Breaking News: Alcohol Banned at This Year's Law Revue
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the commentatorThe Student Newspaper of the New York University School of Law Volume XLIII, Number 11 March 24, 2010 Breaking News: Alcohol Banned at This Year’s Law Revue Bottles and Loud Patrons Blamed for Policy Change; Pre-Show Parties to Occur Before Every Show BY MICHAEL MIX ’11 “[Dean Richard] Revesz has auditorium aisles and from rowdy administration felt that it had searching of persons before the EDITOR -IN -CHIEF had a lot of issues in the past … crowds in general. Instead of in- no choice but to put the ban in show. In addition, to help maintain mostly because there has been such troducing the alcohol ban then, the place this year. While no alcohol some of Law Revue’s traditional Law Revue, NYU Law’s an- a culture of bottles, bottles running administration made a deal with is allowed, there will not be any place in the community, there will nual music parody, has traditionally down the aisle, bottles clinking, Law Revue in which its members be “pre-parties” before every show, been an alcohol-laden event, as and it seems like the Law Revue would police the 2009 show. These sponsored by different groups on students could bring drinks into audience has to drink as loudly as policing measures included an- Pre-Show Parties campus. A list of pre-parties can nouncements during be found in the accompanying • Apr. 7, 6:30 - 7:45 in Gold- the show, students pa- berg, hosted by student groups sidebar. trolling the aisles, and “One of the positives is that an SBA email asking • Apr. 8, probably 6:00 to the audience does not need to be people to be respect- 7:30, place TBA, hosted by the screaming the whole time showing ful and not to yell. SBA everybody how drunk they are” However, these new Svoboda said. “We work really hard • Apr. 9, 6:30 - 7:45 in Gold- measures proved to ing, hosted by the alumni services on the show … and we like that it be ineffective, as last (ODAR), mainly for Law Revue is a night that everyone can look year’s event contained alumni. forward to.” most of the same There also might be a BYOB Despite the changes, Law problems as before; party in the journal offices Revue still hopes and intends that even though people • Apr. 10, 6:30 - 7:45 in the show will be as good as ever, did not roll the same Golding, hosted by the adminis- with the same robust attendance amount of bottles tration, mainly for families. as in years past down the aisles, there “We really hope [that there still was an inordinate won’t be lower ticket sales], and amount of noise, and that’s what we are trying to prevent one girl even threw up with the … pre-show party,” Svo- in the auditorium dur- boda said. “Also … on [March 25] ing the show. we are getting a lot of the students Tishman Auditorium and imbibe possible” said Katie Svoboda ’11, “While we recognize that involved for one of the two videos throughout the show. Starting this a producer on the show. alcohol is a part of student life, we are creating for the show. One year, however, students will no This decision has been in the we also believe that we should be of them is sort of a rave party in longer have the ability to do so, works for a few years now. Two conscious of the public spaces we the library, and we are getting the as the administration has banned years ago, in 2008, the show was create for its consumption,” said student body to help with that, alcohol from the show, which runs marred by interruptions, mostly Assistant Dean Pascale Walker. so hopefully that will get people every night from April 7-10. from bottles rolling down the After the 2009 show, the excited too.” Experts Talk Antitrust at Annual Survey of American Law Symposium which he helped draft during his Professor Eleanor Fox, the BY LAURA COLLINS ’10 forcement. He is also the former ski (FTC), and Jonathan Baker time at the DOJ. Kevin Arquit Walter J. Derenberg Professor CONTRI B UTING WRITER Chief of the Antitrust Bureau of (FCC) were visiting professors the Office of the Attorney Gen- at the NYU School of Law in (Simpson Thacher), former Head of Trade Regulation at NYU, On Friday, Feb. 19, the NYU eral of the State of New York. the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school of the Bureau of Competition at moderated the second panel on Annual Survey of American Law The panel featured five current years, and they are all currently the FTC, filled out this panel by antitrust and innovation. She hosted its annual symposium, and former federal antitrust offi- serving in the Obama adminis- drawing the comments together was joined by four panelists