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3Wednesday March 5 2014 NEWS

Students bundle up in cold classroomsFluctuating temperatures across campus are causing uncomfortable learning conditions

By

SierraBein

Ryerson staff and students havehad a hard time shaking off thehills from the cold weather out-

ide as a number of buildings onampus have reached frigid tem-

peratures due to a lack of heat-

ngA number of students have

one to class in full winter attire

fter heating has been malfunc-ioning in the Rogers Communi-ation Centre (RCC) and the Im-ges Arts (IMA) building two of

Ryersonrsquos newest schoolsThree weeks ago The

Eyeopener published a story

bout heating issues in the ag-ng Kerr Hall building which

was built in the 1960s Now the

problem has expanded to newerbuildings on campus

Students who have classes in

hese buildings have been feelinghe dip in temperature such ashird-year photography student

avannah OnnofrayldquoI have a winter sweater on

nd itrsquos still super coldrdquo she said

Onnofray has classes on thethird floor of the IMA building

She said that the offices are muchwarmer than the classroomswhere she constantly feels coldeven after bundling up

ldquoWhen you first get into theroom itrsquos OK As you continueto sit in it it feels as if therersquos a

huge draftrdquo she saidOther students in the IMA

building have similar feelings

ldquoI donrsquot think the heat is onrdquosaid Derrick Lee a third-year en-gineering student

ldquoThis is an ongoing issue andIrsquod like this to be fixed as soon aspossiblerdquo

Fourth-year photography stu-dent Terence Reeves said that hehas spoken to three of his profes-

sors and that they have gone onto contact Campus Facilities andSustainability (CFS)

ldquoStudents are wearing hats and

scarves while listening to the lec-turerdquo Reeves said ldquoClimate hasbeen an issue since the building

opened We didnrsquot have air con-ditioning when I was there in thesummer we had portable ACsrdquo

The IMA building opened inSeptember 2012

Students have had to bundle up outside and in classrooms to stay warm last week in two of the newest buildings on campus

PHOTO NATALIA BALCERZAK

Although it has been aroundlonger students in the RCCbuilding are also being left in the

coldldquoRight now I am on my way

to pick up a coffee because Irsquove

been shivering uncontrolla-bly my entire classrdquo said KatieOrsquoToole a first-year journalism

studentldquoPeople in this building have

to make conscious effort to dresswarm if they have class here

which is ridiculousrdquo

Julia Hanigsberg vice-pres-ident of administration and fi-nance said that CFS have com-

pleted an investigation but thatthere are no issues with the heat-ing She has talked to the chairs

of the schools and said that thereare no issues

ldquoThere was a complaint with

regards to RCC being too hotrdquoHanigsberg said via email CFSis addressing that issue by re-

placing a steam valve this week

ThursdayThis year Toronto has faced

harsh winter conditions due to a

polar vortex wind chill that hitduring the month of January andhas resulted in the city recieving

more than 30 extreme cold warn-ings from Environment Canada

Students are urged to contact

CFS if they experience any is-sues so that it can be addressedas soon as possible

RAC lockers gutted during reading weekThe menrsquos lockers in the Ryerson Athletic Centre have been emptied and replaced

A number of male students who

eft their workout clothing shoesnd equipment in the lockers athe Ryerson Recreation and Ath-

etic Centre (RAC) came back af-er their winter break surprised to

find their belongings gone

The lockers in the menrsquos changeoom have been gutted and re-

placed with brand new ones overthe reading week

ldquoThe first Monday back Ijust saw them and they were dif-

ferentrdquo said second-year busi-ness management student Osas

OgiesobaOgiesoba said he received no

notice about the changes and feltthat they should have sent out an

email to students to notify them

ldquoI know people who had clothes

and shoes [in there] and thatrsquos notrightrdquo he said

Ogiesoba also said that the

lockers are significantly smallerthan before and that there are

currently only three regular-sizedlockers

ldquoI canrsquot fit much in them butwersquore paying as much as beforerdquo

he said

Students can rent RAC lockers

for $675 per monthOgiesoba is not alone Other

students say they have not re-

ceived notice of the changes eitherShurraj Rao a third-year me-

chanical engineer student thinksthey should have given better no-tice

ldquoI can just fit a backpack and

I have to cram itrdquo he said ldquoLet

alone shoes and everything elserdquo

But some students say that theRAC made an effort to let stu-dents know of the changes

ldquoThey put up signs itrsquos their

own fault if they left their stuffbecause they were going to kickthem outrdquo said second-year me-

chanical engineer student BolisIbrahim

However Bolis agrees that thesize is not nearly big enoughldquoTherersquos no way you can even fita winter jacket in thererdquo he said

Associate director of athleticsStephanie White said that theyare trying to bring the menrsquos lock-

er room up to the same level as themore recently renovated womenrsquoslocker room

ldquoThe womenrsquos [lockers] are inmuch better shape than the menrsquoswererdquo she said

According to White notices areput on lockers every time lockercuts are planned

ldquoKnowing us we probably put

a note 150 times over and overagainrdquo White said

The RAC charges $10 to returnitems to the owners of lockers thathave been cut

By Sierra Bein

he Recreation and Athletics Centre (RAC) in the Quad has had its menrsquos lockers resized over the February break

PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI



4 Wednesday March 5 2014EDITORIAL

Editor-in-Chief

Sean ldquoBRB basketballrdquo Tepper

News

Ramisha ldquoGenghis KhanrdquoFarooq

Dylan ldquoMongolian 1rdquoFreeman-Grist

Associate NewsSierra ldquoMongolian 2rdquo Bein

Features

Sean ldquodelusions of grandeurrdquoWetselaar

Biz and Tech

Badri ldquoEdmontonrdquo Murali

Arts and Life

Leah ldquoPlease sleep sometimesrdquoHansen

Sports

Shannon ldquoMobsterrdquo Baldwin

Communities

Nicole ldquoChocoholicrdquo Schmidt

Photo

Natalia ldquoTennis courtrdquoBalcerzak

Jess ldquoLiberteacute EacutegaliteacuteFraterniteacuterdquo Tsang

Associate PhotoFarnia ldquoAncien Reacutegimerdquo Fekri

Head Copy Editor

Allison ldquoBattle-net DCrdquoTierney Elkin

Fun

Jake ldquoIt gets betterrdquo Scott

Media

Behdad ldquoStill underproducingrdquoMahichi

Online

Lindsay ldquoVery coldrdquo Boeckl

John ldquoChancerdquo Shmuel

General Manager

Liane ldquordquo McLarty

Advertising Manager

Chris ldquordquo Roberts

Design Director JD ldquorather be in Riordquo Mowat

Intern Army

Luke ldquoWe didnrsquotrdquo Peters Jacob ldquosign uprdquo Dalfen-Brown

Vanessa ldquofor thisrdquo Ruperto

Contributors

Dasha ldquoI STILL LOVE PUGSrdquoZolota

Tristan ldquoProclivityrdquo SImpsonMelissa ldquoFinnimbrunrdquo Myre

Mikaila ldquoFlummoxrdquo KukurudzaRob ldquoPulveratriciousrdquo ForemanOlivia ldquoMesonoxianrdquo McLeod

