Author: Eyeopener Staff

By Yohannes Edemariam Some students are concerned and angry that an anti-abortion group without official RyeSAC status distribute information at a campus event. A group calling themselves the Ryerson Choose Life Association set up a booth at Campus Caravan, a RyeSAC sponsored event held on Jan. 15, and distributed leaflets condemning abortion. Ken Marciniec, RyeSAC […]

By Amy Brown-Bowers A Ryerson student is suing Via Rail over an ordeal she said caused great stress and anxiety to her and her dog during a trip home to Montreal in early January. Maya Saibil said the company misrepresented itself on its Web site and also through a ticket agent who assured her that […]

By Joel Wass The head of Queen’s University’s push to get rid of tuition fee regulation may leave Ryerson in the dust, said the Ontario chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students. Queen’s Principal William Leggett’s proposal that universities be allowed to set their own fees would leave poorer schools such as Ryerson unable to […]

By Sandie Benitah The Continuing Education Students’ Association of Ryerson is planning to ask its students if they are willing to find their own bursaries. In a school-wide referendum, CESAR will ask students to vote on paying an additional two dollars for each class they take. The money would then go towards funding bursaries for […]

By Karolyn Coorsh As construction continued around campus last week, the Finance Committee approved plan for a new continuing educational building. The new project calls for a new building that will incorporate the façade of O’Keefe House and will house CE administrative offices, instructors and the Continuing Education Students’ Association. “The building is a dream […]

By Joe Friesen Just one week after suggesting he might seek a second term as RyeSAC president, Darren Cooney has decided not to run for reelection. “I’m still passionate about RyeSAC and I think there’s still a lot of work to be done. But I’m not going to run again,” said Cooney. Cooney made the […]

By Scott Roberts With competition for university spots at an all-time high this year, more high school students are making Ryerson their first choice. Ryerson will see a 38 per cent increase in first choice applications this year, says Keith Alnwick, Ryerson’s registrar. With 7,066 students picking Ryerson as their top choice, the university ranks […]

By Stephen Huebl If everything goes according to plan, Ryerson professors will be able to conduct research on campus using open sources of radiation by this all. Julia Lewis, director of the Center of Environmental Health & Safety, said Ryerson is working on expanding its current license which already allows the sealed use of radioisotopes […]

By Stephen Huebl If everything goes according to plan, Ryerson professors will be able to conduct research on campus using open sources of radiation by this all. Julia Lewis, director of the Center of Environmental Health & Safety, said Ryerson is working on expanding its current license which already allows the sealed use of radioisotopes […]

By Don McHoull Rare snake skins were just what Ron Chen needed to give himself an edge in a campus fashion exhibition. “For a couture collection, you need luxury materials,” explains the fourth-year fashion student. Chen spent about $3,000 to acquire the skins of eight Burmese Pythons, which he imported from Malaysia. “Burmese Python is […]

By Joe Friesen Presidential hopeful Dave MacLean has refused to apologize for the controversial remarks he made regarding the funding of student protests despite the fact that his numbers don’t add up. In last week’s Eyeopener, MacLean criticized the RyeSAC executive for allegedly spending $300,000 on protest in 2001-2002. Closer scrutiny of RyeSAC’s financial statements […]