Vol. No. XXIV, No. 14 April 25, 1994 NOTE: This is the last issue of The Record for the Spring 1994 semester. FROM DEAN MATASAR Spring has finally sprung. Flowers are in bloom. The Cubs are not. And, the annual Spring right of passage is upon us--final exams. In the pressure of exam week, we often come to think of examinations purely as the means to an end--getting high enough grades to get a job. Exams are a means to an end, but not the one that first comes to mind. Intense study, directed to the single-minded pursuit of understanding a course, leads to knowledge, synthesis, and mastery. That is a most valuable educational enterprise. May you all achieve your fondest wishes (or at least not reach your worst fears). Learn well and good luck! * * * I am very happy to report that four new faculty members will be joining the law school next Fall, and two visiting faculty members from this year have accepted permanent appointments to the faculty. You will notice their courses listed in the registration bulletin for the fall semester, and the following is some biographical information about them: Professor Lori B. Andrews is one of the country's leading scholars in health and hospital law. Professor Andrews is a 1978 graduate of Yale Law School, where she co-founded the Health Law Organization for law and public health students. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology at Yale University. Professor Andrews has been a Research Fellow with the American Bar Foundation since 1980, and has spent the past six years as a senior scholar at the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago. She was an advisor to the World Health Organization for seven years, analyzing and recommending changes in health laws governing several European countries, and she has taught health law courses at the University of Houston Law Center, the University of Chicago School of Law, and the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. Professor Andrews is a prolific author, having published four books and more than fifty scholarly articles, monographs, book reviews, and book chapters on subjects including medical genetics, surrogate parenting, and alternative modes of reproduction. She is a member of many prestigious organizations and committees, and has received numerous grants and awards, including two Western Publishers Association "Maggie" Awards for her articles, Johnny Spain Unchained, and Genetic Counselors: How They Can Help and How They Can't. She currently is working on studies of medical errors and their consequences, and analyses of the legal implications of developments in genetics. The film rights to her forthcoming biography of former Black Panther Johnny Spain have been purchased by Columbia Pictures and Oliver Stone. Assistant Professor Michele G. Baker received her law degree from Yale Law School, where she was Notes Editor of the Yale Law Journal, vice president and national convention delegate of the Black Law Students' Association, and co- founder of Women of Color and the Law. She earned her bachelor's degree in economics at Brown University. Professor Baker clerked for the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and has been an associate at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Hogan and Hartson since 1992. Professor Baker's areas of interest include the impact of the present tort system on medical care, tort reform, and the impact of poverty on health services. Assistant Professor Richard L. Hasen earned his master's, law, and doctoral degrees from UCLA, where he was Chief Articles Editor of the UCLA Law Review. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a bachelor's degree (Phi Beta Kappa) in the interdisciplinary program in Middle Eastern Studies. After law school, Professor Hasen clerked for the Honorable David R. Thompson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and was an associate with the Encino, CA, firm of Horvitz & Levy before joining the law school faculty. Professor Hasen is a scholar of law and economics, and has published in the Cardozo Law Review and produced a dissertation on Beyond the Pursuit of Efficiency: An Enriched Law and Economics Analysis for Constructing Legal Rules. Associate Professor Harold J. Krent spent the past six years teaching at the University of Virginia Law School, where his teaching and scholarship areas included: Administrative Law, Federal Courts, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Remedies, Legislation, and Criminal Law. He graduated from New York University School of Law (Order of the Coif), where he was a Note and Comment Editor for the New York University Law Review. He received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University. Professor Krent has published numerous articles in the Michigan, Vanderbilt, and Virginia Law Reviews, among others. Visiting Faculty Member Gregory Mark is an Assistant Professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he teaches American Legal History and Corporations. Professor Mark is a 1988 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, where he was Articles Editor of the University of Chicago Law Review and winner of the D. Francis Bustin Prize for best student comment in the Law Review. He received his bachelor's degree in history from Butler University, and his master's degree in American History from Harvard, where he currently is a candidate for a Ph.D. in American History. Since 1989, Professor Mark has been an associate counsel for the Office of Independent Counsel Iran/Contra, where he was responsible for Swiss law matters of concern to various prosecutions and civil actions. After graduation from law school, Professor Mark clerked for the Honorable Bruce M. Selya, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He has published a number of articles on political culture, corporations, and economics. Assistant Professor Stephen D. Sowle graduated from Yale Law School in 1990, where he was a research assistant to Professor Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr., in conjunction with the publication of a new edition of a Professor Hazard's casebook on Civil Procedure. Professor Sowle earned his bachelor's degree (magna cum laude) in Religion with a concentration in Political Science from Williams College. After law school, he clerked with then-Chief Judge Patricia M. Wald and current Chief Judge Abner J. Mikva of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Professor Sowle's curricular interests include: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Conflict of Laws, Administrative Law, and Federal Jurisdiction. In the first issue of The Record next fall, I will report to you on our other new full-time faculty members, who will be teaching in the Legal Research and Writing Program. * * * As the year comes to a close, let me close as well. Thanks to everyone for a wonderful and productive year. This is an extraordinary school; you are an energetic student body. Success on your exams. Have a great summer. FROM DEAN CHAPMAN The end of another academic year is fast approaching; the first for a third of you, the last for a third of you and the 23rd for me. I wish you success on your final exams and I hope you have a terrific summer. (The students taking Personal Income Tax certainly will!) Good luck to the graduating seniors; I'll see you on June 5th. Additions and Corrections to the Fall, 1994 Schedule Advanced Research Section 422-006-02, taught by Prof. Meltzer, specializing in Environmental Law, will meet on Fridays from 11:45 to 1:35 p.m. Section 422-053-02 will specialize in Labor Law and will by taught by Prof. Zimmerman from 5:35 to 7:25 p.m. on Thursdays. The Environmental Law section listed on the Evening Division schedule as TBA will be added if necessary to accommodate students in the Environmental Law Program. If the section is added, it will be announced today on broadcast email. Conflict of Laws, Evening Section The evening section meeting from 6 to 7:25 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays will be taught by Adj. Professor Calvin Manshio, a private practitioner specializing in cable television and telecommunication matters. Prof. Manshio was a Commissioner on the Illinois Commerce Commission from 1985 to 1992 and also served as the Administrator of Asian Human Services of Chicago. Critical Look at Critical Theory Seminar taught by Prof. Wright has been moved to 4:00 to 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Advanced and Judicial Externship Classroom Components The Registration Bulletin incorrectly stated that these classes will meet only seven times during the semester; the classes will meet each week. Residency Requirement I want to remind you about the residency requirement which is ABA-mandated. Day Division students must have six semesters with at least 12 credit hours; Evening Division students must have eight semesters with at least 8 credit hours. Two summer sessions may be substituted for one semester of residency. Students who entered in 1993 must take at least ten hours over the two summer sessions for them to substitute for a semester in residence. "In residence" does not mean at Chicago- Kent; it means in attendance at an ABA-approved law school. Additional Spring, 1995 Courses There will be several additions to the Spring, 1995 schedule. Two additional courses that will be offered for sure are: Complex Litigation, taught by Prof. Steinman on days and times to be announced, and Advanced Property: Real Estate Transactions which will be taught by Prof. Goodman on Monday and Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:25 p.m. Faculty Evaluation Questionnaires By the end of the week you should have had an