Student Organizations and Journals, and Student Participation in Administration

Student Organizations and Journals
All Our Kin at YLS is a group which seeks to support All Our Kin, an early childhood education collaborative in New Haven founded and run by a Yale Law School graduate. All Our Kin is a nonprofit organization that trains women on public assistance to become professional early childhood education providers, while fulfilling state workfare requirements. Students provide support to mothers and children, both one-on-one and in groups, through an after-school reading program and by helping AOK staff and participants with administrative and educational aspects of the program.

The Alternative Dispute Resolution Society was founded to promote awareness and understanding of ADR at the Law School. It serves as a forum for discussion about ADR topics, including the various forms of dispute resolution, the unique skills essential to effective participation in ADR, and the public policy issues raised by the institutionalization of dispute-resolution processes. Among the ADR Society projects is an effort to integrate the study of ADR into the Law School curriculum.

Asia Law Forum is a student group that aims to promote dialogue and debate on issues of law and policy in China and East Asia by sponsoring lectures, discussion groups, and other events and programs.

The Yale chapter of the Black Law Students' Association (BLSA) was organized to promote and protect the interests of students of African descent enrolled at Yale Law School. BLSA organizes projects and events in the areas of admissions and financial aid, placement, community services, and alumni affairs. BLSA also invites persons of interest to black students to speak at the Law School.

The Chinese Law Students' Association supports the interests of students from mainland China, Hong Kong/Macao, and Taiwan, and other ethnic Chinese students at the Law School. The association sponsors social occasions and scholarly programs on various topics.

The Collective on Women of Color in the Law aims to promote awareness of legal issues confronting women of color and of the status of women of color in the legal profession.

The Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Order Project offers an opportunity for students to assist individuals with the often arduous process of seeking legal protection from abuse. Participants are trained to staff an office at family court under the supervision of court staff and New Haven legal assistance attorneys.

The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization (LSO), which provides legal aid to individuals who cannot afford private attorneys, has a student board of directors. The student board collaborates with the clinical faculty and staff to set priorities for and manage the work of LSO. Board members also serve as teaching assistants (or "student directors") in LSO clinics and seminars. For a fuller description of the organization's work, see Clinical Programs.

The Greenhaven Prison Project brings law students and inmates together for a seminar on legal and political issues concerning prisons. The seminar meets biweekly inside a maximum security prison and offers a rare opportunity for extensive, frank, and often intense discussion.

Habeas Chorus is Yale Law School's own a cappella singing group. Membership is open by audition to members of the Law School community willing to rehearse twice weekly.

The Initiative for Public Interest Law at Yale, Inc. is a nonprofit foundation designed to provide grants to innovative public interest law projects. The funding for these grants is provided by annual membership fees and contributions from students as well as faculty and alumni. Yale Law School students founded the Initiative in 1981, and students continue to manage it. Three students serve on the board of directors, which includes public interest lawyers and lawyers in private practice, nonlawyer members of the New Haven community, and Yale Law faculty and alumni, all of whom are elected by the Initiative membership.

The Latino Law Students' Association was founded to promote the academic, career, and political interests of Latino students at the Law School. The association meets regularly and sponsors projects in the areas of admissions, recruitment, political and community awareness, and cultural solidarity. All Latino law students are encouraged to participate.

Law Talk, the Community Legal Education Radio Show, is a call-in radio program that discusses legal issues of importance to the New Haven community. The show broadcasts weekly on the Yale-affiliated radio station. The hosts, producers, and studio engineers are all Law School students, and each show explores a particular field with a guest attorney expert. Shows have covered diverse and off-beat topics including small claims, personal injury, debt collection, and even coping with parking tickets.

The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Law Project is an organization that provides students with the opportunity to carry out human rights research and advocacy projects, usually on behalf of nongovernmental organizations. Students are encouraged to suggest and develop project ideas.

The Native American Law Students' Association (NALSA) is a chapter of the National Native American Law Students' Association. It exists for the purpose of assembling Yale Law students who are interested in advancing and/or advocating for legal issues, cultural issues, and subject matter affecting Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and American Indian Nations. Membership is open to all Yale Law students, regardless of racial, ethnic, or religious background, who are interested in participating and organizing events and activities that further the goals of NALSA.

New Haven Cares, founded in 1993 by Law School students and members of the wider New Haven community, operates a program of redeemable vouchers that can be used by those in need to purchase basic necessities. Vouchers may be redeemed at participating merchants to purchase food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, but not alcohol, tobacco, or cash. Individuals can buy vouchers from participating merchants or from student representatives and can give them out on the street instead of cash. In addition, to ensure that vouchers are distributed widely to those who need them, New Haven Cares has partnered with more than a dozen local social service agencies who work day-to-day with New Haven's hungry and homeless. These frontline organizations, such as the Homeless Resource Center, Domestic Violence Services, and area hospitals and soup kitchens, distribute vouchers to their clients, often as part of casework or other services. These vouchers allow both individuals and service agencies to provide a wide variety of basic necessities without concern that limited resources will be used to support substance abuse problems.

OutLaws is an organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members of the Law School community. The group, founded in the early 1970s, holds meetings, sponsors speakers, and travels to conferences and events at the intersection of sexuality and the law. OutLaws brings the Law School community's attention to issues of special concern to LGBT students, and is a bridge to the gay communities of Yale students, Law School alumni, and the legal profession at large. With regular social events, OutLaws provides a social forum as well. OutLaws' Web site is www.yale.edu/outlaws/.

