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By Scott Roberts After running an operating surplus of nearly $200,000 last year, RyeSAC is going on a social events spending spree. The student administrative council is planning to spend $215,735 on social events this year. that figure is nearly eight times what the organization spent on events last year. “We decided to make a […]

By Alison Northcott RyeSAC’s comedy night ended in threats of violence and accusations of racism last week. Wade McElwain, a professional comedian hired by RyeSAC for the event, had his performance cut short when an angry audience member, who was mocked during the performance, jumped up on stage. He confronted McElwain, called him a “racist […]

By Matthew Kwong Turnitin.com, an electronic service used at Ryerson to combat academic dishonesty, could be challenged in court because of issues related to copyright ownership. At RyeSAC’s request, legal counsel Bill Reid reviewed the Web site, which keeps an electronic data bank of essays submitted by students across North America in order to deter […]

By Dalson Chen The generic faculty and course evaluation form that Ryerson students pencil-in every semester needs improvement, according to President Claude Lajeunesse. Lajeunesse said he wishes a joint faculty and administration committee would “improve the questionnaire to provide information that could be more useful.” He noted that an effort a few years ago to […]