The Docket Historical Archives 4-1-1981 The Docket, Issue 6, April 1981 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/docket Recommended Citation "The Docket, Issue 6, April 1981" (1981). The Docket. 82. https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/docket/82 This 1980-1981 is brought to you for free and open access by the Historical Archives at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Docket by an authorized administrator of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Digital Repository. N 1!i (i I ^ THE it u a Page 1 i] April 1, 1981 DOCKET I Broaan Critical LAW TUITION UP )• By Dave Eddy The sixteen percent increase in the law school tuition to $4512, approved by the University Senate was largely a fait ac­ Brogan's frustration with this largely compli. Jim Brogan, law school represen­ ceremonial body was evident throughout tative to the Senate, conmiented that the the discussion. The senate has voted down body's discussion of the budget was the budget twice in its history and for the basically academic because of a dearth of most part is forced to accept the recom­ specific budget figures made specific, in­ mendations of the Budget Committee (who telligent discussion impossible. Brogan fur­ are supplied with figures) in making ther noted that even if the figures were decisions. provided, the Senate is largely powerless. Furthermore, the Board of Trustees, who Lisa Palfy and Joe Kohn (I.) competed with Frank Arleo and Gus Sellito (r.) at the Reimel Despite this, the Senate voted 13 for, 11 make the real decision, simply overrode the Moot Court Competition. against, 4 abstaining on the tuition increase Senate on the two previous occasions. One proposal. All the student senators and two concession was granted to the senate, faculty members were against the budget nowever. The budget hearings from now on Kohn and Palfy Win Reimels and Dean Abraham and Prof. Cannon ab­ will take place during the December stained. meeting rather than the March meeting so Brogan's dissatisfaction with the in­ that the budget is not quite as firm as it was crease was tempered somewhat by the fact this year when reviewed. Last Saturday, the final round of the run for re-election only upon receiving the J Twenty-First Annual Reimel Moot Court nominations of both the Republican and that from what he could "glean" the 16 % J Competition was held. The final argument Democratic parties. He has received only increase was reasonable. saw the team of Gus Sellito and Frank the Republican nomination. Brogan disparaged the skeletal presen­ Arleo for the jjetitioner take on Joe Kohn Judge Cahn, United States District Court tation of the budget given to the Senate to VLS Team and Lisa Palfy for the respondent. When Judge for the Eastern District of Penn­ approve. The total dollar figures were not the three-judge panel handed down its sylvania, wrote the opinion in the recent broken down in any meaningful way, he said, yet the senate was expected to vote on decision, the team Kohn and Palfy emerged case of Goidi>erg v. Rostker. Goldl>erg was Winners this victorious. a key case relating to the military draft matter. issue in the Reimel problem. Judge Cahn's A second cause for dismay involved the By Tom Barnes For both teams, the oral argument on decision declaring last year's draft budget-maker's apparent disregard for the Marie Barnhurst and Dave Pennington Saturday was the culmination of seven mon­ registration unconstitutional on the Senate's expressed and accepted priority of have teamed up to win the Merna B. Mar­ shall Moot Court Competition, a new event ths of brief writing and five preliminary grounds of sexual discrimination is curren­ having financial aid increases keep pace sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of rounds of appellate oral arguments. tly under review by the United States with tuition increases. Not only was this not Supreme Court. Oral argument before the done with the graduate program but the the Federal Bar. Association. Also com­ The competitors argued before a Supreme Court was heard Tuesday, March budget was even less successful with the peting from VLS were Jim Brogan and Sharon Brass, Vince Knox and Charles distinguished three-judge panel, including 24. law school. In the law school budget there was a 5.8% disparity between the increases. Rausch, and Lou Magazzu and Andy Susko. Judge Patricia Wald, sitting as Chief The problem for this year's competition, The Marshall Competition is named in Justice of the Villanova Supreme Court, which deals with the constitutionality of A third area of dispute involved another priority established by the senate. This was honor of the late Philadelphia Common Judge Bruce Kauffman, and Judge