is totally un for individuals as well as the only voting barrier of this era to survive today. 04. Regardless of whom you might founded. Aside from cast African American popula Ex-felons should re prefer to win the election, who are you plan ing a vote in favor of a tion as a whole. African gain their voting rights af ning to actually VOTE FOR?: write-in candidate, an ex- Americans tend to vote in ter they successfully com George W. Bush 40% felon could only vote for a blocs, and Virginia's law plete their sentences. The Al Gore 45% candidate that other, non- drains their ability as a disjointed logic behind the Ralph Nader 08% ex-felons have also consid group to nominate and elect law and its discriminatory someone else 08% ered qualified for office. their candidates of choice. There is also no reason to The origins of effect make it ripe for revi believe that all felons would Virginia's law are equally sion. If a l aw prohibited 1 vote for the same candidate. troubling. Virginia first in every 4 white men from Ex-felons think as indepen adopted the law around the voting, it would already be dently as any other adult. 1830s. Since this law pre changed.
PHOTO OP-ED: Who are you voting for in the upcoming Presidential election, and why?
BY CHRISTINE CHUA
"I'm voting for Gore because I think his policies are better, and I really worry about what Bush could do to the Su preme Court" Jennifer Kindinger 2L Day
"Al Gore. If George W. Bush "Listening to Vice President Gore's prom couldn't make any money in ises of a better day only reminds me of the "I'm voting for Al Texas selling oil in the early 80s, promises that the socialist government of Gore. Afterall, he did he doesn't deserve my vote. I Eastern Europe made to their 'constitu invent the internet" may not like Al Gore, but I'd be ency': One day of free handouts will not Robert Jones, 2L Day ashamed to vote for George wipe away a whole year of unjustified Bush." takings." Dustin Allison, 2L Day Mircea Tipescu, 3L Day Page 4 Friday, November 3, 2000 Nota Bene CONTINUED IT COULD HAPPEN FROM PAGE 1 committee members first speak to the proctor to deter mine whether the correct number of bluebooks was re nal and that they were doing me a huge favor. They corded If the administration determines that bluebooks "Everything in the 7 donV make the kept saying that no one in the room didn't believe me were lost after they have been logged in by the proctor exam room is kept proctors go through the but then they would point out that there was no evi dence to say that I wasn't lying." Traci also felt that the and delivered to the Records Office, they will find that We even keep the trash cans. By trash, I the student was not at fault and should not be punished. Administration had lost touch with the students by fail mean the proctors In those situations, students have been given the option trash. The proctors ing to understand how difficult it would be for her to of getting a Pass or Credit that will not effect the total are instructed not to gather the stuff that the re-take an exam the next semester along with the rest number of P/NP or C/NC courses available to them dur throw away anything kids leave behind on of her other finals, months after actually taking the class. ing their three years of law school. The students are also so even if they the tables andfloors — "Dean Trangsrud acted like taking an exam was no big deal. He also said that it would be good for me because offered the option of sitting for the exam the next time mistakenly threw a whatever is visible. around for a letter grade, the same option given to stu now I would learn the material really well." student's bluebook in Whatever is in the trash dents w ho are excused during finals due to an illness. However, Dean Trangsrud stated that the Ad Traci's situation, however, proved troublesome to the trash, we would cans is not visible so we ministration does try its best "to be sensitive in finding the administration. It turns out that the number of find it because we leave that behind " an equitable way to handled the matter. At the same bluebooks logged in by the proctor was the exact num keep everything." Rosanne L. O'Hara, time, the Administration must be mindful of the fact that students can be dishonest. It's difficult to really ber of bluebooks the Records Office and professor re Dean Trangsrud Dir. of Student Services ceived. Acording to Trangsrud, the administration had know what happened in that exam room." no way to know whether or not Traci was lying about the One might wonder why the Administration re existence of the missing bluebook in an effort to get a quires students to sign a pledge card during each final Pass. As Tranggrud explained, there have been occa if it does not afford the students a presumption of inno sions w hen students have turned in a blank bluebook or a tors gather the stuff that the kids leave behind on the tables cence during situations where a student's credibility is ques scrapbook and later produced the bluebook with the exam and floors — whatever is visible. Whatever is in the trash tioned. As Dean