Thursday, November 28, 2013
Miss Chiff (??L) All similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental – expect where it’s intentional. Dear Miss Chiff, I used to take quick snoozes in class all the time during my undergrad. Now that I’m constantly boozing after class I’m permanently tired. When is it ok to nap in my law […]
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Andrew Chai (2L) The people of Toronto could never have known that things would turn out so badly when they elected Rob Ford as mayor of Toronto back on October 25, 2010. I certainly did not when I cast my ballot. At the his inaugural city council meeting Don Cherry even described Rob Ford as […]
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Ariel Lekas, 1L Not even three months into 1L, I am well aware of the derision and disdain that most law students hold against the common SNAIL. Although the University of Alberta aspires to “maintain a culture of scholarship and open academic inquiry, respect and tolerance” in all of its libraries, it’s sometimes hard to […]
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Kathleen Coulter I’m sitting at the computer frantically sending emails, checking the status of our viewers, a million questions running through my head, and all the while the clock is steadily ticking. Ahmad Alhendawi, the Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, will be walking in here any minute. I’d spent all week coordinating a virtual discussion […]
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Scott Meyer (2L) Since the Future of Law school conference two months ago, student representatives have started to engage in conversations with our Faculty about the prospect of bringing 15-credit clinical intensives to the University of Alberta. These discussions are the direct result of students submitting a 10-page proposal that calls on our Faculty to […]
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Mario Babic (3L) This month, we will visit a very narrow problem: the prohibition of window tint on the front windows of automobiles. This month’s tip like many before it was borne out of necessity. As police enforce rules which curtail our liberty under the guise of public safety, one cannot help but instantly think of […]
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Samantha Stokes (1L) Following a summer of beer league beach volleyball, I got thrown into the much more competitive indoor intramural league in September. I quickly found out it was a lot less beach and beer and way more volleyball. With that, for each of the two volleyball teams I played on it was a […]
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Elliot Bridgewater (3L) Why do we miss Jay and Dan, the beloved highlight tandem that left TSN for the $greener$ pastures of American network Fox Sports? After scouring my rapidly eroding memory banks and watching YouTube highlights of Jay and Dan doing highlights, I’m left with a somewhat elusive answer as to why Canadian sports […]
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Reprinted with permission from the Faculty of Law Since 2003, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has awarded fifty Trudeau Fellowships. The University of Alberta Faculty of Law is proud to announce that Professor Timothy Caulfield has been chosen as a recipient of a 2013 Trudeau Fellowship. The Trudeau Fellowship is worth $225,000 and is […]
Monday, November 11, 2013
Law Guy: Nakul Bhatia (2L): What are you going to be this year for Halloween? As most people had seen on HalLAWeen night, I was the eternal roman gladiator, a Spartacus for the people, and a warrior that puts Russell Crowe’s best to shame. Describe the best Halloween costume you have ever had or have […]