Edward limiting a military draft to men, was writ­ Pleas Court Judge, who was a past Cahn. ten by Professor Mary Joe Frug. the deferral for the third year in a row of President of the Philadelphia chapter of the the maintenance of the university's Federal Bar Association. Judge Wald, who sits on the Court of Ap­ physical plant. peals for the District of Columbia Circuit, earned her appointment to the bench through her work with the Justice Depart­ ment, as well as through her distinguished Reagan Plans Hit work in areas of law connected with social issues. Judge Wald has worked for Neigh­ borhood Legal Services and the Crime Com­ mission in the District of Columbia, and she Students In Wallet has co-directed programs for drug abuse, law and social policy, and mental health By Wei-Wel Chiu with an interest payment while-you-are-in- GSL program. Finally, the new educational law. She has also written a book. Law and The Reagan Administration's proposed school provision, such interest being com­ loan program adds a parentcd loan program Poverty. budget cuts in the area of government pounded while the student is in school. If with the percentage value of interest Judge Kauffman, who sits on the educational loans should not affect students this change goes through, students will be floating at the market rate (currently the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, was selec­ for the 1981-82 academic year, according to paying a great deal of money each month for interest rate is fixed). ted by Governor Thornburgh on a merit Sandy Mannix, Villanova Law Schoiol's Ad­ interest payments. This, says Ms. Mannix, basis to fill a position which had been missions Officer. However, for the 1982- will be "fatal" for some students. Second, Various student aid groups have put for­ vacated. As a believer in merit selection, as 1983 year and thereafter, although nothing the most desvestating provision is ward other suggestions to the government, opposed to election, as a system for awar­ definite has been done yet, most of the "Eligibility-Based-On-Remaining-Need," including the following: (1) to retain the in­ ding seats on the bench, Judge Kauffman proposals are "bad" for students and some which requires students to exhaust all other terest subsidy; (2) to replace the "income determined earlier this year that he would will be "disastrous." possible sources of support before they can cap" that used to be in existence under the The new program changes the current apply for the GSL and determinations of GSL program (Any student whose income National Direct Student Loan (NDSL) and funding is made on the b asis of financial or whose parent's income is under $25,000 Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) programs need. In other words, the student would gets GSL automatically, otherwise, he or in primarily three ways. First, the in-school have to get NASL, work-study, school lotms, (Continued on page 5) No Student interest subsidy is eliminated and replaced etc., before he or she can even apply to the Graduation On Trial Speaker By Tom Barnes' Ann Nevel and Joanne Selleck were run­ Dean Abraham, with the assistance of ners up in the Regional Round of the Dean O'Brien, has decided that there will National Trial C!ompetition held at Dickin­ be no student speaker at the law school son Law School, and will go on to the commencement ceremonies. The idea had National round. Dave Robbins and Suzanne been proposed by the Student/Facuity Com­ McCaim made it to the semis during the mittee, which suggested that the graduating four elimination rounds held at Dickinson. class be permitted to vote on whether to The Regionals involved a criminal bribery have a member of the class deliver an ad­ case, and the Nationals will also consist of a dress at graduation. criminal problem. All four participants Dean O'Brien and Dean Abraham both thank their student witnesses and judges, opposed the suggestion on the ground that Mrs. Jane Anderson, and Professor RS students would not like having one of their Pictnred above are: (L) Snzanae McCann, Dare Robbini, Prof. RJS. Packet, Joanne Scl- Packel and Goldberger for their valuable number singled out for special notice at the assistance. conunencement exercises. lecii, and Ann Nerei. , Page 2 • THE DOCKET • April 1,1981 An American Problem THE ATLANTA To the Editor: The current problem in Atlanta is significantly different from the recent Iranian EDITORIAL crisis. In Iran, we knew who the ca^tora were. After twenty months, Atlanta officials are no closer to finding out what killer or killers have been victimizing its neighborhoods of its youths. In Iran we also knew that the captors were reacting to America's previous in­ volvement in its internal affairs.