The real Maclean’s spiel November 12, 1997 Ryerson tries damage control to counteract certain poor rating
Editorial Crossing the invisible line November 12, 1997 By Rob Granatstein How far is too far? It’s a question we ask ourselves here every week at The Eyeopener. Last week we didn’t answer it correctly. In fact, we’ve caused a bit of a storm. A traffic light should have been installed in the editor’s office to deal with the number of upset fols […]
New room furnished with tension November 12, 1997 By Lori Fazari After a two-year struggle, Ryerson’s Women’s Centre has been granted a larger space. But some members of RyeSAC say the way they got it was “underhanded.” “The case was valid — it’s the process,” said council president Angelo DeLuca. The Women’s Centre has been trying to move out of its cramped space […]
Mega-Mel won’t have mega-power November 12, 1997 By Graeme Smith Toronto has a new mayor. So what? “Welcome to the new City of Toronto,” proclaimed Mel Lastman in his acceptance speech Monday night. Nelson Wiseman, a political scientist at the University of Toronto, agrees with the new mayor that the city is looking very different. “The power arrangement within Metro Toronto has […]
The two mega-losers November 12, 1997 By Lori Fazari Angelo DeLuca’s political aspirations outside Ryerson have been shot down for the time being. The RyeSAC president ran for the position of separate school board trustee in Ward 11, encompassing downtown Toronto, the Don Valley and East York. He came in fourth out of six candidates in Monday’s elections. DeLuca was still […]
No souvlaki for debating team November 12, 1997 Students denied money to send students to World Championships in Greece
Sports Surviving after Scott November 5, 1997 Men's basketball gets ready for the regular season without a leader
Arts & Culture We’re not just freakin’ cute November 5, 1997 Plumtree tries to garner respect for their music, not their looks
Mega-trailing Babs and Mel November 5, 1997 By Sean Fitz-Gerald I’m not sure what kind of coffee Barbara Hall drinks in the morning, but I know it’s a hell of a lot stronger than mine. Hall started her Saturday at 9 a.m. While many of use were still sleeping off out Halloween hangovers, she was shaking hands at Knob Hill Farms at […]
Features To serve and protect November 5, 1997 Jane Doe is suing the police for failing to warn her about a rapist, but the consequences of the verdict are contested
Communities Canada’s native tongues disappearing November 5, 1997 By Vanessa Thomas In order to make room for their expansion in Canada, Europeans killed natives, like the Micmac and Beothuks, who they saw as impediments to their expansion in places like Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. But in this century, aboriginals do not live in fear of being hunted, killed and scalped for 10 pounds […]