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Publisher to president?

By Joel Wass The soon-to-be ex-publisher of the Toronto Star was approached about two or more soon-to-be vacant positions at Ryerson, said a source close to the newspaper executive. The source would not confirm which positions John Honderich was approached about. However, it is apparent that some people at the university think Honderich would be […]

“A light in their lives”

February 18, 2004

By Farzana Bhatty “I was sick with malaria. I had lice too,” says Basima Roshan as she twists strands of her short hair between her fingers and describes how she spent her summer as an aid worker in Afghanistan. “My head was really itchy and I knew I had lice. I could actually see them […]

Double standard?

February 18, 2004

By Amy Brown-Bowers Female engineering students are getting a new mentoring program this semester, but there will be no such concessions for males in female dominated programs in the near future. The new Women in Engineering program matches up senior female engineering students with first and second-year students. “[Female engineers] might be only one of […]

RyeSAC bans Breakaway ads

February 18, 2004

By Sarah Cannavan Ryerson students cruising the halls for a reading week vacation deal will notice that posters advertising getaways have a new name on them. RyeSAC banned Breakaway Tours from advertising reading week trips on campus, ending a long relationship with the travel company. Instead, RyeSAC decided to go with Temple and Temple Tours. […]

No room for failures at Rye

February 18, 2004

By Erin Rankin Poor academic performance is emptying residences, according to Ryerson’s housing manager. “If you want to compare to last year, it’s not normal,” said Philip Lim, referring to the amount of vacant rooms in residence. Currently, Pitman Hall has 12 rooms for rent, while the ILLC has four spots open to anyone who […]

Just call him Dave

February 18, 2004

By Jen Gerson Democracy is about making choices. RyeSAC president-elect Dave MacLean has made some hard ones. In his last year of high school, his father fell off a ladder at work, was taken to the hospital and put on life support. MacLean and his three siblings decided to pull the plug and end his […]

Fewer students to vote

February 18, 2004

By Jordan Press Dave MacLean didn’t even see the numbers on the board. Huddled with his three running mates, MacLean buried his head until the roar of the crowd forced him to look up and see that Ryerson had voted him the next RyeSAC president. MacLean narrowly defeated current RyeSAC Vice President Education Carlos Flores […]

Something funny at the theatre

February 18, 2004

By Julia Leconte Big sets, big musical numbers, big heart and big laughs — very big laughs. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is big in every respect and will have you grinning all the way back from the forum or rather, the theatre. Performed by fourth-year Ryerson theatre students and […]

Legend of camel toe

February 18, 2004

By Lane Wade The Speedo, tighty-whities, all those years of spandex and now the J. Lo juicy jumpsuits. Such fashion trends share one shocking similarity, one that crawls, creeps and rides its way up the leg to create a sinking central cavity at the frontal apex of the thighs. In men, it forms a taut […]

Rye should back a winner

February 18, 2004

By Don McHoull Sometimes I wonder if this university has a fear of winning. What else could explain the administration’s decision to provide such inadequate funding to our Formula SAE team? Formula SAE, for those who haven’t read the article on page three yet, is a contest that pits teams of engineering students against one […]

Students puke over politics

February 18, 2004

By Lauren Jelicic Common sense would generally tell you not to mix corn flakes, bagels, bananas orange juice and milk together. But fourth-year image arts students Evan Jones, Alan Cherneski and Tina Byun are breaking the rules. Last Thursday these Ryerson students organized their self-titled “Projectile Vomiting Day,” held in the Image Arts building. The […]

Different school of thought

February 18, 2004

By Alison Northcott Just before 7 p.m. on a Thursday evening, a small group of students begins to gather in the tiny front room of Uprising Books on Kensington Avenue. They shuffle quietly out of their winter coats and into the small space that seems to shrink as each body claims a seat. These are […]

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