1975, October 9: Blackacre
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Blackacre: 1975, October 9
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School of Law
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1975-10-09
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Student newspaper for the School of Law.
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.. Professors Haney and Sheenberger have announced that they are supervising the Client Counseling Competition for Loyola students. This compet1t10n 1s open to all interested students who will find a sign-up sheet and notices pertaining to it posted on the bulletin boards a r o u n d school. The Client·Counseling Competition developed as a legal teaching technique. In some ways it is analogous to Moot Court, except that the skill tested is couseling rather than appellate argument. The Competition tries to simulate a real law firm consultation as closely as possible. A typical client problem is selected and a person acting the role of the client is briefed on his or her part. Prior to the day of the actual Competition, students, who work in pairs, receive a very brief memo concerning t h e problem. This data is equivalent to what a secretary might be told when a calls to make an Proffessor Shoenberger $100 prize appointment. The students are - asked to prepare a preliminary memorandum based on t h e problem as it is then understood. In the actual Competition, which takes place at a regional host law school, each team of students is given forty-five minutes. The first thirty minutes are devoted to an interview with the client during which the students are expected to elicit the rest of the relevant information ana propose a solution or outline of what further research would be necessary. During the last quarter hour the students may confer between themselves and verbally prepare a post interview memorandum. T h i s memorandum can be used to explain to the judges why the participants handled the interview as they did. Mr. Haney stressed to Blackacre that he and Mr. Shoenberger are opening the competition to all students, in-eluding first year students. Haney did caution, however, that due to the lack of knowledge and experience in contract litigation areas, freshman may want, also, to consider acting as clients. There will be practice sessions at school prior to the selection of the competing team and all. will be invited to attend. Dean Murdock has indicated that he is amenable to tbe idea of the regional competition being held at Loyola. The winners of this competition earn $100 per team and the chance to go to the national competition where the first prize is $300 per team. John Marshall Law School bas won the competition for the past two years. The regional competition last year was held at ·Northwestern University. This year's regional competition is scheduled to be held March 6th with the national competition to take place March 27th. m.m. Law School heat, light in Black©1CG[f® to be cut In a move designed to cut Webel, Director of Physical Loyola University School of Law Vol. VI, No. 3, October 9, 1975 energy consumption and cost, Plant, Lake Shore Campus. No Father Raymond Baumhart, one from the law school is on the President of Loyola University, Committee. has directed that heat, air The recommendations of the conditioning and lighting be Committee, which have been reduced on all Loyola campuses. approved, are that beginning This action is in response to the immediately, where circumstarecommendations made by a nces permit, heating thermostwelve member University-wide tats will be set at 68 degrees and Energy Conservation Committee cooling thermostats will be set at appointed by Fr. Baumhart last 78 degrees. Lighting will be spring. It was felt at that time reduced to nationally recomthat action had to be taken in mended levels. rosh medians 2 LSAT 3.34 GPA light of the fact that the cost of a The Law School will be affected gallon of fuel oil jumped from by all of these measures. eleven cents in 1972 to thirty- According to Father Schmitt, the three cents in 1975. On the Lake lighting at the law school is Shore Campus alone the total currently well above 'nationally fuel bill for 1971-72 was $70,000. recommended levels'. Thus the In 1974-75 it rocketed to $330,000. lighting will be cut, although Membership on the Conser- Schmitt stressed that the This year's freshman class an impressive list of lcrl~deJrttla.ls to Loyola. Statistics I'"'Lll'-'""" that the standards for 1adlml.:ss1cm remain high, and the IPe~rcEmtllge of women enrolled in year classes continues to vation Committee represents reduction would in no way be to a Of the 151 students enrolled in most sectors of the University level which would cause 'strain the first year day a1V1s1on, 63 o.r Community. Members include: or result in defective lighting'. about 42 per cent are women. M r. Fred Alexander, LUSGA, Schmitt indicated that the This is an increase of 4 per cent Lake Shore Campus, Mr.Thomas University administration has over the 1974 figure and 14 per Coughlin, Director of personnel, been