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Rye grads showcase social activism in Toronto

What started out from the classroom has become a non-profit speaker series that reaches out to hundreds of people in Toronto.

Meet your Fall 2016 masthead

Congratulations to our Fall 2016 Eyeopener Masthead!

Orphan Sponsorship Program surpasses fundraiser goal

On April 4, the Ryerson Orphan Sponsorship Program celebrated its first ever Ospy awards, to recognize key contributors for this year’s fundraiser.

Paramount Fine Foods CEO Mohamad Fakih. Courtesy: Candace May Photography

Rye Lifeline Syria partners with Paramount Fine Foods

Middle Eastern food company Paramount Fine Foods and Ryerson University’s Lifeline Syria Challenge (RULSC) are working together to employ 100 Syrian refugees with the help of Magnet.

Viktoria Bitto (left) and Jenna Davies. PHOTO: Alanna Rizza

Rye student forms sexual assault coalition

A Ryerson student has spearheaded a sexual assault support group in response to the Jian Ghomeshi verdict.

Ryerson students march with BLM-TO

Members of the Black Lives Matter-Toronto Coalition and Ryerson students marched in protest of the Ontario Special Investigation Unit's decision to not charge the Toronto police officer who fatally shot Andrew Loku

Empowerment and the financial strain

The Eyeopener’s article on the Trans Artist Residency gave me mixed feelings. Although the article was great and the program is badly needed, it feels like the progressive potential is being smothered in the crib.

Holi festival colours Gould Street

On April 1 Gould Street lit up with colourful powder as Ryerson students celebrated the South Asian festival, Holi.

People of Ryerson: Marty Fink

Marty Fink is a contract professor at Ryerson University, they are genderqueer and have been teaching English and sociology classes at Ryerson for about a year.

Tainted and troubled on a night out

It seems like almost any night I go out, it becomes tainted by creepy guys trying to attach themselves to me and my friends.

I’m finally breathing

“I’ll leave then,” he says. OK. “I’ll just go.” Then leave. “I don’t want to be here, anyway.” Then go. And in the morning, he does.

Ryerson continues working towards aboriginal education

Ryerson hosted a discussion in collaboration with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to create a forum about how to implement more aboriginal education into academic institutions.

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