For a former English professor who never intended to practice law, Windsor’s Edward Ducharme sure has made a mark in the justice system.
Ducharme, 68, holds three UWindsor degrees (BA English 1967, MA 1969, LLB 1985), and entered law only in his mid-40s, yet he was just appointed a judge on the highest court in the province: the Ontario Court of Appeal. He will be officially sworn in May 29 at a ceremony at Toronto’s Osgoode Hall.
The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce honoured several members of the UWindsor community Wednesday at the Ciociaro Club during its annual Business Excellence Awards presentations.
Lancer women’s basketball coach Chantal Vallée’s Athena Award and Board of Governors member Fouad Tayfour’s Believe Windsor Essex Award had been announced prior to the formal event.
A tree is the perfect symbol of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, says law student Lama Sabbagh.
“Like a tree, the charter grows and changes, evolving with society,” she said Tuesday as members of the Charter Project sponsored a tree planting outside the Ron W. Ianni Faculty of Law Building.
Plus, she added, the tree is a red maple, a symbol of Canadian identity.
University is not just a place to secure a career, says Tanya Basok, “It’s a place to become a good global citizen and break down the walls of injustice.”
Director of the Centre for Studies in Social Justice, she bestowed its 2012 Student Social Justice Project of the Year Award on the Charter Project. Formed in observance of the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the group promotes understanding of this landmark document.
Chanting “Justice for all” and wearing hooded sweatshirts, a group of law students and faculty rallied against racial profiling Wednesday outside the law school.
Organized by the Windsor chapter of the Black Law Students’ Association, “Hoodie Day” represented a stand in solidarity with the family of Trayvon Martin, said spokesperson Nana Yanful.
Kinesiology professor Jess Dixon single-handedly convinced Alle Koperdraad to come to Canada.
“He gave two lectures in the Netherlands last year, and they were very interesting,” said Koperdraad, a sports marketing student at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Institute. “I was looking for a new experience, and learned we had an exchange agreement with the University of Windsor.”
The Paul Martin Law Library will offer extended hours beginning this weekend for exam study.
Its weekend hours of operation will be:
It will reduce hours of operation beginning Friday, April 20:
The biggest adjustment to studying law was the constant consideration of right and wrong, says Brady Donohue.
“No matter what path you take, there will be ethical questions to navigate,” says the first-year student of Windsor Law.
She will share her experiences in a free public presentation, “Demystifying Law School: Advice on Applying and What to Expect in Your First Year,” Thursday, March 29, at 4:30 p.m. in room 2173, Chrysler Hall North.
Hosted by the political science department, the session is intended to help students considering law school.
An event Monday in the Windsor Law Commons brought together students and members of the local Aboriginal community in an effort to break down some cultural barriers, say organizers.
“Some people have never been in contact with Aboriginal people,” said Stephanie Cox, a second-year law student and president of the Windsor chapter of Canadian Lawyers Abroad. “Today was about sparking interest in Aboriginal, Métis and Inuit culture.”
A straight line from Melbourne to Windsor is about 16,000 km, but the route Camille Cameron has taken from the beginning of her legal career in Halifax to the University of Melbourne and now dean of Windsor Law is a much greater distance, says a profile in the February 2012 issue of the Ontario Bar Association’s publication, Briefly Speaking.
