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Looking Past the Puppies: Mental Health Awareness Week 2013

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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...

Corporate Weed Has Arrived in Canada

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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...

Weeding Out Wild Justice

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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.

Science and Expert Evidence: Raising a Doubt

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JIHEE (MARIE) PARK
<Staff Writer> 
Even though it was a Friday afternoon leading up to Reading Week, the small meeting room was packed. The rest of campus was all but in a rush to start their weekends, but the audience at the talk given by Professor David Moran listened in hushed attention

How About a 1L Reading Week?

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DAVINA FINN
<Contributor>
First semester of first year law school is undoubtedly a difficult transition. In a jam-packed, fast-paced four-month span, students are expected to adapt to a new environment, community, learning style and grading scheme.

Criminal Law Watch: Aaron Swartz, Martyr for Open Access

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NADIA GUO
<News Editor> 
We’re back with the second instalment of Obiter’s Criminal Law Watch Column.  Since our last publication, the world of criminal law has been rife with events and hypocrisies to keep you on your toes. This week I’ve chosen to focus on the death of Aaron Swartz.

A Culture of Wellness Continues

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MELANIE BANKA GOELA
<Contributor>
Osgoode’s first ever Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW): Creating a Culture of Wellness (November 19 to 21, 2012), was in my view, a significant step toward wellness for the Osgoode community.

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.

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