conducting tests with cent more than 1973. Of the S7 Medical Center, Mrs. Irene various lighting levels to deter- students in the evening division, Kreuser, University Personnel, mine sufficient levels and that he Lak Sh C Mr V l. S confl'dent that there will be no 26 or about 39 per cent are e ore ampus; · erner women. Last year's freshman Lane, Director of Physical Plant complaints from the law school evening class was 35 per cent Medical Center; Mr. Bernard students. female as compared to 33 per Pleskoff, Director of Student To promote these energy steps, cent in 1973. Women represent Housing, Lake Shore campus; the University is conducting two approximately 40.8 per cent of Dr. M. Pat Ryan, Faculty ·" contests with $25.00 prizes. the entire first year class, an Council Rev. Denis Schmitt, SJ, Every student is invited to send increase from 37.4 per cent in Consultant to -the Father Schmitt, at 1047 Damen 1974 and 31 per cent in 1973. Ms.Joan Steinbrec- Hall, either a solgan or a logo The day division boasts an Dean of Students, Lewis design for the Save Energy average LSAT score of 592. The ""-·---- · Mr. Thomas Sweeney, program. Students may enter as median score is also 592. The at Lewis Towers; Ms. often as they like; entrees must average pre-legal g'rade point 1""~·•~~··~ Troy, Foster McGaw be signed ana mcmae me :stu- average is 3.34 with the median I DIJ::>JJJLI.d.l Administration, Medi- dent's phone number and must grade point average again ideo- Center; Dr. Donald Walker, be sumbitted on or before Oct. tical with the average G.P.A. of Arts and Sciences, Lake 31, 1975, on 8¥4 by 11" paper. The average LSAT score of ..__ _c_a m_p_u_s,_a_n_d__Mr . K _ on r_a_d_ _________ ;;;m;;·;;;,;.m. .._ ~ first year evening students is 590 • and the median is 597. The Frosh Elections ABA/LSD rep needed average evening division G.P.A. is 3.02 wi~h the median score being 3.07. Last year's combined day and evening division scores yielded a median LSAT score of approxi- Elections for freshman Procedure class. mately 600 and a median G.P .A. representatives to the SBA will Those night s chool students of about 3.1. be on Oct. 9 as follows: Section 1 wishing to become Law Student There are four military - Thursday, 10:30 a .m. in Division repr esentatives to the veterans in the day session, Proper ty class ; Section 2 - American Bar Association are whose students represent 4ll Thursday, 12:30p.m. in Criminal requested to turn in petitions to , different colleges. Eleven of Law Class ; night school - theSBAoffice by !O:OOp.m. Fri. these students hold more than .:.,T..h_u_rsd_a..;y...;,._l:i :_l_o..;.p_._m_._l_n. _c_iv_i_l _.._ ___. ,:C:::.:,o.:.:n.:.t..·:...~:..;·;...:;2~...1 one degree. The reasonable first year studem In the evening division, there are also four veterans. Thirteen students hold more than one degree and there are 39 colleges represented. The average age of the evening students is 25.93 years old, while the day division averages only 22.74 years. _ Applicants are, in most cases, accepted or rejected on the basis of Loyola's admission formula. This formula is derived from the sum of the applicants LSAT score and the product of their grade point average times two. For example is an applicant's l...SAT score 1s 600, and his grade point average is 2. 70, the admission formu-la would be 1140. Applicants are divided into three groups: those above a certain formula score are automatically accepted, those below a given score are rejected, and those scores between the automatic accept and reject figures are given individual consideration. There are circumstances in which a rejected applicant may receive further consideration for acceptance. The average admission formula in the day session is 1263 and the median is 1258. The highest · formula score in the class is 1440, and the lowest is 1057. In the night session the average admission formula score is 1271 with a median score of 1211. The high evening division score is 1404 and the low is 1074. j.f. 8/ackacre, October 9, page 2 ..., ' • ) Legal Writing program expanded The Loyola Legal Writing Program, under the direction of Dean Murdock, has been greatly altered this year. In the past each section of the program had been taught by a faculty member and tutor (who received credit). First year students received one hour credit and their work load consisted of a brief overview of the library and writing two or three memos. This year the tutor program has The major changes in the Abridgement, Maine Statutes, been combined with the scholar- program, however, deal with the etc). Mter completipg the five ship program.Students formerly substantive material of the week question and ar10>wer ~on scholarship are now the tutors course. Each week students are ment of the course, students will and recepients of $1,000.00 required to answer a series of be required to write two memos, awards. The remainder of the questions designed to make them one at least five pages. Eight tutors are comprised of interes- become more familiar with the weeks will be devoted to these ted, qualified students who