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Scugog Citizen (1991), 26 Jul 1994, p. 21

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Working in pub helps get student through law school There are two bars in Shelley Quinn's life right now. The one she tends in a Port Perry" pub and the 'one she will be called to in a couple of years after completing her law degree at Osgoode Hall. Several times a week, you'll find Shelley waiting tables and pulling marks, she was thrilled to learn a couple of weeks ago that she won the Mabel Penery French award for the highest first year mark in the course at Osgoode called "law, Sender, equality." It examines how issues of fier, race, sexual orientation and class said, but slowly. After winning this prestigious award, Shelley was asked to work full time this summer at the Legal Clinic. She had been volunteering two days a week. She landed the job at the Antrim - House in late May. pints of draught beer at the busy impact on judicial decision making. "I walked in off the street and Antrim®louse on Water Street. And Mabel Penery French was the first asked for a job. I was very the rest of the time she works at the woman admitted to the bar in New persistent," she said with a good Durham Community Legal Clinic in° Brunswick in 1006 and later in natured smile. Oshawa. ' British Columbia. But she had to "Dave and Theresa (Antrim The resident who is in her fight for admission to the bar in both owners) gave me the job and I'm very mid-30's admits that working full. provinces. \ grateful," she said in a recent time days at the Clinic-and part It is a subject that deeply interests interview. . times nights and evening in the pub Shelley, as she believes:historically And even though she may cut back is tough, but it's something she the laws were made for men, by men her hours in the pub now that-she's enjoys. And besides, the money helps and administered by men. working in the Legal Clinic 'I as putting oneself through law This inherent bias is charging, she certainly won't walk away." school these days is a Besides, she enjoys ~ costly venture. the wide cross. section After several year of pub clients from working in childrens lawyers to services and as a | contractors. "I like caseworker with the talking to people,"she Durham Social said. Services Department, On graduation, Shelley left the office one afternoon and promptly called the University of Toronto to ask "how do I get Shelley will work in the area of general law, "(wills, trusts, some criminal Aefense) family and labour law, but "no or tax law." Eventually she hopes to run her own firm and some day in the future has aspirations to a judge. In the meantime, she can't wait for my life." And she wouldn't hesitate for a minute to recommend this kind of career change to anyone willing to work hard and make some big sacrifices. For this bartender- soon-to-be-lawyer, it's * been more than worth into law school." Being a lawyer had been a long-time dream for Shelley who took © an under- 3 graduate dren fron) Homeworkers needed to make will MacMas ter in physi . stylish boaded vay Ploase son resumes 1: education. year-round, at home. P.O. Box 758, Port Perry, On that day when Info_send a Ontario L9L 186 she called University y »: FULL TIME COOK WANTED of Toronto about law 829 Norwest Road, St. 813, Minimum 5 years experience. school, she was told Ex. 3130, Kingston, Sala . Leadership she would have to lg kPan ualtios an asset Apply at © write the law entrance DAY CARE REQUIRED dor Peny. * , ®xam. She passed it home or yours. E-- easily, took the BY94 oh 33 8 Mh oh. FULLL EXPERIENCED interview and was ay DRESSE accepted as a mature 985-3965, after 6 for busy salon. Call 985-3684 py one of just 30 NEEDED MATURE PERSONS from more than 400 A cae. Full ime and part de ¥3 wok who applied. ' . h apply 10 She'found her first 8 Haugen's Chicken, year challenging and mon sine. SER. Aoki stimulating. And she shelley Quinn st work behind the bar at the Antr her courses. Not only Se recently won an award for first year law students at KASTELIC KOUNTING LTD. did she pase with high 08goode Hall. See story for details 1888 Scugog St, Port Perry 985-4886 9 8 en een. Grandparentus Newnus, a We are for three Specla people 1 fill the shoes of | - - ) our students are These are part-ime positions ik a of $7. 00 per hour. You must possess the following Qualiioations : High Energy Level F Enthusiasm Basic a irk. moms than one ask at at ine PY (Ch you pag Hrd? Computer Experience a must resume in the past, please do not reapply, we have you on file. 3 Auctions Civie SALE J Wondey; Aug 101 - 10:30 Alt EL Centre on McCowan Road NEIL DeSHANE Fumiture inch including Walnut Tea AUCTIONS s Hooper Archback and . Kitchen Chairs, Small Tables, Old Wall Clock, Parlour Table, H Antiques 8 Livestock "Sk oc Coeciont ® Farm Equipment Stamps, Audubon Snowy ® Appraisals Estates Ps. Selection it Dishes ad ® Real Estate Cards and many other pieces. 986-0846 Terme cash. NEIL DeSHANE Ean Gait Asana strange but familiar ' species by Helen Suzanne The ntus newnus, or as they are more commonly known, recycled parents, are easily tinguishable by their p trait of strutting through "the air, generally two to three feet off the ground. They constantly exhibit a glazed, almost zombie-like stare, accompanied by a perpetual grin spreading from ear to ear. They are for the most part, grey or ite-haired, perhaps slightly They are a very precocious, almost brazen species who have been known to prey on the unsuspecting by pinning them against a wall or in a chair, and emptying their pouches of photographs, while providing them with a dissertation for hours on end. Their call is very diversified but usually consists of crowing and whooping, with intermittent utterances thrown in which can only be dosstibed as "baby gibberish". wed not hovering around the nursery, they can be found in the baby department of the local stores, appearing in a trance-like state, completely mesmerized by the super abundance of . baby periphernalia. The female species is more likely to be found fluttering around in the « baby food section of the local grocery store, hoarding jars of infant and junior baby foods and formulas. Their natural instincts alding, although it is not = Their usual habitat is the compel them to throw in baby uncommon to see them with nursery, noses pressed flat against soaps, lotions, powders, plus ..y varying colours, either full- the glass, staring intently ahead. size of diaper ever made. plumbed, or bald as an eagle. Their faces are tr If confronted by a Grandp They tend to be very broad- a en) Newnus, do not be alarmed as they chested, head held high in a proud be wildly contorting their faces into are harmless. stance, but can be found in various every imaginable position In fact, they are a very unique poses, the most usual one being conceivable when they wish to draw species who, given an audience, will hunched over almost in half due to attention to their young, once- always be a constant source of = the volumes of hots they carry thus giving them in the entertainment. in their pouches in front. : nicknames "Dodo" and : a v vned nani ad

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