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Law center dean multi-faceted ■ Author, lawyer, legal historian and dean of the law center, Rennard Strickland is deeply involved By Tonya Alanez Oregon Daily Emerald Rennard Strickland, in his fourth year of his fourth deanship as dean of the William W. Knight Law Center, is a self-confessed “serial dean.” His administrative path has taken him from the University of Oklahoma at Tulsa, to Southern Illinois University, to the Okla homa City Law School to his cur rent appointment at the Universi ty Strickland brings a fresh per spective, a unique vision and in dividualized, as well as collective goals to the position. In addition to his administra tive experience, Strickland is an attorney; former president of the Association of American Law Schools, a legal historian of Osage and Cherokee heritage and author or co-author of nearly 30 books on Native American issues, includ ing the 1997 publication “Tonto’s Revenge,” a collection of essays which aim to reassess the Indian world view. “The heart and soul of Strick land’s book is his fiery belief in the worth and dignity of the Indi an way,” says Charles F. Wilkin son, Moses Lasky Professor of Law at the University of Col orado, in the book’s foreword. As a youngster growing up in Oklahoma, Strickland developed an interest in American Indian law early on, eventually working for Indian tribes in the region. “Indian people are in a substan tial transition in their life and eco nomic ways,” Strickland said. “There is great difficulty getting the courts to deal with 21st centu ry Indian ways and life as op posed to 18th or 19th century ways. One difficult task is getting the courts and legal system to un derstand the needs and interests of Indian people.” And at the University, his focus is understanding the needs and interests of the students. “Our real hope is to provide an education broad enough in scope that it opens doors for students to deal with change,” Strickland said. “Our goal is achieving a law Azle Malinao-Alvarez Emerald Dean Rennard Strickland has worked as an advocate for Native American issues. school so that no Oregonian need leave the state to have as fine an education as anywhere. “Any kind of education has to be individualized and focused. If I were to have a goal [it would be that] each of our students is so well educated that they are pre pared to take advantage of the op portunities of the legal profession that they choose [whether it be] starting out in a law firm, or as vice president of a manufacturing company, serving on a court, or as an elected officer serving in the government.” Students’ impressions of, and encounters with, the dean have been, for the most part, positive. Second-year law student Brooke Hofer recalls meeting with the dean in regards to a problem with a professor. “He was very attentive,” Hofer said. “He gave me the impression that he was definitely going to act on my complaint right away.” Brett Mersereau, another sec ond-year law student, has not met personally with the dean, yet re gards him highly. “The general idea among stu dents is that he’s a very good rep resentative of the law school in the national community,” Turn to Strickland, page 6A hair color oipe - Barmy camo hair color pipes - I 00s ■%:: skateboards — N stickers — I OOv, t-shirts wallets body jewelry $1 posters — I OOds' studded belts martial arts Grateful Be; backpackLi blacklights army camo pipes — 100s skateboards — hot Ackers — 1000s I -chirrs llllpts jewelry * ^rs — 1000s’ Hydded belts martial arts Grateful Dead backpacks martial alts Grateful Dead 57 W eRflABWAY • 687-0139 — 100s haWwflklazar's.com skateboards '_QyerJ!0 Excluding skateboards, snowboards, scales and tobacco products. You look ravishing! Elegant, classic, exquisite jewelry to bring out the best in you. ■ Goldworks ir v\/r i DV..VDT at i-niiO JC.Vpi P?.Y APT. •bTJDl^ 169 K. Broadway • 34 3-2298 <(y/ui&wn& 1311 Lincoln Willamette Towers Building 345-1810 - 8 007161 Haircuts. .$ 10 reg. SI5 with shampoo & conditioner Perms...$32?s Loop rods* t ^ $42^ & spirals reg. $50-65 w/ conditioners, cut & style. Longer, color treated hair slightly more. Good Through September 23, 2000 ONDER liA/■/ y x \ IH ruit — fresJi <V frdzpn; fresh veggies,\too‘/ We Mend^ juice just for you. No added sugars, fillers or fluff. To have the hest smoothies we use only good stuff. / and. Imbed £oods and ! /muncmcs abound. ■ [If you waiH, a snach, ■its berc to be found. bspresso or drip — cold or bot; if you want tne best coffee, brnestos is tbe spot. Located in tli e Rec Center * 1320 E. 15tli * e accept coni|>etitor's coupons Mondays - Saturdays*340-1100
