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Write for UV Ultra Vires is the independent student newspaper of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. We publish six issues a year and are always in search of additional...

Volume 27 – Issue 3 – November 2025

The articles contained in this issue will be published to ultravires.ca within the week. Print copies are available now on stands across the law school....

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Connections

The terms in the 16 boxes below can be grouped into four categories. Each category will be based on a common trait shared by each...

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Volume 27 – Issue 3 – November 2025

The articles contained in this issue will be published to ultravires.ca within the week. Print copies are available now on stands across the law school....

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In

Connections

The terms in the 16 boxes below can be grouped into four categories. Each category will be based on a common trait shared by each...

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Sudoku

This 9 x 9 grid is divided into nine rows, nine columns, and nine 3 x 3 boxes. When the puzzle is solved, each digit...

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The Saucy Intruder

Love, luck, and other afflictions Saucy, I I’m a girl in law school and the universe doesn’t want me dating. Hinge, Tinder, Osler, Hoskin &...

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Things to look forward to!

Fight the SAD this year with this fun range of wintertime Toronto activities! It’s a dreary time of year. The weather is getting cold, exams...

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Stages of Studying for Exams

The inevitable cycle begins It’s that time of year again: exam time. The time of year that is dreaded by all, except that one guy...

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All I Want for Finals is You (to Pass)

Unwrap the month ahead with your holiday horoscope (no refunds or exchanges) December arrives with snow, stress, and a faint scent of academic despair. The...

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How to Repel S.N.A.I.L.s: A 4 Step Process

From the newspaper that taught you how to identify S.N.A.I.L.s, here’s your how-to guide on ridding yourself of the scourge that are the S.N.A.I.L.s. Well,...

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Holiday Traditions: A Ranking

For so many, the holidays are a time of joy; for the law student, it’s an opportunity to catch up on life. However, some things...

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Yak’s Snack Review

Photos by Rachel Chan. The results are in We at U of T Law have our differences. We have different backgrounds, divergent...

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Various Opiates of the Law School Masses

The soul of soulless conditions Being a law student has its perks. But, do we really benefit from them? Or, are they...

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Do You Believe in Life After Debt?

Three alumni explore long-term ramifications of high tuition On November 13, the Barriers to Excellence campaign hosted “Life After Law School: Managing...

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Trust No One: A List of Suspects

L. H. (2L) & Maud Rozee (3L) A priceless/price-unknown piece of art that was bolted to the wall goes missing from the...

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Art Heist Rocks Bora Laskin Law Library

A break-in. Stolen electronics. A painting, commissioned to honour a deceased classmate, torn from its moorings. This is not a fact pattern—it...

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Women in Law, Judicial Education, and Rising Tuition: An Interview with the Honourable Elizabeth M. Stewart

L. H. (2L) & Chloe Magee (2L) We were pleased to have the Honourable Elizabeth M. Stewart, judge at the Ontario Superior...

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Get to Know Your New Profs: Finance, Flutes, and Feminism

This fall, the Faculty of Law welcomed two new scholars: Professors Margaret Jane Radin and Adriana Robertson. Prof. Radin, who focuses on...

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Tort or No Tort

There are students in all of my courses who persistently interrupt classroom proceedings to ask questions that begin with “So, let’s say...

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