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. . _ by Leon Yapkwich. . . . __ ..... -.--~-.......... At one,t~e-on another you'v~ allsoon.me cnns .: ,. i~gthn>ugh Gil's With..a s~e p~yingon~y. · -, · · . · · -. T!J:; . • ' by Ro . beit.·F •. 'lvia.· '. ·. · ''.. -., n,'oftrain'ed to h~ndle-ahy reque. sts .. pe rtainlips !Uld said; "Hey, th~re ~oes. tnat. w!rie gliy. He Jl!UStihave fun, Jus~ sitting around all - · ·· day drinking' mat.witie and getting loade~."Welllet me tell writing tli~e wine ._-.· As.Lexis apEroaches its-third year at", ipg;Jo-texii:;"cbeyond handing 'thekey or' ;"" ·amcleshaS beenfuugh~ -. ·• " . · . . _· · ~~-, . ·_ NYLS,. its paradoxiea] existence has.be-' ,_, si~up'.Sheefto a user. predominantly .' · -, -. · .· · • ... .,... -« . · . · - "· · . . • • come.'inc:reasjngly _e~de'nt; \vith. us3ge~a.t. ,,off2hours·_use ~f the.system man.dates.that . l'spend J)oUJ'S' talki_J!&-towine ve_ndors and Viiieyaro o'wners/ I. read;do~ns ofarti_cies,. 1 , • • .·. _etmsuI~ eountless bOOlts.,Do you t~ this ~tl~as~yle come~-natUriilly?Itlake&me six . re~~ lev.eJs:~et with ~t~~ api:i~ent com:.. .. , so_meo_ne on the s~l:5e ~pable o~ ass~ti?g hoQrs j-QSt- to hammer out the obvi<YUs glitches. ·Then there's the. · neet unctuation. _mitment by. the. ad~}ration., to . the,'· with.at least the slmpler problems .. .While _ , · · . · . ·· ·, · ~ .. ·. · . ~ P · . · ·· .system. fiexIS, Me.!ld Data Central's leg~.· the:.library' ·is undou9tetlly:.understaffed, . · ,.lnsertiilg the, precISe. word. I .have •to .eall·• multilingu;d mends• ··to check the I • ·•• or:· •.··- compu · t er· -ne-·t.wor · k IS . · a rapi'dl y·evo · · Ivmg· -· ' · the~_..-LeXIS· · , sy''s·tern, 'pro•"des an· lm.porta.nt ·. 1 • • • · • • ••. · ·• • ·• • ,,.. .~rman,orF:rench._ldrawthe_maP.s .. l~nd~eandmoneys.:\:!oppmgfc.>l"'aW!Pebottle · . .. . · ' · . · . . ·. . · ... · ~· - · - -1abeU can soak off the ·bottle hav.e prj.nted in o~er toillu~trate the facts I try to' impart~ and.expanding_d~ta base w?ich ca~ ~rQVIde·:. me~ of gm.rung._ ~cces~ .. to doc~ents • A ""d'-all through the re' · th epronounsan · . . d.descnp . ··· ·.. ti .ons-gen d eressso l. . · rapid . access . to·· fast quantities not available .n.u . . · wn··~i.e:S I t ry_ ·to· · ren d er. . . · · . . ~of · · which. · · 1._·. are A.dd": · · m'· the· NYLS · . -·.lers.of·ei'ther ·ma··· 1·d·..• ,~;with . 1 · ~....... _.-~ ·.· · t' ti' . ·. . . · · information. . . ·'. · .· . - r stac.lU). , itionally,_ v~dalized_ .and :nus~. .· , reau . . sex y enw.c.r . my c ever.cuan,ci.e:r cons rue ons.. _ A NYLS h .. h L . · ;. · · if als · ail bl L · · · Now ,,what am I supposed'io do ~h!!n my editors change (albeit v.'ery sJti}lfully) whan . . . btl . . ' . owhev~r, tlac.ekin·e~s~?stem: . ~~g ~ourcbees., ·.. . edo ~vt . alie o~ f e~, can consider umm.·p. rovable . . h. . ., w·hat -·. h enproiessors ~ . thirik .. resem an, . t"h hg ·lto""'n auquate . '"ways . ·.P · uDct:u at"ion. orwo. r d.·c.01ce. . . d o ·Id · o.w · ..es. ~ t• orp .;..:1· ... ~ · t'h· lib pnut ·" · ou .m eu o gomg to , my articles a,re "snotty" and clas$mates ~k niewhy I .