The Woo/sack
VOL. 10 NO 6
SBA Election Ends With Arbitration
By Hex Gay
The S tu de nt Bar Association manage d t.o co nclud e its elect ion last. wee k, bu t not without s uff e rin g through a run o ff. prot es t. a nd arb itratio n that ev ent ua ll y in volved th e Dean.
Th e ge neral election see med to go we ll eno ugh. Although no proc edural guid e li nes had eve r been comm itt ed to paper , tra diti onal ca mpai gning a nd po ll ing stan dards were observed. Turnout was me di ocre. and. as is customary. seve ral offic es fa il ed to show a majo r ity of votes cas t for any candidate.
Run offs were a nticipated a nd had been sc hed ul ed for Thu rs d ay a nd Frid ay. Procedur es wo uld roughly be the sa me as those fo llo wed during the ge nera l elec tions. Po ll s we re to be lefl open from ap pr ox im ately 9 a.m. until 9 p.m manned by R oger Litman. SBA e lections commissioner. and whoever else he cou ld persuade to relieve him
Apparen tl y. howe ve r, Mr. Litm an could not quite cover every minute of hi s self imposed election sc hed ule As a resul t, the po ll s we re late in opening one day ( the ba ll ots could not be found ) a nd we re cl ose d Frida y even in g for about 40 minutes while Mr. Litman went to dinn er. Unfo rtunatel y, it was dur in g thi s latter period that th e ni ght cla sses chose to bre ak.
When ba ll ots were counted , Steve Da itch was fo und to h ave gathered six mor e vo tes t han J eff Chebegia in the presidentia l ball ot ing Simi lar ly, Jeff Clontz had 11 more votes than Rus s Miller in the Trea s ur er's race
Both l osi ng ca ndid ates l odged protest s w ith SBA pr es id ent , Mik e Udkovich An emergency sess ion of the SBA board was ca ll ed to co ns ider the matter. Both se ts of ca nd id ates were in atten dan ce,
with th e cha ll e ng e rs co nten din g that the closing of the poll s wor ked to their d et riment a nd the pr ej udi ce of the voters. Both s id es sti pulated that an irreg ularity had occurred , but disagr eed as to its e ff eel.
The SBA failed to ar ri ve at a s olution ac ce ptable to both sides. The ca ndid ates fe lt that arbitratio n was in order and proceeded to empanel an arbitration boa rd lo see k a binding sol u tion. Th e board consi s ted of John Adler , Dan Bamberg a nd Dean Weckstein.
The A rbi tra ti on hearings consisted of two sessions in the faculty librar y.
In an open in g state ment , Jeff Chebegia , speak ing for Russ Mill er an d him self, repeated the gi st of their protest, a nd offered a compromise sett lem ent. Chebegia ind icated that he had contacted other candidates invol ve d in the runoff and found them agreeable to a r e- run of the election.
S te ve Daitch , sp ea king through hi s " co un se l" Stephen Victor , r ejecte d the o ffer. Daitch we nt on to r ea d hi s assess me nt of the s itu a tion , contending that a ll ca ndid ates had r ece i ve d the sa me treatment by the elec tion s com mis sion, a nd that if other race s we re ce rtifi ed und er
Students Elect New Honor Court
By Ka rl Ke atin g
Seve n stud e nt s have bee n a nd Grossma n, who a re both selected to se r ve on the 1973-74 fir st-yea r d ay stud e nt s, a ll of Hon or Co urt. Na m ed in the th e elec t ees are in the seco ndrecent elections, they will be yea r day class. swor n in during Ma y.
Susa n Coo k, Forrest Chu a nd Dwight " Ik e" h ave bee n ch ose n as th e s tudent ju s ti ces to re pl ace ou tgo mg Roger Litm an Pa ul Robin so n, a nd George Pa luso The new a lte rnat e ju s ti ces will be Harlan Gr oss man and .Jo hn Adl er.
Se rv ing as th e n ew pre limin ary exa min er will be J ack ie Bec ker, who will take the plac e of Gene Myers.
Th e new ly-elec ted co un sel is Ed Whittl er, who will be ta kin g over fr om Ste ph en Har tman With th e exce pti on of Becker
R oger_ Ut man , o ut go in g s tudent Ju s ti ce , ex pl a in ed th at when a co mpl a in t is fil ed, th e pr e l1mm ary e xamin er, with hi s fac ult y co unt e rp a rt , d ete rmin e wh e ther th e ma tt er warr a nt s prosec uti o n. If so , th e case 1s bro ug ht before the co urt of thr ee s tudent ju s tice s a nd thr ee fac ulty ju st ices, with th e s tud e nt cou nse l dir ec tin g the ac tion
Th e c urr ent fac ulty ju s tic es are Pr?fesso rs Ro che, Lynch, Kri ege r, who, acco rdin g to L itm a n, se rv e durin g th e academ ic yea r; th ey are appointed by the Dean
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the se sa me procedures, a ll must be
Clontz , representing him self , ca ll ed the mi x-up "at mo st a minor inconv e nienc e".
The bal a nc e of the proceedings saw the Daitch fact ion introduce two w itnesses and several a ff a davits in s upp ort of their contention that no prejudice had re s ult ed to any one w ho had cared to v ote.
Although Chebegia and Miller were given an oppor tunity to introd uc e evidence in their own be half , the y chose not to do so.
In a closing statement the challengers expressed their con fidence in the ab ili ty of the board to reach a just re s ult.
Ste ve Dai tc h in hi s clos in g s tatement , r ec ited a li st of hi s past accomp li s hm e nt s, expressed hi s de s ire to be president , ass u red th e board of his s incerity, and th a nk ed the Dean for hi s interest.
After a de li beration of 45 minutes, th e a rbitration boa rd certified the contested r aces, and decl ared Daitch a nd Clont z th e w inn ers.
Election Returns
The pr imary elect ions held on Feb. 28t h and 29 th dr ew 65 per ce nt of th e Law Schoo l S tud e nt s lo the po ll s. No clea r ma j or ity was es tab li shed for any of the position s on th e Exec uti ve Boa rd a nd run -o ff elec ti ons we re he ld on Ma rch !st a nd 2nd.
In th e Pres id ent ial race, St eve Da i tc h na rr ow ly defea ted Je ff Cheb eg ia. Bar bara Ru ed ige r wa s declared the ni g ht Vic ePres ide nt by a sizeab le marg in 1n an un co nt es ted r ace. Kathy St ri c kl and defeate d Frank Os wa lt in the da y Vie c· Pre s· id c nli al co nt csl. Pc n11 e Th .: 1cher enjoye d a co mfo rt ab le vi cto ry ove r Bob F'r cc ma 11 in the r nce fo r Sec re tary.
Th e run -o ff saw 43 per ce nt of the s tud e nt s vo ti ng; 57 perce nt of th e day st ud e nt s and 18 per ce nt of th e ni g ht s tud ents.
March, 1973
Earl Warren To Speak
Form er U.S. Su preme Co urt
Ch ief Ju s tic e E ar l Warre n will be the featured spe ak er at USD Law School gra du at ion cere moni es to be held in Jun e. Ju st i ce Warr en w ill be pr ese nt ed with an hono rary d eg r ee by the U niv ers ity.
Justice Warren 's ad dr ess , as we ll as the award in g of diplomas , will tak e pl ace at the Community Co n co ur se in downtown Sa n Di ego. The date sc he duled for graduation activities is Saturday , Jun e 2.
