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A proposed pilot project from the Law Society of Upper Canada sports could change the way lawyers in Ontario become licenced. Soccer teams prepare for The new program would see prospective lawyers choose between the OUA Final Four. obtaining an articling position and pAGE 14 completing a combination legal practice program to fulfill their licencing requirements and be called photo by Tiffany lAM Vogt’s Anomalies has four one-act plays. One of the plays entitled Solace included a dance to the bar. Presently, all Ontario lawyers are required to partake element. See page 10 for the review. in articling within three years of writing their licencing exams. Academics The proposal comes from a task force commissioned by the Law Society to look into the shortage of articling positions in the province. “We’ve been monitoring the articling situation for more than a decade,” Roy Thomas, Law Society spokesperson, said. “I don’t have to fight or ask the classroom. can restrict what constitutes as In 2008, he noted, about seven B y Vincent M atak them more than once and generally “Tying your ability to speak academic freedom and integrity,” or eight per cent of the graduating Assistant News Editor complaints have never been more in class to an academic grade See Clause on page 5 See Society on page 4 The AMS is raising questions over professionally addressed.” Jacobson, who has been a civility clause for PSYC 300 which deducts marks for teaching at Queen’s since 2001, SPORTS said she derived the idea from bad behavior. The clause stipulates a 10 per a number of different universities North America who cent deduction from a student’s in overall mark for distracting, impose similar clauses in discriminatory, threatening or their classrooms. She received approval from the disruptive behavior in person or via email towards a professor, TA department’s undergraduate chair By Nick Faris and that I wanted to experience life that 12 years removed, it’s easy now. prior to including the clause in Peter Morrow or fellow student. way,” Reid said. “But you didn’t see those first The penalty will be enforced the syllabus. Journal Staff “I’m thankful I survived, but at three years.’” on the first violation, according to “Inappropriate language, the same time, [I was] just so angry the course’s syllabus, and students threatening, harassing behavior Stefanie Reid nearly lost her life that my life dream had to be taken *** who behave inappropriately and disruption, can really make a after a debilitating accident at from me.” in person will be removed situation quite uncomfortable for age 16. That dream was to play Reid, who graduated from from the class. the other students and make it Struck by a propeller after international rugby but the accident Queen’s in 2006, started training This is the first year the full-year difficult for the other students to falling from a moving speedboat, forced her to take a new direction. with the Gaels track and field team course has included a civility clause learn,” she said. she almost died from blood Eleven years later, she’s won in 2002 — but her road to recovery in its syllabus. Despite this, no students have loss. She was rushed three medals in track and field at multiple began a week after her accident. The course’s professor, violated the clause since it was hours to the closest hospital for Paralympic Games, breaking Lying in a hospital bed, she Jill Jacobson, said she presented to her class in September, immediate surgery. two world records this summer was despondent to the point that created the clause to help she said. An amputation below her right in London. she refused to eat or shower. One facilitate critical inquiry in a AMS Academic Affairs knee saved her life, but any vision “Sometimes I think people look morning, a nurse slammed down Commissioner Isabelle Duchaine of her future was in shambles. respectful manner. at me and go, ‘Oh gosh, it must be her breakfast tray and looked her “When I want to start the class, it said she thinks the clause “When I first became an really easy being an amputee,’” she in the eye. starts,” she said. violates a student’s freedom in amputee, I wasn’t even convinced said. “I just think, ‘Well, yeah, it’s See Change on page 13 pAGE 9
Prof deducts grades for bad behaviour Students warned they’ll lose 10 per cent of final mark for being disruptive in class
From agony to excellence
Queen’s grad and Paralympian Stefanie Reid shares her story