Apr. 12: LCS: Mandatory On-Campus Interview Preview Sessions tuesday B139, 12:10-1:00pm (page 12) B135, 5:00-5:50pm (page 12)

Law Review Candidate’s Meeting B142, 9:00-10:00pm, (page 3)

Apr. 13: LCS: Mandatory On-Campus Interview Preview Sessions wednesday B139, 12:10-1:00pm (page 12) B137, 5:00-5:50pm (page 12)

Women & Law Speaker: Sex Trafficking in a Political, Social and Economic Context B127, 12:00-1:00pm, food provided!

Law Review Candidate’s Meeting B142, 12:00-1:00pm, (page 3)

Apr. 14: Law Review Candidate’s Meeting thursday B127, 12:15-1:00pm, (page 3)

PISJ Final Meeting of the Year B139, 12:00-1:00pm

Open Forum with Dean Polden Moot Court Room, 4:00pm, (page 5)

High Tech Law Center and IPA: Biotech Present a Debate The Giving Tree: Property Rights in Natural Resources B142, 4:00-5:00, reception to follow (page 3)

BGLAd Art Gallery Outing Gallery Blu, 2255 Alameda, 6:00-9:00pm, refreshments served (page 3)

Apr. 15: The Future of Food: Legal and Ethical Challenges friday William Room, Benson Center, 8:00am-4:00pm, (page 11)

Second Annual SALSA Banquet Shalimar Restaurant, San Jose, 7:30pm

Events At A Glance

SBA Executive

Board

President Roy Stanley

VP (Full-Time) Devin Brown

VP (Part-Time) Heather Hoblit

Treasurer John Salcido

Secretary Joshua Dorward

3L Class Representatives

Erin McDermit Jay Gatchalian Steven Berki

Stephanie Johnson

2L Class Representatives

Samantha Kim Hamilton Gardiner

Cyndi Claxton Alana Fremgen

Alternates: Alan Upton

Tim Wagstaffe

1L Class Representatives

Renee Bernard Valerie Marvin Steve Ahlers

Gina Gancheva

Alternates: Chevelle Douglas

Chuan Teng

Part-Time Representatives

Patricia Lopez Brent Jason

Michael Percy Yu Shan Chuang

ABA-LSD Representatives

Gina Fornario Tobin Dietrich Karin Frenza

Patricia Lopez

3 Weeks Left!

These Are Your

Reps!

www.scu.edu/sba

Submissions, News, Comments, and Criticisms: jdorward@scu.edu Need to get in touch with your SBA? See Page 2.

"Though I've belted you and flayed you, By the livin' Gawd that made you, You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!”

- Rudyard Kipling, Gunga Din

Quote Of The Week

GRAPEVINE Week of

April 11, 2005 The

Online: www.scu.edu/law/resources/grapevine.html

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YOU

R 2004 - 2005

STUD

ENT BAR ASSO

CIATION

Joshua Dorward, 2L SBA Secretary jdorward@scu.edu

John Salcido, 3L SBA Treasurer jsalcido@scu.edu

Devin Brown, 2L SBA VP (Full) dbrown@scu.edu

Roy Stanley, 2L SBA President rstanley@scu.edu

The

Online: www.scu.edu/law/resources/grapevine.html GRAPEVINE

Week of April 11, 2005

The Grapevine is published weekly by the Student Bar Association for the Santa Clara School of Law students, faculty, administration, and community. The Grapevine strives to be an accessible resource for SBA informa-tion, campus activity, and student life. Please send event information, article submissions and advertisements to: jdorward@scu.edu. Sub-missions may be altered or edited to fit layout space constraints.

Copyright © 2004-2005 SCU SBA

Heather Hoblit, 2L SBA VP (Part) hhoblit@scu.edu

Your SBA ONLINE: http://www.scu.edu/sba

From the Editor Joshua Dorward, 2L

Rudyard Kipling’s If is a reservoir of guidance for the i n d e p e n d e n t l y - m i n d e d truth-seekers among us.

Encouraging readers to forego pretense and instead rely on their “heart and nerve and sinew,” Kipling preaches integrity and deci-siveness that is borne out from within each of us.

Kipling’s sermon on self-reliance is apropos given Santa Clara’s recent stumble in US News’ Best Graduate School rankings. Here is a newsflash: You are now rub-bing elbows among the un-ranked third tier.

Not unlike being slapped in the face, where the initial sting to one’s pride is quickly enveloped with emo-tion, many students aren’t quite sure how to react.

Though we are loath to admit it and more frequently openly deny it, the US News rankings are still a source of evaluating our self-worth vis-à-vis other law schools in the nation.

Like standardized tests, democracy, and pop music, the US News rankings are the product of compromise—here, it is the public’s inabil-ity to conduct satisfactory comparison research of law schools on their own. Hordes of eager college stu-dents happily contribute to the status quo by plunking down their dollars for a chance to dream about tiers and specialized programs.

While deriving any self-worth on a personal level from these rankings is plain silly, there are legitimate questions we must ask of our institution. How will this affect employment? How will this affect enrollment?

To the extent that there are real-world ramifications, how should SCU play ball?