Brennan ldquoGyradosrdquo DohertyDeni ldquoEkansrdquo VErklanDaniel ldquoCharizardrdquo Rocci

Latifa ldquoAbrardquo AbdinChayonika ldquoBulbasaurrdquo

ChandraLaura ldquoSquirtlerdquo Woodward

Charles ldquoDunkrdquo VanegasMarissa ldquoSwishrdquo Dederer

Wondering what the hell this is Check out our Fun page and your question may be answered

TheEyeopenerelection

extrava-paloozatrade

RUNSPEAK

VOTE

nominations andposters are due by

5 pm march 27

speeches begin at630 at the

wolf amp firkinvoting will

begin at 10 ammarch 28thpolls close at 5 pmppp

Charlie ldquoCacophonyrdquo BosayLana ldquoleguminousrdquo HallPamela ldquoPreposterousrdquo

JohnstonRebecca ldquoEgregiousrdquo Goss

Devin ldquoDipsomaniacrdquo JonesMichael ldquoMaculationrdquo

Grace-Dacosta Josh ldquoJewpacabrardquo BeneteauDaniel ldquoDebaucheryrdquo Morand

The Eyeopener is Ryersonrsquos larg-

est and only independent student

newspaper It is owned and oper-

ated by Rye Eye Publishing Inc a

non-profit corporation owned by thestudents of Ryerson Our offices are

on the second floor of the Student

Campus Centre You can reach us at

416-979-5262 at theeyeopenercom

or on Twitter at theeyeopener

Back by popular demand this

weekrsquosAnnoying Talking Cof-

fee Mug is PRETTY FUCKING

ANNOYED Staying annoyed

this ldquowinter of our discontentrdquo is

reallly the only way to stay sane

or at least not too stabby So

run around and mutter and curse

Scowl and offer sacrifices What

ever it takes I personally have

taken to studying Voodoo so if

you find sanctified mummifiedrelics in and around Ryerson

just remember not to touch them

because the curse is transfer-

able Arenrsquot you cursed enough

already With five weeks left in

the term the pressure is mount-

ing everything is stone-ass cold

and the sun only shines when the

temperature has dipped below

-20 Will spring ever come Irsquom

not sure Is this the nuclear win-

ter maybe Will the Cold War 20

be a ldquothingrdquo after Russiarsquos putsch

into the Crimean looks like So

what can you do About most

of it sweet fuck all So just lookaway from most shit Instead

concentrate on you friends and

family Buy unexpected treats

find cheap flowers do more than

your share of the chores Make

the space around you the sweet-

est place to be And then maybe

Irsquoll undo that curse on you

PHOTO JESS TSANG




Ryerson OneCards have OneFlawStudents have been experiencing difficulties because OneCards do not have an expiry date

yerson students are issued OneCards in first year that allows students to get discounts at various local restaurants and retailers


By Allison Tierney Elkin

The Ryerson OneCard isnrsquot just

used for getting access to services

on campus mdash students should

lso be able to use them outside of

chool to get discounts at a number

of businesses

However without expiry dates

on the cards to identify them as

alid for the current year some

tudents have been rejected for dis-

counts that many feel are necessary

to ease financial burdens

James Milos a fourth-year

mathematics student ran into an

issue when he tried to purchase a

discounted Greyhound bus ticket

in Montreal in 2012

His OneCard was issued in fall

2010 mdash the only date present on

the ID

ldquoI couldnrsquot prove I was still in

school with the card because it

wasnrsquot that year anymorerdquo Milos

said

Some businesses have confused

this with the expiry date (itrsquos not

clearly marked) and rejected stu-

dents like Milos discounts

He later complained on Soap-

Box a Ryerson ideas page but

was unsatisfied with the reply the

school gave him They suggested

Milos get an international student

identification card (ISIC) which

has an expiry date for free through

the Ryerson Studentsrsquo Union

(RSU) Though Milos is a domes-tic student he and all Ryerson stu-

dents are eligible for the card

Other schools have different stu-

dent ID policies York University

provides cards for students at the

start of their first semester which is

valid for five years

ldquoThe problem with an expiry

date [is that] you could drop out

and it would still say yoursquore in

schoolrdquo Milos said

University of Ontario Institute

of Technology (UOIT) annually

places a coloured sticker on each

studentrsquos card with the school year

on it indicating that itrsquos currentlyvalid Ryerson used use the sticker

method but changed to its current

policy in 2010

ldquoI understand handing out On-

eCards every year could be expen-

sive but I donrsquot think slapping a

tiny sticker to show that you are

enrolled at a university is any bet-

terrdquo Jeyan Jeganathan a recent

Ryerson journalism grad said

Jeganathan encountered prob-

lems similar to Milos while setting

up a student banking account

ldquoWhen I wanted to renew my

banking [at CIBC] every year they

would always ask me to provide

somethingrdquo Jeganathan said ldquoIwould have to explain that this

is how Ryersonrsquos ID card system

worksrdquo

Ryerson president Sheldon Levy

said that hersquos never heard of prob-

lems with the OneCard before but

wants the expiry date or sticker to

be re-implemented

ldquoWe should make sure that

whatever we do optimizes the ben-

efits for our students so if an expiry

date is an important element of

that we sure would consider it and

implement itrdquo Levy said

ldquoIf it is for the banks or insur-

ance companies we recommendthey print their fee statement or

schedule off their RAMSS ac-

countrdquo Darcy Flynn OneCard

manager said via email Flynn

said there are currently no plans to

change the policy

RSU president Melissa Palermo

also recommended picking up an

ISIC but would prefer more op-

tions for students

ldquoI would encourage the uni-

versity to explore a better way to

identify that cards are valid for dis-

countsrdquo Palermo said

Vice-provost goes with unwritten rule to not share plagiarism data in light of recent CBC survey

