Month: April 2004

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The public has a right to know

By Don McHoull For years Hydro One was mired in waste and corruption. Well-connected Tories were handed fat contracts to do very little work. In one case, the publicly owned power company paid $105,000 to Queen’s Park insider, and received only an e-mail in return. Only when the newly elected Liberal government changed the law […]

Scam the plan

By Robyn Doolittle Any money left on meal cards after exams isn’t refunded to students. Instead, it goes back into the ancillary services fund. Some schools give back what they call ‘flex dollars’ – the taxable portion of remaining cash – but not Ryerson. “Usually students only have less than $100 left on their card […]

Unhealthy cooking

Until the deep fryers, grills and woks start humming, Ryerson’s main kitchens, in the basement and first floor of Jorgenson Hall, are cramped but livable. The coughing fits don’t begin until the cooking does. The rooms fill with steam and smoke, rich in food particulates, that needs to be vented from the building. But […]

FASHION MAKES SEXUAL STATEMENT

By Jennifer Fong Students participating in Mass Exodus this year have something to say about sexuality. A new gay line is attracting a lot of attention — but other designs feature everything from lingerie to fantasy.

THE THIN LINE OF TOLERANCE

Conflict and strife have run rampant at York University as pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian groups clash on campus and in the student government. But Ryerson’s campus has remained quiet. Erin Rankin investigates why things are quieter at Yonge and Dundas than they are at Steeles and Keele.