rec- library. These deal not only with exercises. This format is in eive $800.00 cash each. The the more obvious library effect for all but two of the teachers in charge of the research tools (such as Shepards sections. These two classes are sections are taking a much more and West's Digests) but also with experimenting with a shortened active part in the program. more obscure tomes (Canadian (2 week) research segment, followed by a lengthier period of work on the memos. Due to the added work and due to the greater amount of research performed, students this year receive two hours credit. The .grading system has also changed. Instead of the former A,B,C,D,E system, the grades will be satisfactory and unsatisfactory. m.m. Students and tutors critique Legal Writing In an attempt to elicit students' reactions to the new legal writing program introduced by Dean Murdock,Blackacre interviewed a· number of first year students currently involved in the project. The first year students approached responded as follows to the question: "What do you think of your legal writing program? : I don't see the need for taking up class time with this course. I think it is basically a self-help course, the tutors don't really teach us anything. Last class we spent 1% hours bullshitting, and I don't see the value of that. It's good it's a two credit course. I feel the work is necessary and the questions very pertinent." "I feel like if we actually use all these things we've been looking· for it will be worthwhile. I feel like I know where everything is. " I think it's a good program for the purpose of familiarizing oneself with the sources, even if we never do use them all. material later when writing a memo. n exposes you to the several sources of information, and until you actually see them · you don't have any idea to what the legal research text is referring. "I know what the system used to be and I think this approach is better. This way yon are introduced to the entire library and I think that's valuable. I question the wisdom of making legal writing a pass-fail course though. I wonder if there will be an adequate reflection of the time and effort spent by each student. Also, shouldn't the questions we research relate to substantive courses?" guess it will have been worthwhile." " I enjoy legal writing. I have heard from upperclass students that this is a valuable experience -learning to use the library. It hasn't been as difficult or time consuming as I thought it would be though. I wonder whether five weeks of research problems is too long, and feel that perhaps we should be getting more writing experience. I don't know what's to come though, but up to this point I have enjoyed the course." "As a freshman law student, I or Mayor Daley thrown in between a few parallel citations would help." "I feel like legal writing conld be compared to Listerine- I hate it, but I love it. I hate spending the time doing the busy work, but I know it's good because it's the only way to learn how to do legal research. I'm learning a lot and I'd rather learn it now than later. It seems like the tutors are unsure of exactly how much help they are supposed to be giving us, maybe some standards should be set up so that they would not have to feel guilty about the amount of assistance feel my brain is being spanked. ; they are offering." However, I have no real complaints. One problem, though, is "I enjoy it, it. makes you work, the lack of any pictures or and it's work I'm willing to put illustrations in volume after the time in to do. I am learning volume of citators, cases, in- how to get around the library on dexes, digests, etc. Don't they my own, and feel like I'm getting realize what a lovely picture more self-confidence as a result. here and there would do for a law I find myself willing to help student's morale? I usually others as I discover more ansdon't even contemplate reading wers, and I like that feeling. I a book without pictures, much think legal writing is a challenge less spending hours pouring over and I am enjoying meeting that "I think this program is well designed. It's a lot of work, but I suppose that is to be expected. I heard it's charted to take from 8 to 10 hours a week, but I find myself s~ding at least 11 hours per week trying to complete the assignments. · I find it very time consuming, but it certainly introduces you ,to a lot of mater-ials . " "I don't like ~ legal writing program because I feel like I am doing a lot of busy work in a void. I would prefer that these research questions related to substantive law rather than just being an exerciSe in procedures. It takes up too much time. I have a hard time preparing for my other classes what with working forty hours a week and spending all this time on legal writing. I think the course could be integrated into our other courses somehow." p.s. Moot " I )ike the prograJ!ltM:cause it mali:es you kam by doing rather than by reading it and finding the " It takes so much time, I wonder if it could be worth it. I spend at least one day per weekend and lots of time during the week working on my legal