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The ultimate power nap

By Vanessa Santilli Aria Ilyad trembled. He was weak, had a high temperature and his body shook involuntarily. On a dare from his sleep physiology professor, the University of Toronto grad student was trying polyphasic sleeping — napping in blocks instead of sleeping all at once. He struggled to adjust. Sleeping for 20 to 30 […]

The Eyeopener’s guide to the neighbourhood

By Amanda Cupido, Hilary Hagerman and Adam Vrankulj The Annex: Something is always going on in the Annex. You can go for a walk at 3 a.m. and find many others doing the same. Being as close as it is to the University of Toronto, there is a great student culture, with many businesses in […]

Student learning centre: what may come

By Carys Mills Imagine a space at Ryerson where students can watch a football game on HDTV or run their own cafe. A place where students can move walls to customize the rooms where they study and pull down USB cords and laptop power cords from the ceiling. For over a year students have known […]

Group pushes for vaccine

By Vanessa Greco Five Ryerson nursing students are asking the provincial government to help them prevent a leading cause of cervical cancer. The third-year students want to reduce the cost of a vaccine protecting against strands of human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually-transmitted infection — making it more available to girls in high school. “All girls […]

RSU slate faces broken promises

By Aleysha Haniff Associate News Editor With a little over a month left, the former RenewRSU slate believes they’ve earned their salary as Ryerson Student’s Union (RSU) executives, despite a broken election promise. In February 2008, Muhammad Ali Jabbar, along with Toby Whitfield, Rebecca Rose and Mal Sampa signed a list of RSU election promises. […]

RU Pissed off? Video contest steeped in controversy

By Maiya Keidan Last week, Ryerson doled out $9,000 in prize money for the RU Ryerson video competition, but some students think it was more of a popularity contest. On March 19, Ryerson awarded prizes of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,500 to the top three videos, as voted by approximately 1,200 students. The contest asked for […]

Boiling Temperatures putting ryerson students in danger

By Drew Penner Extreme temperatures are putting Ryerson students’ health at risk, says Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health. A senior technical officer with Ryerson’s engineering department, Dan Peneff, said temperatures in some rooms of the Monetary Times building have been as high as 33 C. Last year he remembers the air conditioning system shutting down. […]

It’s a blowout! Athletic Referendum a success

By Roman Khazin The room of athletes erupted before Ryerson President Sheldon Levy could even say the total number of voters. As soon as Levy started talking, his voice was drowned out by the roar of the crowd. The campaign flyers reading “Vote Yes” now became confetti. Soon, the group broke out in cheers of […]

Success through hypnosis

By Terrilyn Kunopaski Will Lam was in a rut and needed to turn his life around. His marks were down and he couldn’t quit smoking. So, two years ago, the part-time accounting student decided to try hypnotherapy. “I was sick of not getting a lot out of life, mediocre results,” Lam said. “At that point […]

Sketch Comedy show a Riot

By Adam Vrankulj Ryerson’s very own version of Saturday Night Live is back for its 59th year of making Ryerson students laugh until they cry. RIOT, the radio and television arts sketch comedy show, is set to perform this week after months in the making. This year, RIOT is back with a few familiar faces […]

Rye student Wrestles with Success

By Erin Valois Sports Editor RJ Skinner is constantly on the road. The arts and contemporary studies student drives 40 kilometers from his Richmond Hill home to Bradford for a weekly wrestling practice. He hits the gym early in the morning four times a week to work on his physique and then heads to the […]

Cheerleaders strike gold at provincials

By Hilary Hagerman After a shaky start to the season, Ryerson cheered its way to victory at this year’s Cheer Alliance Ontario Championships. The cheerleading team placed first in their division at the competition held on March 7 in Mississauga. “We had a really good performance as a whole,” said coach Christina Basan. “They’re really […]

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