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Cheat site challenged

November 19, 2003

By Matthew Kwong Turnitin.com, an electronic service used at Ryerson to combat academic dishonesty, could be challenged in court because of issues related to copyright ownership. At RyeSAC’s request, legal counsel Bill Reid reviewed the Web site, which keeps an electronic data bank of essays submitted by students across North America in order to deter […]

Muslim students shut out of prayer

November 19, 2003

By Taeeba Sadar Muslim students still don’t have enough prayer space at Ryerson and after three years of battling the administration they see no hope for a solution. “Currently we aren’t pursuing any strategy in terms of getting more prayer space,” said Nauman Abbasi, vice-president of the Ryerson Muslim Students Association. “The administration claims that […]

Course forms useless

November 13, 2003

By Dalson Chen The generic faculty and course evaluation form that Ryerson students pencil-in every semester needs improvement, according to President Claude Lajeunesse. Lajeunesse said he wishes a joint faculty and administration committee would “improve the questionnaire to provide information that could be more useful.” He noted that an effort a few years ago to […]

Gays taunted on campus

November 13, 2003

By Jordan Press and Jen Gerson Vandalism, harassment and threatening phone calls are plaguing RyePRIDE and the group feels Ryerson isn’t taking the situation seriously. “Ryerson doesn’t feel homophobia is a huge issue on campus,” said RyePRIDE coordinator Matt Radford. “We have to present evidence of homophobia before they’ll do something.” The group called security […]

Atwood: the antisocial writer

November 12, 2003

By Eva Salinas It’s officially Margaret Atwood season. You can’t flip on the television these days without seeing her. Open up the paper and a drawn caricature of her stares back. She’s everywhere: at Chapters, at the Harbourfront Centre and more intrusively — at my bedside table. This downpour of Atwood has been received warmly. […]

Kinky sex rates high with Rye

November 12, 2003

By Irene Kuan What happened to the days when having sex was simply kept in the bedroom and between the sheets? Well, for one, that’s just boring. We’ve all heard of the thrills of being a part of the Mile High Club, but not everyone has easy access to an airplane washroom. Ryerson student Jen Fukushima […]

Student loves his bananas

November 12, 2003

By Kelly Todd No one looks forward to a weekly banana like Rudy Sabga. The banana tops off what he says is the best meal in Toronto. This second-year journalism student has been going to the Horyal Restaurant once a week for more than a year, ordering the same special meal every time. Sabga orders […]

Stephanie Pakrul is not a victim

November 12, 2003

Ryerson student Stephanie Pakrul isn't afraid to show her dirty side. Now, she has broken new ground with her new CD 'Not A Victim'

Play a song, piano man

November 12, 2003

By Rebecca Rose Ryan Luchuck doesn’t mind that hardly anyone knows him by name. He’s fine with being known as the piano man at The Madison Pub, just as long as you buy his new CD. It’s been just over a year since Luchuck packed his bags and headed for Toronto to pursue a career […]

Maclean’s survey skewed

November 12, 2003

By Yohannes Edemariam Ryerson’s poor showing in this week’s Maclean’s university rakings could be misleading, according to some sceptics. Alex Usher, director of the Education Policy Institute in Toronto, says the main problem with the rankings is that they focus on inputs — such as how much money is spent on libraries or donated towards […]

Business building a mystery

November 12, 2003

The editor's column

Armed robbery hits campusv

November 12, 2003

Students swarmed near book store. Gun-toting crooks escape with cash. Suspects still at large

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