Arts & Culture The Dalai Lama of jazz November 26, 1997 Fifteen years after his death, Thelonious Monk's music still perplexes
Arts & Culture PopCan: Forging out national identity November 26, 1997 Canadian music is as unique to our national as Bob and Doug Mackenzie
Editorial Professor evaluations a farce November 26, 1997 By Shi Davidi Ryerson’s course evaluations are a farce. This twice-a-year exercise is meaningless and provides no useful feedback. The questions on the evaluation are relevant, however, their major fault is they do not require students to qualify their answers. Students are to strongly agree, somewhat agree, have no opinion, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree […]
Editorial Student Centre a dream November 26, 1997 By Rob Granatstein As the fight between Ryerson’s student centre groups and the Women’s Centre over one small room becomes a battle royale, one thing is becoming painfully obvious — we need more space. Ryerson administration will not take their grubby hands off anything they have right now. In fact, they’re doing the opposite. They […]
Features Subliminal lies November 26, 1997 How the media push women to emulate computer enhanced body images
Grads recommend Rye High November 26, 1997 By Natalie Armstrong and Kenny Yum Before you consider using your Ryerson degree to wipe your arse, hear this. More than nine of 10 recent Ryerson graduates would recommend this school to a friend or family member, a recent survey showed. “We’ve never seen anything like this,” said Robert Crow, of the Office of University […]
RyeSAC exec fined for storming summit November 26, 1997 By Deborah Gardner For Gord Tanner, the fight to keep tuition fees down just got more expensive. Tanner, RyeSAC VP education, was fined with trespassing last Wednesday after storming a summit at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The summit, sponsored by Scotiabank, was held to discuss deregulation in the future of Ontario’s postsecondary schools. “We […]
Arts & Culture Life ain’t a box of moonlight November 19, 1997 By Adam Kozyra With Box of Moonlight, writer and director Tom DiCillo transforms America’s Independence Day from an orgy of pompous hype to a time for reflection and gratitude. Box of Moonlight is a comment on the rigid suburban life most Americans lead. Set in a real-world fantasy, DiCillo uses the characters to create an […]
Arts & Culture Chasing Martin Short November 19, 1997 By Sean Fitz-Gerald Am I an asshole? Last Wednesday night I acted on a tip from a friend who said Martin Short was going to be making a guest appearance at The Second City comedy club. I called the club and asked if I could show up and do a “colour” piece on the place […]