University of Michigan Law School University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository Res Gestae Law School History and Publications 1994 Vol. 44, No. 11, April 4, 1994 University of Michigan Law School Follow this and additional works at: http://repository.law.umich.edu/res_gestae Part of the Legal Education Commons Recommended Citation University of Michigan Law School, "Vol. 44, No. 11, April 4, 1994" (1994). Res Gestae. Paper 200. http://repository.law.umich.edu/res_gestae/200 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School History and Publications at University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Res Gestae by an authorized administrator of University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Hillary Profited from RG Stock ) Vol44No.ll The University or Michigan Law School April 4, 1994 Permanent Public Interest Funding in Doubt By Helen Melia and Joe Wallace helped a lot of students," Bollinger the public interest/government sec­ RG Staff Writers said. "Yet it is important for an out­ tor. Traditionall y, the Placement Dean Lee Bollinger recently going Dean not to lock-up the new Office has focused on securing notifiedmembersofthePublic Inter­ Dean's options." positions in large corporate fl!llls. t#ftf't;·,~~(l~ ~fAr~~~ted~ est Group that permanent funding for The Law School establi.>hed the While some resources existed for in ·ttpeafl~ :. OJ!/Jce fqr Prptest ' the Public In terest Office wi ll be left Public Interest Office last fall when it those seeking public interest and to the discretion of his successor. hired Lisa D' Aunnoas director on an government jobs, students found ~~ n·; . ~ijr~ ~J~c~~~&~:~r1~':tii~; r~~c~/?,tj1:i~: ·. ..ft?€;, .. , RG St.iff:Writer :,;,A:·'.; ·.,·.: '-'-sr·• The versions of went . · Bollinger had mdicated in February interim basis. The Law School com­ them unsatisfactory. "The state of exactly that the admin istration would fund mitted one and a half personnel posi­ Room 217 [now the Public Interest )(f~t-Ye3!. ia~ studeni . ~~.{ on in lhe teception aie3 or Dean the office permanently, rather than tions for the Public Interest Office for Office) was merely a bunch of out­ ~st.,¥.. in Dean.)~~: BoUing¢f.fs Bollinger) offtee difC~. What is provisionall y. this year, as well as an operating of-date, overfilled loose-leaf note­ o(frta~~h l4~~ifuc, refusing):ffi .:: clear is that .B roob demanded tO Many students worry that this budgeL The school established the books before this year," said HechL leav¢j:f!t.e: Dean'~i~lffce until"~>· talk with B~Jlinger, who refused to Deafl'-woold s~ '~th him -con'- see him at that time. Brooks re· decision will jeopardize the woric of office as a pilot program, with the Student response to the Dean's .._ ... x . t the Public Interest Office. "It is im­ decision on permanent status to be decision to place the Public Interest cemi9g: the Status,'of the .Law fused to leave the reception area portant that Dean Bollinger make a made later. Office on temporary status has been settqggsp~9 l ic iri~t'progra~B*· . until the_dean woul<i"speak with Htigh BrookSJfi heard him. .. ' commitment now so that the public Student response to the Public swift, varied, and vocal. "Students frOffi. interest staff can prepare for the fall," Interest Office has been positive. "A are talking to faculty members about a felloW. ~ot mat Dean Bollin- Beyond that, Bollinger and said Audrey Richardson, 2L, a lot of 1Ls especially are excited about the importance of the office," said ger. fi.¥;l changed his decision to . Brootsdonotagreeonthecircum­ memberofthePublic Interest Group. the experience that is achieved from Audrey Richardson. "Contact has m~~!!}.~~ bl ic I.nj~;~~tOff~eeP%;.: :., .. staocesst?.P"Ouning Br~~s' ~L • ''Leaving funding to the new Dean's these [public sector) positions. Since also been made with alumni and manenq_So on his 'Way to class, he In the Mrucll 25 ediuon Issue discretion would jeopardize the state the fall, the Public Interest Office there is an LSSS petition showing st~ hy Dean Bollinger's of- of The Miebigan Daily; Bollinger 1 of the office and may leave the office personnel have had tremendous re­ student support." fice~t~~s. purpose, :W<ls two-fold; described Brooks behavior as bul- with less fundi ng and staff than this sults," said Scan Hecht, 2L, a mem­ "There is more student support ':' ·:\::s ip~~W~J~;~f.qmi9ItSfi:c~:fm~B . l~i,ng,.,'.lf~.w~.fa ir.l ~ . oJf~_ve. in .. ,. year." ber of the Public Interest Group. One than I realized," remarked Dean a secq~(l ~ han d, · ~IQt:1r roh'i!bf~ , !tis language." Bolli nger sa•d he sow:re:I wanted IDJ.now dire&ly was more than willing to meet with 1 Bollinger justified his decision indication of this effectiveness is the Bollinger. Bollinger said that get­ 1 to table permanent funding as "one of increase in Student Funded Fellow­ ting students interested in public - ~Jhe deanwh<lt .his decision him at another ti me, bot he was respect" toward the new Dean and he ship (SFF) applications th is year- interest positions has been a major also wants to gram the new Dean as 132, up from 86 1ast year. concern of his. ''Two years ago there :~~~::~-~~if.