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Stairing down the problem

January 14, 2004

By Glenn Klauth Ryerson will not add new elevators in the Library Building to make up for the loss of the escalators, says the head of campus planning and facilities. When classes started last week, some students were concerned that replacing escalators with stairs would lead to overcrowding in the nearby elevators. The main worry […]

Dodging the rumour mill

January 14, 2004

By Jordan Press About six years ago Ryerson President Claude Lajeunesse denied rumours he was leaving Ryerson to become the University of Ottawa’s president. As rumours surface about who m ay take the top spot at Ryerson next year, those said to be interested in the presidential post are trying to put similar rumours to […]

Rams record ice time win

January 14, 2004

By James Mirtle Whew, what a relief — now we can get that big, fat monkey off our backs. The Rams men’s hockey team bumped their 12-game losing slump on Sunday afternoon, hacking and slashing their way to a 5-3 win over the Royal Military College Paladins. Fifth-year veteran Mark McMillan netted two goals and […]

The other occupied territories

January 7, 2004

By Jordan Health-Rawlings When students emerged from the Olive Baker Lounge after a presentation on violations of Palestinian human rights by Israel last December, they walked right into the far of pro-Israeli activism. “Do you want this in your neighbourhood?” asked a poster featuring an Arab man dressed in the traditional Palestinian head scarf with […]

Errol’s gone, but Rams okay

January 7, 2004

By Astrid Poei Rams basketball leading scorer and top Canadian player Errol Fraser is out with an injury. The Ryerson lifeline hurt his right knee in the first six minutes of their first game against the Universite du Quebec a Montreal in the ED DeArmon Tournament on Dec. 28. After stealing the ball and driving […]

Going from the bench to the box

January 7, 2004

By Jaclyn Mika In politics he is known as a pit bull, but it’s on a hockey rink where provincial health minister George Smitherman is most ferocious. “He’s not afraid to take a penalty for the team,” says Tom Lovengak, the team captain of Pharma Crews of the Toronto Gay Hockey Association. The TGHA is […]

Rebels without shampoo

January 7, 2004

By Miranda Beninger The five members of Rebel Emergency have been known — among other things — to go six months with unwashed hair, ride exercise bikes on stage, pee in garbage cans for fun, and strip on request. Despite these shortcomings, they could be the next band to hit it big on Toronto’s rock […]

Search for president heats up

January 7, 2004

By Jordan Press The new year just started, but the reign of Ryerson President Claude Lajeunesse is soon coming to an end and rumours are circulating about who will take his job. While no applications have come in, there are three people rumoured as potential candidates interested in the job. Former vice president academic Dennis […]

Business in the Gardens?

January 7, 2004

By Sonia Nasmith Winter vacation is over and there has still been no concrete movement on finding a site for a new business building. But Ryerson President Claude Lajeunesse has suggested he may be open to reexamining a move into a local hockey shrine. Ryerson researched the possibility of purchasing Maple Leaf Gardens two years […]

RIP: The notorious escalators

January 7, 2004

By Don McHoull After years of abuse and chronic breakdowns, four of Ryerson’s notoriously crappy escalators were put out of their misery last week, and hauled away on the back of a flatbed truck to be used for spare parts. The four escalators on the upper floors of Jorgenson Hall will remain in place, but […]

Psychic: MacLean will be prez

January 7, 2004

By Joel Wass The president of Ryerson’s Commerce Society will become the new RyeSAC president in 2004, says a Toronto psychic. After seeing a list of potential president candidates, Grand Psychic Ron of Bell and Candle Psychic Boutique on Bloor Street West prophesized that last year’s RyeSAC presidential runner-up, Dave MacLean, will succeed this year […]

Student exams alarming

January 7, 2004

By Michelle Thompson Exhausted Ryerson students didn’t need to worry about falling asleep during their winter exams as several fire alarms served as adequate wake-up calls. Keith Alnwick, Ryerson’s registrar, forward a mass e-mail to Ryerson students last month to inform them of three false fire alarms pulled during last month’s examination period. No one […]

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