writing assignment and feel like I'm slighting my other courses. I find little time to prepare for my substantive courses and feel that legal writing seems to be taking up too much of my time. H I am able to use the library though, and if that is essential, then I them. The endless little words challenge.'' c and symbols get to me actually. rt Even a picture of Jackie Onassis 0 U uggestions and SBA-reveals L···~~~~i~~.c!c~.:~~o!!! pI ans consisting of suggestions and ideas as to how conditions could be improved around Loyola Law School. Already, some of those suggestions have received responses. Last week we asked why there was no dollar bill changer at the law school. The University has disclosed that they may purchase one for Marquette Center. SBA Presi?ent Jerry Latherow informed 8/ackacre that the exorbitant cost, (approximately $1,000), of the machine will prabably preclude the· law school's purchase of one. . . This column also last week called for a reduct1on m temperature in Marquette Center classrooms as well as the law school. We seem to have gotten more than we bargained for with the recent energy cuts (see page 1 ). We endorse the heat and airconditioning measures but are fearful of the reduction in lighting. Hopefully our fears of eye strain won't be realized. This week's suggestions: 1) More vending machines in the law school lounge, (or more reliable existing machines). . 2) A Speaker's program for both semesters for a change 3) Longer hours of -access to Marquette Center. It is ridiculous that law students can't get to their lockers on weekends.4) Fully carpeted classrooms . 5) A well-funded check cashing service at Lewis Towers L------------------------------------m.In. REP The SBA discussed election plans for both freshman SBA representatives and law school delegates to SALT (Senate at Lewis Towers), at its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday. Elections of first year reps should be concluded this wek while the three SALT positions will be voted on next Monday and Tuesday, the 13th and 14th of October. Petitions for SALT candidates may be picked up in the SBA office. Twenty-five signatures are required and the petitions are due in MC304 by noon, Friday, October lOth. The polling place will be the Xavier Grill in Marquette Center. See the SALT article on page three for more information. Also discussed briefly at the meeting were SBA appropriations, the Blue Ribbon Committee and this fall's calendar. There was little news regarding appropriations. SBA President Latherow reported that Dean ~urdock could guarantee no increase in the SBA subsidy following a conversation the Oct. 9. Petitions need only include a brief summary of the reasons he or she is seeking election and a list of qualifications. The final selection will be announced on Monday by Jerry Lather ow, SBA President, who will choose the representatives. This procedure was approved by Suzzanne,Reid, last year's repres entative ada' ' necessitated by the resignation of Bob Moore, elected from last year's class. Dean had with Loyola Vice-pres- The fall circuit meeting of the ident, Dr. Richard Matre. A Law Student Division of the ABA final settlement on the amount of will be held at John Marshall the SBA allottment is expected Law School on Sat. Oct. 18th within the week. from 10:00 am. to 5 p.m. Judge The Blue Ribbon Committee Tone will speak on the Federal has still not met since early this Rules of Evidence in the summer. The chairman of the morning. A full speakers committee, Loyola Vice-presi-program will follow for the dent Mr. Langdon, however, remaiiuler of l.he day. Cont:ct <··forese~s po~sib~e c<?,¥qletion oj Jerry 'Latherow for furfher its duties by early dext semester. details. m.m. Father Baumhart has indicated that some of Loyola's PLUS fund drive money may be available to the law school. Whether or not the fall semester will extend 3 days beyond 1he required 14 weeks is expected to be decided upon shortly by the faculty. Dean Murdock has advised that if the three school days are eliminated it will probably be during the Thanksgiving week. President Latherow announced that there is a possibility that the University may install a dollar bill changer in Marquette Center. Kathy Janega reprted the results of the Curriculum meeting which was also held Monday. They approved a survey that will be submitted to all students which attempts to further their goal of student input in curriculum planning. The survey asks students to record the courses they did take or wish to take during their 2nd, 3rd and 4th years in law school. The results of this survey will be compiled by the Curriculum Committee and considered by them in the revising of the proposed two year course offerings. This survey was accepted by the SBA members. The Curriculum Committee also voted to offer a course in Professional Responsibility next semester and to reccommend the adoption of the ne~ !'doo~ .Fourt lffij>posal. t.l. s) bhn" This year's National Moot Court Competition is currently underway. The problem issued to all participating schools involves the question of