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Rams lose two top v-ball players to poor grades

February 11, 1998

By the Sports Team Two of Ryerson’s highly touted rookie recruits have been suspended from the women’s volleyball team because of failing grades. Alisha Myatt, Ryerson’s most talented female volleyball player was scratched from the Rams lineup against Lakehead University last weekend because her academic appeal was denied. Myatt was considered a strong candidate for […]

Mikey’s head up his ass

February 11, 1998

By Shane Dingman Party leaders at every level of government must go on “asshole training weekends” before making a media appearance. Listening to Ontario Premier Mike Harris last week, I wish I was crazy enough to believe there is an asshole gene that forces people to participate in corporatist political movements. You see, if I […]

Calculating students’ tuition total not realistic

February 11, 1998

By Lucy Nersesian A U of T task force’s recommendation that students be told the total cost for their four years of tuition before they start school is a good idea, but not feasible, according to some at Ryerson. “This kind of statement is an apple-pie statement,” says Marion Creery, director of student affairs at […]

Ryerson fencers play a game of ‘Where’s Eugene?’

February 11, 1998

By Sheila Gifford Forget about playing Where’s Waldo?, Ryerson’s missing man is Eugene Mirkin. Last summer, Mirkin and his father, Ioseph, were hired to be coaches of Ryerson’s fencing team. “Eugene’s father was the ticket,” said Mathies, referring to Ioseph’s extensive coaching experience. Iosheph has coached world and Olympic champions in Russia. He moved to […]

False rez alarms irk locals

February 11, 1998

By Julie Williamson Angry Pitman Hall students were hauled out of their beds twice last Thursday night when a fire alarm was pulled around 2 a.m. and a heat sensor device was broken barely an hour later. Housing manager Brian Muscat said the initial alarm had been pulled but was unsure about the second occurence. […]

BSA plays name game

February 11, 1998

By Rosemarie Ruccella The School of Business Management is aiming to improve its prestige by renaming itself. The Business Student Association (BSA) is asking students if they want to change their degree’s name from a Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) to Bachelor of Commerce (B. Comm.).. The name question was raised when the School of […]

Candidates know squat about Ryerson

February 11, 1998

By Graeme Smith So there’s a stack of hot shots running for positions on Ryerson’s student government. For the average student, these RyeSAC wannabes are just a bunch of schmos littering the hallways with tacky posters. That said, how qualified are these wannabes to take over RyeSAC? The Eyeopener took on the daunting task of […]

The colour of hockey

February 11, 1998

Desmond Brown questions hockey's lily-white image

The ultimate warrior wrestles win from Yeoman

February 11, 1998

By Eli Shupak It was a comeback of epic proportions. With their season on the line, Ryerson’s men’s basketball team rallied from a 22-point second-half deficit to edge the York Yeoman 65-63 in a thriller last Saturday night at Kerr Hall Gym. The comeback is believe to be the biggest in school history. Leading the […]

Prez pretenders and contenders

February 11, 1998

By Graeme Smith Lionel Poizner worked 14 years before coming back to Ryerson. Poizner was in second year before leaving in 1980 to work as a manager of information systems. He uses business ideas when talking about Ryerson. “The university often forgets we’re customers,” said Poizner, a fourth-year industrial engineering student. “The problem is, if […]

Ready to rumble

February 11, 1998

By Deborah Gardner RyeSAC VP education candidates Owen Ferguson and Erin George are both campaigning for tuition freezes, but can’t agree on how to go about it. Ferguson, a first-year journalism student, wants to start a tuition strike if fees go up again. “I think the only way to get administration to listen to us […]

Administration this, baby

February 11, 1998

By Deborah Gardner Jason Power, president of the Business Student’s Association, is setting his sight on RyeSAC’s executive. The fourth-year marketing student is one of two people running for the position of VP administration. Vladimir Spivak, in third-year industrial engineering, is also running. Both candidates are campaigning for a student centre. Power said the student […]

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