Timing of the Fall Interview Program Called Into Question

Unclogging the Brain Drain Pushing Privacy to the Edge Student in the Spotlight

Why do students The recently enacted TerryTerry Billups, 2L, left decide to leave “Do Not Call List” may the gridiron to pursue C-M after being spur future abuses of the paper chase. Instead dubbed the “best and existing technology. of doning the pads, brightest”? Gavel The Gavel suggests the former NFL columnist, Josh Congress should cut player hopes to Dolesh, explores the marketing fi rms off at one day don the issue. the pass. robe.

CAREER, PAGE 4 OPINION, PAGE 6 SIDEBAR, PAGE 10 .fanhut.com www www.cardweb.comwww.cardweb.com THE GAVEL VOLUME 52, ISSUE 2 OCTOBER 2003 THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW

Technology Timing of the Fall transformation By Jason Smith Interview Program MANAGING EDITOR The administration at C-M is in the process of upgrading technol- called into question ogy at the law school. However, in By Eric Doeh ment opportunities for students. the process, the school must deal STAFF WRITER In order to meet these goals, with budgetary restraints, imposed Recently, students at Cleve- NALP stresses, as one of its pri- by CSU, as well as professors hin- land-Marshall College of Law, mary principles, that law schools dering technological advances. especially 2Ls, have expressed should dedicate to career planning David Genzen, assistant direc- concerns that the Offi ce of Career and counseling adequate physical tor for academic technology, is in Planning is unable to meet student space, equipment, fi nancial sup- charge of overseeing technology needs with its limited resources. port and staff. initiatives that have been imple- Specifi cally, students have cited Jayne Geneva, director of mented in the past year, as well as the OCP’s inability to begin the career planning at C-M, agrees initiatives planned for the future Fall Interview Program earlier in that her office is limited in re- at C-M. the fall in accordance with other gards to staff and budget. Unlike Genzen said he understands law schools in the region. Case Western Reserve University the need to continue to upgrade The National Association for School of Law’s Offi ce of Career current technology at the law Law Placement (NALP), an orga- Planning, which has a staff of school. “Technology has revolu- nization that sets the principles and six individuals including four tionized the practice of law,” stated standards for law placement and attorneys, C-M’s offi ce has two Genzen. “C-M has recognized the recruitment activities, states that individuals, Geneva and Berna- importance of exposing [students] “[I] would have dissented in Brown.” career planning and counseling dette Salada. As a result, Geneva to the technology used in the of- Lawyer, activist, teacher iting Scholar Lecture entitled are integral parts of the legal edu- said many of the programs and fi ce and the courtroom,” added and writer, Prof. Derrick Bell “Brown v. Board a att F Fifty:ifty: cation. According to NALP, law activities available to students at Genzen. visited C-M on Thurs., Oct. 9. What Are We Doing with schools should strive to meet the CWRU are not available to C-M In addition, Genzen said that Bell, visiting professor at New What We Have Learned?” career planning needs and interest students. CSU just granted C-M’s technol- York University School of Law, Bell was also awarded the fi rst of all students. NALP also says CWRU offers about 40 work- ogy fee request which will be used presented The Seventy-Seventh “Norman Amaker Award.” law schools should work actively shops throughout the year teaching See TECHNOLOGY, page 3 Cleveland-Marshall Fund Vis- Turn to page 2 for more. to develop and maintain employ- See PLANNING, page 4

U SH Pass/fail option leaves few options O O By Mark Merims the pass/fail option is really the not take or a heavier class load, U Outside In 2000, the Academic Stan- “Pass/D+/D/F Option,” according nor will they be penalized with a

