By Cherion Drakes Studying while working part time made Ryerson professor Peter Pille lose a lot of sleep, but it was worth it. “I guess [I] was like some of our students,” said Pille. “I understand their frustrations.” Pille, a professor in the School of Business Management, completed his PhD in Industrial Engineering at the […]

By Caroline Alphonso Students will spared from crushing tuition hikes if the Ontario NDP is elected, vows the party’s leader. “We believe in a post-secondary education that does not mortgage out students,” said Howard Hampton, while distributing copies of the first in a series of Dialogue for Change discussion papers last Thursday. Speaking over the […]

By Lucy Nersesian Cleaning up the Yonge and Dundas area as part of the city’s redevelopment plan means sweeping away the area’s homeless. While that’s good news for the city, businesses and residents, the remaining question is what happens to the homeless. Ryerson students tackled this question in a forum this weekend analyzing how the […]

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By Vanessa Thomas Ryerson students will have to force their parents to pay for their education before becoming eligible for OSAP. Dave Johnson, education and training minister, has announced plans forcing parents to contribute to their child’s post secondary education beginning in September. A family of four with a total income of $40,000 is expected […]

By Shaheen Ramputh The federal government may be scrapping Income Contingent Plans (ICRP) but the Ontario government is still committed to the idea. This means students with loans from both provincial and federal government programs may have to repay their Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) debts and Canada Student Loans (CSL) differently. Ontario’s Tories are […]