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WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THIS ISSUE? SERIOUSLY, PLEASE WRITE

January 21, 2009

Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief Dear loyal Eyeopener readers, Lately I’ve found checking my email a drag. The problem is, there’s never anything interesting. All I ever get are indie band press releases, ads for porn sites and Ryerson University Google alerts. Where are the thoughtful, funny and indignant letters? What will I fill my editorial section […]

RYERSON TARGETS ALUMNI DONATIONS

January 21, 2009

By Vanessa Greco Ryerson has five years to convince former students to invest in its multimillion-dollar future. Next May, the university plans to launch a five-year fundraising campaign. To reach a projected goal of $150 million, Ryerson hopes to sway past students to open their pocketbooks. Generations of students have come and gone, but only […]

STAYING AWAKE AT THE ILLC

January 21, 2009

Eyeopener Staff About 60 Ryerson students were shuffling in and out of the International Living Learning Centre in their bathrobes all weekend thanks to a faulty fire alarm. The alarm on the fourth floor of the student residence went off six times from Friday to Sunday. The faulty alarm has since been repaired. “We know […]

LEVY: I’LL BE BACK

January 21, 2009

By Amit Shilton News Editor The presidential review is in and the results are embarrassingly positive. A committee of faculty, school donors and one student evaluated Ryerson President Sheldon Levy’s performance since he took office three years ago. Levy said the reviews, which will be presented at the next Board of Governors meeting, are glowing. […]

WRITING CENTRE MAKES DISCRIMINATORY GAFFE

January 21, 2009

By Julianna Cummins News Editor The Writing Centre is looking for tutors — preferably male ones. At least, that’s what was said in an internal email sent last Wednesday by Lucie Moussu, director of the Writing Centre. “We are desperately looking for students who… are males (preferably, because we don’t want our female tutors to […]

THE FUTURE IS IN THE CARDS

January 14, 2009

By Hilary Hagerman Let the art of Tarot lead you into 2009. But don’t expect an itinerary — take Tarot with a grain of salt. Salako Kalfou, Director of the Occult Research Bureau in Toronto, said Tarot readings don’t actually determine one’s destiny. “A Tarot spread indicates a likely or possible future. To know the […]

FENCERS LUNGING FOR VICTORY

January 14, 2009

Ryerson's fencing team is hoping their championship plans won't be foiled this year.

Business & Technology

AN ANGEL TO WATCH OVER ME

January 14, 2009

Even in tough times, Ryerson is helping business students get their wings.

RISKY CREDENTIALS

January 14, 2009

By Chelsea Miya It must have looked just like any other doctor’s office. Laurence Perry wore a professional white lab coat. The examining room shelves were stocked with medical supplies. And hanging on his walls were several official-looking degrees. But what eight-year-old Helena Rose Kolitwenzew and her mother didn’t know was that the North Carolina […]

STUDENT CLAIMS ASSAULT BY SECURITY OUTSIDE RAM IN THE RYE

January 14, 2009

By Aleysha Haniff Associate News Editor Pendar Hadian, a fourth-year sociology student, claims Ryerson security physically assaulted him last month. The assault, which allegedly occurred on Dec. 10 at about 5 p.m., happened outside of the campus bar, the Ram in the Rye. Hadian claims he was slammed against a wall outside the pub by […]

YORK STUDENTS FLOOD RYERSON ADMISSIONS

January 14, 2009

By Renee Nat With no classes, no homework and no foreseeable solution to the strike, some York University students think Ryerson may have the answers to their problems. “As far as I’m concerned, we’re being ripped off by York,” said Brandon Duncan, a third-year nursing student at York. “I knew my program was offered at […]

WHAT YOU WON’T SEE IN THE EYEOPENER

January 14, 2009

By Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief As editor-in-chief, I take pride in telling our readers all about our stories for the week. Our primary role as journalists is informing the public, and nothing makes me happier than a good scoop. Having the best campus news coverage is what we strive for every day. So it seems counterintuitive […]

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