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W students. The purpose of the op- are to discourage students from Fistek, the CWRU system, rather K K O O N N tion, according to Jean Lifter, as- just “coasting” through class. than the model implemented by classroom... sistant dean of academic affairs, Case Western Reserve Uni- C-M, provides a more positive in- was to relieve some of the pressure versity School of Law’s Option is centive for students exercising the of competing for grades. substantially different from C-M’s. option. “If I take a class pass/fail Sovereignty and the Right to Death: A Conference The policy has been called At the end of the semester, the reg- at [C-M], I have no incentive to Fri.-Sat., Oct. 17-18 into question by some who be- istrar notifi es the student of the work for an A after I’ve realized Prof. Candice Hoke, Professor of Law lieve other models would provide grade, the student then has three the course is much easier than Must Work and Family Confl ict greater incentives. Currently, a options to choose from: they can expected Wed., Oct. 29 student can only take an elective keep the grade earned, they can At Case, the incentive would not required for graduation on a have their grade reported as P, but be to keep working for the A.” Opening Speaker: The Honorable Louis Stokes pass/fail basis. A maximum of two only if the grade is C or higher or Fistek said he believes this is Terry v. Ohio: A Retrospective classes can be taken pass/fail, but they can elect to receive no credit, one area where C-M is not fi nan- Thurs., Oct. 30 only one at a time. with no record of registration. cially handicapped from making a Before the fourth week of the According to CWRU School change to the better model. R. Kent Newmyer, Professor Emeritus of Law and History John Marshall “in the circumstances which were his” semester, or the last drop date, the of Law Associate Dean of Aca- Gary Williams, assistant Tues., Nov. 18 student must decide if they want a demic Affairs Hiram Chodosh, the dean for student affairs, said he grade or not, and their decision is Pass/No Credit option is intended believes the Pass/D+/D/F op- Professor Stephen J. Werber, Professor of Law fi nal after this date. to encourage greater risk taking tion is a university wide policy. Tort Reform: State and Federal Constitutional Concerns At the end of the semester, a in class selection. Students know However, Williams said he be- Wed., Nov. 19 student may actually receive the they will not be penalized for tak- lieves there may be a movement grade of D or D+. This is because ing a class they ordinarily would to change it. THE GAVELGAVEL Page 2 LawLaw October 2003 Explore Bellʼs comments on Brown ring criticism possibilities By Eric Doeh to racial inequality, are stronger and more in order to deter countries in Africa and STAFF WRITER persistent than the Brown Court anticipated. Asia from aliening themselves with Com- ew York University School Also, there is a dramatic decline today in munism. outside of Law visiting professor racial integrated schools. According to Bell, the dilemma with NDerrick Bell was the guest According to Bell, if the Court knew interest convergence is that it does not of the speaker at The Seventy-Seventh C-M then what is apparent today, the Court would solve racial issues. Instead, some Whites Fund Visiting Scholar program. The have focused more on the equal component view judicial remedies as symbolic ben- event celebrated the fi ftieth anniversary of the “separate but equal” doctrine rather efi ts that lack substance. Whites believe classroom of Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 than the desegregation schools. that these benefi ts are simply unearned gifts By Steven H. Steinglass U.S. Supreme Court case that ended racial Bell said that today integrated schools for Blacks. With approximately 19 student orga- segregation. are not an option for Blacks and Latinos. Bell said that, as a result, Blacks do nizations now operating within the walls Professor Bell, who has been admit- He said many inner city schools are faced little to critique these judicial remedies and of C-M, there is surely a place for every ted to practice before the Supreme Court, with the problems of limited resources, pov- instead, they accept these gratitudes. Bell student to fi nd a community of interests. was a former law professor at Harvard. erty, inadequate funding and inexperienced said that once the interests of Blacks become If you attended the Oct. 1 Networking Bell left Harvard because of the school’s teachers. Bell said that the triangular model less compelling to policy makers, the judi- Event organized by Assistant Dean Gary reluctance to diversify its faculty. of student, teacher and parent is diffi cult to cial remedy soon wanes, and is subsequently Williams and Administrative Secretary Mi- Before Bell’s lecture, the Midwest maintain because of the many obstacles that replaced by a new interest convergence. chaeline Carrig, you could not have missed People of Color Legal Scholarship exist in the inner city schools. In essence, according to Bell, “Blacks the excitement generated by these service- Conference presented Bell with the fi rst Bell said that the Court’s decision in are not part of the policy making process.” oriented groups of fellow students or failed “Norman Amaker Award” for his dedica- Brown could be best understood as an Rather, Blacks are merely incidental ben- to see how diverse and rich in opportunities tion and devotion to mentoring students interest convergence. That is, the rights of efi ciaries of racial fortuity. is the world beyond-the-classroom. and colleagues. Blacks are recognized and protected when Similarly, Bell said, “Whites who dis- Among the most vis- Bell’s lecture on Brown was centered policy makers feel that such demands for agree with these judicial remedies become ible organizations are the on the question, “What are we doing with racial equality will appease the populous fortuitous victims.” They become third Student Bar Association, what we have learned?” Bell began by and the administration. party victims to a policy that they had little which is a quasi-govern- emphatically saying that if he were on According to Bell, the Emancipation to do with. ing body active on behalf the Supreme Court in 1954 he would Proclamation is an example of interest Bell remarked that Brown was a trans- of students’ concerns, and have dissented in Brown even though convergence; slavery was abolished because formation without real change. However, he The Gavel, our nationally the Court decided by a 9 to 0 vote to end President Lincoln’s primary objective was concluded by saying, “Brown was a serious The acclaimed student news- segregation. to save the Union. disappointment, but if the lesson is learned, paper, which informs and Bell said that what we should have Bell said the Brown decision to end it will not go down in defeat.” Bell stressed Dean’s entertains us with its live- fi rst learned from Brown is that it was racial segregation was indeed an interest that bussing was the beginning and not the Column ly overview of life within an error. Bell said that we should admit convergence. The U.S. wanted a more end. Thus, effective education should be the law school. Another that the enemy, those who resist change favorable light cast on its racial policies the goal for Blacks. very conspicuous and successful group of like-minded, highly motivated students is the Student Public Interest Law Organiza- tion. Last year, SPILO won the First Run- Taking the guesswork out of exam preparation ner-Up prize in the university-wide “Best By Gavel Staff ments throughout the semester. amount of time to assemble, espe- process, the outline should be Student Organization” contest. As fi nals approach However, if you find yourself cially when done in a condensed gradually condensed into a man- Some student organizations operate as and the amount of read- behind, do not panic. Rather, look time frame. You should begin ageable form, usually around 15 vehicles of support. The national Black ing increases, many at today as the beginning of the your outline creation process no pages. This outline should be used Law Students Association, the Asian Pacif- 1Ls are turning their semester. Start taking good notes later than two weeks prior to read- to study on the days immediately ic Islanders Association, the Hispanic Law attention to fi nal exam and writing good briefs for the rest ing week. preceding each exam. Memorize Students Association, the Justinian Society, preparation. There are of the semester. It should be pointed out that this outline, paying specifi c atten- the Women’s Law Students Association, many steps you can take The next step for law school neither of these methods are su- tion to the elements and factors. the Jewish Law Student Association, the to be fully prepared for exam preparation is to plan your perior. There are students who Another important step in LesBiGay Student Bar Association and exams. While there outlining strategy. Different stu- have succeeded and students the exam preparation process is the Federalist Society help create bonds is no methodology dents prepare outlines at different that have done poorly with each to identify what each professor among students from diverse cultural, ra- guaranteed for success times. Some students create method. You must determine what expects. Listen carefully to the cial and political backgrounds and sponsor on law school exams, outlines throughout the semester. way you learn best and plan your professors during class. Many educational and social events throughout there are certain steps These students have more time outlining strategy accordingly. No times, professors will give clues, the school year. one may take to be to actually study the outlines the matter what method you choose, especially during the last weeks Members of the Criminal Law Society, prepared. weeks preceding exams. set a goal to fi nish all outlines at of class, about what they look for the Environmental Law Association, the The most important However, if you have not start- least a couple days before your when grading exams. While all Business Law Association, the Entertain- step to get ready for ed to outline, you are not doomed fi rst exam. This will allow you professors want the students to ment and Sports Law Association and the exams is to stay up-to- to fail. Some students wait until to spend the days before the exam rigorously apply the law to the Electronic Frontier Foundation are orga- date on reading assign- the end of the semester to prepare actually studying the outline. exam facts, sometimes the simi- nized around commonality of academic outlines. These Once a plan for outlining is larities stop there. Some profes- interests and are active in promoting pro- students created, one must come up with sors place high weight on proper grams and events that complement their view the an outline strategy. One popular grammar and spelling (hint: prof. fi eld of study. outlining strategy for outlining is to gather Garlock students). Some profes- Many C-M students find excellent process as many relevant materials as pos- sors want the black-letter law opportunities for public service while as their sible, such as class notes, commer- explained in detail. earning academic credit and practicing studying cial and previous students’ outlines Another way to determine law through our Externships and our legal of the and case briefs; this is a good what your professor’s style is to clinics: the Employment Law Clinic, the material. initial step. Materials, not your look at old exams. This can be Community Advocacy Clinic, the Envi- If you do own, will help you organize your invaluable in determining how ronmental Law Clinic, the Housing Law wait until outline in a logical format as well your professor will fashion the Clinic and the Law & Public Policy Clinic. the end as clarify legal concepts that are upcoming exam. While simply Like the clinics and externships, the Moot of the se- confusing. Do not rely upon these reading over these exams and Court Program, the Cleveland State Law mester to materials in their original form. issue spotting is valuable, if time Review, the Journal of Law and Health begin, and Creating your own outline, even permits, actually completing the and the Trial Advocacy course may bring hopefully if a variety of external resources exam under actual time constraints students into contact with the judiciary and fi nish, are used, is a necessity. will pay off on exam day. This will the practicing bar while receiving academic outlines, a Once the materials are gath- not only show you how important credit. In other words, learning the law is time table ered, begin the outlining process time management skills are on law not a tedious undertaking, but one that must be by creating a comprehensive, in- school exams, but will also allow is rich in resources and opportunities to set. Out- depth outline. Become familiar you to critique your exam answer become a conscientious and informed lines take a with the overall theme of this and determine what you did well attorney/citizen. considerable long outline. By the end of the and what needs improvement. THE GAVEL n LAW OCTOBER 2003 n 3 “Meet the Press” moderator and RTA Counsel named top alums The C-M Law Alumni Association has Board of Trustees. REGISTRATION INFO announced that NBC Vice President, Wash- In her current position, Benford su- Notes Registration for Spring 2004 will ington Bureau Chief pervises a staff 49 take place the week of November 3, and “Meet the Press” employees who handle in 2004. Registration appointments will be Moderator Tim Rus- litigation, labor issues, Brief available through Web Access (https:// sert ‘76 and Greater worker’s compensation, director1.csuohio.edu) beginning October Cleveland RTA Gen- risk management claims, 27, 2003. Special registration for a limited eral Counsel Sheryl health and safety, prop- NEW SBA SENATORS number of upper level electives will be un- King Benford ‘79, erty management and a Gwen Forte, Alex Hastie, Michael derway shortly, but students will have until have been selected variety of other areas. Laszlo, Julie Maglosky, Sara Menefee, Tuesday, October 28, to submit request to be honored as Benford has also Norm Schroth and Roseanne Hall were cards for those courses. alumni of the year at served as law director elected as SBA Senators at the beginning the CMLAA Annual for the City of Shaker October. MOOT COURT NEWS

