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College of William & Mary Law School William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...) Archives and Law School History 1992 Amicus Curiae (Vol. 3, Issue 6) Repository Citation "Amicus Curiae (Vol. 3, Issue 6)" (1992). Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...). 75. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers/75 Copyright c 1992 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers B-Movie Outline, page 15 AMERICA'S FIRST LAW SCHOOL A Publicatioa of 1M ~ VOLUME III, IS UE SIX MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1992 TWENTY PAGES Civil Rights Symposium turns into heated debate By DOUG MILLER Chicago, challenged the appli­ Affirmative action programs cation of meritocratic equality, of the 21st century need tofocu which ju tifies unequal treat­ o n the individual rather than ment based on unequal abili­ the group, and empower those ties. David Kirp, professor of who face the greate t inequitie public policy at the University inoursociety. Those", reabout of California at Berkeley, talked the only conclu ions reached by about the difficulty in applyjng a divided panel of professors, equitable remedies through af­ joumaJi t and authors discu - firmative action. ing the future of civil right in The second panel, which America at the tenth sympo­ concluded with a partisan de­ sium of the Bill of Rights Insti­ bate on the effectiveness of cur­ tute. The four-hour program rent affirmative action remedies, was held at M-W on Nov. 12. wa the most lively. Jeremy During the first panel di - Rabbn, government professor cussion Reva Siegel, acting pro­ at Cornell University, sparked fessoroflaw at the University of the discussion with ills call for California at Berkeley, sug­ an unusual government hand­ gested a model which would go out. "In these inner city crime­ beyond anti-discrimination, to­ ridden nei8nborhood~ handout ward dis ablishjng ca te rela­ Civil Rights Town Meeting from left to right: Rod Smolla, Reva Siegel, Drew Days, David tionsrup. David Strauss a law See, FIGHT, page 20 Strauss, Juan Williams, Neal Del'ins, David Kirp, Jeremy Rabkin and Terry Eastland professor from the University of M -W students denied choice In• exam scheduling By BOB DICKINSON gency, tills is the only relief offered from recommendation of the faculty's own each semester there were nurnerouscon­ As we approach the ordeal known as what can be a grueling marathon. Academic Status Committee. Professor flicts that resulted in the rescheduling of exams, let us not forget what is at stake: It was not always so. Dean Connie Trotter Hardy was the chair of that com­ exams for many students. your grade for an entire semester's work Galloway says that before 1987, the exam mittee in 1987. He remembers that the Under the new system, Dean Gallo­ rests on one test. Like it or not, each schedule was djstributed to students be­ committee had two concerns regarding way first schedules classes according to student is competing with every other fore registration. Students could con­ the old system. The first issue was the the time blocks in willch the classes are student in the class. In today's depressed sider thls information in making their concern of some faculty members that held. She next considers the enrollment job market, it may not be too far off the selection of classes for the next semester. the examination schedule was not an of each class in an attempt to minimize mark to assume that each student is com­ Gallowaysrud thatthe examination policy appropriate criteria for students to con­ peting with students of every other law i faculty driven. The current system was sider in deciding whether or not to take a See CHEAT? page 20 school. How level is the examination approved by the faculty in 1987 on the class. Second, and more importantly, playing field? In the case of first-year students, the Board of Visitors hears reports from College field is very level. Every first-year stu­ dent has the same exam schedule, and By ANDREW SMITH with comments about proposed improve­ the law school include Zoom Text, a thus each student has the same advan­ At its meeting Nov. 12 and 13, the ments to residence halls and new ser­ JAWS voice synthesizer, a scanner that tageor disadvantage as far as the amount Board of Visitors (BOY) discussed ·is­ vices and technology available on cam­ is able to read, and raised-line charting of time available for study between ex­ sues ranging from undergraduate cur­ pus for students with disabilities. These software. ams is concerned. TJUs equitable situa­ ricular changes to and new WilJiam and new services, said Sadler, are part of a Also of significance was the Inven­ tion ends after the