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STCL Student in Iraq..... p. 5
XXXVIII, Number V
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STCL Secrets..... p. 7
March 2006
Annotations
The Student Newspaper of South Texas College of Law
New Classes,
New Ideas at STCL
By S. Colin Mabrlto
Staff Writer
Have you ever won
dered how a new
course is created, or
why you never saw an inter-
esting sounding course in the
class listings ever again? Here
is a brief guide to how new
courses come to be, old ones
become dormant, and the
powers you do (and don't)
have as a student to affect
this process.
Every semester a new list
of classes is published by the
registrar's office. On this list,
there are ordinarily one or
two courses stared with an
asterisk, this is an experimen-
tal course. Being an experi-
mental course is the test run
of a class in its infancy. This
first offering of the class can
determine whether it lives or
dies on the spot. Many
former experimental courses
have gone on to become ex-
tremely popular and are now
offered regularly (every se-
mester or every other semes-
ter) in the course bulletin.
But how does an experi-
mental course come to be?
The birth of an experimental
course can be traced to the
idea of one or many individu-
als. Many times, the concept
of a course comes from a
professor or professors al-
ready teaching at STCL.
However, local attorneys
may also propose courses (as
well as suggest themselves as
prospective adjunct profes-
sors to teach them). Though
students cannot initiate a new
course alone, many times
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Life as a Part Timer
By Lucillo Hollander
Staff Writer
South Texas College of
Law began as a part
time, evening school
for attorneys in 1923, and has
been serving part time stu-
dents well, ever since.
In fact it was years be-
fore there were day classes
here. In Spring of '74, there
was an experimental try at a
day class which was sched-
ules at 3 PM. It was several
years later, in '77, before the
day schedule encompassed
more than one or two classes,
so the part time students are
at the heart of STCL. Says
Dean Catherine Burnett, "
The College has made a com-
mitment to the part time stu-
dents, and I see that as an
ongoing opportunity for those
students who must work but
want an education in law".
The STCL environment
is definitely 'user friendly' for
those who attend part time.
Says Dean Pilkenton,
our registrar 'The registrar's
office is open late and often
on Saturdays during registra-
tion and exams for the ben-
efit of part time students. In
addition, there is an 'open
door' policy at the registrar's
office for those who need
advice on course selections.
Dean Pilkenton welcomes
students who are having
course conflicts or who are
having trouble planning their
semester to come into the
office for personal assistance.
Her office is comfortable and
casual, and she encourages
visitors, noting that she has
several students who drop by
just to play chess on the set
provided in the outer
office.Part of the STCL fam-
ily for 33 years, having
started in 1974, Dean
Pilkenton has an encyclope-
dic knowledge of the
courses, regulations, prereq-
uisites and people here. "I
can't guarantee that you will
get the course you want ev-
ery time, but we can work
with you to see exactly how
our course offerings will fit
into your plans and the other
demands on your time, and
what options we can offer."
The busy Financial Aid
office is also committed to as-
sisting part time students.
South Texas Wins 92nd Title
South Texas College of Law is the winner of the William B. Spong, Jr. Invitational Moot
Court Tournament held in Williamsburg, Virginia. The team of Elizabeth L. Bolt, Andrew
D. Pearce, and Kacie L Starr defeated a team from Temple University School of Law
in the final round of the competition. Moot court competitions simulate legal arguments
before an appeals court with students representing either side of the issue before
actual judges. This competition drew teams from 28 law schools from across the
country who prepared and argued a case centering around the constitutionality of DNA
searches before an arrest with the results then later used as evidence in trial. In
addition to winning the tournament, the South Texas team was presented the best
written petitioner's brief award. The team was coached by Associate Dean T. Gerald
Treece and attorneys Rob Galloway '91, Patrick McAndrew '03, both with Thompson &
Knight LLP, and Tracey Dry '03 with Stinnett, Thiebaud & Remington in Dallas.
Chili Champions
Members of the Florida Law Student's Association celebrate their win for best booth
at the annual chili cook-off. The event, sponsored by the Student Bar Association,
was an opportunity for students, staff and faculty to test their culinary skill in
between hitting the books.
Often, financial aid forms
must be completed by a
working student away from
the College because of time
constraints. Financial aid
counselor Midge Berlowe
says the office is more than
happy to provide personal-
ized telephone conferences
for those who are unable to
come into the financial aid
office. Says she, "Just call
the office at 713 646-1820
to find out who your finan-
cial aid counselor is, and then
we can assist you with forms
or questions by telephone."
In addition, if a personal con-
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