Recognition Lun- Heights and assistant C-M’s Moot Court team will open www.nbc.com cheon, which will be law director for the City SBA HALLOWEEN upup theirtheir yearyear ofof competitioncompetition thisthis weekweek held on Thurs., May of Cleveland. SOCIAL inin ChicagoChicago atat thethe JohnJohn MarshallMarshall LawLaw 27, 2004 at 11:30 a.m. SBASBA willwill holdhold itsits an-an- SchoolSchool IInternationalnternational MMootoot CCourtourt at the Renaissance nual Halloween Social CompetitionCompetition inin InformationInformation Cleveland Hotel. onon Thurs.Thurs. Oct.Oct. 3030 TechnologyTechnology aandnd PPrivacyrivacy LLaw.aw. Tim Russert, the current custodian of atat B Becky’s.ecky’s. D Doorsoors Abby Lill, 3L, Nathan Wills, “Meet the Press,” is in his eleventh year PARKING open at 6:00 p.m. 3L and Leo Wetula, 2L will be as moderator and also serves as managing In an effort to alleviate some of the park- All C-M students competing. editor. ing congestion in the CSU area, two-hour faculty and staff At C-M, Benford has served as Assistant parking on 18th Street has been made avail- and guests are wel- UPCOMING SYMPO- Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, able from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The meters come. Don’t forget SIUM an adjunct instructor and president of the on Euclid Ave. have also been changed. your costume!!! On Oct. 17-18, 2003, C-M will host a symposium entitled “Sovereignty“Sovereignty andand thethe RightRight toto Death.” Featured speakers include: Lauren Berlant, Robert Bernasconi, Drucilla Cornell, Simon Crichley, Costas Douzinas, Peter Fitzpatrick, Peter Goodrich, Anselm Haverkamp, Tayyab Mahmud, Achille Mbembe, J. Hillis Miller, Andrew Norris, Austin Sarat, Denise Ferreira da Silva and Johan van der Walt.

FIRST MONDAY The Student Public Interest Law Orga- nization (SPILO) kicked off the 2003-2004 Supreme Court session with its annual First Monday Forum. This year’s forum focused on the issue of the campaign fi nance refor- mat, which the Court will hear this term. Prof. Kevin O’Neill was the featured speaker, along with ACLU Executive Di- rector, Christine Link.

