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NEWSPAPER oF THE UNIVERSITYoF MicHIGAN LAwScHooL �ovenaber21,2006 Vol. 57 No.6 Students, Administration Respond to Prop. 2 By Jenna Clemens a mandate that was issued by the UC Board of Regents ith the election in 1995 'ending the use of behind us, race in admissions. Thus, many students "there were circumstances ar dering what that might have mis leadingly practical implications the suggested that the schools passage of Proposal 2 will weren't particularly have for the Law School. welcoming of minorities." I moved to California the Although this clearly wasn't same year that Proposition a decision by a particular 209, the equivalent in campus or the administration, California of Michigan's it wouldn't have been Proposal 2, was put into completely irrational effect. When I entered my for someone to conclude, freshman year at UCLA however erroneously, that the in the fall of 1999, the UC was hostile to minority ramifications were still students. It is highly unlikely being felt, not only by Photo by Vivian Shen that anyone would have the admissions offices struggling to keep the from the responses of the Administration, same misperception about the University UC reflective of Californiademographics, faculty, and students to Prop. 2. of Michigan, which has continually but also by the student body, which had demonstrated its commitment to split into two distinct camps. Emotions Dean Caminker pointed out two diversity. As Dean Caminker put it: continued to run high, and the loss important contextual differences he sees "Here, more than any other school in the of affirmative action was a source of between California and Michigan. First, country of any sort, let alone law schools, tension at the school. The result of all the death knell for affirmative action at the this University and this Law School have this political turbulence was disastrous UC sounded not with Prop. 209, but with CONTINUED on Page 14 at both the undergraduate institutions and at the law schools. In 1997, only one African American enrolled at Boalt Hall. On The Inside: Two years later, two enrolled at UCLA's • • law school. I think it is safe to say that Sarbanes-Oxley Take it From Me: Law School nobody on either side of the issue wants Symposium, Page 4 Bathrooms, Page 9 a similar result here at Michigan Law. • • After speaking with Dean Caminker, Focus on Public Interest: Photos from Bar Night, Dean Zearfoss, members of the faculty, Betsey Wiegman, Page 6 Jenny Runkles, Pages 10-13 and students, I feel certain that we will • not allow a similar outcome here. This is W IV.J"rMt(WHqge 7 Adam Dubinsky, Page 18 not California, which is clear both from &MuchMore the fact that it is 40 degrees outside, and .es s & e re - ?1=, 2 0 0 6 1t------------- 'i::ll ====2 =� = · ==·=·,======�"'======Qf)=.=e =b =t.e ====· =�=n===m=h=== =====::!.1l Jl\£s (i£sia£ �ol57,�o. 6 Open Letter to the ;lliniilusitl;l of J'l!Hdjigan Jflafu�cljool Chickering Insurance Group Editor-in-Chief Nate Kurtis To Whom It May Concern: Executive Editor: We write to ask that The Chickering Group provide full financial coverage Bria LaSalle through its Domestic Student Insurance Plans for women wishing to protect themselves from human papiUomavirus (HPV) by receiving injections of the Managing Editor: vaccine, Gardasil. HPV can lead to serious health conditions, including cervical Liz Polizzi cancer, which may require expensive medical treatment in the future. We are alarmed that the current cost of the vaccine makes obtaining it cost-prohibitive Contributing Editors: to many women seeking to protect themselves. As the primary source of Patrick Barry, Jenna Clemens, health insurance for students at the University of Michigan, it is crucial that Malak Hamwi, Andrea Hunt, The Chickering Group provide coverage for this important service. Providing Austin Rice-Stilt, Vivian Shen, coverage for the vaccine not only protects women, but will bring down health Sumeera Younis expenses in the long run by eliminating the costs of treatments associated with the virus. Obtaining the Vaccine is Currently Cost-Prohibitive Res Gestae is published biweekly during the school Obtaining the vaccine through the University of Michigan Health Services year by students of theUniversity ofMichigan Law requires a three-shot process, costing $495 in total. In fact, the New YorkTimes has School. Opinions expressed in bylined articles stated that it "is one of the most expensive vaccines to date." Because students are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the editorial staff.Articles are often in significant debt by virtue of being in school, we are veryconcerned with contact information in italics at the end of the that many female students will not be able to afford the vaccination. article or "submitted by" in the byline are opinion pieces, not factual news stories, and the opinions Most women are likely to acquire HPV at some point in their lives. contained therein are not necessarily reflectiveof the opinions of the editorial staff Articles may The Center for Disease Control noted that at least half of all sexually active men be reprinted without permission, provided that the and women will acquire the HPV infection during their lifetime, and that 80% author and Res Gestae are credited and notified. of women by age 50 will be infected. With 507 female students at the law school Res Gestae welcomes submissions and letters to right now, 406 will have contracted HPV by their fiftieth birthday. the editor. Submissions may be made via email, preferably as an MS Word attachment. Letters to the editor must be clearly and unambiguosly The Gardasil Vaccination has been proven effective in preventing HPV and marked "Letter to the Editor." Res Gestae reserves Cervical Cancer. the right to edit all submissions and letters to the Cervical Cancer is the second leading cause of deathfor women worldwide, and editor in the interest of space. the vaccine has been proven effectiveagainst 70% of the cancerscaused by HPV. Mailing address: Currently, there are efforts to make vaccination of young women mandatory in Res Gestae all states, with the Michigan Senate passing such a measure in September, and the University of Michigan Law School CDC has encouraged all women ages 11 to 26 to obtain the vaccine. Themajority 625 South State Street c Ann Arbor, MI 48109 of women at the University of Mi higan are in this targeted age group. Web Site Address: By providing coverage for Gardasil, you ensure the health of women across http://students.law.umich.edu/rg the university and long-term cost savings for treatment of serious conditions Office: associated with HPV. We hope that The Chickering Group will take a lead in 116 Legal Research protecting the health of women and provide coverage for Gardasil. We thank you in advance for your attention and action on this important matter. Women Law Students Association [email protected] • ----------------�11 Jl\.e s (ff).etas .e • �nbcmhcr 21,2006 Getting Down with the Deborahs: Spotlight on the Snack Bar Staff By Malak Hamwi lounge and tea room fully stocked for professors and hen Deborah administrators. Long left her job as a kitchen "People come in here to de South Quad nearly purchase something and don't a decade ago to work at the know a:!! that goes in behind Law School's Snack Bar, she that," Deborah says. prepared herself for the worst. Her coworkers had warned Every week, Deborah arrives her about the " snooty people" at the Law School at 6 a.m. and roaming around Hutchins Debbie, after an hour-long Hall; but, much to Deborah's commute, comes injust before surprise, the rumors didn't 7. Before the snack bar opens hold true. at 7:30 a.m., the two have unloaded the daily shipment "People still ask me, 'How's of food and supplies, set up it going over there? You still donuts, bagels, and coffee in Debbie Cordle and Deborah Long greet hungry law students with . like your job?' and I say yeah. smiling faces. th e tea room, tJ d1e d th e S nack Photo by Vivian Shen You know from the [students'] Bar, balanced the cash register, attitude that you're appreciated," she In 2003 Deborah set out in search of an stocked the faculty lounge, and arranged says. assistant supervisor and among the half the coffee and treats in Room 200. dozen replies she received to her online Deborah carne to the Snack Bar in 1997 ad, Debbie Cordle's stood out. The work they do can be physically as a temporary employee and became the tiring, but Deborah and Debbie don't permanent supervisor the following year. "When I saw her name something just plan to hire any more help. Paying Her promotion marked the beginning of clicked there for me," Deborah says.