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Healing Bad Feelings lccted, we have about an 87% board and develop

by J nu ry Rlddl Mediation Center case of the Town Re lty bu1ldmg, exp ctmg p lol'is on th floor a nd a group chant But, Matt points out, both \Ii ord on m<1te from the Gr k root, medi, meanm • " to heal " disputes Here's how 1t \liorks Let's say your neighbor has a barkmg dog and your 1 ttempts to obtain quiet fall on his deaf ears Before you con 1der calling the police

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center. " It's a really rewar- dmg process," he says. " It's great!" echoes Max- ine Dix, court reporter,

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neighbor and encourage tum to participate 1n mediation, scheduling the session at the convenience of both parties - perhaps a Saturday or an evening. A trained volunteer your side while the mediator listens, takes notes and of- fers occasional feedback. "The meeting is informal, tructured," Matt says. yet volunteer mediators were selected rrom the 40 who ap- plied, based on their listen- ing . kills and willingness to help people communicate with each other. Each has had a 24--hour intensive train- ing session and all meet once After your mediator, and sometimes an observer mediator, has heard each of your stories, he or she will The 14 a month training. for continuation discussion Each of you

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to do, the parties make then· mediators. "There are so own agreement. No one is many different situations, judgments. No one gets a An unbiased listener opens fixing blame or making they are nearly unlirmted.

and/or suing for invasion of peace, call or v1s1t the Mediation Center Matt or

The (,old n 1h11 \1cd1at1on C ·nt r h ·al t nstons, con- flicts, ng rs and frustra- tions by offenng a free, con- ven I enl and expedient method of olving

up the lines of communica- tion and people can see the

court record. "We are not a legal service," Matt em- phasises. " It is completely The County Bar Associa- tion and the University of San Diego School of Law are the program's supportive sponsors. A $62,000 grant from L.A. is Weingart Foun- chose Golden Hill because of its economic and cultural diversity and because our oriented, boasting many con- cerned organizations and voluntary." dation finances it. They neighborhood is action-

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listen to your complaint and will have a chance to tell

During its first year in business, the Mediation Center has helped to resolve disputes involving landlords and tenants, consumers and merchants, employees and employers, neighbors, even within families. " We are not here to reduce the court load, but to give people in the community an option to resolve disputes within the community rather than through an outside agency," Matt explains. And Golden Hill can be mighty proud of the healing that goes on in the small suite of rooms on the second floor. " It's an ongoing ex- perience for us and for the community,' says Maxine.

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University of San Diego The University of San Diego~ q Education wilt't!ornluct a co 00 boys ages 10 to 15 this s mputer cam for ~ls and will have four two-week=~~/J~re~1e:1a1 camp 13, July 15-27 and July 29-Aug. 10.' e • , July I- For a descnptive broch · Diego Computer Camp c:~: w~1te ~nivcrs1ty of San Park, San Dif'go Calif 92110n mualmlg(6 ducation, Alcala ' · •or c 19) 293-4586. C ~ . . ontmwng

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Tom Spencer, a USO High School administrator, did the Center's first mediation

involving a dispute over point out compromise maintenance of a fence on a possibilities and encourage property line. Tim has been you both to reach an agree- mvolved from the inception ment. as a member of the ad hoc •·From data we've col- committee to establish the

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lull 1.icdle Medtllllc un th· meaning of mcdiat10n. Our Mediatiown center celebrates its fir t nnhcr ary thi month ('on~rat to Matt and camera shy Arlene Kirsch (hiding bchmd the p liar) and all tht dcdkatcd mediator and board members.

UNIVERSITY OF...SAJII DIEGO. Serra Hall. Room 31 5, on the USD campus. 293·45 79 Preparation cou rses for Oct. 84 SAT Varying dates from July I I to Aug 22 Course review. refresh high school work . learn S/\T format. build confidence and skill. _______________,,!

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Ls1 1888 /' USD China tour set Philip 0. Hwang, professor of education -.f Z;i?~ty of San Diego, will lead a cultural and ~tudy to~ of the People's Republic of China from June 17 to July 2. Dr. Hwang! native _of China, has conducted four similar tours in recent years. The 1tm~rary mcludes Pelting, the Chinese capital; Xian, borne of the famous terra cotta warriors; Shanghai, the country's largest city; Hangzhou, known for the scenic ~~ty of the West Lake; Guil_in, ,where _poets and artists go for meditation and inspira- tion; and Canton, ~ub of Chinas foreign trades. Participants will visit educational centers and meet with local experts on educational matters. · _T~~ tour is bei~g sponsored ~Y University of San Diego's School of Education and the D1V1s1on of Contmumg Education. A slide presentation of the trip is scheduled next Saturday at 9 a.m. For further information, call 293-4539.