Jason Smith

TECHNOLOGY: Long awaited lab upgrade approved continued from page 1-- been upgraded to a 100 Megabits per sec- will facilitate laptop use in the classroom, computers, subject to the professor’s to order 54 new computers for the library’s ond connection. Before the upgrade, these policies are being implemented to curtail approval,” said Genzen. “The faculty computer lab within the next two weeks. ports were operating at 10 Megabits per laptop use. Prof. James Wilson has banned will be deciding whether or not to ex- The funds will also be used to order new second. This upgrade has resulted in log- lap-top use during his classes, one class pand this option sometime this academic LCD projectors and to upgrade the PCs and in times of ten to fi fteen seconds, “a very of which is in room 237 where the power year,” said Genzen. student server. signifi cant drop from this time last year,” outlets have been added. According to Genzen, the upgraded said Genzen. Prof. Wilson, explaining his policy to his software will include the latest version of Another recent addition at the law Constitutional Law class, is concerned some web browser as well as CDRW drives. school is the classroom electrification students are using their laptops for purposes Genzen is optimistic that these improve- project in room 237. This classroom has other than for what they are intended, such ments will alleviate some of the current been outfi tted with 110 live power outlets, as surfi ng the Internet or playing games in problems students encounter when using funded by student technology fee funds. class. Prof. Wilson stated that these activi- the computer lab. However, he said, “our One of the primary goals of this addi- ties lead to distractions to other students, as challenge now is to fi gure out a schedule tion is to encourage students to use laptops. well as the professors. for replacing the lab PCs as quickly and as In an e-mail to the student body, Michael The installation of the power outlets in safely as possible when they do arrive.” Slinger, associate dean and director of the the classrooms will also “facilitate the use of There are some other changes that law library, said the addition of the outlets computers for exam taking purposes,” said have already been completed in the recent “should greatly facilitate the use of those Genzen. C-M is currently in its third year of months. One signifi cant change included who choose to bring laptops to this class- an exams on computers experiment. upgrading the law school’s network con- room.” In the future, the school hopes to The experiment, approved by the fac- nection. add power outlets to other classrooms, as ulty, “offers second and third-year courses, The network ports in the library lab, as funds permit. with small enrollment, the option of taking Answers to crossword puzzle on well as at the library’s study carrels, have However, although the power outlets their exams on the law school’s laptop page 10 THE GAVELGAVEL Page 4 CareerCareer October 2003 Law school Losing our best and brightest success not Why do the students at the top of their C-M class fi nish their law school careers elsewhere? By Josh Dolesh highly successful and are distinct voices in school pride is not the only thing that fac- GAVEL COLUMNIST their respective fi elds. They have Ph.D.s tors into a decision to transfer. hinged on Every year, handfuls of students realize they and LL.M., degrees from Harvard, Yale and The little things infl uence this decision: can excel at law school. Their grades refl ect it, Chicago and more publications than a small problems with parking, slow computers, their attitudes refl ect it and unfortunately, so do country. Once again, I never knew this until shortened library hours, burned out light college their transfer applications. coming to C-M. bulbs, roaches. It is even diffi cult to get By Karin Mika Transfer and dropout was the gossip du jour Despite our great professors and distin- a decent cup of coffeecoffee in the law building. LEGAL WRITING PROFESSOR during the fi rst few weeks of class. The news of guished alumni, we still need to InIn thethe aggregate,aggregate, thesethese problemsproblems reflrefl eectct Q: Are there any undergraduate “who went where, and why,” coursed through do more to dispel the growing an undercurrent of disrespect towards majors that seem to perform better the school by its usual means, via conversations notionnotion thatthat C-MC-M isis notnot a thethe collegecollege ofof law.law. ThisThis disrespectdisrespect than others in law school? I thought in the restrooms, study groups and late nights prestigiousprestigious iinstitution.nstitution. I cuts deeper into student morale than as an English major I would have it at Becky’s. I know it sounds ridiculous, but refer not to the school as an any poor self image. CSU must know easier in Legal Writing. the news of a drop-out always gave me a little entity,entity, but to each thatthat buildingbuilding a marqueemarquee lawlaw schoolschool doesdoes lift, a sick side effect of the competitive nature andand eeveryvery iindi-ndi- not end with a new library,library, it starts A good profi le of a prospectively of law school. vidual student. with one. Although the news of a drop did produce a Students A l lawaw s schoolchool a att a anyny successful student would rather shameful pride, it was the news of trans- willwill staystay atat C-C- university is a unique as- be someone with some type fers that most disturbed me. How could they do M ifif theythey cancan set, a prized jewel. A law of dual major combining it? We waged war together, made sacrifi ces and bebe proudproud ofof school signifi es es to to the the world world looked out for one another. Surely I jest, but the theirtheir degree.degree. thethe uuniversityniversity iiss a mmajorajor analytical discipline with an issue arises every year; C-M loses at least one Kudos to the playerplayer inin education.education. A arts discipline. of its best students to another law school. The peoplepeople whowho universityuniversity tthathat mmakesakes very people that would help give legitimacy to maintain itsits llawaw sschoolchool a nnumberumber It doesn’t seem any one major has C-M move on to what they believe are bigger the bulletin one priority makes its a guarantee of success any more than and brighter institutions. boardboard “C-“C- studentsstudents feelfeel impor-impor- does notoriety of your undergraduate What motivates these people to transfer out M i inn thethe tant.tant. WhenWhen studentsstudents institution. of C-M? Some transfer for obvious reasons: News.” feel important, they Students who do the best are of- family, work, things they just cannot change. I am are less likely to ten students who have done this type But a few leave because they have a chance always transfer. of thing before – i.e., paralegals, or to go to a more prestigious institution. These amazed The law those already work- are the very types of students C-M desperately to see school faculty Legal ing in law firms. needs to keep: people that look toward the top, how has made me feel Writing However, that people that are not satisfi ed with their position, much C- welcome and imporimpor-- background does ever. C-M has had these people in the past. M ggraduatesraduates hhaveave tant.tant. TTheyhey hhaveave ddoneone not guarantee success any more These people make fi ne Ohio Supreme Court achieved. How- their part to keep me than failure to have that background justices, excellent commentators and great ever,ever, the bulletin atat C C-M.-M. H However,owever, diminishes the opportunity for suc- professors. board is just the thethe facultyfaculty cancan onlyonly cess. Ohio Supreme Court Justices Maureen beginning.beginning. WWe,e, go so farfar,, and it is now One would think that those com- O’Conner and Francis E. Sweeney are living the students, must time for the university ing from a Liberal Arts background proof that C-M law degrees are valuable and do embodyembody thatthat prestigeprestige to do its part. The stu- would have an advantage. However, lead to great things. We just never hear about at class, at interviews and dentdent thatthat leavesleaves todaytoday there is an element of scientifi c analy- it. I will admit that before I decided to apply at work. Only then will we be could very likely be the sis necessary in the study of law that to C-M, I never knew that two Ohio Supreme ableable toto attractattract thethe bestbest andand keepkeep largelarge donor of tomorrowtomorrow.. many students can only get from an Court Justices were C-M graduates, and I am them here. C-M is a crown jewel, not engineering or analytically-oriented willing to bet that many of this year’s incoming Ultimately,Ultimately, I believe C- a garbage can. Until our background. class did not know that Tim Russert, of “Meet M does a good job of university remembers this, Perhaps, then, a good profi le of the Press,” is a C-M alumnus. instilling pride in its wewe cannotcannot eveneven bbeginegin ttoo a prospectively successful student Like our graduates, our professors are also students.students. H However,owever, counteract “brain drain.” would be someone with some type of www.home.hetnet.com dual major combining an analytical discipline with an arts discipline. Then again, sometimes the differ- PLANNING: OCP director defends September FIP scheduling ence is between someone who really Continued from page 1-- school begins.” Zimmerman said tiple offers, and some students did Chicago, C-M students are in a knew his/her stuff and someone who interviewing skills, manda- that the early start has no impact not accept offers. great position. This, along with merely took enough classes to get a tory group workshops for on the hiring process or the fi rm’s Last year 326 employers par- other reasons, contributed to why dual degree. lLs, a weekly student news- interview schedule. ticipated in CWRU’s fall interview both C-M and CWRU broke away The difference, too, is the type of letter containing job search According to Geneva, be- program. This included both on from the Consortium of Ohio Law criticism a person received through- information and postings cause many C-M students want and off-campus interviews, out of School, an organization that con- out his/her education. By the time I and an early fall interview to remain in Ohio, the early inter- state interviews, resume collect sisted of all nine law schools in got to law school, the only comments week program which begins view process does not provide a and resume direct. Additionally, Ohio. Geneva said both C-M and I ever received about my writing in mid-August. signifi cant advantage for students approximately 1250 on-campus CWRU discovered that there was were, “Tighten it up,” or “Proofread Geneva said because at CWRU. Geneva said that the interviews were conducted at little, if anything, to be gained by better.” It becomes a rude awaken- most of C-M students early start was, and has been, a CWRU. being part of the consortium. ing when someone starts pointing out work during the summer, unique characteristic of the East At UTLAW, 20 employers Geneva also said schools are that you don’t really know how to put plus the fact that fi rms are coast schools, such as NYU and participated in their fall interview very secretive as to what informa- together a paragraph! usually evaluating their Columbia. Geneva said that program for 2003. Last year, 231 tion they share, if anything, with Some of my best students have summer associates for the CWRU in many ways sees itself on-campus interviews were con- other schools. In fact, according been (dare I say it?) older students present year, an early fall as an East coast school. ducted. Heather Karns, director to Geneva, because employment is who have come from careers where interview program does not C-M began its fall on-campus of law career services at UTLAW, limited, career-planning offi ces try they had to communicate diffi cult pose a disadvantage to C-M interviews this year on Sept. 12, said the law school does not keep their best to provide employment material in writing to others. Also, students. while on-campus interviews at exact offer numbers. Karns said, opportunities exclusively for their teachers tend to fare well because David Zimmerman, Case and the University of To- “unless employers tell us or stu- students. they too have had the experience of recruiting administrator at ledo College of Law (UTLAW) dents tell us what the outcome However, as expressed in the having to explain what makes some- Porter Wright Morris & began on Sept. 15. Last year 45 of the on-campus interviews mission statements of both C-M’s thing correct or incorrect. Arthur LLP, said, “the early employers participated in C-M’s are, there is no way to know for and CWRU’s career planning of- That being said, there really isn’t fall interview program is on-campus fall interview program; sure.” fi ces, there is no guarantee of em- a formula for success. If there were, geared towards having conducting 704 first interviews According to Geneva, be- ployment, but both offi ces claim to all the law schools in the country students prepare for the and extending 85 offers. Geneva cause Cleveland is the biggest make every effort to make students would be handing it out. interview process before said that some students had mul- market between New York and job search successful. THE GAVEL n CAREER OCTOBER 2003 n 5

The Moot CourtCourt Board of Governors Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Presents

The 35th Annual MOOT COURT NIGHT Wednesday November 5, 2003 7:00 p.m.

Please join the Moot Court TeamTeam in the Joseph W.W. Bartunek III Moot Court Room as they present an evening showcasing the program’sprogram’s two national teams competing against each other in front of a panel of three distinguished judges prior to their fi rstrst roundround ofof competition.competition. TheThe competitioncompetition willwill be followed by a reception in the law building atrium.

