Reading Time: 2 minutesIn addition to providing First Nation research perspectives, the research centre aims to hold federal, provincial and regional First Nation policy makers accountable
Former Ram Ammanuel Diressa selected to NBA’s Utah Jazz free agent mini-camp
Reading Time: 1 minuteFormer Ryerson Rams guard Ammanuel Diressa has been selected to participate in the Utah Jazz’s free agent mini-camp on Tuesday
Ryerson athletics director Dr. Ivan Joseph steps down
Reading Time: 1 minuteRyerson University’s Director of Athletics, Ivan Joseph, is stepping down from his position to take on a new role at Dalhousie University
Job posting: Media editor
Reading Time: 1 minutePlease come work for us! We could use the help!
Job posting: Sports editor
Reading Time: 1 minuteCome work for us! We’re not that scary.
Toronto city councillor speaks against supervised injection site on Ryerson campus
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Ward 7 city councillor arrived at Ryerson to advocate against safe injection sites on campus
RSU increases salaries and plans $400K concerts in private board meeting
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe meeting was held during an RSU retreat that was not accessible to the public
Former Rams guard Aaron Best selected to Canada Basketball’s World Cup training camp
Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer Ryerson Ram and Raptors 905 guard, Aaron Best was selected to Canada Basketball’s senior men’s training camp on Monday
Mass Exodus 2018 curated show takes a moment to unplug
Reading Time: 2 minutesCelebrating it’s 30th year, Mass Exodus’s curated show took a break from technology to give its designers diverse collections full attention
Mass Exodus 2018 put experimental collections at the forefront
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 30th Mass Exodus fashion show came to a close on Friday night, where students planned and produced all components of the event, thriving fashion student all made their grand exit
Taking a glance back at cool things Rye grads did this year
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt might be the end of the semester, but don’t forget about these cool Ryerson people and all the cool things they did this year!
Time to get on the Love Wagon—Ryerson’s jazz fusion band
Reading Time: 2 minutesLove Wagon’s been a part of the Ryerson music scene for a while, making regular appearances at Musicians@Ryerson’s open mics. While they’re hitting a bigger stage this summer, the M@R scene is where things started for them
Keep your eyes out for these artsy events
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile the semester comes to an end for students, many arts faculties at Ryerson are prepping for their end-of-the-year showcases
Editorial: I spent $2,000 at Metro and you shouldn’t have to
Reading Time: 2 minutesArts and Life editor Premila D’Sa writes about branching out of campus to find good food spots
Ryerson fashion collective makes space for genderless clothing
Reading Time: 2 minutesCharlotte Carbone noticed that the majority of unisex clothes were fashioned the same way – they nearly all consisted of the same neutral shapes and colours – she set out to change it
Ryerson prof’s new novel tackles campus rape
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Red Word by Ryerson english professor Sarah Henstra mixes in feminist theory and mythology to portray the story of young undergraduate female students who tackle rape culture on campus
Memorable moments in biz and tech this year
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom questions about law school, expensive housing and Facebook knowing just a little too much about our actions, here are some of the more memorable moments from our biz and tech section
Best apps of the year
Reading Time: 3 minutesCheck out out favourite apps that we used this year
How to save money this summer
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m saving paper
Expect more zones and policy changes for weed legalization at Rye next year
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew zones, adjustments to tuition and OSAP and some details on the Brampton campus expansion—here’s what to expect for next year
Meet your Fall 2018 Masthead
Reading Time: 1 minuteCongratulations to our Fall 2018 Eyeopener masthead!
A student’s guide to the 2018 provincial election
Reading Time: 3 minutesWho are the candidates running? What will these candidates do for you? Biz and tech editor Sylvia Lorico breaks it all down for you
A Ryerson-led app rates diversity and inclusivity in Toronto
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe My City of Migration Diagnostic web app rates immigration and integration in the city. How does Toronto and Ryerson rank?
Is Rye’s law minor too business oriented?
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome students had a change of heart on pursuing a law minor after seeing the list of courses required to obtain it
Life after grad: discounts and donations
Reading Time: 2 minutesJust because you’re graduating doesn’t mean you can no longer get discounts
Awards to keep an eye out for in the 2018-2019 school year
Reading Time: 2 minutesDon’t miss those application deadlines!
