Loyola-New Orleans Law School Post-Hurricane Blog
A post-Katrina blog for the Loyola-New Orleans Law community. Announcements, important information, requests, shout-outs … whatever. Email postings to loyno – at – isthatlegal – dot – org Or phone the blog owner, Eric Muller (UNC Law), at (919) 962-7067 and leave a message with the text of your posting. NOTE: Official Loyola N.O. Website Now at http://www.loynolaw.org
September 09, 2005
Blog No Longer Needed?
Now that the law school has an official website at http://www.loynolaw.org and is encouraging students to sign up on a listserv, I would imagine that the utility of this blog will diminish rapidly.
Unless I hear otherwise from faculty, administration, or students, I will phase this blog out by the middle of next week. I will not remove it entirely, but will post nothing new.
If the community feels that it has continued usefulness, however, I’ll be happy to continue it for a while. Please let me know.
Posted by Eric at 09:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBacks (0)
Offer of Help and a Horse
University Of California Davis has taken 13 or so Tulane/Loyola law
students displaced by Katrina. I am looking to find some who are moving
here to Davis. I’m hoping to provide some study materials, backpack,
extra clothes, some extras etc. I can pick you guys up at the airport. I
drive to campus every day and can offer some rides. I own a dressage
horse you can borrow if you miss yours. Ideally I’d find a girl who is
about my same size (12-14 pant, 10- 10 1/2 shoe) who may call me up and
say “Hey Leslie, I need a date dress, and a ride”.
Leslie Eckles
U.C. Davis King Hall School of Law.
Law and Disability Society
Email Leslie_ads@yahoo.com
Feel free to cross post this, email it out.
Posted by Eric at 08:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)
Cross-Cultural Solutions
More than 100,000 students in the Gulf Coast area have had their fall semester at school cancelled.
As such, Cross-Cultural Solutions is offering scholarships toward their international volunteer and internship programs to those students that have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Cross-Cultural Solutions offers 2-12 week programs in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru, Russia, Tanzania and Thailand. Many students gain academic credit for their participation in Cross-Cultural Solutions programs.
Students are encouraged to contact Cross-Cultural Solutions on either 1.800.380.4777 or via email at info@crossculturalsolutions.org. The Cross-Cultural Solutions website is www.crossculturalsolutions.org.
Please forward this email to anyone that you know that you think can benefit from this information.
Sincerely,
Cross-Cultural Solutions Staff
Posted by Eric at 08:28 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Pro bono services in Lafayette?
Hey everyone. Sonia Gupta here. I have been volunteering at the cajundome in Lafayette and it’s been an amazing experience. People seem to be in fairly good spirits. However, several victims have asked me (after I tell them I’m a law student) if there are any pro bono services being offered in Lafayette and the surrounding area. I have made some calls and searched online but haven’t found anything helpful. Does anyone have any info I could relay to these people? A lot of them are concerned about their ongoing litigation, workman’s comp issues, etc. If anyone reading the blog has any info, please email me: redsonia7@gmail.com. LOYOLA LAW ROCKS!!!!
Posted by Eric at 08:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Looking for Keith Vetter and Mark Bohning
My name is Rebeca Quintero and I am a student at DePaul University. If you can get in contact with either Keith Vetter or Mark Bohning from Loyno please tell them to email me at rebecaquintero@gmail.com. I just want to know if they are ok and I have no way of contacting them. Thanks a lot.
Rebeca Quintero
Posted by Eric at 08:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)
Looking for Houston Roommate
I am a Loyola IL who is moving to Houston. I am trying to find apartments in the innerloop that are safe and afordable. If anyone is interested in having a roommate, or knows anyone who would be, please let me know.
Thanks,
Katie Francioni
klfrancioni@gmail.com
504-450-4803
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Civil Law Casebook
Dear Civil Law Classmates,
Yesterday I called Claitior’s Publishing Division: Baton Rouge, who publishes our Civil Law Property Book for oneLs, to see if they would replace out book for free or a lower price. The Company told me they wish they could, but they would not replace out book for free or for a lower price. So, I called and e-mailed some students from Southern University of Law and LSU. Several Southern University Law students responded, and they are willing to donate their book to us:
So, if you are missing your Civil Law Property Coursebook, and you do not mind a used one, please let me know by e-mailing me at cjsweet04@yahoo.com/ Subject Line: Civil Law Property Book Replacement, Name, number, and e-mail address. I need to let the Southern University student coordinator know the number by Sunday afternoon. I will ask for five extras just in case.