opportunity to complete a faculty evaluation questionnaire for all of your instructors. If you did not get a questionnaire for an instructor, you may obtain one in the Registrar's office and return it to the faculty evaluation mailbox, box #182, located on the west side of the second floor, in the lower right- hand corner of the bank of mailboxes. Attention: Student Organization Officers A list of student organizations, names of officers, and a one- line description of the organization is published in the Student Handbook each year. The Handbook is revised over the summer and it is difficult for me to get current information about student organizations during the summer months. If you want your organization properly listed in the 1994-1995 Student Handbook, please complete a Student Organization Information form available in my office and return it to me before the end of the semester. Summer Session Reading Assignments I know it's the last thing you want to hear now, but if you are enrolled in a summer session class, you should occasionally check the second floor Bulletin for summer class assignments. Because the summer session is so short, many instructors, including me, expect students to have read the assignment for the first night of class. Academic Support Teaching Assistants for Next Academic Year Applications for Teaching Assistants for the Academic Support Program for the 1994-1995 academic year are now being accepted. Each Teaching Assistant works closely with three student participants in the Program and is responsible for conducting a review session for a first-year substantive course. Applicants should have excellent grades and a strong interest in helping other students. Current 1Ls are welcome to apply based on their first semester grades. The appointment is normally for the full academic year. Teaching Assistants receive a salary each semester equal to tuition for two credit hours and may elect to register (and pay for) two hours of academic credit per semester. Applications are available in Suite 320 and should be submitted by April 22. FROM THE REGISTRAR Exams on Computer The deadline for signing up to take a final exam on computer is Wednesday, April 27 at 6:00 p.m. in the Registrar's office. An updated list of instructors permitting students to take exams on computer is posted on the second floor bulletin board. Please obtain a copy of the "Rules Governing the Use of Computers for Exams" in the Registrar's office and read it thoroughly before your first computer exam. If you have any questions about the procedures, please get help from the Computer Center before exams begin. Waiting Lists and Program Notices Program Notices for the Summer session will be mailed this week. You may obtain an unofficial copy of your schedule in the Registrar's office. Program Notices for the Fall, 1994 semester will be mailed after Add/Drop. You may obtain a copy of your schedule to date in the Registrar's office tomorrow, April 26. Waiting lists for all sections of all courses will be posted on the second floor bulletin board today. If you registered for a course and are not on the waiting list, you can assume you are enrolled in it. Add/Drop Procedure You may adjust your schedule by adding open courses or courses for which you have been accepted from the waiting list or dropping courses by submitting a form to the Registrar's office according to the following schedule: Evening Division Students (Groups A1 - C4): Tuesday, April 26 by 6:00 p.m. Day Division Students Groups D1 - E2: Wednesday, April 27 by 2:00 p.m. Groups E3 - F2: Thursday, April 28 by 2:00 p.m. Groups F3 - F4: Friday, April 29 by 2:00 p.m. Instructions for Add/Drop will be available on the table outside the third floor cafeteria. In-House Clinical Programs, Advanced and Judicial Externship If you registered for an In-House Clinical Program, Advanced Externship, or Judicial Externship for the Fall, 1994 semester, you must also register for the accompanying classroom component. If you have not registered for the classroom component, please submit a Registration Change form to the Registrar adding the appropriate section as soon as possible. The section numbers are as follows: 556-001-01 In-House Program 1 Classroom 557-001-01 In-House Program 2 Classroom 568-001-01 Advanced Externship Program 1 Classroom 574-001-01 Advanced Externship Program 2 Classroom 576-001-01 Judicial Externship Program 1 Classroom 578-001-01 Judicial Externship Program 2 Classroom International & Comparative Law and Environmental Law Certificates A list of students who have submitted an application for the Certificate in International and Comparative Law and/or the Certificate in Environmental Law is posted on the second floor bulletin board. If your name does not appear on the list and you have submitted an application, please contact the Registrar's office. Intensive Trial Advocacy 1 Intensive Trial Advocacy 1, both regular and intellectual property, is the same course as Trial Advocacy 1. A student may not enroll in Trial Advocacy 1 if he or she has taken an Intensive Trial Advocacy course. SPECIAL NOTICES Forum on Capital Punishment On May 10, 1994, the State of Illinois, in your name, will put to death John Wayne Gacy. As members of the legal profession, as citizens, and as moral beings, we should think seriously about how and why we are doing this. On Thursday, April 28, 1994, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m., in the Auditorium, Chicago-Kent will host A Forum on Capital Punishment. A panel of distinguished speakers will discuss the constitutional, moral and practical issues surrounding this most controversial, and timely, of subjects. Professor Hal Krent will give a brief introduction of the current state of death penalty law. Speakers will include Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune; the Hon. Eugene Pincham, retired Illinois Appellate Court justice; Andrea Lyon, director of the Illinois Capital Resource Center; and Patrick W. O'Brien, a former Assistant State's Attorney who has prosecuted numerous capital cases. Then, in what promises to be both an exciting and informative event, two of the country's leading death penalty litigators, William Kunkle and Bill Murphy, will present a mock jury summation on whether Illinois should execute Gacy. The jury will be you in the audience. The audience will then be asked to voice their opinions and comments. Our goal is to present a balanced and probing examination of the fundamental nature of capital punishment so that, no matter which position each of us ultimately adopts, we will do so after the type of informed and serious debate the subject demands. Take Our Daughters to Work Day Thursday, April 28 is national "Take Our Daughters to Work Day." This is a day for parents to share their professional lives with their children and provide them with the opportunity see women in roles as scholars, professionals and leaders. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to bring their children, both boys and girls, to the law school on April 28th. Professors Sarah Bensinger and Katharine Baker will present an informal program for daughters age 9 and older from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on April 28 in Room 570. Professors Bensinger and Baker will share their experiences as women attorneys and their advice for daughters considering legal careers. Lisa Abrams, Director of Career Services, will be available to answer questions about career planning. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in accommodating our visitors that day--please make sure your workplace is safe for their visit. A note to parents and friends accompanying visitors: keep your child safe by watching him/her carefully, especially near the atrium stairway and other potentially hazardous areas of the law school. Law Review Summer Candidacy Writing Program The Law Review will hold informational meetings for all students interested in participating in the Law Review Summer Writing Candidacy Program. The meetings will be held on Tuesday April 26 at 11:45 a.m. in Room 210 and at 5:30 p.m. in Room 570. Please note that the room has been changed from the room announced in last week's Record for the 5:30 p.m. meeting. Eligibility requirements for the Writing Program are contained in [[section]] 1.12 of the Student Handbook. Selection Process & Academic Requirements for Chicago- Kent Moot Court Honor Society There are two methods of selection to the Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society. The first involves participation in the Charles Evans Hughes Moot Court Competition, which is administered from January to March by the Legal Writing Program with the assistance of the Moot Court Honor Society. Students who (i) advance to and argue in the final (third) round of the Hughes Competition in the first year in law school, and (ii) earn a B+ or an A as their final grade in Legal Writing II, and (iii) have completed all courses required of them as first-year students and have a cumulative GPA for those courses as of the end of spring semester 1994 not less than 2.750, will receive invitations to join the Society. A student who argues in the final round, but only because he or she was an alternate replacing an original finalist who could not argue, is not eligible for this method of selection. Students also may be selected based upon their performance in the Moot Court Honor Society's Summer Candidacy Program, which is separate from the Charles Evans Hughes Competition and will run from early July to mid-August. Each student participating in the summer program will be required to write an appellate brief and give two oral arguments (one on each side of the case). The