~:ion't revie~ th~ir f~v~rite BEER'!' manag~men m ocue• •0T ·. e sc_ 00. iWlY. ·· · ano er· rary. · WhatdQ Hlo when my ~eridS" tell me the~ saw my picture inEQUITAs but didn't.want to _read the ~icle l>Eicause it was .toO long?J cfon'fdo an;Ything; thereis nothing ieft tO do but get drtink and forget' about it: - ,_ · · · . · · ·;r. ·• . • . · -:-: • : .· But for you, niy beloved, readers, who ha~e read this far atiji plan to read on, you; .wh.~se small bits ofi.nterest and l~y~ty make all my work worth it, fol' you I will explain_, · evef11.a,_s I fall drqnkertly gutter-ward, what you need to know about the wines tliat will hel.p y9t'.rAfollow me there.. . ·~ · ·, ·. · · · ·. · ~ ·· ·_ . Ifyou're going to<get dn:ink and forget al>Out somethfug, \\'hat's _the use of buying • Cbambolle Musigily "71? ¥ ou start buying. that stuff and you'll go baillrrUpt before your· senses ate e.ven· diilled. What we are interested now is wine from the reahn where Quantity riiles over Q\Iality. W~ ~interested iri~~hat I caU~"powe; wines", of which . "Th1:1nderbird", ")ID 20:.:20", ''.Night Train Express'\ and '~ild IriSll RQse" are well~ knoWn examples. '· · · · . . . ...,. .. How are these Wfilei; made? Where do they Qriginate? What are some of their characteristic qwilities? WHO eARE8?.!! There's only one thiilg you want to-know when · you're headed for Stupor City: the Alcohol Content; ~ _ . · _ . Witti your C.hian~1 Ol' your ·Burgm:idy, you're gettirig_ l4% alcohol~if you're luc~. Power: .wines. lire-between 19% and 20% iilooholi and to make yoitr se1ection easy1 or ·. l,Ulimpoftant, the ·pOWer wiriei;mentioned abOve are all priced the Same. ($i.90/tifth, tax.

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'some of my fell~w editors are liaving similm:~-~~olbut fhreedeons'to a school, now ever}new ·' Gil's. '.At:thevery.least/ NYLSwill always be c .. ': difficulties~ I th~k:.-the~JSest·way tq_' handle < position. is"not. "rear: viitliout a correspond- · the fli~nd~ Lc;mne:to;lm.o:wdheSecond Floor· . this.spaee v.r.ithoutbecomirig:los~)nstyle Is: .ing title.~Perhaps my,complaint is properly· will merelybecome.whet if truly is, omem- ·• . ,·. -simpJy to.-~ 'through -colleetion, of. my. (;lireeted at JUnerica 1979-where triple word- ·ocy of hikecuremicetcrbelaughed~tdurinq" ~ · tlfouglits.about_NYf.s.. · . · · '. ! ... titles are .manda~ory. Nevertheless.': Iriusf -nostalgic·moments. · _Tobegin, 1 sh'.buld. stctrt'with my begin-··. NYLS·fol! prey to:_sc>ciarwhims?.I thinknclt·. ·-.· .·.'of thelcw ,Xqm:only.cis·knowledgeable. ning here; Aside from the tunci sandwicl;i'the An: institution pf' legal. education should- as :mY. ability to understcmd .its fast paced .' A~ministration p_rovidEKI~.o_iientdtion .Was q .. stand··steadfast·agaihst such' irrespoiisibfo . ·changes;'-we are 'the. people Lewis .Carroll .:.· - ·functfonal w~ste.·-,. :t:tost ·st_ude~·ts· woultl. trends_andfollow·a'niorerecisoricibl~fcourse: .. spoke of, who-run-ns-fcst-cs-we can only to _- ..'