Title: Civil Law Property Coursebook (8th Edition) 2003
Published by: Claitor’s Publishing Division in Baton Rouge- phone#800-274-1403 or 225-344-0476
ISBN:9970860623
To Faculty,
If Claitor’s Publishing will replace our book for free, could you please let me know how to obtain it. If not, classmates just let me know, and I will bring them down with me when I move to Houston. cjsweet04@yahoo.com
Posted by Eric at 08:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Houston Help
I’m a 1L at Loyola who just happens to be from Houston. If anyone needs any advice about the Houston area or needs anything that I can help you with about Houston please let me know. My cell is 713-419-3720 and my email address is LSoliz@seminoles.com
Thanks!
Lauren M. Soliz
Posted by Eric at 08:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Official Website
The official Loyola Law School temporary website is now on line at:
www.loynolaw.org
All official posting will now be made to that site rather than to this blog.
Thanks,
Dane
Dane S. Ciolino
Alvin R. Christovich Professor of Law
Loyola Law School New Orleans
Temp. Phone: (888) 364-3812
Text Messaging: (504) 834-8519
Email: dciolino@gmail.com
Posted by Eric at 08:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Courts? Bar Exam?
Does anyone know what’s being done with the local courts, specifically CDC, 24th, and St. Bernard? I know 5th Circuit went to Houston, but that’s all I’ve seen. As we’ve seen, these situations sometimes bring out the worst in people, and I’ve already got family members with custody issues, there’s a concern as to the rights each parent has, and whether the non-domiciliary (can never spell that) can keep the domiciliary parent from disrupting the little stability to the child’s life thats managed to be establish.
I also have my own (or rather my office’s) clients and cases that were pending, I still haven’t found my boss (Steven Psarellis). I realize everything’s on hold, but especially with the custody issues. Our office was in Canal Place, and the last I heard about that was Saks 5th Ave. had a fire….
Along with those issues, there’s a concern as to what happened with the July Bar exams. I know a few people that took it, and like everything else, rumors abound on the different blogs…
Any info available would be greatly appreciated.
Kas Liner
Posted by Eric at 08:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
From Ezra Rosser
Ezra Rosser is happy to discuss supervised independent
studies (on Poverty, Katrina’s relation with law
schools, or Native Americans) with students now living
in the northeast or who have a particular interest
they want to explore. He can be reached at
504-701-5866 or ezrarosser@yahoo.com.
(Lastly, If anyone is going to the law school, could
you please contact me, my house is right near by and,
in addition to the news that the house was okay, there
are a few things that would be very helpful to have.)
Posted by Eric at 08:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
September 08, 2005
Further Update
To all Loyola-New Orleans School of Law students:
The School of Law will begin classes on October 3rd at the University of Houston Law School
If tuition and fees have been paid to Loyola, no tuition or fees need be paid to Houston
If you have lost your books in the flood, publishers will supply books free of charge
Please call the following phone numbers with your questions:
713-743-8065 Associate Dean Rev. Lawrence Moore, S.J.
504-256-3040 Dean Bromberger’s Executive Assistant Barbara Wilson
713-743-2731 Dean Bromberger’s office
A recap of Dean Bromberger’s recent posting:
We will be setting up a career services office somewhere here in Houston. Pam and her staff will be here to assist all Loyola students.
We will not be combining a fall and spring semester into the spring semester.
We will be setting up a financial aid office here and it will begin operation sometime next week.
All courses from other ABA approved schools will be eligible to count for credit at Loyola.
We will be offering sufficient courses for 3L civil and common law students to keep their graduation date on schedule.
Any Tulane student who wishes to participate in our program is very welcome. There will be no charge provided the student is registered at Tulane.
Thank you for your patience as we are working to provide you with all of the services to which you are entitled.
Posted by Eric at 09:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)
Houston Housing Info
Here’s some housing information we’ve put together for Loyola students who will be attending the satellite program in Houston (also available at www.law.uh.edu/admissions/Tulane_Loyola.htm) that may be useful to share on your site:
Housing Information
We are attempting to find hosts for students in need of temporary housing. If you are in need of temporary housing, please complete the Temporary Housing information form. Someone will contact you as more information becomes available.
We have also created a group on Yahoo groups so that Loyola students seeking roommates in Houston can communicate with other Loyola students. The group homepage is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/loyolalawinhouston/. The email address for the group is loyolalawinhouston@yahoogroups.com.
The Houston Apartment Association has created a list of member properties with available units and leasing specials for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Many are offering no- or low-cost move-in specials. http://www.haaonline.org
Commercial apartment locators can be very useful in your search for an apartment or other housing accomodations. The following locators have worked with our past and current students, and may be able to acquaint you with the Houston area.