By Daniel Rocci

Ryerson did not share its informa-

ion on academic misconduct in

recent CBC survey that studied

heating at Canadian universities

According to Christopher Evans

Ryersonrsquos vice-provost academic

he university withheld its academ-

c misconduct data from the CBC

based on unofficial protocolldquoRyerson actually does not have

policy to not release this kind of

data but it is a practice that was

nstituted by a former provost

everal years agordquo Evans told the

Eyeopener ldquoWe do collect the data

on academic misconduct activities

but we donrsquot make it publicrdquo

The CBC recently published

he results of its survey of 54 uni-

ersities across Canada in which

chools were asked to submit the

number of cases of academic mis-

onduct that went through a for-

mal discipline process during the

011ndash12 term

Some institutions revealed their

ount of formal cases as well as the

percentage of cases by type of mis-

onduct This includes plagiarism

nd having others write exams

and the form of discipline admin-

istered like grade reductions and

expulsions

Evans made the decision after

consulting various members of Ry-

ersonrsquos senate and academic admin-

istration including the provost the

secretary of senate and the director

of the academic integrity office But

he isnrsquot entirely sure why the proto-

col is in place to begin withldquoIt may seem a bit odd but our

former provost made the decision

to create this practice and it pre-

dates my being at this jobrdquo Ev-

ans said ldquoI donrsquot know what his

thoughts were in keeping discrete

about the data but thatrsquos the deci-

sion that was made prior to 2010

and wersquove just been continuing

with that practicerdquo

Evansrsquos predecessor is Alan

Shepard now president and vice-

chancellor of Concordia Univer-

sity

Shepard could not be reached for

comment

Concordia participated in the

CBC survey on 256 cases of aca-

demic misconduct

Lisa Taylor a journalism instruc-

tor at Ryerson who specializes

in law and ethics spoke to The

Eyeopener about Ryersonrsquos stance

on releasing the data

ldquoIt concerns me and it disap-

points merdquo Taylor said ldquoI donrsquot

think any issue that we face in any

public institution is improved by

failing to discuss itrdquo

The lack of official policy regard-

ing the publication of academic

misconduct data will be addressedin Ryersonrsquos current review of its

student code of academic conduct

also known as policy 60

ldquoThe [review] committee will

at some point come to a decision

and make a recommendation to

the senate about the desirability or

not of publicizing informationrdquo

Evans said That decision will de-

pend on opinions from across cam-

pus

ldquoIrsquod like to see the results re-leased so that we can see how we

measure up compared to every-

one elserdquo said Gabrielle Poirier a

first-year politics and governance

student ldquoIf there is an issue then

everyone should know about itrdquo

Policy 60 was originally ap-

proved in March 2003 and most

recently received minor amend-

ments in June 2013

According to Evans itrsquos overdue

for a review as extensive as the oneit is currently undergoing

Ryerson opts to not share data on plagiarism



6 Wednesday March 5 2014NEWS

tarting in September 2014 third-

ear business management students

will have the option to major in real

state management

The program was specifically de-igned for students seeking to work

n all facets of the real estate indus-

ry as well as students who want to

xpand their education beyond the

basic bachelor of commerce degree

Steven Murphy dean of the Ted

Rogers School of Management

TRSM) said that Ryersonrsquos loca-

ion in downtown Toronto is a big

actor in the creation of the pro-

ram ldquoReal estate is a very vibrant

part of our economy Offering real

state management we think will

ive our students some edge of

racking into the industryrdquo Mur-

phy said ldquoBecause we are ultra-

urban we get how real estate issuesntertwine I think when you live

nd breathe it every day you have

o start offering things that match

he daily reality of studentsrdquo

Murphy says hersquos excited by the

majorrsquos potential and sees buzz

around the program from the stu-

dent body ldquoStudents are turned on

by the possibilities of how they can

contribute in a sustainable way to

city planningrdquo Murphy said

In comparison to other real es-

tate programs Ryersonrsquos is focusedon building a better future The

program was designed around a

philosophy of sustainability and de-

velopment which Murphy says fits

into the DNA of Ryerson

ldquoAnyone can put up a condo

building but not everyone can

create a communityrdquo he said ldquoSo

I think this program is far more

about what yoursquore doing in real

estate and how it connects to the

community We are trying to in-

still in students that profit is very

short-termrdquo

Currently students in business

management may choose to ma-

jor in economics amp managementscience entrepreneurship amp strat-

egy global management studies

human resources management

and organizational behaviour

law amp business and marketing

management

It only goes up from hereLack of elevators creating accessibility problem for students

By Latifa Abdin

There has been an increased number of calls reporting broken elevators this year

PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI

ume The many people using

these elevators every day means

that required service and repairscan occur more often than at oth-

er locationsrdquo she wrote

According to Bailey there has

been an increased number of calls

for the library and the school of

management than last year in the

same period

ldquoSo far this year we have had

24 service calls for the LIB and

[TRSM] several of which were

resolved overnight with little to

no impact to users in the area

This is consistent with previous

years with 18 calls during the

same timeframe in 2013rdquo she

said in the email

Bailey noted that while elevatorbreakdowns are more likely to

occur in this building because of

the large amount of people who

use them misuse can often be the

cause of break downs and slow-

ing down of the elevators

ldquoOne continuing challenge

is how often the elevators areused to go up or down a single

floor which increases wear and

tear increases wait times and

decreases accessibility for those

who require it We encourage the

community to use the stairs in li-

brary and escalators in [TRSM]

