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Street Law program
enables students
to share their skills
Law students bring their
knowledge to community
members in need
OMIE DRAWHORN
NEWS REPORTER
For some, law school means
spending long hours in the library,
pouring over constitutional law
books and researching court cases,
rarely seeing the light of day.
But the Street Law program takes
law students out of libraries and class
rooms and into communities, teach
ing classes in search and seizure, land
lord/tenant law, renter's rights and
dispute resolution.
Jane Steckbeck, faculty chair of the
law school's Pro Bono Executive Board,
said the program is a great way for stu
dents to take what they learn in their
classes and apply it to the real world.
"We inform people of their legal
rights and let them know what they can
expect," said Daniel Apoloni,
director of Spanish Street Law, a divi
sion of Street Law geared to helping
Spanish speakers and other members
of the community learn their rights.
Steckbeck said the Street Law pro
gram has been around since she was
in law school in 1989, but eventually
dissolved and was re-created two years
ago. The group had about 25 mem
bers this past year and expect their
ranks to grow this year.
"It's a great way to connect with the
community. It gets you out of the
bubble," said law student Rob Sokol,
who taught landlord/tenant law class
es this past year.
Some of the people in the class
have been evicted and aren't yet
familiar with the law but have practi
cal knowledge, Sokol said.
"It helps them avoid problems
down the road because they know
their rights," he said.
Sokol said some people in the
classes are living in shelters or their
cars. If they complete the program,
the program will give them $500 each
to apply to future housing costs.
Apoloni said there are real attor
neys present during the class to an
swer specific questions and give legal
advice. Law students can only educate
the public and inform them of their
rights, not give advice.
Apoloni said his involvement with
Street Law has made him want to con
tinue to perform pro bono work, "at
least on the side."
"I plan on doing this for the next two
years and even after I graduate," he said.
Law students created the Spanish.
Street Law division last year.
Apoloni said the first year of Span
ish Street Law was challenging be
cause the group was just forming. He
had to find places to teach classes
and get teaching material.
"We had to start from scratch,"
he said.
There were five law students in the
group that spoke Spanish, and this year
he's hoping to increase the numbers.
He expects this year to be easier, be
cause the group has established itself.
Sokol admits teaching classes has
its challenges.
"One problem is initially relating
to people," he said. "They want to be
there, but they have to be there."
After he connects with people, "It's
a lot of fun," he said.
Sokol said he enjoys the real
world experience.
"You really feel like you're helping,"
he said. "It's good practical work."
He said he feels this is more re
warding than class work.
"(I like) getting out of the library,
doing something that actually helps,"
Sokol said.
omiedrawhorn@dailyemerald.com
NEWS BRIEF
Office of Multicultural
Affairs restructures staff
Vice Provost for Institutional Equity
and Diversity Gregory Vincent an
nounced July 23 that the Office of
Multicultural Affairs will undergo em
ployee restructuring.
As a result of restructuring, Vincent
will take on the role of interim direc
tor of the OMA.
Former OMA director Carla Gary
has been named assistant vice provost
of institutional equity and diversity
and former academic advisor and in
terim assistant director Linda Liu has
been promoted to associate director
of the office.
Vincent said these changes are to
align the office's strengths with pro
posed diversity initiatives. One is the
Portland Initiative, which will
provide targeted outreach to commu
nities of color in the Portland area.
Gary has extensive ties in the Portland
community, Vincent said.
Other goals for the year include the
Minority Faculty Recruitment Initia
tive, the Cultural Competency Initia
tive and the Student of Color Recruit
ment and Retention Initiative.
Vincent said that the OMA was
placed under the control of Institu
tional Equity and Diversity to assure
that the OMA's efforts would have the
full support of the provost's office.
"These changes prepare us to move*
forward more effectively with OMA's
very important work," Vincent said.
Vincent said that all changes to=.
the OMA were effective immediate
ly as of July 23.
"I look forward to working with Carla
and Linda in their new roles," he said.
— Ben Brown
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