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Rye prez: “No more room”

October 16, 2002

With Ontario universities being called on to take on even more students next fall, Ryerson president Claude Lajeunesse says that there is simply no more room available at the university.

The Hot Dog War: George vs. Ernie

October 16, 2002

Two men. Two hot-dog stands. Two bursaries. One winner.

Cabbie comfortable on the street

October 16, 2002

Cabral Richards hosts Cabbie On The Street, a weekly five-minute segment on 24hour sports channel The Score. He and cameraman Bryan Roy spend randomly questioning passers-by and athletes in locker rooms and stadiums.

Tryouts: Button is iced

October 16, 2002

At hockey tryouts, head coach Ed Kirsten posts the first round of cuts outside the dressing room. I scan the list but ‘A. Button’ is nowhere to be found.

RyeACT gets RyeSACKED by Oakham

October 16, 2002

A campus activist group was rejected as an Oakham House society because of its close ties to the student government, said one of the society reps who voted against it.

But how will they pay for it?

October 16, 2002

If you have an extra $15 million kicking around, you might want to consider having the new Centre for Computing and Engineering named after yourself.

Finally, it’s time to start building

October 16, 2002

When the first bulldozers moved on site yesterday at the corner of Church and Gould Streets, it marked the beginning of a new era for both the old parking lot and for Ryerson community members. For students, it could be an era of more construction and less rhetoric about architects, government and private funding.

Forgotten promise

October 9, 2002

In 1991, Ryerson signed a declaration promising to take urgent action to deal with environmental pollution and degradation on campus. Eleven years later, Rosalyn Yake discovers this promise has been long forgotten.

Friends and family mourn Meghan

October 9, 2002

Friends and family gathered this week to remember Ryerson student Meghan Savage.

Badminton tryouts are a smash

October 9, 2002

In part 4 of his 5 part series, Adam Button drops the shuttlecock on the varsity badminton team.

The Ronin King’s tactics for rebellion

October 9, 2002

Houston, TX noise-rockers Ume came to Toronto this past Friday, and they brought a bit of a monsoon along with them.

Wright finds the planet lonely

October 9, 2002

Ten years ago, while working odd jobs making jams, chutney and mint sauce to sell at the Spitalfields Market in London, England, Ian Wright could only dream of having the greatest job in the world. Now he’s got that job, but there’s a problem.

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