standing under Section 4 of the Clayton Act and the legality of an information exchange used to petition a government official. As in previous years, Loyola is entering two teams comprised of three students each. Writing the brief for petitioner will be Rich Buchanan, Adrienne Nacev and Tom Ryerson. Terree Foster, Marge Orbon and Jim Wilton will be responsible for respondent's brief. Each team must have their brief in the mail to the other schools and the Central Committee by October 24th. Oral arguments for all teams in the 7th Circuit will be held November 6th and 7th at Chicago's Civic Center. On the first night of arguments, each team argues the issues presented in their brief. The following night, the teams argue '()ff their briefs and present the other side of the issues. Quarter-final and semi-final rounds are scheduled for Nov- . ember 8th. The top two teams in the 7th Circuit will go on to New York to compete with winning teams from other circuits. m.o. ••• ••••••••••••••••••••• •• •• •• •• •• •• • • : Free. : •• •• •• •• •• •• •• w~ ".J •• e.3J t;q '{! • .. r- • • • •.. .................• .• ...••. QTnltuis QTnru.rr Recipe for making rea/bread The short hair, clean-shaven faces, gilt-edged esumes, and conservatively styled dresses all · dicate the "Great Race" is on. Job hunting has begun in earnest. Unless you're financially. ·· dependent (what are you doing in Law :scnool in e first place?), your family has a· law firm, you · ed a doctor, or you don't want to work, ventually the carnival of job hunting will affect ou. Depending on your year in school, the fall h may not mean much but the experience of an terview can be a trauma, hopefully a triumph, d sometimes noteworthy. I suppose that I've en through enough of these (which may indicate ow successful I am!) to write from experience. so he began to talk and question more slowly. He hesitated with each word, almost as if weighing them in the scales of history. "Why indeed, I thought, but didn't ·say it. Things went from bad to worse. I had entered the third stage of an interview called, "passing the point of no return." This occurs when you decide that you have no chance to get the job but you're still an ok person. M y confidence returned and I decided to ask some penetrating questions to make him squirm a title: "How long of a vacation will I get? Do I have to work more than forty hours a week? Do I get my own office? How's the Christmas I remembero ne particular interview I had more party?" · tinctly than others. It took place last fall as I as scouting around for a summer job. Just as ow, several large firms were, for some strange eason, interviewing on campus. As with so many ctivities in law school, I assumed that I 'should' o this. Still, I wasn't really sure why. But with s. Coleman's immortal words, "you just have be at the right place at the right time" buzzing my head, I took my first interview. Promptly escorting me out the door, he visibly shook. He didn't even thank me for the interview. I guess I had really gottP.n to him. However, he never got to me with a job offer. Oh well it was a good experience, as some old, unemployed sage has said. On my own efforts, I ran across this recipe for successful job hunting that I thought would be valuable to more optimistic law students: Brittain W•i nS The firm was some LaSalle Street operation that poke of itself as hiring people with 'varied ackrounds'. I believe this was their only oncession to liberalism of any sort. I had paid · ty cents to have my shirt pressed, put on a suit I ought appropriate for the momentous occasion, nd showed up five minutes early. (I had always eard that punctuality impressed them ... ) Unfortunately, the interviewer was five minutes te. He brusquely shook my hand and invited me · RECIPE FOR EMPLOYMENT BREAD Ingredients 1 proper law student from good family with Harvard, Yale or Loyola law degree and law review or Supreme Court clerking experience. (In a pinch, substitute blacks, indians or women.) - Sugary connections to sweeten up interviews -Floury batch of recommendation letters President's award · . He seemed to take forever to sit down and get · elf arranged. However, when he finished I ealized why. He was impeccably dressed in a instripe suit and looked like a two-million dollar -Geographical distributiuon to add spice ..Scholarly article reprints for basting -innovative extra-curicular activities but not Holds 3.95 G.P.A. fhipment of silver. His greying hair appeared so ~ell sprayed it resembled a crash helmet. uddenly, my fifty cents starched collar hurt a ·we and my palms were so wet, they sild off the armrests. He ever so nonchalantly scanned my resume. His yes were pale, limpid ones that seemed glazed "th boredom. Finally, he smiled over at me and said, "Thank you for interviewing with us todav. Mr. Nelson. Can you tell me what extra-curriculr activities you participated in." He spoke in a clipped, formal manner. "Why, yes! I played the trumpet in the Junior High Band," I replied. "Well, (great clearing of throat) I, I was, uh, refering to activities during your law school