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Assault charge has student spitting mad

January 8, 2003

By Melissa Godsoe A man accused of spitting on a police officer is more concerned his name is permanently tarnished than he is with the criminal charges he faces. Kashif Shaikh a fourth-year ITM student was charged with assaulting a police officer at an Oct. 26 anti-poverty rally. Shaikh said he got into a disagreement […]

Student leader calls RyeSAC shameless

January 8, 2003

By Stephen Huebl The co-chair of the University of Toronto’s Metropass Task Force labelled RyeSAC as “shameless glory seekers”: for taking undue credit for their role in achieving a discounted student Metropass. Mike Foderick sent an e-mail to a number of Ryerson and University of Toronto community members, including The Eyeopener, in which he said […]

Tired students need another reading week, says Rye prof

January 8, 2003

By Andrea Janus The chair of Ryerson’s English department believes that students could learn more by spending less time in class, so he’s proposing that a second reading week be added to the school year. John Cook told the Academic Council last month that students needed a reading week during the fall term. “I’ve grown […]

Communities Features

Has Roots lost its roots?

January 8, 2003

By J. Hanan Ibanez Waiting in line at the used bookroom, Veronica Pam is a walking dream come true for the founders of Roots clothing. Decked out in a Roots jacket, sweatshirt and red school bag, the second-year nutrition student could blend in flawlessly at a Canadian Olympic village. “I always wear their clothes — […]

Students urge a fast for the wallet

November 27, 2002

Culture jammers all over the world will leave their wallets at home to celebrate a day without spending, Buy Nothing Day this Friday. Organizers want to encourage other consumers to not only do the same, but to think about how they spend their money.

Trying season tests ticker

November 27, 2002

Six months after suffering a heart attack, Ed Kirsten keeps his cool behind the losing men’s hockey team bench.

Battling the bottle

November 27, 2002

Before he jumped, Jeffrey Newmarch made a bet. Thirty dollars was all he waged in the deadly gamble, and as he climbed onto the railing of the ferry to Toronto Island for a third time amid chants of “Jump! Jump!”; this time he did.

Registrar’s office bursts bubble sheets

November 27, 2002

Bubble-sheet course selection forms will be a thing of the past within the next few years, as Ryerson adopts a high-tech system that will let students select courses and apply for scholarships online.

Picturing the end of the Earth

November 20, 2002

Photographers Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison spoke about their newly-found apocalyptic view of our environment at Ryerson’s Kodak Lecture Series last Friday. Gabe Kastner reports on why we all need to wake up, and fast.

U of T prof compares God to Hitler

November 20, 2002

A University of Toronto professor stunned the audience at a debate held at Ryerson last week when he compared the actions of God to those of Adolf Hitler.

Police arrest Rye sex-assault suspect

November 20, 2002

An undercover operation by Ryerson security led to the arrest last week of a man suspected in a string of campus sex assaults.

Arab groups a go go

November 20, 2002

Two Arab student groups were established at Ryerson last week without knowing of each others’ existence.

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