University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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' iie differ, ■tor) ' , 4 of the donated flualcon- ' actively i ' illcoii- lie issues im. ' ' %U iwethe Vision, kdid fc issue nt Court It First INTRAMURAL p. .;» s .t f Front Row: Creighton Smith, Mike Baum, Mark Murphey, Brad Shields, John Schumacher, Duston McFaul, James Mills, Brandon Lobb; Middle Row: Becky Martin(Manager), Mike Hissey, Wyatt Hogan, James Warnica, Eddie Cantu, Mike King, Jason Bone, Paul Anderson; Back Row: Darren Harrrington, Brian Crum, Chip Stewart, Trey Wilson, Greg McEldowney, CAW, Jeff Edwards, Keith Hopson, Coach McGarity; Not Shown: Brandon Allen, Stephen Burnett, Robert Drinkland, Joel Kuehnert, Roger Melton, Spencer Smith. (Photo courtesy oftJie Legal Eagles) The University of Texas School of Law has the reputation of being one of the toughest in the nation, and its students look forward to any opportunity to release stress. The Law School intra- mural teams are an active part of cam- pus life, a way to relax and have fun while enduring the rigors of law school. Third-year law student Alan Gluth is a Teaching Quizmaster (TQ), a member of an organization that heads up teams of first-year law students and assists them in legal writing. He is also TQ for a co-ed football team and a basketball team. Although some intramural teams compete with UT undergraduates, the TQ division is in its own league at the Law School. Gluth indicated that co-ed football is generally the most popular sport, although some students play vol- leyball as well. Gluth considers his teams to be com- petitive despite the fact that they do not practice much. My basketball teams got together once or twice and played a few pick-up games at the Rec Center, he commented. Other teams, however, seem to take their recreation more seriously. The Legal Eagles football team, for example, practices two or three times a week and DEFEATING JTREH competes with University undergradu- ates. I ' ve heard the tradition of their team has been around since the forties, said finance senior Hugh Ramsey, whose intramural football team lost to the Eagles 13-7. Gluth explained that aside from being an important tradition, participation in intramural teams provides a way for first-year students to catch the Longhorn competitive spirit, since only about fifteen percent of law students attended the University of Texas as undergraduates. Those interested in watching any of the Law School teams compete should pick up an intramural schedule at the Rec Center. Games take place at the intramural fields. -Story by Peter Bourland Intramural Sports - 5

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As if making the grades at the UT Law School isn ' t hard enough, the Tarlton Law Library, with its won- derful collection of art and comfort- able living room atmosphere, can make studying fairly difficult. For those who find it difficult to tune out the current library distractions, knowing that Tarlton Law Library has a pornography collection won ' t help matters. For most law students, the library ' s Litigated Literature Collection appeals more to the intellect than any prurient interest. As the name suggests, the collection consists primarily of books and peri- odicals that have been the subject of litigation over the years, including collection of photographs by Robert Maplethorpe and Hustler magazine. The materials have been used by seri- ous researchers over the years, most recently by a professor at U.T. who free speech, with respect to the differ- ent periods in American History. The university obtained much of the collection as gifts, some donated from trial exhibits and personal con- tributions. The library also actively pursues material it feels will con- tribute to understanding the issues surrounding the First Amendment. The Supreme Court has struggled over the obscenity issue since the early 1940s. The first decision, Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, did not even deal directly with the issue of pornography. The Supreme Court found at this point, that First Amendment protection did not cover obscene or libelous speech. For over thirty years the Supreme Court was bombarded by cases involving cen- sorship and obscenity. Finally, after defining obscenity in 1973, the issue of pornography was considered resolved. LITIGATEP LITERATUHE traced the image of Middle Eastern women in cartoons and photographs over the years. Researching the collection provides hands-on insight into the evolution of No other issue in history has tied up the court for such a lengthy period of time. It is for this reason that the University began collecting the mate- rial. The definition of obscenity and subsequently pornography , has evolved with societal changes. The library has sought to reflect this through its selection of disputed liter- ature. Contrary to popular belief, the basement in Tarlton Law Library is no den of sin for bored law students and professors. Litigated material makes up the bulk of this collection, and as the Warren Court would attest, in respect to literature, some of these controversial works leave a lot to be desired. -StPii by Jill Robinson (All Photos by John Foxworth) 4 - Litigated Literature

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