Year: 2001

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Students apathetic toward new RAC fees

September 12, 2001

By Chris Johnston Students have greeted a fee increase at the Ryerson Athletic Centre with the same attitude reserved for most things athletic at the university – who cares? Despite an increase in all fees – it now costs $10 to renew your card and $90 to take an aerobics class that would have been […]

Meeting the horny hypnotist

September 12, 2001

By Nicole Cohen Picture girls eating tampons, boys humping chairs and everybody getting naked. Imagine the raucousness of a WWF show and the energy of a rock concert, throw in some hypnosis and you’ve got the X-rated spectacle Tony Lee is bringing to the Hub in Jorgenson Hall Friday night.

Women’s team searches for success

September 12, 2001

By Chris Johnston Ryerson aims to stop its never-ending winless string Every year around this time, women’s soccer coaches and players say they are optimistic about the team’s chances.

Film puts the “yee-haw” back in America

September 12, 2001

By Kevin Ritchie Of all the movies that purport to be “America” – The American Presiddent, American Psycho, American Beauty, American Werewolf in Paris – none of them deserve the title as much as The American Astronaut, which is screening in the Tronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness series.

Fantasy Island

September 12, 2001

By Ryan Silverman Among seasoned travellers, the Pink Palace Hotel on Corfu Island, Greece, is known as Club Med for backpackers. The sun is hot, the drinks are cheap and the party goes on forever.

A little piece of home

September 12, 2001

By Sarah Lysecki Dicky Poon stands at the top of the street, gazing into a sea of new faces. The confident leader of Ryerson’s Chinese Student’s Association is a far cry from the nervous new Canadian who came to Toronto 10 years ago.

Jeremy Podeswa returns to his senses

September 12, 2001

By Kevin Ritchie The sight of a teenage boy exhaling in ecstasy as he gently rubs his fingers over the large purple bruises on his arm might be a sensory overload for some viewers.But it shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s familiar with the works of Jeremy Podeswa, a 1984 Ryerson film grad and director whose films […]

Soccer teams wear a happy face

September 12, 2001

By Chris Johnston First-year head coach Tony La Ferrara is trying to end his team’s year-long losing streak by working the men’s soccer team into the turf.

Tuition grants, car up for grabs

September 12, 2001

By Melissa Bell Students will have the chance to win up to $5,000 i tuition grants courtesy of Daimler Chrysler and RyeSAC could win a painted Chrysler PT Cruiser at Thursday’s Carnival in the Quad.

Security head quits

September 12, 2001

Janet Mays has officially resigned her position as head of Ryerson’s equity, harassment and a safety department after a school year marred by security breaches and criticism from university staff and officials.

Rye gets cash for buildings

September 12, 2001

By Allan Woods Ryerson will receive more than $4-million from the provincial government to upgrade campus facilities, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities announced Monday.

Biz building fix-up taking time

September 12, 2001

By Jennifer McGregor Yellow tape restricts part of the entrance of the business building on Victoria Street. Construction workers concentrate go about their work as hurried students try to navigate through an obstacle course of people and equipment.

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