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Truckin’ with September 67

By Mike Watier Interviews in stuffy offices can be really boring. If it were up to me…I’d hold it somewhere else. Same interview, different setting for a portrait of September 67 and their music. So this interview will take place on a late spring afternoon in my dirty red pickup, driving through an empty countryside. […]

Not so quiet RIOT

Annual Ryerson comedy show injects Canadian satire into American culture

Complaints of prof span a decade

By Renata D’Aliesio A Ryerson photography professor has decided to go on sick leave after 10 years of complaints from students. The decision was made three weeks ago after administration received visits from students unhappy with professor Don Dickinson’s performance. “We didn’t hear any complaints this year until the dam bursts a couple of weeks […]

Rams lose tough one to nation’s top team

By Sean Fitz-Gerald The Ryerson men’s basketball season came to an end last Friday night at Varsity Arena, signalling the end of a career for OUAA East All Star and Rams forward Scott Belasco. The team lost their conference semi-final to number-one ranked Laurentian Voyageurs by a respectable 84-75 score. “We thought we could come […]

I wish I was a little bit taller

One Eyeopener writer aims high at fashion tryout

Party on, dude!

By Maureen Rice Ryerson’s fifth Battle of the Bands unfolds this Thursday and Friday at The Hub. Admission is free. Each night $300 will be awarded for first place, $100 for second place and $50 for third place. The overall winner will play at the 40th Annual Island Picnic and Parade in September. Here’s the […]

Three things to think about

By Douglas Cudmore Scientists recently succeeded in cloning sheep. What’s next — more sheep? Note the scripture verse “the meek shall inherent the earth.” Sheep are notably meek. They already took over New Zealand, didn’t they? If the Spice Girls are such a talented group (writing their own catchy tunes, providing their own vocals) then […]

Dyke puts a spin on DJing

By Paul Sambla As a kid growing up in a small town in Ontario, Denise Benson would have to invent ways for her radio to pick-up CBC’s Brave New Waves. Now she’s the one picking the tunes to spin. Benson, an RTA graduate, has worked at KLN 88.1 for 10 years. But her new program […]

Students storm president’s office

By Renata D’Aliesio There was little breath left for chanting when students marched 14 flights of stairs to President Claude Lajeunesse’s office Tuesday afternoon. On the final leg of a Toronto protest against tuition hikes, students from U of T, McMaster, York and a few from Ryerson trekked up to the 13th floor of Jorgenson […]

Nasty email: senders unknown

By Renata D’Aliesio Ryerson received nearly as many email harassment complaints in the past three months as it did in all of 1995. The increase surprises Wendy Roberts, coordinator for the university’s Office of Harassment Prevention Services. She received about eight complaints since November. “This year we have been experiencing a new situation,” explains Roberts. […]

Stage set for techie jobs

By Deborah Gardner There’s no business like show business. But it’s a tough market to break into for technical theatre students. “It’s a difficult market to penetrate as a young student or grad. If you’re not a [union] member you have to work your way in,” said Doug McBoyle, manager of technical services Paramount Canada’s […]

Nontarians out of luck for jobs, money

By Renata D’Aliesio Moving away from home to go to university can be terrifying. Moving to a province like Ontario for school may seem like a nightmare. Out-of-province students face residency-based restrictions on student aid in Ontario. They cannot apply for OSAP, not can they get a job through the work-study program. To receive any […]

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