career, Mr. Nelson." I guessed I had misunderstood him. But the fact was, playing first-chair trumpet in the Junior ·High Band was my last outstanding achievement. Didn't that indicate my perseverance, my ambition, my talent? Maybe the firm would need a trumpet player at their Christmas party ... As I rambled on about more recent activities, he didn't seem to appreciate my efforts. I reached the second stage of a typical interview. This is the testing period when the interviewer turns on the heat to see if you'll jump. I didn't even twitch. I felt useless. I was a mere frill of life; just a boutonniere on the lapel of the 1 universe. The interviewer could tell I was unea,sy radical ones. -dash of prominent community leaders to vouch for applicant -1 lb. tranquilizers, for use while awaiting decision -other miscellaneous sweetners and spoliage retardants as noted below - Take ingrediants and with leftover dough from last clerking job, spread over many martini lunches. Sprinlde partially baked ideas and whip in roots of personal talents. Lighly pan rival applicants, if possible. When applications start to catch fire, assemble ingredients and carefully sift for irregularities. (One bad grade can spoil the batter.) Boil sizzling qual;:ications down to bite-sized, easily digestibl~ resume. Vigorously stir in contacts, using old flame if necessary. If mixture becomes tepid, add dash of new qualifications or other ingredients. Sweeten with recommendation letters Js needed. Maintain possibility of job offers'Wi.th liberal additions of brandy but keep away from pot. Knead job offers gently to inject hot air. Fold in firm partners ·and let sit until dough rises. Give pan a final buttering up and bake. (The more degrees involved, the shorter the baking time.) When almost done, remove from oven, insist on a bit more dough and cook until done. Portion serves one hungry law student. Bread tastes best when eaten with hearty appetite. c.n. - Moot Court Propos a I would theD be eligible to partici-pate in the National Moot Court competition as third year stu- The Curriculum Committee will hold an open meeting on Monday, October 14th at 4:30 p.m. to discuss the new Moot Court Program proposed by Professor Shoenberger last year. .\.sll students are invited. cepted, would be used as the dents. All those who partici-record from which first year pated in both the development of students would write their briefs the research problem and the in their second semester legal competition would be eligible for writing course. Each problem election to the proposed new would be accompanied by a Moot Court Board. bench memo. The student who The Board itself would prepared an appro~ problem supervise and control issue set- "A time committment, mat's by far the most important aspect of a successful law school career." This is a tip from Max Brittain, a third year day student who recently won the President's Award for outstanding scholarship, leadership and service to . Loyola Law School. Max is certainly an active recipient. .He &erved on the Dean Search Committee and is currently Managing Editor of the Loyola Law Review. Perhaps his most outstanding achievement, however, is his G.P.A. which is 3.95 out of a possible 4.00. To achieve this, Max indicates that not only is the time commitment important, but the use of time is crucial. "I'm not the type of person who can grasp concepts simply by reading cases and listening to professors. I find it necessary, and highly recommend it to others, to outline each course, using a secondary source such as a hornbook. I generally begin these outlines sometime in December." Max was not always this motivated. He attended Bradley University as an undergraduate and in his own words, "didn't do nearly as well as I've done here." He attributes much of his 1 incentive to his now married state. "I feel being married is an invaluable asset to a law student; just having someone to share problems with is great. Of course, I tend also to take my school responsibilities much more seriously since I'm being supported by my wife." This all sounds rather serious and solemn as compared ~ the cavalier Max that most students know and laugh with- at. Yet he maintains that despite his relaxed attitude in some classes, his basic feeling is that one should be prepared for class. And,_upoq r.eflet:tion; most class--· mates will admit that no matter how casually Max- recites, he invariably knows the material. As to his future employment, Max has not made a firm deciSion. He has been offered a position with the firm for which he worked last summer, (a large Chicago firm), but has not accepted this offer as yet. He hopes to get involved in some area of labor law. Despite all the criticisms voiced about Loyola, Max feels that Loyola has prepared him "more than adequately" for the rigors of legal practice. He feels that while last year was a trying one for Loyola due to the faculty shortage and construction difficulties, things are looking up this year. He noted specifically that there remains a nucleus of very good professors, and while he expressed the hope that