The Pacific Islander, Asian, and Native American Law Students' Association (PANA) is a coalition that seeks to promote community among its members and to create a more diverse educational environment. PANA presents social and cultural events oriented toward its members and works to recruit students of color and help them to feel more comfortable at the Law School. In addition, it serves to educate the entire student body by organizing discussions of issues affecting people of color and the role of law in addressing these concerns. Membership in PANA is open to all members of the Yale community.

The South Asian Law Students' Association (SALSA) is an organization dedicated to celebrating, promoting, and sharing the culture and diversity of the countries of South Asia with the Law School and the larger community. Everyone interested is welcome.

The Street Law program places law students in New Haven high schools to teach short courses on law-related topics. The program aims to introduce high school students to the law in a way that is relevant to their lives and to encourage contact between law students and the New Haven community. In the fall term, students participate in training sessions on classroom management and teaching techniques. During the spring term, they teach in groups of two or three, using lesson plans and assignments they have designed.

Student Public Interest Network (SPIN) works to encourage, support, and facilitate the pursuit of public interest work by law students. SPIN serves students by providing a clear, central source of information about the many public interest events and opportunities in the School and in the community at large, and organizing community-building social activities. Other SPIN initiatives include the Pro Bono Challenge, which encourages and rewards term-time pro bono work by law students, and the Pro Bono Network, a clearinghouse of pro bono research opportunities with public interest organizations throughout the country. In addition, SPIN organizes a public interest speaker series and sponsors an annual Law School semi-formal fundraiser.

The Thomas Swan Barristers' Union organizes civil and criminal trials before juries drawn from the New Haven community. Students acting in pairs prepare pleadings and a trial brief and conduct a pretrial motions hearing and the trial. The evidence is based upon a file of statements taken from potential witnesses. Judges or practicing attorneys preside at the trials. A final prize trial is held at the end of the year. Student directors are participants from the prior year's trials. A preparticipation program is offered as an introduction to trial advocacy skills.

The Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals is a competition managed by a board of student directors, composed of students who have previously participated in a moot court competition. Each spring the outgoing board elects two of its members to head the board as chairpersons during the following year. Each participant in the competition writes an extensive appellate brief and presents an appellate oral argument on a case scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court. Another case is selected for briefing and argument in the prize finals, which are held at the close of each term. Moot Court judges include federal and state judges, practicing attorneys, and law professors.

Umoja is an organization designed to promote critical thinking and create youth-initiated community action projects. It was launched in January 1999 in New Haven by three Law School students who worked with a group of high school students to mobilize major public support for federal gun control legislation. It has since expanded to Santiago, Chile; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Mexico City, Mexico. Previous community action projects have ranged from creating community newsletters on police brutality to making a film about parental responsibility and other issues of concern to youth.

Women and Youth in Support of Each Other (WYSE) is a national, curriculum-based mentorship program co-founded at UCLA in 1992 by Sarumathi Jayaraman '00. Originally founded to prevent teen pregnancy and provide young women with more options at an earlier age, it has expanded to sites in Chicago, New Haven, New York, and Boston. Mentors from YLS have worked with undergraduates to mentor girls in New Haven middle schools since 1995; the program has since expanded to include work with high school students on issues ranging from college preparedness to violence in the community. In addition, the young women work with their mentors on a community-organizing project.

The Yale Entertainment and Sports Law Association (YESLA) is an organization for law students interested in pursuing careers in sports or entertainment law.

The Yale Environmental Law Association sponsors activities to promote heightened awareness of environmental issues. Activities include speakers, panels, and brown-bag lunches on current issues in environmental law and policy; activism on pressing environmental issues; an annual panel on careers in environmental law and policy; and legal research and advocacy (both self-initiated and for outside groups and activists).

The Yale Federalist Society is a group of conservative and libertarian law students dedicated to fostering discussion and debate of issues of law and public policy. It is a part of the national Federalist Society and is affiliated with similar groups in law schools across the country. Members share a belief in judicial restraint and the use of free market forces to allocate resources in a society. Activities under its sponsorship at Yale have included debates on current legal issues and speeches by federal judges, law professors, and public officials.

The Yale Graduate Law Students' Association (YGLSA) is an organization open to graduate fellows (LL.M., J.S.D., and M.S.L. candidates) and visiting scholars. Throughout the year, the students organize social and academic events of interest. In addition, the YGLSA members participate in lectures, discussions, and social events organized by the Tutor in Law of the Graduate Programs. These sessions focus on a variety of subjects, including teaching methodology, scholarship, and legal topics in both international and American law. Workshops on dissertations in progress are offered throughout the year. YGLSA also promotes the interests of its members in Law School affairs affecting the Graduate Programs.

The Yale Health Law Society is a student-run organization that endeavors to facilitate the discussion and debate of any and all issues of bioethics, health policy, and health law. Representative topics include genetics and the law, healthcare finance/managed care, assisted suicide, cloning, human research, the medical malpractice system, confidentiality, and informed consent. It is an inter-school organization, composed of law, medical, and public health students. Activities include evening lectures/panels with visiting speakers, brown-bag lunch discussions with local faculty, reading groups, and inter-school mixers.

The Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal (YHRDLJ; http://diana.law.yale.edu/yhrdlj/) is primarily an online publication, launched in the 1997- 98 academic year, that strives to provide a broad range of perspectives on issues at the intersection of human rights and development. YHRDLJ does not represent any single ideological conception of human rights or development, but rather aims to provide a forum for thoughtful discussion on these issues. The journal is edited by students and advised by members of the Law School faculty; the Law School's Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights provides Internet access. The planned format of YHRDLJ includes articles solicited from top legal scholars, student notes, and hypertext links to notable Internet sites devoted to human rights and development topics.