A baca la ur eate ceremony is plann ed for the mornin g of graduation. The Immacu lata Chapel on the US D ca mpus will be the s ite of this nondenomination al service.
Thi s year , for the first time in the law sc hool 's hi story, a different type of diploma w ill be awarded. Many st udent s expressed dissati sfac tion w ith the size of diplomas curre ntl y given. In response to thi s, Bill Woods and Mark Salkin , both
3rd yea r day s tudents, formed a self appo inted ad hoc co mmittee of two and attempted to sa mpl e s tud e nt opinion
A la rg e ma jority of stud ents poll ed indicated that th ey prefer red a dip loma which is significa ntl y s mall er than the prese nt one mea s uring 14 by 17 inches Though most students fe lt that a certif i cate measuring 81/, by 11 in ches wo uld be appropri a te , to co mpensate for a block of s tudent s preferring a larger size , a compromise was mad e. Diplomas will now be 11 by 14 in c he s.
Graduati ng se nior s are currently being poll ed to det er mine if there is interest in pr e paring an inform al yea rbook co ntaining pictures of gr aduates. Presentl y ther e doe s appear to be a great dea l of ent hu siasm concerning the project and plans will probabl y be annou nced shortly , s ubje ct to SBA confirmation of the funding.
ABA Standards Approved
HI GHER REQU IR EMENTS FOR LAW SCHOOLS
AP PROVED BYABA HOUSE OF DELEGATES
The American Bar Association has a dopt ed new standards which set higher , but more fl ex ibl e, requ irements for ABA appro va l of la w sc hools
The Assoc i ation 's poli cymaking House of Del egates a ppro ve d the standards during th e ABA mid year m ee ting in Cleve la nd Updated rul es of procedure for law sc hool approved also we re adopted
In other action , th e House granted fu ll a ppro va l to Northweste rn Schoo l of Law at Lewis a nd Clar k Co ll ege , Portl an d, Ore .: and pro vision al a ppr ova l to th e Ant ioch Co ll ege Sc hoo l of Law , Wa s hin gto n, D .C ., a nd the University of Puget Sound Schoo l of La w, T aco m a, Wash.
Professor Jo sep h S in c liti co , pa st dea n at the Uni ve rs it y of San Diego , is pr ese ntl y Dean of th e Univ ers it y of Pu get So und Sc hoo l of law.
Th e new sta ndard s we re de ve loped by th e ABA See l.i on of Lega l E du ca tion and Admiss ions to th e Ba r. Th ey have bee n r ev iewed by th e c hi ef ap pe ll ate jud ge s a nd bar exa min ers in a ll the slates . and by th e dean s of a ll ABAa pproved law sc hoo ls.
According to sec ti on cha irm an Th omas H. Adams. De tr o it. two prin c ip al obj ec tiv es und e rli e th e r ev ision of th e sla nclarcl s: an in cr ease in th e qua lity of l ega l edu ca ti on, a nd a r ecog niti on that quality lega l e ducati on m ay Jake a va ri ety of form s.
To b" e li g ib le for ABA appro va l und er I.h e new sta ndar ds, a law sc hoo l mu st have at leas t six fu ll -tim e fac ult y me mb er s. plu s a full -tim e cl ea n and law librari an. Th e form er standards adopted in 19 21. requir ed a minimum of onl y lhr ee full - lim e fac ull y me mb ers. with nol less than
one fu ll -t ime teacher for each 75 student s.
St udents in ABA-ap pr oved law sc hool s will no w ha ve to co mplete an additional eight semeste r hour s of cou r se work A tota l of 80 semesters hours of cre dit is no w required for graduation, with at least 60 se me ste r hour s ea rn ed in conventiona l cla ss room wo rk The sta nd ards rec og ni ze the importa nce of non -classroom lega l education programs , but stipu late that non-c lassroom study must be co ndu cted or periodicall y re v iew ed by facult y m em bers to ensure ac hi eveme nt of ed u cational objectives.
In ad dition to core s ubj ects a nd in s truc tion in profess ional r espo ns ibili ty, law sc h oo ls mu st offer train in g in profess ional s kill s, such as co un selin g. d raft in g. and !r a il a nd a pp e ll ate advocacy So me of th e new sta nd a rd s state th e rul es in less qu a1:t it a ti ve terms. pe rmit tin g gr ea ter flexibilit y.
Formerl y. at least two-thirds of the hour s of ins tru ct io n we re to be taug ht by fu ll - lim e fac ult y me mb er s.· U nd er th e new s tand a rd s s ub sta ntiall y a ll " of the in structi on in fir si· yea r co ur ses, and a m ajo r portion " of th e total ins tru ct ion. mu st be g iven by full -t ime fac ult y mem bers.
INDEX
Bea sley fo r Pre s id e nt .p-G
Bernard Mouse p -a
Editorial 11- 2
Letters to Ed 1>-2
SBA p-4 & 5 Law Review Offer p-3
The University of San Diego School of Law
Steve Daitc h, 1973-74 SBA Pr es id e nt El ect.
SBA in Perspective
Events transpir in g over U1e las t several days have prompted a great dea l of comment regarding student government. Th e "Great Election Fiasco of 1973" prompts one lo rec a ll past events caused by Student Bar indiscretion.
Certai nl y the Xerox affai r which nearly drained the SBA of a ll working funds cannot be forgotten. About four years ago the SBA decided that USD law students were greatly in need of a sophisticated duplicating machine - certainly a valid decision However , in acq ui ring the Xerox machine, they neglected lo provide a method by which students would be charged for each co py rece ived·. By U1 e end of the semester U1ere was a treme ndou s debt owed the Xerox Corporation , the SBA was responsible , and the result was a nearly bankrupt student treasury.
A few yea rs ago there was a telephone situated in More Hall in the gene r al area of the Writs (at that time ca ll ed Pag's Place). Th e telephone was for stu dent use
In tl10se days gone by perhaps student apathy was not quite so prominent , evidenced by the fact that this SBA service was used somewhat extensively. In fact , students made use of the telephone with such regularity that before too long the bill became quite large The reason for this " Telephone Cr isi s" (or perhaps the AT&T Affair) was that the SBA did not anticipate the possibility of the long distance ca ll Then , as now, USD was ab le to attract students from all over the country and these stud ents were not adverse to ca lling s uch places as New York , Virginia , and Dogwalk Illinois on SBA facilities Once aga in , near bankruptcy was the result.
It appears that over the years student governme nt s ha ve profited from the mistakes of their predecessors. Hopefully , this will be true of the Board Elect.
Certainly there should be a general election code No doub t in the future there w ill be However with or without such a code, the election-nonelection , and the trial tec hniqu es arbitratio n sessions should not have taken place. The protest of the election should have been resolved by the SBA itself , without soliciting the services of Dean Weckstein. Though it is commendable that the Dean would participate in such a situation, the responsibility for the election rested wit h the SBA , a nd this is where a decision should ha ve been made based on all of the facts surrounding the election.
By deciding upon "arb it ration" , and then a llowing the in vo lved candidates to selec t their advocating arbitrato rs, the SBA was essentiall y forcing the Dean to m ake a decision which actually rested with them , the overall authority concerning school elections.
The fact that the SBA was unabl e lo make a decision illustrates one reason why there is a significant amount of apathy at USD directed toward studen t government.