. agree that: gathering.300new ·stuqe_nts·for'.:2 · ·. ·· It would be the easy wqy out to efid'this -· stay in ·the. same;plas_e. N?W:• .on the eve· of ., (now 3) d~s ~c~omp~ishes-nothing save· to .. column· with· a vig(?rous laml:>astmg-<?f tlie,: graduatio~.-th~re st~ds.~e~or~Uie worl~ an ·_. provide·tl~:einitial ftiel'to fi~estµdent distru$t · Second FlOQ:r;;· but i}is·~ally proper-tohigh- ·.aspiring,: _ la,,Jyer. delicately: balanced on a· and di.Sre'spept toward the A~lnjstration. light some'ot·.my ·pet<peeves'regardjng,.my .. silken threshold of the seamless-=web.I only · ·. wds. it neces~ary.lo- cc;mipel our attendemce. 'follow ..; sttid~nts' '011· :,ih~ 'way towcirc;l ..~--the. hopeJhat 'distance ofthe·run, y.re do):iot ~- .. ~ ·. ~ . .,... .. . - . irlJhe . . · to liste_nto.. the over:..inflatedegos of ·the ad-: . ::~o:-~t of.this,column: ·~ .:.~ :~·: · '. ~-- · ..- - for.get what ~exists off the web, for the l<Iw . ministrators?.The~swe{.was:''NO'.:;-~a in-· ~-- · ~H(IVey_o}i:~~er_notifecf the inconsid~r-,\i~oi~ted_from,life,·isJn~_eeddeadly:,·.<·' st,aµtly NYLS. and· the· Clas_s-·61- 1979 begqn . ateness .and : sheer, unreasonableness of · · ·· ·. · .· - · , ·.:, . , · · :-, .· '._ : _·•·• · · ·. · . ·· ... their ,relationship with· vqgue 'feelings~ of- s.Ome_of)our fellow·students? For fustab.ie,·. ~. '!~D;-'.' . ·.. . : . m,i.iniosity: · : · . -~ · . . ·. ' ·. ·_ ·- _. ~n47W9rth.~whe:r~acubidel.iial6bbysei-v-···. > ... , ,~-- ~nard.Ross: '. ·~ · ~·'My philosophy. :\!hen Lcame liei:e; was · ihg.trafficfromJow:.directions; ·plus· pt.iblic. , '. ·~~>~ll~ioil~McDjagerEmeritua· · to. leam the Jaw .Wid to~CIVoid. th<;1t which· phoI).es; OK the building is p00rly designed·· prev~rited m!3 from doing~so. However; after ··(I'm sutpri.se4 it has Fire .Dept: clearance),; that initiakonta.ctwith the ·Administr.ationit l?ut:if;_it neces,sa!f for thiiiking people to stop ~.. · Jaec~~e·cl~r that the Aaminfstration and : in the 3 foot. doo~~s for a chat ~~-make,_ -. •, ·the po~icies it su_gported too -Often became matters worse?_ How cibOutriding .the eleva. o~stacles on that phiJosopliica1 r~d: It is a }or w!tli the perso~·whq i,s ''.only9olngdoyvn" .. · sad state of affairs when the Administration and·refu~~s to put out the cigarette after po~_~ .. . of ari-eaucationa:J institution views itself as_' -utelyd:>ei_ngtold you can'f br~athe? I've got-:' · .. ·more important than th:e.students and fac.: · ten better treatment on the "D" train .. "I liesi.: . ulty of the institution. Although·a full narra- tote.to tliink that our fUture lawyers at NYLS · tive of the lore-oJNYLS Wars is too long for are representative. of ·the society they' (Ire· . th~s cqlumn, nhinkjherea~ae:r-shouldlcripw . sup~sed.)o'be.seiving,~ - . -. of-sue.h things as~the "fight for Haines Hill''.." . -11}~§e of. you . who !lave ailigently_.' .·. the,"d_efecit-q.t PessenPoinf';and the."consis- searched. EQUITAS.... for "news. of ·the ·nEtYI ~ ~.tent conqu_estof.C,on Law". - . - . - . . . . ~ buildil!g have pr~oo}Jlywondered now such'. . ·· The~~:r;sttwoincidents reflect ~ narrovV:-:- · a _tot<J1tlac;:k-of new dev~~(?p~ent~regaidi~g ~ a; .... _ _ ._' '"91inQ.edAdministration-pol~g_gf.Jiiringpro-_ the new-lmWi.center. each mon~ltbe p-qt in,.. ·'· > • ·. · . _ >· - : .. _. 