Apartment Directions
Amanda Boos
Phone: (800) 798-3778
www.houston-apartments.com
Email: information@houston-apartments.com
Apartment Locators
Suzanne Nemon
Phone: (800) 444-1157
www.houaptloca.com
Email: dazed1951@msn.com
ApartmentWiz.com
Phil Silberman (UHLC student)
Phone: (713) 688-5585
www.apartmentwiz.com
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Lisa Buentello
Assistant Director of Admissions
University of Houston Law Center
Office of Admissions
100 Law Center
Houston, TX 77204-6060
Phone: 713.743.2280
Fax: 713.743.2194
Posted by Eric at 04:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Seeking Interviews for UH Alumni Publication
I got a phone call from a woman named Andrea (I couldn’t understand her last name) from the Alumni Association of the University of Houston. She is very eager to be contacted by students from Loyola who have relocated to Houston for a story she is preparing fo the UH Alumni Association newsletter. She is interested in hearing about your stories of relocation, survival, displacement, transition, etc.
You can contact her at alguyhal@central.uh.edu, or by phone at 713.743.9548
Posted by Eric at 04:50 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Professor Viator–Indep. Study Opportunities
Professor Viator is doing research several days a week in Lafayette, LA, and is willing to supervise students there on Independent Studies. He can be reached at ehlabas@aol.com.
Posted by Eric at 04:48 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Connecticut
The University of Connecticut Law School has reached capacity and can admit no more Loyola or Tulane students.
Posted by Eric at 04:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Etheldra Scoggin
Etheldra Scoggin, law librarian at Loyola, called to say that she can be reached at 251.961.7817 or 504.338.5283 (cell). Her email address, to which she has only intermittent access, is etheldra3@juno.com
Posted by Eric at 04:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Some more questions
First things first: much thanks to Eric for creating and monitering this blog and to everyone involved in arranging for Loyola’s fall semester to continue at the University of Houston and for graduation to remain on track.
I know the answers to these questions will likely be coming in the near future, but, regardless, I wanted to post some specific questions:
1) When will registration for Loyola classes at U of H begin? Will registration take place over the Internet or over the phone?
2) Will students be allowed to take a full course load? (i.e. around 14 hours?)
3) Will students be receiving actual grades for this semester or will we be taking these classes on a pass/fail basis?
4) Will students be responsible for contacting the various publishers to receive free books or will the professors for each class be making a “mass” order?
Thanks in advance for answers to these questions, and I look forward to seeing everyone in Houston!!!
Sarah Ann Weber
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Pictures
A slideshow of Uptown and the law school.
Posted by Eric at 02:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Update from Dean Bromberger
Some answers to specific questions:
We will be setting up a career services office somewhere here in Houston.
Pam and her staff will be here to assist all Loyola students.
We will not be combining a fall and spring semester into the spring semester.
We will be setting up a financial aid office here and it will begin operation sometime next week.
All courses from other ABA approved schools will be eligible to count for credit at Loyola.
We will be offering suffiient courses for 3L civil and common law students to keep their graduation date on schedule.
Any Tulane student who wishes to participate in our program is very welcome. There will be no charge provided the student is registered at Tulane.
Posted by Eric at 12:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Clinic Update from Bill Quigley
The Loyola Law Clinic will re-open in Houston along
with the rest of Loyola University School of Law.
Clinic students will have the opportunity to learn by
advocating for and with the evacuees from Louisiana at
the Astrodome. Because the Loyola Law Clinic also has
clients remaining in Louisiana we will have two
missions at this time – one to provide assistance to
evacuees in the Houston area and the other to provide
ongoing legal representation for our clients remaining
in Louisiana. For students interested in learning
more, please contact Associate Director Ramona
Fernandez at ramonaf25@yahoo.com or by phone at
917.627.1119. Peace!
The faculty and staff of Loyola Law Clinic are all
safe. Professor Luz Molina is currently in
Mississippi, Professor Majeeda Snead in Arkansas,
Professor Cheryl Buchert is in Baton Rouge, Associate
Director Ramona Fernandez is in NYC, Staff Attorney
Judson Mitchell is in Louisiana, Staff Attorney Hiroko
Kusada is in Minnesota, Leila Bonilla is in Florida,
Bill Quigley is on the way to Philadelphia.
Peace, Bill Quigley
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Elizabeth Moore
On 9/4, Elizabeth Moore wrote the following:
> I am staying at my sister’s house in San Antonio but leaving for MD with
> my son tomorrow. My e-mail address is Bookladyelm@aol.com
> Elizabeth
>
Posted by Eric at 12:45 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
1LE Question
I’m currently living in San Antonio and am considering taking classes in
Houston; however, I have a question – is it possible to wait until spring
and take the second semester 1LE courses WITHOUT having taken the first
semester courses? If not, is there a possibility of the first semester
courses being taught in the spring?
Posted by Eric at 12:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
3L offerings at UH?
I am just curious what classes are going to be offerred for upperclassman at UH. I am a 3L and already registered at LSU law, but I would rather be in classes that are going to help me prepare for the bar. At LSU, there were very few of those classes available. Also, I know at LSU we are being graded on a pass/fail basis. Will we be graded the same way at UH? What professors are teaching? Thanks.
