Category: Campus News

By Tracey Tong A lot of people may be wearing the same toque these days and it’s for a good cause. Last Tuesday, Ryerson students from almost a dozen student groups and course unions sold toques in an effort to raise money for the homeless of Toronto. The minimum donation for a toque was $5, […]

By Nella Raposo Two Ontario university students have torn up their $3,000 federal scholarships—and more may follow suit—after discovering an existing loan forgiveness program. Even officials who distribute the Millennium Scholarships admit one-quarter of 35,416 students in Ontario offered scholarships would lose money because of taxes. “It’s totally not worth my while,” said Carleton University […]

By Emily Yearwood Jessica Zeyl was one of several thousand students who crowded into the intersection of Bay and Yonge streets two years ago. The students were bundled up and carried protest signs reading “Freeze the Fees.” Zeyl, now a fourth-year theatre technical production student at Ryerson remembers how the clerks working in nearby banks […]

By Allan Woods Ryerson student Allen Ho’s death at a rave in October will be the focus of an upcoming coroner’s inquest. Last Thursday’s announcement by the coroner’s office was only the latest example of growing scrutiny of the rave scene. The attention intensified after two teenagers were arrested at Pearson Airport Friday carrying $1.2 […]

By Aaron Sands Gerald Hannon got hooked over the summer. Hooked not only on the streets where he performs as a male prostitute but hooked out of a job by a journalism faculty committee which decided not to renew his contract. Hannon became the centre of national attention last November when The Toronto Sun reported […]