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This·is· iUAii>exgetience tliat·lfasDeen filled .. · ' , . . . ments without ·que··reg<irdto the 'applicant's. was no(easy>Jne ·latest ffo~ithe grapevine. . with cl~ ;fuuoh' ariguish as joy: 1'.Pe jo'y,'has· . ability -to leach. -Teaching,' like tiidf'advo- ·is a propbsed.grouriQ'-Dreaking this Decem- come from many 9f the warm. relatfonships_ ·Cacy, -is ·an art; 'the technicalities 'mgy -~ ·bei;:~ presumt:ilily_on. the parking lot.tMY.}?ref··-. that] .have f<?rtn~ these wst thfee y~s. · .. ~learn~ after·c~n.sider~_leworlf, b~t.the ta!.:,.··, d_iction~ go to Atl?~ti~ 91ty{ i~ 1~·? .saf~r ~t( ... mici t~e anguish from ·the •tedious aspect· of. · ented teac~er IS Innctte1y·c~le. 9f~captur- , NY1Son the,parkmg lot; unless Its adnve'"m ~ law school. .- . . . . · · · . . . . . ing~ tne imagination of :Students;·without _ law-~chool (what'ano-imiovatton);:~liould·be. · AlthoU:ghmy time isshc:>rtiarid my .con-· ~- icn:igling 'keys 'and · calli~g ·for -voll~ybcilr . fprgott~n.~I-don'ts!:lrwe~9-on'frie0d-it,.we do. - centration at an all time fow, Tll try to share:. , .. games. Unfortunateiy, though t}ie· Second· Nor:do 1· say~ that the. _lot i~ n·or techn'ically. some of my feelings abouf the past three ·· . , . '1• Floor e,"qUatesa rec.entJDfro'ni H~ard,.Yale. _'corr~ct: it is. However the 'pcn:king lot is 'not years. l would like to end ,'ori a happy note, '• .or Co.Iumpia~w:ith, riatur~:d·tegcliing·abilitY, ·'-opoli~ically correct and t_hatis the key', ThEi .· therefo,relwill deal-with my negative feel. · foo often no correlation exists. Thetemay be ·reason for a new·1aW- centeristo Cirawatten~· · ings first:· · - lio~; the Administration m(;iy have learned tion to' NYLs (nofNYU}and build our i:mcige. . _ :·, · · "" ·· -i from :Past experience, ai; severaV'incomP:t-- ..· IIi a world wnehidomi ~dipse$'substance, ci. ., ' ~- About NYLS once this school gets tent turkeys1'--no .longer fin~ a per~h at fhe, . bu~lding Ollthe parki:t?-glot (50' 2( 2qcl') is a'µ ovedts schizophrenia; it COl;lld become a hel.po_di'um.:Perhaps quality t~ar;hers will be error primarily . because .the bulk of the : lqva school. The _schizophrenia I refer to is hired and retpined in ·the future. The imi)o:t-·· ··school 'can:no,t ~ seen.'~ far as the N~_w . the school's practice of spending time and tant p.oint however; .is, ilth,e professor is no. , York Times will ·be concerned, NYLS will m;oney selling the pUblic on the idea of an g_aoo,~COMPL:AIN. A pp;s_si~estud~iit bOdyis .. merely-be adding another ·so foot.'storefronf .. "Urban Law School" while_ they continually . just what jhe Seeond Floor would like.•.. to~,our -Worth,.Street. -facilities. The story, direct all of the school placement facilities at . . · · · - · · · .