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This year, we have been humbled to hear from such a broad, diverse cross-section of the law school. Your stories have been motivating, sobering, and, above all, eyeopening. We started this year with the hope that our little newspaper could foster dialogue on issues important to our community, both here at U of T Law, and more broadly in Toronto. I like to think that we finished this year a little more engaged and a little more informed. We leave this newspaper in the capable hands of Melody Chan (1L) and James Flynn (1L). Together, they bring extensive journalism experience. We wish you the best of luck. Thank you to all of our contributors this year, and especially our tireless editors, who have dedicated many a nights for only the bare promise of pizza and burnt coffee. Together, we have published the work of 57 writers, who have together written 151 pieces totalling more than 96,500 words. Thank you to our readers, who eagerly line up every month to read our issues (I'm sure the free donuts help). Finally, thank you to our generous sponsors, without whom this paper would not be possible. And that’s a wrap! —Honghu Wang (2L)
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Food for Thought
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