The Yale Jewish Law Students' Association invites speakers and holds discussions on topics of Jewish and legal interest and sponsors legal and social action in the public interest.

The Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics is a biannual publication of Yale Law School, the Yale School of Medicine, and the Yale School of Epidemiology and Public Health. The journal strives to provide a forum for interdisciplinary discussion on topics in health policy, health law, and biomedical ethics. It targets a broad and diverse readership of both academicians and professionals in medicine, law, and public health as well as policymakers and legislators in health care. Submissions to the journal are peer-reviewed by a distinguished advisory board consisting of nationally recognized experts in a variety of health-related disciplines. More than seventy student members from Yale's graduate and professional schools edit the journal and oversee its production. The journal's Web site is www.yale.edu/yjhple/.

The Yale Journal of International Law is a student publication that contains articles and comments written by scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students on a wide range of topics in public and private international law. Published twice a year, the journal is a primary forum for the discussion and analysis of contemporary international legal problems.

The Yale Journal of Law and Feminism is a student-run journal that publishes works concerning a broad range of legal issues as they pertain to women or to feminist theory. Because these issues are best explored through a variety of formats, the editors encourage submission of artwork, poetry, fiction, autobiography, and interviews, as well as articles, essays, and reviews. To reflect feminist values, the journal is nonhierarchical-all members can participate fully in editing, screening, and administrative decision making.

The Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities is a biannual publication edited by students and advised by a board of distinguished scholars. The editors of the journal include students from the Law School and several graduate departments in the University. Founded on the conviction that interdisciplinary scholarship is crucial to an understanding of both the law and our culture, the journal explores the intersections among law, the humanities, and the humanistic social sciences. In articles, essays, and book reviews, prominent legal and nonlegal scholars illuminate the law by drawing upon a range of disciplines, including history; philosophy; literary studies; humanistic social sciences; social, cultural, and political theory; gender, race, and sexuality theory; and cultural studies.

The Yale Journal on Regulation is a national forum for legal, political, and economic analysis of current issues in regulatory policy. The journal is edited, managed, and marketed by students. Membership is open to all interested students.

The Yale Law & Policy Review (YLPR) is a student-run journal on American domestic policy. YLPR provides a forum for a range of authors-legal scholars, law students, government officials, elected representatives, activists, econo-mists, scientists, and practicing attorneys-to explore contemporary policy matters and the legal questions they raise. Recent YLPR issues have focused on health care reform, education, electoral reform, and civil rights. The journal also sponsors conferences, panels, speakers, and discussion groups. Membership is open to all students interested in the editing and publishing process; indeed, YLPR values-along with hard work and good humor-diversity of viewpoint and background.

The Yale Law and Technology Society provides a forum for the discussion of the increasingly critical juncture of law and the technological sciences. The society hosts prominent speakers focusing on the legal and ethical ramifications of such fields as biotechnology, cyberspace, forensics, and space law. The society addresses both domestic and international topics, and no technical or scientific background is necessary.

The Yale Law Christian Fellowship is an independent, nondenominational Christian group. It provides members with an opportunity to meet Christians from a variety of backgrounds and to probe the relations among Christianity, law school life, and the practice of law. Weekly Bible studies and guest speakers focus on how the Christian faith affects our life at Yale Law School and our future lives as attorneys. The Fellowship sponsors community service projects such as an annual clothing drive and tutoring at a local youth center. The group also provides opportunities for fellowship among members through various informal social activities.

The Yale Law Journal publishes articles and student-written work of general scholarly and professional interest. A board of student editors manages and produces the journal eight times a year. Students are selected for membership on the journal and for positions on the editorial board through procedures established by the current board. Students are informed of the selection procedures in the spring of their first year.

The annual Yale Law Revue is a collection of satirical songs, skits, and vignettes written, staged, and performed by law students. Almost anything is fair game.

Yale Law School Workers' Rights Project advocates for workers' rights in the United States and globally. In cooperation with practicing attorneys, law students work with a diverse group of labor and community organizations, as well as initiating their own projects. The goal is to serve both the immediate legal and other needs of worker organizations and to assist in the development of innovative organizing strategies.

Yale Law Students for Social Justice embraces the premise that the legal system in the United States has failed to fulfill its promise of social justice for those oppressed by virtue of their race, class, gender, sexual orientation, or other characteristics. The group is dedicated to working inside and outside of the legal system for equality, furthering the Law School's commitment to public interest law and supporting students who want to use their legal skill to advocate for progressive social change. Activities include direct action and lobbying on issues at Yale, in New Haven, and beyond.

Yale Law Women is open to women at the Law School. It provides a forum for discussion of issues and concerns that women share with regard to teaching, classroom atmosphere, curriculum, and the outside legal community. It monitors policies of the Law School that have a particular impact on women. It seeks to develop a supportive community of women students and faculty. It offers practical information relevant to school and practice, and education on women's legal issues through speakers and workshops. The group also engages in special projects, often in cooperation with other women's groups, addressing important feminist issues.

The Yale Symposium on Law and Technology is an online journal presenting lectures, articles, and commentary on the interplay between law and technology by the diverse and distinguished guests of Yale Law School, as well as other scholars, practitioners, and students. Published twice a year, the Symposium is a primary forum for the discussion and analysis of cutting-edge intellectual property and technology issues. The symposium's Web site is http://lawtech.law. yale.edu/.