In a general sense , the 1972-73 SBA has been productive and has accomplished man y things as evidenced by t he president's report contained in this issue. While perhaps one might question the utility of seld om used bic ycle racks , and challenge the contention that the SBA had an y partici pation in the circu lation of the Woo lsack to members of the bench and bar ( to whom it has been se nt for over four years ), the SBA Board this year has largely been effect ive.
There were two programs initiated this year which ha ve been particularl y impressive. The Regular Student Hiring Committee has been ve ry effective in providing student input regarding new faculty at the law school. Hopefully the success of this project will prompt more student inp ut in critical matters affecting students at USD.
The establishment of an Attorney Research Service at USD was long. overdue Through the efforts of the Executive Board , this service became a r ea lity during the fall semester of this yea r. Not only has the project been of great bene fit to students but also th e quality of reliable and accurate work done by has generated praise in the San Diego lega l commumty. Act1V1t1es such as this wi ll greatly enhance the stature of USD in the future.
In summation , the 1972-73 SAB ha s had , as did its predecessors, both success a nd failur e. Hopefully the incoming administrat ion can profit by what has taken place this year.
WFW
Letter to the Editor ....................... .
Berk's Back
E ditor:
Perh a ps "Berk the Quirk " has fa il ed lo ack now ledge tota l neglect by USD's undergraduate women to become impressed by his suave and debonair mannerism. Chances are hi s lone lin ess can be att ribu ted to those barbaric a nd archaic rhetorical letters he has been submitting to the ed itors of Vista and Woolsack
I h ave visited the l aw library, s nack bar , and SBA office on severa l occasions ; how ever, I ass ur e you I ha ve yet to observe turning heads. And believe me I am no old bag! If a head had t urn ed an d it happened to, h ave belonged to Mr Berk I am afraid that I migh t ha ve regurgitated.
If by c hanc e Mr. Berk is co n sidering a l awsuit for sla nd er, after ha v in g read my previous stateme nt , forget it. Your total award for damages would comprise my a limon y and child support when and if my former hu sba nd ever d ec id es to pay.
I ag r ee t hat I hav e encountered several conceited male law students , but ther e are a few of my next door nei ghbors that I deeply repect. This respect for these individuals is not continge nt upon their anticipated professional goals , moreover , 1t was developed from my si n cere approach toward turning on to peopl e. Since I consider myself as a feminine Now woma n - who aspires to be an attorney - being in the same dwelling with a male law st ud ent is no big thing. Hopefull y, male la w students we re men before they become law students.
Mr. Berk wou ld do well to impro ve his perso nal image if he were to forgo his present tact ics for , at the pace he ha s begun lo trave l, he is a prime subject for a " nose job ."
Physically , Mr. Berk appears to be a part of the twent i eth cent ur y, yet the material he wr ites ma kes one compare with men who live during the Dark Ages.
Graduat in g from co ll ege during this period in history is like receiving a high school diplom a during the yea rs of the depre ss ion. In other words, a Bachelors Degree has become obso l ete F'urth e nnor e. the LSAT is on ly a profess ional tormentor design ed by Educationa l Testing Services to discourage und es ir ab l es from entering th e l ega l profession It pains me to admit it, but th e test fai led to do its job with Mr. Berk.
The undergraduate g irl s at USD have r easo ns to be conce ited Seventy-five perc e nt of the se spo il ed li ttl e g irl s are not dependent upon da dd y for th e ir und e rgraduat e expenses. Furt h ermore, the e nt e ring fr esh man class of fa ll 1972 had an ave r age GPA of :l .3 and SAT sco r es or. ov er 1000. Finall y, I am convi nc ed that th e "nunnery" is th e mo st sec ur e place for th ese littl e gi rl s lo be , if no oth er r eason than to protec t th em from boys li ke Mr . Be rk l ag r ee that nothin g is worth s acrificing life for es pec ia ll y if that noth in g ha pp ens lo be Mr Berk . Pe rhap s Mr. Be rk will rea li ze , and I hop e soo n, that he is on ly be gging for a mal e
law student and that happens to be him se lf.
Good lu ck Berk with your e nd eavors (w hi ch are a ntic ipa ted a ff airs) for with yo ur perso na li ty you are destined to be a lose r. I conc lud ed severa l weeks ago that my four year old son has more tact with wo men that you ever co n· templated havi ng the abi li ty to acquire.
May I s ugg est to the editor of Woolsack that he utilize the Woolsack for more meaningful purposes rather than allowing a neurotic male-chauvinist pig to beg for fema le bodies
Love a nd peace
Dorothy Florence
Class of 197:1
USD Und erg ra du ate Women
Graduation Fees
Protested
E ditor : This year the cost of graduating from USD Law School is $35.00 Thi s price includes yo ur diploma, cap and gown , announcements , inv itatio ns, etc.
This is "per h aps " a reasonable price for what you are to receive , but this is not the topic of my article.
My complaint is that this price is mandatory whethe r or not yo u wi ll be attending the grad uati on ceremony.
Very early in the first semester I protested to the graduation comm i ttee that suc h a mandator y fee s hould not be requir ed from people who wou ld not be attending the ceremony. I was asked by the gr ad u at ion committee to submit a li st of questions and objections dealing with the problem of the mand atory fee for graduation , and whether or not the graduates desir ed to attend or would be ab le to attend the graduation ceremony. Thi s li st I wrote and promptl y gave to the co m-
mittee chairman. However , nothing was done with th ese suggestio ns even though T wa s promised by the committee chairman that the s ugge s tion s a nd questions would be published and distributed to third year day and fourth year eve nin g stud ents.
The topics of the qu est ions included:
(l l Whether the perso n was goi ng to attend th e graduation ceremo ny.
(2) Whether ca p a nd gow n sho uld be requir ed.
(3) Should the onl y cost to the no n- attending graduate be that of the diploma
(4) Other s ug gestions from st ud e nt s dealing with the grad uat ion.
If a person was given the opportunity as to whether or not he or she wanted to attend graduation, the graduation co mmitt ee cou ld plan accord in gly on how many peopl e would not roug hl y a' tt e nd. These people who did not expect to attend wou ld not ne ed the cap and gown , announcements , invitations , etc. and should not be req ui red to pay fo r them
Reasons do exist for not attending graduation.
(1) Your family wou ld not be her e.
(2) You have no fam il y.
(3) You have no one who cares whet her or not y ou graduate.
(4) Yo u know yo u will be some place else on that day
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5) You will be preparing for ano her state 's bar in that other state
(6) Yo u d on't want to attend
Graduation is on June second thi s year. Thi s is approximatel y two weeks after schoo l ends for the se ni ors Someone who wants to take a bar exam in Hawa i i. Nebraska , or an y other state ma y desire to stay a round for two wee ks and go through the graduat ion ceremony. But if he doesn 't he s hould not be required lo pa y the full $35.00 fee. Th e same s hou ld be trn e for any other rea s on :or not attending the gradu at i on ceremon y.
To m Bowers
Yr. Day
The WOOISACK
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From the Editor
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ed by the st udents of th e UNI VERS IT Y OF SAN DIE GO SCHOOL OF LAW le le phone 29 1-6480 ex t. 330 lhoso ol th o Editori al Board or ol its by -li ned report ers, oth erwisu spocU lcatly staled oso 01 th e student body !acuity or admi n is t ra tion unl ess Editor-in-Chief Bill Wood s Associate Editor Richard Aborjail y Advisor · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Profe ss or John Roch e Man ag in g Editor Statt Writers Photogra pher Ru ss Miller Judy DiG e nn a ro , Steve Hooper , Gene My ers, Dan Bamb erg, Rex Gay Ba rb ara Ru ed iger Dwi ght Moore sea t of th e Lord Ch an ce llor of En gl and in th e ar ms, aa :arge sq uare of w.oo l, withou t back or ed cloth - Bl ac ks L<1 w Dictio1w ry
Publish
b" Steve Hoop er
The ·newest me mb er of the fa cu lty of the University of San Diego School of Law is Mrs Naida Chris tm an.
