Sweet scholarship
February 18, 1998
Ryerson student among first recipients
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Getting’ down and dirty with RyeSAC
February 18, 1998
Sexfest '98 is ready to rock Ryerson
New prez is a Man of Steele
February 18, 1998
David Steele hid in his office and drank half a bottle of scotch before mustering up enough courage to find out who won the race for RyeSAC president last Thursday
Province screwing you – again
February 18, 1998
By Vanessa Thomas Ryerson students will have to force their parents to pay for their education before becoming eligible for OSAP. Dave Johnson, education and training minister, has announced plans forcing parents to contribute to their child’s post secondary education beginning in September. A family of four with a total income of $40,000 is expected […]
The province is going to screw you
February 18, 1998
By Shaheen Ramputh The federal government may be scrapping Income Contingent Plans (ICRP) but the Ontario government is still committed to the idea. This means students with loans from both provincial and federal government programs may have to repay their Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) debts and Canada Student Loans (CSL) differently. Ontario’s Tories are […]
Calculating students’ tuition total not realistic
February 11, 1998
By Lucy Nersesian A U of T task force’s recommendation that students be told the total cost for their four years of tuition before they start school is a good idea, but not feasible, according to some at Ryerson. “This kind of statement is an apple-pie statement,” says Marion Creery, director of student affairs at […]
False rez alarms irk locals
February 11, 1998
By Julie Williamson Angry Pitman Hall students were hauled out of their beds twice last Thursday night when a fire alarm was pulled around 2 a.m. and a heat sensor device was broken barely an hour later. Housing manager Brian Muscat said the initial alarm had been pulled but was unsure about the second occurence. […]
BSA plays name game
February 11, 1998
By Rosemarie Ruccella The School of Business Management is aiming to improve its prestige by renaming itself. The Business Student Association (BSA) is asking students if they want to change their degree’s name from a Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) to Bachelor of Commerce (B. Comm.).. The name question was raised when the School of […]
Candidates know squat about Ryerson
February 11, 1998
By Graeme Smith So there’s a stack of hot shots running for positions on Ryerson’s student government. For the average student, these RyeSAC wannabes are just a bunch of schmos littering the hallways with tacky posters. That said, how qualified are these wannabes to take over RyeSAC? The Eyeopener took on the daunting task of […]
Prez pretenders and contenders
February 11, 1998
By Graeme Smith Lionel Poizner worked 14 years before coming back to Ryerson. Poizner was in second year before leaving in 1980 to work as a manager of information systems. He uses business ideas when talking about Ryerson. “The university often forgets we’re customers,” said Poizner, a fourth-year industrial engineering student. “The problem is, if […]
Ready to rumble
February 11, 1998
By Deborah Gardner RyeSAC VP education candidates Owen Ferguson and Erin George are both campaigning for tuition freezes, but can’t agree on how to go about it. Ferguson, a first-year journalism student, wants to start a tuition strike if fees go up again. “I think the only way to get administration to listen to us […]
Administration this, baby
February 11, 1998
By Deborah Gardner Jason Power, president of the Business Student’s Association, is setting his sight on RyeSAC’s executive. The fourth-year marketing student is one of two people running for the position of VP administration. Vladimir Spivak, in third-year industrial engineering, is also running. Both candidates are campaigning for a student centre. Power said the student […]
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