whenever possible and save the

elevators for those with mobil-

ity requirementsrdquo she wrote

According to Kelly Dermody a

librarian at Ryersonrsquos library al-

ternative arrangments are in place

to assist students who cannot

walk up stairs due to a disability

ldquoWe have a emergency contin-

gency plan We have 4 elevatorsand if 3 or 4 elevators are down

for more than a few hours we

will work with the University to

inform all students with disabili-

tiesrdquo Said Dermody

A tearful day in court

The mother of alleged murdererFarshad Badkhshan gave a tearful

testimony against her sonrsquos sanity

on March 4

The defence called Sedigheh

Moriadi to testify about her sonrsquos

decent into mental illness which

she said began in Iran in1989

She recounted her familyrsquos mi-

gration to Canada and consequen-

tial settling and resettling across

the country such as Halifax Pick-

ering Ont and Vancouver

Badahkshan is pleading that hersquos

not criminally responsible for the

death of Ryerson student Corina

Patrache in July of 2010

Defence attorney Victoria Riv-

ers spoke to the jury just after 10

am on March 4 advocating di-

rectly to the jury on Badakhshanrsquos

behalf for the first time in the trial

ldquoYoursquove heard about his strange

weird bizarre behaviourrdquo Rivers

said She argued that all the crown

had brought forth recounting theabsurd nature of Badahkshan at

the time of Petrachersquos death was

purely the result of a ldquopsychiatric

disorder resistant to anti-psychot-

ic medicationrdquo

She had left to live by herself in

Vancouver It wasnrsquot long before

Badakhshan had joined her across

the country that she noticed a

change in his behaviour

ldquoHe said the people from Hali-

fax are after himrdquo Moriadi told

the jury At one point while stay-

ing with Badakhshan in a Toronto

apartment he had approached her

with a knife and calm expression

ldquo[He said] lsquoMom I love you I

want to take you with mersquordquo said

Moriadi fighting back tears

She then told the court that she

moved to Calgary in July of 2007

leaving Badakhshan alone in To-

ronto ldquoYou have not heard at all

about what happened to Mr Ba-

dahkshanrdquo said Rivers to the juryShe then showed the jury a

photo of Badakhshan before se-

vere burning and the multiple skin

graphs in July 2010

ldquoYou will also see

MrBadakhshan [was in] a medi-

cally induced coma for several

months after the incidentrdquo said

Rivers ldquoThat he tried to kill him-

self when given the opportunity to

do sordquo

She noted the testimony of Peter

Tran in which he recounted some

of the last words of Petrache

Rivers argued Tranrsquos recol-

lection of Petrache saying ldquohe

wouldnrsquot stop hitting mersquordquo was

by the psychological and physical

trauma Petrache suffered before

her death

The trial continues

A new real estate program will be starting up in September 2014PHOTO JESS TSANG

Lack of elevator service in theuniversityrsquos library and at the Ted


(TRSM) are raising tensions

around campus

Megan Saliwonczyk a third-

year nursing student said that

almost every time she has been

in the library at least one of the

elevators has been out of service

ldquoThere is usually only one [el-

evator] working A lot of the

rooms that we book for meetings

are on the seventh floor or the

sixth floor and you donrsquot always

want to walk up a flight of stairs

with a heavy backpack rdquo shesaid

She said that when one or more

of the elevators are out of ser-

vice huge crowds of students end

up waiting for elevators which

slows down the services

ldquoI study at York at lot instead

because their library you know

functionsrdquo said Celina Rosso a

third-year childhood and youth

care student

Kerri Bailey a manager for

Campus Facilities amp Sustainabil-

ity at Ryerson said in an email

that because elevators at the Ry-

erson library and TRSM are used

a lot they break down more oftenbut that the campus facilities are

quick to resolve any issues

ldquoThe banks of elevators in li-

brary and Ted Rogers School of

Management are very high vol-

Mother of accused details extent of sonrsquos illness

By Charlie Bossy

Real Estate at Rye

By Jake Scott andDylan Freeman-Grist

TRANSFER TO QUEENrsquoSLife SciencesLearn more queensucatransfer




Blackboard benchedRyersonrsquos web portal might be replaced by end of 2014

By Badri Murali

After 11 years Ryerson students

nd staff may be working with anew online student portal

Ryersonrsquos Computing and Com-

munications Services (CCS) the de-

partment that handles technology

nd computer support is reviewing

pplications to replace Blackboard

They have received applications

rom various companies over the

past few months for a new online

earning portal

CCS is working with the Faculty

of Communication and Design the

earning and teaching office digital

ducation strategies at the Chang

chool and the library to decide

which ideas will work best for Ry-rson After looking at each pro-

posal they will be testing potential

programs

Brian Lesser director of CCS is

one of 13 members on the Advisory

Committee on Academic Comput-

ng (ACAC) that will decide which

applicants will make it to Ryersonrsquos

shortlist Lesser said that students

and staff have told him they want

more tools and a better layout forBlackboard

ldquoStudents want things like blogs

and file storage to interact with

their course materialrdquo Lesser said

ldquoSince we began with Google

some of this is now possiblerdquo

Ryerson adopted its agreement

with Google Apps for Education

in September 2012 This allows

students and staff to use apps

like Gmail Google Calendar and

Google Drive which stores files

online Lesser said he received

feedback from students saying that

Google Apps has helped with some

of their problems but they wouldlike to see more

In a 2013 survey conducted by

CCS many staff said that they

want to be able to immediately

contact students with marks and

other updates and were sometimes

facing difficulty on Blackboard to

do so Staff also said that they want

to be able to mark up documents

submitted by students but often

run into problems making com-ments on them

The applications from external

groups were due on Feb 28 Once

the CCS and ACAC create a short

list they will be presented to the

Ryerson community for feedback

The feedback will then be collected

through townhall sessions and in-

dividual meetings with CCS to let

staff and students test the applica-

tions in real time Once this has

been done and after ACAC pro-

cesses feedback only then will CCS

proceed to replace the system

ldquoWe should have the trial pro-

cess beginning in May to receivefeedback from usersrdquo Lesser said

ldquoIt would be great to get a new sys-

tem working for fall 2014rdquo

There is a consultation blog

available at lmsblogryersonca

detailing what ACAC and CCS are

doing throughout this process

DMZ touches down in IndiaBy Lana Hall

Canadarsquos Governor General David

ohnston threw the coconut on the

round and mdash luckily for him andRyerson University mdash it cracked

An Indian tradition to mark the

tart of a new project the coco-

nutrsquos cracking is supposed to bring

ood luck It was a welcome sign

or Johnston and his team of gov-

rnment and Ryerson leaders who

were in Mumbai India last week

o oversee the opening of a Digital

Media Zone (DMZ) program

The Bombay Stock Exchange

nstitute Ltd (BIL)-Ryerson DMZ

ndia modeled on Ryerson Uni-

versityrsquos DMZ It was built in col-

laboration with Ryerson Ryerson

Futures Inc Simon Fraser Univer-

sity and the BIL It was officially

opened on Feb 28The original DMZ at Ryerson is

a multi-program business incuba-

tor and workspace for entrepre-

neurs that was founded in 2010

The India-based version will op-

erate similarly with the goal of

helping technology-based startups

with their operations and expos-

ing them to mentors customers

and investors


whom also accompanied John-

ston to India said that the zone

in Mumbai has huge potential for

Ryerson

ldquoThis will give our students an

opportunity to spend time in In-

dia as well as students in India tospend time in Canadardquo Levy said

ldquoI think itrsquos going to be a fabulous

opportunityrdquo

Kristin Heredia a spokesper-

son for the DMZ here at Ryerson

said the university plans to launch

other DMZ programs abroad but

is currently focusing on India be-

cause it will have the largest popu-

lation of young people worldwide

by the year 2020

As one of the youngest emerging

nations India will need to be able

to employ more young people

said Ambarish Datta the CEO of

BIL-Ryerson DMZ IndialdquoWe are confident that this incu-

bator will not only provide em-

ployment for our youth but also

build products and solutions that

put India on the global map of in-

novationrdquo Datta said in a news

release

ldquoThe Canada-India economic

relationship is strongrdquo said John-

ston in a government press release

ldquo[It] holds tremendous potential

for broader and expanded col-

laborationrdquo

The stop in Mumbai where

Johnston also had the opportu-

nity to open the Bombay Stock

Exchange was part of a larger

India-wide tour during which he

spoke with officials in Bangalore

and New Delhi regarding business

and educationDavid Johnston cuts the ribbon at the DMZrsquos brand new Indian sister project