Mrs . Chri stman 's specia lity is ty ping a nd she is cou rse coordin ato r a nd professor for th e typing co urse offered on Tuesd ay eve nin gs from 8 to IO p.m. rt is hoped that her course will enab le s tud e nts to develop enough ski ll to type the bar exa minatfon a nd ther e is th e furU1er poss ibility that her course may develop in to a writing methods class to he.Ip stud ents prepare for the ba r.
Mrs . Chri s tm an brings a broad range of experiences to USO. Her teaching s kill s go from U1e piano to hul a dancing - in fac t she wa s once a hul a da ncer a nd did shows in addition to giving less ons Mrs Chri s tm an pla ys the orga n, e njoys painting a nd sc ulpting, a nd is a go urmet cook. She has a r ea l estate sa les man's li cense a nd boasts of a grade point average of 3.85 ove r 132 units of coll ege wor k.
Mrs. Chri s tm an has two so ns. Th e older son , Noel. is an engineer who flies the F-105 a nd hopes to be co me a test pilot. Tea l, the younger , is now a cattle breeder in Oregon ; on the s ide he is a co ntra c tor and does some teaching
l\1rs. Naida Chri stman
Mrs . Christma n came to USO se ven years ago by acc id ent. She was a ppl yin g for a position with a San Diego medical offic e but so me how the ap plic a tion was misdeliv ered. Naturally the Law School processed it a nd Mrs. Chri stma n ha s bee n here ever s in ce as one of the faculty secreta ries. Curre ntl y she m ay be found in the entry-wa y to the offices of Profe ss ors Bratton , Alexan der, Da rb y, and Kelleher. Mrs. Chr istm an was also the first secreta ry to the clinical program at USD a nd s he hopes to remain with the clinic in the future
There are not very man y seven ye ar veterans of USD to whom we can say " welcome to the facult y ."
Law Review Offer to Seniors
In 1972 , the San Di ego Law Review sold its e ntire stoc k of Vol um es 1-7 of the Sa n Diego Law Review to Wm W. Gaunt & So ns. Law Book Deal ers Mr. Gaunt sells sets of these books to the gene ral publi c for abou t $140.00. However , through specia l co ntractual arra ngeme nt s, he has ag reed to sell all seve n vo lumes to gra du at ing seni ors for $16 .00 , subject to any increase fo r this specia l purchase, you must agree to s ubscrib e to the Review fo r five (5) yea rs after g radu at ion ( 8.00 per yea r) and agree not to sell any of the seve n volumes received from Mr. Ga unt.
Th e pri ce will go up if an y vo lumes need to be reprinted in ord er to fill yo ur ord er, so we urge you to take adva ntage of this offe r at once. In an y eve nt , we wi ll place all orders on April 9.
It s hould be rem embere d that thi s offer is only effecti ve while you a re a stu dent , a_nd in_the event that you wish to sta rt a library m the future , the pri ce will be sub sta ntiall y greater.
If you wish to take advantage of thi s offer, pl ease fill out a nd r et urn the bottom part of this sheet to the Law Review office no later than April 6, 1973.
Edward W. Wachtel Managing Ed itor, Volume 10
Grade Disparity Solution
by Steve Ca rrol
MARCH 1973
from thos e in th e first decile ( top ten perc e nt ).
The co mmit tee al so se nt to the Dea n th e recomm e nded nam es for next year's co mmittee co-c hairman They are : Professo r Daryl Bratton a nd Sec ond-year day student Steve Carroll Studen ts wishing to be on the Co mmittee next year s hould leave their names with a prese nt committee me mb er or with the SBA
The committee is currently discus s ing problems and so luti ons concerning grade disparity for electives and consecutive co urses and the
" possibl e institution of a pass-
A grade disparity
me mora ndum has been a greed on by the student-faculty Relation s Co mmitte e which will be circulated to the entire faculty of US D Law School , full a nd part t ime , urging discussions by them toward adoption of a class ave rage grade di spa rity of no greater than 3.00 for all courses concurrently taught , day and night.
Full tex t of the memora ndum will be posted on the SFRC bull et in board near the Facu lty Library. The memor a ndum also urges th at where professors ha ve not been able to meet to resol ve disp a rities or a fter hav ing met still could not resolve them , to so advise th e Dean so that he could prevent a probl em before grades were posted
In other business of the Committee , the Committee ap proved a method of reporting class standing in transcr ipts by decile sta nding which would explain how far off each student's grade point average was from ·each of the other decile s. Put s impl y, a student in the 50 to 60 percentile would know how many grade point s his standing was
Law Review
By Mike Weaver
Issue 10 : 2 of the San Diego
Law Review is now in print and will be distributed within the next few days . A number of the articles included in this issu e will be of particular interest to you , a nd you sho uld ce rtainly pick up a copy
One discu ss ion of criminal procedure is excellent and des e rves a spec ial comment.
Terry Kno e pp , Chief Deputy of the Appeals, Research and Training Division of the San Di ego County Di st rict Attorney's office has pre pared a detailed co mment on th e pr oper utiliza tion of Penal Code Sl 538.5
CSLA Meets
The Ca lifornia Law Student Association will hold its midye ar meeting at the Newpo rter Inn , Newport Beach this Frida y and Saturday , March 16 and 17 The meeting will be held in conjunction with the California Trial Lawyers Association.
A proposal to merge the la w student section of the CTLA with the California Law Student Asociation will be discuss ed, it has been announc ed by Jim Homola , Vice President of the California Law Student Association
All la w students are in vited to attend the workshops sponsored by the California La w Student Association as well as the program s pre se nted by the CTLA. Election of 1973-74 officers will be held
Interested st udents s hould contact Janis Pogalies , CoChairman of Elections and Nominations Com mittee for details
Other USD students invol ve d in thi s organization in c lude Edward Dyger t, Chairman of the Re soluti ons Committee and Barbara Platt , candidate for Secretary- Treasurer.
The author's understa nding of the intricacies of the suppression s tatute, drawn from his extensive experience, has pr od uced a discus sio n which promises to be of great value to the California practitioner and to s tudent s of the law You will certainly find that this particular issue will become a frequently used part of your profe ss ion al libr ary.
SBA Approves Yearbook Plan
On the evening of Tuesda y, March 13th , a speciall y co nve ned m eeti ng of the SBA Board approved funds fo r an informal Senior Ye ar book Th e cos ts for the project will be borne by th e SBA as we ll as the University Admi nistratoion.
Photograph y and production w ill be han dl ed by the Woolsack staff in co njunction wit h the SBA graduation co mmittee
Bill Woods, Woolsack ed ito r, state d that pictures will be ta ken beginning th e wee k of March 19 Exact times a nd locatio n will be a nnounced shor tl y.
There will be a charge of $1.00 per st udent to have his picture taken.
