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Mitchell Hamline School of Law Mitchell Hamline Open Access The Opinion 1-16-1981 The Opinion Briefs - January 16, 1981 William Mitchell College of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/the-opinion Recommended Citation William Mitchell College of Law, "The Opinion Briefs - January 16, 1981" (1981). The Opinion. 73. https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/the-opinion/73 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Mitchell Hamline Open Access. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Opinion by an authorized administrator of Mitchell Hamline Open Access. For more information, please contact sean.felhofer@mitchellhamline.edu. Something to look forvvard to ••• Spring-semester classes began Jan. 7. ' If you weren't aware of tb.at you ~ay be in trouble by now. ' It won't be long before the first make-up classes are held. Make-up sessions for elective classes missed because of the Good Friday holiday will be at 8:30 p_.m. on Jan. 20 and Feb. 3. (Instructors will an-nounce make-up times for first-and second-year required cour-esJ . Winter recess is scheduled for Feb. 16 through 20. The prudent will spend it studying. The profligate will spend it skiing in Colorado or lolling on beaches in Florida . • • Most Mitchell students will spend it washing the salt off their cars. It's all down hill from there -- until the end of classes May 5 and the end of exams May 22. Seems far off? Cheer up. Time flies when you're having fun. n1n1.o.11 ~illiam Mitchell College of Law January 16, 1981 HRIEFS Opinion expands No, the economic crunch has not devastated the Ooinion bud-get ... at least not yet. This new format, with a focus on school news, will appaar four to six times this semester. The old format has not been abandoned, however. It will still be published twice this semester and will contain in-depth features on law related topics. "It is difficult to keeo stu-dent news current through our usual methods of publishing," said Opinion edito~ Rich Ruvel-son. More than two weeks pass between the time when stories AALS denies admission are submitted and when the tab-loid is distributed to students. "The n~ws is often old and, William Mitchell was denied admission to the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) when the .AALS held its annual meeting in January. Advantages to membership in-clude easier credit transfers among member law schools and greater prestige in attracting faculty from around the coun-try-. The AALS conceded that Mit-tihell meets all of the criteria for admission, but it is with-holding final approval, ap-parently to ensure that Mit-chell continues to meet the requirements. The association will send a supplementary in-spection team to the college later this year. During the past two years school representatives have prepared numerous documents de-Talent • review Song, dance, music, acting and a humorous look at,school history will be featured at the second annual William Mitchell Talent Review. The Review is scheduled for Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The admission price is $1, which will go toward Mit-chell's scholarship fund. Re-freshments are included in the tailing history and goals of the institution. Administra-tor~ are optimistic that the college will be granted admis-sion to AAL~ next year. Minnesota PCA to address • • env1roment issue The William Mitchell :uviron-mental Law Society will meet Jan. 20 at 8:30 p.m. in che boardroom. Jay Heffern of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (PCA) will speak on the Agency's structure, organization and pro-grams. A private attorney will speak on representing clients both formally and informally be-fore t~e PCA. All interested persons are welcome. when students could effectively have a voice in determining ~ol-icy, that policy may have al-ready been determined," comment-ed Ruvelson. He said that an article could be published with-in 48 hours if the Opinion staff saw a nee·d for immediate release. Peg Kaiser, an associate edi-tor of the Opinion, will have primary responsibility for pub-. lication of the mimeograph. ABA seek committees liaisons Students interested in being liaisons to one of the American Bar Association committees or sectionsare invited to apply for the positions by Feb. 1. Check ~he Law Student Division Bulletin Board for details. to be~ January 24 admission price and will be provided at intermission and after the show. John Sonsteng will be the program's emcee, and other en-tertainers include Deans Peters, Goldberg and Oliphant; Judge Hachey; Professors Beck-er, Cohen, Gelpe, Haugen, Hay-dock, Hester, Kunz, Marino, Prince, Steenson and Tarbox; and students Wendy Ward and Elaine Schneider. Tickets will be available at the door, on a first come-first served basis, the SBA office (Used Bookstore), or from Toni Gladback, Debbie Hallquist or Betty Wade. "Adds"drop with experimental policy change A sigz:.ificant decline in and 123 "drops" compared to 65'2 cripts. The explanation would "adds" and "withdrawals" has re- "adds" and "drops" last sames- indicate whether the "W" is for sulted in part from the admini- tar. Dean Goldberg says the academic or non-academic reasons. stration's experimental change main reasons for the decline Goldberg's goal is to as-in the add-drop policy. were the policy change and the sure that students can register This exp~rimental policy fact that room assignments were f or the courses they want to shortens the "add" period from made to match course demand dur- take, thereby eliminating the two weeks ~o one, and elimin- ing registration rather than be- 'need for a period during which ates "drops" during the first fore. they may add classes. With that two weeks of class. Students One aspect of the policy goal in mind, the administra-must now withdraw from courses, that has been criticized by tion is looking into other means which costs $5 per course and students is the "W" on the of conducting registration. If puts a "W" on their transcripts. transcript. In response, Gold- a suitable alternative is found, At the end of this sames- berg is considering adding an it could be implemented as early ter's "add" period 15.1 "adds" explanation of the "W" to trans- as next fall. SBA, administration trade responsibilities A major change in Student Bar ine company and the food serv-Association (SBA) responsibili- ice, collecting all commission with the deans to work out the specifics of a contract with the administration. ties in return for an adminis- monies; there would be a book-tration takeover of some SBA keeping charge of no more than In other matters, a coinmittee was chosen to propose changes in the lottery/registration system; because of a $30 phone bill for directory assistance calls, phone books and a sign urging students not to use directory asistance will be olaced in the lounge; and movie ticket prices will be going up to $2.50 due tasks was proposed by Dean 5%. The administration would Goldberg at an SBA meeting also take over the SBA 1 s book-Tuesday evening. keeping and accounting responsi-Goldberg's proposal was this: bilities at no charge. the SBA would take over the The board voted to accept the current administrative job of general terms of the proposal, funding all non-credit student though some representatives ex-groups, including Women's Law pressed reservations about it, Caucus, the Environmental Law saying that they felt the SBA Society, Law Student Division would be giving up any in-of the ABA (LSD) and the fluence and bargaining power it Cuinion. The administration had with regard to the food ser-to increased costs. The Opinion would assume the relationship vice and vending machines. A SBA has with the vending mach- committee was appointed to meet Wm. 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