This year’s statue controversy at Rye
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the summer, the RSU launched a full campaign called Colonialism 150 as a protest to the celebration of Canada’s 150 years since confederation
Meet your Fall 2018 Masthead
Reading Time: 1 minuteCongratulations to our Fall 2018 Eyeopener masthead!
Fighting for access to menstrual products
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter a university-wide referendum, the Centre for Women and Trans People are using the extra funds towards more free products
Club jobs: when play turns into work
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom club promotion to bottle service, students are building valuable connections in the city’s bars and clubs
New award for racialized trans students
Reading Time: 2 minutesRyerson has created a new scholarship for racialized trans students in honour of late Black Muslim trans activist Sumaya Dalmar
Podcast: Ryerson students of different identities talk about navigating the dating world
Reading Time: 2 minutesThese four Ryerson students talk about the nitty-gritty of their sexuality and relationships in an audio feature
Editorial: This year has been a wild one, but thanks for sticking around
Reading Time: 3 minutesWell, here I am, writing the last words that I will ever write for The Eyeopener
Editorial Bites: Fake IDs, hostile campus design and bed bugs
Reading Time: 2 minutesInstead of a regular editorial, this week, editor-in-chief Sierra Bein has opted for bite-sized content goodness
Editorial: Looking back at Ryerson’s sports history
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe managing editors of this year’s sports issue write about how there’s more to the story than what’s happening in athletics now
Editorial: Study tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn VIC 205, where students said they were getting bitten, we found the bugs when Ryerson said they didn’t exist
Editorial: A fashion statement
Reading Time: 2 minutesCaring about clothing, style or any of that stuff was superficial, until I realized how much power it holds
Love, Sex & Play Editorial: Love like theirs
Reading Time: 2 minutesEat toast with the people you love. Give them an accidental black eye in the kitchen and then serve a beautiful dinner to your family. Keep the pants you wore when you saw the person you were going to spend the rest of your life with. Because it’s fun. It’s love. And those pants were pretty sexy
Editorial: Have students stopped caring about democracy in RSU elections?
Reading Time: 3 minutesAt the RSU debate, instead of a chance for students to challenge ideas put forth to them, all we got was two hours of self-indulgences and bullshit
Editorial: Get out there and vote
Reading Time: 2 minutesNow, with online voting you have no goddamn excuse to not vote
What Ryerson isn’t telling you about its animal testing
View PostMeet your Fall 2018 Masthead
Reading Time: 1 minuteCongratulations to our Fall 2018 Eyeopener masthead!
The Fake Out: Are the risks and costs of fake IDs worth it?
Reading Time: 10 minutesStarting out university underaged means that you can’t always enjoy going out for a hot night on the town with all your friends—unless you get a fake. But are the risks and the cost even worth it?
Podcast: Ryerson students of different identities talk about navigating the dating world
Reading Time: 2 minutesThese four Ryerson students talk about the nitty-gritty of their sexuality and relationships in an audio feature
Losing my religion: How university can challenge your faith
Reading Time: 9 minutesSchool changes everything—the way we work, sleep and socialize. It can also change your relationship with religion
What happened when I tried free bleeding on my period
View PostI didn’t lie for a week. Here’s what I learned
View PostThe Ear-opener Ep 5: Biphobia comes from all sides
Reading Time: 1 minuteHost Michael D’Alimonte speaks with former Eyeopener editor Sarah Krichel about her story in this week’s Love, Sex & Play special on how bisexuality is perceived in and out of the LGBTQ+ community
The mysterious murder of Chris Finnigan
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt was a crisp Tuesday afternoon. Chris Finnigan, one of Ryerson’s most eligible squirrels, died earlier that morning
Meet your Fall 2018 Masthead
Reading Time: 1 minuteCongratulations to our Fall 2018 Eyeopener masthead!
What to do when Mother Nature thinks parkas and shorts are the new fad
Reading Time: 2 minutesMake sense of Toronto’s crazy weather with these fantastic new tips!
Ryerson unveils cockroach plan to deal with bed bugs problem
Reading Time: 2 minutesNever fear, Lachemi is here!
Rye student still set to graduate even after not attending class since 2014
Reading Time: 3 minutesNo class attendance? No problem!
