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Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Volume 139, Issue 2
University Job market affects law Hens claw Golden Rams, 41-21 prepares for the 2012 students
election
Law schools entice students to the field despite competitive aspect and job market
National Agenda’s speaker series released BY BO BARTLEY
Administrative News Editor
BY MELISSA CEPPAGLIA Staff Reporter
University legal studies professors said the job market for lawyers is currently at an all-time low, leaving graduating students in the major jobless and in debt. Sociology professor Ken Haas, a criminal justice lawyer, said for some students the high standards for law school and the competitive aspect of the law field is hard to resist, despite being forewarned that jobs after school are hard to get. Haas said law schools have also not been completely honest with prospective students. “The third and fourth-tier law schools have enticed students who have no business in studying law by lying to them about the prospects of a job, by lying to them about the prospects for success in law and even offering them substantial sums of money that will disappear the minute they don’t get high
SEE LAW PAGE 11
THE REVIEW/Stephen Pope
Trent Hurley throws the ball down the field in his debut as starting quarterback for the Hens.
As the election nears and political commentators increase their presence on television, the university will host its own group of experts starting next week. Jason Mycoff, director of undergraduate studies for political science, said the Center for Political Communication will reprise its National Agenda speaker series with the theme “Road to the Presidency” on Wednesday. He said the program will bring heavyweights from across the political spectrum to the university. “I think it’s a fantastic opportunity for students,” Mycoff said. “These are people who have natural reputations, by and large, and you have very few opportunities to sit in the same room and hear their thoughts on these important subjects.” Some expected speakers include Republican political consultant and policy advisor
SEE SERIES PAGE 13
Students respond to GOP Convention BY BEN COOPER AND SCOTT ZALESKI Student Affairs Editor and Staff Reporter
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Romney gives a speech at the Republican National Convention.
After the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa was cancelled due to Hurricane Isaac, some professors and students believe it could lead to potential losses to Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s publicity. Though the storm posed a significant threat to the people in the area, junior and political
science major Mat Marshall said the convention is too important to lose a single day of it. “I can understand why they did, I don’t know that it was necessarily a good idea,” Marshall said. “The convention is a huge media opportunity, and it’s a huge risk to give up any night of that.” It is not the first time a storm has impacted the RNC. According to Bill Koenig of World Watch Daily, Hurricane Frances forced many politicians to miss the
2004 Convention and four years later, Hurricane Gustav forced Republicans to cancel the first day of the 2008 convention. Jason Mycoff, a political science professor said the purpose of the convention is to direct the Republican Party’s platform and promote their message. “Mitt Romney’s team scripted everything,” Mycoff said. “They get to decide where people sit, they
SEE GOP PAGE 12