DANIEL STYLER
<Staff Writer>
Entering law school can be an overwhelming time for even the most level-headed student.
The Definitive Guide to Law School Success
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Your Community and You
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MICHAEL CAPITANO
<Staff Writer>
Law school horror stories surely have made their way to your ears by now
From Bay Street to Richmond Street
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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.
Letter to the Editor: Mosques and universities are not the same thing
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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...
If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Stay out of the Kitchen
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ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTOR
In Support of Our Friends and Colleagues at Trinity Western University
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NICOLAS L. FRANCIS
<Contributor>
Controversial Christians Can Be Cool
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HARJOT ATWAL
<Staff Writer>
What I Learned This Year at the Wendy Babcock Drag Show
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HARJOT ATWAL
<Staff Writer>
Looking Ahead to Osheaga
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KAROLINA WISNIEWSKI
<Opinions Editor>
If you listened really carefully, you could probably hear the collective exasperated sigh let out by Canadian music enthusiasts at 8 pm on March 11th when the lineup for Osheaga 2013 was announced.
The Worst Fishing Teacher in the World
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RORY MCGOVERN
<Staff Writer>
“You can give a man a fish and feed him for a day, or you can teach a man to fish and feed him for the rest of his life.”
Questioning the Right to Due Process
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KAROLINA WISNIEWSKI
<Opinions Editor>
Let’s be honest for a second: as a law student, filling your schedule with extra-curricular seminars and lectures might not seem like the most tempting way to spend free time.
Are Humans Dogs’ Best Friends?
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CITLALLY MACIEL
<Staff Writer>
The morning news caught my attention a few days ago. A report was on about the rescue of 50 dogs that were found in a house living in deplorable conditions in Palm Springs, California.
Beyoncé at the Super Bowl: I’m Crazy in Love!
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KAROLINA WISNIEWSKI
<Opinions Editor>
As this issue goes to press, we’re (I’m?) still trying to compose ourselves after Queen B reduced us all to incapacitated, drooling, incontinent shells of our former selves just a few hours earlier.
(Dis)ability and Audio Recording at Osgoode
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JENN AUBREY
<Contributor>
How many times have you been sitting in class waiting for the lecture to begin while the professor attempts to turn on the electronic recording equipment at the front of the room?
A Hot Topic – 1,184,025 Paper Cups in the Bin
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JIHEE (MARIE) PARK
<Staff Writer>
A great number of Canadians wake up to coffee, and before the day ends will have had several more cups of something hot.
Idle No More: Moving “Aboriginal” Identity Forward
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RORY MCGOVERN
<Staff Writer>
The idle no more protests have reminded us of the struggles which aboriginal people in Canada have and continue to endure. It has also provided us with a reminder about how important identity politics are for social cohesion.
An Argument for Listening to the Other Side
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SHARIFA KHAN
<Contributor>
The opinion piece that ran in the November 26, 2012 issue of the Obiter Dicta titled “Hamas is the chief obstacle to peace” was filled with inaccurate statements and was severely oversimplified to support the idea that peace between Israel and the Palestinians remains elusive primarily due to Hamas.
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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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.
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.”
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?
The Existential Crisis That Is Law School
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MICHAEL CAPITANO
<Contributor>
During law school, it’s easy to lose sight of oneself. As exams approach and the craziness of 1L weighs on our minds, I find myself going through old things that I’ve written.
How’re You Gonna Call?
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JIHEE (MARIE) PARK
<Staff Writer>
Apart from the other news stories and the week of gloomy weather Sandy has presented us, her sweep across the continent has presented us with a unique question. In New York, residents whose power and cell phone reception went down had to rely on public pay phones
An Opinion on Social Media in the Courtroom in 140 Characters or Less
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Ricardo Golec
<Website Editor>
Hey, I think we should allow tweeting in court! Need to bring legal profession to 21st century, make justice accessi… bit.ly/CourtTweets
– @rickgolec
The Death of Hope and Change
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THOMAS MASTORAS
<Co-Editor-in-Chief>
That Mitt Romney fellow, a felon, is he not? A tax cheat? A tool of the rich? A corporate raider, antithetical to all that is American?