· _·_.. - . -~ouldbecorisid~rap~differentfoi:theNYLS putting out Wall Str~et.attomeys. I do not &out _the: Administration itselt; -·ljke - . ·image werG the. new law center. to front on . disagree yvith the school's policy of wanting. moi;;t organizations .today.- there mu~t: be : 200'feet of Broodway;·the Times might even t<? coinpete for the Wall Street . positions, some· mec~anism_to run daily ~~fc;xits. ~t: -printourname'cofrectly.·.•· ., . · howeverldodisagreewiththeirapproach.It :.~s .. the-_Second_ Fl_oor~d its d~rivcitives_ - ·. the nieantim~ ~e·aie'to -~ contenr. is my position that if NYLS wants to be are not·a cause for celebratfon. It l3eemsthat with our three.buildin§S on Worth Street.and.· · ·Harvard or, Columbia then they should direct tliesU:pport.staffisgen~rdllycoill~tentt~do_ the_ ~~wledge that:de~pit~ th_e.critic:;isms . all of their ~nergies to"'1ard achieving that ·:the' job, :however,., the - school is overblowµ,· · ancl consistent -misinformation-about NYLS,-~ ·end. As it stands now neither approach has ·.with ~deans and dir~tors who ar~ too inter-;· ·and de!:;pite.:tlie'Sec<Jn~Floor b'linglez:i;. who . been developed to its potential. The students . esteg_ in mak_irig- _themselyes 'appec:ir plecis- ? p!}rporl.tO 'PE!.prof~ssionals,.we owe!t: to qui_" .. · ·at NYLSare as competent. as arty group any., · ing to the outsider wfthol;!tredlly a~v:emc!ng sely~s .to recogni.Ze-wliat,._yve ~e.- Call ine ... where in .this coµntry, and if given a chance - the gµality of NYLS_. Iiishgrt, the·Aamlni$t:ia~,-· naive'if Y<?tf lik,e;" nut ·the ~)1.~~fhing t;hot is , to shi~e they will shine. The !\dministration 'Jlon ~unds~ fOriri. witnouhealsW)!:!tCm-c~ .. ·right a.00u,t tliis ~~}ibc)lls.the·stµ~ent:pcxiy: .. i~'alienati.rig that :Portionofthe sh,1dentbody : I .. refer _:to· th~ unwhoJe§ome deanf_la~iori' WE are NY.I!S• -F;'oi: mys·eit ~~e'J~ma,rkable. . which co.uld do the most forit. . · . ·:which·:t:tastecently-oc_cµf~; 1~:it nec_essarx.to;, f~iends"fi6I1l_B,attiirigS~iQp·!G',~lqs~ofl979 :":. < : . A.Doufthe ~ople.~ .. .I will cherish many . create deanships ~erely beCause :another . ~qnd ·EQUI'!.Jf~~: -h~~ Jef~· ~e ~i~h goO(l.~mo"', · olthe:relc:dionah~psthci(I,hc::xvefomied here. I '· schoo~ chooses to nin:its,-adininistrati9n·!n · ,mentsligntJy,~pr}I,iRlesf'ovetJhe·,genera:Ldis:··· fee~ piivilegedto.li(IVe met people like Judy . - such a titular.fashion? There was onc;:e a:time · gust wh~ch;perin,eates all !3levations. above-~ ; . , · ,·. · . . .. ... . (plea~ ~umt~ pagesixt~~>

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. . . . . ter, more effective voiee in1.he. Adrninistra-_ , To the Editor: . . . :· Yo"i=k State; Our purpose in creating COPsimply do whataver.we feel to be.in the bes~... ti~n. ln !he final:anaJ'ysis,it is t~e quality oJ-. _ · I am ~tfug-t9 resµo'na to Andrew-: S_AR i{ to - ihform students in ,graduate.

