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NOVEMBER 1989
ANNOTATIONS
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Transfer Students View of STCL
By JAN RODRIQUEZ
ANNOTATIONS Staff Writer
Have you noticed those strange new people strolling through the halls of
STCL? No, I don't mean those first year students, look closer. You will notice ten
new people who have the experience of law school etched in their faces. (Once its
there, you can't get rid of it.) Well, if you still don't know who these people are,
they are a select group of students who for some reason or another decided to
transfer to South Texas. At this point, you might be asking yourself, "What's the
deal? Why did they transfer here?" Well, Annotations asked the same question,
along with a few others.
In effort to discover what these new students think of STCL and to find out if
they have any suggestins for our school, Annotations questioned four of these
transferees: Fred andKimCoogin from Thomas Cooley Law School in Lansing,
Michigan; Paul Mac from Texas Southern University in Houston; and Jan
Rodriquz from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio.
Responses to the first questin, "Why did you transfer to STCL?" varied. The
Coogins stated it is too cold in Lansing, and there is too much crime. According
to Mac, his reason for transferring is "theobvious," along with the fact he wants
to participate in Dean Treece's advocacy program. Rodriguez stated that she and
her husband Gary, a first year student, decided that STCL had the amenities they
consider important, ie. flexible class schedules, active organizations, and a great
advocacy program.
The second thing Annotations wanted to learn was which positive aspects of
Thomas Cooley, TSU, and St. Mary's should South Texas adopt. They are the
following:
a) Thomas Cooley had
1) more resources in the library, ie. Sum and Substance tapes on reserve;
2) a HUGE outline bank sponsored by the SBA;
3) every test from each semester was bound, along with a model answer for
each test; and
4)free tutorials for most large classes open to anyone (first, second and third
year classes).
b) At TSU the students were much more politically involved.
c) St. Mary's had a great form of communication for the law students. Each
student had their own "box number" and their own box (or rather slot which
was 1" X 12" X 9") to receive messages. It is very hard to receive or get messages at
STCL. The only choice seems to be leaving a message on the bulletin board and
hoping it is received by the right person. Oneof the walls in the hall between the
bookstore, the library, and the lounge would be the perfect place to install
student boxes. These boxes would serve as a great form of communication for
school organizatins, personal messages, and various school offices.
Of course STCL exceeds other schools in numerous aspects. The Career
Development, Financial Aid, and Registrar's offices are all outstanding. Addi-
tionally, the students, faculty, and staff are all extremely friendly. As far as the
classes are concerned, transfer students seem to appreciate the fact that STCL
puts more emphasis on Texas law rather than common law, and majority views.
One neat thing about South Texas is that the atmosphere has much more
enthusiasm about it than some of the law schools that are part of a university
setting. It may sound incredible, but one transfer student thinks the fact we have
air conditioning is great. While Mac was attending TSU, the air conditioning
was being repaired. Can you imagine? The parking arrangement with All-right
Parking is also appreciated, along with the fact that STCL just happens to be
located in a great city.
In comparing the quality of education at South Texas to that of other schools,
the responses varied. Two students feel they have not been here long enough to
make a judgement regarding the quality of education at South Texas. One
student remarked that STCL is better "hands down." The fourth transfer stated
that the educatin at her former school and that of STCL seem comparable, but
STCL seems to care about the students more (and that makes a big difference)!
There were a few miscellaneous comments such as the classrooms are too cold
and the entrances to the staircases should not have signs stating, "No re-entry."
Further, it would be nice if a map of the school was provided. Now I know, it's
not that hard to find your way around our school, but would you be able to find
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