Opinions Editor Taylor Johnson sat down with former White House counsel, John Dean, to discuss his involvement with Watergate and relationship with President Nixon. Read excerpts from the interview here.
About 50 law students attended Chapman Law Review's 40th anniversary of Watergate last Thursday and Friday to learn about legal ethics from men directly involved in the scandal. Chapman law professor Ronald Rotunda pitched the event idea last summer.
Friends of Katie Weinstein described her as funny, confident and generous. The 28-year-old second-year graduate film student died at 2 a.m. Jan. 7 after suddenly becoming ill Jan. 6. Weinstein's body was found in her Orange residence, said Supervising Deputy Coroner Kelly Keyes.
Chapman students will have to find their voices without the help of Richard Doetkott sporting his white suit and signature Mickey salute. Placing both fists on either side of your head to make Mickey Mouse ears became the secret handshake for anyone who took Doetkott's introduction to public speaking class, one of the most popular in the department.
For the first time, students on campus had a pool to use next to the dorms during Interterm. While most students enjoyed the new area by swimming and tanning, at least two violated campus code by bringing illegal substances. Public Safety officers cited one student for intoxication and one for marijuana possession, at the new pool near the dorms.
Orange Police, with the assistance of Public Safety, arrested two juvenile Orange residents on suspicion of burglary of two skateboards from a campus art exhibit in Moulton Hall Jan. 19 at approximately 7 p.m. A faculty member called Public Safety about suspicious activity.
The Public Safety office moved Dec. 5 across Glassell Street to make room for the new Center for the Arts. The university spent approximately $85,000 on a four-month renovation of the new office at 418 North Glassell St., next to the Student Health Center.
There were no signs of stress on students' faces as they filled their plates with churros, eggs and breakfast burritos while socializing with friends at Midnight Breakfast in the Randall Dining Commons Monday night. The late-night breakfast is hosted every semester the Monday of finals week, but this was the first time University Program Board (UPB) put on the event.
Chapman's study body elected four new Student Government Association (SGA) senators, but one candidate was disqualified after missing a 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday to disclose how much he spent on his campaign. Chris Joondeph was elected as junior class senator over Hannah Torrance with about 18 percent of juniors voting.
The pool near the dorms opened to students Saturday. Built for student recreational use, the pool will be open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily and will be consistently heated. The area includes lounge chairs, a fire pit, sand and grass areas, restrooms and a special entrance for disabled students.
Chapman's faculty senate approved a new graduate biopharmacy school by a vote of 19-8 Nov. 18. It would provide students with opportunities in the health sciences field, said Louise Thomas, president of the faculty senate. First proposed to the senate's executive board by Chapman administrators last summer, the school will be partnered with the Keck Graduate Institute of Claremont, Calif.