PAGE 6 THE BROWN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2004
Hollywood continued from page 5 ness, they gain the ability to pick and choose their clients, and dealings become easier, Jacobson and Fischer said. Young lawyers often have little choice in clients and are forced to deal with difficult personalities, they added. Both Jacobson and Fischer work in successful, small firms in Hollywood that represent big names such as Mel Gibson, Beyoncé Knowles and Will Smith. Both firms only have about 20 lawyers, in contrast to other branches of the law, in which successful firms often employ 500 lawyers or more. Small firm size is possible because the number of people in the film industry is small, despite the field’s visibility, the lawyers said. Jacobson and Fischer said their firms are constantly struggling to employ more women lawyers. Both said they would like to see more women in the business but are unable to find them to hire. “It is still a very male-dominated business,” Jacobson said. Asked about the moral obligations of entertainment lawyers, both Jacobson and
Dream Job continued from page 12 ing were solid. Referred to a soccer ball as an oversized baseball, which drops him in my book. For a little guy, he should show more compassion to minority sports. 4. Rubinson: A little too wordy and lacked a real camera presence. Made creative reference to the Academy Awards, which was being broadcast at the same time. Called the intermission in hockey halftime — blasphemous. Overall, middleof-the-pack performance. 5. Chet Anekwe: Too smooth to be a broadcaster. Chet was referred to as “Rico Suave” by one judge, and he made a refer-
SSN continued from page 3 take more than a year. Switching over is “not a matter of a few keystrokes,” Beckman said. The transition process demands the coordination of financial aid, admissions, meal plan programs and residential housing, Beckman said. Brown almost always uses SIS
The business is still open to newcomers, but one would have tot be very lucky to be hired straight out of law school, Fischer said. He emphasized the importance of personal connections. Fischer said their firms do not have policies regarding moral standards and always leave moral issues up to individual lawyers. The job of a lawyer is to help a client with legal issues whether or not he or she agrees with the client on a moral level, Jacobson said. Herald staff writer Marshall Agnew ’07 can be reached at magnew@browndailyherald.com.
ence to Earth, Wind and Fire. What more can I say? Needs to come off as more humble to break into the upper echelon. 6. Alvin Williams (eliminated): Sad. Very sad. This one wasn’t even close. The Wendy’s Wildcard (whatever that is) has a better future at Wendy’s and received all of the votes for elimination. A nice guy, but he just didn’t belong. I’ve had calculus teachers more animated than Alvin. Tune in Sunday at 10 p.m. to watch the next episode live on ESPN. Next week will feature the remaining 10 finalists, including Haskins and Rubinson. Herald staff writer Brett Zarda GS can be reached at
numbers to identify students, with the exception of instances where a department requires social security numbers, according to Registrar Michael Pesta. Neither SIS numbers nor social security numbers are released outside the University, Pesta said. “Brown has always taken steps to protect the confidentiality of student information and we will continue to do so,” he said. “That certainly applies to the social security number.”