Matthew Crumhorn
3L
mcrumhorn@hotmail.com
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Jim Klebba
After staying for three days at a hotel in Memphis, Lee and I came over here to stay with my brother in Frisco, north of Dallas. I just spoke to Dean Bromberger this morning and offered to teach in the Houston program.
My e-mail address here is ptklebba@msn.com. The land line is 972-625-2516. The cell, which seldom works, is 504-858-5547.
Posted by Eric at 12:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Prof. Quigley’s Tale
I read your blog
http://www.isthatlegal.org/loyno/2005/09/professor_bill_quigley.html,
not because I know Prof. Quigley or have any connection with Loyola,
but I heard his Democracy Now reports from Memorial Hospital and was
very concerned about his safety, as was your last blogger, Ms. Friedman.
I continued to research and found this website publication, undated,
that has an interview with Professor Quigley after he left the hospital
and was “decompressing” near Lafayette, staying with his wife’s family.
Warning: The article, which appears to have been posted on Sept. 6 or
7, is a very grim story. Read for yourself:
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/
Lethal_chaos_Law_professor_describes_scene_at_New_Orleans_ho_0905.html
I am so glad Bill Quigley survived and could share with us his
harrowing tale.
Kelly Arbor, Colfax, California
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Anonymous Complaints
I have been receiving a small flow of anonymous complaints (both via email, and in comments people are attempting to post to the blog) about tuition.
I have also received a number of non-anonymous posts/comments with those complaints.
I have posted the non-anonymous ones on this site, and have screened out the anonymous ones.
I am the owner of this blog, and reserve the right to use it in ways that I feel will be helpful to the law school community as you try to get back on your feet. I don’t think that anonymous complaints are helpful, so I won’t post them.
If somebody would like to create their own blog for anonymous complaints about how the school is responding to the Katrina disaster, that is their right.
Posted by Eric at 12:37 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)
September 07, 2005
Austin Relocation
FOR ANY DISPLACED FACULTY OR STUDENTS RELOCATING TO AUSTIN, TEXAS … I am a ’96 law alum living in Austin, glad to do what I can to assist your relocation. Don’t hesitate to contact me at the numbers below.
Doug Stum, Austin TX (’93-’96 L)
512.617.5204 (office); 512.225.4655 (cell)
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Henry Gabriel Located
I have personally spoken with them … as of last Thursday, Henry & Hollis & sons were safe and dry in North Carolina with relatives, unsure of the length of that stay. If any of you need to reach Henry, I’ll do what I can to put you in touch.
Doug Stum, Austin TX (’93-’96 L)
512.617.5204 (office); 512.225.4655 (cell)
Posted by Eric at 08:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBacks (0)
1L Start Date?
Can anyone affirm that the 1L program will be starting at the Beginning of October?
Christian Rhodes 1L
347-234-0977
rhodescjr@yahoo.com
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Houston Housing
If you are moving to Houston I found a usefull website listing apartments for hurricane evacues.
www.haaonline.org
–Alexis Miller
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Career Services Confusion
I am a IL attending another university right now. Should we be using their career services??? or should we wait to hear from you guys??
Any answers would help!
Eva Simkovitz
1L
Posted by Eric at 08:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Knoxville Housing
My name is Stevie Phillips (girl), and I am a law student at the University of TN Knoxville. I graduated this past May from Loyola University New Orleans. I have an extra room and an air mattress in my apartment. I live within walking distance of the UT law school and the main campus. I am more than willing to help someone out if they need a place to stay. Please let me know.
Stevie Phillips (423-645-7734)
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International Programs
Prof. Pat Hugg, the Director of Loyola’s (law school) International Programs,
has announced (wishes to assure) everyone that our many programs of study
abroad will be presented as scheduled, including the summer program in Vienna,
Mexico, Costa Rico, Moscow, and Budapest. Also scheduled are the seminar/tour
of the European institutions and the seminar/tour “Exploring the Roots of the
Civil Law” in Rome and Istanbul.
Posted by Eric at 08:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
From Vice Dean Chandler at UH about UH Program
I know the Loyola folks are busy dealing with many issues, so let me try to help here. The plan is to hold classes at the main University of Houston campus (the address is 4800 Calhoun, Houston TX 77004). I can’t say that 100% of the classes will be held here, but the current plan is to hold the vast, vast majority of them here. If you run that address through Mapquest or similar web mapping software, you should get a good idea of the location. Any Houston realtor should be able to help you with this information.
Also, you can take a virtual tour of the facility at http://www.law.uh.edu/site/
Posted by Eric at 05:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)
Law School Building in “Good Shape”
I had a phone call today from Steve Higginson. He wanted everyone to know that he is fine. He is going in and out of New Orleans on government business (as an Asst US Attorney). During one trip in he stopped by the law school building and looked around. He says that the building is in good condition.