Students may advertise student organization events in the online Master Calendar of Events (www.law.yale.edu/calendar/).

Student Participation in Administration
Students participate in the administration of the School as follows:

1. There are ten elected representatives of the student body-three from each class and one representing the graduate fellows-entitled to be present at faculty meetings and to participate fully in the deliberation of the faculty, but without vote.*

2. Student representatives are elected for a term of one academic year, commencing with the beginning of the fall term. Representatives for the second- and third-year classes are elected during the spring of the academic year preceding their term of office. Representatives for the first-year and graduate classes are elected at the beginning of the fall term of the academic year for which they will serve. Elections for all classes are held under the auspices of the student representatives in office at the time of the election.

3. The elected student representatives, and other students selected by appropriate procedures, participate in the work of standing committees of the faculty and, where appropriate, in the work of ad hoc committees. The form and nature of such participation depend upon the character of the work of each committee. All elected student representatives serve on committees.

* This entitlement is subject to the limitation that on occasion the faculty may feel it necessary to convene in executive session. In such an event the dean will, to the extent he or she deems appropriate, advise the student representatives of the holding of the executive session in advance and invite the student representatives to present to the faculty their views on the subject under consideration; under any circumstances student representatives will be advised of the holding of such meeting promptly thereafter. It is, however, the purpose and expectation of the student body and of the faculty that the business of the faculty will normally be conducted in meetings in which student representatives participate.

Career Development Office

The Career Development Office assists students and graduates in identifying career objectives and obtaining employment that meets those objectives. Its approach is to assist in self-assessment and in defining career goals, as well as in teaching students and graduates the career skills that will serve them well in law school and beyond. CDO is staffed by counselors who have expertise in both the public and private sectors, as well as in judicial clerkships and fellowships. Through CDO, students locate summer and full-time positions with law firms, public interest organizations, government agencies, law schools, legal services organizations, corporations, fellowship programs, judges, and others.

Because the student body is small and diverse, CDO emphasizes individual counseling and career information services to students. These services include sponsoring informational programs, maintaining a library of materials on career options, holding and sponsoring interviewing programs, publishing guides and directories, and counseling. CDO sponsors more than fifty programs each year, including panel discussions, lectures, and informal discussions about public interest and private sector opportunities as well as judicial clerkships and fellowships.

In order to foster mentoring relationships between students and graduates, CDO invites graduates to serve as mentors in residence and meet individually with students seeking career advice. In addition, CDO coordinates the Alumni Mentoring Network whereby students have access to almost 1,000 graduates who have offered to serve as career advisers.

Every fall CDO sponsors a recruitment program for second- and third-year students. Approximately 250 legal employers register to interview students for summer and permanent positions. An additional thirty employers interview first-year students every spring. Yale also cosponsors two public service recruitment events and one international graduate student interview event off-campus each year.

Upon graduation, virtually all Yale law students have accepted employment. Of the members of the Class of 1999 who reported their employment, 42 percent accepted judicial clerkships, 46 percent accepted jobs with private law firms or business and industry, 7 percent accepted public interest or government jobs, and 4 percent continued their education or accepted positions in academia. After taking into account the first jobs taken by students after their judicial clerkships, the total percentage of graduates in public service rose to 15 percent.

Nearly all first- and second-year law students who seek summer legal employment secure positions with law firms, government agencies, public interest organizations, legal services organizations, or judges. Through Summer Public Interest Fellowships, the Law School ensures that everyone who needs funding for summer public interest or government work-in the United States or abroad-receives it.

In addition to serving current students, CDO counsels graduates wishing to change positions or seek new opportunities. Job listings and advice are available to interested graduates on the CDO Web site at www.law.yale.edu/cdo/.

All graduates since 1988 are eligible for the Law School's loan deferral and forgiveness program, the Career Options Assistance Program. COAP reduces educational debts for graduates working in relatively low-paying positions, including public interest careers.

The Law School has long taken a vigorous stand against any discrimination on grounds of age; color; handicap or disability; ethnic or national origin; race; religion; religious creed; gender (including discrimination taking the form of sexual harassment); marital, parental, or veteran status; sexual orientation; or the prejudice of clients. Accordingly, all employers using Yale Law School's placement services are required to abide by this policy.

Lillian Goldman Law Library

In Memory of Sol Goldman
The recently renovated Lillian Goldman Library is located within the heart of the Yale Law School complex, providing the Law School community with ready access to one of the world's finest collections of printed legal materials. These collections are complemented by access to a growing array of online sources, as well as the strong interdisciplinary collections housed nearby at more than twenty-five other campus libraries, including the Sterling Memorial Library and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The newly renovated and expanded law library supports the needs of twenty-first-century legal researchers by integrating access to print and online sources throughout the library.

The law library's print collections include an especially rich assortment of texts and treatises emphasizing law and the social sciences, reflecting Yale's traditionally broad approach to the study of law. The long-standing international interests of the Law School are also supported by a 200,000-volume foreign and international law collection. The basic U.S. materials include most of the reported state and federal court decisions, published statutes and administrative rules, regulations, and decisions, together with related finding aids. The domestic law materials for countries other than the United States consist of primary and secondary sources for most European jurisdictions and a number of other countries, collected both in English and the vernacular, with an emphasis on English language materials for secondary sources. To keep printed law current, the library maintains approximately 10,000 active serial titles and receives nearly every newly published academic press title in law. The library's rare book collections have strong holdings of English legal history sources, including a superb collection of Blackstone editions.