brief score will count as 50% of each student's total score and each of the two oral arguments will count as 25% of the total. The problem generally is made available to students in the week following the July 4th holiday. Students are given approximately four weeks to prepare and submit the brief. Oral arguments are generally held during the weekend immediately preceding the first day of classes for continuing students. Results are announced within two days following the final oral arguments. While there is no fixed number of "membership slots" to be filled, and quality of performance will be the deciding factor, in the past two years approximately 15 students were selected each summer for membership based on the summer program. These students are, of course, in addition to those selected on the basis of the Hughes competition discussed above. Students need not be in Chicago to write the brief; if a student provides a self-addressed 8 1/2" x 11" envelope to the President of the Society during the month of May, the problem will be mailed to that student on the day on which it is made available in Chicago. Briefs submitted by mail must be postmarked no later than the due date of the brief, and only a United States post office cancelled post mark or an overnight delivery service mark will be accepted for determination of the mailing date. Regardless of the method of selection, students joining the Society must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.750 as of the completion of the previous spring semester, and must maintain that average throughout their membership. Students who participate in the summer candidacy program may not know their current cumulative GPA until sometime after the summer program is underway. These students are responsible for checking their own GPA with the Registrar's office. If one's current cumulative GPA is not available prior to the due date for the brief, students may nonetheless submit the brief; however, if a student's GPA proves to be below the minimum when spring-semester grades have been included, that student will not be eligible for membership in the year ahead. The Moot Court Honor Society will confirm with the Registrar that students have met the GPA requirement before announcing membership selections. All members of the Society, regardless of their method of selection, are required to enroll in the two-credit, fall-semester appellate advocacy course in their first semester in the Society, generally the fall semester of their second year in school. Students should not register for appellate advocacy until they are certain that they have been selected for membership, and may avail themselves of the drop/add period in August to do so. Upon completion of the appellate advocacy course, students are eligible to represent Chicago-Kent in interscholastic competitions throughout the United States. Selection of team members is based in large part on performance in the appellate advocacy course, the centerpiece of which is Chicago-Kent's Ilana Diamond Rovner Appellate Advocacy Competition. Approximately half of the students in the appellate advocacy course will be selected for teams that will compete in the spring semester of 1995. Members of interscholastic teams receive one academic credit for any competition in which they participate. Students may receive toward graduation a maximum of five academic credits for participation in moot court, inclusive of the two Appellate Advocacy credits. The two Appellate Advocacy credits must be taken for a grade; credits for interscholastic competitions are graded on a pass/fail basis. Successful completion of Appellate Advocacy exempts students from the two-credit advanced-research course requirement. New members must start in the fall. Evening students, new members of the Law Review, and other students with compelling reasons may defer their membership in the Society for one year. Any student wishing to defer must notify the coordinator of the law school's appellate advocacy program (currently Professor Grinker) prior to the beginning of fall semester. Deferral is subject to approval. During the time of deferral, students are not members of the Society and must indicate that fact in any reference to the Society in connection with a job application. It is permissible, however, to indicate, "Selected for Moot Court Honor Society (Membership Deferred until Fall of 1995)." A member of the 1994-95 Executive Board will visit each first-year section to answer questions during the last week of classes. The Society wishes all candidates for membership the best of luck! Attention: Students with Deferred Moot Court Invitations Students who were invited to join the Moot Court Honor Society in 1993 and who elected to defer their invitation until fall semester 1994 must now register for Appellate Advocacy and notify Professor Grinker of their decision. It is important that you do so, since the number of positions in the class is limited. If you do not register for Appellate Advocacy and notify Professor Grinker, we will assume you have elected not to join the Moot Court Honor Society for the 1994-1995 academic year. New Security Services at the Downtown Campus The administration is pleased to announce that a new safety and security program has been implemented at the Downtown Campus. Levy Security Consultants Limited, a nationally recognized public safety and security services firm, has been contracted to provide security at the Downtown Campus. The new program includes additional security protection, Sunday through Friday evenings, in which two security officers will be stationed in the building. Escort service will be provided within a two block radius of the building, upon request, Sunday through Friday from 5:00 p.m. to closing. Also, the Campus bus service route has been extended and the bus will now take riders to Northwestern or Union stations during its regular pass of these facilities. You are encouraged to use the Campus bus when you need to go to the train station. In addition, Levy will host one more in-house safety and security seminar, Tuesday, April 26, Noon and 5:30 p.m. If you have been unable to attend a seminar, you may check out a videotape of the presentation from the library beginning Monday, April 25. Financial Aid Notice Summer Financial Aid Students who apply for and receive summer financial aid should note that any amount borrowed during the summer will reduce the amount available from that loan type for the 1994-1995 academic year. For example, if a $3000 Federal Subsidized Stafford is taken out during the summer, then the student can only borrow $5500 in the Federal Subsidized Stafford loan for the 1994-1995 academic year. Graduating Students All students who have received student loans while attending Chicago-Kent are required by the U.S. Department of Education to attend an Exit Interview session before graduating. These are group information sessions and will cover aspects of repayment and consolidation. Each session will last approximately one hour. You only need to attend one session. The dates and times are listed below. Tuesday, April 26 12:00 - 1:00 Room 270 Wednesday, April 27 12:00 - 1:00 Room 370 Wednesday, April 27 5:00 - 6:00 Room C50 Thursday, April 28 5:00 - 6:00 Room C20 You will need to bring the following items to the Exit Interview: 1. A pen 2. Your driver's license 3. Two personal references (name, address and telephone number) 4. Next of kin (name, address and telephone number) 5. Employer information (name, address and telephone number) SOS - Serving Our Society Give time to your community and increase your personal worth -- VOLUNTEER. Stop by the S.O.S. office and meet with Lisa Danna or Juli Gumina to determine if there is a public interest organization, legal or non-legal, that needs volunteers in the areas of law or life that interest you the most. We currently have the following new volunteer opportunities: Asian Legal Services Clinic, 2nd Year student Kyong Lee is working toward certification with this agency now. You can, too! Illinois Human Rights Commission The Queen's Health Systems (Located in Hawaii!) Illinois Department of Mental Health Illinois Office of Attorney General-Disability Rights Advocacy Division There are also opportunities in Alaska, where your flight there and back is paid for! THERE IS MUCH, MUCH MORE--COME UP AND SEE US! IF YOU ALREADY VOLUNTEER SOMEWHERE, WE WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU! You could be S.O.S. certified for the volunteer work you're doing now. Stop by and find out. Stop by the office on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday 11:45 a.m.- 1:45 p.m.