Month: September 1998

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Versa recalls chocolate

September 30, 1998

Last Friday, Ryerson student Aimee Brown noticed the Hershey almond chocolate bar she purchased from the vending machine near the computer lab at W71 had already been snacked on by a furry friend.

The Better Way

September 30, 1998

Snakes, rubber bands, reeking pack animals … and that’s before you get to class.

Culture Crunch

September 23, 1998

From the bedroom doorway, the smell of smoke teases the nostrils. Sitting upright on the bed near the window is an Indian Princess bedecked in ornate gold jewelry. She politely tucks her feet under her slight frame as she inhales deeply on a cigarette.

RyePride served a plate full of dough

September 23, 1998

The group gets more than $14,000 after winning student service status.

Claude warms up to residents

September 23, 1998

Ryerson president holds fire side chat at Pitman Hall.

Cash dispute breaks RFA talks

September 23, 1998

Faculty and administration can’t agree on salary increase.

Students taught Pepsi a lesson in human rights

September 23, 1998

In the battle over cola supremacy at university campuses, an ethical conflict has been raging for years at schools such as Carleton University.

A battle for student loyalty

September 23, 1998

Cola companies are knocking on the doors of universities across Canada with multi-million dollar deals in their pockets, and many cash-strapped schools are letting them in.

Corporate global invasion

September 23, 1998

Is the issue of corporatization merely a two-sided battle of corporate freedom to do business versus young people’s idealism?

Marks for cash scam: Centennial prof charged

September 23, 1998

Students taking a math course in summer school at Centennial were approached by their professor, who allegedly asked for cash in exchange for better grades.

Pepsi says it lost Rye cola deal

September 23, 1998

Pepsi says it will not be the choice of the next generation at Ryerson, though administration says they have not yet given exclusive selling rights to any cola company.

CFS sued over Travel Cuts ownership

September 23, 1998

The University of Western Ontario’s student council launched a lawsuit to determine who owns the discount travel company, a group of student councils or current owner, the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) lobby group.