If you follow the news in Windsor (or in the National Post) you probably know by now that the search for a new Dean of Windsor Law has ended in a mess of plagiarism and a very public human rights complaint by one of the candidates, Professor Emily Carasco. The questions arising from this are many. But the one of particular interest to us here at Ipso Facto is: why should you care?
Law schools like to talk a lot about their role in the community. Windsor Law, in particular, has built a reputation on being a school that focuses on "Access to Justice", which supposedly means allowing your average person access to the same legal services as Conrad Black. But common sense tells us this is not always the case.
What does the controversy over the Dean of Law at Windsor mean to you? Do you think it will postively or negatively affect the school? What about the community? And what do you want to see the law school in your community doing better?
Ipso Facto will be out at the Windsor Farmer's Market this Saturday to find out. But leave your thoughs in the comments. We will be talking about the human rights complaint and the search for the Dean of Law on the first Ipso Facto Wednesday September 22nd, at 8:00 AM.
wow... talk about hard hitting stories.
ReplyDeleteget a life and find something worth reporting on.
and if this fuels your passion to put on this story, think of the impact on the current and future law students in Windsor.
Thanks for the input, anon! Since the controversy over the Dean position made front page of several major newspapers, we're feeling pretty good about covering it. But if you have some suggestions for things worth reporting on, we're always happy to take suggestions.
ReplyDeleteWell I guess since the story was already covered by major newspapers, then you have to regurgitate it.
ReplyDeleteThis story isn't helping students, faculty, admin, or the community at large. It would be best to let the issues be decided without affecting the community. Your coverage of the story just brings more bad press to our law school. So thanks for that.
Also, if there are Windsor Law students helping out this radio show, then you should know that your definition of "Access to Justice" is sorely incorrect. It is a blight to your sorry excuse for a radio show.
Oh and make sure you grill Dean Elman about the Dean search. I'm sure he'll love to talk about it.
--Concerned Windsor Law student
Dear Concerned Windsor Law Student
ReplyDeleteIt's obvious you're passionate about the reputation of Windsor Law. We are too. We're all proud to be Windsor Law students in addition to acting as journalists while we're working on Ipso Facto.
We have no intention of bringing more controversy upon the law school. We do intend, as we have an obligation to do, to fairly report on issues that arise in the Windsor legal community.
I posted a preview of tomorrow's episode above, which you can check out. Please listen to Ipso Facto and judge for yourself. You'll find the human rights complaint plays a small role in the story, which is really about what Windsor Law's role in the community should be.
If however, you disagree with our coverage, please feel free to write a response and send it to us. We're hoping to use this blog as an opportunity for students to write op-eds, etc. And of course you are free to continue using the comments.
Thanks,
-H.G. Watson