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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
hand accounts, combed the archives of our very own Quid Novi, and likely pushed himself to the brink of insanity.
It’s going to be a good one, folks.
even a small facet of it is hard work, as history undergrads can confirm. It’s why I am so proud and grateful for a piece contributed by LSA VP Special Events Matthew Boulden this week.
The final product is both a highly entertaining and historically invaluable contribution to our community’s understanding and awareness of itself. For this, the Quid Novi heartfully thanks you, Matthew.
In an enjoyable investigative piece, Matthew has made it his mission to pin down the date of the first ever Skit Nite at the McGill Faculty of Law. He’s reached out to alumni for first-
Other pieces in this week’s edition are varied, from an open letter to McGill Law students from the AMPL to what I hope is a satirical marriage and pre-nuptial agreement between three 1Ls. Enjoy!
Pablo Mhanna-Sandoval | 2L
It’s Quid issues like these that remind me how fortunate I am to be a part of the McGill Law community. It’s a community not only separated by space, with graduates ending up different continents and industries, but also by time. As Canada’s oldest law faculty, there’s some history to this place and its traditions. Uncovering
CETTE SEMAINE... INSIGHTS
COMMUNAUTÉ
2 | THREE 1LS WALK INTO A BISTRO ON VALENTINE’S...
2 | AMPL LETTER TO STUDENTS
4 | THE OLYMPIC STADIUM’S GLOBAL LEGACY A Tale of Corruption, Politics, and 30 Years of Debt
6 | THE HISTORY OF SKIT NITE Tracing Mcgill Law’s Oldest Tradition
13 | THE SILENT GENOCIDE 14 | THE DECLINE OF THE SSMU