Trangsrud explained, "It serves as a re answers, claiming to have mistakenly taken it home think cans is not visible so we leave that behind. I mean, some minder to students of the importance of maintaining the ing it was a scrapbook. The administration also were both times there will be three finals in one room. That means integrity of the conditions relating to the exam. It does ered by t he fact that the proctors had not picked up any that there's probably coffee and food left in the trash cans. not mean that they aren't going to cheat Even cheaters bluebooks during the required "sweep" of the exam room We don't make the proctors sift through that." sign the card." after the students had left. When asked what would happen if a proctor mistak This exam period, keep the following tips in mind As Dean Trangsrud explained, "everything in the enly threw away a student's bluebook, O'Hara answered, for avoiding problems with your finals: exam room is kept. We even keep the trash. The proctors "It'd be gone as soon as the maintenance crew got to the 1. Check and doublecheck that you are turning in are instructed not to throw away anything so even if they room." There have been times when O'Hara has sorted the correct bluebooks. It may be helpful to write on the mistakenly threw a student's bluebook in the trash, we through the contents of the trash cans but O'Hara only did cover the number of the bluebook you are turning in. For would find it because we keep everything." so when students immediately realized that there was a example, 1 of 3. However, because there was both support for Traci problem. "They really have to ask me on the exact same 2. Check your bluebooks again when you are near as well as an absence of a logical explanation for the miss day of the final." It is, therefore, conceivable that a proc the front of the line. 3. Observe what the proctor is recording on his log. ing bluebook, the Committee decided that a fair option tor threw away Traci's bluebook despite Trangrud's assur Ask him, "you have three, right?" •would be to allow her to re-take the exam the next semes ances that the missing bluebook would turn up if this were 4. Don't throw anything away. Look through your ter instead of giving her a Pass. the case. The Nota Bene has since learned that a logical ex Traci ultimately accepted the Administration's deci backpack when you get home to make sure that you did planation might, in fact, exist. Rosanne L. O'Hara, Di sion to allow her the option of re-taking the exam during not accidentally bring home the wrong bluebook. rector of Student Services, says that the Records Office the fall semester. However, Traci took offense to the way 5. If you discover a problem, call the Records Office does not actually keep the trash. "I don't make the proc the Administration rendered its decision. "During the hear IMMEDIATELY. Remember, the trash is gone at the end tors go through the trash cans. By trash, I mean the proc- ing, the committee members were acting like I was a crimi of the day. CDO GOINGS ON FROM PAGE 1 MAMA JD FROM PAGE 1 year, average attendance was only in the Georgetown, but its programs are definitely put. While they agreed that doing both — saw how difficult it was for some of my co range of 12 to 15 students per event. Po comparable in quality. raising a family and pursuing a legal ca workers to pull long hours and still get tential employers shy away because they are "I take issue when people come in and reer — is a challenge, they are still quite home before their children fell asleep." worried that not enough students will show talk about what Georgetown is doing. It's committed to the venture. Maybe the real problem is framing up. as if students really want to be someplace Grimmius wonders why the problem this discussion as a "women's issue." Cer Low student attendance makes coun else," bemoans Blagburn. is left up to women to solve. Employers tainly there are men who are wondering selors wonder: What do students expect Finally, the CDO counselors wanted must take some responsibility, she says. how they, too, will balance career and fam when they don't come out and get involved to address a concern amongst GW students: "Our corporate structure is not set up to ily. And the desire to avoid slave-like la in the programs the CDO organizes? Coun why only one lawyer on the CDO staff? accomdate women, or families for that mat bor is certainly not limited to women. The selors also worry that students are not tap Most attorneys who apply are running from ter. It's up to individual couples to be cre chant of the dot com generation is to get ping into the various computer resources the practice of law. "We are not seeking ative in their approach to parenting and in, get it done and retire by age 30. Per that are available to them. In addition to unhappy attorneys who have no background professional life." Perhaps the difference haps we're all just a little envious of that the CDO Job Bank, there are many links, or ability," says Blagburn. for Grimmius is that she's not just think kind of quick success. "I think a lot of