Research at Yale is supported further by the diverse collections of other campus libraries, which hold more than ten million volumes of books and serials, spanning nearly all areas of human knowledge. These libraries are fully available to all members of the Yale Law School community.

The library's computer services department provides members of the Law School community with easy, integrated access to legal information in all formats. The library organizes access to its large selection of online resources through a series of Internet-based Web pages. Its online catalogue, MORRIS, enhances access to printed collections and includes all of the library's bibliographic records, some with links to online versions of the same documents. MORRIS also provides access to the major legal periodical indexes and provides convenient links to the online catalogues of the Yale campus libraries as well as other major and regional law libraries. Full-text sources of digitized legal information include the major commercial services, such as LEXIS and WESTLAW, supplemented by numerous CD-ROM and Internet-based resources, including a growing number of digitized documents loaded by the library.

Library hours and services are structured to meet the research demands of the Yale Law School community. Services are provided by a talented professional staff of librarians, lawyers, and computer specialists who offer training, support, and advice to library users in their efforts to find information. Individual reference support is offered most weekdays until late evening and at reduced hours on weekends. In addition, the professional librarians offer a wide array of legal research training programs throughout the year.

Interlibrary loan, document delivery, and paging services further supplement the needs of researchers. For materials not available at the Lillian Goldman Library, the library provides free interlibrary borrowing services for members of the Law School community, and the rich resources of the other Yale campus libraries are made readily available to Law School users through a free campus document delivery service.

Living at Yale

Life at Yale Law School

Rules of Discipline
In 1970, the faculty and students first adopted a disciplinary code that describes the basic rights and duties of members of the Law School and provides a set of procedures governing alleged violations of the code. Copies of the current code are available in the registrar's office. In addition, all students are admitted subject to the statutes and rules of the University.

Dormitories and Housing
The Law School dormitories reopened in the fall of 2000 after a complete renovation. Annual rentals in the Law School dormitories range from $4,200 to $5,460 for the academic year. Each room is fully furnished; students are required to supply their own towels, bed linens, blankets, pillows, and lamps. The rooms are assigned by lottery. Also included in the lottery are a few rooms elsewhere on the University campus.

The University seeks to assist in locating housing for students who cannot be accommodated in the dormitories. Such students should seek housing well before matriculation, since there is limited University housing for Law School students. The Graduate Housing Office has dormitory and apartment units for a small number of graduate and professional students. Students may access information about University accommodations outside the Law School on the Web at www.yale.edu/graduatehousing/. This site includes facility descriptions, floorplans, and rates. For further information on graduate apartments, contact Betsy Rosenthal at 203.432.8270, fax 203.432.0177, or betsy.rosenthal@yale.edu. For graduate dormitory information, contact Beverly Whitney at 203.432.2167, fax 203.432.4578, or beverly.whitney@yale.edu.

The University's off-campus listing service database, limited to current or incoming members of the Yale community, may be accessed from any computer at Yale through the intranet at www.yale.edu/offcampuslisting/. For more information, call 203.432.9756.

Dining Hall
The newly renovated Law School Dining Hall opened in January 2001 with expanded hours and services. The dining hall offers a salad and sandwich bar, an expanded grill menu, pizza, hot food bar, daily specials, snacks, and beverages. Continental breakfast is offered at 8 a.m., lunch service begins at 11.30 a.m., and dinner service begins at 5.15 p.m. The servery is open for snacks and beverages until 10 p.m. The Law School offers an optional pre-purchased meal plan, or items may be purchased with cash or charged to a bursar account. The dining hall is closed on Saturday and Sunday; alternative facilities are available nearby on those days.

Computers
For student use, the Law School has a computer cluster with Windows NT computers and high-speed laser printers. The computers are networked and run a standard suite of Windows software. Each student is allotted one thousand pages of printing on the laser printers per academic year, and may purchase additional pages.

E-mail and dial-in Internet accounts are established for each entering student. Students can access their e-mail from the computer cluster, from home with a computer equipped with a modem, and on-campus with a laptop computer equipped with an Ethernet card. More than 800 Ethernet jacks are available in the Law School classrooms and library for student use.

The computer services office assists students with questions and concerns about computer hardware or software. For information check the computer services Web page at www.law.yale.edu/yls/admin-comp.htm/ or contact Susan Monsen, director of computer services, at 203.432.4044.

Child Care
The YLS Early Learning Center is an independently operated childcare center run for the benefit of Yale Law School students, faculty, and staff. Open all day and year-round, it accepts children from three months through three years of age. Children of students, faculty, and staff of Yale Law School have priority in the assignment of spaces. For students on financial aid, the Law School makes loans available to cover the center's tuition. For further information about the center, please contact the YLS Early Learning Center at 203.432.7640.

Security in the Law School
As in most urban institutions, security from fires, thefts, and personal attacks is a concern of the Law School. Security affairs are administered by a joint faculty-student committee working in conjunction with Yale security and fire prevention personnel.

Fire extinguishers are located on each floor of the dormitories, and a detector system activates a siren. Immediate evacuation of dormitories must commence whenever the siren is activated. Doors are locked using a system that discourages key duplication, and campus police regularly patrol the Law School area.

Special buses and, when requested, security personnel escorts are provided to promote safety throughout the campus during late evening hours.

Class Cancellations
The Law School does not cancel classes because of adverse weather conditions. Individual classes may be canceled by instructors on occasion, and makeup classes are scheduled.

Special Events
Numerous lectures are given by distinguished visitors invited to the Law School by faculty and students (see Academic Opportunities). From time to time faculty members present informal talks on their current research interests. Lectures and other public events are described in the online Master Calendar of Events (www.law.yale.edu/calendar/).

