Amicus Curiae (Vol. 5, Issue 12)

College of William & Mary Law School William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...) Archives and Law School History 1995 Amicus Curiae (Vol. 5, Issue 12) Repository Citation "Amicus Curiae (Vol. 5, Issue 12)" (1995). Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...). 402. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers/402 Copyright c 1995 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers Class of'95 ten years from now, page 8 MARSHALL-WYTHE SCHOOL OF LAW America's First Law School VOLUME V, ISSUE TWELVE MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1995 TWENTY PAGES Judge Aundria Foster speaks on juvenile justice By Henry Jardine responsibilities have meant many such custody - there is no way I Judge Aundria D. Foster of more cases. Recently, for ex can undo that harm." the Juvenile and Domestic Rela ample, Child Protective Services' With such, as she put it, an tions Court in Newport News cases in Virginia have increased "awesome and challengingjob," spoke on Wednesday, April 5 on in 1994 to 52,734 from 49,000 in Judge Foster more than war "The Role of The Juvenile Judge 1990. ranted inclusion in the Interna in Protecting Children and Pro Judge Foster's speech, how tional Judges Forum. Many in moting Healthy Families." ever, was not simply a listing of the audience wondered how Her speech began with an facts and historical events. She Judge Foster was able to main outline of the development of quickly moved to a discussion of tain a balance in her work, hav juvenile courts in the United her many heart-rending personal ing to solve so many seemingly States, from their inception in experiences with children and unresolvable cases. Her answer, 1899 in Illinois, and in Virginia their families. She r~lated inci reflecting the depth of her com in 1914, to present day. dents offamilies rack.ed by drug mitment was "I can deal with it, Judge Foster noted that the and alcohol abuse, incest, sexual because I am passionately deCli philosophy ofjuveni le courts has abuse, and emotional traumas. cated to the families and children not changed: to "focus on the Decisions about how to solve I work with." well being ofthe child ... and not such problems are "very Judge Foster was the last in to treat them as young adults." weighty," admitted Judge Fos stallment in the International But the "responsibilities have ter; " if! grant custody [ofachild] -Nalull/! HUM lhonk! See FOSTER on 17 Judge Aundria D. Foster addressing students on her role as a evolved significantly." Increased to someone not able to handle juvenile court judge • Tuition costs to rISe 5.4 percent for in-state students By Shelley Evans general fee, which includes costs for coun at M-W, such as local area network and A new fee structure was approved on seling, student health and athletic costs, new faculty positions. Further scholar Inside Friday, April 7 by the College's Board of will rise from $1 ,748 to$I ,848 for both ship aid will also be a direct result. Using Amicus home brew contest 3 Visitors for the C;: ollege and M-W. The in-state and out-of-state students. tuition revenues and other support will Hardy's New Journal 3 cost of attending M-W for Virginia resi Associate Dean Connie Galloway said allow the College to implement some of dents will increase by 5.4 percent for in that the increase was determined by Dean the major components of its Strategic Prospective Weekend 3 state students and 7.3 percent for Thomas Krattenmaker, the Vice Presi Plan, said Sam Jones, Vice President for Chow down at the Chili Cookoff 4 out-of-state students. dent for Budget and Planning and the Planning and Budget. Habeas Corpus 5 The cost per year for tuition only will Provost. The new fees were "driven by Proposed tuition increases are within Smart Guy farewell 12 now be $4,152 for in-state students and needs to create revenue." Fiction: "Sabrina's Lover" 16 $14,400 for out-of-state students. The The increases will cover improvements See TUITION on 17 Party for the century kicks off at W&.M By Doug S. Onley "It is hard to maintain inten Social Security system, but be PAC 20/20, a bipartisan lob sity' among the college crowd, come