websites, and employment data banks that Professional and career development ing about what-ifs, like myfriends from col people are beginning to realize the diffi students might not be taking advantage of. is a field and a calling, according to our lege. Grimmius is already married and she culty they'll have in doing everything," says "They want to come in and have us CDO. Most of the staff are professionally and her husband have a plan. "I have a Christine Chua. "Perhaps it's that realiza do all the work and set up the interview," trained development educators and coun very supportive husband whointends to take tion that's leading the movement awayfrom Jeanette Calli explained, "but that defeats selors. They say that they are ready and equal responsibility for our children. We the big firms toward the 9 to 5 in-house the purpose of the particular career they are willing to assist students, but they must first will both be home part-time. I realize that counsel positions." trying to enter into." come in and ask for help. we will probably take a huge cut in pay and Still, I think there isa growing though Man anna Blagburn, Associate Direc Amy Caster, Recruitment Manager prestige, but the point of life to me is fam perhaps somewhat hushed trend for women tor for the CDO, thinks the relationship for the CDO says, "we can't help anybody ily, not p ersonal aggrandizement." to forego a career and stay at home. While between GW students and the CDO could who doesn't come to us. We can't guess." Hansen agrees that it's a personal there's clearly still a lot of pressure for be improved with a boost of self esteem. Jeanette Calli echoed the same senti choice. But she can't simply can't imagine women to do it all, some women are se Blagburn believes that the complaining stu ment. "Even alums still come in for advice how a law school graduate could consider cretly planning otherwise. A friend of mine dents are "Georgetown wanna-bes" who in their job search," she declared. "If al never using her law degree. "I don't un who does not want her name revealed says, picked GW as a second choice. That sec ums are coming back, why aren't the stu derstand why a person would spend the "I don't think there's anything wrong with ond-best feeling reemerges as CDO-directed dents? time, energy, and money required to earn a not working. The truth is, when I start ed anxiety. Do GW students have legitimate com law degree if she or he didn't intend to use dating someone who wanted to take care of Blagburn finds that many students plaints about the CDO or are they just bit the degree." me, I discovered that I liked it." While she compare GW's CDO to the CDO at ter that jobs are not handed to them on sil Some might worry that it's simply not admits she sometimes feels guilty when Georgetown Blagburn points out that ver platters? This reporter does not know. possible to do both successfully. Perhaps contemplating her degree not put to good many GW students do not realize that the But if you fall into the second category, we're kidding ourselves. "In college, I use, she says "I've realized that the fulfill Georgetown CDO calls them for advice and Jeanette Calli has something to say to you: never thought that working and having chil ment we've all been promised from a ca pointers The counselors want to assure GW "Students who want me to hand them a job: dren would be a problem," says Christine reer is just not there. Working eighty hours students that any inferiority they may feel it is not g oing to happen It doesn't hap Chua. "I thought I'd have time to do ev a week to draft discovery materials? No in comparison to Georgetown is unneces pen at McDonald's and it is certainly not erything. But after working for a year, I thank you." sary and unrealistic. Blagburn says that not going to happen at Skadden Arps." only docs GW put on more programs than Nots Bene Friday, November 3, 2000 PageS VIEWS
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POINT BY you decide it is time for a new toaster. You back from the government. arena. The Clinton-Gore administration's RON JACOBS go to the store and pass by the super-de- George W. B ush's plan is much so-called foreign policy amounts to noth luxe toaster with digital toasting settings simpler. Assume a person makes about the ing more than crisis management. George There is only one man running for Presi for the perfect Saturday morning bagel, and same amount of money next year as she W. Bush will provide a clean-break with dent this year who will serve our great na instead look for the toaster with the proper made this year. She will pay less in taxes the current administration and provide a tion as it forges ahead. This candidate will IRS stamp of approval. You purchase your next year than this year. Simply put, she mix of fresh newfaces, such as Condolezza reduce government's interference in our toaster, and when tax time comes around, gets to keep more of her hard-earned money. Rice, and tried-and-true officials like his lives, defend the vital interests of the United you find the receipt, itemize it on your tax Maybe you like