~~r~· t: . :!D.SJrhi~~;~ ~: B~~; ... : much leeway with the law school Law students had lobbied for was very little interest in public · ,.toe~pP&ss10 bim the!cm<fa!n~uli" beganpoundingonhiscloseddoor. 'I budget as possible. .. fi mp_Q~~e of p\ibfic,i ntcrcsl pro--:'- . ! increased placement services/re­ 4 ''The Public Interest Office has sources for those seeking positions in See FUNDING, page 4 j1::$J~§i!9im~J~~~- ~P.~~o~ e,~~:d·\ ~ . ·. :: ,: §fffl ~ ~ ~1T· pose ) BLSA to Hold Symposium on Civil Rights By J ulie Beck current status of civil rights and the fense and Educational Fund, Inc. in trict courts for the Wayne County speaker, to discuss voting rights. RG News Writer possible routes to take for the future. New York. Prosecutor's Office, and Esmerelda Voting rights has reemerged as a The Michigan chapter of the The topics will range from the theo­ Other practitioners will pres­ Simmons, New York City Board of national political issue due to several Black Law Students Alliance(BLSA) retical, "Is Civil Rights the Proper ent their views on strategies for Education member, will join the di­ factors. First, after the most recent will present its 6th annual sympo­ Focus for Today's African-Ameri­ urban communities. "In particular, rector of social and cultural studies at Congressional elections, there are. sium Friday, April 8 and Saturday, can?" and "Efficacy of the Voting we have three people on this panel the Indiana Family Institute, Jac- more African-Americans serving in April9 at the Law School. The forum Rights Act", to the practical, "Strate­ the United States Congress since is entitled "Civil Rights in the 1990's: gies to Assist Our Urban Communi­ Reconstruction. This increase is due, Where Are We Now-Where Should ties." in large part, to the type of redistrict­ We Go. The symposium will be Ware and Co-Chairperson Topics of discussion include civil ing schemes that have been imple­ followed by the annual Butch Car­ Roslyn Sullivan, 2L, garnered prac­ mented under the Voting Rights Act. penter Scholarship Banquet later titioners, professors and policy-mak­ rights strategies for the 1990 s, Second, after the Lani Guinier Saturday evening. ers to participate in the various pan­ incident last year, lawyers, academ­ Symposium Chairperson Chris els and discussions. "We have a lot of voting rights law and assistance ics and politicians have increased the Warc,3L,explained thesymposium's excellent panelists from diverse back­ commentary and debate concerning focus on civil rights. "Many people grounds who will give us viewpoints to urban communities. innovative measures to ensure voting complain that there's not enough ofthelegalsystcm that we cannot ex­ rights. focus on the civil rights movement at perience in a law school setting," Third, a controversial Supreme this time. Many are unsure of what said Ware. who have taken a hands-on approach que line Joyner Cissell, on this panel. Court decision,Shaw v. Reno (1993), direction to take. Hopefully, the Most notably, Professor Ted to dealing with issues which affect The panels also feature academ­ again threw vo\ihg rights into the panels, consisting of people currently Shaw will return to the Law School to urban America. So it should be very ics Pamela Karlan, a professor at the limelight as the Court allowed a chal­ involved in the civil rights move­ participate in two panels. On a two­ interesting to hear some of their in­ University of Virginia Law School lenge by white voters to a North ment, wiU give us an idea of what its year leave from teaching, Shaw cur­ novative ideas," Ware explained. and Carol Swain of Princeton Univer­ Carolina redistricting scheme to pro- goals should be," said Ware. rently serves as associate director­ Local notable Sharon McPhail, sity who will join Shaw and Alan counsel for the NAACP Legal De- division chief of screening and dis- The symposium will evaluate the Keyes, a prominent writer and public See BLSA, page 4 Tbe Rea Cellae - April 4, 1994 - ~ 2 t \ Letter to the Editor: Student' Gr:C»UpS' Coftdemn Poster Vandal . I To t.b e RG: love." Within hours someone had crossed out "love" and written structure of the Law School. Obviously, some that hold this Billboards encased in glass.