illterests of the student body. Rather, With, the l~adership that is-more important (as FraDlilin's:- letterthe· ¥st _ edftion of .schools as to the facts.concerningabortion , "neither ptirse nor sword,:'. our effective- ~ell ~ more effective) than the particular E,QUIT AS. Mr. Franklin, a candidate for and t~e proposals pendingthe State Legis- ness '!ies in· our. ~bility.,,to persuade:. Witli diVislqn_from which the Vice-President or~ . SBA President, suggested that:the SBA be lature which· threaten ·a woman's right to - reason, Witn intellect, with arHrmative a<!-~·~. other officer hap ·~ ris toComes.· '. divid~ into'aDay'_andR!J~Eveii'ingd~Vision. .,,; ~<iOse.~OPSAR also provides means'for ·. ~,,... tion if the situafion~~wres.-And herein .:.. " - . ~ - " ~ Execµtive C<!.unCil W-hile-thiS·sugg~stion.hasa·supei1J_<;_ial ap-::., _ mterest~ students__who"-are pressed for -s: - lies the sfrengt;h_Qf~he current SB,a. Effec-:,, . _ . !:?tudentBar:ASsociati~n - peal; it belies alack-Ofunderstimdingof the· -_tµlie. to P,.articip,3.t~.ii:t. effective lobbying _ · tiv?~es~andg09(1 le~ership, not oo~n- ~.· : , ~ · · problems ofUie SB~ I•i Ne.w Yo~k_Law_. ~1:1~tt-~r-~,ting~campai~ on_~~Y,~ills~ , tatlo!} and ~narchy. ·· . _ ~· , · · · JI'o the Editor: . _ School_:- · · __ . . . · -:: . . ~ · . We are.comriuttedto mamtaimngfree- ' · · f 'Mi. Franklin feels tliat seP.arate ,, ·· · Mike Soltis'sMarch EQVIT AS arti~le;· . ~ All-the.students need a sing!1t-Ujilfieµ" . · dom .of· choice· in :the matter of aoortion. iovernriient .for the da:r. and evefiliig.divi- · ~'Geqige_ ~ashlliiti>n' and, .tbe· Nl!tionaf voice)o pjesentoothcreat!yesuggesfii>ns'· Recent':court·decisions_are.,l€gisfative.acts ~ sion!)·:-would· benefit t~e_en~ student"'-'Labor Relati~ns Bo;ti'd:;~:make~wh~t},,.,~--;for.t.n~ifupro".:ei!}e~tof the•_schoobµ1d'CQr- · .· ha~e. ~hipwd: a.wa§' at' hard-won· rights: ~y, tlien h_e.could !U)v!!and ~~owdJiave·· ·lleve to lie,~ erron~us anq confusm~as.- ·reCt1v~meas~s,forstudents who are uu- ·Since the passage of the lfyde'Amimdment comeJ.othe meetings and broughn_hetopic _SWl1J)tion. He-:PQsitS union ·repfysentation, faii-1y tre~ted: 1(-theSBA h~ failed tO rep- · . whlch cut off federal 1fuiids.for afurtions into a .forwii . whe.re sometbiilg :&>hld ~ e~µons~as "similar to-political elections'.,. resent all-stuqents, day aii.9 evening; then . ,_which' were not "medically necess:acy:" all . done,frankly, we feel that suclla'proJ>Qsal '(Wo adverSarie~rin .his aiialogy, "the 'in-· our eft:ort inust be to.tilld ~way to biiri'gtne· · ·out. 6 states hav~. enacteq sinµlarly,resiic: would create niore.prob~ms~qi~udtWOW~ '~~umbenr_,employ:er"atjd ''th~- 'challenger' .. knowl~ge ang exP,erience of th'e evening.. tive Jaws: New Yor~ still provide!,> I\1edisolve:and, .woul~ le~ to·mor.e..alienatiOn,· ', 1mion,".Y,iefor.v~~s. ~s thiswllilta UQion .st~dents.togeJlier ~th th~ e~th'!sJasm(!f ,·~d: funding for aooitii;ms alth'Oiiih the< ho~·less. Th~ P;1'0ble~~d.issuest~Uhe j~~~sen~tionelec~iori'iSSll ll~?,\? . :· .. 'the day student&': . - ·_ ·~ .. ;• ~ ... ; ··: ' .~Corip~llyamendm~Jit.(New'~ork's ve~{on. ~B:A,haS_ b~n ~v~I~~ ~tfi-·'a!E('~hgse .~~t. • · .. Althoµ~nt~e Board.haS pe~tte? and'· · - '!he SBA ~eeds f~e.pa.rt1c1p~ti~n~fthe~ .otthe ]!~de'Aihendmepttwas.al?postpas·fBtl'ect all stuClentsiilfke. ,iiayand:everung:, .:qas regu!at&temployermvoJv~mentm lln-- eve.