Vol. I
No. 4
ADVOCATE
DECEMBER, 1982
ABA Review Stirs Concern
Dean George Takes On New
Responsibi Jlties by Karen Schwartz His phone is constantly ringing, he has an appointment uptown, an interview with the ADVOCATE, and to top if off the word processor is on the fritz. Deputy Dean B. James George, seems to be taking it all in stride, but said he is feeling a bit harrassed these days. No wonder. In addition to the responsibilities of his recent decanal appointment, he has had to cope with a full class load and meet two longstanding publishing commitments. As the first deputy dean in the history of NYLS, George describes the position in terms of corporate organization. He see the deputy dean as "the chief operating officer under the Dean, who is chief executive officer. I am C.0.0. and all things having to do with academic programs, research and publications." Created at the recommendation of the faculty and approved by the Board of Trustees, the deputy deanship is an interim post, which will expire with the arrival of a new Dean. If a dean designate has not been identifie-d by the end of the academic year, an acting dean will probably be appointed. No change has been made in the powers of the office or the dean, so Dean E . Donald Shapiro will serve as dean of the law school until June 30th, when his resignation becomes effective. George's appointment has simply instituted a different reporting chain. Previously, Dean Bearn, (Continued on Page 2}
There is much concern among the NYLS administration and faculty o' :!r the American Bar Association's vi:>it to NYLS this spring to evaluate its merit as an accredited ABA law school. The ABA evaluation committee visits every American Law School on a rotating basis, with approximately seven years between visits. Such a visit is not necessarily good news for the NYLS community. "We are very concerned," said one NYLS faculty member, "that New York Law School will not be favorably reviewed. A loss of accreditation would be catastrophic." The pending visit was revealed to students at a student's organization meeting with Dean Bearn and Professor Samuels in late October. The ABA has requested a selfevaluation report from the school, with input to be provided from the faculty, administration, Board of Trustees, and student body. How student input is to be solicited is not clear. At the meeting, one student suggested that a questionnaire be devised and circulated to students. Professor Samuels, head of the school evaluation report committee, greeted
the idea with interest. Dean Bearn, however, was not enthusiastic. She expressed concern that students would lambast the school with "pet peeves," so that the true merit of the school would not be revealed, and this information would then have to be handed over to the ABA. "Are you scared of what the student's might say?" Dean Bearn was asked. "No," she said. "Yes," interrupted Professor Samuels. "This will not be a white-wash job, I assure you." "Students¡are in a precarious situation," said one member of the Student Bar Association."lf we attempt to lambast the administration before the ABA committee, it will undoubtedly hurt all of us. And yet, l think that giving the administration a vote of confidence would violate ethical considerations. We get so many complaints from the students, and are faced with such an uncooperative attitude by the administration, that I believe things must change. If the ABA visit is the catalyst or the leverage needed to bring about such changes, well, we should closely consider our options."
NYLS Briefly New York Law School was founded in 1891 and rose close to the top of the law school ranks prior to World War II. Supreme Court Justices Harlan and Frankfurter each attended NYLS, although Frankfurter left after his first year. Following the Second World War, however, NYLS fell on hard times. The school was unable to attract students, and its faculty declined. The loss of benefactors also contributed to the school's near collapse. When Dean Shapiro took over as Dean in 1972, there were only seven full-time faculty members. Shapiro's aggressive style brought respectability back to NYLS. The purchase of the B and C buildings gave the school a small but viable physical structure. The r ecruitment of a strong faculty al o helped to raise the school's reputation. Although the space has increased, the size of the student body has increased even more and the NYLS community again has become too
large for its limited space. An architect was hired to draw up plans for a modern facility to be built in the parking lot site next door which would solve most of the school's space problems. Dean Hillman indicated in late 1981 that the alumni association had contributed enough money to build the building. Ground breaking was rumored to have been scheduled for April 1982. That date came and went with no action. In October, a combined committee of administration, faculty, and trustees discovered that the architect's estmate of cost was forty percent lower than the lowest construction bid. Since t h en, sa id another source, " controlled panic has set in. We are scrambling t o figure out what to do. It is pos sible t hat NYLS will move to a nearby building with more space in the very near future. But I can assure you that a building r esembling the architect's plan will not be built."
