Kids are expensive. At least, that’s what my parents have told me. Even if you don’t raise a child with expensive taste, the basics start to add up for families. Whether it’s food, shelter, extracurricular activities, or medical expenses, children are a significant financial commitment for their parents. It becomes even more complicated when separation and divorce are thrown into the mix. (I...
Reflections on Self-Represented Litigants (SRL) Awareness Day at Osgoode On October 4, 2017, the Osgoode Mediation Clinic (OMC) welcomed eight self-represented litigants (SRLs) to Osgoode for SRL Awareness Day. SRL Awareness Day occurred at several Ontario law schools under the leadership of the National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP). The NSRLP is funded by the Law Foundation...
…and it’s a pretty cool place. As a 3L Student Caucus representative, I have the pleasure of sitting on the Osgoode Community Enhancement Forum (OCEF). Last year the OCEF considered how fostering a better relationship between Osgoode students and York University might improve the overall student experience at Osgoode. While this goal is obviously a work in progress, in this article I want to...
TRAVIS WEAGANT
<Editor-in-Chief>
1Ls and other incoming students arrived on August 29th this year, earlier than last.
TOM WILSON
<Contributor>
During the L&L and Student Caucus elections that concluded on March 21, Osgoode students voted to join the new Law Students’ Society of Ontario (LSSO).
LORNE SOSSIN
<Dean>
Tuition transparency is a vital aspect of Osgoode’s commitment to accountability.
MARTIN HUI
Contributor
MARIA KAIKOVA & PHI NGUYEN
<Contributors>
The Osgoode Mental Health Association (MHLS) and the Osgoode OUTlaws
PROFESSOR RICHARD HAIGH
<Contributor>
In 1964, the Free Speech Movement formed at Berkeley
DEAN LORNE SOSSIN
<Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School>
NAVEEN HASSAN & KATHRYN FOX
<Contributors>
International Legal Partnerships (ILP) is a student-run, experiential education program at Osgoode
KENDALL GRANT & KATHEY GUO
<Contributors>
SHAWN KNIGHTS
<Contributor>
Since its inception, there has been an ongoing debate about whether or not Black History Month should exist.
JENN AUBREY
<Contributor>
How many times have you been sitting in class waiting for the lecture to begin while the professor attempts to turn on the electronic recording equipment at the front of the room?
HARJOT ATWAL
<Staff Writer>
Andrew Cyr
<Sports Editor>
From January 3-7, 2013, Osgoode sent a contingent of 27 of its boldest and bravest to represent the school at the Canada Student Law Games hosted by Windsor Law. At most law schools, Law Games is an event that needs no introduction.
MAXIMILIAN PATERSON
<Arts & Culture Editor>
CAMILLE DUNBAR and SANDRA ALSAFFAWI-DAVID
<Equity Officer, Student Senator >
In 2013, a Juris Doctor degree comes complete with legal acumen, classic Latin phrases and a swanky price tag to boot.
JEFF MITCHELL
<Contributor>
It’s that time of the year again. With exams around the corner, Osgoode students take a seat in the Library to study. As upper years will recall, the “exam period restricted access policy” is just around the corner.
NADIA GUO
<News Editor>
The JCR bar opened again tonight much to the delight of the overworked and sleep-deprived everywhere in Osgoode. “Another great reason to procrastinate” was the general consensus of people I spoke to, and don’t we all need those from time to time to retain our precarious sanities.
MICHAEL CAPITANO
<Contributor>
On October 3, 2012, the Osgoode Society for Corporate Governance (OSCG) held its inaugural event, “Corporate Governance Beyond Borders”, a panel discussion on corporate governance in emerging markets with two internationally-renowned experts on corporate governance:
KAROLINA WISNIEWSKI <Opinions Editor> My feelings regarding Nuit Blanche were perfectly captured by Bite.ca’s posting of the Nuit Blanche Drinking Game. Among other clever instructions, players were invited to finish their drink whenever they regretted coming to the event. One of my friends reacted immediately by saying that if he played along, he would have consumed so much alcohol before...
ANGIE SHEEP <Staff Writer> Photography: Kendall Grant This week in the fashion world, we’re taking a trip down memory lane. To clarify, by “memory lane,” I mean Osgoode’s hallowed halls. I venture you to peer into the aged, sepia-toned graduation frames that accompany you on your walk to class. A quick glance would suggest neutrals were very in. Maybe a more risqué gentleman would dare to...
TOM WILSON
<Chair, Student Caucus>
Hello again, Osgoode!
It feels like weeks since my last update as Chair of Student Caucus. In fact, it has been weeks… and what a busy fortnight it’s been!
You know that scene in Love Actually when Hugh Grant, playing the British Prime Minister, wonders aloud at the portrait of Thatcher on the wall if she had the same problems as he? Well, we’ve been poring over the back issues of the Obiter from as far back as 1970 and wondering the same thing. Adorning the walls of Room 0014G are 109 volumes (some of them duplicates) of this superb publication...