Arts & Culture Students learn about flawless directing November 24, 1999 Hollywood director Joel Schumacher visits Ryerson to screen his new film and give a pep talk about the profession
Communities RyeSAC debates put student groups on hold November 24, 1999 South Asian groups ratified after a month of discussions over duplication of services
Canadian schools can sue Web site, American association says November 24, 1999 By Emily Yearwood Canadian schools can be more active than U.S. schools in combating the use of fake documents over the Internet, says the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. Dale Gough, AACRAO’s director of international programs, was referring to a selling scam reported in last week’s Eyeopener. College-Degrees.to1999, an Internet-based company, sells […]
Group hordes cash for student centre November 24, 1999 Ryerson Centre has half a million dollars in the bank for development
Slave auction banned November 24, 1999 Student fundraiser forced to cancel, despite attempts to appease complainant
Sports Soggy reputation bogs down Marsh November 24, 1999 Well-liked assistant basketball coach violated college recruiting policy
Editorial Stand up or get screwed November 24, 1999 By Philippe Devos “Students of Ryerson: Bend over and assume the position, you’re about to get fucked.” Rob Granastein began his Eyeopener editorial with those words when the Tories announced deregulation in 1998, which led to massive tuition increases. Well get the KY jelly and drop your drawers because the Tories are in the mood […]
Strikers ask students for cafeteria boycott November 24, 1999 Aramark employees from Oshawa picket Ryerson
Students fear cuts mean higher tuition November 24, 1999 By Jessie Stones Julia Whyte is only 16 years old and already she’s worried about paying her university tuition. The 12th-grader at Leaside High School in East York is one of many students in Ontario who will face an economic catastrophe if the Harris government’s reported $800-million cuts to education are realized. “I don’t really […]
The naked truth behind full disclosure November 17, 1999 U of T is aiming to get clothing manufacturers to show where their goods are made. Will Ryerson follow suit?
Editorial Polytechnic education dying by degrees November 17, 1999 By Phillipe Devos When Ryerson became a university in 1993, about 30 per cent of the faculty had PhDs — the lowest of any university in the country. As a polytechnic university that emphasizes practical rather than academic approach to education, the low percentage was to be expected and even boasted about. Ryerson profs weren’t […]