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March 21 – April 19
You will feel doubt in the next two weeks, but don’t fret, this is merely a formality for epiphany.
Horoscopes
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FILM REVIEW: The Long Life of LES MISERABLES
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MAXIMILIAN PATERSON
<Arts and Culture Editor>
In order to escape boring family commitments this holiday season, The Obiter Arts + Culture department sent out a team of writers to cover the most exciting cinematic release of the past few weeks, Les Miserables.
A Little Sheep Told Me: Happy Skin, Happy Year
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ANGIE SHEEP
<Staff Writer>
Happy New Year Ozzies! It’s always nice to see how well the holidays update a student’s wardrobe. I am particularly pleased to see that the unique and classy style of 2012 was not lost in the blur of the snowy season.
The Unreasonable Man Knows What’s Going to Happen This Year
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TRAVIS WEAGANT
<Editor-in-Chief>
This morning, I entered Obiter Dicta’s secret archive of back issues (it’s in our porn folder). I re-read my own predictions for 2012, and was surprised to discover just how wrong I was about most things, and how marginally right I was about some things.
On New Year’s Resolutions
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CITLALLY MACIEL
<Staff Writer>
A new year has arrived and with it feelings of renewal, inspiration and hope. This is resolutions time: learn another language, get in shape, lose weight, eat better, read more, drink less, go back to school, finish school, take a trip, or get a [good/better/exciting] job.
Happiness Project: To a Happier New Year
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CASS DA RE
<Features Editor>
Coming back to school after a luxurious and lackadaisical break can be both dreadful and desirable. While one dreads the return of stress and overbearing schedules, one may also welcome the reintroduction of student camaraderie and company.
Refuting Some Claims about Israel
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CAMERON SMITH
<Contributor>
Having read with interest the piece on the most recent reincarnation of the Arab-Israeli conflict in Gaza within the last edition of Obiter Dicta, I wanted to refute the claims made that Israel is a state where basic liberty is protected, religious freedom is fundamental, and the rule of law is paramount.
Nadia’s Criminal Law Watch Column: Corruption, Corruption, and a Little Vigilantism
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NADIA GUO
<News Editor>
This semester will mark the first instalment of Nadia’s Criminal Law Watch column. Within each issue of Obiter Dicta, I will be keeping Osgoode up to date on current and noteworthy developments in criminal law in Canada, and around the globe, with a focus on injustices.
Disability Law: Theoretically Re-thinking both OLAP and Osgoode’s Audio Recording Policy in terms of Anti-Discrimination Law and Moore v BC (Ed)
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Puck Predictions: 2013 NHL Preview
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ANDREW CYR
<Sports Editor>
During the NHL lockout, many hockey fans claimed that they would seek retribution for what the NHL and the Players’ Association did to them.
The Osgoode Bursary Process 2012-2013
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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.
A Little Sheep Told Me: Hair Crazy
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ANGIE SHEEP
<Staff Writer>
My past articles have primarily focused on fashion in terms of clothing, leading me to realize that one vital periphery has indeed been overlooked. In this issue, therefore, I want to highlight another important aspect of one’s professional “look” – hairstyles
Welcome to Lexington
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DANIEL STYLER
<Staff Writer>
The Kentucky Wildcats are the defending champions in NCAA Basketball. What is happening at the University of Kentucky, though, goes beyond winning championships.
Hamas Is the Chief Obstacle to Peace
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THOMAS MASTORAS
<Co-Editor-in-Chief>
Hamas terrorists are entirely to blame for the current round of violence and suffering in Israel and Gaza.
Theatre Review: A Rare Mix of Dance for Beginners
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QUINN HARRIS, HILARY FENDER, SPENCER BAILEY
<Contributors>
For their second trip to the theatre on March 8th, your mock trial producers began the night with a candlelit dinner at La Palette ending at Spencer Bailey’s apartment with his cat Boston, some whiskey, cheddar and onion flavoured chips, and shreds of na’an bread.
The Happiness Project: Reframing and Finding Motivations
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CASS DA RE
<Features Editor>
There is a lot of concern about lawyers and their mental health. You’ve seen the statistics and rankings that put lawyers at the bottom rungs of the proverbial ladder.
Obiter Holiday Movie Guide: SNOW-TACULAR!
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MAXIMILIAN PATERSON
<Arts & Culture Editor>
Are you stressed yet?! Well, you will be! That’s right, the semester is almost over and all that studying and note compiling you haven’t done since the first week of September has now come to bite you in the brain.
Pardon the Clarification
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DANIEL AKINBOSEDE
<Contributor>
This piece is intended to serve as a contrarian perspective and partial rebuttal to the Op-ed entitled “The Death of Hope and Change.”
Submission to the Law Society of Upper Canada in Response to the Pathways Report
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What follows is the full-length November 12 submission by Student Caucus to the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) in response to LSUC’s Pathways Report on the future of the articling requirement.
What L&L Has Been up to this Semester (Hint: it’s a lot!)
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ELENA IOSEF and LEEANNE FOOTMAN
<Contributors>
Throughout this semester you’ve probably seen advertisements for L&L meetings on Osgoode’s TV screens, you’ve gotten e-mails from us (perhaps a few too many), seen our Exec members wandering the halls, and wondered what exactly we’ve been up to.
The Social Media War
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RORY MCGOVERN
<Contributor>
Propagandizing war through social media is a total and utter disgrace. Why would anyone show the world their ugliness by putting their sadism on display?
Call for Submissions: Osgoode’s Audio-Video Recording Policy
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ALEXANDER YU
<Contributor>
“Greetings, travellers!”
*Correct identification of the source of this quote entitles one to a coffee courtesy of me. Yes, there’s only one correct answer.
Osgoode Library Policy Update
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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.
The LPP: Not What We Bargained for
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In these pages lies Student Caucus (SC)’s response to the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC)’s Pathways Report on the future of articling. It is a commendable and articulate effort, to be sure, especially in view of a rather tight deadline, which the response notes. But alas! I’ve been forgotten again.
Too Little To Be Born
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JIHEE (MARIE) PARK
<Staff Writer>
November 17th was World Prematurity Awareness Day. It may have been a singular date to give a moment to think about one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality and increased risk of a multitude of neurological, cardiovascular, and other conditions.