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Rags to riches for Ryerson

January 15, 1997

By Kelly Preston Move over Times Square, make way for the Ryerson parking garage. The city of Toronto recently announced plans to transform the Yonge and Dundas Streets area into something resembling the famed heart of New York City. Part of the area the city wants to change in the $150-million project is owned by […]

What a boring document means to you

January 15, 1997

By Douglas Cudmore The release of the Report of the Advisory Panel on Future Directions for Postsecondary Education (the White Paper) couldn’t have come at a better time. Never heard of it? That’s exactly my point. The document, created by a five-member group appointed by the Ontario Conservatives, was presented to the public on Dec. […]

The ombuds’ for you

January 15, 1997

By Theresa Ebden It may be difficult to pronounce, but Ryerson’s new ombudsperson will make life easier for students. Dealing with Ryerson officials can leave you feeling ripped off. The change this, a team of seven Ryerson officials from CESAR, RyeSAC and administration have added the diplomat to the Ryerson family. The ombudsperson has final […]

Happy New Year, RyeSAC… I quit

January 15, 1997

By Shane Dingman RyeSAC lost one volunteer and one full-time staff member, not even one week into the new year. Resignations of Shannon Murphy, student faculty director for Applied Arts, and Camille McGuire, graphics coordinator, were announced at the Board of Director meeting Jan. 7. “It’s a volunteer position, I did it for a year […]

White Paper puts students in the red

January 15, 1997

Private universities, tuition changes good for Ontario, report says

Oakham House gets in the SAC

September 4, 1996

By Jason Scott The struggle for a new campus centre is over — sort of. In July, RyeSAC took control of the daily management of Oakham House. It is part of a deal aimed at making the 148-year-old building the focal point for student activity on campus. “Ryerson doesn’t have a whole lot of leisure […]

Mess shaved from parade route: tradition sliced, students pissed

September 4, 1996

By Natalie Armstrong Ryerson’s messy parade tradition has been sliced. Shaving cream has been banned from this year’s parade after foamy fun expanded into unruly bedlam during last year’s parade. In addition to shaving cream, people along the parade route were covered in everything from chocolate syrup to eggs to urine fired from water guns. […]

Arts & Culture Entertainment

You’ll sing, we’ll drink: Spirit of The West ready to jig

September 4, 1996

By Rachel Ross Spirit Of The West will be playing Ryerson’s 38th Annual Parade and Picnic this Friday but they won’t be bringing the backup band from their last album. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) was busy. The band’s relationship with the VSO began with a two-night performance at the Orpheum Theatre in 1995. “The […]

Your guide to Ryerson’s cultural groups

September 4, 1996

By Pete Bowak Ryerson is at the centre of the most multicultural city in Canada, so it only makes sense for there to be a large number of cultural groups—over 30—on campus. Anyone can join any group—wether you belong to a certain ethnic group or you just want to find our what another culture is […]

Prof-titute Hannon gets the hook

September 4, 1996

By Aaron Sands Gerald Hannon got hooked over the summer. Hooked not only on the streets where he performs as a male prostitute but hooked out of a job by a journalism faculty committee which decided not to renew his contract. Hannon became the centre of national attention last November when The Toronto Sun reported […]

Ryerson the bad

September 4, 1996

By Pete Nowak For many of you, this is your first university, your first time away from home, your first time in the big city. You’re the innocent little hick kid that gets dropped off by Mama right into the middle of what you’ve dreamed of since you were a wee-young tot. You’re here for […]

Drink and be merry

October 25, 1995

Sobriety rules at rez’s alcohol awareness month

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