Month: February 2009

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EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING

February 11, 2009

Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief This time each year, the regular Eyeopener gets put on the shelf and is taken over by our annual Love and Sex issue. The responsibility of this massive undertaking falls in the lap of the second- term features editor, and as someone who has been there before, I can attest to the […]

WE’RE RIDING WITH THE TOMTOURAGE

February 11, 2009

Eyeopener Staff We like waffles. A lot. Strawberry waffles. Banana waffles. Chocolate chip waffles. All sorts of waffles. Hell, we’ll even settle for Eggo waffles. If you’re anything like us (which you probably are), you like waffles too. And for the first time in a while, that’s what these RSU elections might be all about: […]

RYERSON SPLURGES ON HOARDING

February 11, 2009

By Amit Shilton News Editor Ryerson is shrugging off the effects of the economic crisis and putting its best face toward Yonge Street. Despite cutting its operating budget by up to five per cent, the school is spending about $200,000 on hoarding covering the new Student Learning Centre. “It’s like when you go out you […]

RSU AUDIT COSTS OVER $85K

February 11, 2009

The price tag of the university-funded audit of the Ryerson Students' Union (RSU) may be at least $85,000.

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE … OR THROAT … OR NOSE

February 4, 2009

Ryan Stock sets an example for anyone trying to establish a niche. He's made a career out of his passion: pushing boundaries.

BE A PROFESSIONAL PEDESTRIAN

February 4, 2009

By Phoenix Tarampi This winter, Toronto Traffic Control changed the signalling system at Church and Gould streets to alleviate the pedestrian traffic. Since it doesn’t look like Gould Street is going to be closed in the foreseeable future, read this so you can figure out how traffic lights work, avoid the need to jaywalk and […]

Business & Technology

SCHOOL OF RETAIL MANAGEMENT CELEBRATES 10 YEARS

February 4, 2009

Hilary Hagerman looks into the School of Retail Management's first decade

Business & Technology

FUEL FOR THOUGHT

February 4, 2009

With a nationwide program, the federal government is offerring $19.9 million for biofuel research.

RYERSON ATHLETES FALLING PREY TO ‘INVISIBLE INJURY’

February 4, 2009

New findings show one concussion can cause athletes to suffer even 30 years later.

LIVING THE NUDE LIFE

February 4, 2009

Shannon Higgins explores the lifestyle that has some students stripping down to escape the post-secondary environment that is rife with wage consciousness and competition.

STUDENTS TAKE TO STREETS IN SUPPORT OF TAMILS

February 4, 2009

The last time third-year information technology management student Kemaa Rajah spoke to her relatives in Sri Lanka she could hear screaming in the background.

‘THE BUMPS ALONG THE WAY ARE WORTH IT’

February 4, 2009

By Jelena Djurkic Chris Wright remembers the day he realized he was gay. It was Grade 6. He had heard the word “gay” tossed around and it hit him: it was a label he identified with. That was the day he officially came out to himself. But it wasn’t until he was 17 that he […]