* All students are welcome to call us at (312) 906-5089 OR Email us. (Our Address is SOS) *we see evening students by special appointment, just send us an email or give us a call. Book Store Hours Hours for Month of April, 1994 Week of April 24th, 1994 (Regular Hours) Monday - Thursday 8:10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Friday 8:10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. FACULTY NEWS Professor Bart Brown appeared on WTTW's Chicago Tonight Tuesday evening, April 19. The topic was the situation in Gorazde, and the appropriate response by the UN, the US and NATO. May 18-20, Professor Vivian Gross will be a faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy Program (NITA) held at Northwestern University Law School on The Art of Taking Depositions. The program is for practicing attorneys. Professor Philip Hablutzel spoke at a Chicago Bar Association Seminar on March 24, 1994 titled Sophisticated Advice to Sophisticated Boards of Directors. The panel of in-house general counsel and large-firm securities lawyers concentrated on the responsibilities of Boards of Directors after the Delaware Supreme court ruling in the Paramount, QVC Network/Viakom takeover case of Feb. 4, 1994. Professor Marc Kadish appeared on WTTW's Chicago Tonight Wednesday evening, April 20, when the topic was gun control. Professor Kadish also was on WBEZ's Cheryl Corley Show, The Best Game in Town, Sunday, April 17. The topic was the legality of the CHA sweeps. Other guests include Congressman Bobby Rush and Ethel Washington, a resident of the Robert Taylor homes. Professor Molly Lien will be serving as Co-Director of the Moscow State University/Touro Law School program on the Russian Legal System in Transition in Moscow, Russia this summer. Professor Lien will also continue her work with the Sister Law School Program of the Central and East European Law Initiative (CEELI). The Legal Writing Institute's 6th biennial conference on teaching legal writing, reasoning and research will be held at Chicago- Kent this summer. Presentations by Chicago-Kent faculty will include: The Impact of Technology On Legal Education and Law Practice in the 21st Century, by Professor Ron Staudt; Using Technology to Teach Legal Writing and Research, by Professor Ralph Brill and John Mayer; Teaching Ethics and Professionalism in Legal Writing, by Professors Molly Lien, Susan Adams, and Matt Harrington; The Paperless Law Student, by Law and Computer Fellow Rosemary Shiels; A Hands on Tour of Electronic Law School Resources, by John Mayer; Feminist and Critical Race Perspectives on the Status of Legal Writing Faculty, by Professors Diana Runcie, Sasha Bensinger, and Molly Lien; Automated Document Assembly, by Rosemary Shiels; The Collaboration Dilemma, by Professor Suzanne Ehrenberg and former Visiting Assistant Professor Ross Nankivell; and Teaching Automated Legal Research Efficiently and Economically, by Professors Mickie Voges and Gretchen Van Dam. Professor Sheldon Nahmod spoke on Section 1983 in Phoenix on April 7-8 at Chicago-Kent's jointly sponsored program on civil rights and Section 1983 which he also organized. On April 15, he spoke in New York to pro se clerks for the first, second and third circuits on current developments in Section 1983 litigation. In addition, he spoke last Monday, April 18, in Chicago, on hate speech, hate crimes and the First Amendment at the Jewish Theological Seminary's luncheon study group and last Tuesday, on April 19, with Professor Jacob Corre, he spoke at the law school on the proper role of religion in American public life at a Decalogue Society sponsored function. Professor Jeffrey Sherman was a moderator at Stonewall at 25 and Beyond, a conference held earlier this month at Harvard Law School co-sponsored by the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and HLS Lambda (the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Organization of Harvard Law School). Professor Sherman moderated the panel on "Issues of Community." One of the panelists was Kenneth Reeves, the first openly gay African-American mayor in the country. STUDENT NEWS Third-year student Dmitry Feofanov will publish his article, Defining Religion: An Immodest Proposal in the Fall issue of the University of Tennessee Law Review. A paper third-year student Kirsten Olson wrote for Professor Lori Andrews' Health Care Law Class entitled Unnecessary Hysterectomies: Medical Violence Against Women has been accepted for publication in Medical Trial Technique Quarterly. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Research Assistant. Professors Brill and Wright are seeking a research assistant for the summer. The project will entail collecting cases, statutes, articles and empirical data related to so-called "tort reform." Approximately 10-15 hours per week for summer. Either research assistant salary or one hour independent study (not in place of a seminar). Submit resume and transcript to either Professor Brill or Professor Wright within the next two weeks. Research Assistant. Professor David Gerber would like occasional research help during the summer and perhaps during next year. Some knowledge of German and/or French preferred. If you are interested, please leave a resume with Sharon Smith, Professor Gerber's secretary, on the seventh floor. Most of the work will involve international law issues. The work will be light during the summer. Research Assistant. Professor Richard Gonzalez needs one or two research assistants to assist with preparation of a book on remedies in employment law. A good knowledge of proper citation form is important. Please send an email, call (6- 5079), or drop by (room 629) if interested. Student workers needed. The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), now in new offices on the 5th floor, needs to hire 2 or more students to assist with the entry of data into a LEXIS database. These positions are mainly clerical and require a careful review of continuing legal education (CLE) brochures and calendars and keyboard entry of the data into a LEXIS database template. Available immediately. Please contact David Stretch, 906-5307, dstretch@mail.kentlaw.edu or Monica Ronczy, 906-5316, mronczy@mail.kentlaw.edu. Research Assistant: Professor Joan Steinman is looking for a student to do research this summer in connection with an article she is writing concerning multi-party litigation and case consolidation. The research can be done for credit -- as independent study -- or for pay. If interested, please submit a resume and grades to Professor Steinman, Room 835; ext. 6-5292. Summer positions. The Chicago-Kent Center for Law and Computers is seeking students to work on a variety of projects over the summer. Please see the notice attached to the back of The Record. CAREER SERVICES NEWS Good News About the 1993 Graduating Class The employment report for the 1993 graduating class is very positive, showing an increase in employment over that for the class of 1992. Based on a 93% response rate, 93% of those licensed and seeking employment reported that they are professionally employed. Of the 93% employed, 87% were in legal positions and 13% were in non-legal positions. This is an increase of four percentage points over the class of 1992 employment rate. The breakdown of employed graduates is: 56% private practice 16% business 16% government 7% judicial clerkships 4% public interest 1% other Of special interest is the way students found their jobs: 25% contacts 25.5% prior clerking job/other previous employment 15% on campus interviews and job fairs 14.5% job postings in Career Services Office 12% unsolicited mailings 5% started own firm 3% other This emphasizes again the importance of "shaking the bushes" in a successful job search campaign! A Note to Graduating Students from Lisa Abrams When I started my job as Director of Career Services, you were first and second year students. It seems impossible that it's already time for you to graduate! I owe a special thank you to the class of 1994. You candidly shared the ups and downs of your job search experiences as well as the market information you gathered along the way. You provided me with suggestions and encouragement. Most importantly, you supported and continue to support the efforts of the Career Services Office. I look forward to working with you as "alums"! If you already have a position, congratulations! If you are still seeking a position, remember that we're anxious to work with you as you continue your search. Consider meeting with one of our career strategists to discuss job search strategies. During the bar review, stop by to take a look at our job listings. If you will be leaving Chicago, or if you work during the day, you may find our job hotline helpful. This hotline is accessible 24 hours a day and will allow you to access the same job listings that are posted in notebooks in our office. Information about the hotline is in a handout available from our receptionist. (Note: The hotline is for Chicago-Kent graduates only; you must present your ID to the receptionist to obtain the hotline number. Please do not share the hotline number with graduates of other law schools!) Because the legal job market remains tight, fellow members of your class as well as prospective students are especially concerned about how the class of '94 fares in the marketplace. How long is it taking people to find work? What kinds of jobs are people finding? What are the salary levels? It's impossible for our office to provide statistical information on these issues without your help. So as soon as you find a position, please let us know! Stop by or call 312/906-5200 to share the good news! 1Ls and 2Ls: How are You Spending the Summer of 1994? Please Answer our Summer Employment Survey! How many 1Ls have law related summer jobs? What percentage of 1Ls do volunteer legal work during the summer? What types of legal jobs do 2Ls hold during the summer? How do most of the 2Ls find their summer jobs? To help us answer these questions and to enable us to provide you with more information about the summer job market, we are surveying first and second year students to find out how they are spending the summer of 1994. Help us help you! Please pick up our summer employment survey, complete it, and return it to the Career Service office by Monday, May 16th. The summer employment survey is available in the Career Services Office and on the table outside the Career Services Office. Thanks for your help! 1994 Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference The Twin Cities Committee on Minority Lawyers in Large Law Firms announces the second annual Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference, September 16 and 17, 1994, at the Minnesota