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San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 123,092)

San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. O. 123,092)

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Siegan finds silver linjng amid clor,.dy nomination By Ann Levin Tribune Stall Writer So many critics ridiculed University_of San Diego law professor Bernard S~i~ad~er his nomination to a federal appealsco~r last ye~r tb~t he felt o 1ge buy a sandwich for a law student who said somethmg mce about him. Even though Siegan's nomination to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is all but doomed, the 63-year-old widower has found the dark clou?'s silver lining: He is in love with the student and they're talking about marriage. S1egan's world of legal scholarship was turned upside down on Feb. 2, 1987, when President Reagan nominated him to the appellate district that serves California and eight other Western states. "Suddenly, for ideas that I've worked on for years, I'm being tarred and feathered," he said yesterday. Last week, after the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote on his nomination so some senators could get more information, Siegan asked Attor- ney General Edwin Meese III - his former USD teaching colleague - for some advice. ''He said 'You decide what you want to do,'" said Siegan, whose libertarian views pro~pted the vehement op~osition to his nomination. "But he said it didn't look good." . . Siegan plans to fly to Washington, D.~.• next week an~ ~onfer wit~ his supporters in the U.S. Department of Justice and on the Judiciary committee to get an idea of how the vote may go. "It's very nice and at the same time very bad that people call and s~y, "Don't withdraw,'" Siegan said. "It's nice because it's the most flattering Please see SIEGAN: A-9, Col. 4

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NO JOKE: To Jose Chico Maize of Chula Vista, April Fool's Day i no jo e. On April 1, 1945. he was captured by American Gls on Okinawa. They thought he was Japanese. On April 1, 1950, he was wounded m Korea He was wounded in Vietnam on April 1, 1964. This year the retired Ma- rine gunnery ~rgeant plans ~n . . Denms Rohatyn, a USO philosophy pro- fessor flies o Sac1 am~nto for an pril Fool's talk to t~e Ins~it~~e for Reasoning Arts. His topic: A Fallacy a Day - Contemporary dvertising and Propaganda Techniques." . . At Horton Plaza on April Fool's, Sushi gallery is ponsoring , pubhc art exlub1t· a hopping cart suspended 100 feet in. the air. pril 1 vacation.

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LAW PROFESSOR'S FUTURE CLOUDY But USD's Bernard Slegan manages to find a silver lining

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•Siegan-J-------=--=--_-_-_-_-_-:_-:_-_---------------------_ ---=,- Ccntinued From Page 1 ~q5S _ nou~ced. . . . thing. But it's bad because I'm a per- S1egan said that the first time he son who doesn't like to say no to peo- · considered withdrawing was after a ple. story in The Tribune on March 28, "Very serious peop1e consider this 1987, in which a University of Cali- a major matter and it makes it diffi- fornia at San Diego historian was cult for me. People are really de- quoted as saying that Siegan's consti- pending on me saying, 'You repre- tutional views were outside the sent liberty.'" mainstream of judicial thought. In the week that has elapsed since The historian, Michael Parrish, reports of Siegan's conversation with paraphrased 17th-century English Meese - who has his own troubles - philosopher Thomas Hobbes, saying hit the newspapers, Siegaa said he that life according to Siegan would has received 15 letters from admir- be "nasty, brutish and short." ers urging him not to withdraw. In four scholarly books, Siegan has In this partisan battle, there are argued that much of the social legis- reasons why his friends and intellec- lation enacted since the New Deal is tual soul mates are encouraging him unconstitutional because it infringes to stick out the figbt, Siegan said. on an individual's right to "economic "A large number of people have liberty» called me and , 'Don't withdraw.' An avid fan of deregulation, And a lesser n ber have said, 'You Siegan, a former land-use attorney, would serve urself better by with- says that the U.S. Supreme Court for drawing.' the last 50 years bas spent too much "(The first group) says that those time striking down laws that curtail senators jliould go n the record. civil liberties, such as freedom of re- What's ,rong with me? What have ligion and freedom ,of speech, while they go against me?" caring little about government re- Like Robert Bork, whose nomina- straints on the use of private pro~r- tion the U.S. Supreme Court last ty. er was scuttled by a coalition The Tribune article prompted mocrats and moderate Republi- Siegan to think about calling it quits. , Siegan said be was inclined to "I thought, 'This is not for me. I phis name in the ring to force bis can't take this kind of thing,' "Siegan political enemies to state their nays said. "You have no idea what a blow on the record. that was to me. I wanted to quit. Do But the idea of withdrawing his you realize the power of the press?" name also has a good deal of appeal But friends encouraged him to per- for this mild-mannered professor severe, and in the 12 months that who shies away from confrontation have passed, Siegan acknowledged and was horrified to read critical that his skin has gotten thicker newspaper articles about himself He said that even if his nomination soon after the nomination was an- were defeated, he would not take it as hard as he would have at this time last year. "I understand it's a political pro- cess," he said, adding, "But no one likes to lose." In the meantime, he has accumu- lated a thick sheaf of glowing testi- monials from an impressive cast of supporters, including Bishop Leo T. Maher of San Diego, Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz and former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. He has forwarded them to the Sen- ate Judiciary Committee, which will recommend to the full Senate whether Siegan should be confirmed or rejected. Siegan said the volume of compli- mentary mail prompted his USD sec- retary, Rosemary Getty, to joke that Reagan should have skipped the . nomination to the appellate court and recommended him directly to . heaven. "I've goi to be blunt with you be- cause no one is singing my praises. No one who knows me is opposed to me. The only people who are opposed to me are those who have never met me, who have just read the things I've written. "For 64 years, I've been a good boy." Despite the year of controversy, Siegan said he feels better than ever, in large part because of his year-old relationship with law student Shelley Zifferblatt that appears headed for the altar.