His phone number is 225-389-1003 x8831 (although that is not actually his desk.
Posted by Eric at 02:37 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)
Important Question about UH Class Locations
Dear Loyola Law Faculty,
Attention: Dean Bromberger
Presently, I am a oneL student who is currently looking for housing in the Houston area for at least six students. We have found a realtor, also a lawyer, who is trying to accomodate our needs and strict budget. In an effort to help, she needs to know which campus our classes will be held mainly. Therefore, will our classes be held all over the University of Houston Area, downtown, or another location? Even if the location is tentative, any information would be useful. Please respond ASAP.
Also, thank you faculty and staff for all your efforts. In this difficult time, it is sometimes hard to see the positive side and blessings of having this opportunity to start anew in Houston. Even so, I appreciate your efforts and hope to hear a response from anyone(staff, faculty, or student) regarding this relocation concern.
My e-mail address is cjsweet04@yahoo.com, Claire H. McDaniel.
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Career Services Update
Law student with questions about OCIs may contact me via my new cell phone number is 704-223-0922. I will accommodate other calls and questions as time permits but be assured I will return all calls and emails. If you get my voice mail, leave a number where I can reach you and I will call you back in the order calls are received. If it is a long distance call on your end, email me the phone number where I can reach you. Currently, the computer and my email cannot handle attachments so until I have those capabilities, I can advise you by phone and email replies to questions. Again, my email is amy_schwarzenbach@yahoo.com
Amy Schwarzenbach
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Update from South Texas
We have now registered in excess of 30 Tulane and Loyola students, free
of tuition. Please note that because we are in the fourth week of our
semester, we are imposing a registration deadline of Thursday, September
8 at 5:00 pm.
We are enjoying working with the students, and our faculty, staff, and
students are attempting to help them in a variety of ways.
—
Jeff Rensberger
Professor of Law and
Vice President for Strategic Planning and Institutional Research
South Texas College of Law
1303 San Jacinto
Houston, TX 77002-7000
(713) 646-1853
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Re: 2006 admissions
First and foremost, I would like to let everyone know that you are in our hearts and prayers. I am happy that we have all united as a nation to aide one another in this devastating crisis.
My comment/question is: I understand that LSAC.org is accepting applications for Tulane and Loyola as well. I am planning to attend Loyola next fall, hopefully. With the school needing to rebuild I am wondering how strict admissions requirements will be? Any thoughts or comments are welcomed.
You all are in our thoughts and prayers. Hang in there!! We’re with you!!!
GOD Bless,
Mika :) (shermika_s@bellsouth.net)
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A 1L’s Plans
Although not a 100% concrete, it’s looking more and more like Houston may not be an option. My husband still has a job (thank goodness), and they want him to start back on 9/15. We do not know if we will be able to live in our previous apt. or if we need to find a new one. And, my daughter’s daycare will not be online again for several more weeks. So, separating from my family is not very feasible at this time. But, I feel fairly confident that if given the next few months, I will be able to re-settle my daughter in a daycare, and either salvage our current residence or locate a new one in the N.O. area for my family, in time to restart classes at Loyola New Orleans for the spring semester if that is an option.
I am committed to returning to Loyola Law, but I cannot make my family’s situation worse (financially and emotionally) at this point in time by abandoning them in N.O. to start classes in Houston. The best solution for my family is to get back on our feet, and then take another run at law school in the spring semester, even if this necessitates attending through the summer of 2006. I admire the administration’s commitment to salvage the semester, and if circumstances were different, I would certainly join them in Houston. I hope the administration will give serious thought to a second option for those who are unable to relocate to Houston. Considering the amount of compassion they have shown towards their students by taking these giant measures to restart in Houston, I sincerely hope their compassion can be extended in some manner to those students with family or job commitments in the N.O. area that interfere with a temporary relocation to Houston.
1L Common Law Day
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Tentative UH Start Date
It is my understanding that the tentative (very tentative) start date for the Loyola classes at U of Houston Law school is the week of October 3rd. I am sure a more definite date will be posted as soon as it is definite.
Dean Allison-Davis
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From Dean Allison-Davis
I have just been able to get on this blog and have seen some of your questions. It’s a long list and will continue to read them and respond. I have seen several questions about financial aid that I cannot answer now. But I expect to be in Houston by Sunday and at the University of Houston by Monday afternoon (after I enroll my daughter in school). I understand Nadine Lewis, the law school’s financial aid officer is in Houston although I have not spoken with her yet. Between the 2 of us, we will be trying to set up a way to get your questions answered. It is my understanding that the computer records for Loyola were backed up outside of Louisiana, so I am hoping we will be able to retrieve all the student aid records at some point. Continue to watch this blog and other Loyola sites for contact information for us at UHouston Law.
