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Waterloo Professor Boycotts Ryerson

By Joelle Tomlinson A University of Waterloo professor canceled a lecture at Ryerson because of the University’s involvement in Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). Edward Vrscay, a math professor at the University of Waterloo, was scheduled to give a colloquium talk to Ryerson’s math department on March 19. He decided to opt out of the seminar […]

Renovation worries and woes

By Roman Khazin The renovations to the Image Arts Building might just be enough reason for Isa Benn to leave Ryerson. The first-year film student said she’s considering switching to Concordia University’s film program because of the construction. The Image Arts Building, already under repair, will be closed next year and the programs it houses […]

It’s not too late to join the cult

Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief I just finished updating the excel spreadsheet that I use to keep track of all our volunteers and their amount of contributions. Normally, this isn’t a very exciting or noteworthy task. But tonight was different. Tonight, The Eyeopener hit the 150 mark. That’s 150 students who have volunteered their writing, photography and […]

RSU audit makes recommendations

By Carys Mills The Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) may be recommended to hire a general manager and introduce computers at general polling stations when findings of an audit are revealed, the Eyeopener has learned. Deloitte and Touche LLP conducted the audit, which reviewed the RSU’s election procedures and the records of the past two years […]

Community groups shut out

By Aleysha Haniff Associate News Editor Jesse Trautmann is overworked and underpaid.e This year marks his third, and last stint as RyePRIDE’s co-ordinator. Paid for only 15 hours a week at $10 an hour, he has put in overtime managing volunteers, planning events, organizing educational campaigns, and collaborating with Ryerson and the greater community. “For […]

Rye student activist target of death threat

By Julianna Cummins News Editor A death threat was mailed to a Ryerson student last week because of her involvement in a campaign to investigate racism on the university campuses of Ontario. On Feb. 23, an envelope of newspaper clippings with racist phrases written on them was delivered to the Ontario office of the Canadian […]

A stone-age scandal

By Josh Bailie When the seven-foot stone hockey goalie was put up over an archway on Kerr Hall South, students revolted with 60s-era zeal. They hung a life-sized effigy of a pregnant woman outside a nearby window. They picketed with placards reading, “Ryerson, the Hockey Hall of Fame.” They attacked it with blue and red […]

Business & Technology

iPhone apps spark classroom iNgenuity

By Lauren Strapagiel A mole named Flip is updating the face of new media at Ryerson and will soon be available on an iPhone near you. Fourth year new media students John Coutts, Cole Docherty and Eyeopener fun editor Leif Parker are making an iPhone application for a class assignment. App development is something new […]

choreography that works

By Josh Bailie and Shannon Higgins Arts & Life Editors Choreographic Works 2009, a Ryerson Theatre School dance production, opens tonight, March 4. The Eyeopener snuck into the show to see if it’s worth spending the $14. The show mostly features third- and fourth-year students, who both choreograph and dance in the show. The works are […]

Coach’s absence creates uncertainty

By Erin Valois Sports Editor The men’s basketball team not only lost their playoff game this week – they are temporarily losing their head coach too. Ryerson’s director of Athletics, Ivan Joseph, announced on March 2 that Glenn Taylor is on a paid leave of absence for undisclosed reasons. Joseph was unable to comment on […]

A crying shame

By Anthony Lopopolo It’s mere moments after the men’s basketball team was ousted from the playoffs – and forward Boris Bakovic is kneeling on the court, overwhelmed with emotion. Bakovic’s father makes his way from the stands to comfort his son. The star basketball player buries his face in his father’s shoulder. As they pull […]

Access complaints Double

By Joshua Dvorkin I have a physical disability. I do not let it define me, but it often makes me stand out from others. On Feb. 24, my broadcast journalism class went to television studio C. We all took turns on camera and read from the teleprompter. I was the first one to volunteer to […]

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