The major source of concern, said a faculty member who asked not to be identified, is the physical plan of NYLS. "It is much too small to accomodate the number of students that it serves. The administration has consistently, over the past several years, admitted far more students than the school can adequately serve. Dean Scanlon is "shocked" every year at the number of students who attend NYLS after being accepted. The faculty has become rather perplexed at the situation, because "it is our jobs which are now on the line. If the ABA pulls accreditation because of our overpopulation problem, we'll lose our jobs." The ABA visit comes at a time when the recently rebuilt faculty is beginning to assert itself more in the affairs of the school. "It is no secret that the faculty is displeased with the administration. We are beginning to deal directly with t he Board of Trustees," said a faculty member. "At one time during the beginning of Dean Shapiro's tenure, the administration was hustling to do a good job, and they pulled NYLS up by the bootstraps. Now, however, absent eeism, complacency, and a general lack of direction has led t he faculty to believe that major changes are needed." The degree of fear expressed by many about a possible withdrawal of accreditation by the ABA may be unfounded. Margorie Karjewski, a representative of the ABA in Chicago, told the Advocate that the reviewing committee has no fixed standards when it evaluates a school, even for faculty-student ratio. Each school is evaluated with its own character and history in mind. Even if the commit t ee is not satisfied with a spect s of the school, the result is not a n automatic withdra wal of accreditation, Karjewsk i said. The committee issues a rep ort recommending various changes, a n d the school h as thirty days to respond. The school has six months to make some changes before the ABA acts. Even then, there are no fixed deadlines and the ABA tries to be flexible to the needs of the part icular school. Thus, an unfavorable review by the ABA, while causing problems of its own, will not spell automatic doom for NYLS.
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Where The Money Goes The Budget Commission of the Student Bar Association has announced the following grants to official student organizations for the 1982-1983 academic year: BALLSA $460.00; Chess Club $42.00; Criminal Law Society $215.00; Environmental Law Society $370.00; International Law Society $165.00; LAW $400.00; Lesbian and Gay Law Students $150.00; Media Law Project $200.00; National Lawyers Guild $350.00; and Phi Delta Phi $150.00. In addition to these SBA grants, the administration has agreed to furnish our organizations, within certain limitation, with wine and cheese whenever an outside speaker addresses a student function. The SBA is funded entirely by a percentage of food receipts from Gil's. For any additional information concerning finances of the SBA contact Senators Mark Halpern and Dave Michales or Budget Commission Chairperson Joel Berlant.
Poll Voting Trickles In In its last issue, the ADVOCATE asked N.Y.L.S. students to respond to some questions about just how bored they really are. Responses have been coining in slowly - thirteen to date - but a pattern. is "beginning to emerge. We're just not sure what the pattern is. Most of the students bored enough to fill out and return a newspaper survey are in their third year here. And the overwhelming majority of all respondents claim to attend class "somewhat prepared," although four students do confess to skipping many classes. Almost everyone claims to make a diligent effort to get notes for missed classes. There is a general feeling that some professors do and some professors don't encourage discussion, and most of the respondents occasionally participate in class discussions. Almost half of the respondents say that they work full-time, and more than half are involved in at least one student organization. The last two questions on the survey elicited the most varied responses. For "What do you do when you skip a class?" responses included: travel; stay home sick; work and study; hang-out; and "when I'm not eating, writing articles or having wild orgies with exotic women from as far away as Cardozo Law School, I usually just drink myself into a stupor or go back to sleep." And under "Comments," this is a sampling: "I filled this out because Prof. Dent says he will be interested in seeing the results"; "This questionnaire has nothing to do with how bored the student body is"; "I enjoy school"; "As a part-time student and working full-time - I feel as if law school has been as stimulating as a correspondence course"; and "At this point, I just want to get out of here."
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Dean Scanlon and Ms. Robbins reported directly to Shapiro, but now they will report to George, who in turn reports directly to Shapiro. Commenting on his rise to his new position, George said, "I think it is a position that in an interim time had to be created, and that's what underlay the faculty action. I'm not doing this out of any great sense of joy, but I think the school has to have it done. Since it is in the interest of the law shcool, I have undertaken it, bec~use I think any responsible person would." Despite this being a new kind of position for NYLS, the accountabilities of the deputy deanship are not really new. George describes them as an amalgum of Bruce's former associate deanship, plus some ofBearn's responsibilities, as well as a few things that weren't being taken
care of at all. What it all boils down to, though, is that this is not a "deanship" in the true sense, but rather a restricted, circumscribed position which does not dictate new development in policy. George said his "responsibilities are policy implementing, not policy creating. The deputy dean is not intP.nded to be some super czar who c.>mes in and sweeps clean everything that's been going on." George's primary rcle has shifted from faculty member to administrator. He explains the difference, "The administration is essentially there to execute or implement the educational policies generated by the faculty. The faculty, through the collegial action of their committee structure, set the major policy, goals and parameters for the law school." He said the creation of the deputy
deanship is a major step toward integrating the administration as far as the ongoing to launch forth in developing massive new programs until the new dean is in office." Commenting finally on the students' part in all this, George remarked, "The faculty works on the theory that the law school is a tripod, with the administrative personnel forming one leg, the faculty another and the students the third, and that if any leg of the tripod collapses, the whole structure goes down. I believe we try to respond to student concerns. Naturally, sometimes we may beat other things into the formulation than the student or group of students may contemplate, but we've got to make the same kind of faculty collective judgments that are made in other regards. But certainly, it's not disinterest in, or, if you want to use a strong term, contempt towards students and their concerns. This is certainly not the faculty attitude. In so far as particular administrative decisions are made, I think this attitude will be manifested."
