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The Quid N LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Con te partirò
Catherine Zhang | 3L
In this penultimate tenth issue of the forty-seventh volume of the Quid Novi, it’s time for me to say goodbye. Not to law school as a whole—no, you’ll still be able to see me loitering in various places around the faculty in the fall, should you be interested—but to this journal. Faith and I will be moving on as your Co-Editors-in-Chief after this school year ends, which means that this is my final letter from the editor. Although I’m obviously not winning any awards for writing this, I do still want to treat the occasion with the appropriate gravitas. Thanks are owed to our fantastic editorial team, my loved ones, my giant Ikea Blåhaj, my cat, and everyone else who has heard me rant and rave over the Quid this past year. It’s a herculean f eat to keep this humble little student journal running, and I couldn’t have done it without you all.
24 MAR 2026
volume 47 vi issue10
In my first letter, I mentioned how the Quid keeps me in tune with myself. I think it’s a sentiment that has held up well. From the feedback I’ve received, people are reading and discussing the Quid in greater numbers this year—so whether you’re a first-time reader or a dedicated devotee, gratitude is owed to you as well. Some might scan these pages for their horoscope; others, for input on Serious and Important Topics; and still others just for a coffee break read. It’s thanks to the multitude and the diversity of our voices that we can all find what we’re looking for. Sometimes I joke that I can’t remember who I was before I started law school, but when I flip open a new issue (or tab open the online PDF), I know that’s not true. And more importantly, I know there’s a little nugget of something inside me that has remained unchanged. I’m not saying change is bad, but there is comfort in certain things staying the same: the Quid every other Tuesday; the Peel Street hill; and who you and I are, deep down inside. This place can be joyous, nasty, exhilarating, corrosive, and uplifting all at the same time, but wherever we go we take ourselves with us, for good or for ill. And wherever I go from here, I certainly will be taking the Quid with me. Goodbye for now. It’s been a true pleasure. I hope from the bottom of my heart that you enjoy this issue.
Cette semaine INSIGHTS
COMMUNAUTÉ
2 | DYNAMICS OF HOPE
4 | DEAR QUID
5 | WANTING TO BE ALONE IS WHEN YOU NEED PEOPLE THE MOST
5 | OVERHEARDS
6 | LA HONTE COMME AUTOPORTRAIT Les fragments d’une existence calculée
9 | CULINARY BRIEFS C’est l’temps des sucres! 11 | LEGAL WORD SCRAMBLE
7 | CLIMATE CORNER Oil Dependency and the US-Israel Attack on Iran
12 | STELLAR STATUTES Your April Predictions
8 | A NOTE OF GRATITUDE ASEF Support Behind the Success of the 2026 MJLH Colloquium
13 | MEET THE QUID NOVI TEAM! 14 | SUDOKU Who says law students are bad with numbers? 15 | CROSSWORD Tort Law Redux
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