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.
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.
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.
RORY MCGOVERN
<Contributor>
When I was 24 and travelling in Europe I had the displeasure of meeting a man named Bond… James Bond.
On November 27th, join Justice Marshall Rothstein of the Supreme Court of Canada for a presentation on the Court’s 2012 copyright decisions.
Just kidding. Newspapers can’t grow facial hair. But they can encourage it.
CITLALLY MACIEL
<Staff Writer>
Rejoice, my fellow James Bond fans! This year marks the golden anniversary of the first film’s release.
NADIA GUO
<News Editor>
“My first inclination that a war on drugs was folly came when I was very young, in private school studying the Bible.
ANGIE SHEEP
<Staff Writer>
One of the most celebrated occasions of the year has finally crept up: Happy Halloween! With only a few days remaining to prepare for what I think should be a legitimate holiday, I hope your costumes are all ready to go.
TRAVIS WEAGANT
<Co-Editor-in-Chief>
I am a Hallowe’en Grinch. I don’t know when it happened, but I suspect it was when I stopped getting a bag full of free candy every year. With the material profitability of the day eliminated, I could see no other way to derive a net benefit from dressing strangely.
CASS DA RE
<Features Editor>
Law school doesn’t leave much time for fun and childish endeavors. Law students don’t need werewolves, witches and warlocks to induce fears, trembling, and sweaty palms. Just ask the first years who just went through their first set of midterms.
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...
CASS DA RE <Features Editor> You may have noticed the theme of this week’s Obiter Dicta, “Then & Now.” Our brilliant writers have delved deeply into Osgoode’s history to be inspired to write for you, our present-day audience. Normally, as your happiness guru, I would suggest a short walk down memory lane and avoiding wistful or regretful looks back. It is all too easy to get stuck in a...
CASS DA RE <Features Editor> Bloomberg Businessweek, formerly known as BusinessWeek, published an article entitled “Three Types of People to Fire Immediately.” The authors encouraged people in power of innovative companies to identify (and the weakest links are often easily identifiable) the members on his/her team who “passive-aggressively block innovation from happening and will suck the...
CASS DA RE <Features Editor> Are you having one of those slow, dreary days? Maybe you stayed up too late doing readings, and are now regretting it. Or, you stayed up too late not doing readings, and are regretting that. Either way, law school students are by no means known for their persistently perky and positive personalities. We are much more known for studying, late night coffee runs...
TRAVIS WEAGANT <Editor-in-Chief> Once upon a time, in France, my roommates and I got drunk and watched the Olympics. The end. Or, at least, that could have been the end. That should have been the end. But it wasn’t. It’s common sense that just because the United States wins the most medals at the Olympic Games doesn’t mean they’re the most gifted athletic nation on Earth. It’s also clear...
WESLEY FORGIONE <Osgoode Alum> As I am writing this article, I am staring at the list of 10-15 lawyers and other professionals with whom I have connected since graduating from Osgoode and with whom I maintain an ongoing relationship. I began this list during my second year OCI’s to keep in contact with the firms and people with whom I shared a common professional interest. This list...
GEOFF GOODSON <Contributor> As I write this article I am in a shierut (shuttle), from the Ben Gurion airport in Tele Viv to Hebrew University’s Beit Maiserdorf faculty club, which will be our home for the next month. The sparse palm trees and occasional bright flowers contrast against the ubiquitous side-reel running by my window. Everywhere, box-like buildings seem to be made from the...
CASS DA RE <Staff Writer> Summer makes us happy. It may be the increased Vitamin D intake, the great weather, the slushy cocktails, and/or all the extra free time. It is easy to be happy in the summer; quite simply, there is a lot less to be unhappy about. There are no goliath readings, exam summaries, essays, interviews, icy roads, or pressure-filled demands. Of course, since you are...
KYLE REES <Osgoode News Editor> Guys, I have a confession to make. And now that it’s the last issue of Obiter, I feel safe doing so. I have been, and am currently, a spy for the Newfoundland legal profession. I’m serious. I was sent to Osgoode on the orders of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador as an ambassador for the Province, to boldly go where so many have gone before and...
TRAVIS WEAGANT <Staff Writer> I’d say it’s been quite a year, but I’m not so sure. You see, this is my first time around the block at Osgoode, and I’ve got no point of comparison. Ask me again in March 2013, and I’ll tell you what kind of year 2011-12 was. Nonetheless, I think I can make a few objective statements about our collective experience that began seven months ago. We have a badass...
RJ WALLIA <Staff Writer> This is a topic that people have been asking me to write about. Well, when I say ask, the conversation usually goes like this… “If you think you’re so smart, how do you think people should approach others at Osgoode?” – paraphrased and expletives removed. Fair enough. Challenge accepted. I gave this topic some serious thought, and to be honest, I was...
ERIC MARQUES <Staff Writer> I sat down for dinner with Kyle in his Passy apartment to broker peace between our two lands. Stephanie Marple joined as my half-Portuguese backup. We also had editor Monkhouse, an Ottawa native, present with his European wife, acting as arbitrators for the respective continents. Ryan Heighton was also there as an observer, hoping to absorb some of the richness...
KYLE REES <Osgoode News Editor> RJ WALLIA <Staff Writer> RJ: Well ladies and gentlemen, this is it, our final edition of Fake it or Make it. From the beginning, we’ve tried to provide you with the solutions and answers to life’s toughest questions that you may ever face while being in law. From vodka to scotch, wine and cigars, boating and shooting and a list of other things, we’ve...