Loyola would act to eliminate those "inadequate members", he felt. the faculty as a whole is quite competent. He stressed, however, that he feels a student should be able to gain quite a bit from a course regardless of the relative skill of the teacher. Student reaction to Max's award was deeidedly favorable. Carl DeBroux, a third year day student, commented, "this will serve to encourage goof-offs that they too can do well" m.m. Comments and criticisms are welcome. Tbe proposal, sponsored by Professor Allen Shoenberger, aims at further development of writing and ·research skills, giving second and third year students broader experience in teaching and adjudication, as well as shifting substantial authority for the first year legal writing course to students. would then be responsible for ection, record preparation, and, guiding the first year students if necessary, revision of the ..... -~ ... -~ ~ .... -~ ~ .... -~ ... -~ ~ working with their problem in bench memos, as well as admin- According to the proposal, interested secon~f ye<u· studentswould develop a \.wenty page research p~ol:>l~m ~hi.c~, if ac-brief and argument, as well as ister and judge the second year · Shoenberger said that oppor-aid in judging the moot court competition. Competing second tunities for improving writin~ performance. year students would also offer and arguing skills are extremely In addition, the students individualized tutoring to first limited after the first year legal interested in competing would year le._gal writi~g students. · writing class. Only those stu-brief and argue a case desig- Students to participate in com- d en ts · ·ted to tak A 11a IDVl e ppe te natea by me Moot Court Board petitions other than the National Advocacy, ~t present, get such If enough second year students Moot Court competition would an opporturuty. He felt that the cnuu::.t:: to part1cipate ~n the be selected by the Board as process for selec~ing students competitien, a round robm vs- " . ·would be. th~ ~tude~ to com- for ApQellpte Advocacy is qp-tem ·would develop for seco1ttfl "11 pose the Board'~if ~ follow- ->C:- ·aear and;-appears to be rather · semester. The winning team ing year. "arbitrary and capricious". This new proposal could double the number of students involved in writing and arguing after their first year. Schoenberger sees the proposed Moot Court program as an opportunity for more students to gain experience not only in writing and argumentation but also iQ,judging and teaching. • 31 - How to avoid being called upon By C.A. Hobbs Though not recommended as standard operating procedure, Hobbs ' suggest ions may prove useful for that once in a lifetime w hen even the best student is unprepared to discuss an assigned case. Th is decept ively s im pie pose requires a high degree of natural ab ili ty Which is difficu lt, i f not impossible for most of us to atta in. It encourages the professor to pass you· over , if on ly for the benefit of the class. Those few fortunately gifted wi l l find it quite util itarian, because even if called upon. the censure for not knowing is perfectly negligible. Th is daredevil pose rightful ly exc ites the admiration of more caut ious poseurs everywhere. · Unlike other poses, this one risks much loss of face if the bluff is ca lled. But if not called, you will ach ieve credit for the answer without actually having known it, fit reward indeed for your boldness. Beginners a re urged to attempt this pose on ly after having recently recited. This intermediate pose involves feigned absorption in the casebook at the .moment the prof is casting abouT for sam eone to recite. The pose can be strengthened by pursing lips, knotting brow, scratching cowlick, etc. If called upon, this pose entitles you to have the question repeated, thus gaining time to steal a glance at the case, and perhaps even a total reprieve. _ A primitive pose, this one, especially recommended for first yea r students. However it wi l l go hard with you if you are spotted. Thus, be sure to remove al l books, papers, and other trivia from the desk before striking this pose, for it w i ll not do for the professor to d e d u c e ·Y o u r p r e sen c e f r om t h e tellta le articles carelessly left on your desk . Poseurs everywhere agree tha t no more accomplished or practical p·o s e ex i s t s t h a n t h is o n e . I f successfully attained, you w i ll simply d issappear from the professor 's view and thus fear no recitation for which you are not prepared . The key to this pose is perfect mediocrity ; e.g . , hair should never appear unkept, yet neither should it appear well groomed. That elusive twilight air is the desired end. This pose takes a bit of pluck, and is perhaps best reserved for em ergencies when other devices fail. It consists of replying to the prof in a loud whisper, w ith appropriate gestures , so as to convey the impression of laryngitis. I t is at once the delight of the successfu l poseur and the despair of susp ic ious pr ofessors who never quite dare to ca ll y our b luff. repr intea w ithout perm iss ion of Amicus Curi e of George Was hin