Scripps Institution of Oceanogra- phy's new aquarium museum g?t a boost from a Big Splash fund-raiser held March 24 in the old aquarium. Wally Schirra was honorary chair- men and Katherine L'Hommedieu was chairman for the party. Among other recent San Diego area social events: • Singer Frankie Laine's 75th birthday was celebrated Monday with a party that kicked off fund- raising for a 1989 Southern Callfor, nia composer's festival Plans were announced for an October '88 din- ner dance and cone rt featuring Laine and fnends. Evelyn Tnutt was chairman. • University of San Diego's law school honored departmg dean Sheldon Krantz at a dinner dance Saturday in the school's University Center.

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The San Diego Council on LJt. oracy and th ~ r of Com- merce arc spon ring a workshop May 12 for companies want ing to help employees improve basic kills It'~ from 8 a.m to 1:30 p.m. at USD's MancheslPr Conference Center or more 1nformat1on call Pat M1llik(•n at thechamber.

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La Jolla, CA (San Diego Co.) La Jolla Light (Cir. W. 9,040) 3 1 1988

Zifferblatt, 45, is a former student of Siegan's who told The Tribune last year that despite her own "bleeding ·heart liberal" tendencie:t, the consti- tutional law professor is "eminently ethical and reasonable and would not bring his own personal views to the bench." After reading that statement, Siegan, whose first wife, Sharon, died in 1985, said he called Zifferblatt and offered to buy her a corned bt:ef sandwich at a La Jolla deli for being so kind to him. Siegan said their differing political views don't interfere with their rela- tionship. She is advising him to stick out the nomination battle, he said. Nevertheless, he conceded that if the vote were held tomorrow, "chances are I'd lose." Then, with a note of optimism creeping into his voice, the be- leaguered professor said, "Some peo- ple do think I'll still make it.''

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V-:, r Grant H. Morris,~/e!l!or at . the Univers1tr._of San Diego School of Law since 197:f nas been chosen acting dean of the school. He w1 replace Sheldon Krantz. wh will resign in May after seven years m thepo~t. Morris, who was acting dean m 1977 and 1978, w1I: take office Aug. 1 and serve until a new dean 1s selected by a na.1onal surch committee formei ear e 1s mon~h by U D Pre 1 1• Lt , H es. In eptember, Krantz announcea htS intention to resign. He plans to spend the next year working on a book, tentatively titled "The Fu- ture of the Legal Profession" and serving on the American Bar ~sn.·s Criminal Justice Counc11z · •

Craii Noel directs U§_D play .:I'-) . 1· . . .?'Craig oel, the Old Globe mten_se, persona mstruct10n m Theatre's executive producer and class1cal theater. architect of the University of San Sister Salty Furay, USO vice Oiego/G!Qbe graduate drama president and provost and degree'program, is directing the n~ember of the ~lobe's board ?f program's next joint production. d1rectors, was instrumental m George Bernard Shaw's "Get- establishing the program at USO. ting Married" is scheduled to run For information about the April 6-9 in US 's Sacred Heart play, call 260-4682 or 231-1941.

Oceanside, CA (San Diego Co.) North County Blade Tribune (Cir. D. 29,089) (Cir. S. 30,498) 3 1 1988 Ill'' ', <.A 1C1t P. C. 8

l a Jolla, CA (San Diego Co.) University City light (Cir. W.)

fat. 1886 Cij;,TTJ!'l~RIED" By George Bernard Shaw 1s t,i:i~ 6-9 1n the Sacred Heart Hall Perfo_rm- ing Arts Center. l,!nivers,ty of San Diego. lnformat1on : 2604682_ o· 231-1~41. _ _ ___,

Hall Performing Arts Center. Curtain is 8 p.m. for each of the four performance . The comedy is about a young bride-to-be who wants to call off the marriage after she reads a pamphlet that explains what legal rights she is giving up. At the same time, her fiancee also panics when he learns what legal respon- sibilities he will assume as a husband . Noel first directed "Getting Married" in 1973 at the Globe. This is the first time he is direc- ting the students enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program. Noel conceived of the idea of establishing the joint venture with a university many years ago. The MFA program, which began operation last fall, is designed for

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Poway, CA (San Diego Co.) Ramona Sentinel (Cir. W. 5,307) R311988

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"Gelling Married," George Bernard Shaw's comedy abo~ a young bride-to-be who,qo/7 wants to call off the we;t"Jtng after she find a pamphlet that explains what legal nghb she is giving up, will be staged pri~ 6 9 by U ·o graduate student in the Sacred Heart Hall P rforming Arts Center of I D raig Noel, fhe Old Glob e executive pro- ducer and architect of the U D/Glob graduate drama d gr e program, will direct. Curtain i 8 p.m. for all performances . For informa- tion, call 260-8888 or

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/ University sets program 'f ""'> . . 11 The camp program will include "'Jlhe lTniversity of SanJ?iego boys and girls basketball, tennis, hold a summer sports program . com etitive swimming, soccer, boys and girls ages 8-18, th~ sch~~! foolan, baseball, volleyball, and athletic departmen outdoor adventure. . . tion and a free brochure may call will begin June 19 and run through or write USD Sports Camps, Alcala August 19. Both resident and day Park, San Dieg?, 92110 . The sessions will be held. telephone numb1!11' 1s 619-260-4593 . announced. Persons wishing more mtorma- Weekly sessions in the program

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