BEVERLY G. RUBENS WRITING METHOD CLASS will be presented by MR. STANFORD SANOFF AT SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW and BEVERLY G. RUBENS AT PICKWICK RECREATION CENTER, BURBANK, CALIFORNIA in pr epa rati on fo r the Jul y, 1973 Bar Exa mination
The techniques approaches and materials are the same as will be concurrently presented by Be ve rl y G. Rubens at Los Angeles
LIVE LECTURES - NO TAPES
In cons id eratio n for th e receipt of Volumes 1-7 of the San Diego Law Review , I agree to p ay $ 16.00 (s ubj ect to any inc rease in reprintin g costs) a nd to s ub scribe to the Sa n Diego Law Review for fiv e (5) years afte r graduation at a s ub sc ription cos t of $8.00 per y ea r, s ubj ect to any in creases in s ub sc ription ra te s for th e aforeme nti oned 5 years. I furth er agre e that I h ave n ot purch ase d sa id vo lum es with th e inte nt to rese ll.
Signatur e
EMPHASIS PLACED ON KEY BAR COURSES
EXTENSIVE MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE EXAMS
9 Sess ions commen cing Moy 27, 1973, and 8 successive Su ndays thr ough July 22, 1973.
3·hour lectu res be gi n at l 0:00 o.m. Afternoon exa minati on (w riting ) sessions ordinarily last 3 · 3V2 hour s.
Tuition is $17 5.00 , and i nitial payment of $5 0.00 must ac company y our appl ic ation for en rollm ent. Balan ce is due and payable on or be fo re Mo y I 2, I 973.
Enrollment limited - Register early
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Editor's Note
In 1.h. e ·tntcrest o.f the stucle nts , t;Jie WOOLSACK h as proviclecl t!i es.e two pages for the SBA to present the1.r past. expl.a:i.n wh at t1·a11spi rncl d.uring the past el.ection, anct r.o answei criti cism
SBA AC HIEVEM ENTS:
Th e Student Bar Associatio n began their ad mi ni stra tion la st April with an Acting Dea n onhis way out,. and m anxious a nticipation of what it would be hk e to wm k Dea n Weckste m.
Thr ough conscious efforts of st ud e nts t hi s year on a ll faculty co mmittees, who shared respon s ibility for the success or fai lure of pr oposa ls, and through SBA student offic ers a nd co mmittees, mu ch has been di sc ussed a nd acco mph shed, with much ye t to be don e. d · ·
Perhaps th e list of activities ,.project.s , or esc nptwn s you are about to l ook thr ough will seem ms 1gmf1 ca nt to you. If th ey do not a ppea r to be the solutions or things you USD Law wa nt, I can onl y s ugg est that less and mor e Involvement is the answer to U1at. The opportunity 1s there. This list is not constructed with any order of asce ndmg 01 des ce ndin g importa nce of items It is an atte mpt to report so me of th e proj ects a nd activities your fellow stud e nt s voluntarily worked on und er th e auspices of the SBA
ACCOM PLISHED:
1. Revised SBA budgeta ry syste m to facilitate exllend1tures by organizations and eliminate unne cessary a nd timely Board consideration.
2. Regula r mee ting s of th e Dean and the Board.
3. Open channels of cooperation and communic a tion with the administration.
4 of Student Faculty Rel ations Committee considering the whol e gambit of students. is s ues
5. By-Law Revision Proposa ls which failed to pan because of insufficient stud en t vot ing percentages.
6. Book lockers for students ' co nvenience.
7. Addition al womens ' restrooms for the increasing numb er of women law students.
8. Later hours for the Book Store for night students
9. More clinical programs through fin a ncial support of $2,000 and emp h asis to the a dm inistration plus $1,000 ABA-USD Grant.
10 Cr eation and implementation of CA L PIRG by a ct mg as its agent for coll ection an d a pp rovi ng it by SB A r eso lution
11. $1, 000 expe nditu re to develop a spec1a hz ed .Law of th e Seas Library esse nti al to our deve lopment a nd so ph1 sticat10n as a Law of the Seas Center
12 A cooperative spea kers progra m with the undergraduates and grad uates so that more m oney and better speakers could be obtained more often ($ 10 ,000 for spea kers instead of $2 , 000 ).
13. A series of Saturd ay seminars on In s uranc e and Profess ional Incorpora tion
14. A more efficie nt an d better or ga ni ze d use of the bulletin boards with a monthly calendar of eve nt s.
15. Th e development of a regular bi- week ly in ex pens iv e but in va luab le newsletter.
16. SBA Board acceptance of new Charter of International Law Society and fundin g for it.
17 Student evaluations of faculty questionnair es and survey wit h publi shed res ults.
18. A better and m ore organized orientation than in the pa st for first yea r stud ents.
19. Th e creation of a Night Student F ac ulty Re lations Committee
20 Increased Uni versity attention on the inadequacy of its La w Stu de nt and Undergraduate Placem e nt Services wi th a promi se by th e Dean to include mone y in next year's budget and creation of an Ad Hoc Univ ersi ty-wide placement committee
21. The deve lopmen t a nd partial funding of a USO Attorney Leg al Research Service providing student job s doing research at $3 .00 per hour
22. Th e-creat ion of a Reg ular Student Hirin g Committee w hi ch has done a great responsible job in te rvi ew ing a ll new faculty candidates a nd making recomm e ndations for hiring
23. The banning of smoking in th e classrooms and in majo r parts of t he library beca use of the overc rowded conditions.
24. Th e addition of bicycle r ac ks for bik e rid ers around th e Law School.
25 Indepe nd e nt research as ba s is for unit credit for s tud e nt s.
26 The availability of SBA minut es to all faculty and admini s tr a ti on so th at all groups on campus are aware of what's ha ppe ning.
27. The s ucc ess ful urging of the Wool sac k to ex pan d its c irculation to the co mpl ete loca l bar as well as alumni.
28. Friday afternoon ke gge rs a nd a Chri s tm as Dan ce
29. Reduction of USO Law Dipl oma to rational s ize dim ens ions.
30. Use of Summer School credits to enab le g radu a ti on •;, year earlier than norm a lly sc hed ul ed.
31. Expanded intramural team s ports a nd increased finan cia l support to them
32. Developm e nt of plans for expanded st ud e nt office space.
33. The s ucc essful a dvo cacy of a Law School s tud e nt loun ge which will be here next yea r.
34. The rete ntion of an indepe nd e nt food se rvi ce at th e Law School. (The Wri ts)
35. The a ddition of an a utomati c change maker for $1.00 bill s a nd coins.
36 Suc cessful r eq ue st th at Wr its stay ope n longer in eve nin gs for night s tud e nts beca use of e vening class sc hedul e.
37. Li stened to s ugg es tion s to the USO Book Store to se parate an d rearrange law books for eas ier purchase at reg is tration times
Di stributi on of Gift P ac s to a ll s tud e nts early in the Sp rin g.
39 App ea l. to the .U niv e rsity Ca bin et on th e pa rking issue, obtam mg th ei r promi se to conduct a feas ibility study wh e ther to
co ntinu e open parki ng around th e Law Sc hoo l.
40 Th e a bolition of ma nd atory class attendan ce for most classes. ·
41. Th e abolition of blind exa m s.
42 . Pe rpetuation of publi shed e xam sc he dul e at tim e of registration in classes.
43 Success full y soug ht opportunity for a ll stud e nt organizations character ize d in the Law School cata log ue to re vis e or a ppr ove their c har acte ri zat ions.
