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Welcome!
(and Writers Recruitment)
michael capitano › news editor
“
I
t was the best of times, it was the worst of
times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age
of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was
the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of
Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring
of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were
all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct
the other way – in short, the period was so far like the
present period, that some of its noisiest authorities
insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in
the superlative degree of comparison only.” – A Tale
of Two Cities, Charles Dickens.
What truer words can be said about law school?
Indeed, what has been said about law school and what
you may have heard is often presented in hyperbole.
For anyone who has spent more than a semester at
law school, it is simply going about our daily business.
At the same time, however, a certain magic continues to ring true; it is a magic that is created when you
take part in the vibrant and diverse community that
is Osgoode Hall.
Incoming students, you’ll be exposed to both
sides of the law, to the expected and unexpected,
and be taken by both intrigue and disillusionment.
You’ll likely be asked the question, “Why did you
choose to go to law school?”, many times in your
first couple of weeks, not just by your peers, but in
Ethical Lawyering as well. You’ll be asked to write
down your motivations, your hopes and dreams, the
defining moment that solidified your decision. For
some, it might be dollar signs; for others, it might be
to change th