Presiding The Honorable Lesley WellsWells The Honorable Maureen O’Conner The Honorable Dan AarAaronon Polster Federal District Court Supreme Court of Ohio Federal District Court Northern District of Ohio Northern District of Ohio

For further information contact: Dean C. Williams (216) 687-3980 [email protected]

Moot Court Night is sponsored in part by The Gavel at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law THE GAVELGAVEL Page 6 OpinOpin ion ion October 2003 Priority issues Seriously...stop calling me. hammered No one will deny the sanctity placed on major battle won in reclaiming our personal isle display rather than the brand mixed in privacy in the American home built into the peace, but assuming that the war is won is with all the other cereals. Did you pick up cannon of case law surrounding the Fourth a preposterous notion. your bananas in the cereal isle rather than home Amendment to United States Constitu- The truth, in reality, is that this re- the produce section…they know. By Sasha Markovic tion. But do Americans have a legitimate cent marketing roadblock may facilitate Now think of the millions marketing SBA PRESIDENT expectation of privacy in their pockets? advancement and misuse of technology fi rms might pay cell phone companies for The SBA has been working on Congress should be proactive to make sure designed to “sell” you. Technology, after a detailed listing of where you eat, drink, multiple issues throughout the school that they do. all, is fueled by any attempts to thwart the sleep and shop, how long you were there, year. Some issues are policy based, Imagine standing in line at Starbucks re- benefi ts or detriments it enables. how frequently you were there and what while others are budget based. hearsing the complicated title of your bever- For instance, if you’ve purchased a time of day they can most likely catch you At the forefront of the policy is- age when suddenly your pocket vibrates. Its cell phone in the past two years, you may there. sues is the fi nal exam rescheduling your cell phone, receiving a text message have noticed a notation on the box alerting Before we get too bent out of shape policy. For example, students with from Caribou coffee informing you it has a you that your phone is E911 capable. E911 about these frustrations, it is important to three fi nal exams within two days location nearby and that by utilizes global positioning satellite tech- point out that, for the most part, we agree are not permitted to reschedule any clicking the link on your web The nology (GPS) to alert emergency medical to be sold. Remember fi lling out that ap- of their exams. The SBA feels this browser, a coupon for free Gavel personnel of your location should your car plication for your bonus card? Remember policy inhibits students’ abilities to coffee will be immediately Editorial become buried in a snow drift with no when you quickly agreed to sign perform at their highest level. Schools dispensed to your e-mail. Opinion way to tell where you are. E911 can that Sprint PCS two-year around the nation, and especially in “What a coincidence,” you also be used by parents to keep track advantageadvantage agree-agree- this area, have recognized this issue think to yourself. Not likely; Caribou knows of their children. A good idea it ap- ment so you could and have established rescheduling where you are…your cell phone company pears. Sure…if its used properly. get $100 dollars off policies. The SBA approached the tipped them off. But the temptation of cell phone the cool phone that administration about establishing a Just two weeks ago, Americans believed companies to sell your informa- takes pictures? In policy that allows students, in certain they were winning the battle against the tion to marketing fi rms may be doing so, you prob- circumstances, to reschedule exams, marketing industry’s attempts to infi ltrate too great to prevent its abuse ably gave your service and is awaiting a response. Presently, the private lives of American consumers and our continued inundation provider permission to the exam rescheduling policy is not with the passage of the “Do Not Call List” with adds, offers, pop-ups, sell information about documented. by the FCC and President Bush. Not a ri- spam, etc. your location. The primary budget based con- diculous belief. Opportunity to obtain Before E911 technol- cern has been the reduced hours After all, is there anyone who actually consumer information is ogy creates more problems of operation of the Side Bar (caf- enjoyed getting up to answer the phone valuable. Think about the than spam in a hotmail ac- eteria). The reduced hours have for what turns out to be someone who money marketing firms count, the FCC and Congress left the day students without the has nothing you want with the annoying pay your local grocer should act proactively to enact ability to purchase food after 1:30 habit of butchering your last name. The to allow you to save legislation which mandates full, p.m. and foreclosed night students FCC and President Bush should both be big if you scan your meaningful disclosure by phone from obtaining any food within the congratulated for there efforts in enacting Tops Bonus Card at companies and awareness by the building. The SBA encourages ALL legislation brought about by overwhelm- the register. Not only have consumer of all implications of the students to e-mail Jack Boyle, special ing support of the American people even you just told Joe Marketing that you, powerful marketing weapon they assistant to the president of CSU, at though some were still disappointed on Oct. a 26 year-old male who lives in the suburbs are about to purchase. Failure to do [email protected], to express 2 when charities, veterans and pollsters kept of Cleveland likes Raisin Bran. You also so will leave consumers, once again, at the their displeasure with the reduction calling. The “Do Not Call List” is, in fact, a told him that you picked the box from the mercy of marketing fi rms. of hours. Additionally, the SBA is actively pursuing alternative solu- tions to the problem. Another budgetary concern is the state of the library’s computer lab. Clean it up; no ifʼs, andʼs or “butts” THE GAVEL Currently, the lab’s computers are Students and faculty must realize that cigarette butts do not disappear. CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW approximately fi ve years old, with The entrances to the law school have The law school recently paid to rebuild CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY 216.687.4533 TELEPHONE 20 percent of the computers perma- become garbage pits, littered with hundreds and landscape the main entrance to the 216.687.6881 FAX nently down. Michael Slinger, dean of cigarette butts, empty cigarette packs and school. Instead of being a pleasant en- [email protected] of the law school library, assured the wrappers from inside the packs. This is true trance to welcome students and guests, it SBA his offi ce was placing a budget despite the fact that there are trash cans and has turned into a garbage dump that smells request with CSU for new computers, cigarette receptacles at every entrance. The worse then most bars. (The fact that it is and new computers are expected in garbage litters the sidewalks and the land- impossible to enter the law school build- December. Slinger also stated that scaping, making the entrances to the school ing without choking on all the smoke is an upon the arrival of the new comput- look fi lthy and unkept. entirely separate issue.) The landscaped ers, the technology department will For some unexplained reason, smokers beds and sidewalks are fi lled with yellow do not think that cigarette butts are litter. and white pieces of trash that will remain update the browsers and activate Colin P. Moeller the scroll wheels on the mice. The When fi nished, many smokers simply fl ick there until the university’s maintenance staff Editor-in-Chief SBA and the students look forward butts on the ground clean them up. This cost is to returning from winter break and or out of their car further magnified by the Amanda M. Paar utilizing the new technology. windows. There is no budget constraints that have Layout Editor The SBA also held the 1L Senator difference between this caused the recent reductions in Election. Sixteen candidates ran for behavior and throwing student services. Jason M. Smith 1L senators, with seven 1L senators your empty McDon- Smokers, please stop this Managing Editor taking offi ce. The SBA welcomes ald’s bag out of the disgusting habit and put the new senators and looks forward car window. your trash in the appro- Staff Anonymous 1L to working with them. Special thanks However, priate place. In addition, Jay Crook to Abby Lill and Bobby Botnick for many people who next time you are outside Eric Doeh all of their hard work during the would never do the enjoying a cigarette, pick Josh Dolesh election. latter have no problem www.justritemfg.com up a few of the butts that are Christopher Friedenberg The SBA encourages all students doing the former. This is lying around and leave our school a better Alex Hastie to contact the members of the SBA odd, particularly when you consider that place. If this habit is not changed, the ad- Michael Luby with any concerns or issues that they the primary offenders at the law school are ministration should consider banning smok- James Lucas may have. On a fi nal note, please law students – a seemingly educated group ing near the entrances to the law school. that should know better. Cigarette butts will Many public buildings prohibit smoking keep in mind the SBA’s upcoming Advisor Thomas Buckley traditional Halloween Social held at not dissolve, blow away or wash away. In- within 200 feet of the entrances. Printer Gazette Printing Becky’s. Based on the student turnout stead, society must pay to clean them up, By Stephen Bittence at the last SBA social, the Halloween whether outside of the law school or on the http://www.law.csuohio.edu/students Bittence is a 4L, earning a dual- ALL RIGHTS REVERT TO AUTHOR Social promises to be a great time. side of the road. degree. THE GAVEL n OPINION OCTOBER 2003 n 7 Where the rubber meets the reader Open Mike Is there any logical explanation to the slumping sales in the menʼs restroom? 2L sounds off on