first year. Mary Athletic Hall of Fame inductions. systematic program of improvement of tory of Environmental and Aesthetic Depending on a' student's schedule, The BOV is organized into several sepa­ services for the disabled, butwere imple­ Concerns compiled by a group of under­ one could have 24 hours to prepare for rate committees, each of which made mented particularly with an eye toward graduates and presented to the BOV. the exam in a four-credit-hour class such reports. compliance with the newly enacted Such concerns included much-needed as Trusts and Estates, and be sitting next The BOV is similar in purpose to a Americans with Disabilities Act. There mmntenance and upkeep forcertmn cam- to a tudent who had two, three, or more board of trustees at a private university, has been a particular emphasis on ser­ days to prepare for the same exam. For but the members of the board, rather vices for the visually impaired--for in­ See FEES, page 20 the last four semesters atM-W, a student than being elected by alumni or existing stance, new computer technologies at would not know her exam schedule until trustees, are appointed by the Governor mid-semester. She would have no input of Virginia. It meets at the College twice ---Inside this issue in scheduling. 2Ls and 3Ls are guaran­ each semester. • Department of Defense holds • Crossfire debates marital rape teed that they will not have to take two Highlight of the meeting included hearings at M-W. Page 4. laws. Page 8. exam withln a 2.t-hour period. If such a the report of the Committee on Student • See if you can spot the missing o Trading Cards: Famous names ituation arises, the student can resched- Affairs. Vice President for Student Af­ prof! Page 6. of M-W. Page 11. ule one of the exams. Short of emer- fairs Sam Sadler opened the proceedings 2 ======================================= Monday, November 23, 1992 THE A~Q)s CuRIAE Out of Our Heads From the Editor's Desk... The faculty and administration don't trust M-W students For those of you who don't for help need some form of legal All they need are people who to uphold the Honor Code that we agreed to abide by when already know, AVALON is a assistance. can explain what the law is and we enrolled in this school. This argument is the basis for not battered women's shelter here That's where we come in. how it affects the woman in­ releasing exam schedules until after registration. in Williamsburg. They provide Just like the undergrads who volved. While Dean Galloway lauds the current system of blind e}..tensive services to women and come into student legal services, In exchange for helping out registration as resulting in fewer exam conflicts, comments children who are victims of do­ these women have basic ques­ someone who wouldn't ordi­ from Professors Hardy and Donaldson illustrate the core of mestic violence. tions about the legal system and narily get legal advice, you get the problem: the temptation to cheat would to be too great One common feature of their options. Any law student legal experience foryour resume for some students to resist. helping a woman escape a vio­ can answer most of these ques­ and the feel~ng of making a dif­ To put it bluntly, enforcement of the Honor Code is none lent household is the involve­ tions. ference. of the faculty's business. The Honor Code is student-run and ment ofthe legal system: whether You don't need to be a coun­ Do the community a favor student-administered. We decide what temptations are too it be protective orders, custody selor or therapist. You don't and lend a helping hand. Con­ great. If an individual faculty member doesn't trust the suits or criminal charges, most even need to understand every­ tact Janie Kong (2L) for details student body, he or she can either teach somewhere else or women who come to AVALON thing about domestic violence. on legal advocacy training. take steps to abolish the Honor Code at M-W. Letters This paternalism comes forth in the argument that stu­ dents shouldn't pick courses based on exam schedules. The To The Editor: The following letter has been If students want a serious faculty should remember that students pay for an educational It seems our recent article edited, with the consultation of program then they must take service. The choices are ours to make. Once again, student regarding legal skills deficien­ the author, for the sake of space. action. Perhaps most students motives in course selection is none of the faculty's business. cies sparked no small amount of To the Editor: do not care because there is a It is the epitome of rudeness and insensitivity for the attention, most of which came I am writing in response to a "pass/fail" mentality.

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