The other question I have seen is about sitting this year out and returning as a 1L in the fall 2006 entering class. Even though I have not spoken to the Dean about this, my guess is that we will be able to accommodate this request (including scholarship awards). It will be important to let me (the admissions office) know if you want to do this so that we can include you in our numbers for next year as early as possible.
Again, watch for the contact information for us at U of Houston law. I know we hope to have that up and running very soon. And we are committed to doing all we can to make this transition as easy and smooth as possible.
I hope you all are safe. I hope we can answer all your questions and concerns shortly. If anyone wants to contact me directly, my email address is cld627@aol.com. I am currently in NC with my parents, but will be leaving tomorrow headed towards Houston. I probably will not arrive until Sunday. So I may not be able to check my email until Saturday. My cell number is 504-232-1806. Calls have been getting through much better lately. I can also receive text messages very easily. If I can be of any help, please let me know.
Dean Allison-Davis
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Helen Barnett Checks In.
I am Fr. Moore’s assistant, Helen Barnett. I’d like to get in touch with him and/or Dean Bromberger. Right now I am in Chicago at my son Richard’s place but could come to Houston if I can be of any assistance.
Cell: 504-615-7099
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Posting Break
I will be away from a computer from now (8:35 Eastern) until around 3:00 p.m. Eastern. I will post any new submissions this afternoon after I’m back.
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Looking for Prof. Kusuda
Has anyone heard from Prof. Hiroko Kusuda? I am trying
to get in touch with her. Please email me at
matthewrjoseph@yahoo.com if you have any information.
Also, does anyone know where Prof. Jeanne Woods is?
Matthew Joseph
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September 06, 2005
From Dean Bromberger
Dear Students:
This letter is to reassure all of you about our plans
for the fall and to further let you know that we
intend to be as flexible and understanding as
possible.
We have all suffered serious losses and an emotionally
draining dislocation. With that in mind, we have done
our best to put together the following program to
accommodate you all. I am determined to ensure that
all students graduate in time and complete a degree
course of the highest caliber.
For those students who wish to attend another law
school this fall, we have arrived at a policy agreed
to by Dean Ponoroff of Tulane Law, the leadership of
the American Association of Law Schools, and me.
Under this policy, any student enrolled at Loyola Law
School may be accepted as a “transient/visiting”
student for the fall semester. Acceptance to another
school for the fall is conditioned upon the student’s
financial good standing, that is, meeting all
financial obligations to Loyola Law for the fall
semester. All current student scholarships will
remain in effect.
For those wishing to continue at Loyola Law during the
fall semester, we will be providing the following
program based at the campus of the University of
Houston Law Center in Texas:
1. A full, comprehensive 1L semester program for
civil and common law students. These courses will be
taught by regular full-time faculty of Loyola Law
School.
2. Many upper-class courses – also taught by regular
full-time faculty of Loyola Law School – will include:
Evidence, Trusts and Estates, Constitutional Law,
Federal Income Tax, Successions, Family Law, Persons,
Environmental Law, Secured Transactions, Education
Law, Poverty Law, and other courses to be finalized in
the next few days. The faculty is also willing to
offer self-designed independent study options.
Current restrictions on the number of independent
study courses will be waived for students who take an
independent study option for this fall.
3. We anticipate that classes will be offered both
during the regular work week and on the weekends.
4. Although we are not in the position to provide
housing for students, we have been assured that the
University of Houston and its law students are willing
to help locate affordable accommodations, which may
include limited dormitory space or (on mutual
agreement) the sharing of accommodations with Houston
Law Center students.
5. We will be establishing an office for career
services at the University of Houston Law Center.
Please keep well and don’t panic. Compared to the
problems currently being endured by thousands still in
New Orleans, ours pale into insignificance.
–BB
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Alternatives?
I am a 2L evening currently living in a hotel in Tennessee. All things considered, I am not sure that I am ready to focus on school right now. I feel that my family needs me in the area to assist in the cleanup and not in a city several hours away. What are my options? Are my Fall 2005 classes going to be offered in the Spring 2006? Please advise.
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Dean Bromberger: Important Offer of Possible Classroom Space
Dean Bromberger
If you are in need of additional class room space for the October program, please contact me at 713- 662-2966 or at 504-858-7050 (cell). My uncle teaches at Baylor Medical School, approximately 4 or 5 miles from the Univ. of Houston Law Center, and can arrange for you and the Dean, from Baylor, to meet and discuss such a possibility.
Respectfully, I remain..
Jairo F. Sanchez
2L evening student
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A tip for those relocating to Houston
I’m not sure if people relocating to Houston know about this website, but
try http://houston.craigslist.org/. There are some housing and employment
offers. It may or may not help, but it’s worth giving it a try.
I am also available to carpool from the Heights area (I live near the 610
and Shepherd exit) to school. Email me at eyescoba@central.uh.edu if you’re
interested.
