UWO Strike Averted
A strike at the University of Western Ontario has been averted after the school reached an agreement with the union.
Bah, humbug to Tarek Fatah
Ihsaan Gardee, The Calgary Herald December 14, 2008 Reproduced with the permission While Canadians hunker down for the festive season, bombarded by incessant shopping jingles and reruns of A Christmas Carol, many are also simply…
Walking in the Other Person’s Steel Toed Boots
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. – Master Yoda, P.C., C.J.C. In this award-winning 2006 film produced in cooperation with the…
Spamming and Free Speech!!
In September, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the State law that prosecuted those involved in sending spam emails was unconstitutional and in violation of the 1st Amendment of the Constitution that guaranteed free speech….
Broken Links
We’ve upgraded our WordPress platform again. Some of our links have been reformatted, so you may have to update them if you’re pointing to a specific post. And there are some scripting bugs for older…
Tip: Don’t Use Fake Degree to Apply to Law School
Okay all you eager undergrads who read our site faithfully, here is the best tip we could ever give you regarding your law school applications. Do not, under any circumstances, try to use a fake…
Sleep Your Way Through Law School
From the people who brought you Speed Read Your Way Through Law School, we bring you – nap time. A new study found that napping boosts sophisticated memory. It also helps you to see the…
Strike Three – Now It’s Western U at the Bat
Usually one two universities on strike is enough for a semester. We thought we made it through this one with just York and Windsor, but looks like UWO might be joining the picket lines too….
Med Students Think They’re Isolated? Hah, Wimps!
A study a couple months ago indicated that medical students are socially segregated from each other. The reasons included: High workloads school located outside the main campus High numbers of contact hours, outside the university…
Huge Changes to Ontario Civil Procedure
The McGuinty government has today announced that it will be making significant changes to the civil justice system in Ontario. The changes arise in response to Justice Osborne’s recommendations for civil procedure reforms. The government…
Alcohol and Drug Use in Law School
The Profs Blawg is doing an informal poll on law student drug and alcohol use. You can participate and see the results here.
Welcoming Will McNair
Will McNair is a second-year law student at Osgoode Hall. He has a BA in History from Huron University College at UWO. He’s been posting on How the Other Half. Will caught my eye with…