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AWARD NAMESAKE GUILTY OF FRAUD; PRIZE COULD BE TURFED

By Aleysha Haniff Associate News Editor Garth Drabinsky can officially be called a crook, but Ryerson may keep the award named after him. On March 25, Drabinsky and his business partner, Myron Gottlieb, were convicted of three counts of fraud and forgery to the sum of $500 million. The two ran Toronto live-theatre company Livent […]

RSU signs on with Gallivan (sort of)

By Vanessa Greco The Ryerson Students’ Union will be sticking with the same insurance broker next year according to student groups director, Osman Hamid. The board of directors passed a motion late into Monday night’s meeting to reinstate Gallivan and Associates, the broker who negotiates the school’s health and dental plan. But not all RSU […]

PUTTING A NEW FACE ON RYERSON ATHLETICS

By Erin Valois Sports Editor When Ivan Joseph became Ryerson’s new athletic director last April, he knew the university was getting serious about their athletic image. Before taking the job, he wanted to be sure of Ryerson’s commitment to change the face of Sports and Recreation. “When they hired me, that’s when they made sports […]

Business & Technology

THE UNCHARTED TERRITORY OF DIGITAL LAW

By Alex Hamlyn Biz & Tech Editor Facebook offers its users a sense of confidentiality and privacy. Personal messages, private chats and embarassing photos are meant to be just between the user and their friends. In John Leduc’s case, everything he considered private will soon be public. Leduc is involved in a lawsuit over a […]

The ultimate power nap

By Vanessa Santilli Aria Ilyad trembled. He was weak, had a high temperature and his body shook involuntarily. On a dare from his sleep physiology professor, the University of Toronto grad student was trying polyphasic sleeping — napping in blocks instead of sleeping all at once. He struggled to adjust. Sleeping for 20 to 30 […]

The Eyeopener’s guide to the neighbourhood

By Amanda Cupido, Hilary Hagerman and Adam Vrankulj The Annex: Something is always going on in the Annex. You can go for a walk at 3 a.m. and find many others doing the same. Being as close as it is to the University of Toronto, there is a great student culture, with many businesses in […]

Student learning centre: what may come

By Carys Mills Imagine a space at Ryerson where students can watch a football game on HDTV or run their own cafe. A place where students can move walls to customize the rooms where they study and pull down USB cords and laptop power cords from the ceiling. For over a year students have known […]

Group pushes for vaccine

By Vanessa Greco Five Ryerson nursing students are asking the provincial government to help them prevent a leading cause of cervical cancer. The third-year students want to reduce the cost of a vaccine protecting against strands of human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually-transmitted infection — making it more available to girls in high school. “All girls […]

RSU slate faces broken promises

By Aleysha Haniff Associate News Editor With a little over a month left, the former RenewRSU slate believes they’ve earned their salary as Ryerson Student’s Union (RSU) executives, despite a broken election promise. In February 2008, Muhammad Ali Jabbar, along with Toby Whitfield, Rebecca Rose and Mal Sampa signed a list of RSU election promises. […]

RU Pissed off? Video contest steeped in controversy

By Maiya Keidan Last week, Ryerson doled out $9,000 in prize money for the RU Ryerson video competition, but some students think it was more of a popularity contest. On March 19, Ryerson awarded prizes of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,500 to the top three videos, as voted by approximately 1,200 students. The contest asked for […]

Boiling Temperatures putting ryerson students in danger

By Drew Penner Extreme temperatures are putting Ryerson students’ health at risk, says Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health. A senior technical officer with Ryerson’s engineering department, Dan Peneff, said temperatures in some rooms of the Monetary Times building have been as high as 33 C. Last year he remembers the air conditioning system shutting down. […]

It’s a blowout! Athletic Referendum a success

By Roman Khazin The room of athletes erupted before Ryerson President Sheldon Levy could even say the total number of voters. As soon as Levy started talking, his voice was drowned out by the roar of the crowd. The campaign flyers reading “Vote Yes” now became confetti. Soon, the group broke out in cheers of […]

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