PHOTO COURTESY CARBE ORELLANA

NewsBites

Theft duringexam

A studentrsquos iPhone was stolen Feb

26 after heshe was asked to leave

it at the front of the class during a

test according to Ryerson emer-

gency and security services

According to security no policy

was put in place by the instructor

to secure the electronic devices

while the students wrote the test

ldquo[Proctors] typically ask [stu-

dents] to bring their bags to the

frontrdquo said Tanya Poppleton

manager of security and emer-

gency services ldquoIrsquove never heard

of placing cellphones on the table

at the frontrdquo

Chequesgrowing stale

Students who have yet to collect

their health plan opt-out chequeswill need to do so before they lose

access to the money

The cheques as per Canadian

law will be void six months from

their issue date on Nov 10

The RSU will reissue cheques af-

ter the date of expiry for up to 15

months after the original date they

were issued

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8 Wednesday March 5 2014FEATURES

BR

ICEThough somein some partsTristan Simpmale figure s

PHOTO SHANNON BALDWIN



Wednesday March 5 2014 9FEATURES

The cheers echo throughout

the arena as the announcer

introduces the next menrsquos

ree skate entrant Spencer Buchan-

n Decked in all black he casually

lides backwards with his hands in

his pockets as if it was a free skate

on Mattamy Athletic Centrersquos ice

He doesnrsquot look like a typical figure

kater He doesnrsquot wear elaborate

ostumes For him a plain tee and

pants will do He stands six feet two

inches mdash taller than most competi-

tors He brings his large frame to

a slow then raises his lengthy arms

to embrace the sound He stops at

centre ice He gathers himself and

starts his routine

There are 17 students on Ryer-

sonrsquos figure skating team Two of

them are male and only one is per-

mitted to compete Figure skaters

are judged on their technique and

finesse but it is a female-dominat-

ed sport The male minority that

does compete at the university

level struggles to gain the recog-

nition awarded to their female

counterparts Ontario University

Athletics (OUA) has one event for

men to compete in at the figure

skating championships and win-ter invitationals The women have

14 events for singles pairs fours

and teams Most university teams

have just one male player on their

squad

Buchanan says he didnrsquot

always want to be a fig-

ure skater ldquoWhen I was

younger all of my friends were

playing hockey and they would

poke fun at [me] for figure skat-

ingrdquo he says ldquoWhen that hap-

pens you want to fit in and just

play hockeyrdquo He changed his

mind after his childhood coachtold him he had the potential to

excel in figure skating

ldquoI think the fact [that the OUA]

only has one event for men is a

gender biasrdquo figure skating head

coach Lauren Wilson says She

says she doesnrsquot think the gender

bias is done on purpose but the

structure of the OUA figure skat-ing championships doesnrsquot help

ldquoOur roster is limited to 17 and

therersquos only one competition for

men We canrsquot make room for

more guyshellip Men can compete

in the synchro event but that still

leaves their options lowrdquo Buchan-

an chose not to partake in team

synchro ldquoI train on my own so

doing synchro wouldnrsquot work for

merdquo he says

Buchanan notes that the sport

faces a lack of recognition ldquoMost

people donrsquot take it serious They

donrsquot know the sport all they

know is Blades of Gloryrdquo

An hour before the competi-

tion Buchanan was writ-

ing an exam The 22-year-

old is a second-year accounting

student at Ryerson On top of his

studies hersquos been competing in

figure skating for six years ldquoMy

whole family has been skating for

a long timerdquo he says

Like any athlete he devoted a

lot of time to training until his

luck took a turn for the worst on

May 5 2012 He was walking

home alone from a bar in Mon-

treal when he was hit by a car

ldquoI really donrsquot have any memo-

ry of what happenedrdquo Buchanan

says He was found in the middle

of the street unconscious and

bleeding at 335 am He woke up

in a downtown Montreal hospi-

tal

Buchanan suffered a baseline

skull fracture that kept him off

the ice for a year ldquoI wasnrsquot sure if

I could [go] back to skatingrdquo he

says Buchanan was inspired by

Javier Fernandez mdash the 2014 Eu-

ropean menrsquos figure skating cham-

pion He says watching Fernandezskate at the Toronto Cricket Skat-

ing and Curling Club pushed him

back into competition

Buchananrsquos first dance back on

the ice was rough ldquoI hadnrsquot com-

peted in like two years and I for-

got how much it took to skate

[figure skating] is surprisingly tir-

ing and I was out of breath for like

half an hourrdquo Figure skating com-

petitions are tightly judged Skat-

ers are scored on the difficulty and

style of the routine but theyrsquore

sometimes also judged off the ice

by society

Buchanan says that some peoplemake sweeping assumption about

male figure skaters mdash sometimes

extending to their sexuality ldquoIrsquom

not gay but [that] notion people

have bugs me a little bitrdquo He says

these assumptions deter athletes

from pursuing the sport ldquoIf you

are gay it can be hard to deal with

the way people label yourdquoEmily Rose Galliani Pecchia a

third-year forward on the Ryerson

womenrsquos hockey team says ldquoPeo-

ple shouldnrsquot make these assump-

tions flat out Whether theyrsquore

a figure skater hockey player or

wrestler it doesnrsquot determine if

theyrsquore gay or straightrdquo

Galliani Pecchia whom is gay

says athletes should be able to

compete in any sport without be-

ing judged

ldquoIf an athlete is gay they

should feel comfortable enough

to compete Itrsquos not fair for an

athlete to feel uncomfortable intheir field of playrdquo she says She

adds that her teammates are open

about their sexuality ldquoThere is

always someone to talk to within

our dressing room which is an

anomaly in varsity sport since it

is a taboo subjectrdquo

Pierre Alain interim head coach

of the Ryerson womenrsquos hockey

team says there are false percep-

tions that female hockey play-

ers are physical and butch ldquoYes

many players like the physical part

of the [sport] but thatrsquos not all

you need to be a good playerrdquo He

says athletes shouldnrsquot be catego-

rized based on the sport they playldquoLook at Meghan Agosta mdash she

started as a figure skater before

doing hockeyrdquo

Figure skating isnrsquot a promi-

EAKERSare often seen as being male-dominatedworld of athleticism men are a minoritykes a look at the often-overlooked sport of