44 Coo peratio n with th e administration to pro vide a copy of fac ulty m ee ting s umm ary for posting. ( Nev er before did s tud e nts kno w what was discussed at facu lty meetings .)
45 Arrangement of meet ing with Dean to di scuss minority recruitm ent a nd progr ams with min ority stud e nts.
46. Longer even ing hour s in the fr ont a dmini s tr at ion office one day a week for ni ght stud e nts.
47. Open SBA meetings to a ll interested stud e nts.
48. Th e deve lopm ent of a Law Da y Program at USO
49. Organization of senior gra du at ion
50. A functioning Traffic Appeals Boa rd for parking cita ti ons. I would like to personally thank eac h and eve ry stud e nt who he lped thi s yea r. I also personally would like to th a nk th e Executive Board officers for their faithful a nd dedicated hour s spe nt in making SBA a success this yea r.
SBA Secretary Explains Election Procedure
By Melida Jefferies
Du e to the in cr eased di s· cussio n cente rin g aro un d the elections and election procedures , I feel that it ma y help to at least ha ve an info r med base from which to work Therefore , I will set out the full scope of procedures used in running these last elections.
The elections chairman and member s of th e executive board met to discus s the ground rules It was decided that there should be a limit to the a mount of money which could be expended !) so that no candidate would be di sa dvantaged due to financial factors and 2) to limit mate rials etc cluttering the walls a nd w hich would ultim a tel y end up on the floor s of the law school for the custodians to clean up
According to th e by-laws th e nomination -period mu st run for two weeks. We set as ide one we ek for concentrated campaigning , although candidates could and did campaign prior to that week , the reason for thi s was !) in ord er to establish a spring semester to spring semester board of officers it was necessar y to have the elections as soon as poss ibl e and 2) th e longer th e tim e for campaigning is extended the greater chance that student inter es t will dis s ipate
Th e e lection dat es were se lected by c on s id e ring several factors. First , some students ha ve cl asses onl y on Monday , Wedn es d ay, and Friday , while others are in school only on Tu es da y and Thursday. Co nsequ e ntl y we had to hav e a co mbin at ion which would includ e both sets of s tudents There were required e vening courses eac h night , but the dat es sele cted had to includ e at leas t one cl ass of eac h night se lec tion.
Third year day a nd fourth year eve nin g were co nside red in ter ms of popular elect ives. Thi s resulted in th e electio ns bei ng he ld Mond ay-T ues day with th e run -o ffs on ThursdayFriday. Wed nesday was us ed as a time to get th e run- off ba ll ots t oge th er a nd for cla ssses to be inform ed as to wh o was in th e run -off Thi s was an attempt to avoid problems enc ountered la st year.
A co py of the electio n rul es , dat es a nd procedures was nmoff for eac h st ud e nt in the law sc hool a nd distributed by th e clas s re pr ese nt a tiv es. Thi s was fiv e d ays befo re th e nomin a tions opened. Th ere was also a large m as ter
Signs were on the blac kboa rd a nd bulletin boa rd s. It would be impossibl e to wa lk into the school an d not see so me e vid ence of elect ion s in progr ess. The Wool sac k ca rri ed pi ct ur es a nd state me nts fr om the ca ndidat es a nd the News lette r had announcements about th e elec't ions.
schedule of election da tes and times on th e s·BA bulletin Board.
As candidates submitted their res u me a nd picture, th ey we re posted on the wall fo.r students to read. If th e number of students seen reading those resumes is any indication , one might think there was a ctuall y student interes t in the election s.
Speeches we re set up to accommodate both d ay a nd night s tudent s. Candidates met Monday to discu ss election procedures and each candidate was again given the fl ye r with all th e election information and rule s.
Th e fir st set of speec he s was Tuesday at 12: 15. Onl y those that are us uall y in th e Writs at that time seemed to be prese nt. Note that c lass r eprese nt at ives were asked to mak e th e a nnoun ceme nts in their classes. Admittedly many w er e negli ge nt, bu t other s tud e nt s did tr y an d m ake announcements also. Tuesday eve ning e ven fewer student s at t en d ed an d We dn es d ay noon the ca ndidates agreed on their own initi at iv e not to spea k due to th e la ck of studen t interest.
The lac k of student interest in the s peech es was anticipated but due to th e attit ud e of man y s tuden ts and professors as expressed durin g las t ye ar 's elec ti ons in the candidates co me into th e classrooms , it was d ec ided that a differe nt a ppr oac h wo uld have to be taken Students did not feel th at th e ir class tim e should be encroached on a nd make-up cla sses, which many professors were dem and in g were diffi c ult to a rr ange a nd eve n mor e inconvient to atte nd
So our problem was to have a syste m where th e can did ates had as mu ch e xpos ur e as po ss ibl e without a forc ed c la ss ro om s itu ation. Co nseq ue ntl y, th e ro und -robbins we re se t up Tim es were set as id e for each cl ass to have th e oppo rtunity to talk with th e ca ndidates on an inform al leve l. Right a ft er a r eq uir ed class had en de d.
No one showed up , eve n a ft er th e a nn oun ce me nt had ju st been mad e in th e class Th e ca ndid ates fe lt that it was a waste of the ir tim e wh en no one showed so the y, on th e ir ow n accod, agreed to di sco ntinu e th e round -robbin s. At leas t s tud e nt s atte nd ed th e kegge r, but man y ca nd id ates felt I.hat thi s was a ve ry in e ff ec tiv e method of ex pos ur e. Announ ce me nt s were made re peated ly about th e elec tion s.
Th e polls were to be open from 9:00 a. m. to 8:00 p.m. Admitt e dl y, they opened an ha lf hour late Thursday a nd closed for 45 minut es Friday night of the run-offs. But perhaps night stud ents would be in te rest ed in knowing that the poll s staye d qpe n until 9: 15 Thursday night beca us e a profe ss or held hi s cla ss late. Basica lly , th e elections were d es igned to be fa ir to a ll a nd giv e the c andidates as much expos ur e as poss ibl e. Due to the st ud e nt attitude and pe rformance und er thes e voluntary sta ndard s used thi s year , the for ce d classroom s ituation seems to be the only sure method of giving candidat es th e opportunity to talk with a majority of stud ents. But students who were here last yea r might re memb er that when a cl ass found that their class tim e wou ld be used for s peeches, a la rg e portion of the clas s left.
Students we re given num e rou s opportunities under the proce dur e just outlined At this point , I would as k tho se who have be en com pl a inin g so bitter ly to see what a lternatives th ey co uld h ave s ugg es ted and , if th ey are inter ested in placing blame , to consider why the m ethod this yea r did not " wo rk ".
I su ggest that the s tud ents bear th e burden along w ith the class representati ves and the SBA board.
SBA Spending Questioned
By Tom Bowers
On March 3, 197 3 a party was given by the stud e nt bod y offi ce rs a nd e xe c uti ve board me mb ers for themsel ves, th e class repre se nt at iv es. a nd ce rtain se lecte d comm i ttee p eo pl e a nd th eir wi ves. hu sba nd s. or gues ts. The pa rty was held at the r ec r eatio n room of the Oa k wood apartme nt. My objection to t hi s par ty is basica ll y that I feel it was wro ng that s tud e nt body fund s were us ed to finan ce t hi s pri vate. cl ose d pa rt y for wh ateve r th e purpose mi g ht have bee n.
