Graduate students have precious little of either time or social availability. Yet this does not mean that they do not have needs. Such a procedure can proactively seek out the needs of the graduate students and do the organizing work that most graduate students can not afford the time to do. Regular legal clinics to be held on campus four times a year. Although there is the availability of a legal adviser in the Student Affairs Office, the kinds of questions for which he could give advice are severely limited.
Legal care is as important in our society as health care.
Many of our graduate students are married and some have legal problems with the university itself. Many of the problems that graduate students bring to our organization require the giving of legal advice. Having a legal counsel on retainer would greatly facilitate our ability to aid those students. Moneys to promote interdepartmental social and intellectual activities. Graduate students are among the most isolated group on campus.