Business & Technology Save cash with eTextbooks September 23, 2009 eTExtbooks are cheaper which is suitable for students.
Business & Technology Ryerson in the palm of your hand September 16, 2009 Find your class on a map, call your professor, book a study room and check what's happening on campus for the day – all with only a few taps or clicks on your phone.
Business & Technology RYERSON IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND September 16, 2009 "The kind of neat thing is we're not sure what will come out of this,"-Brian Lesser, assistant director of CCS
Business & Technology 3D INNOVATION April 8, 2009 By Jordan Gardner and Andy Ruffett If you ever happen to walk into Spatial View’s Front Street headquarters be prepared to feel the same excitement Augustus Gloop felt when he entered Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. The feeling begins near the front entrance. A 46 inch flat panel TV projects a slideshow, showcasing the truly seductive […]
Business & Technology I’M SORRY, YOU HAVE WORMS April 8, 2009 By Alex Hamlyn You got Conficker? OH NOES! It’s OK, all is not lost. With a little help from The Eyeopener, your computer will be worm-free in no time. April 1 didn’t usher in an era of Terminator- esque blood-thirsty machine mayhem. But Conficker, the latest Internet spanning piece of malware, is still out there, […]
Business & Technology THE UNCHARTED TERRITORY OF DIGITAL LAW March 25, 2009 By Alex Hamlyn Biz & Tech Editor Facebook offers its users a sense of confidentiality and privacy. Personal messages, private chats and embarassing photos are meant to be just between the user and their friends. In John Leduc’s case, everything he considered private will soon be public. Leduc is involved in a lawsuit over a […]
Business & Technology Forget your five-finger discount March 18, 2009 By Julianna Cummins Upcoming Ryerson grads may be stressing about finding a job in a crumbling economy, but students who have time left in post-secondary bliss can continue to take advantage of discounts and deals aimed at giving students a break. As a general rule of survival, businesses will always try to target a certain […]
Business & Technology Risky business March 18, 2009 By Erin Valois Viktor Korfanty has experienced the collapse of the auto sector first-hand. For the last two years, the third-year aerospace engineering student worked at the Honda plant in Alliston. Last year, the factory was bustling with activity, but this summer, the plant will be silenced – no students will be hired. “Because the […]
Business & Technology Ryerson MBA students win $20,000 RBC award March 18, 2009 By Lauren Strapagiel Four Ryerson MBA students have won $20,000 and recognition for the university in the 2009 RBC Next Great Innovator Challenge. “I’m so proud that we’re from Ryerson and we won this,” said Omega4 team member Jonathan Chiriboga, 26. “There are some schools that see us as a second-rate school.” Chiriboga, together with […]
Business & Technology Giving back to the grid March 11, 2009 By Julianna Cummins News Editor It’s a glamorous affair for a Wednesday evening in February. The hardwood-floored Bulthaup Showroom on Toronto’s King Street East is dimly lit, the glass walls showing the rest of the world the event underway inside. Dr. Alan Fung, 44, a mechanical engineering professor at Ryerson University is dressed in formal […]
Business & Technology iPhone apps spark classroom iNgenuity March 4, 2009 By Lauren Strapagiel A mole named Flip is updating the face of new media at Ryerson and will soon be available on an iPhone near you. Fourth year new media students John Coutts, Cole Docherty and Eyeopener fun editor Leif Parker are making an iPhone application for a class assignment. App development is something new […]
Business & Technology Grocery prices still high February 23, 2009 prices of groceries continue to increase although students don't seem to be bothered.