gt on Univer sity . C. W .I. plans new proJ• ects Jamie Herman The Committee on Women's Issues held their first organizational meeting of the new school year on Wednesday, October 1st. The meeting was held in the law school lounge at 5:30 p.m. and was attended by about 30 to 50 women. Attendance was so good ·that a larger room is being sought for the October 8th meeting. The selection of officers was neither routine nor perfunctory. The suggestion was made not-to have officers, but after much discussion it was agreed that the functions which need to be performed would actually correspond well with the traditional st'ructure of Presdient, Vicepresident, etc. It was then decided that volunteers would be accepted for the various positions and it now appears that there are candidates for each position at the next meeting, less time will probably be spent on such organizational matters. Among other topics discussed was the upcoming first forum to be held Monday, October 20th from 5: 00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Regis Room. Rieta Diehl is in charge of the room arrangements; Sue Payne, assisted by Bamby Keller, is in charge of selection of speakers, and Nancy Tripp _is in charge of publicity. The remaining forums will be coordinated by Bamby Keller. The first forum, as planned, will deal with women in law firms, and may possibly be expanded with speakers from government organizations and other pratices. Speakers will include, Susan Shear, a graduate of Loyola who is working at Mayer, Brown & }'latt, and Sandy Murray who works with Winston & Strawn. Kathy Malloy and Rieta Diehl have presented CWI's budget proposal, asking for $500. The SBA has not made their appropriations to the various organizations requesting funds as yet. It is hoped that interested women will attend the next SBA meeting to show their support for the Committee on WomeiVs Issues budget request. Other topics of discussion at the first meeting included the possibility of again focusing on issues at the law school itself, which was the original purpose of the Committee. The llinitations on women's use of the Lawson YMCA, and the limitations on Health Care foJ;" women were both noted as possible areas to be investigated. Finally, all women should be aware that the Midwest Regional Conference on Women and the Law will be held in St. Louis on October 24th through 26th. Last year the conference was sponsored by women at DePaul University and the highly informative seminars were both intellectually and emotionally rewarding. It is hoped that some minimal amount of money can be given by the SBA to women who attend the conference, to be shared equally among them. Anyone interested in attending should call Kathy Malloy at 274-2751. For more information on the Midwest Conference and the Committee on Women's Issues, see the bulletin board in the law school lounge, located next to, what appears to be, a now defunct coffee machine. In contrast, the Committee on Women's Issues is alive and well. SALT elections WHY S.A.L. T. ? ~ TWO VIEWS Former law student representatives to SALT expressed mixed feelings about the value of law school representation on what they felt was primarily an undergraduate governing body. Graduate student senators comprise a small minority of the assembly and seem to have little, if any, voice in the affairs of the Senate. Publicity, said one former rep, seemed to be the major concern of SALT. Last year the law school's attempt to secure some funds for BALSA, the only affirmative proposal the reps submitted all year, met with defeat. SALT does have potential, the former reps felt. They suggested that if interested and aggressive senators from the law school were elected, they could combine with other graduate division reps and insist on recognition. Previously the erratic, short-notice meetings and scarcity of graduate level senators precluded any effective representation on the Senate. p.s. First year recepti• ons Receptions for the faculty of first year students will be held as follows: Section 1 -Friday, October lOth, 5:oo to 6:oop.m. in the Regis R.. oom. Section 2- Wednesday, October 8th, 5:00 to 6:oo p.m., Regis Room Evening Division - Monday, October 13th, 6:10 to 7:30p.m. in the President's Room Why should law students become involved with the Senate at Lewis Towers? The Senate offers them the opportunity to become involved with students from the other ten colleges of Lewis Towers to deal with their common problems as students of the same campus using the same facilities, e .g. food service, physical plant etc. The Senate is holding elections, October 13-14 to fill three seats in the Law School day and one seat in the Law School evening. The last day for nominations is Friday Oct. 10. To run one need merely pick up a nomination petition in MC. 304 collect 25 signatures and turn the petition in to MC.304. Last years Senators were Jim Faught, John Vernon, Jeffrey Slemmons, and Kathy Janega. Sam Batsell ~ippin's \!taurrn 806 N. Rush friendly place for ~ stein of beer and chatter "
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