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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 […]

MISSING MORE THAN THE BUS

October 8, 2003

I’m running out the door at warp speed, with wet hair, no breakfast and 14 minutes to catch a train that’s 20 minutes away – not the most relaxing way to start a Friday. I make a mad dash through the Go Train parking lot and dive between the sliding doors that a stranger has […]

COACH PREDICTS A BETTER YEAR

October 8, 2003

By Kelly Todd This year’s women’s basketball team is already doing better than last year, according to head coach Sandie Pothier. Despite the absence of last year’s most valuable player and team captain, Teaka Grizzle, Pothier believes the team will be just as competitive. “Teaka’s presence will obviously be missed but we have a very […]

BASSIST DISAGREES WITH ENCRYPTING CDS

October 8, 2003

By Adam Yerkie “Every label in the world is just pissing their pants over this thing,” says A.J. Bovaird, bassist for the popular punk band Not By Choice. Bovaird is referring to file-sharing, the sharing of music and video files online. “In retail music sales in Canada over the last three years, each year has […]

Other side of the fence

October 1, 2003

By Glynnis Mapp Walk past the Ryerson lower gym’s last doors, push past various intimidating swords and equipment bags, and in a little office under the stairs, you’ll find a smiling, former Soviet National fencing coach. Iosef Mirkin has coached the Ryerson varsity fencing team for over five years. But before that, fencing took him […]

MVP HANGS HER JERSEY

October 1, 2003

By Crystal Simmonds Teaka Grizzle, last years M.V.P and women’s athlete of the year will not be returning to the hardwood this season. “I got too much on my plate right now. I have to prioritize,” said Grizzle. In spite of her passion for the game, her focus became finding a good job, finding an […]

RYERSON GRAD GETTING FUNKED UP

October 1, 2003

By Ashley Joannu Shane Gerard thinks he has a unique way to increase voter turnout for the provincial election. Just throw a big party on the eve of election daywith lots of good music, and hope people will dance all the way to the polls. Gerard, a1996 Ryerson journalism grad, is organizing the first “Get […]

TRAGIC DEATH INSPIRES PLAY

October 1, 2003

By Miranda Beninger Before Matthew Shepard’s murder, Laramie, Wyoming was known as a town with personality. After, it was known as a town of crime and tragedy. In October 1998, Shepard was beaten and left tied to a fence post by two of his classmates from the University of Wyoming. The 21-year-old student suffered alone […]

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 […]

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