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
Police crack down on raves November 10, 1999 Party-goers raving mad at media as recent deaths prompt scrutiny
Fun & Satire Last celebrity standing November 3, 1999 By Steve Carmichael The other day Martha Stewart had Eminem guest star on her show. “This is our good friend Marshall Mathers,” Martha said. “But he liked to be called Eminem or Slim Shady. He’s really hip and funny with the youngsters today.” Eminem said, “Don’t take me for a joke, I’m no comedian. […]
Sports Stands, fans and videotape ad Kerr gym November 3, 1999 By Jennifer Kwan If you’ve ever wondered why the lone cameraman filming varsity games in the bleachers above the Kerr Hall gym never has anyone up there with him, it’s because fan attendance at the games is poor. It seems to be a prime spot for students to sit during games, but it […]
Sports Pop goes the pre-season November 3, 1999 By Sean Fitz-Gerald In medical terms, a heart attack is defined as a sudden seizure, causing the death of part of the heart muscle. In athletic terms, a heart attack is defined as a serious injury of a star player, causing dreams of a national championship to die. Against the York University […]
Sports Women’s basketball crash lands at the Air Canada Centre November 3, 1999 By Sean Fitz-Gerald A week after masquerading as a national contender, the Ryerson women’s basketball team had its mask removed at the Raptors Cup on Halloween. After trick-or-treating through the four-team tournament last week, Ryerson had only a 1-2 record, fatigue and a third-place finish in its goodie bag. In their Halloween […]
Sports Rams’ Halloween loss was not eye candy November 3, 1999 By Will Sealy Jr. On Saturday the Ryerson Rams lost a close game to the York Yeoman in the final of the Raptors Cup. The game marked the Rams first loss of the pre-season and was one they deserved to lose. Although the final score was 62-58, Ryerson never played to its […]
Sports Yeoman effort ends Rams streak November 3, 1999 Men’s basketball squad loses championship and ends its eight-game run