By Jason Smith Everyone knows law students against the Steelers? No. Al- The law school cannot recent events MANAGING EDITOR are under a lot of stress. On top of though these fans would prob- have it both ways. One ure, the library has the stress level, students are bur- ably have a use for such gloves, it cannot implement poli- By Michael Luby reduced hours. Yeah, dened by a tremendous workload. would be completely illogical to cies to curtail condom use STAFF WRITER Sthe Side Bar, our “caf- Could it be that law students are give them out at such a venue. while, at the same time, Thank you Dubya! The “Do Not eteria,” no longer serves delicious just too busy and too stressed to The same can be said for a complain about slump- Call List” is offi cially codifi ed in the pizza all day. These are not the big have a need for condoms? Prob- condom vending machine at a ing condom sales. The annals of American government. Not changes that went into effect since ably not. While the workload is law school. Law students have no solution is simple; give only did you prove Congress can get the end of last semester. high, most students can probably use for condoms on the law school us places to use condoms. stuff done if it wants, you also made The biggest, and perhaps the spare a couple of hours, or min- premises. I would venture to guess If more private rooms in sure charities, politicians, veterans and most significant change, at the utes, each week to “relax.” Also, that rarely, if ever, do random en- the library were “open every creditor this side of the Mississippi law school is the addition of a everyone knows that condom use counters occur in the library or for service,” or perhaps if can still interrupt dinner. At least Joe condom vending machine. Do is a good stress reliever. Next in the halls between classes that the Garden Terrace Room Lawnmower Co. down the street won’t not be confused. You are not at a explanation. would spark such bother me anymore. seedy, trashy club on the east bank Perhaps law students have no a need. It’s offi cial. Basketball pre-season of the fl ats. Rather, you are in the need for novelty condoms. When Even if such has started and Lebronapalooza has men’s bathroom in the basement purchasing a condom, one has the encounters were kicked into full speed. Anyone with a at C-M. opportunity to get lucky before commonplace, pulse has jumped on board, but can you However, it seems there is a getting “lucky.” If you get a for- there are few blame them. The Cavs problem with the new addition. tuitous draw, you may be able to places at the are already on pace Those in charge of placing this get one of the specially inserted school which to appear on national special vending machine at C-M color condoms. Unfortunately, not would allow television nearly as have expressed concern that the every student will be so lucky. students to fol- many games as they machine has not been used as The fi rst person to buy a con- low through won all last year. much as anticipated. Instead of dom, probably late in the spring with their de- Boeing Co. recently producing mass sales as expected, semester, will have the unfortunate sires. In search- demonstrated a satellite it seems few, if any, students are situation of opening a stale con- ing for such a system allowing cameras to record and taking advantage of the new dom that crumbles upon opening. place, I found monitor in-fl ight activities throughout

