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90 Harv. L. Rec. 1 (1990)

handle is hein.journals/hlrec90 and id is 1 raw text is: rvard Law Record Volume 90, No. 1 America's OetLawScool Newspaper February 9, 1990 Obama Election Lauded Coast To Coast New Editor 'Honored', But Says Fight For Equality Must Go On By Paul Tarr sign in that it shows people chance.' and John Thoraton are ready to put in leadership Ihis means so much for positlon black folks who us.* said Cassandra Butts. 2L The election of Barack have strong concerns about and an officer of the Haward Obata to editor of the Har- black Issues. Obamta said in Black Law Students Assada- card Law Review Is being an Interview. tion. 'But at the same tse praised all over the country. 'On the other hand. I aon we have a whole lot of ork to butObsasandotherstudents trying hard to keep It In per do. We still have a law school warn It should not over- spective.- he added. 'What that te overly oriented toward shadow the obstacles still happens at Haad raly the corporate world while ahig noities in modern- gets magntied ... but there is mont poor people, many of co o, w. day America. so much tmore left to do In (ontinued n hank page) Barack Ob , 21. Wcl preident of Law Revr. rbro 2t boo moehn first black Prenldent of the erold rn after heo eetdby lao cot- leagues duing a marathon debate that began early Sn- day and lasted anti Monday mtoming. He beat out 18 other candidates for the chance to lead what is widely .astiered the most prestig tous law Journal In the coun. try. *My election Is a positive terms of.. hirin more ino- Ily faculty. to terms of dealing with the dtch o lak feel tn the university and the need foe more diverse career opportunities. 'Ito important that storis. ile ine aren't used to nay that everything is O.L tor blacks. You have to remember that for every one of me there ae hundreds or thousands of black students with at least equal talent who don't get a First Black.foined Review In 1920 Charles Houston, the first African-American on the Har- card Law Review. was elected in 1920. Houston. a native of Wash- Ington, D.C. and the son of a lawyer and hairdresser. was accepted to HLS after gradu- ating Phi Belts Kappa from Amherst College. He went on to become Dean of Howard University Law School. where he Is credited with training an entire gen- eration of civil rights lawyers that began a serious of law- Clark Announces Visiting Professorship For Torres By Erick Hachebuarg Hispanic law professor Ge- ald Tbrees an expert in envi- ronmental law and securities transactions, has accepted an offer to teach at HIS as a vis- iting professor beginning with the next academic year, Dean Robert Clark '72 an- ounced. 'Torres, who currently eahes at the University of Mtunesta law achool, is re- puted to be a *great teacher' and an accomplished scholar., Clark saild. Tsrae, whose parents were bor in Meto, grew op in southern Califora. He re- ceived his Bachelors Degree herm Stanford. a law degree from Yale, and an ILM. de- gree fom Michigan. HL never has had a ten- ued or tenure-track Hispanic professor in its 173 year his- tory. despite the fart Hispan ten constitute about seven percent of the student body and are the fastest gmwing ethnic group in the United States. This fact has led to some bitter exchanges between the law school adminintration and members of La Allanza. the Hispanic student grop Last spring Alanca spearheaded a campus-wide 'study-in' in Langdell Hall to protest the absence of a LatIo professor. Members of Alisna had a mined response to the an nouncement. All of the members are really ecstatic.' said Lretta Martines. 21. a cochairperson of the organization. We highly praise the faculy and Dean Clark, but it is just the initial stop. Martinea stressed that the faculty has much work ahead of it 'Getting someone to accept s a visiting professor is only half the battle.' Marti- nes said, 'the other half is getting him to stay.' Ivetle Peso. 3L and the other co-chair of Altana. was more restrained. I don't think this io a moment to cele- brate: this is good. but thereis such a long history behind this.' Pena said. Pena cited an example of a past Hispanic visiting profes- sor that she said was treated badly and ultimately rejected a permanent offer. Pena said that Gerald Lopin visited a few years ago and was ready to accept a pernanent offer once it ws made. However. Pena said he was treated very badly. and when a permanent offer nsa finally made. he rejected it. Pens said Lapez is now a tenured professor at Stanford. Lape said last year that there were many faculty at HIS who were supportive of him. but that was not enough to persuade him to accept an offer. 'What was lacking.' he told the RECORD. 'was an Institu- tional awureness or curicltly of the issues that affect Latl- nos in this country -- of Chi- cano ioe. of Puerto Rican life, of the active and ongong cul- tural and politiesl Impact of Latinos and how that inte- faces with legal issues. Thot Is a tremendous price to pay for an institution that holds Itself out a a national and interna- (continued on back page) suits that culninated in the Btman a Board of Education decision. According to the bak Epes On The Prize. Houston thought that the only worthy role for a lawyer was that of social engineer -- soneone who understood the Constitution and knew how to use ii in helter the lining conditions of underprivl leged citizens.' In 1935 Houston was quoted as saying, 'A lawyer is either a seoial engineer. or hes a parasite on society.' Houston later went on to be chief legal counsel for the NAACP. Among his students was Justice Thurgood Marshall. who succeeded Houston at the NAACP and who argued the Brown case before the Supreme Court. In an interview nearly 25 years after the Brown deci- sion, Justice Marshall de- scribed the impact of Houston on school desegregation. A large number of people never heard of Chitars Ho ton ... but) when Brows was being argued in the Supreme Court ... there were some two dozen lawyers on the side of Negroes fighting for their school . Of thoe lawyers. only two hadn't been touched by Charlie Houston ... That man was the engineer of all of it.' Inside: Fly-ot Week Sare- Page s Carere/PamilyConference Page 3 Brad Smith Page B SL Runs for State Legilat.- ture page 9 StuidetProtest Chrisan Page 11 tar Disabled Student Seeks To Organize To Pressure Administration For Improvements By Jim Boapt tem. gay ashing Mcolodrick has challenged An incident in Langdell LI- the detrors to *me talk brary last semester has law with me. Debate me on the school administrators con- mets of Integrating pers cord about some attitudes with disabilities Into sort- toward the disabled at HLS. ety.' However. Moldick But the incident may gava- said the anny-- ram nize disabled students to build eats me t cepresntave their own agaization a the law way to improve sensitivity. school 'I hav ben vry The 'Photography and thepleased with the response my Law' exhiit is housed in tall o-stdenta wrought-tron display eases They og aeh. extending from the library like the climate of the student reference desk toward the body here.' Treasure Room. Mark Butthisseriesofstaements Mc1oIrick 1L wrote in the D Of Soa Wald aimed at the disablei has rot exhlibits ommment book in _ _ _ bee the only recent display mid-December that the dis- lgs T shoeipope? of the intolerance HIS siu- play was too high for anyone *Someone mistakenly dents. Other disparaging in a wheelchair. think. that Is bnny.' she comments have bees Four or five other students added. scrawled o onbibin for both added remars -both searse- re level was really child- women and gay students tic and trying to be facettous.' i t is todicative of the Wald characterized them as according to Sarah Wald. dean general ignorance people 'a somber of Incidents show- of students. She said the har abot disabled issues.' Ing a lack of appreciation for remarks appeared to be from added Mcoldrck. 'Con the diversity to Ike law separate Individuals. The meos dergatory to people school dean remembered one com- with disabdltie ar on the The library incident my ment to the effect. 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