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Women’s basketball crash lands at the Air Canada Centre

November 3, 1999

By Sean Fitz-Gerald A week after masquerading as a national contender, the Ryerson women’s basketball team had its mask removed at the Raptors Cup on Halloween. After trick-or-treating through the four-team tournament last week, Ryerson had only a 1-2 record, fatigue and a third-place finish in its goodie bag. In their Halloween […]

Rams’ Halloween loss was not eye candy

November 3, 1999

By Will Sealy Jr. On Saturday the Ryerson Rams lost a close game to the York Yeoman in the final of the Raptors Cup. The game marked the Rams first loss of the pre-season and was one they deserved to lose. Although the final score was 62-58, Ryerson never played to its […]

Yeoman effort ends Rams streak

November 3, 1999

Men’s basketball squad loses championship and ends its eight-game run

CKLN fundFEST raises $120,000 in pledges

November 3, 1999

By Emily Bowers CKLN’s annual fundraising campaign raised $125,000 in pledges this year, beating any amount raised in the past five years. Station manager Conrad Collao expects to collect an estimated $80,000 from people who come through with their pledges. That will beat last year’s $120,000 in pledges and $70,000 in returns. […]

House night at Oakham foiled again

November 3, 1999

By Emily Bowers Oakham House’s attempt at adding another room to Thursday pub nights fell through—again. This time the DJs and their equipment showed up, but the crowd did not. RyeSAC planned to open Thomas Lounge on the main flour with a DJ spinning house music. Their first attempt failed when the DJs […]

Bond certifiable… as a doctor

November 3, 1999

We don’t have a Phd program, but Roger Moore gets an honorary doctorate from Ryerson anyway

Blonde ambition

November 3, 1999

Former students create an all-Canadian magazine for the all-Canadian girl

Honorary degrees shine media spotlight on university

November 3, 1999

At every convocation ceremony, Ryerson awards doctorates to individuals who often bring free publicity or donations to the school

Hindu festival brings lights to my life

November 3, 1999

By Sheila Avari Smiling white marble idols stand on the black granite altar of the Hindu temple, draped in the richest, finest pink, orange, yellow, red, white, blue and gold Indian silks. Handmade garlands of yellow and white carnations hang from the statues’ necks, adding to the myriad of colours. The otherwise sparkling floor is […]

Students safe in core

November 3, 1999

By Magda Lenowicz Despite its location in the bowels of downtown Toronto, most Ryerson students feel pretty safe walking around campus. Emily Best, a first-year image arts student, said she isn’t concerned about walking around the school at night. “I’ve lived in Toronto all my life and I’ve never been threatened, attacked or mugged,” she […]

Flood brings tidings of joy

November 3, 1999

Interior design chair emphasizes ‘positive’ aftermath of leaking

Laptop Project faces glitches

November 3, 1999

By Emily Yearwood Three years after it started, a pilot project aimed at making laptops mandatory for some Ryerson students is encountering delays. The Link program was launched in 1996 and was supposed to be evaluated this fall. But Esther Deutsch, manager of the Link program, says the project is moving slowly. The program has […]

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