THE WELDON TIMES

This piece was submitted anonymously as a handwritten letter, though the law school soon came to know the author colloquially as the "Saint." After deliberation, Doug Shatford moved forward with its first publication in volume 1, number 5 of The Weldon Times on April 4, 1973. Shatford decided to print the unedited, untranscribed version of the letter, but for accessibility purposes, this publication will feature a version transcribed to the best of my ability.

During my summer position in family law, I’ve heard more than one family lawyer half-jokingly say the best way to avoid the chaos is simple: “Don’t get married.” Romantic, I know.

A student reflects on grief during law school and how members of the Weldon community supported her in a manner previously unexperienced.

Early on, I decided, “I would never pursue law.”    That is what I would tell my mom anytime she floated the idea of me becoming a...

My mind always craved high-impact movement. This made things like cardio circuits, spin class, and Pilates a perfect fit. In these spaces, I was part of something bigger than myself. When I made space for movement, I found community.

When I was eight, university felt impossibly far away. As a kid, just a week felt like a year. But as the weeks turned into months, and months into years, my undergrad came and went in a flash. So much life happens between point A and point B, and yet we look back and wonder how things flew by so quickly. Even during undergrad, the idea of being a working lawyer felt like a lifetime away.

Climate change has been a sword of Damocles hanging over our heads for over 40 years now. The changes predicted in the late 1970s are materializing at home and in remote areas of the world. One of the most notably impacted regions is the Arctic. The melting of glaciers, disappearance of polar caps, and recession of perma-ice have wreaked havoc on the lives of animals and plants inhabiting the North. Unfortunately, new challenges have arisen.

Egbeyemi attempts to connect with a dearly departed friend who died by suicide, and he urges others to reach out for help.

I spent most of my first year in law school feeling like a fraud. I’d written a impassioned personal statement about imparting change on...

With leaves that looked almost spider-y and gentle white coned flowers – which are not flowers at all but specialized leaves called spathes.

Studying international law as a law student feels like playing a game of Uno where everyone insists on their own rules. Let's give it teeth.

It can be easy to settle into a monotonous routine. I want to challenge you to do something different at law school and in life.

After law school, the likelihood of encountering a client being affected by intimate partner violence (IPV) is high. Here are resources.

After acting as moot counsel for the Law Society in January, it seemed only fair to hear the other side of the story. Here's that interview.

Identifying and understanding the causes of wrongful convictions is critical to ensuring the integrity of our justice system and rights.

The intersection of law and technology offers a novel opportunity to reimagine parts of the legal landscape—yet, a digital divide remains.

The dreaded question, "What sports do you play?” None. That is, until I got a text from Owen Martin. Now, water polo is life.

Something I’ve had to remind myself is that grades don’t define your worth or potential as a future lawyer, and it’s okay to feel lost.

My last summer in BC was a whirlwind. Dizzying thoughts of leaving my job, selling my belongings, and dragging my family across the country.

The form and accompanying article were products of emotion, driven by my disbelief at the community’s silence regarding sexualized violence.