Law Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This program offers minority students a great opportunity to interview with large law firms, governmental and public interest organizations in the Minneapolis area for summer associate and permanent attorney positions. The Career Services Office knows of at least two Chicago-Kent students who received offers as a result of this program last year. Minority students graduating in 1995 and 1996 may participate. Interested students should sign up for the conference on the sign up sheet in the Career Services Office and pick up the application materials and participating employer information available in Handout #82. All application materials including the registration sheet, student resumes and interview rankings forms are due in the Career Services Office no later than Wednesday, June 1, 1994. Employer resumes and firm information is available in a binder in the Career Service Resource Center in a binder. Students may use this employer information located in the binder to select the employers they wish to preference for interviews. Hispanic National Bar Association Job Fair The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is planning its 1994 HNBA Convention and Job Fair September 14-17 in Phoenix, Arizona. At the job fair, second and third year law students will have the opportunity to informally visit with private and government employers from across the nation and to have formal interviews with several of the participating employers. The job fair is open to any student who joins the student division of the HNBA for $10, genuinely identifies with its goal of promoting Hispanics in the law, and pays the Convention registration fee of $100. Interested students may sign up for the job fair on a sign up sheet in the Career Services Office on the sign up sheet. To register, students must submit the registration form along with a resume and checks for HNBA student membership and convention fee to the address listed on the registration form by Wednesday, June 1st. Registration packets are available as Handout #80. Office News: 1995 and 1996 Grads: Preliminary Information for the Fall 1994 On-Campus Interview Program The Career Services Office Fall On-Campus Interviewing Program is just around the corner! Those 1995 and 1996 graduates interested in participating should get a head start on preparation and pick up the informational packet about the program on the table outside the Career Services Office. (Pick up one copy only, please!) The informational packet provides preliminary information about the on-campus interview program and how it works. It also outlines important dates and deadlines for those participating in the program. Be sure to read the packet carefully and to note all the deadline dates on your calendar!! Due to Concern About Unauthorized Users of Career Services Office, ID's Are Now Required Upon Entering the Office The Career Services Office staff and a number of Chicago- Kent students are concerned about the number of unauthorized students and alumnae/i from other law schools using the Career Services Office. Our goal is to provide you, our students, with every advantage. Our resources and job listings are here for you! We need your help to assure that these services are provided only to you and not students from other Chicago schools or law schools outside of Chicago. We therefore must ask every Chicago- Kent student to present his/her Chicago-Kent ID card upon entering the Career Services Office. Chicago-Kent alumnae/i will also be required to show IDs. This policy was implemented on Monday, April 4th. We appreciate your cooperation in implementing this policy, as our goal is to provide resources and services that are available exclusively to our students and our alumnae/i. Another way you can help: please notify Lisa Abrams or Dan Walsh if you are aware that students and alumnae/i from other law schools are using our office. Career Services Summer Hours Beginning May 2 the Career Services Office summer hours will begin. Our hours will be: Monday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Our office will also be open on the following Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: May 7 and 21, June 18, July 16, and August 13. Programs: How Can Attorneys Who Choose Private Practice Continue Their Commitment to Public Interest Work? Kent Justice Foundation is sponsoring a pro bono forum on April 27. Mr. Thomas Morsch, a partner at Sidley & Austin, will talk about how attorneys in private practice can make a meaningful contribution to public interest law. Watch for further details in KJF's announcements in the Record! Record Handouts/Special Opportunities: American Bar Association Resume Clearinghouse The American Bar Association is accepting resumes from members of its law student division. These resumes will be compiled in a booklet and distributed to some of its standing committees. To participate in this resume clearinghouse you must be a member of the ABA. The deadline for participating in the program is June 15th. A list of the ABA committees, procedures for participating in the resume clearinghouse, and an application for joining the ABA are available in Handout #83. 1994 Grads: MacArthur Justice Center Fellowship The MacArthur Justice Center has obtained funding to institute a MacArthur Justice Center Fellowship. The fellowship is a twelve month position for a recent law school graduate to work on public interest litigation. The MacArthur Justice Center is a public interest law firm focused on litigating issues involving the administration of criminal justice. The application deadline is May 1, 1994. Details are available in Handout #76. Policy Research Action Group (PRAG) Community Studies Internship Program for Fall 1994 The Policy Research Action Group (PRAG) is soliciting applications for interns to be placed in community-based organization in Chicago and neighboring communities as part of its Community Studies Internship Program. Interns will be placed in projects involving collaborative, applied research of issues pertinent to communities and their residents including housing, economic development, welfare-to-work, environmental issues, neighborhood change and community reinvestment. At least 10 paid internships will be awarded for the fall of 1994. Detailed application information is available in Handout #77 in the Career Services Office. After you read the Handout #77, you can contact Professor Stuart Deutsch for further information. The application deadline is July 1, 1994. An Introduction to Practice in Lake County, Illinois The Young Lawyers Committee of the Lake County Bar Association is presenting a program for graduating students who wish to practice in Lake County, Illinois, on Thursday, May 12, 1994. Detailed information is available in Handout #78. Mexican American Lawyers' Scholarship Fund Fellowship Program The Mexican American Lawyers' Scholarship Fund (MALSF) announces the 1994 Fellowship Program. The MALSF program is to expose Latino law students to alternative career opportunities in the legal profession. The fellowship enables the recipient to work during the summer with a public interest organization to improve the quality of the legal representation of the Chicago Latino community. Each fellowship is for approximately 10 weeks. Applicants for the fellowship must be of Hispanic ancestry and must submit a completed application directly to MALSF by April 30, 1994. More information and application materials are available in the Career Services Office as Handout #81. Circuit Court of Cook County Judicial Clerkship 3Ls who are interested in serving as judicial clerks should check a recent posting in the red "Attorney Listings" books which details a judicial clerk position for Judge Robert V. Boharic. The posting lists the procedure for applying for this position. Elgin Community College Legal and Human Services Intern Position Attention 2Ls!! The Legal and Human Services Department at Elgin Community College is looking for an intern to work 10 to 15 hours per week, starting May 23 and going through the 1994- 1995 school year. The Legal and Human Services Department practices in the areas of contracts, tort liability, labor and employment law and higher education law. The intern position is a paid position. Interested 2Ls may submit a resume to the Career Services Office with a note attached stating that the resume is for the Elgin Community College position. Resumes will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 25, 1994. CHECK IT OUT . . . NEWS FROM THE LAW LIBRARY Library Exam Hours Saturday, 7 May 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Sunday, 8 May 10:00 a.m. - Midnight Monday, 9 May - Thursday, 12 May 7:45 a.m. - Midnight Friday, 13 May 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday, 14 May 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Sunday, 15 May 10:00 a.m. - Midnight Monday, 16 May - Thursday, 19 May 7:45 a.m. - Midnight Friday, 20 May 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Saturday, 21 May 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 22 May **CLOSED** Exams on Lois Prior semester exams are available on LOIS for printing at the Document Center. Select "LOIS" from the Legal Research Menu on Kentnet and use "STUDENT" as your user ID and password; then select "EXAMS" from the application list. Stop by the Reference Desk if you have any questions or need assistance. Tutorials Tutorials for the week of April 25 will focus on NATURAL LANGUAGE SEARCHING IN LEXIS AND WESTLAW. What is Natural Language? Win? Freestyle? Times will be posted on the bulletin board on the 9th floor of the Law Library. There is no sign up - just meet at the 9th