who Critical Directions in Antitrust. cials from the Antitrust Division tration. Weiser spoke about the and contributing his thoughts on discussed the way antitrust law Antitrust academics, govern- of the Department of Justice, importance of considering the the additional proposed uses of ment officials institutional design of the FTC’s Section 5 powers. See SYMPOSIUM page 4 and practitioners antitrust enforcement, came together Shelanski touched on from around the the expanded use of the country to discuss FTC’s Section 5 powers, developments in and Baker discussed the antitrust law. role of industry-specific There were agencies in antitrust three panels over enforcement. the course of the Joining them were day, on govern- two former government ment enforce- enforcers who currently ment, antitrust work in the private sec- and innovation, tor and academia. Rob- and private en- ert Willig (Princeton forcement. Each University and Com- panel consisted of pass Lexicon), a former four to five panel- Deputy Assistant Attor- ists and a moderator. the Federal Trade Commission, ney General for Economics in the Professor Harry First, the and the Federal Communications Antitrust Division of the DOJ, director of the Trade Regulation Commission. filled out the panel by discuss- program at NYU, moderated the Three of the speakers, Philip ing the pending revisions of the first panel, on government en- Weiser (DOJ), Howard Shelan- Horizontal Merger Guidelines, Two columns about Wet vs. Dry. Trust us, it’s not what you think it is. page 2 This is the continuation of the Lawyering debate that never ends. And it page 3 goes on and on my friends. Some people started arguing it, not knowing... Students dance the night away at the Violet Ball, held on Feb. 27 in the Infra pages 5-8 atrium of Bobst Library on the undergrad campus. The formal, black tie- The April Fools edition, the Rotatnemmoc. It’s fake; don’t sue us. optional event was open to all members of the NYU community. Opinions Page 2 c March 24, 2010 Dry Versus Wet: Two Perspectives on the Law Revue Alcohol Ban to get together in one great simultaneously recognize and that class you hate, all so you could student body group-hug demonstrate NYU’s excep- get together with your buddies and For all the more glorious and tional student culture. And have a good time. BRIAN KINDLE & appreciated (I’m looking if that sounds cheesy, so be People pay to come watch the MATT LAFARGUE ’10 at you, Fall Ball). Frankly, it. There are worse things show and have fun — they don’t pay CONTRI B UTING WRITERS a sense of community is than cheese. It’s delicious to hear your friend yell out some- necessary: you don’t go on sandwiches, and it builds thing that he thinks is funny because Answer quick: which would you through law school alone, strong bones. he’s been double-fisting MD 20/20 be more likely to attend, a college re- and it shouldn’t feel that All of this makes the for three hours. And remember all union or a law school one? Chances way. And of all the commu- decision to keep booze out those family members and admit- are, it’s the college reunion; nearly nity-building, group-huggy of this year’s shows in favor ted students who attend? For many three-quarters of respondents pick activities (full disclosure: I of pre-show receptions the of them, Law Revue is their only that one, which is a number that’s think group hugs are awe- right one. Law Revue is a firsthand glimpse at NYU Law … totally real and not based on my some), probably the best, major annual tradition that and in recent years they’ve left with imagination (it’s based on science). and certainly the strangest, draws in not just hundreds the impression that we’re a bunch Also, please answer faster next time. is Law Revue. of students but alumni, fac- of idiots. Getting a little buzzed and It says “quick” right there in the first This decades-old an- ulty, parents and prospective cheering on your friends: awesome sentence. nual musical spectacular applicants. Extending the and fun. Spilling Woodchuck Cider Point is, most graduates simply is the only place you’ll see festivities beyond the shows on my shoes while drunkenly howl- feel more connected to their col- all of NYU Law’s unique themselves gives all these ing at all times, and leaving a six-pack lege, and for good reason. Colleges identity on display, and on groups a place to interact, of empty bottles under your seat for are instant communities, with their stage. Where else will you and makes Law Revue much someone else to clean up: embarrass- own social rules, traditions, events find overly self-righteous more the community-wide ing and unnecessary.