Category: Features

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RYERSON’S FATHER OF GREAT IDEAS

February 25, 2009

By Eyeopener Staff The original “big idea” in public education came from Egerton Ryerson, the university’s namesake. In 1844, he became the Chief Superintendent of Education for Upper Canada. He was dubbed founder of Ontario’s public school system in 1846. He researched various school structures in the Western world to form a plan for the […]

‘HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A ROCK STAR’

February 25, 2009

By Carla Wintersgill Graydon Foster was born in Toronto on Sept. 25, 1990 to Eric Foster and his wife, Debora, a Ryerson chemistry prof. Graydon was the baby of the family, with an eight-year age difference between himself and his older brother, Ryan. He also had two older half-brothers, Colin and Chris. A goofy-looking red-headed […]

HARD TO STOMACH

February 25, 2009

Ryerson's students are fed up with Ryerson's fatty, unhealthy food.

SAVING THE RSU

February 25, 2009

The university-sponsored audit the RSU is currently undergoing is essentially the climax of the two-year deterioration of the organization.

EASTERN PROMISES

February 25, 2009

Moss Park is one of the few city-owned rinks downtown and, with rates set on breaking even, one of the only ones where community members can still rent the ice for a reasonable price.

A BEVY OF POINTLESS CHOICES

February 25, 2009

In the ever changing business world, a broad skill set can mean the difference between a job and a career. So why are Ryerson students piling their plates high with unappealing electives?

LIVING THE NUDE LIFE

February 4, 2009

Shannon Higgins explores the lifestyle that has some students stripping down to escape the post-secondary environment that is rife with wage consciousness and competition.

CLASSY THINGS TO DO FOR UNDER $20

January 28, 2009

Rodney Barnes embarks on a week-long marathon to culture his mind without emptying his wallet.

CASH BACK (NOT) GUARANTEED

January 21, 2009

By Carys Mills Last September, Kristin Di Bona slumped down in the Podium building and sobbed. She sat there for over an hour, trying to pull herself together. She had just found out that she owed $2,000 more in tuition than she originally thought and had three days to come up with the money. She […]

RISKY CREDENTIALS

January 14, 2009

By Chelsea Miya It must have looked just like any other doctor’s office. Laurence Perry wore a professional white lab coat. The examining room shelves were stocked with medical supplies. And hanging on his walls were several official-looking degrees. But what eight-year-old Helena Rose Kolitwenzew and her mother didn’t know was that the North Carolina […]

BOXCARS AND BACKSEATS

November 26, 2008

Don't have the money to take a bus home for the holidays? Try hitchhiking or train-hopping.

THE LAST OF THE OLD-SCHOOL GAMERS

November 12, 2008

In a musty suburban strip mall under a neon-pink sign lies the GTA's last independent arcade.

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