Life at Yale University

Cultural, Religious, and Athletic Resources
A calendar of events in the University is issued each week during the academic year in the Yale Bulletin & Calendar. The hours when special as well as permanent collections of the University may be seen are also recorded in this publication.

The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History contains collections in anthropology, mineralogy, oceanography, paleontology, and some aspects of geology.

The Yale University Art Gallery contains representative collections of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance art, Near and Far Eastern art, archaeological material from the University's excavations, Pre-Columbian and African art, works of European and American masters from virtually every period, and a rich collection of modern art.

The Yale Center for British Art houses an extraordinary collection of British paintings, sculpture, drawings, and books given to the University by the late Paul Mellon, Yale Class of 1929.

There are more than eighty endowed lecture series held at Yale each year on subjects ranging from anatomy to theology, and including virtually all disciplines.

More than four hundred musical events take place at the University during the academic year. These include concerts presented by students and faculty of the School of Music, the Department of Music, the Yale Concert and Jazz Bands, the Yale Glee Club, the Yale Symphony Orchestra, and other undergraduate singing and instrumental groups. In addition to graduate recitals and ensemble performances, the School of Music features the Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale, the Chamber Music Society at Yale, New Music New Haven, Yale Opera performances and public master classes, and the Faculty Artist Series. Among New Haven's numerous performing organizations are Orchestra New England, the New Haven Chorale, and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.

For theatergoers, Yale and New Haven offer a wide range of dramatic productions at the University Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, Yale Cabaret, Long Wharf Theatre, Palace Theater, and Shubert Performing Arts Center.

The religious resources of Yale University serve all students, faculty, and staff. These resources are the University Chaplaincy (located on the lower level of Bingham Hall on Old Campus); the Church of Christ in Yale University, an open and affirming member congregation of the United Church of Christ; and Yale Religious Ministry, the on-campus association of clergy and nonordained representatives of various religious faiths. The ministry includes the Chapel of St. Thomas More, the parish church for all Roman Catholic students at the University; the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale, a religious and cultural center for students of the Jewish faith; several Protestant denominational ministries and nondenominational groups; and religious groups such as the Baha'i Association, the Unification Church, the New Haven Zen Center, and the Muslim Student Association. Additional information is available at http://www. yale.edu/chaplain/.

Established in 1949, the International Center of New Haven is a nonprofit community-based organization. The Center's programs are based on the idea that both the international community in Greater New Haven and the local community can benefit from each other. The Center is located at 442 Temple Street, and the office is open from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday. The work of the International Center is carried out by a small professional staff and by many volunteers in the community. The Center organizes lectures, trips, picnics, and special events, as well as English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, in addition to a number of programs including the International Host Friendship Program, 'Round The World Women, and the International Classroom Project. The International House, a large Tudor mansion located at 406 Prospect Street in New Haven, is the venue of most of the International Center's activities and the home of sixteen students and scholars. Rooms are available for the academic year and summer. For more information on any of these programs, or on International House, telephone 203.432.6460, fax 203.432.6462, e-mail international.centernh@yale.edu, or visit the Web site at http://www.oiss.yale.edu/icnh/.

The Payne Whitney Gymnasium is one of the most elaborate and extensive indoor athletic facilities in the world. This amazing complex includes the 3,100-seat John J. Lee Amphitheater, the site for many indoor varsity sports contests; the Robert J. H. Kiphuth Exhibition Pool, an architectural marvel; the Brady Squash Center, a world-class facility with fifteen international-style courts; the Adrian C. Israel Fitness Center, a state-of-the-art exercise and weight-training complex; the Brooks-Dwyer Varsity Strength and Conditioning Center, the envy of the Ivy League; the Colonel William K. Lanman, Jr. Center, a 30,ooo-square-foot space for recreational/intramural play and varsity team practice; the Greenberg Brothers Track, an eighth-mile indoor jogging track; and other rooms devoted to fencing, gymnastics, rowing, wrestling, martial arts, general exercise, and dance. Numerous physical education classes in dance, martial arts, aerobic exercise, and sport skills are offered throughout the year. Graduate and undergraduate students may use the gym at no charge during the academic year and for a nominal fee during the summer term. Academic and summer memberships at reasonable fees are available for faculty, employees, postdoctoral and visiting fellows, and student spouses.

The David S. Ingalls Rink, the Sailing Center in Branford, the Outdoor Education Center (OEC), the tennis courts, and the golf course are open to faculty, students, and employees of the University at established fees.

Approximately thirty-five club sports and outdoor activities come under the jurisdiction of the Office of Outdoor Education and Club Sports. Many of the activities, both purely recreational and instructional, are open to graduate and undergraduate students. Faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as groups, may use the Outdoor Education Center (OEC). The center consists of two thousand acres in East Lyme, Connecticut, and includes cabins, campsites, pavilion, dining hall, swimming, boating, canoeing, and picnic groves beside a mile-long lake. Hiking trails surround a wildlife marsh. The OEC season extends from the third weekend in June through Labor Day and September weekends. For more information, telephone 203.432.2492 or visit the Web page at http://yale.edu/athletics/ (click on Sport and Rec, then on Outdoor Education).