Out go in g pr es id ent Mike Udk ovich. was in st rum enta l in gett in g fund s pl ed ge d to s upport this pa rt y. A r ea din g or th e SBA minutes of Feb 24. 1973 revea ls th at funds we re go in g to co me from ge nera l fund s or th e di sc re ti onary pres ide nti al budget, but in any event th e fund s we re to be a ll ocated.
Pe rtin ent inform at ion co nce rnin g th e party.
( l) Ex ec uti ve co mmitt ee autho ri zed th e part y - tw o di sse ntin g vo tes.
(2) Seve nt y people invitedfood a nd drink for 70 people was ava il ab le th at ni g ht. HOWEVER . only approximately 34 of th e in vit ed gues ts a t.l e nd ed. !" our of these gues ts. Mr Buzz Kinnaird Mr Vi c Ramir ez. a nd th e ir wives te nd ered $2.00 per pe r so n to pay th e ir ow n way a nd not take a fr ee rid e on the stud e nt body (co 11.ti 1uie d 011 µo oe SJ
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b) One keg of beer
(c) Accumulated student body hard liquor
(d) Popcorn and the lik e. True, this party was not of the same d egree as the extravaganza give n la st year by the out.going Wilson administ.ratfon at Tom Ham 's Light.house - but a prin c ipl_e is involved here. That prmc1ple bei ng the spe ndin g of SBA money for a function tlrnt appears as private and limited This letter is not to be held as a slas h by a writer bitter toward s a sect.io n of stud e nt gover nm ent. a particular individu al, a group , a committee. or a board . I feel tha t no organization on U1is campus, be it. Law Review , Moot Co ur t. the Woolsack.the student executive board , or any ot her organization be permitted lo use student funds to financ e for itself a party, beer bust, or whatever.
However , I must admit that I was particularly disappointed in this SBA banquet case due to the waiver of the 24 hour rul e and that funds were to come out of SBA funds - either a front wcket or a back pocket.
SBA Spending Justified
by Mik e Udkovich
Th e principles of " appreciation " and " recognition " have been bitterl y attacked. Th e Student Bar Associat ion thro ughout the school year has operated on the vo lunteer efforts of a large number of students.
Thi s yea r more than ever before there has been a larger opportunity for a ll interested s tudents lo in vo lve themsel ves in stud ent ac tivities , projects and com mittees. These peop le we re a ll a ppointed to do acts with no promi se of an y pa yment or gala eve nt or go ld tro ph y lo carr y away when the jo b was d one Th ese people s pent their perso nal time doing tasks for the betterment of all stud ents whet her s itting on facult y com mittee s, or chairin g SBA co mmittees , or repr ese nting th e ir sec ti ons as cla ss re prese nta ti ves.
Time is va lu a bl e, especially when un selfi s hl y give n for th e ben efit of others with no anticipat ion of r ewa rd It is unfortunate when certa in indi vidual s become up se t with a limited ex pe nditur e for th e recognition a nd a pprec iation of the se un se lfi sh stud ents, but who have never spe nt an hour in co ns tructive involveme nt wh il e at US O Law School. Th e wh.o le SBA boar d, not th e ri ve exec uti ves , a ppr ove d the expendi tur e not for an a ll eged privat e, limited, or c lo se d gro up of selec ted fri e nd s, but for a numb er of s tud e nt vo luntee rs who he lped ac hi eve s tud ent object iv es a ll yea r long.
What prin c ipl e is r ea ll y be in g a tta cked when th e writer refu ses to even look to th e purpo se of th e ex pe nditur es mvo lve d? If th e prin c ipl e is s pending mon ey on a fun ction th at appe ars as " pri vate a nd l1 m1ted " the s impl e answ er is th at it was not. All peopl e invited held se rvice pos it.i ons th at were ori gi na ll y ava il a bl e to any inter es ted s tud e nt s.
arbitrary arbitrator betrayed
by Ace Report er
Nobod y was surprised. The leaders of the SSBA (Student Sand Box Association) hav e been unabl e to make a decision all year. Polls have been taken to determine student opinion on such moving topics as Chanaukah parties, bare feet , restrooms for women , smoking, book lockers , bicycle racks , bulletin boards and the price of bagels at the Writs.
So when the SSBA proved themselves incapable of running a smooth election and declaring a winner, it was just business as usual - the y decided to have somebody else make the decision.
Turning to the only student wiU1 the requisite reputation of courtroom competence, Bernard Mouse was chosen to determine who would be "the leader of the gang that's made for you and me ."
Mr. Mouse graciously accepted U1e challenge and was named Assistant Dean of Arb itration. Hi s first task was to settle the GREAT ELECTION FIASCO OF 1973. His reputation for honesty and impartiality had been unreproachable. The following exce rpt from th e tran sc ript wil I adequately portray what Jaw s tudent s can acco mpli sh when the y lave sus mano s.
MOUSE: " Gentlemen , before we begin I must first express my appreciation to those who have placed their confidence in me . I wo uld , however, be less than honest if I didn 't admit that I expected as much "I see that the parties are present. Mr. Deutsch you are represented by your counsel. That 's Mr. Stephen Victory , isn 't it?
VI CTORY: Yes, your honor.
MOUSE: Mr. Begofya yo u are pro per J take it'1
BE GO FY A: I guess so.
MOUSE: Good
Following opening statements , Mr Litton , SSBA Election Commisar was called as the first w itn ess.
BEGOFYA : Mr. Litton , it is true , is it not, that no written election procedures have been established?
VICTORY: Objection' Co un sel is leading the witness on dire ct. Further. The qu estion is highl y irrel eva nt.
BEGOFYA: Co uns el? I'm not represented by counsel. I'm a party to this proceeding 1
MOUSE: Argum e ntative' Th e court will decide what yo u ar e, Mr Begofya May th e r ecord show that Mr Victory 's objection was timel y a nd specific. Th e co urt will s usta in it. Mr . Begofya, in th e futur e, don't lead th e w itn ess.
BEGOYFA: Uh 01<. Mr Litton , what did Pr es id e nt Uddertwilch te ll.
VICTORY : Hea rsay ! Hearsay'
MOUSE: Right aga in , Vi c tory Do yo u have an exce pti on lo th e gen eral rul e, Mr Begofya ?
BEGOFY A: Exce ption 1? I didn't eve n gel a question
MOUSE : Don 't be pi ck y, co un se l.
BEGOFYA : Stop ca llin g me co un sel 1
MOUSE: Neve rth eless, you were go in g to give us a hea rsay s tat eme nt, were yo u not'?
qu es ti on!
VICTORY: Oh
MOUSE: Do you have any other questions Mr. Begofya ? BE GO FYA: Not just at the moment.
MOUSE: Fine Mr. Victory , yo urs on cross.
VICTORY: Thank yo u, yo ur honor. Now , Mr. Litton, is it or is it not true that on the night of March 2, 1973 at a pproximatel y 1830 hours , you left yo ur post and proceeded to an establishment known as the Vacquero?
LITTON: Yes it is.
VICTORY: And is it not also true that at the establishment yo u consumed a Double Decker Vacquero Burger.
LITTON: And a milkshak e too
VICTORY: How many Double Decker Vacquero Burge rs a nd s hakes would yo u say yo u have consumed in y our Law School Career?
LITTON: Oh hundr eds.
VICTORY: Your, honor, I think that qualifi es Mr. Litton as an expert.
MOUSE: I think so.
VICTORY: In your expe rt opinion , ho w much time would yo u say that it takes to co nsume a Double Decker Vacquero a nd a s hak e?
