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

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State lawmakers, minority organizations and tudents have called for Graglia ' s removal, )ut other faculty and civil liberties groups laid the tenured professor ' s remarks are pro- ected by the First Amendment. Protest demand met Wednesday, September 17 By Lisa Falkenberg, Daily Texan Staff UT System Regent Lowell Lebermann uesday arranged a meeting with system offi- ials and students after about 120 protesters efused to leave the atrium of the UT School f Law. The protest followed the Rev. Jesse ackson ' s speech, when about 1,000 students narched to the law school calling for an end what they described as institutionalized acism at the University. During the six-hour wait for a resolution, tudents sang and debated affirmative action nd how to improve diversity on campus. The agreement made Tuesday will give stu- dent organizations a meeting with the UT System Academic Affairs Committee to plan a discussion with regents. Both meetings are set to take place before the next regent ' s meeting in Brownsville on Nov. 13. The final agreement was made after stu- dents insisted Lebermann and student orga- nizers redraft an initial proposal that the regents would attend a meeting with students in good faith. Among the demands, students asked for a student body, faculty and administration that reflects the population of the state, in addi- tion to a cap on tuition and fees. The also demanded that the UT System challenge Attorney General Dan Morales ' interpretation of the Hopwood ruling, which prevents the use race as a factor in adinissions and financial aid. Law School admissions revamped Monday, November 10, 1997 By Rita Paul, Daily Texan Staff Information about applicants ' personal backgrounds and socio-economic factors will weigh more heavily in admissions to the UT School of Law for next year, said Dean Michael Sharlot. Applicafions for enrollment for the 1998 fall semester, unlike last year ' s forms, require stu- dents to write an additiona l essay about per- sonal challenges or disadvantages faced in their lifetime. Other factors, such as whether the applicant is the first in the family to go to college, whether English is the primaiy language spo- ken at home and if the applicant comes from an area under sei ved by legal services will also be included. The changes, initially approved last spring by the UT System Board of Regents, were more clearly defined by the law school admissions board this month. Hopwood plaintiffs get $1 each Monday, March 23, 1998 By Jennie Kennedy, Daily Texan Staff Grappling with Hopwood - 1 1

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Graglia made the comments Wednesday at a news conference where students announced formation of a group to support the court ruling that banned affirmative action at the University. Gragha spoke as the honorary co- chairman of Students for Equal Opportunity, a new pro-Hopwood student group at the University. Graglia said it was unfortunate his remarks might be labeled racist, and went on to say that education was not valued in minority cultures. More calls for Graglia ' s head; firing unlikely Monday, September 15, 1997 By Beth Wawerna and Derek H. Martin, Daily Texan Staff Controversial comments will not affect the tenure of Lino Graglia, a UT law professor, even though student groups and state legisla- tors are calling for his resignation. In response to Graglia ' s remarks, UT System officials and UT administrators have received a number of complaints from lawmakers and minority associations urging them to re-eval- uate his merit as a tenured professor. Graglia said Sunday he has no intention of resigning his post. Comments prompt campus visit by Jackson Monday, September 15, 1997 By Lisa Falkenberg, Daily Texan Staff A diversity rally planned for Tuesday will feature Rev. [esse Jackson as its keynote speaker, a student group said Sunday. Students for Access and Opportunity, a UT student group opposing the Hopwood ruling, was contacted by Jackson Friday to arrange the speech, said Oscar de la Torre, a member of the group. The group will rally on the West Mall Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. to denounce the comments of Lino Graglia and call for L ' T officials to be more proactive in efforts to maintain diversity on campus in what has been termed as the post-Hopwood era. Rev. Jackson calls for unity in UT speech Wednesday, September 17, 1997 By Zack McLain, Daily Texan Staff Heated words engulfed 5,000 students Tuesday as the Rev. Jesse Jackson condemned institutional racism in higher education and called for student unity amid controversial comments by UT Law Professor Lino Graglia. You ' re making a choice today to go forward by hope and inclusion and not backwards by fear and exclusion, Jackson told the students who packed the South Mall. Jackson criticized Graglia for what many denounced as racist comments about African Americans and I-lispanics. Graglia said last week that Hispanic and African-American students can ' t compete academically with whites and that black and Hispanic cultures don ' t tondciiin failure. Jack.son said Graglia ' s remarks had no place in the academy. J Hfm, 10 - Grappling with Hopwood

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Plaintiffs in the affirmative action suit that ended the use of race in admissions and financial aid at the University said Sunday they will appeal a $1 settlement issued by a federal judge last week. A U.S. district ju dge ruled Friday that each of the four plaintiffs in the March 1996 Hopwood vs. Texas case would receive $1, not nearly $5 million they demanded in their lawsuit against the UT System for its affirma- tive action policies. After being rejected for admission by the UT School of Law in 1992, the four white plain- tiffs successfully challenged the University ' s law school admissions policies created to boost minority enrollment. Texas law journals will be debating standardized test Friday, March 27, 1998 By Jarred Dunn, Daily Texan Staff Two Texas law journals will hold a discus- sion at the UT School of Law in April to debate the legitimacy and application of stan- dardized tests in admissions. Claiming that similar talks organized by UT administrators failed to acknowledge alterna- tives to affirmative action in countering declining minority enrollment at the law school, editors of the journals decided to orga nize their own event. The April 7 talks are organized by the Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy and the Texas Forum on Civil Liberties Civil Rights. The discussion will center on the Law School Admissions Test, the standardized test all law school applicants must take. UT wants appeal of Hopwood settlement Thursday, Aprill6, 1998 By lennie Kennedy, Daily Texan Staff UT System officials said Wednesday they hope an appeal of the settlement ruling in the Hopwood case will lead to a re-evaluation of affirmative action policies in Texas higher education. In a letter Tuesday, UT System Chancellor William Cunningham asked Texas State Attorney General Dan Morales to appeal the settlement issued March 20 by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, UT System General Counsel Ray Farabee said Wednesday. In Sparks ' settlement ruling, he issued an injunction against the UT School of Law pro- hibiting it under a higher court ruUng from using race as a factor in admissions. 624 students demand review of law school Friday, April 17, 1998 By Krissah Williams, Daily Texan Staff UT law students said they will submit a pefi- tion to UT officials Friday demanding an external review of the law school ' s adminis- trative practices. The pefition has garnered 624 student signa- tures. Contents of the petition were not disclosed because supporters feel it contains informa- tion which could be potentially embarrassing 4 Morale 12 - Grappling with Hopwood