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How Ryerson can address homelessness through academia

January 30, 2018

By Lidia Abraha Toronto’s university students, including groups on and around Ryerson, have ideas to help with the short and long-term effects of homelessness in Toronto, but some wonder if they are doing enough. In 2015, two students from Ryerson and one from U of T launched City of Sleeping Bags. The project raised money […]

My grandmother, Alzheimer’s and coming out

January 30, 2018

It’s difficult, having to come out to your family over and over again. Though the moment, in its infinite repetition, has lost its gravity, the experience remains both daunting and pristine. I sometimes wish I’d told her sooner, but regret is useless and breeds distress

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Treat Yo’ Self: Why some millennials feel guilty making purchases

January 30, 2018

In an increasingly expensive world, what does it mean for millennials to spend money on themselves?

Queen of Hearts: Ryerson grad’s film reinvents the Victorian era with black representation

January 30, 2018

The result was Queen of Hearts, a short film about a powerful queen who has to deal with betrayal and love. She can also literally rip hearts out. The usual perception of any film described as a “Victorian-period piece” is that it almost exclusively features white characters. But Addawoo and Williams were ready to change that

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Editorial: What can I even say?

January 30, 2018

Freedom of speech is important to everyone. And while his hateful rhetoric and lies are within the boundaries of the law, they should be able to take criticism from others. Otherwise, they’re no better than internet trolls. If you are speaking in the name of freedom of speech, you need to make sure that you’re speaking the truth and can be held accountable

Ryerson’s going to get lit

January 30, 2018

Ryerson plans to make campus brighter and safer at night

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BLC expresses concerns about not being consulted on Ryerson’s partnership with Toronto police

January 30, 2018

By Annie Arnone Ryerson will soon facilitate an academic partnership alongside the Toronto Police Service to educate officers on bias-avoidance and diversity in the force—but students on campus have expressed concerns. On Jan. 23, the Black Liberation Collective-Ryerson (BLC)—part of a Canada-wide collective that promotes anti-racist and decolonizing education—posted an open letter to Ryerson president […]

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Campus News RSU

Wellness centre finally opening, but without Muslim chaplaincy

January 30, 2018

Yasin Dwyer said the chaplaincy hasn’t determined if it will move into the newly completed Wellness Centre. When The Eye asked him about the opening, Dwyer said it was the first he’d heard of it

Long live the queens

January 30, 2018

This short film made by an RTA grad is about a fictional and powerful Black Victorian queen.

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Ryerson contract academics vote on strike mandate

January 30, 2018

Ryerson academics voted to authorize a strike. The results are due Friday

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Rye student 5 seconds late, drops class

January 30, 2018

Emotionally unequipped and ill-prepared to handle disapproving glares for being five seconds late, Marc Hay decided to drop the course

Ryerson Presents Truth and Reconciliation Community Consultation Report

January 30, 2018

The report, titled “Truth and Reconciliation at Ryerson University: Building a New Foundation for Generations to Come,” had been in the making since 2015

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