the government vice president. George W. Bush will focus States abroad, exhibit our shores as a bea form and send it in (of course if you item telling you ho w to live your life and which on the national interest, rather than on es con of freedom and opportunity for all the ize, you will not be eligible for many of toaster to buy. Maybe you don't think that tablishing his legacy as the Bill Clinton has world, and restore honor and dignity to the Gore's other targeted credits). The IRS you deserve to keep the money that you earn. been doing. Finally, George W. Bus h will Oval Office. That man is George W. Bush. bureaucrat receives your tax package and Then vote for A1 Gore. Personally, I like be able to continue to tear down trade bar While not perfect, he is the best candidate compares the receipt with his list of ap the freedom to buy the toaster with the digi riers and work with Congress to restorefast- to lead our country. proved toasters (who knows whether or not tal controls instead of the IRS-approved track authority. Can we really count on A1 George W. Bus h is the only man he looks down the receipt to see what else toaster. And I th ink that I deserve to keep Gore, who is in the pockets of the big labor seeking the presidency who comes closest you purchased that day). Then, after the the money that I earn. bosses, to advance free trade? to what I want in a President: a person who receipt matches the list of approved toast George W. B ush is also the best Finally, the character issue. Can believes that the American people know ers, you are allowed to receive your money candidate to deal with the international we trust a man who shamelessly lies to the what is best for themselves and that we can American people? Lying is what got us into solve more problems when working to such a mess two years ago. Can we trust a gether at the state and local level than at man to "preserve, protect, and defend the the federal level. Constitution" who claims "no controlling George W. Bush recognizes that legal authority" existed when, in fact, his our government is currently taking more actions clearly violated the law? Can we of our hard-earned money than can possi trust a man who changes his position time bly be needed and has proposed an across- and again to suit the current public mood? the-board tax cut for all Americans. What I don't think that we can. has A1 Gore p roposed? A complex set of George W. Bush is not the perfect tax credits that you can "earn" if you be candidate. I think he has been too quick have the way he wants you to behave. A for my tastes to jump on the federal-gov- good example is what has been referred to ernment-as-saviot-of-educatiotv band as the "toaster tax credit" (I wish that I had wagon. But, when compared to M Gore, come up with this example on my own, but he provides an excellent choice. We can conservative activist Tom Gammon must re either have a flourishing of government bu ceive the credit.) reaucracy and spending, or a new birth of And what is the toaster tax credit freedom. Which will you choose? you might ask? A1 Gore has proposed "tax And if you won't be voting for incentives" for those people who purchase Bush, please do the right thing and vote energy-efficient appliances. Imagine that for Ralph Nader.
COUNTERPOINT B Y by them. Guess what? W. didn't tally unconcerned about the plight Now, is A1 Gore perfect? Of Finally, there are very few MIKE HADDAD even want the bill passed in the of its poor children. Well, George, course not. But Gore does offer objectionable things in the Gore first place. That bill became law I'm glad to see that you're taking something to the American pub oeuvre, at least to those people in Republicans have a dirty without his blessing, the legisla this compassionate conservatism lic: experience. This is a man who the center of the political spec little secret -the y don 1reall y like ture that got that one through. to heart. has dedicated his life to publicser trum. A moderate Democrat, he George W. Bush all that much. Education. W. clai ms that There's a lot more to talk vice. He is, in the most literal and was one often Ds to support Presi After two Clinton victories, they Texas has experienced miracles about, like the awfulpollution that complimentary sense of the word, dent Bush during the Persian Gulf decided the best thing to do is to since he became governor. Test Houston residents enjoy. I could a civil servant. He grew up in the War. He was the leading voice in shut their traps and back a man scores skyrocketed. Kids were go on all day and I haven't even rarefied and elitist world of St. the Clinton Administration to who could actually win. I know I learning. A recent study by the started making the case for A1 Alban's and Harvard. But instead push welfare reform (a position have no evidence to back this up, Rand Corporation, an independent Gore yet. Nevertheless, Bush is of chasing the almighty dollar, with which I disagree, but I'm a but there is simply no other way non-profit, demonstrated that a man of "impressive intellectual which he could easily have done, little