Year: 2002

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Students urge a fast for the wallet

November 27, 2002

Culture jammers all over the world will leave their wallets at home to celebrate a day without spending, Buy Nothing Day this Friday. Organizers want to encourage other consumers to not only do the same, but to think about how they spend their money.

Trying season tests ticker

November 27, 2002

Six months after suffering a heart attack, Ed Kirsten keeps his cool behind the losing men’s hockey team bench.

Battling the bottle

November 27, 2002

Before he jumped, Jeffrey Newmarch made a bet. Thirty dollars was all he waged in the deadly gamble, and as he climbed onto the railing of the ferry to Toronto Island for a third time amid chants of “Jump! Jump!”; this time he did.

Registrar’s office bursts bubble sheets

November 27, 2002

Bubble-sheet course selection forms will be a thing of the past within the next few years, as Ryerson adopts a high-tech system that will let students select courses and apply for scholarships online.

Picturing the end of the Earth

November 20, 2002

Photographers Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison spoke about their newly-found apocalyptic view of our environment at Ryerson’s Kodak Lecture Series last Friday. Gabe Kastner reports on why we all need to wake up, and fast.

U of T prof compares God to Hitler

November 20, 2002

A University of Toronto professor stunned the audience at a debate held at Ryerson last week when he compared the actions of God to those of Adolf Hitler.

Police arrest Rye sex-assault suspect

November 20, 2002

An undercover operation by Ryerson security led to the arrest last week of a man suspected in a string of campus sex assaults.

Arab groups a go go

November 20, 2002

Two Arab student groups were established at Ryerson last week without knowing of each others’ existence.

Kama’s second (and third) career

November 20, 2002

In Grade 7, Kelly Alexander came home from school and watched a videotapes Janet Jackson performance. When Michael’s little sister performed the son, “Escapade”, Alexander was start struck.

VP Wasti walks away

November 20, 2002

RyeSAC executive Sajjad Wasti put an end to three weeks of bitter and divisive controversy by submitting his resignation to the board of directors at an emergency meeting Monday night.

Defiant Rebick takes it to the streets

November 20, 2002

Judy Rebick had a harsh message for Concordia University’s Board of Governors last Friday, when they tried to stop her from speaking to students about the Middle East conflict. “We will not be silenced.”

RFA Showdown

November 20, 2002

On December 11, the Ryerson Faculty Association will choose a new leader. Joe Friesen looks at the two candidates and what they bring to the table.

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