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Editorial
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Res Ipsa Loquitur:
Where a single voice will be heard
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In any institution, the bodies charged with making decisions and
distributing resources possess real power. In our law school such entities
include the administration, faculty, and the Student Bar Association. For
years, this power structure has lacked a free press.
Aside from filling the void of lively public discourse, this
newspaper will be instrumental in defining our institution's character,
ability, and progressivism. The dissemination of information via a free
press will help provide this law school's beneficiaries with an education
that is of the highest quality.
Res Ipsa Loquitur was born during the tenure of then-Dean John P.
Loftus, who served from 1961-71. Unfortunately, it was lost in the mid-90s
and for years our institution lacked the benefits of a student-run,
student-regulated newspaper.
Producing an issue like the one you are holding requires an
enormous amount of money and work. Printing is expensive and the time
required for production is enormous. Advertisers provide the revenue and
our volunteer staff supplies the time and work.
While any future financial support from this institution would be
appreciated, we intend to maintain exclusive control over this newspaper's
content. Further, the current Editorial Board will prove itself credible
by committing its writers and editors to the highest standards of ethical
journalism.
Res Ipsa's resurrection is a testament to the determination of a
handful of students. However, we must acknowledge significant outside
assistance. We are grateful for the shared office space provided by the
administration, and thank Carmelo Lubrano for fulfilling our technical
needs. Special thanks to Dean Riccio for your persistent encouragement and
support.
As students, faculty members and administrators, it is your duty
to ensure that money and work is supplied while the newspaper's message is
secured. The entire Seton Hall Law community must guarantee this
newspaper's survival.
Make certain this voice is not lost again.
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Last modified February 8, 2003. |
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