more of a lefty t han Gore). to explain Repbulican's enthusi Bush's claims ring as hollow as dishonesty." He's been bailed out A1 Gore represented the people of The economy has hummed along astic backing of the man with the the southern accent this Andover/ of numerous failed business ven Tennessee as both a U.S. Repre nicely for the past eight years. The thinnest resume to run for the Yale/Harvard-educated Yankee af tures. He's been completely inef sentative and a Senator. He made budget is balanced and there's a presidency ever. Yes, even fects. High standardized test fective and irrelevant as governor. his mark as a well-respected ex large surplus. Gore's tax-cut pro Franklin Pierce and Millard scores for certain Texas high He's a man of fuzzy language, the pert on the environment and na posals are responsible and prima Fillmore were more qualified than school students is largely reflec kind of gooey, feel-good crap that tional security. And while he rily benefit the middle class, not this guy. There's just such a huge tive of a group of affluent, well- politicians are obliged to use didn't exactly invent the Internet, the wealthy (I recognize that many and overwhelming case against a educated students. Those scores nowadays. Most importantly, he he was one of the first politicians of you will be in that high tax restoration of the Bush dynasty did not account for the alarmingly has shown no compelling reason to recognize its potential and he bracket soon enough, but I don't that it's hard to confine to just a high drop-out rate, particularly as to whyhe wants to be president. helped steer federal appropriations think the American public will single column. As there is no among low-income minority stu He's the Warren Harding of our its way from the beginning. care too much if a bunch of law space to waste, let's begin. dents. Texas miracle, indeed! day. His proposals are just plati As Vice President, Gore has yers don't get a tax cut). The Everyone should be aware And while we're on the sub tudes. returned great credit to the office, Clinton Administration has given that a governor of Texas has less ject of kids, let's talk about health His "Social Security plan possibly matching only W. 's father us expanded trade with the world. power than the official dogcatche r care for children. Bush has touted may sound attractive to a lot of us, in active involvment in the admin Families now have the ability to of Corpus Christi. He can't sub Texas' CHIPprogram, which theo but he doesn't talk about where istration. Mistakes were made, of take unpaid leave to care fora sick mit a budget. Legislative enact retically provides health insurance he's going to get the trillion bucks course, and I think the phrase "no parent or grandparent or spend ments can become law without his to all Texas children. Two years he needs to revamp the system controlling legal authority" was time with their newborn kids with signature. As Bush himself said after it was enacted, the CHIP pro (which is hogwash anyway - So unfortunate - but it is no worse out the threat of being fired The in the debate, his toughest job has gram has fallen far short of its cial Security is not going to be than Vice President Bush's now- U.S. has demonstrated its military been to hug flood victims. Not goal. There is still a ridiculously changed because the geezers vote. forgotten statement about Iran- muscle and helped end the fight withstanding this fact, W. has high percentage of poor children The real way to reform Social Se Contra ("I was out of the loop"). ing in the former Yugoslavia. A1 claimed credit for an impressive who are not covered. Bush's re curity is to means-test the program Yes, Gore's cheerleading after the Gore has demonstrated that he has array of feats. First, Bush em sponse: well, the legislature only so rich old people sunning them impeachment vote was not exactly the competence and intellectual braced the Texas patients' bill of meets for a coupl^ of weeks every selves in West Palm Beach and the most inspiring moment of the ability to keep these successes - rights, which would allow folks to couple of years, 'cuz in Texas, Fort Lauderdale don't get it). At Clinton Administration, but that's at home and abroad - continuing sue their HMOs and insurance that's how we like our govern the same time, he's proposing a inherent in the political nature of companies when they get screwed ment: small, ineffective, and to tax cut of similar costs. the Vice Presidency. Page 6 Friday. November 3, 2000 Nota Bene CROSSWORD & STUFF Crossword 101 The Alternative Dispute Resolution Board Mixed-up Running Mates" By Ed Canty congratulates its new members who ACROSS 1 Fuel have been invited to join the Board 5 Plenty of room based on their outstanding performance 10 Queen, for one in the 2000 Negotiation Competition: 14 Can do 15 Showed an old movie 16 Met highlight JULIE DEMAREE 17 Morning garb 18 BERG SO HUGE LAURA MCBRIDE 20 Plumber's intersection CYRIL DERZIE 21 Ring 22 NBAer Archibald, et al SEAN MCKAY 23 European river BRANDON ESTELA 25 Hammer end 27 Garden delight CATHERINE NICHOLS 