Throughout the year, Yale University graduate and professional students have the opportunity to participate in numerous intramural sports activities. These seasonal, team-oriented activities include volleyball, soccer, and softball in the fall; basketball and volleyball in the winter; softball, soccer, and volleyball in the spring; and softball in the summer. With few exceptions, all academic-year graduate-professional student sports activities are scheduled on weekends, and most sports activities are open to competitive, recreational, and coeducational teams. More information is available from the Intramurals Office in Payne Whitney Gymnasium, 203.432.2487, or at http://www.yale.edu/athletics/.

Health Services for Law School Students
Yale University Health Services (YUHS) is located on campus at the University Health Services Center (UHSC) at 17 Hillhouse Avenue. YUHS offers a wide variety of health care services for students and other members of the Yale community. Services include student medicine, internal medicine, gynecology, mental health, pediatrics, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, a twenty-three-bed inpatient care facility (ICF), a twenty-four-hour urgent care clinic, and such specialty services as allergy, dermatology, and orthopedics, among others. YUHS also includes the Yale Health Plan (YHP), a health coverage option that coordinates and provides payment for the services outlined above, as well as for emergency treatment, off-site specialty services, inpatient hospital care, and other ancillary services. YUHS's services are comprehensively described in the YHP Student Handbook, available through the YHP Member Services Department, 203.432.0246, located at 17 Hillhouse Avenue.

Eligibility for Services
All full-time Yale degree-candidate students who are paying at least half tuition are enrolled automatically for YHP Basic Coverage. YHP Basic Coverage is offered at no charge and includes preventive health and medical services in the departments of student medicine, internal medicine, gynecology, health education, and mental health (mental hygiene). In addition, through the Urgent Care Clinic, treatment for urgent medical problems can be obtained twenty-four hours a day. Students who need more acute care receive services in the ICF.

Students on leave of absence or on extended study and paying less than half tuition are not eligible for YHP Basic Coverage but may enroll in YHP Student Affiliate Coverage. Students enrolled in the Division of Special Registration as nondegree special students or visiting scholars are not eligible for YHP Basic Coverage but may enroll in the YHP Billed Associates Plan and pay a monthly premium fee. Associates must enroll for a minimum of one term within the first thirty days of affiliation with the University.

Students not eligible for YHP Basic Coverage may also use the services on a fee-for-service basis. Students who wish to be seen fee-for-service must enroll with the YHP Member Services Department. Enrollment applications for the YHP Student Affiliate Coverage, Billed Associates Plan, or Fee-for-Service Program are available from the YHP Member Services Department.

All students are welcome to use specialty and ancillary services at UHSC. Upon referral, YHP will cover the cost of these services if the student is a member of YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Care Coverage (see below). If the student has an alternate insurance plan, YHP will assist in submitting the claims for specialty and ancillary services to the other plan and will bill through the Office of Student Financial Services for noncovered charges and services.

Health Coverage Enrollment
The University also requires all students eligible for YHP Basic Coverage to have adequate hospital insurance coverage. Students may choose YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage or elect to waive the plan if they have other hospitalization coverage, such as coverage through a spouse or parent. The waiver must be renewed annually, and it is the student's responsibility to confirm receipt of the waiver form by the University's deadlines noted below.

YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage: Students are automatically enrolled and charged a fee each term on their Student Financial Services bill for YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage. Students with no break in coverage who are enrolled during both the fall and spring terms are billed each term and are covered from September 1 through August 31. For students entering Yale for the first time, readmitted students, and students returning from a leave of absence who have not been covered during their leave, YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage begins on the day the dormitories officially open. A student who is enrolled for the fall term only is covered for services through January 31; a student enrolled for the spring term only is covered for services through August 31.

For a detailed explanation of this plan, see the YHP Student Handbook.

Waiving the YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage: Students are permitted to waive YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage by completing a waiver form that demonstrates proof of alternate coverage. Waiver forms are available from the YHP Member Services Department. It is the student's responsibility to report any changes in alternate insurance coverage to the YHP Member Services Department. Students are encouraged to review their present coverage and compare its benefits to those available under the YHP. The waiver form must be filed annually and must be received by September 15 for the full year or fall term or by January 31 for the spring term only.

Revoking the Waiver: Students who waive YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage but later wish to be covered must complete and send a form voiding their waiver to the YHP Member Services Department by September 15 for the full year or fall term, or by January 31 for the spring term only. Students who wish to revoke their waiver during the term may do so, provided they show proof of loss of the alternate insurance plan and enroll within thirty days of the loss of this coverage. YHP premiums will not be prorated.

YHP Student Two-Person and Family Plans: A student may enroll his or her lawfully married spouse or same-sex domestic partner and/or legally dependent child(ren) under the age of nineteen in one of two student dependent plans: the Two-Person Plan or the Student Family Plan. These plans include coverage for YHP Basic Coverage and for coverage under YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage. YHP Prescription Plus Coverage may be added at an additional cost. Coverage is not automatic and enrollment is by application. Applications are available from the YHP Member Services Department or can be downloaded from the YUHS Web site (http://www.yale.edu/uhs/) and must be renewed annually. Applications must be received by September 15 for full-year or fall-term coverage, or by January 31 for spring-term coverage only.

YHP Student Affiliate Coverage: Students on leave of absence or extended study or students paying less than half tuition may enroll in YHP Student Affiliate Coverage, which includes coverage for YHP Basic and for the benefits offered under YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage. Prescription Plus Coverage may also be added for an additional cost. Applications are available from the YHP Member Services Department or can be downloaded from the YUHS Web site (http://www.yale.edu/uhs/) and must be received by September 15 for full-year or fall-term coverage, or by January 31 for spring-term coverage only.