When I was younger all my friends were play-ing hockey and they would poke fun at [me]for figure skating When that happens youwant to fit in and just play hockey

nent sport at most universities

The crowd at the OUAs is meager

compared to the ones at a basket-

ball or hockey games and is made

up mostly of athletesrsquo teammates

But Buchanan says that figure

skating is growing

When Buchanan was a kid he

would take cover when people

made fun of him for figure skat-ing Today he is less shy ldquoSome

people give you a look but it

doesnrsquot bother me anymorerdquo His

response to those who question

the physical demand required to

compete ldquoWhy donrsquot you give it

a try and see how you dordquo

Buchanan knows what to

do to win He preps him-

self mentally while sitting

in the menrsquos changeroom at the

OUAs ldquoYou have to focus in You

have to relax Donrsquot over-analyze

things Let your body do what

you trained it to dordquo he saysAfter he is mentally prepared he

heads to the ice Buchanan walks

on the Rams mat before leaving

the changeroom then remem-

bers ldquoYoursquore not supposed to do

that mdash itrsquos bad luckrdquo During the

warm-up skate Daft Punkrsquos One

More Time radiates through the

arena Competitors are already

on the ice perfecting their routine

Each one exudes confidence ldquoIrsquom

not going to lie I really want to

winrdquo he says

One after another they take

the ice and perform their routine

Buchanan is the third competitor

to hit the ice and he emerges toElton Johnrsquos Your Song Some of

the female athletes in the audi-

ence begin to sing along and they

throw flowers at him when the

routine is finished Many of the

menrsquos routines were comedic and

they were often met with laugh-

ter Some audience members com-

mented on Buchananrsquos ldquosparklesrdquo

on his black tee

Every spin jump and turn is

completed with grace He ex-

plodes with a double axel He

nails jump after jump then sud-

denly staggers on his landing

He throws his hands to catchhimself and continues He elicits

more cheers from the audience by

breaking down with a few robot

dance moves He ends his routine

with a flurry of spin moves He

comes to a halt and then puts his

hands back in his pockets

Buchanan doesnrsquot win his event

mdash the menrsquos open singles mdash but

he does finish second His inspi-

ration mdash Fernandez mdash places

fourth at the Sochi Olympics the

same day he competes in Toronto

Buchanan doesnrsquot stick around

to watch the awards presenta-

tion because he has work mdash his

sister accepts his medal for him

ldquoYou never know what to ex-

pect I didnrsquot watch everyone else

skaterdquo He pauses ldquoSecond place

is alrightrdquo

PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI



10 Wednesday March 5 2014BIZ amp TECH

A studentrsquos guide to filing your taxesByPamelaJohnston

trsquos that time of year again Gatherour receipts employment and ed-

ucation records because itrsquos time to

file your tax returns Donrsquot worry

he Eyeopener has everything you

need to know about claiming your

xpenses If after reading this you

till find the whole concept of a

ax return too hard to grasp you

an go to the tax clinics organized

by the Ryerson Studentsrsquo Union

(RSU) They are held throughout

March up until April 3 Members

of the RSU and Continuing Educa-

tion Studentsrsquo Association of Ryer-

son (CESAR) can use Ufileca to filetheir taxes

Remember the deadline to file

individual returns to the Canada

Revenue Agency (CRA) is April

30 If you file late you will be fined

five per cent of what you owe from

2013 and one per cent of that bal-

ance for each late month So get off

your ass and git lsquoer done

ILLUSTRATION BY JESS TSANG

THIS WEEK AT THE MAC

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TICKET PRICES

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(Before applicable service charges)

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11Wednesday March 5 2014 COMMUNITIES

The gift that keeps on givingGifts for Strangers an initiative created by Ryerson business student Cole Banning goes global

By Mikaila Kukurudza

Banningrsquos organization Improv in Toronto hosts regular events within the Toronto communityPHOTO MIKAILA KUKURUDZA

econd-year Ryerson business stu-

dent Cole Banning has mastered

he art of making strangers smile If

oursquove ever been given a wrapped

box containing a handmade gift

by a stranger on the street in To-

onto therersquos a good chance the

2-year-old had something to do

with it

Banning founded Improv in

Toronto a group that organizes

vents across the city when he was

senior in high school He has since

xpanded on the organization and

reated different projects mdash Gifts

or Strangers is the most recogniz-ble The project is exactly what

t sounds like Around the holiday

eason Banning and his team hand

out gifts to people on the street

ldquoTo be approached by a ran-

dom stranger and given a gift

might brighten [someonersquos] dayrdquo

Banning said ldquoYou hope that

ou made that difference which

s strange to say because all wersquore

doing is fooling around and hav-

ng funrdquo

Gifts for Strangers began three

ears ago and has been growing in

popularity since This year 33 cit-

es in over 23 countries participat-

ed in the event Banningrsquos concept

was inspired by a group in New

York City called Improv Every-

where which conducts similar ur-

ban art projects and experiments

But Gifts for Strangers isnrsquot the

only project Improv in Toronto

has undertaken Banning and his

team of 20 plan sporadic commu-

nity projects on a regular basis In

the past these events have includ-

ed pantless subway trips umbrella

taxi services to escort pedestrians

through the rain and pillow fights

at Yonge-Dundas Square

The goal is to bring strangers to-

gether through unexpected inter-

active events and add spice to the

day-to-day lives of Torontonians

ldquoI think people going through

their lives put up a wall Itrsquos nice

to break the boundaryrdquo Banning

saidImprov in Toronto has held over

50 free family-friendly events

around Toronto over the past six

years The group also has a You-

Tube channel with over 25 000

subscribers (some videos have over

5 million views)

