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The bitter taste of fear and hate

November 26, 2003

By Fatima Nafm Shereen Al Tamimi dreads the end-of-day bell at the North York Islamic school where her mother teaches Arabic. Outside the school, she knows the car will be parked, its passengers waiting patiently to harass the school teachers. Sometimes they stare silently, sometimes they call out ‘terrorist,’ and once one of the cars […]

RyeSAC: We were misled

November 26, 2003

By Dalson Chen Ryerson’s student union publicly distanced itself from the views of controversial author Irshad Manji when she spoke on campus last Wednesday. Around 100 people turned out to hear the outspoken 35-year-old gay Muslim activist and television host deliver a lecture entitled “Defending Israel is Defending Diversity.” Controversy surrounds Manji for her criticism […]

Crackdown ignites fury

November 26, 2003

By Suzanne Ma Members of the Ryerson Arab Students Association are outraged after student services asked the group to leave the Metro Credit Union Lounge because of a new policy banning speaker forums from the area. But the administration could not produce the policy or even prove that it exists. Angered by the attempts to […]

Fifty-five years in the making

November 26, 2003

By Yohannes Edemariam Fifty-five years ago next week, The Ryersonian published its first issue and became the official student voice of the then brand-new Ryerson Institute of Technology. The paper was originally to be named RIOT but the idea was dubbed “too inflammatory,” and it was dropped. The year was 1948. The Second World War […]

Rye wins gold

November 26, 2003

By Robyn Doolittle Ryerson fans and teammates exploded when Lauren Gosnell landed her final double sow, making two revolutions in the air and landing on her right foot. For the first time in recent history a Ryerson figure skater brought home the gold. Gosnell, 18, skated against a talented group of girls. But besides one […]

Bench Blues

November 26, 2003

By Taeeba Sadaar Every varsity team has one, or more. But although players who spend most of their time on the bench — sometimes known as “benchwarmers” — are an integral part of any team, they often don’t feel that way. Rebecca Sinnesael, 19, likes being on the Ryerson women’s basketball team. As a designated […]

Pro-Israel posters attack Palestinians

November 26, 2003

By Eyeopener Staff Ryerson campus, already on edge over the Middle East conflict, was hit with a controversial pro-Israel poster campaign last Thursday. Many of the posters spread around the lower floors of Jorgenson Hall depicted a Palestinian protestor clad in the checkered scarf associated with Palestinian solidarity and featured the caption “Do you want […]

In the minister’s chambers

November 26, 2003

By Jaclyn Mika The Liberal government has committed to a two-year tuition freeze, but the newly appointed minister of training, colleges and universities, Mary Anne Chambers, could not say what will happen after that. “I’d like to just stick to that commitment which will be for two years,” Chambers said. “That two-year freeze that we’ve […]

Cafeteria wasting food

November 26, 2003

By Vanessa Farquharson Ryerson’s cafeterias are throwing away bags of leftover food each day while the homeless and less fortunate surrounding the campus go hungry. An employee from the Jorgenson Hall cafeteria, who asked not to be named for fear of losing his job, said he was shocked at how much food went to waste […]

Cashing in on continuing education

November 26, 2003

By Taeeba Sadar A surge in the number of continuing education students is generating large profits for Ryerson, but resources are being stretched as the university struggles to accommodate two distinct sets of students. Tensions are rising for undergraduate and CE students studying photography who are constantly vying to book work space. The School of […]

Building plan stalls

November 19, 2003

By Jordan Press The scheduled 2005 opening date for a new business building may be in jeopardy following the collapse of the Bay Street plan. Adam Kahan, vice-president of university advancement, said it was tough to determine the new timeline for the building. The university is considering a number of areas. “Everything is back as […]

To reconcile or to react, this is the question…

November 19, 2003

By Amy Brown-Bowers Farheen Kamal couldn’t take it anymore. The chilling stares at family dinners were getting to her. Her father’s silence was worse than any shouting match she had had to defend herself in. her family couldn’t deal not being the model Muslim Pakistani girl. Because they could not understand where she was coming […]

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