I invite you to contribute questions to the Dean’s spe-cial Open Forum that will be held this Thursday in the Moot Court room at 4pm. Dean Polden will be present to address your con-cerns and questions. Take advantage of this opportu-nity and remember Kipling:

“If you can fill the unfor-giving minute/With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,/ Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it…”

SBA ELECTION RESULTS

SBA Constitutional

Change

Passed!

President

Roy Stanley, 2L

Vice President (Full-time)

Melissa Miller, 1L

Vice President

(Part-time)

Patricia Lopez, 2L

Treasurer

Herbert Hayden, 2L

Secretary

Gina Gancheva, 1L

ABA – LSD Representatives

Hilary Sledge Penny Honda Ankita Patel

Emily Andrews Deepa Panelli

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SCU Event Information

BGLAd Art Gallery Outing

Please join BGLAd on Thursday April 14, 6-9PM for the Opening Night of “Les Scuptures en Voyage” Art of Frédéric Lanovsky

Gallery Blu

2255 Alameda Santa Clara, CA 95050

408-249-7662 http://www.galleryblufoundation.com/

Also meet the first openly gay Santa Clara County Supervisor, Ken Yeager,

at this FREE event near campus! Snacks and drinks provided.

Looking for a short and easy way to volunteer? Check out Hands on Bay Area where there are up to 100+ short term volunteer activities per month. Check out the web at www.communityimpact.org, call 650/965-0242 or email info@handsonbayarea.org for more information. PILCS NOTE: All Pro Bono Plaque recipients, look for infor-mation about the Pro Bono Appreciation Lunch on April 20, B127 at noon.

PRO BONO OPPORTUNITY OF THE WEEK SCHOLARSHIP RENEWALS AND APPLICATIONS

2005-2006

Applications to renew your Law Faculty, Emery or Public Interest Scholarships for the 2005-2006 academic year are now available. They can be picked up from Associate Dean Mary Emery’s Office, Heafey 156. The application deadline is May 20, 2005. You must turn in the applica-tion itself as well as the cover sheet (signed).

Current scholarship holders must reapply. Scholarships will not be renewed without an application. Emery schol-arships may be renewed if the academic conditions in the original award letter are met and funds are available. New Emery scholarships may be awarded to students who place in the top 10% of their class and who apply for the scholarship. Law Faculty scholarships will be re-newed if a student continues to demonstrate financial need and satisfactory academic progress. Students who do not currently have a Law Faculty scholarship may ap-ply; however, new awards are limited by the availability of funds.

Please contact Patti Hallead at phallead@scu.edu or at (408) 554-4451 if you have any questions.

AGAIN, THE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE IS

MAY 20, 2005.

Scholarship Renewals and Applications

The High Tech Law Center and IPA: Biotech present

The Giving Tree: Property Rights in Natural Resources

Thursday, April 14th Bannan 142 4:00 - 5:00

Reception to follow

As a preview to the GMO Conference on Friday, come listen to two SCU law students and Professors Janice Mueller from the University of Pittsburg Law School and Gregory Mendal

from Albany Law School debate the issue of allocating property rights for products of nature.

HTLC & IPA: Biotech Debate 04/14!

Law Review Candidate’s Meetings will be held this week. Attend to find out more about Santa Clara’s

Law Review and its candidate process.

Tuesday, 4/12: 9-10 PM in Bannan 142

Wednesday, 4/13:

12-1 PM in Bannan 142

Thursday, 4/14: 12:15-1 PM in Bannan 127

Law Review Candidate’s Meetings!

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SCU Event Information

The Environmental Law Society presents

Wine & Cheese Reception with Environmental Attorneys

Come, mingle, and enjoy refreshments!

Tuesday April 19, 5:30-7pm, Strong Commons

Guests

Kathryn Berry (SCU alum), Santa Clara County Counsel

Susan Adams (SCU alum) and Adan Schwartz, Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Amanda Hawes, Alexander, Hawes & Audet

Kristin Thall Peters (SCU alum), Cooper, White & Cooper

THE KATHARINE & GEORGE ALEXANDER COMMUNITY

LAW CENTER HAS COMMUNITY WORKSHOP

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR

SUMMER AND FALL FOR FIRST AND SECOND YEAR

LAW STUDENTS.

THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP

PROGRAM EDUCATES THE UNDERPRIVILEGED ABOUT

THEIR RIGHTS IN THREE AREAS: AUTO FRAUD

PREVENTION, WORKERS' RIGHTS AND TENANTS

RIGHTS.

Questions? Contact Sophia Hinojosa, shinojosa@scu.edu or

288-7030.

SCU Event Information

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OPEN FORUM With DEAN POLDEN

Come participate in an open forum THIS THURSDAY where Dean Polden will address

the recent US News & World Report rankings, tell us what the administration is doing about it, and take YOUR questions.

Show your support. Show your concern.

Show up.

THURSDAY APRIL 14, 2005 MOOT COURT ROOM

4:00PM

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24th Annual APALSA Banquet

Congratulations to APALSA for putting on an excellent banquet to celebrate a

great year of service!

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24th Annual APALSA Banquet

APALSA 2004-2005

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24th Annual APALSA Banquet

APALSA and the SBA thank these APALSA Banquet sponsors for their

generous support!