~g . students at . its-: ~eetu~gs;. Tl!e · ~ last year an4wW be 'C'onsidereo-bythe , No program or act~ons tak~_!i, have -ever - ion , representation.. ele.ctloris;'~employers · iqeetmgs sho~d,,thererore, be .scn~uled. . "'"Legis,latureoofore.ii vote~~nthe ne:\V bu(I; . been·'exclusiv~1Y~.;f?~ day_~tq~· s_hould_d>e~prohibite<f tro~ any involv~· -~ ~com<>2a~}>othsets of rep~se~t:~ ··get. Other prop<)~<befgreJlie.Legisbi::., · de!ltt""'There IS Ji<>-'-see~gly. msd!uable went. Wli~nballots offer cnoiceamong U!}- ,t~ves. '.flfe ~pecial n~s.oJ!~eevenI?~ dlVl- ture this' term inc1tid~.bW, iiquiringdoc:. . .· p~o~em". o~ ~n~~g m~tings oonve~~~~rniit an·emplOy~lochecli: ''no s~on.i;~ouldoe preser_itedto the ~nnniStra-__ tq~·to 'pare~ts·of ffiin?!S ·'Yho seek ~. ruent_ to both. ~Y an~t evening-stu~e~ts~ ;uruon'l, 18'tne ell!ployee votmg for tlie em-_ tio~ as part ofthe ne¥s o{the stude~t ~Y. :a@rliollS, iµid a call fora FederalQqnst!tu- _ · .our~many m~tings t~~t Y~-~v_e·:'!~loy~f?T;~ep~seofauino~~re8enta..: ·asawhole._ i;'. :. , ..... _'~-~,.:-, ~tiona}Conventi~n'.dou\vilirec~thatt~. been well attendedtiy active and conceme<V t1on.:...electlQn IS' to choose a uruon rep- . · For example,. sq1!1e ;e~ellll!gstuqe~~ ·· last convention was held in 1787 ancJ. sup- , representa~iv~·rrom;th~ e':erung division.~~ ~htative~or- tO choose ~t to tie rep-· hav.e told m~ that tbei:e IS a pro~lem wit~ ' plies us fe,;.·gjotind rules foi:.a modern ver. .:X. Yet<,0111'. chief complaint IS that Mr'. Frank- .. resent.ed by a union.,The employer ~.not a the short lib~ ,hgw:s. on wee~ends,_~t'Sion. Such ·a Convention coul~ well over- · . --~ _ lin' haS nev~r co~n~.the.SBA ~~Y: , party to.the election_. : ;_ '-;... ·".-· wee~en4s~-~hen- o~y-;.t1meof ~~ss to ~· tfil:n·~a \v~inM;s tenuously-1\eld right tO :u1~~ ~aited wi~ht~ m oroe~to~~ an • ~. _ Mr. Soltis's analogy.might be ~ore~ap;. t~e library. ~ req_ue~t:slio~d~ C!)UPl~ en~~ aoof!i~I!·. ·• . :: ; _ . · -- - r JSSuem hiS_~p~gn ~rilil. ·. plicable wllen employers and employr;;es wiffi other .~ugg~s~io~ for th~ 1mpro~e .. ·Base'd o'n.-thetremendous~outpoUring ·l'he fuither:accusation that the SBA-IS through their freely cliosen -union enter ment oHfie libl'!ll'Y,-e.g.' enforcmg:~liere: f rt~ ·h· NYLS t d t · f: ult ''dominated" .by day students·is~a.IsO·er- . 1·n~to·coll.ec"~ve i,,.,..;...::...; ; g _2 an arena· sqelJ'ing requirem.ent,"obµrining currenL'· otaff_suepod -..l--..?: ..:"'t . t' ~ u en s, atcl·ttey, · o;:z&;""'., • ·~ • ••• "' UCU.EJ~ ~ ·• boo:Ks d "od'cals · ialized . ~0f s an CJ.U.11ww:; ra 1onmow:recen e r '< ronf!()US: The-S~A: IS repre~p~ti:ve,..Wlth where the parties a.re' fu ·rui ad:vers3rial re- . ' - ·.an pen. I . ~n spec . ~~ ~drive COPSAR is .a badly needed organi-' .. Class .representatives el~ >from class i~ . -hi-.. Th - n1 1-:~ . . ' ·.. law,_·. ·and .· lm}!rovmg, .. the.. -.,physical . ·. ·; , ' ; . . . ··.. . -~,.......... . both"'- .d·.,..·· . ·1io~·u· . ti'on"' , rations · . e o y.. bwig dcommon -~ e_nVll'Onmen . ' t .