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A protestor stands on top of the toppled Egerton Ryerson statue holding an Indigenous unity flag.

Campus News Indigenous

Egerton Ryerson statue toppled, beheaded by protestors

Ryerson president Mohamed Lachemi said the statue 'will not be restored or replaced'

COVID-19 Features

Dear future me: What students are excited to experience back on campus

We decided to ask students to write a letter to their post-pandemic selves

Nurse walks down a hallway with teal walls.

‘Who’s caring for our nursing students’: Ryerson undergrads feel unsupported

Sitting in the middle of her bed in her Toronto apartment, tears streamed down Ann Mikayla Estrella’s face

Brightly coloured lips in blue, cream, blue and red squares

Speak for yourself: How Rye students are relearning their mother tongues

In a grainy home video, Michelle Belov is just a toddler, running around, playing with her toys and babbling to herself

A man wearing a yarmulke and a woman wearing a hijab.

Unequal opportunity: What it’s like to be of minority faith in the workplace

February 7, 2021

I needed to get off the floor to pray no more than twice a day, but I felt scared to ask

What the RSU needs to rise from its ruins

January 26, 2021

Former RSU presidents weigh in on what it would take for the union to regain trust with its students

Collage of a woman at a career fair, everyone around her is in color and shes in all black.

The missing piece: Why students can struggle to fit in with cultural groups

January 22, 2021

Growing up in the predominantly white city of Niagara Falls, Ont., Miriam Valdes-Carletti always felt a disconnect with her Hispanic community

Mind over matter: Does mindfulness help student mental health?

November 20, 2020

Universities often have no shortage of wellness resources but mindfulness isn't a blanket solution.

A pair of glasses, with one lens depicting two hands reaching to one another, and the second lens with the top of a totem pole.

Features Indigenous

Ivory-tinted glasses: How Westernized academia alienates BIPOC knowledge

November 10, 2020

Academia’s Western stamp of approval alienates racialized students and does a disservice to social work

Just for likes: How young comedians are launching their careers on social media

November 7, 2020

In her second year at Ryerson, a week before her audition, Amelia Ritthaler panicked as she sat in her dorm room Googling how to write a sketch.

Professor uses social media to educate about activism

COVID-19 Features

From posts to protests: How social media makes social justice accessible

October 23, 2020

On a sunny June afternoon, Emma Zuck and a group of her friends headed to Kiwanis Memorial Park in her hometown of Saskatoon. They had decided to march at a peaceful protest in solidarity with the global Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement

Illustration of a tired student who's face is illuminated by her laptop screen. She is surrounded by internet browser windows with emails, an inbox, and an RU Noted website that says "no note-takers available."

COVID-19 Features

Lost in (mis)communication

October 2, 2020

When it was announced that Ryerson’s fall semester would be online, second-year professional communications student Liam Shapiro thought he’d be fine.

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