Month: February 2003

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Rhubarb play takes sour look at life

February 5, 2003

By Jen Gerson “Lights up,” says the director, dressed in an oversized vintage striped shirt and faded purple socks. The female actor obeys, hits herself and falls backwards to be caught by her male counterpart who then swings her in a semi-circle and throws her to her feet. Darth Vader breathing spliced with the occasional […]

Graduating students sing last note in Cabaret

February 5, 2003

By Briar Stewart On the third floor of the Ryerson Theatre School, Erin VanderBurgh stands on top of a chair, shakes her petite figure and flashes a sly flirtatious smile while singing about life in a cabaret. “Don’t tell Mamma what you say,” she pleads, as she struts in between a chorus line of girls […]

Toronto rappers share Divine stage

February 5, 2003

By Brendan Edwards The sound system at Hooch booms with breakbeats punctuated by high pitch electric guitar riffs. A local MC named Misery stalks across the small stage, spitting rhymes in rapid succession. When he drops a clever one liner, the crowd pushes closes. “People really listen to the MCs here,” says host Addi Stewart, […]

Chinese culture ram-ming

February 5, 2003

By Fatima Najm More than 100,000 Torontonians took $9 detour to china last weekend to celebrate the lunar New Year at Exhibition Place. As dragons and drums ushered in the New Year amidst a flurry of red and gold, a sea of people, mostly members of Toronto’s diverse Asian community, roamed the 275 stalls in […]

B-ball men put Queen’s in checkmate and thump RMC

February 5, 2003

By Joe Friesen Undaunted by the regal pretension of Kingston, Ont., the men’s basketball team produced a pair of much-needed victories last weekend to keep their championship dreams alive. The Rams breezed past Royal Military College 64-53 and overthrew Queen’s University 71-57. Guard Errol Fraser struck a decisive blow for Ryerson’s anti-monarchist campaign, leading the […]

He could be “the Shaquille O’Neal of” v-ball

February 5, 2003

By Don McHoull Ryan Vandenburg lay sprawled on the gym floor, his crumpled 6-foot-10 frame a picture of dejection. In his mind the volleyballer replayed the match that his team had just lost to York University. His mistakes would haunt him for days. The missed blocks. The botched serves. “I take it on myself,” said […]

V-ballers downed, but not quite out

February 5, 2003

By Adam Button Tonight will be the best or worst part of the men’s volleyball team captain Elisio Subranni’s career at Ryerson – and he won’t even be on the volleyball court. Sometime around 10 p.m. tonight, the middle in his final year of eligibility will check the Ontario University Athletics’ website to find out […]

Candidate pushes rival’s buttons

February 5, 2003

By Stephen Huebl RyeSAC presidential candidate Dave MacLean is accusing fellow candidate Ken Marciniec of conflict of interest for using RyeSAC funded buttons as part of his election campaign. MacLean sent a letter to Chief Returning Officer Nick Gauthier outlining how he thinks Marciniec has crossed the line between his current role as vice-president education […]

Forum: Shmooze or lose

February 5, 2003

By Yohannes Edemariam American universities are outshining their Canadian counterparts when it comes to post-graduate work in science and business administration, said an Ontario cabinet minister. Jim Flaherty, Minister of Enterprise, stressed the need for opportunity and innovation, as he spoke to 350 Ryerson business students at Westin Harbour Castle last Wednesday. In his speech, […]

Jewish group fears climate of hate

February 5, 2003

By Sandie Benitah Members of the Jewish campus group Hillel are accusing RyeSAC of playing favourites and not taking their concerns seriously. Victor Volfson, a member of both Hillel and RyeSAC’s Board of Directors, said RyeSAC’s decision to take an official stance against the pending war in Iraq has created an uncomfortable atmosphere for Ryerson’s […]

RyeSAC doubles bursaries

February 5, 2003

By Melissa Godsoe Presidential candidate Dave MacLean said RyeSAC’s move last week to double the number of bursaries it gives out was an attempt to trap him. RyeSAC’s Board of Directors voted in favour of a motion that incorporated both doubling the number of bursaries and injecting $5,000 into the freeze the fees campaign. MacLean, […]

And then there were two: prez Candidate drops out of race

February 5, 2003

By Andy Lloyd Business student Vishal Darjo may have dropped out of the presidential race, but lucky for him he won’t have to remove any of his campaign posters – he never put any up to begin with. Darjo said he wants to graduate this year to pursue employment opportunities outside of Ryerson, rather than […]