Calling all students, faculty, and staff! Over Reading Week, take a quick visit to your closet, a parent’s closet, a grandparent’s closet, to consider…is there is any professional attire in here that is no longer being worn? If so, the Osgoode Women’s Network (OWN) wants to help you find the perfect place to donate your gently used clothing. Dress for Success (DFS) is an international non-profit...
The House of Commons has returned from its winter break, its inhabitants once again seeking to feed the fires of democracy with all manner of fuel. There are the logs: the big, meaty issues that represent the long-term interests of all Canadians. These are slow-burners: natural resource exploitation, income inequality, sovereign debt. Naturally, these have been absent from the front page since...
The Black Law Students’ Association would like to thank the Osgoode community for all their support in helping us achieve last semester’s goal for the LSAT Bursary Program. We are proud to announce that we are officially launching the LSAT Bursary Program this year and will be awarding three bursaries for our inaugural year. We’ve partnered with HarvardReady to support students in their...
If you have Facebook, you’ve done it. If you’ve procrastinated, you’ve done it. I can say with confidence that nearly everyone who reads this article has fallen prey to clickbait at least once. I certainly have. But I’m finished; no more. Clickbait, as far as I can tell, has run its course. Teshkeel Media Group bought Cracked magazine in 2005. The company moved the flagging publication, which Sol...
CASSIE STEFANNUCI, SUBBAN JAMA, AND ANEESHA LEWIS <Contributors> Project: We worked for an NGO called Defence for Children International (DCI) in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Our area of focus was juvenile justice and we were tasked with producing reports relating to children in conflict with the law, child labour and female empowerment. While on our fellowship, we visited the various...
FATEMA JIVAJI <Contributor> I, like many first year law students, did not have any legal experience in any capacity prior to the first day of Ethical Lawyering. And although there are so many opportunities at Osgoode to get involved during the school year, I knew I had to make my summer count. Something to challenge me, yet set me apart. It was my chance to get some legal experience under...
SARA HANSON <Contributor> In law school, we are often focused on just getting through each semester. We pour our energies into our summaries and cramming for exams, only to forget everything we learned the moment the exam is over. The same mentality often drives us through the paper writing process. In first year, 1Ls scramble to finish their perspective option papers so they have time to...
DAN AKINBOSEDE
<Contributor>
By now, most of you reading this are shall I say “au courant” with the incident involving a member of the Osgoode community writing an open letter of complaint to other class members regarding an issue of classroom etiquette.
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.
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.
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.
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?
TOM WILSON
<Contributor>
During the L&L and Student Caucus elections that concluded on March 21, Osgoode students voted to join the new Law Students’ Society of Ontario (LSSO).
MARTIN HUI
Contributor
ANGIE SHEEP
<Staff Writer>
This week’s issue of the Obiter Dicta is all about “being green,”
BIANCA BELL
<Contributor>
Osgoode Hall was well represented at this year’s Willms and Shier Environmental Law Moot held at the Ontario Court of Appeal on March 9th.
JESSE-ROSS COHEN & CLAIRE YICK
<Contributors>
TRAVIS WEAGANT
<Editor-in-Chief>
Last Wednesday evening, the JCR bustled with the sounds and sight of many Ozzies sharing their artistic talents.
CITLALLY MACIEL
<Staff Writer>
As a law student, is there a case that you passionately like or dislike? Is there a case that stuck on you because you found it interesting, compelling, unjust or just plain boring?
Diversity Week has always been a memorable event at Osgoode.
MARIA KAIKOVA & PHI NGUYEN
<Contributors>
The Osgoode Mental Health Association (MHLS) and the Osgoode OUTlaws
ANGIE SHEEP
<Staff Writer>
To be honest, I have never been a fan of the pantsuit. I have always opted for ensembles featuring skirts, as they always seemed more flattering and feminine.
JULIA DMITRIJEVA & ANKITA KAPUR
<Contributors>
The snowstorm on Friday, February 8 did not hamper law and business enthusiasts from attending the 16th annual conference of the JD/MBA Students’ Association
ANGIE SHEEP
<Staff Writer>
The great thing about fashion is that it always looks ahead and always moves forward.
CORY RUBIN
<Contributor>
My Dean for a Day idea is focused on improving the student learning experience. As many students can probably attest, many times after receiving a grade it is unclear as to how the mark was actually determined.