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Back to the Beginning: An Interview with Doug Shatford
Few students know the Weldon Law Building’s namesake, but his legacy continues to echo through our halls through the Weldon Tradition of unselfish public service and, of course, The Weldon Times. The latter was founded in 1975 – or so we thought.
Until last year, the thick fog of time enshrouded The Weldon Times’ beginning. A light pierced through, and that light was Doug Shatford. He reached out, we were dazzled, and he (quite humbly) allowed me to interview him on his ex

Kimberly Gilson
Oct 78 min read


“Grafitti, Cowboy Boots, Stag Movies + The Law” | Transcribed for the 1973 Anonymous "Saint"
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.

Kimberly Gilson
Oct 74 min read


Weird Weldon: You’re Getting Very Defensive
For this Retrograde edition of The Weldon Times, Weird Weldon is jumping back in time to a pre-Charter criminal case involving a hypnotic police interrogation. Although once a genuine concern, Canadians no longer have to worry about resisting against subliminal manipulation from the police (see R v Trochym, 2007 SCC 6).
Shawn Courtney
Oct 72 min read


Letter from the Dean
Who better to pen a few words on a theme about the past than a dean whose history with this law school dates back to the 1980s? I’m always shocked to learn that fashions from the 80s and 90s are retro. Personally, I can’t imagine returning to padded shoulders and puffy hair. Aside from fashion – a subject on which no one would trust me – but in line with the theme of looking back, readers might be interested to learn more.
Sarah Harding
Oct 72 min read


In Geordie, We Trust!
Every student in the law school should know Geordie Lounsbury. Questions about Brightspace? Can’t figure out Exam4? Geordie's got you!
Katherine Silins
Feb 272 min read
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