-Evelin
2L UH Law Center
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IMPORTANT: sign-up for student email list
This is Brian Huddleston, Senior Reference Librarian at Loyola N.O. School of Law. I’m in contact with the Dean, faculty, and staff in Houston and am trying to get a roster of our displaced students. So please join this Google Group:
http://groups.google.com/group/Loyola-Law-Students/
so that we may have a means of e-mailing all of you. If you received an e-mail from me with an invitation to join, that’s because I have grabbed your non-Loyola e-mail address from this or some other forum. But I don’t have an e-mail address or contact information for many of you who have posted here. When you join, please provide your full name, current contact information, and what year, division, etc. you are. Hopefully we can start centralizing information so you (and we who are the staff and faculty at Loyola) don’t have to check multiple sources for information.
When you apply to join, please mention one faculty member you had this semester so I can verify you actually are a student as I’m posting this in semi-public forums. I don’t know why someone might pretend to be a student, but who knows. It may take a couple of hours for you to be approved. And I’ll be away from our host’s computer Wednesday (09/07) evening.
Brian Huddleston
Senior Reference Librarian
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (In Exile)
Brian_Huddleston@excite.com
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From LRN
Our thoughts are with you, your family, your colleagues, co-workers and students and friends, and the entire Gulf Coast. I wanted to share with you what Dov Seidman, our founder, wrote the LRN team:
“Once again, and tragically, forces of nature have created profound devastation and misery in our world – this time much closer to home. As many of you know, Hurricane Katrina’s 140 mile-an-hour winds pushed a 20-foot storm surge on the Louisiana coast line and then roared northward into neighboring Mississippi. Residents of the city of New Orleans, a major metropolitan area, and the surrounding coastal area now face significant problems having drinkable water, clean food, and shelter. The recovery effort from Hurricane Katrina will be unprecedented in U.S. history.
The core of the LRN mission centers around helping people. As such, I have committed LRN to a $5,000 donation to support the formidable relief efforts in the aftermath of Katrina. In addition to this threshold amount, LRN will match dollar-for-dollar all donations made by LRN colleagues to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army, the charitable organizations currently most active in the relief efforts.
Today we have the opportunity to once again come to the assistance of our fellow citizens in their great time of need, as we did in our efforts to support victims of the Tsunami disaster. I encourage you to consider the people of the U.S. gulf coast as you consider your charitable contributions this year.
Sincerely,
Dov”
You will be in our thoughts, out prayers, and all our best hopes for the future.
With my deepest sympathy and condolences for your loss,
Grant Barnes | Legal Research Counsel| LRN | 1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 700 | Los Angeles, CA 90024
tel. 310-209-5379 | cell 213-268-0394 | e-mail gbarnes@lrn.com | web lrn.com
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Houston Housing
Robin Young and I are working out of our Las Vegas “office,” and we are trying to connect available housing with students in need. I am already in contact with several Houston area realtors. Robin is searching Craigs List and is in contact with different landlords. Luckily, they are sympathetic to our plight and are working diligently to help us all relocate in time for classes. We have given them our various requirements (proximity to law school, short term leases, some furnished options, pets, etc). We are trying to compile a list of other specifics and rent ranges people have. If you are interested please e-mail myself at Jhernas@aol.com or Robin at rky11@hotmail.com.
If you are interested please address these questions:
Name:
Contact info:
Rent range:
Pets (do you have a pet? are you adverse to living with one?):
Smoker / Non-smoker (do you smoke? can you live with a smoker?):
Year in school:
When can you be in Houston?
Roommate preference? (do you already have someone to live with? do you care if you are grouped with 1L’s 2L’s or 3L’s? Is Co-ed ok?)
Can you share a bathroom?
Is off street parking ok?
Special Needs:
Hope this is helpful!!
Jherna A. Shahani
(504) 952-2418
(702) 597-2219
Jhernas@aol.com
Robin K. Young
(504) 442-1525
Rky11@hotmail.com
P.S. If there are any students who would like to come work with us in the “office,” please let us know!!
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Questions about Financial Aid
I have some concerns about financial aid. I am dependent
ENTIRELY upon financial aid for my tuition (via 2 loans–
federal & private). With the recent development of no more
free tuition, how is this going to work? A few days before
Katrina, I was on the telephone with financial aid because
something got screwed up with my financial aid (BOTH my
federal & private loans got “lost” & never got processed). I
assume my loans never got processed or went through properly
because of the evacuation. I gave the office the proper
paperwork to correct the problem, but I am sure it is still
sitting on someone’s desk at the moment. I need these loans
to cover the cost of the tuition (not to mention other
expenses). I feel so abandoned right now by my law school. I
lost my home & my job. I understand you need the money
eventually, by why NOW? I am supposed to start LSU tomorrow
but have no idea if my loans came through and who on earth
may or may not be working on my financial aid right now.