floor Library Service Desk at the scheduled time. The Reference Staff of the Library will be offering tutorials on various legal topics during Summer Semester. Stop by the bulletin board on the 9th floor to check for times and topics. If you have any suggestions or ideas about tutorials that you would like, please email GVANDAM with your comments. U.S. Reports on Lois The entire collection of U.S. Reports is now available on LOIS. There are a number of ways to retrieve a case: by title, citation, docket number, and/or date. From the Kentnet menu, select "Legal Research" then LOIS. Use "STUDENT" as your user ID and password. Cases are printed at the Document Center. Stop by the Reference Desk if you have questions or need assistance. Need Lexis or Westlaw Help? Check with Online Research Services The reference staff is manning Classroom 700 Monday-Thursday to help out with your online database searches. Need help structuring your search or picking a database? Stop by the 700 Lab and talk to a reference librarian. NEWS FROM THE CENTER FOR LAW AND COMPUTERS New Ergo Keyboard In Lab 700 we have placed an ergonomic keyboard by Health Care Keyboard Company, Inc. It is located on Machine #4, in the rear left of the lab. You are encouraged to try it out and see if it helps you in your typing. If you want to purchase a similar model, the CLC has coupons for reduced cost. For the coupons, or for more information or comments, contact Dominick Grillo (DGRILLO), Room 713. Warning: Email Cleanup on June 12, 1994 In order to get ready for the new school year, all student email will be deleted on Sunday, June 12, 1994. The system will be shut down for a brief period in the afternoon and all student email will be deleted from the system. If you wish to save any email, you must either print it out (by pressing the PRINT-SCREEN key) or export it to an ASCII text file and save it to a diskette. You must do this before Sunday, June 12. If you have any questions, contact Dominick Grillo (DGRILLO). WordPerfect News Some of you may be having problems when you attempt to spell- check your WP6.0 documents. The supplemental dictionary would not work properly, but the main dictionary would. While this didn't stop the spell-check, it was annoying. This problem has now been fixed. WordPerfect will now look to the floppy drive to find your supplemental dictionary. You can now use it wherever you are, just by keeping the disk with you. Save Your File Often! Backup Your File Often! As we come down to the end of the semester many of you will be using computers, both here and at home, to create outlines. Remember to save you document often. You might think saving your files every 5 minutes is over-kill, but it is not. For the time it takes to hit 2 or 3 keys you can save yourself possible hours of re- typing. There are few things worse than losing the last 4 hours of changes to your document. You should also keep a backup of your files on a second disk. Just save it on your first disk then swap disks in the floppy drive and save it again. There is a HELPDOC located in Lab 700 with more detailed instructions. Thank You for Telling Us What's Right or Wrong with the Labs! We would like to thank those students who take the time to use the comment/problem report sheets located in each lab. We take the comments into consideration, and fix any problems which may be mentioned. World Wide Web Training & More CLASS held 2 sessions on April 19th on the Internet. Those who came were treated to a discussion and demonstration of IRC (Internet Relay Chat), Gopher, and World Wide Web. They saw some interesting and useful materials, both legal and non- legal materials. If you missed this session you may want to contact Kay Gemrich (CGEMRICH), CLASS president, to see if they will be repeated this semester. Email Information Please do not use email to send mass-mailings. It puts a drain on system resources, especially disk space. As a reminder, the Kentnet Classifieds and USENET are available for postings of a general school-wide nature. Even if you have nothing to post, browse through the information there. You might find a good deal on used equipment, or tickets for sale, of people who share similar interests. Explore. Network Access Through Xircoms The Center for Law and Computers has made available Network Connection Packets that allow you to bring your own laptop into the building and connect it to Kentnet. The procedure for check- out is simple. You MUST come to a quick training class before you will be allowed to check-out the packets from the Library Services Desk in the Library. These classes will familiarize you with the equipment and procedure necessary to connect your laptop to Kentnet. Any questions you have about the procedure will be answered. You must bring your laptop with you to the session. After you complete the class you will be able to check- out the packets. The packets have everything needed - adapter, power supply, disk, and cable - to connect to Kentnet. Email Dominick Grillo (DGRILLO) to set up a time for a class. Helpdocs Are Available! The CLC has written and made available documentation on a variety of subjects; these are the HELPDOCS. HELPDOCS are located in Lab 700 in the racks in both the back and the front of the lab. There are HELPDOCS available on the following topics: Frequently Asked Questions About E-Mail Sending or Receiving Files Attached to An E-Mail Message Setting Up an Electronic Mailing List E-Mail 101: Internet Addresses E-Mail At-A-Glance WordPerfect 5.1 Table of Contents & Table of Authorities WordPerfect 6.0a Table of Contents & Table of Authorities WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows Table of Contents & Table of Authorities Mail Merge in WordPerfect Top Down Outlining in WordPerfect 6.0a Virus Detection Software Dial-In Software Update If you have any comments or suggestions for new HELPDOCS email Dominick Grillo (DGRILLO). LEXIS/NEXIS Student Representative Your student LEXIS representative is Kirsten Wonder Albrecht (KALBRECH). LEXIS Summer Access During the summer session, student access to LEXIS will be limited to use of the CAREER Library. However, students who require LEXIS for summer educational purposes can activate their LEXIS IDs on-line. Educational purposes include summer school, Law Review, Moot Court, research assistants and clinic. To activate your LEXIS ID for summer access sign on to LEXIS, enter the CAREER library, choose the SUMMER file, and fill in the appropriate information. Summer activation will be completed within 48 hours. LEXIS Student Representative Position for 1994- 1995 LEXIS is interviewing for a student representative to assist/train students on the use of LEXIS/NEXIS services. Other responsibilities include covering law school software needs for students, faculty and administrators. First year or second year law students are encouraged to apply. For an interview, please call Jennie Lipowich at (312) 899-7833. You can also contact Kirsten Albrecht (KALBRECH) by email if you have any additional questions. Westlaw Student Representatives Your WESTLAW student representatives for the Spring Semester are Romi Bose (RBOSE), Kerri Kamis (KKAMIS), Tim Engling (TENGLING), and Shalla Hyderi (SHYDERI). SCHOLARSHIPS Kane County Bar Association Scholarship The Kane County Bar Association, located in Geneva, Illinois, will be awarding scholarships totalling approximately $4,000.00 toward the tuition of a qualified law student who resides, or whose parents reside, in Kane County. This scholarship, applied toward the 1994-95 academic year tuition, will be awarded on the basis of academic ability, financial need and character. Children and spouses of the Kane County Bar Association members are not eligible for the scholarship. Students wishing to be considered for this scholarship should pick up the rather lengthy application form in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, Suite 230. All inquiries should be directed to Carol Schreiber Larson, Executive Director, Kane County Bar Association, 128 James Street, P.O. Box 571, Geneva, Illinois 60134, (708) 232-6416. Please note that the scholarship application must be fully completed and received by the Kane County Bar Association on or before May 10, 1994. Latin American Bar Foundation Scholarships The Latin American Bar Foundation seeks applicants for scholarships to be awarded to needy and qualified Hispanic law students. All applicants must meet the following criteria: 1) Must be a United States citizen or resident alien. 2) Must be currently enrolled in the College of Law and in good standing. 3) Must not be related to any officer or Director of the Latin American Bar Foundation. 4) Should demonstrate financial need, scholastic aptitude and community service. 5) Preference may be given to applicants of Hispanic ancestry. 