YHP Prescription Plus Coverage: This plan has been designed for Yale students who purchase YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage and student dependents who are enrolled in either the Two-Person Plan, the Student Family Plan, or Student Affiliate Coverage. YHP Prescription Plus Coverage provides protection for some types of medical expenses not covered under YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage. Students are billed for this plan and may waive coverage. The waiver form must be filed annually and must be received by September 15 for the full year or fall term or by January 31 for the spring term only. For a detailed explanation, please refer to the YHP Student Handbook.

Eligibility Changes
Withdrawal: A student who withdraws from the University during the first ten days of the term will be refunded the premium fee paid for YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage and/or YHP Prescription Plus Coverage. The student will not be eligible for any YHP benefits, and the student's YHP membership will be terminated retroactive to the beginning of the term. The medical record will be reviewed, and any services rendered and/or claims paid will be billed to the student on a fee-for-service basis. At all other times, a student who withdraws from the University will be covered by YHP for thirty days following the date of withdrawal or to the last day of the term, whichever comes first. Premiums will not be prorated. Students who withdraw are not eligible to enroll in YHP Student Affiliate Coverage.

Leaves of Absence: Students who are granted leaves of absence are eligible to purchase YHP Student Affiliate Coverage during the term(s) of the leave. If the leave occurs during the term, YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage will end on the date the leave is granted and students may enroll in YHP Student Affiliate Coverage. Students must enroll in Affiliate Coverage prior to the beginning of the term during which the leave is taken or within thirty days of the start of the leave. Coverage is not automatic and enrollment forms are available at the YHP Member Services Department or can be downloaded from the YUHS Web site (http://www.yale.edu/uhs/).

Extended Study or Reduced Tuition: Students who are granted extended study status or pay less than half tuition are not eligible for YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage and YHP Prescription Plus Coverage. They may purchase YHP Student Affiliate Coverage during the term(s) of extended study. This plan includes coverage for YHP Basic and for the benefits offered under YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage. Coverage is not automatic and enrollment forms are available at the YHP Member Services Department or can be downloaded from the YUHS Web site (http://www.yale.edu/uhs/). Students must complete an enrollment application for the plan prior to the start of the term.

For a full description of the services and benefits provided by YHP, please refer to the YHP Student Handbook, available from the YHP Member Services Department, 203.432.0246, 17 Hillhouse Avenue, PO Box 208237, New Haven CT 06520-8237.

Required Immunizations
Before matriculation, all students who were born after December 31, 1956, are required to provide proof of immunization against measles (rubeola) and German measles (rubella). Connecticut state law requires two doses of measles vaccine. The first dose must have been given after January 1, 1969, and after the student's first birthday. The second dose must have been given after January 1, 1980. These doses must be at least one month apart. Connecticut state law requires proof of one dose of rubella vaccine administered after January 1, 1969, and after the student's first birthday. The law applies to all students unless they present (a) a certificate from a physician stating that such immunization is contraindicated, (b) a statement that such immunization would be contrary to the student's religious beliefs, or (c) documentation of a positive blood titer for measles and rubella.

Students who have not met these requirements prior to arrival at Yale University must receive the immunizations from YHP and will be charged accordingly.

Resource Office on Disabilities
The Resource Office on Disabilities facilitates accommodations for undergraduate and graduate and professional school students with disabilities who register with and have appropriate documentation on file in the Resource Office. Early planning is critical. Documentation may be submitted to the Resource Office even though a specific accommodation request is not anticipated at the time of registration. It is recommended that matriculating students in need of disability-related accommodations at Yale University contact the Resource Office by June 1. Returning students must contact the Resource Office at the beginning of each term to arrange for course and exam accommodations.

The Resource Office also provides assistance to students with temporary disabilities. General informational inquiries are welcome from students and members of the Yale community and from the public. The mailing address is Resource Office on Disabilities, Yale University, 100 Wall Street, PO Box 208305, New Haven CT 06520-8305. Access to the Resource Office is through the College Street entrance to William L. Harkness Hall (WLH). Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Voice callers may reach staff at 203.432.2324; TTY/TDD callers at 203.432.8250. The Resource Office may also be reached by e-mail (judith.york@yale.edu) or through its Web site (http://www.yale.edu/rod/).

The Office of International Students and Scholars
The Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) coordinates services and support to Yale's international students, faculty, staff, and their dependents. OISS assists members of the Yale international community with all matters of special concern to them and serves as a source of referral to other university offices and departments. OISS staff can provide assistance with employment, immigration, personal and cultural adjustment, and family and financial matters, as well as serve as a source of general information about living at Yale and in New Haven. In addition, as Yale University's representative for immigration concerns, OISS provides information and assistance to students, staff, and faculty on how to obtain and maintain legal status in the United States. OISS issues the visa documents needed to request entry into the United States under Yale's immigration sponsorship and processes requests for extensions of authorized periods of stay in the United States, school transfers, and employment authorization. All international students and scholars must register with OISS as soon as they arrive at Yale, at which time OISS will provide information about orientation activities for newly arrived students, scholars, and family members.

OISS maintains an extensive Web site (http://www.oiss.yale.edu/) with useful information for students and scholars prior to and upon arrival in New Haven. As U.S. immigration regulations are complex and change rather frequently, we urge international students and scholars to visit the office and check the Web site for the most recent updates. In addition, OISS maintains an electronic newsletter, which is distributed by e-mail on a regular basis. To subscribe, e-mail your e-mail address and name to oiss@yale.edu.

The Office of International Students and Scholars, located at 246 Church Street, Suite 201, is open Monday through Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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