BRITT GUNN
<Contributor>
Since the August 21 sarin gas attack outside Damascus, international headlines on the civil war that has been raging in Syria for two and a half years have been dominated by the deal brokered by the United States and Russia to dismantle the Syrian regime’s stock of chemical weapons.
GEOFF GOODSON <Contributor> Law school starts in three days. There are prostitutes around me– I give them some cigarettes and ask if I can sit in their corner, which is strewn with clothing, garbage and discarded needles. They fidget and banter, fidget and banter. I hug my knees drunkenly against the barrier, watching them crush up crack and inject it into their feet. I don’t know...
The importance of making a great first impression is one of those truths about the job interview that is so renowned, it has become a cliché. There is a significant amount of pressure placed on those first critical seconds of a new encounter or interview that supposedly define your relationship going forward.
ANGIE SHEEP
<Arts & Culture Editor>
As we get used to the pace of law school (again) for the next few weeks, all of us will most likely encounter some hectic mornings (especially those not lucky enough to avoid the early classes)
ANDREW CYR
<Sports Editor>
Of all the major professional sports, NFL football may be the least predictable.
TRAVIS WEAGANT
<Editor-in-Chief>
1Ls and other incoming students arrived on August 29th this year, earlier than last.
DANIEL STYLER
<Staff Writer>
During my early elementary school days, my wardrobe almost exclusively consisted of sports-related clothing.
KAROLINA WISNIEWSKI
<Editor-in-Chief >
Though I profess no expertise in the realm of fashion (I instead defer to our resident fashionista, Angie Sheep)
EVAN IVKOVIC
<Contributor>
A second year law student at a prestigious law school, Graham Wilkins, has joined a local youth gang and is helping them rob people of their possessions and money.
KIRAN KANG
<Contributor>
Toronto’s 29th annual Vegetarian Food Festival took place this past weekend, bringing together vegetarians and curious allies for three days of workshops, lectures, cooking demonstrations, and delicious food samplings.
CITLALLY MACIEL
<News Editor>
This piece is for you 1Ls.
KORTNET SHAPIRO
<Contributor>
It seems that the perpetual question plaguing our minds for the last four months has been, “where is summer?” due to the inclement weather we have been experiencing here in Toronto, much to our disappointment.
MICHAEL CAPITANO
<Staff Writer>
NADIA GUO
<Staff Writer>
It’s a bad time to be studying law.
Happy New Year! School year, of course. Hopefully you have all had a wonderful break and are refreshed for another exciting term. For those of you entering Osgoode’s halls for the first time, welcome and thank you for picking up the very first 2013/2014 Obiter issue. The Game of Thrones series seems to have captivated the entire globe. During my travels this summer, I encountered GoT fans...
DANIEL STYLER
<Staff Writer>
Entering law school can be an overwhelming time for even the most level-headed student.
KIM BONNAR
<Contributor>
The Career Development Office (CDO) is excited to announce a variety of new programs and services being offered to students for the 2013/2014 academic year.
MICHAEL CAPITANO
<Staff Writer>
Law school horror stories surely have made their way to your ears by now
BIANCA BELL & NINA MAZZE
<Contributors>
Are you interested in being part of the environmental revolution?
Are you concerned with how our planet is affected by our actions? Do you want to learn about the connections between environmental law and societal practices?
NADIA GUO <Staff Writer> Hola. I’m writing this article poolside from a resort in Cabo San Lucas, where the weather is fabulous and the sea is turquoise-clean. Nice, white American retirees have exerted enough influence over the area that cartel violence hasn’t made an obvious mark here. Yet. I say “obvious” because it’s likely the cartels have more money invested in these resorts than...
TRAVIS WEAGANT
<Editor-in-Chief>
I’d like to make a pitch for London. Take a drive two hours west down the 401; take exit 186, and turn right.
LORNE SOSSON
<Dean>
Welcome to Osgoode for what promises to be a remarkable year!
DYLAN MCGUINTY
<Contributor>
Welcome to Osgoode! …And also to our community, to a new stage in your life, to the beginning of life-long friendships, to study groups and group work, the library and lectures, to new prescription glasses, and fond memories to keep.
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.
The fight for gay rights in Canada has been a long and difficult one, but it is undeniable that the seeds of this struggle have successfully blossomed into the fruits of increased social acceptance and legal equality. Unfortunately, it is simultaneously undeniable that while gays and lesbians may have accomplished formal equality before the law, significant strides still remain to be made with...