On October 27, 2013, the Osgoode community experienced the significant and tragic loss of an alum and cherished professor, Michael Mandel.
Many students received an email from the Dean, twitter and facebook headlines soon followed. Within hours, the Osgoode community reacted. Lawyers, academics, alumni and current students began to express their feelings of loss across various outlets.
At first, I was somewhat ambivalent about my stance on the Quebec Charter of Values.
Nicholas Banerd <Contributor>
I have always fervently supported the idea of a secular state. The Parti Quebecois’ ban on religious symbols would only apply to state-workers, and citizens seeking government services.
Law school is expensive.
This academic year, each of us will pay Osgoode somewhere in the neighborhood of $22,000. That’s more than 75% of the median Canadian’s income.
The future is finally here. The creators of Wikipedia have done it again, inventing a new, immersive form of Wikipedia called the library. “It used to be that you were at a distance from Wikipedia, staring at it from your screen monitor. With the invention of the library, we have revolutionized how you can use Wikipedia so that it is a much more integrative experience. You can grab and touch...
I saw this Disney documentary once titled Earth (don’t judge me). It showed the long journeys elephants have to travel during the migration period some of them undertake. The particular herd being filmed went through hostile sand storms, days without water, infernal heat, and attacks from other animals. At one point one of the baby elephants is about to collapse. You see the mom trying...
This week, the Harper government announced aproposal to suspend Senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, and Patrick Brazeau. The collective cream of Canada’s political crop of incompetency, ignorance and greed, the move was largely supported by politicians and the public, and even spurred other Senators to begin filing more complete tax returns (yes, this is already part of their job anyway, but...
JEFF MITCHELL <Contributor> Everywhere I travel, tiny life. Single-serving sugar, single-serving cream, single pat of butter. The microwave Cordon Bleu hobby kit. Shampoo-conditioner combos, sample-packaged mouthwash, tiny bars of soap. The people I meet on each flight? They’re single-serving friends. – Fight Club (1999) Why should our classroom experience be single-use? Why are many of us...
DYLAN MCGUINTY
<Contributor>
Dear Osgoode students,
I am pleased to give you my first progress report since being humbled by the trust you placed in me by electing me as your Legal and Lit President.
XI CHEN <Contributor> On Monday September 30, the Distinguished Speakers Series (DSSOC) and the Asian Law Students of Osgoode (ALSO) invited Mr. David Tsubouchi, a former Ontario cabinet minister and Osgoode alumnus, to the school to speak about his fascinating life experiences and his recently published memoir. Over the course of two hours, Mr. Tsubouchi shared stories from both his...
SAM MICHAELS <Staff Writer> This week, the FBI took down the site once thought to be the internet’s Forbidden City. The infallible Silk Road is gone, replaced with a United States Government warning, signaling the potential for sweeping changes in how the internet and society interact. If you don’t know what the Silk Road is, well, the secret is out, so a quick Google search will fill you...
CITLALLY MACIEL <News Editor> On September 23, 2013, an email was sent to the Osgoode community reporting that its Assistant Dean Stribopoulos had been appointed a Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton. Justice Stribopoulos will join a number of other Osgoode alumni who have been appointed a magistrate position. Currently, one member of the Supreme Court of Canada is an...
TOBY SAMSON <Contributor> On Monday, October 28th, Osgoode will kick off its second annual Mental Health Awareness Week. The Mental Health Law Society and Legal and Lit’s Equity Officer, Ebony Rose, have been working hard with the support of Melanie Banka Goela, Osgoode’s Student Success and Wellness Counsellor, to plan a diverse set of events. This year, MHAW aims to strike a balance...
EVAN IVKOVIC
<Staff Writer>
Canadians worldwide reacted in disbelief upon hearing news of Russia’s new policy regarding tolerance of homosexuals, sexual minority groups, and allegedly non-traditional sexual propaganda.
CITLALLY MACIEL
<News Editor>
On Thursday, September 12, Constable Babak Andalib-Goortani was found guilty of assault. The victim was Adam Nobody, a protester during the G20.
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.
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...
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.
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Various Contributors
Jaime Watt, the founder and Executive Chairman of Navigator Ltd., and a panelist on CBC’s The Insiders, spoke in Neil Finkelstein and Ron Podolny’s Assessment of Litigation and Regulatory Risk seminar.
CITLALLY MACIEL
<Staff Writer>
On the night of January 12, 2011, a police officer lost his life in the line of duty. His name was Ryan Russell, a devoted and exemplary officer, a loving father, a husband, and a son.
TOM WILSON
<Beastly Bard>
Graduating students will recall that Hannah Askew (’13) won the 2010-11 “Dean for a Day” contest.
RORY MCGOVERN
<Staff Writer>
Professor Craig Scott (MP for Toronto-Danforth) is a living example of the potential power of a good education.
CITLALLY MACIEL
<Staff Writer>
On February 20, 2013, a motion was carried to declare Toronto a “Sanctuary City.”
LAURA HOWELLS
<The Muse>
ST. JOHN’S (CUP) — Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) has announced that it will be reviewing the feasibility of opening a law school.