All the water in the world for Finding Nemo
Reading Time: 2 minutesRyerson University set to become global superpower after theatre program purchases every last drop of the world’s water supply
TRSM student leader gets into Ivey, ghosts everyone
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Listen, an Ivey kid could show up to a job interview with us, say nothing, take a dump on my desk, leave, and I’ll still hire them over literally anyone else”
Rye student invents new mom-centric holiday
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Momday” will happen on March 26, and no, it’s not the same thing as mother’s day
Indigenous-led think tank launches at Ryerson
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn addition to providing First Nation research perspectives, the research centre aims to hold federal, provincial and regional First Nation policy makers accountable
Toronto city councillor speaks against supervised injection site on Ryerson campus
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Ward 7 city councillor arrived at Ryerson to advocate against safe injection sites on campus
RSU increases salaries and plans $400K concerts in private board meeting
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe meeting was held during an RSU retreat that was not accessible to the public
White Privilege Conference held on Ryerson campus incites protests
Reading Time: 4 minutesAbout 25 people gathered on Gould Street to protest the White Privilege Conference Global (WPC Global) held at Ryerson University on May 12
RSU terminates general manager position
Reading Time: 3 minutesAnd that was just day one!
Ryerson is discussing the possibility of removing the Egerton Ryerson statue
View PostRyerson community raises $20,000 for instructor injured in Toronto van rampage
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmir Kiumarsi, a chemistry instructor at Ryerson’s Chang School of Continuing Education, is recovering in the intensive care unit at Sunnybrook Hospital after being struck by a van that mowed down pedestrians in Toronto’s north end on April 23
Ryerson Board of Governors approves U-Pass, referendum to come in the fall
Reading Time: 1 minuteFull-time Ryerson students will now vote on the implementation of a $70 TTC transit pass in the fall semester
Former Ram Ammanuel Diressa selected to NBA’s Utah Jazz free agent mini-camp
Reading Time: 1 minuteFormer Ryerson Rams guard Ammanuel Diressa has been selected to participate in the Utah Jazz’s free agent mini-camp on Tuesday
Ryerson athletics director Dr. Ivan Joseph steps down
Reading Time: 1 minuteRyerson University’s Director of Athletics, Ivan Joseph, is stepping down from his position to take on a new role at Dalhousie University
Former Rams guard Aaron Best selected to Canada Basketball’s World Cup training camp
Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer Ryerson Ram and Raptors 905 guard, Aaron Best was selected to Canada Basketball’s senior men’s training camp on Monday
Rams men’s basketball to take on Duke Blue Devils in pre-season
Reading Time: 1 minuteThe Rams men’s basketball team will take on the NCAA’s Duke Blue Devils, when the Atlantic Coast Conference powerhouse goes on their Canadian tour in August
What’s next for Rams volleyball star Julie Longman?
Reading Time: 5 minutesNow that her career is over, Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball star Julie Longman dives into what her future can hold
How Kevin Krasnowski guided the Rams men’s hockey program to relevance
Reading Time: 3 minutesHere’s the story of how Kevin Krasnowski transformed the Ryerson Rams men’s hockey program from second-rate to OUA threat
Rams to watch out for next year
Reading Time: 3 minutesEyeopener writer Michael Mazzei gives his input on six Ryerson athletes who could burst into stardom next season
What’s next for Ram defenceman Alex Basso?
Reading Time: 1 minuteIn his fourth year as a Ram, the defenceman arguably had the greatest season of his career, racking up a career-high 28 points while leading his team to the OUA quarter-finals
Eyechat – Shady Scripts, Elections and Seriously Affordable Transit
Reading Time: 1 minuteThis week on Eyechat, our panel talked about some of the stories from last semester that you may have missed.
Mass Exodus 2018
Reading Time: 1 minuteMass Exodus 2018 at Daniel Spectrum
Eyeopener media in review
Reading Time: 1 minuteHere’s a little compilation of what we’ve been working on behind the camera this year.
Chess and chill
Reading Time: 1 minuteMedia Editor Malachi Rowswell, plays two harrowing games of chess with Tony Le, a prominent community member in the Ryerson Chess Club.
What is The Eyeopener?
Reading Time: 1 minuteWho are we? What do we do? Let us tell ya.
Battle of the Bands
Reading Time: 1 minuteEdit: Andrew Opar Videography: Carl Solis & Kosalan Kathir
Behind the Story: Ryerson baddies
Reading Time: 1 minuteArts and Life editor Premila D’sa shares her deep cover research on becoming a Ryerson Baddie.
Friday Night Adventures: What you can’t see on campus
Reading Time: 1 minuteWe went around campus and backlit a few things to expose what we didn’t know was there!