Month: October 2003

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BEST RAPPER IN THE WORLD

October 31, 2003

By Jennifer Fong Being humble and soft-spoken are two rare qualities in the rap world today, but they are among the first things you notice about up and coming rapper Arabesque, also known as Aramaic. Arabesque, 22, whose real name is Steve Kawalit, is a fourth-year graphic communications management student at Ryerson. If his name […]

FEUD ENDS: PROFS PAY NEARS PAR

October 8, 2003

By Joe Friesen An epoch of bitter resentment for overworked and underpaid Ryerson faculty may finally be at an end. The arbitrator’s decision, handed down this summer, provides faculty with the basis for a collective agreement, something they haven’t had in almost three years. Although the new deal has yet to be signed, issues of […]

RED TIDE HITS, RYE IS HOPEFUL CLAM

October 8, 2003

By Joe Friesen The Liberal tide which swept Ontario last week brought a lukewarm wave of hope to the Ryerson campus. University administrators, faculty leaders and student politicians were cautiously optimistic that the new government would deliver on its promises for post-secondary education. But Dalton McGuinty’s pledge to create 50,000 new spaces at Ontario universities […]

CLASS TO IMPROVE PROF ENGLISH

October 8, 2003

By Jen Gerson A program will be launched to help professors who have trouble speaking English. “We have many professors coming from other countries speaking English as a second language,” said Sheila O’Neill, acting director at the learning and teaching office. “Sometimes their research agenda runs ahead of their ability to speak English.” The program, […]

MAYORAL DEBATE IGNORED

October 8, 2003

By Yohannes Edemariam The Toronto mayoral race passed through Ryerson’s Jorgenson Hall on Monday. Four of the main mayoral candidates – Tom Jakobek, David Miller, John Nunziata, and John Tory – explained how they would make the city a healthier place in which to do business. Notably absent was front runner Barbara Hall. The debate […]

GREENJEANS LOCKS OUT WORKERS

October 8, 2003

By Chris Richardson Service people at Mr. Greenjeans restaurant in the Eaton Centre were told to go home after a vote by local 75 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union. The 22 employees of the restaurant who asked for a three per cent pay raise over the next two years were locked […]

JANITORS FACE MESS

October 8, 2003

By Dalson Chen Ryerson University is doing its students a disservice by contracting cleaning work to private companies, says the head of the local caretakers’ union. “Contracting out – it doesn’t work properly,” said Willy Torres, President of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 233. “[Management] know that. They’ve had problems with that.” As […]

Engineers don’t get women

October 8, 2003

By Vanessa Farquharson Engineering professor Peter Hiscocks will receive a high-profile citizenship award from the Professional Engineers of Ontario next month for his work fighting harassment and supporting women in his field. Hiscocks is proud of the work Ryerson has done to promote female engineers. But while the numbers have improved dramatically over the past […]

MISSING MORE THAN THE BUS

October 8, 2003

I’m running out the door at warp speed, with wet hair, no breakfast and 14 minutes to catch a train that’s 20 minutes away – not the most relaxing way to start a Friday. I make a mad dash through the Go Train parking lot and dive between the sliding doors that a stranger has […]

COACH PREDICTS A BETTER YEAR

October 8, 2003

By Kelly Todd This year’s women’s basketball team is already doing better than last year, according to head coach Sandie Pothier. Despite the absence of last year’s most valuable player and team captain, Teaka Grizzle, Pothier believes the team will be just as competitive. “Teaka’s presence will obviously be missed but we have a very […]

BASSIST DISAGREES WITH ENCRYPTING CDS

October 8, 2003

By Adam Yerkie “Every label in the world is just pissing their pants over this thing,” says A.J. Bovaird, bassist for the popular punk band Not By Choice. Bovaird is referring to file-sharing, the sharing of music and video files online. “In retail music sales in Canada over the last three years, each year has […]

Other side of the fence

October 1, 2003

By Glynnis Mapp Walk past the Ryerson lower gym’s last doors, push past various intimidating swords and equipment bags, and in a little office under the stairs, you’ll find a smiling, former Soviet National fencing coach. Iosef Mirkin has coached the Ryerson varsity fencing team for over five years. But before that, fencing took him […]