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property. To them, " economic freedom may even have been more important than the other liberties." He states flatly that " the economics of our Constitution is capitalist; the economic powers of government are limited and the eco- nomic rights of individuals are pro- tected." From 1897 to 1937, Siegan demon- strates, the Supreme Court routinely struck down state and federal statutes and regulations that infringed on eco- nomic and property rights. Beginning in 1937, after the Roosevelt effort to " pack" the court, it did an abrupt about- face, permitting legislatures to work their will with economic rights. The result is that " it seems to be open season on the individual's right to pursue a business, trade or occupation," accord- ing to Siegan. The San Diego conference was closed to the press, but some participants have talked about it. It appears that Siegan did not instantly persuade all these eminent scholars, but he presented an intellectually compelling case for his views and more than held his own in the ensuing vigorous give-and-take. The significance of the conference is that many of the best and brightest constitutional scholars in the country have been exposed to a compelling presentation of the legal and constitu- tional grounds for economic liberty. It will not be easy for them to dismiss these arguments as " lightweight" or "interesting, but hardly up to scholarly standards." Perhaps, upon reflection, more people will agree with Siegan further, that "contemporary studies of government regulation show that these conditions !economic liberty] produce optimal re- sults for society There is consequently a sound pragmatic basis for implement mg fully the intentions and purposes of our Constitution in the economic area."

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of property, the right to buy, sell and trade without undue restraint from government? In a path-breaking book, Economic Liberties and the Constitution (Univer- sity of Chicago Press, 1980>, Prof. Ber- nard Siegan. distinguished professor of law at the University of San Diego, contended that such wa indeed their intention. His argument, buttressed by profound scholarship and numerous ci- tation from court decisions, has at- tracted increa ing attention within the legal and academic community. Re<:ently Siegan's ideas were sub- jected to an intensive form of peer review. The Liberty Fund of Indianapo- lis invited many of the most respected constitutional scholars in the country to a conference, held in San Diego in December, lo discu s and criticize Siegan's thesis. Among them were Rob- ert Bork, justice of the U.S Court of Appeal in Washington, D.C. (considered by some handicappers Pre ident Rea- an' next likely Supreme Court appoin- tc >, formerly of Yale. Other academic heavyweights in eluded Michael Perry of Northwestern, l',dwin Baker of the Univer:,ity of Penn- • ylvani , Richard Epstein, Ronald Cons and Philip Kurland of the Univer 1ty of Chicago, Wesley Liebeler of UCLA, :Wark Kelman and Dean John Ely of Stanford, Frank Michaelman of Harvard, Henry Mom1ghan of Colum• b1a, and William Van Alstyne of Duke iegan' contentions may be tartling to me. He believe that the founders pccif1cally revered life, liberty and

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North City area . .. Horace W. Dietrich. who recently ioined the !llaima_!! Com· pany as regional director of property management. will have responsibility for all the company's San Diego projects. including the most recent. the S200 million San Diego It>ch Center in the Golden Triangle . . Attotiiey Norman M. Cooley of Wakman and Shaw in La Jolla 1oined National University·s School of Law faculty He 's a U,:11vers_!_!Y of San Diego graduate and earned his Doctor ollurisprudence degree in 1980. The university's law center has been approved by the Committee of Bar E,aminers of the State Bar of cahfornia for an expan- sion of services in 1984. / Aoril J98& 11 A 1("1 11 A oc:JY"OT .,..,

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La Jolla s Bowes! Corp. has announced the promotion of Paul T. Linsk to the position of senior vice president Linsk has been with the firm for six years. starting as controller and advancing to vice president. His new duties include financial accounting and reporting for Bowes! and its affiliated companies. Bowesl is one of the nation·s leading mortgage servicing firms .. The newest trustee of the Sq!pps Memorial Hospitals Foundation is Christopher S. Mc1

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rama 'THE APPLE TREE' - Harnick and Buck's mus· cal comedy of three one-act plays will be sta ed ;i 8 p.m. Thursday tbr?ugh next Sunday in the t.mi- no Theater, University of San Diego Robert A f P~mela Connolly and Marilyn Gree~ ha . us m, with musical direction by Austin. ve directed

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Foanden Gallery: ''The Indig- nant ArtiSt," through Tuesday• University of San Diego. Week- days, noon to 6 p.m.