·. . . , . - ., . . . . , ,. - zat10.n. ';!;'he lettei:s signed ..P.Y ~y. LS COl]l °""'"!<msm 1VIS1ons. uomma . · P..· liticid . . . . . . _ . ..., . ,. ... 1 ismeartttoreleirtothe·fiCttHaUhe-Cl:irrent.:~~~n ~~-~t~ons,..,,ai:i · tµnoq rep-· · ·The proP!)sed division-of-the_~BA is -~~muty- membe~ "';ere pe~onally de.. oB·A ..,. Pre.- _.d- t ~ ·d· ''t _._, ·t. h -resentation ~lections-uithat the¥ are::-ootH . not a so ution and iii met wohld contrioute live~.to tne legislators on ~arch 13th by . c-0 . ,y<IeeSI en IS a ay s Um.:n , e elections -.. ' . . . 30 . . tat' . f COPS"'AR d •t• ·_can only f~tftaiteredthat m$ is. · · ·": -~ · · Jeffrev'&Ufm~ ·to the prob!e!p. ~e:.n~ a,tinified ~oic.e to · , represen 1v~s. ~ . · . ,.n. an s u- , tfi' · htto · · te "d - · ti " fth · · ,,. represent"students more'than ever To', dent sup~ners.Among the 13 schoolsw,e .:..ouS:gBA Dcre~, '1 _odn. ::. .l Cl~ of1981 sugge8t divisionof'tlie SBA in liaht of.our .. ~preserity·O~er"...7 ;5Q(Jletter8 we.:.e signed.' . tll'e • arue ""uavez was u•.r e eci.tru. ~ . ~ ,.. ~ · ~ ·. · . -R · · ·rail f: bl , d · · to -the ~offi~ of. Vice-President - ·a ·Ta the EditOr: _ _ currendack.Qfunity indicates Mr. ·Frank.: ... - ·~_act~ons~w:et:e._gene ,J· avora . e, li?, rep~iten~tiv~lect-o(. the·-~vemng divi-:- - :·: · Mru:iy,!;~ to'~·~h~ w_!io.}lelPen·t'9 lin:& ~kohw~ness ~f-~micipatlo~: ~e.we~ ~~le·.to m~~t-manY .of the-I~~- . sioi?whileaneveningdi'Visions~udent.~. ,:.~rnake.Th'e:~ec<mii SeCcmdAnpU!J-l NYL~ this.pastyear. _ · .. · ... ;·.- · -':?wito1;~Jietl~~the~t~~~hef-§~J:d:ft· . "ln,· Mi: /f.~'s . "8ece'ss1oriiSt's"·.- . wue' a·-grea! slicces~---:- cas~. _cre~~_and 'I' ._V1_nc!nt:O'Hara ' ps •. o. ; J:.Pre~n_ ~es ~ VISI .. ~ ' vie'!s,_he ~s'forilt over, substar}C\f."H.e - 3!1di~lk-e( . . . . . - ll'.' -~ • • ·_: · ~~ • ......,. _ . • :..- ,, , ~ . •. · :. · Medi~~ ~ding~o~aoortio~ woµldbe 11!<. ~xploits.t,t1eartificia1 .:'division~ ~tw~n . ·. Andi;hank y~u E'QUITAS ~o.rpromot-. . :r_: . , . ~ . _; , , ·. _. ; . , . ~l·~~~,mt~ year;s_~mdge~. ·,• . . ~ -~ day-and ev~ning ~t;.Jentir whien,~ifoon~: Tug t]ie_ produ~~1on.·.1 appreciate .your:· Totne Editor;./ ~ ~-"''.- "?. _, .... . ,. ..-·- .. ·~ <"".' .· ; .~bb~g le~Jato~ IS an lmJ>?.~t . tinu~. _Will de,:> irreparaole. ha'nrl to the. -i. suppbrt. -, ..._ - -· - :- _; .. ' - ·Th~ C~alitiqn.of:Rn?Jessional.S.tude~ts.:·aebv1ty,,which S~_?uld l>e. dime:by an. CltiN~YLScommunil~.Mr. Frimklinruscitakes · . .,,.~.c -:> , . , . . . - ·/Sincerely:,_ for_.'~~rt1on~·R1~hts,.;:.-.<C<?P~~R)(was ~~i:i;i. -~ut .· espe~uµIy ·~y att_orneys and pot'shQ~:a~tlieSB:Awittio11t tellln.g~hoW:-...,.;~,.,,. : - _ r·':-- ::. ~~m B~dfon ·fo~ed~m'thdallof 197~-m 1:~po~ 19_the . ~t.~o~eY,s.:;tp~~. ~ fy:ure . lawy:rs, we separate' go•·vernmeritwould lead to abet- ':':;_ . ;:......- · -~ ':'·' _· . !SO_~tiog.A . <;ntlcal ·status of. abortion nghts ~-·~e)V l_iave ~vested m~ere.stm supportinglaws ·-= "" · ~ ...;_· >· - - ...-· ; ' · · ' • / ·' • · · - · · · · ._,_ · .._ whichwe think are fair and just. Lobbying ·- '

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