Mcbitchin’ to McGuinty February 4, 1998 Liberal leader will travel the province listening to young people's whining
Editorial Spinning the protests February 4, 1998 By Rob Granatstein Oh no, a protest! Send in the doc! It seems like the first call made at the start of any protester these days is to a spin doctor. How are we going to turn this negative outcry into a positive? Well, let’s take a look at last week’s Day of Action protest. […]
Wily Willie’s antics wouldn’t waggle at Ryerson February 4, 1998 By Thien Huynh If Bill Clinton was at Ryerson, his ass-chasing ways wouldn’t get him chased off campus. While the U.S. president is trouble over his alleged sexual exploits, a harasser at Ryerson would only be slapped with a lecture and warning. Sexual scandals can occur in any setting, be it the Oval Office or […]
Master debators have no audience February 4, 1998 The men who would be prez By Graeme Smith Each RyeSAC presidential candidate promises more for your money next year — but they’d all do it differently. In last Thursday’s sparsely-attended debate in Pitman Hall’s cafeteria, David Steele and Michael Speers declared war on rising tuition. “I will get a meeting with Mike Harris to […]
Sports Sweet home equals four hoop wins February 4, 1998 By Eli Shupack It was payback time at Kerr Hall Gym for Ryerson’s men’s basketball team. Any boy did they do some whuppin’ as the Rams avenged season-opening losses at Concordia and McGill with a pair of lopsided home-court victories last weekend. Ryerson has extended their winning streak to a season-high four games and moved […]
Sports Bon voyage to playoffs February 4, 1998 By Shi Davidi The men’s volleyball team have been eliminated from the playoffs, dropping a sudden death match 3-0 to the Laurentian Voyageurs. The Rams looked lifeless for most of the match, playing sloppy and disorganized volleyball last Saturday at Ryerson. Their problems were compounded by the loss of their best middle player, Ryan Carpenter, […]
Sports Coach kicks out hungry hockey players February 4, 1998 “He didn’t want to hear anything we said. He wouldn’t even look at us on the bus ride home.”
Students won’t back down February 4, 1998 By Graeme Smith For 20 hours last Wednesday and Thursday, the only place Jason Diceman could oee was in a heating vent behind potted plants. “I wanted to go home to sleep,” said Diceman, a first-year RTA student at Ryerson. “It was almost savage,” said Nick Osicka, a first-year philosophy student from Guelph. “At times […]
Sports Lee’s last gasps not enough February 4, 1998 Sixth-seeded Don Lee fails to fulfill national championship dreams
Arts & Culture Braking the Sound barrier February 4, 1998 By Monica Alcalde Independent documentary maker Andrew Fiore’s dreams have just come true with the distribution of his first film Becoming Sound. Fiore, a Ryerson RTA graduate, feels he’s on a totally different level now after completing his first 60-minute video piece. “It’s just a different world from doing pieces of 30 minutes and under,” […]
Arts & Culture An eve with Adam February 4, 1998 By Joanna Orland Long-time musical dynamo Derek Lathrop may be Toronto’s best-kept secret. But not for very long if the public gets hold of Scenes From a Corner Store, his band Adam’s Rib’s latest offering. After being in the music industry for 12 years, Lathrop has brought together musicians Dave Devaux, Laird McLeod and Carlos […]
Arts & Culture Gettin’ high on Trainspotting February 4, 1998 By Leah Rumack Gotta go. Must get outta here. Fuckin’ hell. God. Gotta go. Can’t they stop bloody pounding? Doesn’t anyone ever hear it? Oh, clever, what a clever fucking theatrical device. Make the audience bloody sick. Gotta go. You can’t bloody go! You’re the reviewer. Stare at your pad. Draw little circles. There you […]