luxury. However, if a law student is ever a cozy, private the course of a plane ride. Advocates Jason Smith Jason Why are sales slumping? in a desperate need of a condom, room Smith Jason argue plane safety would be greatly Could it be that a condom machine I am sure the pos- increased. That’s interesting. Next in a law school makes as much sibility of a stale or time ground control sees a highjacking, sense as building a Best Buy in colored condom will it can send up Superman and CNN can the heart of Amish country? There not deter him. broadcast the whole ordeal live. must be a better explanation. So, what is the ex- Dr. Phil tickets are now on sale. The most rational explana- planation for slumping Nothing like paying top dollar to see tion for the low consumption of sales? The simple an- a balding, divorced, Oprah-loving, ex- condoms is that law students do swer is venue. Would football player spewing out advice on not have sex. Can the answer be you put a sushi stand everything from teenage pregnancy to this simple? Sure, when look- at Jacob’s Field? Bad why “gold-digging” really is a disease. ing around the school, there are example. Would a re- Friends, the ten-year NBC staple, probably few Wilt Chamberlains ligious organization en- has begun its “fi nal” run this year. The strolling the halls. However, with courage gambling upon actors get six million dollars per show the average student age being 27, their property? Another in the library, room were converted into to act out the most predictable plot lines it would seem probable that most bad example. A064, with no windows to entice private “nap” rooms, the in Hollywood. The network might be students would have a need for Would Cleveland Browns voyeurs. However, this room is slumping condom sales better off having Marcel write the fi nal contraceptives. Is there another Stadium give out baseball gloves continuously locked, allegedly for would skyrocket, stale episode. At least it wouldn’t end worse possible explanation? to the fi rst 10,000 fans to a game the reason just mentioned. or not. than Seinfeld. Ohio employees now have a toll-free phone number stamped onto their pay- checks. The hope is to encourage more government offi cials to report crimes in an attempt to reduce corruption, theft 1L discovers “weʼre not in Kansas anymore” and fraud. It remains to be seen whether The following is the second in a six-part classes? Hopefully, this is the time of the in some cases once. anybody will go after Taft’s idea of a series following a fi rst year C-M student year when everyone feels stressed, or in my I’m sharing these concerns to hopefully balanced budget. from orientation to spring exams. case, scared. In undergrad, my philosophy ease other 1Ls’ stress levels. We’re all in Rumors are flying over why cur- Today, I write as a broken man. I have on schoolwork and deadlines was, “It all this mess together and it’s entirely our fault. rent Lakewood Mayor, Madeline Cain, already gone back on one of my promises gets done in the end.” I now realize that this We decided to go to law school, now we’ve placed second in the city’s fi rst ever to myself: keep up-to-date on my outlines. is not true when dealing with law school. As got to face the music. My goal is that my non-partisan primary election. Could it Midterms are coming, and I am beginning to a 1L, if you don’t prepare, by doing outlines next column will not be so worrisome and be that her defi nition of improving the feel the stress everyone warned and staying ahead, then maybe it doesn’t all stressed. So in the meantime, still be happy West End requires destroying the very me about. There are not enough 1L get done in the end. Let me put it this way. you’re not yet in the “real world” because homes that made the area unique in the hours in the day. Combine that First If exams were today, I wouldn’t even have I’ve heard it’s an even more terrible place fi rst place? fact with my procrastination, and year life the decency to show up. than C-M. An Ethiopian father of fi ve has died you have a lethal combination. Part I Fellow 1Ls, this is a time to recover. It’s after his wife crushed his testicles. Pub- I’ve begun to see how easy it is been a hectic, fast-paced six weeks, but it’it’ss lished reports said the wife was upset to fail out of law school. Is it possible to just only going to get worse. I’m still going out by her husband’s spending habits on vanish from campus without a trace? There on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. As alcohol. The man failed to seek treat- is a lot of pressure on 1Ls, and maybe I’m long as that continues, ment out of sheer embarrassment and starting to crack. maybe I’ll keep died days later. One can only speculate While the obvious solution is to do more my sanity. Law what a friendship with Lorena Bobbit work, that’s easier said than done. We, as school has lived can really do to a couple. full-time students, have fi ve classes, and up to every cliché New Jersey legislation now requires slowly, they are starting to spin out of con- my mother told me. every person convicted of a crime, in- trol. The percentage of classes that I walk “You“You m mustust b becomeecome cluding those currently serving time, into unprepared is increasing. Although moremore organized!”organized!” I to give a DNA sample for a statewide I’m not sure what the number is, it’s over havehave becomebecome lessless genetic database. Three days later, 50 percent. I fi nd myself playing the odds organized.organized. “You“You the 9th Circuit overturned US v. Kin- everyday when I walk to my seat. Is today havehave toto reviewreview chap-chap- cade, declaring unconstitutional, a law going to be the day I get smoked out by the tersters afterafter youyou readread requiring federal prisoners to supply professor? So far, I’ve survived, but my them!”them!” NotNot onceonce blood samples to an FBI database. The time is certainly running out. havehave I managedmanaged toto www.restministries.org beauty of the law; light years ahead, yet It’s October. Where should I be at in my read anything twice, light years behind. 8 n OCTOBER 2003 THE GAVEL Confi dentiality cloaks source of General Fee funds CSU fails to explain disparity in distribution of tuition dollars geared toward student activities By Michael Luby STAFF WRITER he scene is reminiscent of one Many argue CSU’s system for dictating day” or temporary fund. However, often- The library is understaffed, computers are big game of “hide the ball.” At money is run by an inequitable bureaucracy, times, available money is not announced. breaking down, and the cafeteria is in dire Tone end, you have a big giant and others claim it is simply a mismanage- Herein lies the inequity. According to straits. Many point out that the general fee bank. The manager tells everyone to go in ment of funds. Still others blame improper CSU student life faculty member, Steve is not responsible to fund those programs. and grab as much money as they can. The use of funds. Liss, the student advisory committee Possibly, but any money is necessarily catch? You can only use your hands and CSU faculty member, Njeri Nuru- members are responsible to alert other helpful at a time such as this. The second you have to wear a blindfold. The fl ipside, Holm has sole discretion when deciding groups of any leftover money. If that an- problem deals with mismanagement. The your opponents, namely the athletic depart- what groups and organizations will receive nouncement is not made, the cash merely funding structure incorporated into student ment, get a dump truck. At the end of the money. She bases these decisions on a rec- goes back to the “rainy day fund” which is stipends has been in place for over twenty day you have a few twenties but sports has a ommendation of the General Fee Advisory left unregulated. years. More than half of the money a single goldmine. Your only chance at more money Committee. The committee, comprised of Over the past several years, that amount group receives from the general fee immedi- lies in a student representative that no one facultyfaculty andand sevenseven students,students, receivesreceives andand has dwindled consistently from an average ately goes to paying the offi cers who run that knows about. She does not call and you are determines the extent to which all requests of $200,000 to about program. This includes SBA, The Gavel, left without the ball. are governed. $60,000$60,000 despitedespite CSU Student Government and others. Every student, graduate, law and other- Each campus group has a right to anan annualannual Patrick McCarthy, of the Cleveland wise, contributes to a general fee, funded in submit a request for money each year. increaseincrease Stater, writes that only about 2% of the direct correlation with student tuition. In Unless a request is made, the inin thethe student body participates in intramurals, the past several years, student tuition has group will receive the same amountamount even though a very healthy proportion of the increased signifi cantly campus-wide. This, funding it did in the prior of general fee continues to fund that program. in turn, has created an ever-bloated student year, whether the general fund- Even less participate in varsity sports. fund to complement that tuition increase. fee increases or not. This inging thethe The problems continue to evolve out of The general fee, a campus-wide money is their permanent gen- constant fl uctuation and a communication pot, is used to fund nearly every organiza- budget. eraleral feefee breakdown. Campus-wide groups are ask- tion and program at CSU. As a result, it receives. ing for more money but are either turned directly affects nearly every student activity. However,However, away or forced to “get in line.” The general However, most are unaware of the severe nono oneone fee is the student’s money yet nearly every discrepancy in fund distribution that occurs seems penny feeds athletics. on an annual basis. toto knowknow SBA holds the responsibility of as- In the fi scal year 2003, nearly six million wherewhere thethe sessing every C-M organization’s budget dollars was contributed to the general fee. money request and spreading money around based This was subsidized directly from student isis going.going. on those requests. Based on each groups accounts. C-M students pay $19.50 per EachEach yearyear need it determines whom it will go to. credit hour up to a set amount of around studentstudent groupsgroups Despite minimal funding, last year, some $250. Although numbers vary between faceface anan on-on- organizations failed to use up the money al- CSU and C-M students, the amounts are Any slaughtslaught ofof lotted to them respectively. Vicki Plata, C-M similar. request needsneeds andand budget director, says those groups should Supplemental income also makes up made must be opportuni- not be asking for more, when they cannot a portion of the total. From that amount, supported by a tiesties forfor use up what they already have. student athletics immediately receives rational reason everything From this many are still wondering why nearly 87 percent of the revenue. Another and the vote is fromfrom professionalprofessional they are forced to support the general fee if $590,000 immediately goes to intramurals. put to the repu- development to group they see very little in return. Realignment This often leaves less than one million table “show of outings.outings. However,However, ratherrather seems a moot point. CSU, C-M, and Gradu- dollars a year to be distributed among all hands” formula. thanthan rreceivingeceiving aaccessccess ttoo tthehe ate representatives have failed to fi nd any the other organizations on-campus. Spe- If the budget is temporary fund, most groups are left middle ground. Until the money is managed cifi cally, C-M “donated” $325,000 last year healthy enough, with a bus-ride to nowhere. differently, people will continue to be left in yet only received about 35 percent of that leftover money SashaSasha MMarkovic,arkovic, SSBABA ppresident,resident, the dark. 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Co-sponsored by Becky’s, BARBRI and The Gavel THE GAVELGAVEL Page 10 SidebarSidebar October 2003 Student spotlight The Gavel highlights individuals who bring unique experiences to C-M. By Amanda Paar receivers of all-time. LAYOUT EDITOR Because of his shoulder injury, Bil- For 2L, Terry Billups, his professional lups was forced to sit out most of the 1999 football career was simply a detour in his season. After his shoulder rehab, Billups life-long goal of becoming an attorney. Bil- signed with the Patriots and started the last lups has had the dream of becoming a judge four games of the season. Afterwards, he since age nine, but also developed his talent signed a new contract with the Patriots look- for playing football into a career with the ing to be their starter. National Football League. Despite this new contract, Billups re- Billups graduated from the University of turned his signing bonus to the Patriots and North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998 with a retired from the NFL so he could fulfi ll his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications life-long goal of becoming an attorney. Bil- and Pre-law. lups said, “I had a God-given talent to play Rather than football, and I took advantage of that while heading directly I could, and now I’ve moved on to bigger to law school, and better things; but don’t get me wrong, Billups joined I love football to death.” the NFL by sign- Billups said he misses the camaraderie ing with the New between teammates and “the excitement By Amanda Paar England Patriots of being able to do something that only an LAYOUT EDITOR as a free agent. elite group of people are able to do; that is, ACROSS DOWN By the fourth play in the spotlight in front of hundreds of 6. Complaint’s end 1. First Supreme Court Chief Justice 8. Zeta-Jones’s lover 2. William ____; 1956 by Eisenhower week of the 1998 thousands of people on a professional level 11. Not part of the opinion 3. “King of Torts” author season, Billups against the best athletes in the world.” 12. Owed a fi duciary duty to 4. Interview attire Terry Billups signed with the The aspect of the NFL that Billups 13. Marbury’s author 5. Learned formula Dallas Cowboys. He played cornerback and disliked the most is the instability and un- 17. Offer and ______7. Elle _____ 20. NBC’s latenight 8. William ____ ; 1939 by Roosevelt was Deion Sanders’s back-up until Billups predictability of the job. Billups said, “No 21. Author of scary novels 9. Type of tenancy was injured during the 1998 season. matter how good you are, you are liable to 22. Title to land 10. Objective standard Billups stayed with the Cowboys for the either get traded to another team or get re- 25. Type of white collar crime 14. A jury’s decision remainder of the 1998 season and for part of leased because of salary cap reasons; not to 26. Number of cents a stamp costs 15. NBC’s Thursday night gold mine 27. Most recently appointed Supreme Court Justice 16. ______Cruelty the 1999 season until he suffered a shoulder mention, each team can only have a 53-man 30. __ litem 18. MPC section 210 injury in a car accident on his way to sign roster to fi ll all of its positions.” 31. Starts some case names 19. Slightly open with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Despite the talent each NFL player has, 32. To send across 23. Dean of C-M Billups’s most exciting and memorable Billups said that he has seen top players get 33. Typeface 24. “We the ______” 34. Philadelphia actor 28. An intentional tort moment in the NFL occurred while he was released for arriving just a minute late for a 38. A message carried back 29. Article containing the Supremacy Clause with the Cowboys. “I made my fi rst NFL position or team meeting. So, the struggle 39. To say beforehand 35. CA governor start on Thanksgiving night in front of mil- does not end when a football player dem- 42. Dental degree 36. Fear of learning lions of viewers and a sold-out crowd at onstrates that he possess the skill level 44. ______v. Putney 37. The use, choice and arrangement of words in 45. Atticus writing and speaking Texas Stadium.” During this game, Billups necessary to make it to the NFL. Billups 46. Greek goddess of victory 39. Fear was able to shut down Cris Carter, of the said, “Most players in the NFL say that NFL 47. Current Chief Justice 40. Fear of books Minnesota Vikings, one of the greatest wide stands for ‘Not For Long’.” 49. Greek god of love 41. Service of ______50. Article used before orange and honor 43. Fear of clowns 52. Name of Dr. Phil’s tour 48. Remedy of Rule 11 55. To turn back 51. When arbitrations fail nnow nnow yy 58. Smiling pumpkin 53. Physical component of a crime kk yy kk oo 54. Fear of strangers uu u 59. Fear of cats oo uu w u