ldquoIt just blew up I wasnrsquot pre-

pared or readyrdquo Banning said

Things really took off after an

overwhelming turnout at Improv

in Torontorsquos second event mdash a

large-scale Wherersquos Waldo hunt

in the Eaton Centre The event re-

sulted in Banning being escorted

out of his hiding place by mall se-curity due to the overcrowding he

had created with his Waldo hunt

Banning credits the success of

his organization to social media

and his goal to fill a strangerrsquos day

with a little laughter He believes

that by creating an inclusive com-

munity and bringing strangers to-

gether the seriousness of everyday

routines can be mitigated

ldquoItrsquos nice to be taken away from

the stress of life even if itrsquos just for

a minuterdquo Banning said

For students hoping to get in-

volved Banning suggests ldquodonat-

ing your time not moneyrdquo

Constructing communities

ByOliviaMcLeod

Architecture students build a community shelter in Newfoundland

A group of six Ryerson architec-

ure students were chosen to par-

icipate in a unique and unifying

project over reading week The

roup travelled to Botwood NLo create a structure for the townrsquos

heritage park at a Second World

War airplane base

The build was initiated through

Culture of Outports mdash a project

ssociated with ERA Architects

n Toronto For the past four

ears they have annually trav-

lled around Newfoundland to

onserve cultural heritage through

rchitecture Three of these devel-

opments have been with Ryerson

ldquoI think our partnership [with

Ryerson] works really well be-

ause there is that opportunity to

work here together in Toronto and

do work and planning before we

o out together to the east coastrdquo

Alana Young project coordinator

aid

The structure itself sits on the

foundation of an old weather sta-

tion on a pathway to Killick Island

mdash Botwoodrsquos prime tourist spot

and nature trail

ldquoThe continued story heard

from people was they wanted to

see something on that roadway

going to the islandrdquo said Scott

Sceviour deputy mayor of Bot-

wood ldquoWe had some benchesthere for rest areas but people

wanted to see something there so

thatrsquos where [the idea] was bornrdquo

The structure is essentially

a wooden-planked box with a

sloped roof There are rectangu-

lar cutouts in the walls that align

with historic plane crash sights

in the surrounding area Because

of this Young calls it the ldquoview-

finderrdquo

Typically a project like this

would take two weeks to finish

but because of the studentsrsquo sched-

ules it became a ldquocompressed

eight-day adventurerdquo

ldquoEverybody was just great and

supportive Itrsquos almost like you ask

everyone to suspend their disbelief

for a few days and just kind of get

on this rollercoaster with you and

see where it goesrdquo Young said

Without the community Young

said the project wouldnrsquot exist Be-

cause of very cold weather condi-

tions the entire structure had to be

built inside of the townrsquos fire hall

and then transported by trucks to

the site They provided the tools

experienced labour and even the

teamrsquos meals along with endlesssupport hospitality and help

Students said the experience of

bringing a design to life is like no

other experience theyrsquove had so

far

ldquoActually getting to build it and

[getting] a community involved

and [having] real feedback from

people who are going to use the

space is really valuablerdquo Kate

Gonashvili a fourth-year architec-

ture student said

Young said because of this proj-

ectrsquos success they are going to

continue working with Botwood

in the future

ldquoWe have ideas as far as nextsteps and what they can do and

theyrsquore really engaged so thatrsquos ex-

actly the kind of community you

want to work withrdquoRyerson students spent eight days building this structure in Newfoundland

PHOTOS COURTESY ALANA YOUNG



12 Wednesday March 5 2014ARTS amp LIFE

Need a job Stop surfing and start walking

When Parth Patel was in his firstew years of the engineering pro-

ram he found getting a summer

ob to be quite challenging

ldquoI applied to more than 60 or

70 jobsrdquo he said ldquoI [was] trying

o find work [in engineering] but

wasnrsquot able tordquo

The frustration of finding a

ummer job is something many

Looking for a summer job can be frustrating but relying on the Internet may be hurting you more than you know

students have experienced before

especially since the 2008 econom-

ic crisis when markets around theworld crashed Searching through

thousands of job listings online

perfecting your resumeacute and send-

ing it out can take hours

But if yoursquore hoping to score

that ideal job going back to the

basics is the way to go said Dan-

iel Kennedy a career consultant

at Ted Rogers School of Manage-

Since the 2008 economic crisis the job market has seen fierce competition mdash sepa-rating yourself from the rest is the first step in being noticed

PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI

ment careers and employment

partnerships centre

ldquoIf you go into [the websites]Monster or Workopolis and you

type in lsquosummer jobsrsquo yoursquore going

to find job postingsrdquo he said ldquoThe

problem is there are about four mil-

lion other students across Canada

who are going to find those same

job postingsrdquo

It often comes down to doing

some old-fashioned scouting on the

ground Kennedy said adding that

proactively approaching employers

can make a bigger impression than

simply sending a resumeacute by email

ldquoWhat students should do if they

really want to make a go of it is to

look for companies that donrsquot havethe capacity to advertise for those

summer jobsrdquo he said ldquoIf you can

identify and find those companies

and approach them proactively

that will give you a much better

chancerdquo

Because finding a job can be so

difficult in Toronto many students

decide to go back to their home-

towns for the summer where the

competition is less fierce and jobs

are easier to come by

Laura Hamel a first-year perfor-

mance acting student said shersquoll be

moving back home for the summer

because of the cost of living in To-

rontoldquoIrsquom from Regina so Irsquoll be mov-

ing home to find a jobrdquo she said

ldquoItrsquos a lot cheaper to live at home

and I have a solid job at homerdquo

For Patel scoring a job came

with a visit to his sister in Calgary

one summer While he was there

he applied to only five or six jobs

and ended up getting a summer po-

sition that matched his field

The summer job market comes

down to basic supply and demand

Kennedy said

ldquoOn the supply side you have

basically a lot of students that are

looking for jobs during the sum-mer months and thatrsquos fine as long

as the demandrsquos thererdquo he said

ldquoThe demand really hasnrsquot been

there since 2008rdquo

Brennan Thompson undergrad-

uate program director in the school

of economics says that the reces-

sion of 2008 has brought everyone

down a notch when it comes to the

job market

ldquoThe guy who was working at

the auto assembly plant loses his

job and now hersquos taking the low-

paid job at Tim Hortonrsquosrdquo he said

ldquoNow the young person who used

to have that job at Tim Hortonrsquos

[doesnrsquot] have anythingrdquo

Kennedy says the market is start-

ing to bounce back But compared

to 10 years ago finding a summer

job is far more of a challenge Even

in a city as big as Toronto compe-

tition can be fierce because thereare so many students looking for

temporary employment

According to Kennedy even

if the job you end up with isnrsquot at

all related to your field itrsquos still a

good idea to include it on your

resumeacute Employers look at how

your skills have evolved even if

the job you had was just bussing

tables The hard skills you gain

might not be related to your future

career but the soft skills mdashlike leadership skills problem-

solving abilities and customer ser-

vice experience mdash will come in

handy

ldquoNo one is expecting you to

graduate here and have four years

of senior project management ex-

periencerdquo he said

ldquoWhat they want to see is that

therersquos a progressionrdquo

By Leah Hansen

Ryerson graduate Peter Hill is performing at the ninth annual Toronto SketchComedy Festival as part of a duo called Beggarrsquos Canyon See the full article by AlexHeck at theeyeopenercom

