Students plea: “No more tuition hikes” March 5, 1997 By Renata D’Aliesio “No more tuition hikes” was the plea of Ryerson students to Ryerson President Claude Lajeunesse at Monday and Tuesday’s townhall meetings. “I don’t have that much more to give,” said Peggy Ferguson, a continuing education student. “My budget can’t support the cuts made to the university, but the government can. Why are […]
Arts & Culture Hey, wait, Xena’s not so bad March 5, 1997 By Jarrod Hoogendam I am a very judgemental person. This is not to say that I hate everything, just that I like or dislike someone or something at first glance without being hindered by a silly thing like a reason. I’ll give you an example. The television program Get a Life will forever be one […]
Arts & Culture Me and Julio down by the schoolyard March 5, 1997 Music classes teach rhythms of the global village
Arts & Culture Musicians under cover March 5, 1997 Playing popular tunes garner these artists some respect
Dial “F” for fuck-up March 5, 1997 By Renata D’Aliesio A printing mistake by RyeSAC has a University of Toronto student’s phone ringing off the hook. For the past five years Paul Barker’s telephone number has appeared under Travel Cuts in RyeSAC’s student handbook. “It’s been a bloody inconvenience,” says Barker. “It is especially annoying when I am trying to write a […]
Caring for kids March 5, 1997 By Tina Glendadakis With education and childcare programs in Ontario being hit with cutbacks, early childhood education (ECE) at Ryerson is learning to live in the new Ontario. June Pollard, director of the ECE school, says students are being trained in different fields so they have more job-hunting options when they leave school. “One of […]
Sports Show me the money March 5, 1997 Ryerson students each pay $48 for athletics, but the search continues for a winning team
Backstreet break-ins March 5, 1997 Unexplained thefts have Neill-Wycik residents worried as security resurrects lock-up campaign
Features On the edge March 5, 1997 The suicide rate for young people has risen dramatically. Jackie Burns finds out the causes and the warning signs