House of surprises
January 13, 2010
Ryerson has nine months to finish the Image Arts building.
Category: Features
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Treasure in the trash
December 2, 2009
Dumpster-dining freegans are fighting capitalist waste and filling stomachs. Who knew that social justice could be so tasty?
Shrinking the damage
November 25, 2009
Post traumatic stress disorder is an easy to treat illness although victims rarely seek help
TURNING ON THE RED LIGHT
November 11, 2009
Three years and a half years ago Patty was raped and stabbed an inch and a half from her kidney. She says the police initially doubted her story. Her attacker was sentenced to just two years in jail.
IT’S NO PICNIC BEING A REFUSENIK
November 4, 2009
“We will adapt the technology to our needs... We’re going to use it the way we need to use it.”- Hossein Rahnama, director of Ubiquitous Computing Lab
On the roof of the world
October 28, 2009
Walled in by buildings on all sides, walking around Toronto is a claustrophobic experience. But a small group of students, some from Ryerson, have risen above this obstacle. Roop Gill follows them up the fire escape to find the city's a different place from the skies.
‘The biggest shit hole in the city’
October 21, 2009
Larry's Hideaway, located just two blocks off Ryerson's campus, was a legendary basement venue and birth place of the punk-rock scene in Toronto. Karolina Weglarz rediscovers the remnants of the burned down dive.
NEW THREAT ON THE BLOCK
October 14, 2009
"Essentially it's like killing the goose that laid the golden eggs," - Dylan Reid, senior editor at Spacing Magazine and co-chair of the Toronto Pedestrian Committee
The Lonely Hipster
October 7, 2009
In the Drake Hotel an indie band sings about the day their trash gets taken out. A tall blonde man in the crowd bawls out in a drunken slur, "A HIPSTER IS SOMEONE WHO HAS NO SEX. NO SEX AT AAAALLL." Two girls cling to him, their eyes darting around the room. They're looking to see if anyone's noticed them yet without making eye contact.
Checking in at Church and Queen
September 30, 2009
The chess ables outside Metropolitan United's church reveal how simple it can be to create community.
Eggy: 1961 – 2009
September 23, 2009
Ryerson is lacking school spiri, illustrated by the death of Eggy
THE DEATH OF SOLITUDE
April 8, 2009
By Rodney Barnes Saturday night and Quinn Maeback is outside Blu Lounge in Yorkville. She’s met by two of her girlfriends at the door. She’s never been inside. “I’m not so sure about this place,” whispers one. The bouncer, facing the street 20 feet away, doesn’t hear. A yelp erupts from behind them and Maeback […]
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