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ABA to TSU: Buckleup p.5
Volume XXXII, Number II
Advice to One L's........................ p. 3
One L With a Twist....................... p. 7
September 2001
annotations
The Student Newspaper of South Texas College of Law
FRED PARK'S LIBRARY BEST KEPT SECRETS
Students'
Perspectives
What is your
advice to lLs?
By SJ Davidson
"Besides
reading
your*
casebook, use other re-
sources such as Legal
Briefs or Gilbert's. Last
but not least, try not to
stress out too much."
Clay
| Silver-
jnail, 3L
"Study
aids are
supple-
mental
materials-NOT substi-
tutes. There is no substi-
tute for hard work. Allow
at least one evening a
week to cut loose."
Martin,
"Law
school is
endurance test, particu-
larly for the part-time
student. The material you
encounter will be both
arcane and innovative.
Endure the first and
embrace the second"
Jason B
"Take the
$60,000
and go to
Las
By W.C. Bullard
Staff Writer
The best kept secrets of the
Fred Parks Law Library, at South
Texas College of Law, are the
terrace and conference facilities
located on the sixth floor. These
facilities consist of four confer-
ence rooms, a warming pantry,
a lobby area, and the outside ter-
race. The lobby area has been
designed in a manner that en-
hances the aura of openness and
the sixth floor view. The terrace
has outdoor tables and seating,
landscaping, and two fountains.
The outside area is also a desig-
nated smoking area.
Both the lobby and terrace
provide an excellent view of the
downtown area, to the east of the
law school building. Angela
Moore, 1L, commented that the
sixth floor facilities and terrace
were, "very nice and a quiet place
to relax."
The large conference room has
Photo hy SJ Davidson
A room with a view! Lush landscaping, fountains, and a fantastic view are featured on the new terrace on top of Fred
Parks Law Library.
seating capacity for50-60 indi-
viduals. The room has a retract-
able divider that allows it to be
used for two separate functions
simultaneously. In addition, the
large conference room contains
a built-in projection screen with
rear screen projection capabili-
ties. The audio-visual capabili-
ties of the large conference
room, will allow satellite
feeds of both live and pre-
recorded off-campus pre-
sentations. These features
will allow this facility to be
used for seminars, telecon-
ferences, Continuing Legal
Education presentations,
and other student meetings.
Currently, the seating consists
of tables and chairs arranged in
rows. However, round tables are
also planned for future use. The
use of round tables in the large
conference room will facilitate
See Library, pg. 8
Professor on Tribunal Defense Team
Professor Murphy to Defend Plavsic at the War Tribunal
Vegas!.
By Laura Forsythe
Assistant Editor
Students who signed up for
Professor Peter W. Murphy's
Evidence class were surprised
to find that they would be tak-
ing Evidence from a different
STCL professor this semester.
Close to one week before
classes started, Murphy was
asked to join the defense team
for Biljana Plavsic against
charges by the International
Criminal Tribunal for the
former Yugoslavia (ICTY),
which sits in The Hague.
Plavsic was one of three
members of the Bosnian Serb
Presidency. Plavsic's alleged
crimes include genocide,
crimes against humanity, vio-
lations of laws and customs of
war, grave breaches of the
Geneva Convention, and ethnic
cleansing. The prosecutor for
the ICTY contends that Plavsic
bears political responsibility for
virtually all the war crimes
committed by Serb military
forces during the Bosnian
conflict. Many legal experts
expect this to be a landmark
case, which will produce new
international law. "This is re-
ally the biggest trial since
Nuremberg. It is going to be
a landmark case," Murphy
said.
Also, the United States is
very concerned about this trial
and might use this to deter-
mine whether or not to sup-
port the creation of the pro-
posed International Criminal
Court.
Three years ago, Cynthia
McMurrey Sinatra, a STCL
graduate, asked Murphy to
work on an appeal. Murphy's
work on that appeal lead to his
current position on the de-
fense team.
Murphy explained how flat-
tered he was to even be offered
the position, and he knew this
was the opportunity of a life-
time. "Dean Read and I dis-
Professor Murphy goes Dutch.
Photo courtesy of Media Services
cussed the issue and we
both decided this would be
beneficial for the school,"
Murphy explained.
Murphy will be one of
four defense attorneys
along with several parale-
gals going to The Hague.
According to Murphy,
STCL will probably offer
in Spring 2002, a program
for students to study at the
University of Lieden and
intern on the Plavsic de-
fense team.
Murphy wanted to ex-
press to students in the can-
celed classes his apologies for
the change. "I am sorry for
the inconvenience, however
the students should bear in
mind that this is something
that is going to be beneficial
for the school," Murphy said.
However, Murphy is still
teaching one class, Evidence,
Proof & Facts. This will be
done partly through a few
Trans-Atlantic commutes.
Right now, it is unclear how
long Murphy will stay in The
Hague, a lot of that will de-
pend on how much funding
they receive.
Murphy plans to leave for
The Hague sometime in Sep-
tember. The defense team is
expecting the pre-trial brief
sometime in the coming
weeks. For now, Murphy is
excited about this once in a
lifetime opportunity and
plans to prepare the case for
trial.
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