29 Favorite vs underdog at times MARION GALLETLY 33 German specialty MARTIN PASCUAL 34 Silly: slang 35 Tax svgs plan KELLY GARRETT 36 Matinee RENEE PELLICER 37 Jests 38 Type of doctor ? BOB GILES 39 Lawyer's exam 40 Rooster perches 6 Reagan's A. G. 40 String instrument NICOLE RAWLINGS 41 Camcorded 7 NFL players 41 Capture ERIN HIRSCH 42 Files a long form 8 Roman household god 43 One who anchors a boat 44 Pub frequenters 9 Lit. 101 Dept. 46 Moisten the turkey ALYSSA SCHINDLER 10 Seaside dressing room 45 Seep 47 Human remains somef DALIN HOLYOAK 46 Reagan's Chief of Staff 11 In :Stuck times 48 Register 12 Stand up 48 Israeli airline SKYLERSHOWELL 51 Beer holder 13 Some Morse code 49 California valley 52 Talk sounds 50 Mr. Limbaugh JASON JOWERS 55 A WALRUS HUB 19 Foe 51 Stage prompts JESSICA SOKOL 58 Knot need 21 Pressure unit 53 Mime 59 Church part 24 Loafs end 54 Peart LAURA KAM 60 VAounXain ndge 25 Organ parts 56 Follows civil or price 61 Soho, for one 26 Sixth senses 57 Swim suit part BRETT TREESE 62 Oz lion 27 An excuse 58 Managed ERICA LARSEN 63 Tears down 28 Anwar 64 Curve breaker 29 Wallace & others Quotable Quote SARAH VANDERVEER 30 / REPORT PEG DOWN 31 Whiner HEATHER MAJOR 1 H orse follower " He knows nothing and he 32 Horse measurements 2 Philharmonic need thinks he knows everything. 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Dear Brenda and Kelly, is you have to help yourself and if that Dear Brenda and Kelly, more than what you have pledged to do so I hate to admit this but I'm greedy means hording an amazing outline, I'm the Vice-President of a stu if he fails to live up to his end of the bar with my outlines. When 1 get my hands on then do it and don't feel guilty. Those dent group on campus and a good gain, the project will not come off. Have a one, I g ive it to a few friends in the class people are not helping you find a job fiiend of mine is the President. I'm very serious look on your face as you are but I make them swear up and down not to and they won't be paying off your loans becoming very resentful because I feel telling him this. If he still does notrespond, share them. I never thought I was super after law school. It's not you-it's the that I do all the work while he gets to then public humiliation may be necessary. competitive or anything but the thought of system! We're fighting the curve! stand up and take all the credit.I don't say, that girl who sits in the front row of Blame the administration, I say! That know how to bring this up to him with K: I agree with Brenda. Law school my Corporations class who loves to answer always works for this paper. out getting angry but if I don't say is not all wacky hypos (although, who all the questions or, that guy in Trusts and anything this could do some serious doesn't love a good lame-ass hypo? R.J., Estates who acts like his mere presence at K: Geez, guess who's not getting damage to our friendship. Oh Brenda I'm talking to you!). It's also about learn GW is a blessing, with my outline -- the my outline this semester? That kind of and Kelly, give me some tact! ing how to work with and communicate to outline 1 had to beg and steal for, just drives competitive attititude will get you no Signed, Weepy VP colleagues. So, this is a chance to learn, me crazy. Do I h ave a problem? where (it takes a village, remember?) students! You must speak to your pres, and Signed, Do I hav e a problem? and it's obnoxious, besides. I will never B: If you have a particular do it during an official group meeting, not forget Notes Girl from first year. I came project, take him aside and break it while you're yakking it up at bar review. B: No. You're thinking that these in late and casually asked to see Notes down by task. Tell him that you will Tell him what you plan on accomplishing people are the last ones to need help while Girl's notes for the first five minutes. take a particular part and that he and then smile warmly and ask, so who will you, alas, are the first. I know. I've been A measly five minutes of notes! She should do the rest. Set a firm dead do the rest? Wait, patiently, until he an there. Hell, I am there! I feel your pain said, "I'm sorry, I make it a strict policy line. Get your professor advisor in swers. Keep waiting. Up until now, he's and guilt but I say let the Law Review types not to share notes." Really? I make it volved since it'll be harder for him to been relying on you to bail him out. That find their own outlines. Why should you a policy to smile politely at evil wenches flake with a grown-up in the picture. all ends right now. Above all else, make help them? Law school, like real life, is a when I'm really thinking nasty and Don't yell at him or whine. That never like a women's deodorant and never let him dog eat dog world and every person is in it mean thoughts. Make you a deal? My accomplishes anything. Instead, let see you sweat. for themselves Hey, I 'm not advocating thoughts for your notes? I guarantee him know that you will not do any hiding books or anything. All I'm saying mine are more interesting. Nota Bene Friday, November 3, 2000 Page 7 FEATURES Geller Pans Red Line Hades finds Eden in
