TMU medical school requirements spark controversy among student applicants

TMU medical school requirements spark controversy among student applicants

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Niche clubs offers TMU students specialized communities

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Between a prof and a hard place

By Matt Kwong Fighting between architecture faculty members is so bad that it’s affecting academic performance, students in the program claim. “[The arguing] does get in the way of learning,” said Jeff Sarko, a third-year architecture student. Another student — one of many who felt the fighting was a problem, but was afraid to provide […]

Making bucks off books

By Chris Richardson When sociology professor Joanne Naiman hands out her required reading list, How Societies work is always on it. She thinks it’s the best textbook on the market for her first-year students. She should know — she wrote it. Since 1996, Naiman has made approximately $30,000 from having her sociology textbook assigned in […]

Getting away with murder

By Don McHoull A year ago today, Jerry Bugwei-Twum was alive and in the prime of his life. Today he lies in an unmarked grave, his life cut short by a burst of gunfire. The graveyard is one of the saddest places I have ever seen. It’s vast and empty, and strangely solemn despite the […]

Ryerson team joins universal sport

By Suzanne Ma Sandun Weerasinghe wants to share the excitement of the dragon boat experience with his fellow Ryerson students. “True, dragon boat has roots in Asian culture, but it’s a universal sport. People come to support each other and they do it through the sport,” he says. The Ryerson Rampage is the first official […]

Band’s music crosses borders

By Dafna Izenberg Though his band-mates live on the other side of the Atlantic, Ryerson student Nick Lanaro is optimistic about the group’s future. “These guys are the best I’ve ever played with,” he said. In 2001, 23-year-old Lanaro was teaching English in Teramo, Italy. Guitarist Emiliano D’Ignazio approached him at a bar one night […]

Starstruck foot fetish

By Emily Mills Dr. Hatley Miltchin, a podiatrist, collects shoes like other people collect autographs. It all started with Michael Jordan’s black sneakers. “I lived in Chicago for many years and I was a big fan of the Bulls at the time. I was especially a fan of Michael Jordan and I really wanted a […]

The “one minute mile man”

By Lauren Jelicic Ryerson’s “one minute mile man” has reached his destination, and he’s ready to stop and take a breath after months of hectic scheduling. Peter Katz, a fourth-year theatre student, is preparing for the spring release of his debut album, The One Minute Mile Man. The 14-track CD is a compilation of songs […]

Unwinding on winding path

By Andrea Jezovit It was the busy Christmas season, and teacher Larry Tayler wanted to give a gift to his school. So he took some hockey tape and created a pattern on the floor of the Havergal College assembly hall. The hockey tape was new, but the pattern was old. It graces the floors of […]

And the award goes to…

By Don McHoull Congratulations to Gene Allen, Thomas Barcsay, Cyndy Baskin, George Bielmeier, Mark Bulgutch, Mike Burke, Ben Carniol, Julia Chen, John Cook, Linda Cooper, Peter Duck, Bruce Elder, Alex Ferworn, Don Gibb, Mike Inglis, Hugh Innis, Hersch Jacobs, Sandra Kalb, Suanne Kelman, Diane Kennedy, Arne Kislenko, Cecilia Kong, Nina-Marie Lister, Jacques Lorioz, Anastase Mastoras, […]

Communities Features

Bringing the message home

By Ayah Mckhail A Palestinian woman is crouched down, pressed against the wall of her cinderblock home in the Balata refugee camp on the outskits of Nablus. Outside, the azure sky billows with smoke from heavy machine gun fire. Its unmistakable stench wafts through her home. The woman doesn’t dare look outside. She’s done it […]

Wrestling with interns

By Andrea Jezovit and Matthew Chung Making it in the world of professional wrestling is tough, even if you’re battling it out for a business internship instead of a championship belt. It’s no Royal Rumble, but the World Wrestling Entertainment internship selection process is grueling. “We have more interns than we know what to do […]

Men’s hockey wrap

By James Mirtle Put a fork in them. The Rams men’s hockey team lost their final game of the season 5-1 to the Royal Military College Paladins on Sunday. As a result, the Rams failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year. “It’s a very disheartening loss,” said Rams’ head coach Ed […]

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