Know your rights!!!
Grade appeals, prof complaints and bitching in general just got easier for Ryerson students.
RyeSAC has once again produced a student rights handbook, available free to students.
But according to v-p Education Greg Thomas, RyeSAC won’t be able to go to classes to give guides to students until Christmas because they are busy with other projects. “Teachers won’t like you taking a half-hour of their class to discuss every issue.
RyeSAC won’t repeat last year’s draw in which a first-year AIM student won a $1,500 tuition discount. Thomas explained, “It was something we tried last year, just to publicize the guide.”
Ryan Atkinson, RyeSAC external affairs commissioner, wants to see more done to promote the book. “Students should know their rights. The ads (for the project) should be up now.” But he asserted that “tons of volunteers” will make distribution of the guides effective, when that does happen.
A new feature of these handbooks is a sample letter of an appeal to a department. Another improvement upon last year’s book is stats about success rates of appeals.
Atkinson commented about the book. “It makes for a boring read if you’re not into that. But it gives you the facts.”
– Gianni Colavecchia
Edge update: still losing $
The Edge is teetering on the brink of extinction after a dismal first month.
Revenue is down substantially from last year. Only two major events were held at the campus pub during September, not nearly enough to keep the beer flowing.
As reported earlier, The Edge might close if it doesn’t bring in more money. Glasses will continue to be hoisted at the pub at least through November, regardless of losses. Weekly revenue reports will be turned in each Monday for study.
The pub’s losses, up to $16,000, have been incorporated into the RyeSAC budget.
– Rob Granatstein
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