Arts & Culture Ernie’s the top dog November 10, 1999 By Adam Eisner Now Magazine readers have voted Ryerson’s own Ernie the hot dog vendor as Toronto’s best in its 1999 poll. The talkative vendor has been a staple at the corner of Victoria and Gould streets for more than 18 years. He said the key to winning the poll was being friendly and outgoing. […]
Arts & Culture Oakham scraps expanded pub night November 10, 1999 By Wendy Heisler RyeSAC didn’t want to see if the third time would be a charm in its attempt to add another room to pub night at Oakham House. A meager crowd entered Oakham last Thursday night only to see a dark and deserted Thomas lounge. However, many students didn’t think much about the absence […]
Arts & Culture Koo gets wooed by theatre industry November 10, 1999 A Ryerson theatre tech grad is offered an opportunity of a lifetime, but she had to turn it down
Features Rewind back to a Beta time November 10, 1999 Betaphiles watched their beloved format fade to black when VHS entered the market. But they refuse to let go of their remotes
Communities Canadian culture shocks foreign students November 10, 1999 An international student from Antigua and an exchange student from England share their Canadian experiences
Former RESS prez appears in court November 10, 1999 By Hamida Ghafour A Ryerson student charged with robbing two banks in Toronto made another court appearance last week. Mark St. Pierre, 26, a third-year engineering student and former president of Ryerson’s engineering student society, appeared at Old City Hall court last Friday, but his case has been put off until Nov. 26. St. […]
Students sleep in the cold November 10, 1999 Event gives cash and publicity to homeless, but gets few volunteers
Editorial Rebel with a cause, a bottle and a pen November 10, 1999 By Philippe Devos “The public will pay more for laughing than for any other privilege.” Those words were written by one of the best and certainly the most quotable newspapermen in Canada. Robert Chambers Edwards didn’t work for The Globe, The Mail, The Toronto Star, The Toronto Telegram or any of the other powerful dailies […]
Student centre banks on additional cash November 10, 1999 By Wojtek Dabrowski With renewed commitments of land and money, the student centre is moving on to its next step — asking the city for $1-million in public funding. The university will increase its annual $200,000 contribution by 3 per cent each year, said Linda Grayson, v.p. Administration and student services, at last Wednesday’s […]
Rye constructs building bid November 10, 1999 Engineering and computer science may get new centre on parking lot property