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The Quid N LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Give It a Rest!
02 DEC 2025
47volume vi issue05
spend playing my instruments; I am beginning to, after years of resisting, consider more interventionist treatment. The world has not f allen apart simply because I have learned to give myself more grace. However, I cannot stress enough how much I would have liked better not to have to extend that grace at all.
Catherine Zhang | 3L
As we enter exam season every term, a familiar dread washes over me. Part of it is in vague anticipation of long hours spent studying at my desk, having never been of a particularly robust constitution. The rest is more concrete in nature: I have chronic tendinitis in one of my wrists, which I first developed at the age of fourteen. It is often exacerbated by computer use. I can still recall with clarity the frustration I f elt in 1L when my wrist called it a day, three-quarters of the way into finalizing my Constitutional Law outline. I understand that many of us ambitious and overachieving law students, though we may excel in other areas of lif e, are inclined to put self-care to the side in achieving our goals. But after over a decade of negotiating, arguing, pleading, and bargaining with my body, I really must exhort you to take your own discomfort seriously. While I may never be the Olympic champion of resting when I need to, I like to think I’ve gotten better at working with, not against, myself. I wear a brace; I decrease the time I
A previous Quid Editor-in-Chief, Anna McAllister, wrote in recent years about her diagnosis with keratoconus, an eye condition—I encourage you to look it up. 1 She contributed excellent, thought-provoking articles that I think about almost every time I am moved to rub my eyes or squint at a screen. I can only hope that this piece will similarly motivate some of you to take restful breaks, do some gentle hand and arm stretches, and advocate for yourself to a doctor if necessary. This all can, as I know from firsthand experience, be tremendously exhausting in times that are already exhausting enough. Important things, though, are worth working for without delay, and there is nothing more important than one’s health. Just like a Constitutional Law outline, it’s best to give it your all and get started early. 1
See e.g. Anna McAllister, “Letter from the Editor: World Keratoconus Day! Reflecting on Health Care Accessibility” (2024) 46:6 Quid Novi 1 at 1.
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9 | LAW AND DIVERSITY NIGHT 2025
3 | THE CLIMATE CORNER Climate Content: Podcast and Video Recs for the Winter Break
10 | THE TWILIGHT OF THE LAW
5 | THE GIFT OF GRANDPARENTS And the Gift of a New Perspective 7 | THE ITCH YOU CAN’T SCRATCH On Being a Woman in Male Dominated Spaces
11 | CHRONOMIA AND THE HANDS OF LAW A Legacy of Non-Verbal Communication
COMMUNAUTÉ 2 | DEAR QUID
7 | MCGILL LAW WAS MY DREAM, SO WHY DO I HATE IT SO MUCH?
14 | STELLAR STATUTES
8 | QUARTIER LATIN
15 | CROSSWORD Finals Season
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