Welcome back Osgoode. The hallowed halls of Osgoode are alight again with the beaming faces of fresh faced first years and their much wiser and more weathered second and third year counterparts. With the cool whispers of the early autumn wind, new change has billowed into the Obiter Dicta. We are happy to announce an innovative website design and interface, a revolutionary social media platform, and two new editors-in-chief.
Our new editors-in-chief, Cass Da Re and Karolina Wisniewski, first joined the Obiter Dicta in their first year at Osgoode, enraptured by the stories and promise of the literary genius that had come before them. Like a well-written Bildungsroman, they blossomed into careful and meticulous editors, aiding in the growth of young budding writers. It was soon clear that the dynamic duo were destined to etch their legacy in the timeless black ink that stains one’s fingers, the ultimate marker of success in the newspaper industry. In the third installation of this story, Cass and Karolina are honoured to have joined the ranks of the many reputable and successful lawyers who also once shared this title.
Cass and Karolina join veteran editor, Travis Weagant as this year’s editors-in-chief. Together, the trifecta plan to rule the universe with a firm, but benevolent hand. As a tripartite team, we are committed to internal democracy, feast days, and scepters à la Leviathan. However, if, in the off chance said goals for global domination do not pan out, we are equally dedicated to the time honoured tradition of spearheading your definitive source for Osgoode news.
Lest we neglect to honour and acknowledge our stellar editorial staff in our relentless pursuit of global domination, allow us to introduce the impeccable editors, without whom we would be tragically amiss. Citlally Maciel, who is quickly outpacing Christiane Amanpour as the most trusted and accomplished journalist to grace this world with her presence, joins us as News and Opinions Editor. Angela Yang – or as you may know her, Angie Sheep – spent much of last year whipping Osgoode’s woefully substandard fashion sense into shape, bestowing upon us the wisdom of Tyra Banks with the poise of Anna Wintour in her fashion column. This year, she heads up our Arts and Culture section. Andrew Cyr reprises his role as Sports Editor, and among other things, we hastily await what is sure to be his diligent coverage of the Maple Leafs’ inevitable rise to success…or something like that.
Patricia Wood joins us as Copy Editor, flexing her accuracy and attention to detail as she catches all the typographical errors that occasionally fail to be caught by the tired eyes of Ozzies who have spent one too many hours pouring over their Tax Law textbooks. Adam Cepler will be our Business Manager. It is a rare and wondrous thing for a law student to be able to draft a memo AND successfully use a calculator in his or her spare time, but Adam has managed to master this impressive feat. You can thank our Layout Editors, Wendy Sun, Marie Park and Devin Santos, for utilizing their flawless aesthetic sensibilities and piecing together the mind-boggling jigsaw puzzles of articles and advertisements, thus bringing you the Obiter Dicta in its layed-out glory every two weeks, like clockwork.
We have utmost faith in our excellent team of editors, staff writers, and contributors to share cutting edge and breaking news on a biweekly basis. The year ahead promises challenge and excitement, as law school tends to do. We are looking forward to braving the unknown together with our fellow Ozzies, and to having some fun whilst doing so. Here’s to another year of classes and exams, interviews and applications, moots and Mock Trial, cram sessions and all-nighters. We hope you’ve missed us as much as we have missed you.
Sincerely,
Captains of the Universe (a.k.a. Editors-in-Chief)