What are we supposed to do if our loans were not processed
yet? Someone please answer this. What is going on with the
financial aid office and will you be able to return to
Loyola’s campus to retrieve important paperwork regarding
the students’ financial aid?
Thank you
Tricia Kastl
2L Civil Law Evening Division
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Offer from South Texas
I’m a 3L at South Texas, where we’re getting 21 (at last count) transfers. To those of you who will join us, welcome. We have a lot going on in the transition. If anyone has housing issues, I know there are several people here who are willing to help, and I will happily get you in touch with them. If South Texas transfers, or anyone new to Houston, have any questions, I’m happy to help any way I can. Please let me know what I can do.
Keri Brown
(832) 603-2222
broker@students.stcl.edu
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Law School or Aid to the Devastated?
Again, Like everyone I have been watching the news. I keep thinking, Loyola, a social justice university needs to be a part of rebuilding New Orleans. What can we do to help these thousands of people who are worse off than us? As we all sit here and our major problem is “WHERE ARE WE GOING TO LAW SCHOOL?” There are thousands worrying about, “WHERE ARE WE GOING TO SLEEP?, WHAT ARE GOING TO EAT?, and HOW ARE WE GOING TO SURVIVE?”
More and more I am thinking about sitting out and somehow becoming part of this rebuilding effort and maybe the best way for us to help is by going to school and continuing our education but I am still at a loss. Loyola we need to make ourselves present in this effort, we need to step it up and support the community that has supported us for so long. This may slow our individual growth as lawyers but it will give us something that no classroom could teach us. I hear the call for us to get in the trenches and make a real difference. What’s one semester in the grand scheme of things. We could learn so much with the hands on help we can provide.
I do not know what to do and can offer little advice but I do know that it would be tough for me to sit in a classroom in Houston while I know thousands are suffering and I could somehow relieve that. If I am crazy, please let me know. But, during the search for the law school I thought fit me best and during orientation all I heard was Loyola Law and their commitment to the community, especially the disenfranchised! Well, I believe its time for Loyola to show that and I know my classmates would agree.
Chris Gross
christophergrosstillero@yahoo.com
5046281103
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Furniture in Houston
Hi everyone, I’m a 1L from Loyola and I’m in Houston right now. I hope everyone is doing well. I know this is a very difficult time for all of us, but I think that as long as we band together and help each other in this time of need, I think things will work out for all of us.
If there are any students or faculty who need any help finding apartments or with getting the Houston program going please let me know. I’m sure that many of you will also need to get new furniture for the time you’re in Houston as well, I know of a place in Houston where you can get furniture for wholesale pricing. I will be glad to help anyone in any way that I can.
Chun
chunkuo@gmail.com
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Important Question about Integrating Visits into Loyola Curriculum
I am a 1L who has just started at another law school. If catching up and dealing with everything that has happened in New Orleans wasn’t enough, I am severely concerned if I will loose a whole year of school because of my choice to “visit” at another school. My classes here are set up in a different way then they were at Loyola. At Loyola we took six courses which were divided into halves (first half was offered the fall semester, and second the spring). Here I am taking four complete courses. So… I have a whole course for contracts and torts this semester but do not have civil procedure or property at all (those are offered next semester). I am still enrolled in 16 credit hours, but not the same courses that I would be taking at Loyola. My concern is what will happen next semester? Will we be allowed to stay at the visiting school to fix this discrepancy and return after a year? Or will Loyola accomodate these discrepancies in the Spring semester offering Civil Procedure and Property from the beginnig and not as a second half continuation from the Fall semester? I have started at anther school and I do not know what to do! Whether I should continue here where I have family and support, or drop this school and go to Texas where I have absolutely nothing and no one? I do not want to lose a whole year of law school and a semester of tuition. I would really like Loyola administrators to address this issue so that I can have something to rely on and finally be able to move on with my life, whether here or in Texas. Please let me know something as soon as possible since I, like many others, have already started school elsewhere and are trying to catch up on missed work and are anxious to see what will happen.
I can be contacted at abojd01s@yahoo.com or 708-601-2717.
Thank You,
Anna Bojda
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Refuge for Environmental Law Profs
If professors or teaching staff displaced by Katrina need a base of
operations, Environmental Law Institute can accommodate 3-5 as Visiting
Scholars. We can offer use of office space and our office resources.
We’ll also help to arrange a monthly stipend to cover living costs in
Washington, DC. If you’re interested, please contact Scott Schang at
sch…@eli.org or 202-939-3865.
—
Scott E. Schang
Vice President, Publications and Associates
Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Law Reporter
Environmental Law Institute
2000 L Street, NW, Ste 620
Washington, DC 20036
ph: 202.939.3865 | fx: 202.939.3868
http://www.eli.org
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