Bean Town HS teenagers entered the theatre is a cultural icon, that just happened late, and there was to land one of the biggest actors, Because of circumstances beyond my that AMC, and its typical audience, had not a block Robert Downey Jr., for a starring control, I was unable to see either of the cleaned up its act. Sadly, even though Meet o f role. The Practice is the best legal drama new major movies that were released last The Parents put a smile on my face, the empty on TV, along with Law & Order. Now week (Blair Witch 2 and Lucky Numbers). theatre-going experience was another seats available. Kelley, after a slight hiccup with the short I did see the nation's current number one Union Station debacle. lived ABC drama Snoops, has done movie, Meet The Parents, which is very First, the restroom facilities re it again with Boston Public, a funny, and garners a B+ grade. However, minded me of ourown Law School's fin high-quality ensemble drama that since Meet The Parents has been in the the facilities. The theatres were home to takes place in a Boston public high atres for about four weeks, a review of it overflowing garbage, various types of liq Ilfffflschool. would be futile, much like talking about the uids on the ground, and an odor that defi Most of the actors are not Washington Wizards upcoming successful Matthew Geller Presents nitely does not complement the aroma of bona fide stars, but there have season. Instead, I want to make my yearly buttered popcorn. The term "health code Matthew Gellers been some great performances Shout about the absolute worst place to see violation" came to mind. over the first two shows. The prin in movie in the friendly confines of the Dis Second, cell phones. Now I know GELLER'S SHOUTS cipal is played by Chi McBride, trict of Columbia. I also want to plug one that a cell phone ringing during the movie who has rebounded nicely from of the best new TV shows of the new Fall is a universal problem, but it always seems FROM THE BALCONY his infamous starring role in the season. to happen when I go to Union Station. UPN's The Secret Diary of Red Line to Cinematic by Matthew Geller Nothing ruins a movie more than the nov Desmond Pfeiffer. The other ac Slow-Torture elty Nokia ring while I am trying to watch tor that has been wonderful is So Meet The Parents is playing at two Robert De Niro make a joke about milking Fyvish Fynkel, who won an ^ theatres in D.C. One is the cats. If I had my way, any person who had Emmy as attorney Douglas Cineplex Odeon Wiscon- their cell phone ring during a movie, ab Wambaugh on CBS's Picket Fences. / Vy \ sin Avenue Cinemas, at sent an emergency, would be tossed out on So they decided to park in the aisle way, so Fynkel plays an out-of-date social studies 4000 Wisconsin Avenue. their "antenna". as to make people climb over them if they teacher who is stuck to his teaching styles This is a fine place to take Third, talking during the movie. This wanted to leave the theatre, instead of find of the 50's. in a movie. 4000 Wiscon is a reoccurring problem at Union Station, ing individual seats. Oh, and they did not Through two episodes, Boston Pub sin has comfortable purple plush seats, a and the staff does jack-squat to remedy the shut u p during the entire movie. And no lic has addressed sexual harassment, grade kickin' sound system, and, most impor situation. Many Union Station patrons AMC ushers in sight to remedy this mass inflation, social promotion, gun violence, tantly, a considerate and knowledgeable think the theatre is their own personal liv annoyance. All I could think was, "why cheating, mental illness, privacy, and bul audience. They laugh when they are sup ing room, and will feel free do talk over the didn't I just take the uptown 30 bus?" lying. And that's just two weeks. The writ posed to laugh, and stay quiet when they movie's dialogue. This same thing hap Boston Public—(FOX), Mondays ing is top-notch, the acting is tight, and the are supposed to shut up. Yet I was itching pened to me last year at Union Station, and 8:00 P.M. direction is razor-sharp (how's that for cli for a Frank and Stein's Jumbo bacon dog, when I asked the offending party tobe quiet, Just a quick Shout from my futon. ches?) Finally, FOX has a drama that is and I d id not feel like riding the old up I wa s told that she "had the right to be as David E. Kelley must have the Midas touch. almost as good as The X-Files. Boston town 30 Metrobus, so I ventured into the rude as she wanted." Again, this lands on Michelle Pfeiffer is his wife. Ally McBeal Public is a keeper. Grade: A- Metro System, and rode the Red Line to the shoulders of the AMC staff; they should Union Station, home of a diverse food court, enforce their own rules for the good of the Amtrak, and the AMC Union Station 9 audience. movie theatres. After my bacon dog, I Finally, and this is a new one for me, headed to the theatres, hoping beyond hope there was a blatant fire hazard. A group of News from the i Jacob burns Law Lib rary
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