Volume 10 of the St. Thomas Law Review issues 1, 2, and 3 (Fall 1997-Spring 1998): building something that endures.

AuthorCampiglia, Nancy Pico
PositionSt. Thomas Law Review 25th Anniversary Issue

Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Therefore, give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions, and determine to pay the price for a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths. Remain steadfast ... and one day you will build something that endures, something worthy of your potential.

--Epictetus

The 1998 Board of Editors began its ambitious journey to elevate the St. Thomas Law Review to levels admired within academia and legal practice early in the summer of 1997, immediately upon taking the baton from its predecessors, the 1997 Board of Editors. Our predecessors were a team of skilled and dedicated editors that exited with bravado, having performed during their tenure in a manner worthy of emulation and leaving us inspired by quality.

The editing process was in place and familiar. Our first challenge was choosing our staff. This process, too, was in place and familiar, but slightly infirmed. With the expert guidance and support of our faculty advisor, Professor Daniel Gordon, who led by example, we quickly streamlined the procedures and were able to concentrate on article solicitation and review.

Without wasting any time, we proceeded to the arduous, but satisfying, task of editing and publishing our first volume, which we proudly titled Indigenous Renascence: Law, Culture & Society in the 21st Century. This awesome presentation of the "blossoming into freedom" of the Native American culture would not have been possible without the assistance of Professor Siegfried Wiessner, who acquired the speakers; Olga Leyva, the Building Administrator; and the School of Law faculty and staff. It was through the magnanimous efforts of these individuals that we were able to sponsor an outstanding symposium and to realize the publication of a compendium of valuable resources, which the Law Review staff authenticated through resourceful research and citation, making this memorialization of our nation's history a most reliable source within its genre and a credit to the Law Review.

The next challenge was one that every law review faces, obtaining quality articles. We had begun direct solicitation early in the summer. The response was expansive and comprehensive. Notwithstanding the demand on our time, we spent countless and precious hours reviewing the submissions and choosing from amongst them. We delighted and labored over the treasure of articles that enriched...

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