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That will save you a lot of stressed when they tell you 52 pages, so far. work come exam time. 6. You are at Becky’s Thursday nights. 6. You are at Becky’s Thursday nights. ii 7. You freak out because everyone keeps 7. You realize law school really isn’t as tough telling you how hard law school is, and you as everyone told you, but you keep telling continually feel like you are inadequate. your friends/family how stressed you are. c 8. You are graded on a “C” curve (why didn’t 8. You are graded on a C+ curve (at least I c I go to Case!?! If I just had an extra $50k, I won’t owe $100k in loans like I would if I might be employable). went to Case). a 9. Your main reason for coming to law 9. You realize everyone at school is either a school: fi nd a mate. married, engaged or not relationship material. 10. Your section buddies are new “best 10. First year study group...do they even still ll friends.” go to school here? THE GAVEL n SIDEBAR OCTOBER 2003 n 11 Reconnecting with a good old-fashioned scare By Eric Doeh and Amanda Paar see the monster with your 3-D glasses, there house called “Biohazard 3-D” was more in- black; it’s a maze. You have no idea where CONTRIBUTING WRITERS is no reason to be frightened. teresting than frightening. You put on your you are or how is it that you have gotten to What is it that we really fear? Is it the Whatever happened to the good old 3-D glasses, watch the different colors on where you are. You hear voices all around known or the unknown? Do we fear that Alfred Hitchcock movies, such as Vertigo, the walls jump out at you, become slightly you, people are giving you directions as which we know is unreal, or that which may The Birds, Rear Window or even Dr. Phibes startled as you pass by a drum of toxic waste to where to go, knowing that all of you appear all too real? Rises Again starring Vincent Price? Those and hear a loud noise. Then at the end, you are in the same position. You are in the Halloween is once again creeping upon were scary movies. No 3-D glasses needed, fi ght for your balance while walking down unknown. Wow, this sounds remarkably us like the sudden realization that one’s only a blanket, some popcorn and some fi n- a hallway surrounded by multi-colored like law school. It turned out that “Pitch fi rst semester of law school is coming to gernails to gnaw. spinning lights. I’m afraid we were more Black,” our last and most simple haunted an abrupt end, which means the fi rst round The fear has been lost for a number of entertained than scared. house, which had very few monsters lurk- of exams is quickly approaching. Frankly, reasons. First, there is too much emphasis Next, we traveled to the “Curse of the ing around the corners, was really the most ghosts, goblins, mummies, grotesque look- on ways to frighten you rather than the an- Mummy” haunted house. Yes, on the sur- frightening of all. ing monsters, creepy crawlers and even ticipation of the fear that will result because face, it sounds much more intimidating than Anticipation of the unknown is drastical- characters with chain saws and sharp steel of the unknown. Second, the scary movies “Biohazard 3-D,” but how frightened would ly more fearful than knowing what to expect fi ngers have all lost their frightening appeal; today are simply silly. One cannot be scary you be knowing that the haunted house you with your classic 3-D shades, which allow that is, if they ever had it. and funny at the same time; you must choose are about to enter has tombs of mummies, you to see everything so clearly. Anticipa- Nowadays, to enjoy the so-called fright- a path. Third, do we need another Blair dead bodies emerging out of coffi ns and tion of the unknown is more fearful than ening experience, a guest at a haunted house Witch Project? 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Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Gemini (May 20 - June 20) Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Every person you fall for lately always winds up being Your Monday/Wednesday morning class is not as simple DoDo notnot gogo toto classclass unpreparedunprepared tonight,tonight, Scorpio.Scorpio. AnAn married or engaged. YYouou may have commitment problems as you think; just wait until you see the fi nal exam. Spend unexpected quiz or Socratic battering may catch you ofofff of your own Sagittarius which lead you to people you can’tcan’t a little extra time on that class instead of devoting all your guard.guard. CConsideronsider bbriefiriefi n gng y oyourur c acasesses t otodayday t hthoroughly.oroughly. Y oYourur have. Drag a friend to Becky’sBecky’s tonight to bore them with time to fi nding out how Joey and Rachel make it though. number is up todaytoday...this...this means you too 3L. Oh wait...do your problems. Your future employer hates “Friends” anyway. you even go to class anymore?

Taurus (April 20 - May 19) Libra (September 22 - October 22) Pisces (February 18 - MarchMarch 19) SorrySorry Taurus,Taurus, lawlaw schoolschool hashas hithit youyou withwith thethe uglyugly stick.stick. Consider taking some risks in interviews, Libra. No ca- YouYou are tired of being the nice guy/girl. It’sIt’s time you AlthoughAlthough biggerbigger fi rrmsms araree ppronerone ttoo hhireire tthosehose wwithith CCapricornapricorn reer offi ce would endorse it, but most partners will appreci- start to look our for yourself instead of everyone else for goodgood looks,looks, allall hopehope isis notnot llost.ost. ConsiderConsider solosolo practicepractice wherewhere ate your “White Snake” T-shirt, free-fl owing mullet and skin once. Start fi ghting ghting for for what what is is yours, yours, Pisces, Pisces, no no matter matter thethe interaction with others is kept to a minimum. You’reYou’re still tight jeans. They’ll be impressed that you can be all business cost. After all, that stuffstuff you fi ghtght forfor willwill lastlast longerlonger thanthan beautiful on the inside Taurus. upfront while throwing one wicked party in back. your law school friends. 12 n OCTOBER 2003 THE GAVEL