Price gouging at Hub
November 5, 2003
Some prices 17 per cent higher on campus than on Yonge Street
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FEUD ENDS: PROFS PAY NEARS PAR
October 8, 2003
By Joe Friesen An epoch of bitter resentment for overworked and underpaid Ryerson faculty may finally be at an end. The arbitrator’s decision, handed down this summer, provides faculty with the basis for a collective agreement, something they haven’t had in almost three years. Although the new deal has yet to be signed, issues of […]
RED TIDE HITS, RYE IS HOPEFUL CLAM
October 8, 2003
By Joe Friesen The Liberal tide which swept Ontario last week brought a lukewarm wave of hope to the Ryerson campus. University administrators, faculty leaders and student politicians were cautiously optimistic that the new government would deliver on its promises for post-secondary education. But Dalton McGuinty’s pledge to create 50,000 new spaces at Ontario universities […]
CLASS TO IMPROVE PROF ENGLISH
October 8, 2003
By Jen Gerson A program will be launched to help professors who have trouble speaking English. “We have many professors coming from other countries speaking English as a second language,” said Sheila O’Neill, acting director at the learning and teaching office. “Sometimes their research agenda runs ahead of their ability to speak English.” The program, […]
MAYORAL DEBATE IGNORED
October 8, 2003
By Yohannes Edemariam The Toronto mayoral race passed through Ryerson’s Jorgenson Hall on Monday. Four of the main mayoral candidates – Tom Jakobek, David Miller, John Nunziata, and John Tory – explained how they would make the city a healthier place in which to do business. Notably absent was front runner Barbara Hall. The debate […]
GREENJEANS LOCKS OUT WORKERS
October 8, 2003
By Chris Richardson Service people at Mr. Greenjeans restaurant in the Eaton Centre were told to go home after a vote by local 75 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union. The 22 employees of the restaurant who asked for a three per cent pay raise over the next two years were locked […]
JANITORS FACE MESS
October 8, 2003
By Dalson Chen Ryerson University is doing its students a disservice by contracting cleaning work to private companies, says the head of the local caretakers’ union. “Contracting out – it doesn’t work properly,” said Willy Torres, President of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 233. “[Management] know that. They’ve had problems with that.” As […]
Engineers don’t get women
October 8, 2003
By Vanessa Farquharson Engineering professor Peter Hiscocks will receive a high-profile citizenship award from the Professional Engineers of Ontario next month for his work fighting harassment and supporting women in his field. Hiscocks is proud of the work Ryerson has done to promote female engineers. But while the numbers have improved dramatically over the past […]
CAJ NOMINATED: WHAM, BAM, THANK YOU RAM
October 1, 2003
By Joel Wass Six months ago he was nominated for male athlete of the year. Today, the most time Anton Hauser spends at Ryerson is while he bikes by campus on his way to work at the Hard Rock Cafe. “It’s really frustrating,” says the former men’s volleyball MVP of his current academic hiatus. “I […]
RYE SEEKS ACCESS FIX
October 1, 2003
By Taeeba Sadar A lack of awareness and understanding are the primary challenges facing disabled students, staff and faculty at Ryerson, according to a university report. “The provincial government requires us to file reports on a yearly basis,” said Dean of Arts Carla Cassidy, who co-chaired the committee. “There are still some barriers, the main […]
Secret vote OK’s life group
October 1, 2003
By Joe Friesen The Life Issues Awareness group was approved on a secret ballot by the RyeSAC board of directors last night. After a lengthy debate, 12 board members voted in favour of the group’s application. Eight were opposed. Group president Erin Hunking, who is also a board member, abstained from the vote. ” We […]
SPEAKER: ISRAEL SHOULD NOT EXIST
October 1, 2003
By Aileen McConville and Joe Friesen A speaker at Ryerson’s annual activist assembly sparked a controversy by suggesting the state of Israel has no right to exist. Hanadi Loubani, who represents the Women for Palestine organization, launched the attack during a question and answer session following her address last week. “The right of the state […]
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