suspicious when groups bying group dedicated to Social he admitted. But ' it's going to like PAC 20 0 begin proposing Security reform, has a dire warn affect every person, regardless reforms such as means testing or ing for future wage earners: earl of our political affiliation."' beginning benefits at age 70 (the in the next century, the system The event, co-sponsored b current age is 67). will "quite simply" collapse. the M-W Democrats and the Law "They also care about their "It's a fake pyramid scam," School Republicans, drew about grandchildren,' she said. "But Christian Klein, executive direc 100 students, near! all under when you get down to specifics. tor ofthe new group, told a group graduates. It also attracted the they're very, very wary about of students at an April 5 fund attention of The ew York Times, any kind of changes.' raiser at University Center. "Es- which is planning a story on gen Tim Singhel (3L), outgoing . sentially, what [retired persons] erational politics. chair of the Law School Repub are getting back is three times "I think [Social Security] is licans fearedPAC 20 o" might what they put in. Like an pyra one of the looming issues of our be a little too focused on genera mid scheme eventually it will time." said Betsy Kolbert, the tional warfare." collapse." Times reporter who co ered the "It' s not in our best interest to But Klein, a third ear law fundraiser. "Older people are declare war on those over 65 ," student at Catholic University, aware of it. but younger people agreed Christian Mastondrea said the time wasn't right to chal are less interested ." (I L), the new secretary for the lenge the American Association Kolbert. who recently at M-W Democrats. "They didn't of Retired Persons. one of the tended the AARP's annual con get themselves into this mess. ' -staffpholO most powerful lobb ing groups vention, said senior citizens are See PAC 20/20 on 19 Mr. Easter Bunny distributes more. than just eggs these days on Capitol Hill. not opposed to reforming the l\10nday. April 17. J 995 THE A~llCl'S CURIAE From the Editor's Desk • • • \ 1t'll1ories havt' a way of be defined by my work on the i\1 -W held by many to be true, rass the girls on Tanyard . .. the the midst of things. that did not coming more pre ious as time Amicus. especially as a 3L. It Many thanks to the produc boys." Jas n, Joe, Susan, Peter , seem to be the case, I hope tu passes, \Ve say in song and COll ,was my wish to fill the paper tion and managerial staff Vice and all the Cros fire and Fea dents will continue to read and YersatJon that nothing can take with m re diversity, opinion and Dean Barnard for her story ug tured Commentary writers \\'ho discuss the Amicus and that it them :l\ray from us, But time fiction than in the past. And ifat ge tions (save for the Ambu had no idea what I had on my continues to have all impact on also giws us a f erspecti \'''' on the times the Wne seemed a little Ian e Chaser), and the co~e of mind when I stopped them in the this mall, insular community, past. harsh. just remember thar it wa writers that were aJv.:ays depend hallwa ' to hat, Finally, I wish tephen and' I realize now that a large part written by your fe llow students able, regardless of the subject In retrospect the three years the staff the bestofluck. Jremain of my law s hool career has been and so reflects a point ofview at matter. Of these, I will embar- have flown by. although while in in a ew York state of mind, (h.lIJA L(j.1j[ fH 15 :IJWJ,' ~t<:( Editorial Policy BUr I MYJ fX»J!J AN' f3tJ£, The letters and opin I GOr NJ.1)8, ion pages of the Amicus , ffJ(,J..io UFt. Curiae are dedicated to M /If L£r6f I /4bI;J all student opinion regard- /IOWfO$" , less of forin or content. We reserve the right to editforspellingandgram mar, but not content. Letters to the Editor are not intended to reflect the , opinion of the newspaper or its staff. All tetters to the Editor should be sub I eM ORINt( t1OR£ WtJ I AIN'T &YVNA f?£ RICH, f3Uf (1'1 5'{iU- A LAWlER BAeE mitted by 5 p,m, on the IKtJON M..1H[ LMtR JYJE5, eVEN WlfH My J. V, NJ() I Got (lttl! r Wednesda prior to pub '(,AJf£ ,'U- BE PAYlN' f3NJJ.. 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