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Ryerson rallies in support of sexual assault survivors

Two of the complainants from the Jian Ghomeshi trial joined hundreds of supporters to rally in support of all survivors of sexual assault and to call for changes to the criminal justice system.

People of Ryerson: Julie Robertson

When Julie Robertson started her career in merchandise management, little did she know 25 years later she would quit her job to start studying geographic analysis at Ryerson.

The hotly contested hickey

It just seems strange to let something as small as a hickey make us worry so much.

Through My Eyes: ‘Little did I know how difficult the adjustment would be’

For 17 years my parents took care of me and supported me financially. But I was obsessed with the idea of living on my own.

Middle East and North Africa Studies Centre host launch event

Fifty-four years after Algerian independence, the country and its colonial war monuments were the subject of Ryerson’s Middle East and North Africa Studies Centre (MENA) launch event on Thursday.

Panel discussion looks at modern impacts of colonialism

Examples of modern colonialism in Canada was discusses at a panel event at Ryerson on Tuesday night.

Campus News Communities

Ryerson expands on mental health training

Ryerson is expanding on its training to help faculty members accommodate students with mental health issues

Ryerson job-networking program helps Canadians with disabilities get employed

Magnet, a job-networking program that started at Ryerson's DMZ, launched a project last Wednesday to connect Canadians with disabilities with employers.

Ryerson Muslim Students’ Association held Islam Awareness Week

The Ryerson Muslim Students’ Association (RMSA) held Islam Awareness Week from March 6 – 11. This year, the theme was #MyMuslimness.

Pride Parade: Party or politics?

Pride Toronto 2016 will have Black Lives Matter Toronto marshaling the parade as well as Justin Trudeau's presence. These are changes that have been met with questions about whether this will affect the party nature of the event.

Ryerson’s Students for Wishes reaches $10,000 goal to grant a wish

Ryerson’s Students for Wishes have reached their $10,000 goal and can now grant a wish to a child through Make-A-Wish Canada.

Gay politics and continuing the fight for gay rights

As a young, closeted suburbanite I dreamed that all gays were cool lefties. I’d hoped that once I’d entered an urban, gay environment, I’d see a world dripping with progress. That’s not quite how it is.

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