College of William & Mary Law School William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...) Archives and Law School History 1989 The Advocate (Vol. 21, Issue 4) Repository Citation "The Advocate (Vol. 21, Issue 4)" (1989). Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...). 293. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers/293 Copyright c 1989 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers The Official Engagement Issue The ~ .. a.ICA".D.1."UT LAW SCHOOL vocae Marshall-Wythe School of Law FOUSDLD 1779 Vol. XXI, No.4 OCLober 19, 1989· Twelve Pages Academic Support Program Enhanced But Questions Arise by Will Murphy with assistance . subjects. They al 0 attend at open to all students. Admission take issue with that." He said Professor Susan Grover, who from Tamara·Maddox least one of the sections of the is offerred to those who are that students in the program do helped to procure the grant for In a beefed-up version of subject they tutor. experiencing academic not have access to any special the program, said "I feel that similar programs offered in the Each teaching assistant meets difficulties or lacking skills materials and that they do their we have an open door policy." past, Marsha 11- Wythe's with the students in the program needed for legal study and own work, preparing their own When Twitty was asked if the A ademic Support Program every two weeks, giving a analysis. Although a student briefs and outlines. He stressed racial mix of the students in the teaches essential law school lecture and answering questions receives an inviation to join, that the program was not program at all resembled that of skiUs to selected first-years. on the material covered in class. Twitty emphasized that the designed for students whose the fIrst-year class as a whole, Thanks to a grant from the The students have three sessions program is totally voluntary. academic difficulties were due he replied, "No comment," and State Council on Higher every other week and two Students who are currently to insufficient effort. Professor added, "It's not relevant" Education, the program starts sessions on the alternate weeks. involved received invitations to · Butler commented that many of Butler, who ran last year's earlier in the "hool year, The sessions last approximately join based on the first Legal the skills emphasized in the program, stated that there were employs more people and does two and a half hours. Teaching Skills memo and diagnostic test, program are taught to all several white students involved not put extra burdens on assistants do not keep office information from the students through Legal Skills. last year, but would not answer professors. The push for the hours, but are expected to help Admissions Office and Among first-years, rumors questions about the racial program came from the their students if contacted interviews with the students. abound concerning the criteria composition of the group in this Affirmative Action Committee. informally. They will also look Next semester, after exam for admission to the program year's program. Last year's Minority at and comment on outlines results are known, additional and who is in it. The thrust of Because ftrst years have not Recruitment Chairperson, prepared by their students if students will be invited to join. the rumors has been that white yet taken exams, there is no currently teaching assistant in asked to do so. Twitty said the program, which students are excluded or that objective measure of the the program, also played a part According to TheophIise currently serves about 20 they are at a disadvantage in program's success. However, a 10 gettmg the grant proposal "Twltty, the Coordinator of the students, can accommodate 2S gaining entrance. Twitty, who source familiar with the together. program, the emphasis is on to 30. stated that he had not heard of operation of the program The new program employs skills, such as legal writing and When asked why all lLs any such controversy, stated believed that the students are five teaching assistants -- Russ analysis. Professors have given were not invited to join the that race is not a factor in benefitting. Jackson, Cal Bain, Tonia Jones, lectures to these students when program, Twiuy cited budgetary admission to the program. This First-year students interested Brian Telfair and Ute asked to do so, although this constraints. He also said that, statement was also corroborated in the program should contact Heidenreich -- who each tutor has been infrequent "If the concern is that there is by Professor Lynda Butler, the Mr. Twitty through his mailbox one of the first-year substantive The program potentially is an unfair advantage, I would faculty liason for the program. in the faculty mailroom. The "Law" Thing? the Grad House, we don't have disciplines. "The great disgruntled graduate students. think the SBA is very well a graduate student facility." Approximately forty people organized, and as such is better by Debbi Rauanheimo impression of graduate students George extends a hearty is that it should be renamed attended, and the attempt has equipped to ask for and utilize welcome to graduate students as 'The Law Thing'," said Physics not been repeated. S B A the funds effectively." President Charles Fincher is well as law students. He would Bad Blood between the graduate student Mike Witkowski and Ward agree that dismayed by the separation. like to return to the tradition of graduate students and law Witkowski, and he is not alone. the GSA has numerous "The whole thrust of what I am last year with special events students has arisen over the A few weeks ago, a "Grad problems which result in a lack trying to do this year is to sponsored by clubs at the Grad Friday night "happy hour," Student Only" happy hour was of organization and unity. The bring the graduate schools Thing, (i.e. shrimp night, oyster which was designed to unite the sponsored by, a small group of GSA has made a promise to night), but feels this may re­ together." promote the event, because enforce the "Law Thing" image. "The main graduate student Grad Thing posters are geared concern," says Witkowski, "is Matthew Ward, president of primarily to law students. GSA, would like to see more that it is such a law-dominated Leedom says "it would be too event It is run by law graduate student involvement at difficult to be funny every week The Grad Thing. He agrees students, publicized well in the for schools I don't auend." He law school, and well-attended that publicity to other schools says, once again, that the event and the thirteen Arts & by law students." Charles begins at 5:30 PM and he'd Sciences departments is a large Fincher has informed the like to see more people come part of the problem, and states, Graduate Student Association out at this time, in keeping with "That is something the GSA that he will do anything he can the idea of a happy hour. to make it more integrated. should be doing." Ward notes Matthew Ward, president of the that graduate students may have GSA, has accepted the offer "more pressure to keep working, In This Issue and suggests some graduate thus are not as willing to go students may come to help pour out as the law students are." Masters 3 beers and collect money. He cites the lack of a graduate The Man in Charge, George student facility as a large part Program Leedom, is concerned that the of the problem. In considering "anti-Grad Thing" movement the resentment of law students, Darren 8 will undermine the whole Ward pOints out that the SBA concept of the event. He states, received $19,690 while the GSA Engagements 1,0 "Dude. In two years, no one received $750 in the 1989-1990 will remember what the Grad budget. "A lot of graduate Sporb 12 Law school's version of call waiting. Thing was. It is supposed to students blame the law students be a happy hour for everyone because they feel money is to get together. Since we lost siphoned off to the SBA. I / Page Two October 19, 1989 The Advocate INTER ALIA Letters to the Editor The world outside has experienced extraordinary events in the members and scholarship the Judicial Council. recent week. Meanwhile, here on campus, the ants continue to Lee recipients are also available for (Unfortunately, Prof. Lederer crawl with the urgency and direction of library constI1lction information. has not commanded the same workers. But Marshall-Wythe is not a lesson-eschewing institution; Reemphasizes so let us learn a lesson from the world beyond. A few days ago, Finally, I encourage all respect from the students for his word got out that a certain takeover deal was going to fal l through. Public Service students to attend the job fair sense of justice.) Due to the The effects reached beyond the parties involved in the deal. sponsored for the National lack of contest it seems Seemingly last Friday's massive nosedive in the stockmarket was Support Association for Public Interest apparent that the three students the cumulative effect of a reactionary selling frenzy, all in response Law to be held in Washington, involved feel the outcome was to this deal. A tragic earthquake hit northern California on To the Editor. D.C., on October 27th, 1989. fair and just. (Maybe even feel Monday. The direct physical effects are widely evident But lucky to be in school.) people's response to the quake is of tantamOWlt concern.