TRIMMING THE FAT FROM THE HOLIDAY BIRD
January 10, 2007
Svelte reporter Ashley Spegel gets advice from a personal trainer on how to safely (and effectively) get in shape for New Years.
Category: Arts & Culture
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RYE GRAD HAS BIG DREAMS FOR LITTLE MOSQUE
January 10, 2007
Upon completing a Bachelor of Science at the University of Toronto and being rejected from medical school, Zarqa Nawaz — the creator of CBC’s internationally recognized, recently-premiered sitcom, Little Mosque on the Prairie — needed a new direction.
HAIR’S TO ANOTHER NEW YEAR
January 10, 2007
In 2006, reporter Jessica Lockhart decided to make a ridiculous New Year's Resolution: she would only date men with beards.
Completely off the Fourthwall
November 22, 2006
Forget Canadian Idol, Ryerson just might be home to the next Canadian rock sensation. The Eyeopener’s music maiden Jessica Ford tunes in to tell us why.
Enter the Den with Dianne
November 15, 2006
By Amanda-Marie Quintino CBC’s new entrepreneurially inspired reality show has developed quite a viewership since it premiered at the beginning of October. Host Dianne Buckner, a former Ryerson journalism student, admits that she too has been bit by the biz bug.
It takes Two Left
November 15, 2006
Mixing the best of urban music from jazz to hip-hop this duo stays true to their musical upbringing rather than conforming to rap stereotypes. Jamie McLeod tunes in.
Rye grads picked as top comedy crop
November 15, 2006
By Ashely Spegel The image of a black rose is not one that puts a smile on your face. That’s precisely why two of Ryerson’s theatre graduates were so fond of the concept. Now, they’ve adopted it into a comedic persona.
Canuck cowboy controversy
November 15, 2006
Paperback Hero, directed by former Ryerson film student, Peter Pearson, stars a crazy Canadian cowboy and set the stage for feminist rage and gay disputes when it hit the big screens in the ’70s. Now, Pearson want to bring this character back. Amanda-Marie Quintino writes.
WRITING CONTEST ON THE LOOKOUT FOR RYE TALENT
November 8, 2006
By Jessica Ford Write From the Hip, a playwriting program that fosters young female writers, is looking for the Ryerson writing talent it has seen in the past.
SLEEPLESS IN TORONTO
November 8, 2006
By Amanda-Marie Quintino Arts & Entertainment Editor This play is no yawner. Insomnia, premiering tonight at the Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, will make you think — and keep you tossing and turning for nights.
PSYCHO BANDS BATTLE IT OUT
November 1, 2006
A new kind of music is creeping up on campus — and across Canada. Brought to life by fog-filled stages and twisted props, psychobilly is a musical mish-mash of ’50s rock and Brit punk. Jessica Ford introduces us to this new breed of bands.
RAPPERS RHYME OUT WAYS TO SAVE
November 1, 2006
By Jessica Lewis Mo’ money doesn’t always mean mo’ problems if you know how to save your cheddar, a group of hip-hop artists preached at the Hip Hop Summit Action Network last weekend.
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