6) Must submit, along with the application, a personal essay, all LSAT scores and law school grades. Students wishing to be considered for these scholarships should pick up the rather lengthy application form in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, Suite 230. Please note that the scholarship application, personal essay, LSAT scores and law school grades must be fully completed and received by the Latin American Bar Foundation Scholarship Committee on or before May 2, 1994. WRITING CONTESTS The National Association of College and University Attorneys will award $1,000 for the best article by a law student on a topic relating to legal issues in the corporate practice of law on behalf of colleges and universities. The winning article will be submitted for publication in the Journal of College and University Law. Deadline: May 13, 1994. The Planning & Law Division of the American Planning Association announces its Eleventh Annual R. Marlin Smith Student Writing Competition. First prize will receive $1,000 and, if judged to be of publishable quality, will appear in Florida State University's Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law. Deadline: May 27, 1994. The Lex Mundi Global Student Writing Contest offers five winners a Certificate of Award and a prize of $2,000. The winning papers will be published in a special supplement of the Lex Mundi World Reports, the quarterly publication of Lex Mundi. Deadline: May 30, 1994. All students currently enrolled in Missouri and Illinois law schools or legal graduate degree programs are eligible to participate in the Armstrong, Teasdale, Schlafly & Davis International Student Writing Contest. The topic is "A Litigious World - But Not for the Courts? Alternative Dispute Resolution Devices." A $500 cash prize will be awarded the winning author. Students entering the Armstrong, Teasdale local competition must also enter the U.S./Canada Lex Mundi contest. The topic and eligibility requirements are the same for both this and the Lex Mundi Contest. Deadline: May 30, 1994. The ABA's Section of Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law is sponsoring its Annual Student Writing Competition. The first prize winner will receive $1,000. The second prize winner will receive $500. The winners receive national recognition in the Section's newsletter. Deadline: May 31, 1994. The Federal Circuit Bar Association announces the 1994 George Hutchinson Writing Contest. Entries may comment upon any topic that lies within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) will be awarded. Deadline: June 1, 1994. Notre Dame Law School is sponsoring its first annual Feminist Jurisprudence Writing Competition thanks to the generosity of a private benefactor, with a prize of $1,000. The winner will be invited to a banquet at Notre Dame School to receive his/her award. Deadline: June 1, 1994 The Transportation Law Section of the Federal Bar Association announce the John T. Stewart, Jr. Memorial Fund Writing Competition. The competition is open to all second-year law students in accredited U.S. law schools. The winning author will receive a $1,500 cash award and the essay will be published in the Federal Bar News and Journal. Students interested should submit a paper on a significant issue in the field of transportation law. Deadline: June 1, 1994. The topic for the 1994 Bruno Bitker Essay Contest sponsored by the American Bar Association is: The United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights: Challenges and Opportunities. This essay contest is open ABA member five years or less out of law school and students at ABA-accredited law schools. The winning author will receive $1000 and $500 goes to the second- prize winning author. Deadline: June 3, 1994. Essay for the American Judges Association's Law Student Essay Contest may address any topic of interest to the judiciary. All entries must be original, unpublished works, but may have been prepared for class. The first place award is $1500. Deadline: June 30, 1994. The Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum and the California Bankruptcy Journal are sponsoring an essay contest with prizes of $2,500 (1st), $1,500 (2nd), and $1,000 (3rd). The awards will be announced and presented at a Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum dinner program in early January, 1995. The winning essays might be published in the California Bankruptcy Journal. Deadline: July 1, 1994 The American Intellectual Property Law Association announces the Robert C. Watson Award of $2,000 for the best article relating to the protection of intellectual property written or published between August 1, 1993 and July 31, 1994. Deadline: July 31, 1994 For more information on any of the above listed writing contests, please see Carolyn Wood, Room 320D. ORGANIZATIONS Asian American Law Students Association AALSA's new officers are: Elaine Sit President Vince Ramos Vice Pres. External Affairs Preeti Saini Vice Pres. Internal Affairs Jae Park Vice Pres. Administrative Affairs Thu Tran Vice Pres. Community Services Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Congratulations to the newly elected Executive Board for the 1994- 95 school year: President Helen Arnold Vice- President Angela Whitaker Treasurer Yvette Hairston Secretary Hope Gary Community Service Chair Tiffany Ricker Academic Support Chair Kisha Rhyne We know that you will do an excellent job. Don't miss the BLSA Graduation and Awards Brunch that will be held on Sunday, May 22 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Christ Universal Temple Annex (119th and Ashland; the 119th St. exit on I-57). Come out and support the graduating BLSA members and have a wonderful brunch. Let's keep up the good work in our grades and also in participation in next year's programs. Good luck on finals and it's been a great year. BLSA's Community Legal Clinic commenced operation on Saturday, April 16, 1994. It is housed at the Southside YMCA in Woodlawn, and is staffed by C-K BLSA members and supervised by BLSA alum attorneys. It will run year-round on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Training for the Clinic was conducted by Northwestern University Law School Adjunct Professors Cheryl Graves (a C- K BLSA alum) and Zelda Harris, both of whom teach at the Northwestern University Law School Clinic. The experience was very gratifying for all participants, as it gave us an opportunity to give something back to our community. Chicago-Kent Law Review New Issue of Law Review Volume 69:1 of the Law Review entitled Symposium on the Legal Future of Employee Representation has been delivered. This issue contains an afterword by Chicago-Kent Professor Marty Malin as well as contributions from a number of other noted scholars. The issue will be published as a book by ILR Press and has received a great deal of advance attention. Copies are available on the Concourse. Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society The Chicago-Kent Moot Court teams saw much success this year. As the 1993-1994 year draws to a close, printed below is a summary of awards. Chicago Bar Association Competition -Championship Team: Marjorie Herceg and Tom Vickers -Third Place Team: Anniece Barber and Andrew Slobodien -Second Place Brief: Anniece Barber and Andrew Slobodien -Second Place Oralist: Tom Vickers National Moot Court Competition Midwest Regionals -Championship Team: Scott Howie, Tom Reed, and Jacob Rubinstein -Best Oralist: Scott Howie Saul Lefkowitz National Trademark Competition -Midwest Regional Championship Team -National Best Oralist Team -National Best Brief, Second Place -Michael Sanders, Brian Saucier, and John Stoner BLSA Moot Court Competition, Midwest Regionals -Semifinalists: Jon Stewart and Michele Suggs Craven Constitutional Law Competition, University of North Carolina -Best Brief: John Franczyk, Lisa Krasberg, Tom Reed Dean Jerome Prince Evidence Competition, Brooklyn Law School -Second Place Oralist: John Delikanakis Illinois State Bar Association, All Illinois Moot Court Competition -Championship Team: Ik Hyun Seo, Joe Steele, Paul Walker-Bright -Second Place Oralist: Paul Walker-Bright Decalogue/Jewish Law Students Association Decalogue/JLSA elections will be held on Tuesday, April 26 at 11:45 a.m. in Room 155. Four positions are available: president, vice- president, secretary and treasurer. Please try to attend, whether as a candidate or voter. The meeting will be very brief. Email MGUSSIN with any questions. Evening Law Student Society The Evening Law Students Society will not be holding formal elections for its 1994-95 officers this evening. All of the position have been filled and there are no contested positions. The candidates will be affirmed by the board and installed later in the semester. President Mike Helminski Vice President Ralph Krisher Treasurer Howard Buchler Secretary Natalie Frank 2L Rep Sally Moutvic 3L Rep Guy DeMaertelare 4L Rep Sandie Moon Congratulations and many thanks for your willingness to serve your fellow students! Federalist Society The Federalist Society will hold a meeting on Monday, April 25th at 3:00 p.m., Room TBA (check the bulletin board on the Concourse and next week's Record). We will be installing new officers and planning events for the rest of the semester. All are welcome! GAYLAW GAYLAW will meet on Wednesday, April 27, at 3:30 p.m. The agenda includes: ELECTION of 1994-1995 officers RATIFICATION of the GAYLAW constitution Your participation is crucial! See you there. Room C15. Illinois State Bar Association *The Banner Is Here! The Banner is a newsletter published by the ISBA Law Student Division. Check it out to find out what is happening at other Illinois law schools. Copies of the Banner are available on the Concourse level (the top tier of the black literature rack). *Become an ISBA Member. It's never too late to become an ISBA law student member! Law student membership in the ISBA offers many practical benefits, including the opportunity to meet and learn from active ISBA members - - Networking! Currently, the ISBA has 32,000 members. Annual law student membership is only $10 a year or $25 for four years. Join now and receive free subscriptions to ISBA journals and newsletters plus free admission to ISBA Law Ed Series programs. Pick up ISBA applications on the Concourse level. If you have questions about ISBA membership, email Rupal Dalal (RDALAL). Kent Justice Foundation KJF, along with PAD and SUPI, is sponsoring a speaker event at 3:00 p.m. April 27th in Room C50. Refreshments will be served. The featured speaker is Thomas Morsch, a partner