Month: September 2001

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The March Goes On

September 19, 2001

By Katherine Tam Participants of the Take Back the Night rally promote thoughtfully protest against violence The banners were ready, the festivities had been planned for weeks, the stereo blasted “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves” by the Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin, and the marchers chanted “No More Patriarchy, No More War.”

Metalheads are people too

September 19, 2001

By John Gemmell The first thing Katia Taylor does when she walks into the Ryerson Gallery is check the guestbook. Flipping through its pages is the best way to gage reaction to her current exhibition, Running with the Devil: Photography of Metalheads. Yes, metalheads.

The inhuman condition

September 19, 2001

From the desk of the bastard editor It takes a moment in time like this to expose the gimp leg of civilization as we know it. I refer of course to blind prejudice and fear of those who are different, especially in this era of voluminous information.

Doughnut C.E.O has recipe for success

September 19, 2001

By Natalie Alcoba The man who is leading the U.S.A based Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ invasion of Canada will share his secrets of success with Ryerson students on Wednesday. Roly Morris, president of Krispy Kreme’s Canadian division, will be joined by Chris Tarrant, the company’s director of real estate planning, who decides where each store will […]

In the shadow of terror

September 19, 2001

By Fatima Najm As the United States sifts through the wreckage of the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Muslims are finding themselves in the crosshairs of negative public opinion. They’re stuck between the fear of millions of people with an unnamed enemy and a misconception that all terrorists […]

Biz director values experience

September 19, 2001

By Rosalyn Yake When Lee Maguire, former associate dean of Ryerson’s school of business management, retired last year, he left 34 years of fond memories behind, and a pair of big shoes for the candidate next in line to fill.

Centre reboots with tech focus

September 19, 2001

By Julie Williamson The Ryerson access centre has moved into its temporary home in the business building and hired a new staff, after a divisive year marked by internal squabbling and mass resignations. “We’re excited [that] now we have the staff that can give the leadership we needed last year,” said Marion Creery, director of […]

Rye library boasts 700 new online research journals

September 19, 2001

By Claudia De Simone New database in the Ryerson library will give students access to hundreds of reference journals and boost the library’s electronic holdings in an area it has made its cornerstone.

Activists scrap D.C protest

September 19, 2001

By Amy Bourne Terrorist attacks in the United States only increase the need for demonstrations for social justice, says Alex Lisman, v.p. education at Ryerson.

Jewish Student leaders urge tolerance

September 19, 2001

By Rachel Younglai & Siri Agrell As students from all backgrounds struggle to make sense of last week’s terrorist attacks, leaders of the campus Jewish community are urging racial tolerance.

Waiting for History to unfold

September 19, 2001

By Siri Agrell Ryerson history professor Arne Kislenko brings context to conflict “Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it.” This popular saying hangs over last week’s terrorist attacks on the U.S. as people struggle to put meaning to the horror unfolding before them. What lessons of history have been ignored that we […]

‘I’m fine. I watched the whole thing’

September 19, 2001

By Sutton Eaves Rye journalism students witness attack on NYC first hand – the United States’ darkest hour Kareen Madian had just crossed the George Washington bridge out of New York City and into New Jersey last Tuesday morning when she heard the news. The CNBC intern was sitting beside her producer about 9 a.m. […]