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Practicing Immigration Law by Adrian Calderone Josephine Ferro Cuccia has been an immigration attorney for over 36 years. The Advocate recently interviewed her at her downtown office. AC: How did you get started in the practice of Immigration Law? JCF: My father always told me about law - how fascinating it was, how lucrative, and interesting. He became an administrative officer at Ellis Island and later an administrative judge. His anecdotes about his work led me to a fascination for this particular field of helping foreigners. After I graduated from law school I started to look for work. My mother said to me, "Hey, young lady, let's do something." We went to a building and picked out a name, Arthur Zale. My mother and I went to his office and asked to secretary if any lawyers were needed. This piqued Zale's curiosity since female lawyers were scarce in those days. My mother told him, "Look, all I want to do is let her get some experience. You don't have to pay her. Money is not what we're after." So he hired me at the fabulous sum of $3.00 per week, told me that anything I won we would split, and he gave me all his garbage cases. He was true to his word and we did split. In a little while I started getting more and more of my own cases. It got to the point where I was taking more care of my own business than Mr. Zale's. We parted good friends and he still refers immigration clients to me. AC: What are some of the differences between immigration practice and other types of practice? JFC: Actually, immigration practice is all inclusive. You can sue the government for just about anything if an alien feels aggrieved. Immigration practice is a quasi criminal type of work because you have people who are apprehended and incarcerated. Fundamentally, it involves people who are deprived of their liberties. A major part of these people come into this country either as visitors, students, diplomats, or investors. They are in non-immigrant categories and come in on temporary visas. They are not allowed to work, but once they get a taste of this country they want to stay. So most of our work is in applying administrative remedies to keep them in the U.S. Once we have succeeded in obtaining a "green-card" for them and give them the opportunity to stay in this
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ADVOCATE
Editorial
Cohn's ''Law'' Professor Blecker succeeded in raising the blood pressure of his evening Jurisprudence class recently by inviting his friend and colleague Roy Cohn to speak to the class. Cohn inflamed passiop by making what many perceived as racist remarks. After stating his opinion that the verdict in the Hinckley trial was a travesty, he explained that this was the result of Washington D.C. juries the members of which Cohn classified as a "bunch of morons." Asked if he felt that the jury members were morons because they were black, Cohn went on to explain his view that white victims could not get a fair trial from a black jury because of racial bigotry similar to that of white juries who decided cases with black victims in the old south. Blecker said he invited Cohn, well known for.his machiavellian views of law and politics, as a living example of the anti-philosophical, amoral lawyer. He refers to this as the "pragmatic" view of law and considers Cohn to be its prime exponent. Cohn no doubt has the credentials for the job Blecker assigned him. He has been referred to as a legal executioner, the toughest, meanest, vilest, and one of the most brilliant lawyers in America. All descriptions seem to end with the proviso, don't mess with Roy Cohn. Whether amassed by luck or design, Cohn relishes his reputation. Blecker said he was pleased with Cohn's performance though he disagreed with his opinions. It is clear, though, that both enjoy shocking the sensibilities of law students by voicing outrageous views. Blecker may have succeeded in charging his students emotionally. He says he hasn't seen his class so involved in any topic all semester, but was the heated debate Cohn provoked really one of alternative theories of law? It seems rather to have been over Cohn himself, his racial prejudice and his often contempt for any theories pertaining to the law as something more than a set of obstacles to be overcome by hook or by crook. It is a disservice to students to present such "pragmatic" views of law as any kind of law at all. Blecker defended his invitation to Cohn declaring that the classroom should be an open forum. It may be more enlightening and productive if Blecker conducted his jurisprudence class by debating the merits of one philosophy of law over another. We can all accept that the law has some purpose and design. We need only discover which purpose is proper and which design most effective.