LITTON: Oh
VICTORY : 3.416 minutes! Is that not co rr ect!
LITTON : I guess so , I.
VICTORY: So yo u co uld nol hav e bee n go ne lh e 42 minutes as our oppo ne nt s co nte nd ?
LITTON : Uh
VI CTORY: Thank you , no mor e que s tions
BEFOYGA: (rais ing hi s ha nd l Uh cou ld I ask a few mor e qu es tion s?
MOUSE : Ce rt a inl y.
BEGOFYA: Mr Litton did you know that lh e night. classes wou ld tak e th e ir break al 7:5 1?
LITTON : I didn 't find out until afterward
BEGOFY A: Who else kn ew th at the classes wou ld bre ak al Lh at lim e'?
VI CTORY: Obj ec tion! Objec tion! He's bad ge rin g I.h e witn ess
MOUSE: Uh , are you s ur e you wish to continue that line of questioning Mr. Begofya ?
BEGOFYA: Yes y our honor I am.
MOUSE: Uh-OK, Continue
BEGOFYA: Who else knew , Mr Litton ?
LITTON: Ah we ll prefer not to say.
BE GO FY A: Did you go to the Vacquero alone?
VICTORY: ( leaping lo hi s feet > OBJECTION'
Irrelevant!
LITTO N: Uh ( fidgeting ) I don 't know , I.
BEGOFYA: Answer th e question please
LITTON ( Sweating > Well I've I've
VICTOR: Your H onor , REALL Y'
BEGOFYA : Mr. Litton , do y ou know that yo ur grades can be he ld up for perjur y?
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LITTON ( turning to the mouse ) Yes I've heard
BEGOFYA: Did y ou reall y go to the Vacquero ?
LITTON: Well. No. I.
BEGOFYA: Where did you go Mr. Litton?
LITTON: Well I was out of mone y a nd I was hungr y 1 And I well BERNIE' 11 What do I say 1? 1
MOUSE: (lurc hin g out of hi s c hair ) I CONFESS' I CONFESS 1 I TOOK HIM TO THE SSBA PARTY 11! I KNOW IT WAS WRONG 1 IT WAS STUDENT MONEY ' BUT I'VE DONE SO MUCH FOR THE SCHOOL ! So much so much ( Mo use fall s across the tabl e so bbing) I didn 't want to hur t any bod y .
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Beasley For President
lly Hex C.a.v ancl Dan Ba m berg
With we ll ove r thr ee yea rs rema inin g unli l the n ext Unit ed States Pr es id e nti al elec li on. it ca me as s om e thing of a s urpri se wh en I. he \Vool sac k was e xl e nd ed an in v il a li on to int erview a ge nuin e Presidenl ial aspira nl.
Pads in ha nd a nd prope rl y cy ni ca l. our two re porters a rriv ed in Sa nl ee. Ca liforni a at lhe h eadq u ar l ers home of Ja m es M. Beasley.
Not kn ow in g exacl ly what. to expect ( bul with d ef init e sus pi c ions as lo the poss ibilili es > our sla ff writers were gr eel ed at Ihe door by Terry Mar ler. lhe ca ndid a te 's campa ign mana ge r. He. in lurn in lrodu ce d Mr. Beas ley. Foll owing the co n-ventional introduclorv ame niti es. the inlerview began.
Mr. Beas ley has a mo st exlraordinary background. Hi s Grea t-Grea t-Grea I Grandfather was ap pointed to the Supreme Court of the United State. but could nol se r ve due to ill he a lth Others me mber s of his family have been judges , lawyers and hi s fat her was , of all th ings . a tennis pro.
As for Beas ley him s elf, he quit sc hool at the age of twe lve and went int o business for him self. He converted an old home in to a t heater and rewrote Sha kes peare 's pla ys so they cou ld be performed by one person Jim Beasley. With patrons paying as much as S5 each to view t he performance , our Pre si dential candidate soo n became so lve nt.
Tirin g of the theater , Beasley turned to business consulting whe re he offered a money-back guarantee to his c li e nt s. This inno v ation assured him of in sta nt s uccess.
Turnin g to politic s, the can did ate indi cated that he had been co ns idering running for about two yea rs and had di sc ussed it se ri ousl y with his friends a nd acq ua intances. He sa id he dec ided he would make a good pres ident and further that he wa nt ed the pos iti on.
Beas l ey indicated that he had two choices: e ither run for the j ob with a ll that he could mu ster , or re frain from ente rin g politi cs a nd cons id er him self a cowa rd for th e r est of hi s life. Mr. Beas ley is no cowa rd ; he is the only announc ed ca nd iate for the offic e of th e Presi dency of the Uni te d States.
Mr Beas ley is see king th e nomination of the Democratic Par ty. He fee ls th at the pl atform s of th e pa rt y in 1968 a nd 1972 were pure " ba ld e rd as h" a nd wo uld have a diffi cult tim e pass in g for the scr ipt of a midday T.V. soa p opera.
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The ca ndid ate be li eves he is the one to g iv e th e party a "s wift kick in the hind-s id e."
Beas l ey ma int a in s Lh at I.h e Am e ri ca n elec torat e is "fedup " with ri ch men purchas in g th e office of th e pres id ency as a play thin g. Acco rdin gly, the re will be no ca mpai gn litera tur e, butlon s. bumper s ti ckers or purc hase d me di a tim e in the Beas ley Cam paign. He will co ndu ct an old fas hi oned "s tr eel" ca mp aign , spea king wh erever and wh eneve r he ca n mu ste r a c rowd.
On the iss ues, Mr Beas ley see ms quit e pr epared. He characte ri ze d th e War in Vie tnam as "a s tud y in national shame." Acco rd in g to th e candidate , women were a " nation al resource and s hou ld not be wasted in thi s our post war new beginning. "
On soc ial leg is la tion the cand idate co mmented: " If the American people want s uch legis la tion , th ey shou ld have it. But, the money appropriated for the poor should find its way to th e poor and not be soaked up by pe tt y bureaucrats. "
Beas ley noted that Webste r defined the word amnesty as " forgiveness ." He said that the men who left this country rather than fight in a wa r they felt to be i mmora l, will not want to be forgi ven for what the y ha ve don e. " One who acts out of a sense of honor does not fee l a need to be forgi v en for what he ha s done ."
Beas ley's campaign will not be aimed at any one group or special interest Beasle y contends that over ten million Amer ican s are st ill s hackled with lega l slave ry , but feels it is inappropriate for a Pres identi al as pi rant to inflame racial discontent for poten tia l gain at the ballot box.
Ha vin g seve red all business comm i tments a nd limiting cam paign contribut ion s to $499.00 , Beasley is ma king it imp ossible to appear that he ca n be bought. Ind icating that he will publish no nam es of tho se contr ibutin g to hi s campa ign as he intend s to li st onl y the numb er of those who cont ribut e and th e tota l amo unt co ntributed.
Mr Beasley is uniqu e. He chain s mok es fr om an FDR style ciga re tte hold er whi le fi e lding difficu lt qu es tion s with ease . His ma nn er flu ctuates from formal to th eatr ica l with a war mth running thr oughout.
For tho se who wou ld lik e to see a man who wi ll leave th em ba ffl ed a nd exc ite the ir inter est, Beas l ey wi ll be s peaking in Moo re Ha ll on March 30th at noo n. It is guarn nt ced to be an ex per ie nc e that wi ll not soo n be fo r gotte n.
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