at Sidley and Austin and one of Chicago's most influential pro-bono advocates. He will discuss the role that lawyers in private practice play in public interest law, and how private firms and public interest organizations can work together to meet the legal needs of underserved groups. Mr. Morsch, who has been on Sidley and Austin's Executive Committee since 1979 and has led Sidley's Complex Litigation group since 1972, is the president of the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) and the founder of the Major Illinois Law Firm Pro Bono Consortium. The latter group secured written commitments from 28 large Chicago law firms that they would encourage each of their attorneys to do 30 hours of pro bono work per year. Mr. Morsch has a number of public interest awards to his credit, including the Anti-Defamation League's Civil Rights Award for 1994, the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois Legal Services Award for 1992, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois Litigation Award for 1987. Also speaking will be Karen Berman, a 1991 graduate of Northwestern Law School. Ms. Berman is currently in the midst of a Skadden Arps Fellowship as a staff attorney at Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. If you weren't able to attend the orientation meetings but you're still interested in joining KJF, please email BINDELIC, our secretary. DON'T FORGET: YOU MUST PARTICIPATE IN OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SUMMER GRANT! Law Students Action for Justice Law Students Action for Justice will present Justice Gone Wrong: an Update on the Cases of Rolando Cruz, Alex Hernandez and Stephen Buckley. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 1994 in Room 170 at 3:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. You may remember that in 1985 Cruz and Hernandez were convicted of the murder of 10 year-old Jeanine Nicarico in suburban Naperville. You may not know that since that time a myriad of people who have worked on the case have resigned over what they consider to be a wrongful conviction. And another man has even confessed that he alone committed the murder. Yet today these two defendants are in prison, one on death row. The program will feature Larry Marshall, Northwestern Professor and Attorney for Rolando Cruz; Jeffrey Urdangen, Former Attorney for Alejandro Hernandez; and Flint Taylor, Attorney for Stephen Buckley. Recently, the case received nationwide attention (as the focus of an LA Times article) and was featured in a series of 16 columns by Chicago journalist Eric Zorn who wrote, "But we're not supposed to use lies to convict people in this country, much less sentence them to death. And when our system makes a mistake, it's not supposed to shrink from admitting it was wrong." Join us for a talk and discussion on what happens when justice has gone wrong. National Lawyers Guild The National Lawyers Guild is proud to announce Law Students Action for Justice's program Justice Gone Wrong: an Update on the Cases of Rolando Cruz, Alex Hernandez and Stephen Buckley. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 1994 in Room 170 at 3:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The program will feature Larry Marshall, Northwestern Professor and Attorney for Rolando Cruz; Jeffrey Urdangen, Former Attorney for Alejandro Hernandez; and Flint Taylor, Attorney for Stephen Buckley. You may remember that in 1985 Cruz and Hernandez were convicted of the murder of 10 year- old Jeanine Nicarico in suburban Naperville. You may not know that since that time a myriad of people who have worked on the case have resigned over what they consider to be a wrongful conviction. And another man has even confessed that he alone committed the murder. Yet today these two defendants still are in prison, one on death row. Join us for a talk and discussion on what happens when Justice has Gone Wrong. Phi Alpha Delta SPEAKER EVENT: Don't forget that this Wednesday, April 27 we will be co-sponsoring a great speaker event with KJF and SUPI. It will be held in Room C50 at 3:00 p.m. and lots of refreshments will be served. The scheduled speakers are: Thomas Morsch, a partner at Sidley & Austin, who has spent 24 years at the firm, and Karen Berman, a 1991 Northwestern graduate who is now serving as a staff attorney for the Chicago Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law on a Skadden Arps fellowship. Both of these accomplished speakers will address how law firms view pro bono work and how it can help one's career. This will be an interesting informative event and we hope to see everyone there! COMMITTEE CHAIRS: There are several committee chair and officer positions that are open. These include Fundraising, Publicity, Alumni Liaison, Mentor, Historian, and Evening Rep. Several people have already expressed interest in chairing Social, Speakers, and LRE. If anyone is interested in any of the above positions or have questions about any of them email JKROLL. Sports and Entertainment Law Society Elections for next year's officer positions of president, vice-president and treasurer will be held this week on Tuesday, April 26 at 12 noon in Room 180. Nominees will have the option of giving a brief speech immediately preceding the election. Refreshments will be served. Questions should be directed to CBUCKLEY. Women in Law Name That Baby Contest: Women in Law congratulates Grand Prize winner 2L Mary Reames. She correctly guessed 14 out of the 20 faculty and staff babyfaces and magnanimously put the cash winnings back into the Women in Law summer internship fund. Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate, especially Professors Jacob Corre and Katharine Baker -- first in the "Most" and "Least" guessed categories, respectively. "Best Babyface" Honorable Mention awards go to those who made the contest possible: photos courtesy of Susan Johanne Adams, Sarah Rigdon Bensinger, Fred Bosselman, Ralph Brill, Evelyn Brody, Howard Chapman, Patrick Cotter, Suzanne Ehrenberg, Warren Heindl, Richard Kling, Molly Warner Lien, David Rudstein, Ronald Schwartz, Michael Spak, Ron Staudt, Joan Steinman, Margaret Stewart, John Strzynski, Dan Tarlock, Mickie Voges, Richard Wright. TO: ALL CONTINUING STUDENTS FROM: ASSISTANT DEAN NANCY HERMAN DATE: SPRING SEMESTER 1994 RE: CRITICAL INFORMATION REGARDING: FINANCIAL AID AND MERIT-AND-NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The 1994-1995 financial aid application forms are now available in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, Suite 230. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Once again, the time of year has arrived for you to begin the process of applying for financial aid for next year. Please take note of the calendar of important dates below; I suggest that you save this memo for future reference. Your financial aid, whether a loan and/or a merit-and-need-based scholarship, depends on it. We have prepared folders containing the applications, as well as information to assist you with the application process. Please be sure to read through the entire packet. There were many changes to the financial aid application process last year and there will be a few more for next year. The application packets can be obtained in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, Suite 230. To be eligible for all forms of financial aid you must meet the deadlines listed below. Calendar of Important Dates: By May 16 1. After you file the FAFSA, you will be sent the Student Aid Report (SAR). All pages of the SAR should be in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid by May 16, even though it will say that you are not eligible for the Pell Grant (Pell Grants are for undergraduates only). Be sure to complete the Student's Use Box on the back of page one. Corrections: If you need to make corrections to your SAR, be sure to send a copy of the SAR, with all of the corrections indicated, to the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. Send the original to the address on the back of the SAR. A revised SAR will be mailed to you approximately two weeks after the corrections are received at the processor. Make sure that you sign the report where indicated or the revisions will not be made. 2. If you are selected for Verification, you will be asked to submit copies of your tax forms and a Verification Statement. These materials and your SAR must be returned before a financial aid award will be determined for you. By June 1 You should sign and return your financial aid award letter to the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid by June 1, or within three weeks of the date printed on the award letter if you received it after June 1. By July 1 You are expected to turn in student loan applications from the lender of your choice by July 1. Loan applications for Law Access, LAWLOANS, Chase Manhattan, and any Illinois bank are available in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, Suite 230. However, the office has a limited supply of applications so it is best to contact your lender directly to obtain the necessary application. We are ready to help if you need assistance--just call the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid at (312) 906-80. Thank you for your cooperation. Forum on Capital Punishment Thursday, April 28, 1994 Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eric Zorn Chicago Tribune The Hon. Eugene Pincham Retired Ill. Appellate Court Judge Andrea Lyon Illinois Capital Resource Center Patrick W. O'Brien Former Asst. State's Attorney Mock Jury Summation By: William Kunkle William Murphy Moderated By: Prof. Patrick Cotter Introduction, Current State of Death Penalty Law: Prof. Harold Krent