While we are aware that men like Cohn exist his self-serving skeptism towards the law and all it represents lends nothing to the debate.
DEREK WOLMAN Editor in Chief CHRISTOPHER SOURIS News Editor CHARLES SANDERS Entertainment and Sports Editor
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Letters
Partners In Peace To The Editor:
"Ah, God-if only it iare that easy!"
JULIE FOSBINDER Features Editor
I feel that I am especially qualified to comment about Soviet perceptions of the Soviet peace movement, arms control and the military, since I am fluent in Russian and I worked in the Soviet Union for three years. I was married to a Russian dissident and lived with his family in Moscow, actively participating in dissident activities during those three years. During the Nuclear Symposium's morning session, I became discouraged with the panelists' lack of understanding of the Soviet government's attitude towards nuclear disarmament. I told the panel that when I returned from three years in the Soviet Union I was afraid that the Russian government had a broad disregard for human life. The panel reacted emotionally and never confronted the issue. I returned from the U.S.S.R. with the frightful impression that the Russian government is far more willing to send its troops into was than the Americans. The Russian government is not receptive to demonstrations; when the decision to send soldiers to was arises, the government cares little about public opinion nor the lives that may be expended. While there is a peace movement in the Soviet Union, it is small. Historically, the Russian people have sat back com-
placently and allowed events to happen. One need only recall the long reign of Tsarist Russia and Stalin's purges. Even the revolution was instigated by only a select few, and the original revolutionary ideals were quickly diluted. Today people indulge in helplessness. As one person told me, "sure this government is cruel, but what can you do? This is my motherland and you do what you must to be comfortable." With this mentality present, it is doubtful that the peace movement will grow. And if it does grow, it is doubtful that the government will listen. The country is inundated with militaristic slogans. Everyone knows about and criticizes the government's hypocrisy, but many will participate in it to get ahead. While the United States is not an angel and American foreign policy admittedly has serious problems, the mass psychology of only blaming Americans is dangerous. I would trust the Americans over the Russians. I am in support of a freeze; the consequences of a build up are devastating. We must begin somewhere to stop it. In the end, an understanding of Soviet perceptions may not get us too far. However, we must be well informed about the issues and not support the freeze blindly. S. Friend.
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I am positively enraged by your coverage of the recent Charles W. Froessel Competition. The sarcastic, exaggerated tone of your article is an insult to th~ finalists, to the distinguished jurists who so graciously offered their time to sit for the final round (especially Chief "Sultan" Re), to all the competitors who yvorked so hard writing their briefs and preparing their oral arguments, and finally, to the Froessel Committee of the Moot Court Board, which did such a fine job organizing this very successful event. Indeed, Messrs. Lasry, Kessler, and Smith, and Ms. Sabbatino, acquitted themselves admirably throughout the competition, and have established themselves as fine advocates, and forces to be reckoned with in future competitions. Moot court competitions are useful intellectual exercises. They require quick thinking and nerves of steel. Most importantly, they educate the participant in an area of substantive law outside the dry atmosphere of the classroom. I think it is wonderful that more students are accepting the challenge such competitions afford. And I think it is outrageous that you should make a mockery of this event by referring to interested spectators as "bloated and docile after devouring mass quantities of wine," or by cynically describing the final round as "breathtaking," or by saying that a participant "conceded almost all his arguments and sat down defeated with four minutes left to speak." Where does tis "holier-than-thou" attitude come from? Your coverage of the Froessel is of the sort usually reserved for a football game or a beer drinking contest. Too many people have worked too hard, and have too much to be proud of, for your newspaper to mock and denigrate their efforts in this manner. Donald W. Dickson '84
As head of a student group, my first reaction to your editorial entitled "Signs of Life" was one of pleasant shock. It seemed quite amazing that someone had actually noticed how hard the SBA and the student groups were working this year. But then I realized that you are as much part of this small group as I am. It would have meant more if it was written by one of the so-called "well-heeled, i~ troverted" types shuffling between the library and the classroom. So the question still remains. Has the student body begun to realize that without those few students who believe that school is more than libraries and heavy textbooks this would be a more boring place than it is now? I think not. They, the student body, believe that these speakers just turn up one day to talk. They do not realize that many hours of preparation go into the simplest event. A recent speaker we sponsored told me that he was quite impressed by the calibre of students at NYLS. But that remark was only the end result of one student's hours ofletter writing and general run-around, and should have been directed to her and not the general student body. Good grades might get you that first job but that is all they will get you. The student groups try to bring in a little of the outside world into our narrow existence. It is nice to be appreciated for that. Debora L. Jacques President, ILS
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