PHOTO COURTESY TARA NOELLE

Laughing it up

Discuss the upcoming budget

All members of the Ryerson community are invited to

attend a town hall to discuss the development of the

universityrsquos budget for the 2014-15 academic year

Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI

provost and vice president academic

PAUL STENTON

deputy provost and vice-provost university planning

TOWN HALL MEETING

Wednesday March 12 9 ndash 10 am

Architecture Building Room ARC ndash 108

Thursday March 20 230 ndash 330 pm

Library Building Room LIB ndash 72

President Levy is confirmed to attend the March 20 meeting

To submit questions in advance email provostryersonca

Please contact us if we need to make any accommodations to

ensure your inclusion in this meeting

Come to aRyersonCommunityTown Hall



13Wednesday March 5 2014 SPORTS

A puckinggood season

n the last 37 years Ryersonrsquos

menrsquos hockey team has never made

t past the semifinals

Even with a team that nearly

doubled last seasonrsquos 14-win per-

ormance the Rams fell prey to

his historical barrier on Feb 28

when a 5-1 semifinal loss to the

Lakehead University Thunder-

wolves ended their season

ldquoWe played an uphill battle all

nightrdquo Rams head coach Graham

Wise said ldquoThey unfortunatelygot on the board firstrdquo

In spite of the disappointing

oss this marked the Ramsrsquo best

performance in the last decade

But that success didnrsquot come

without a few major bumps along

he way Their high-powered start

o the season came to a screeching

halt due to a seven-day suspen-

ion they were handed for drink-

ng alcohol while on a team road

rip The Rams had to forfeit two

games during their suspension

but managed to come back strong

mdash ranking fourth in the Ontario

University Athletics (OUA) West

division by the seasonrsquos endldquoWersquove come a long way from

ighth place and I think we had a

eally good year for ourselvesrdquo sec-

ond-year forward Jamie Wise said

Coached by his father Graham

Wise Jamie achieved a career-

high 45 points mdash ranking him

hird in the Canadian Interuni-

versity Sports (CIS) His 21 goals

his season mdash compared to the

ight he scored last season mdash

made him the second-leading

corer in the country

By Devin Jones

amie Wise the Ramsrsquo leading scorer and second-ranked in the country on home ice

PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI

Fellow forward Dominic Alber-

ga also had a standout season

A third-line grinder from the

Ontario Hockey League (OHL)

Albergarsquos first-line rookie perfor-

mance for the Rams was anything

but expected

Alberga contributed 44 points

and 18 goals to the team He

achieved second place on the team

for goals scored and is nationally

ranked fourth in points mdash all in his

first year as a Ram

But as the menrsquos hockey team

celebrates new talent they alsosay goodbye to two of their key

players Both right-winger Dustin

Alcock and captain Andrew Buck

are graduating this year Buck

scored 90 goals in his 125-game

career with the Rams and wore

the captainrsquos patch for three of his

five years

ldquoItrsquos a surreal feeling and Irsquom

not really sure if itrsquos hit me yetrdquo

Buck said ldquoIrsquoll miss not going

to the rink every day and seeing

the guys but Irsquove had a great five

years so I canrsquot complainrdquo

The Rams are ranked fourth in

the OUA West division and made

their third-straight playoff appear-ance for the first time in history

The last time the Rams earned a

semifinal spot in the playoffs was

the 2009ndash10 season

The team will take some time off

before the coaching staff begins

the journey to next yearrsquos home

opener a process head coach Wise

said will begin with recruitment

ldquoRecruiting is ongoingrdquo he

said ldquoHopefully we can bring in

guys that will make the team bet-

ter and wersquoll go from thererdquo

History repeats itself for Rye hockey

The end of the menrsquos hockey season marks the end of all the Ramsrsquo seasons Go to theeyeopenercom fora cheat sheet on how they ended and which players were awarded OUA titles EyeSports theeyeopener

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4 Wednesday March 5 2014FUN

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This week wersquore giving away a car Actually just $20 toTim Hortonrsquos Fill it out drop it off in the contest boxoutside of SCC 207 This is a raffle contest not a first-to-finish oneName Student Email Phone

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General Manager


Advertising Manager



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RUNSPEAK

VOTE


5 pm march 27



















































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of businesses











in Montreal in 2012



the ID




said






























policy in 2010
















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change the policy




tions for students






By Daniel Rocci
























011ndash12 term








expulsions





















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comment



demic misconduct























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ments in June 2013










state management










































short-termrdquo








management


By Latifa Abdin


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI









same period









said in the email
































on March 4


























ic medicationrdquo























graphs in July 2010







do sordquo









her death

The trial continues





around campus






















care student












By Charlie Bossy

Real Estate at Rye







By Badri Murali











earning portal








programs




















































































and investors





Ryerson





opportunityrdquo








by the year 2020











release






laborationrdquo










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at the frontrdquo




access to the money







were issued






DXORGCONNECT

PRESENTED BY

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COMPETITION 983090983088983089983091 991251 983089983092













BR























starts his routine


















squad




























merdquo he says



























tal






















by society




















ing judged






















doing hockeyrdquo










skating is growing





























winrdquo he says













on his black tee


























is alrightrdquo

PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI






























MATTAMYAC

HOME OF THE



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ON SALE NOW

MARCH 28 2014 700PM

DOORS OPEN AT 630PM


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ON SALE NOW















with it


















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War airplane base

















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finderrdquo
























far







ture student said




in the future
































PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI


partnerships centre







job postingsrdquo














chancerdquo























Kennedy said












job market



























handy







By Leah Hansen



Laughing it up





Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI


PAUL STENTON


TOWN HALL MEETING























































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise










By

SierraBein




































































he said





















By Sierra Bein


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI




Editor-in-Chief


News




Features


Biz and Tech


Arts and Life


Sports


Communities


Photo




Head Copy Editor


Fun


Media


Online



General Manager


Advertising Manager



Intern Army



Contributors











RUNSPEAK

VOTE


5 pm march 27



















































PHOTO JESS TSANG













of businesses











in Montreal in 2012



the ID




said






























policy in 2010
















worksrdquo





be re-implemented













change the policy




tions for students






By Daniel Rocci
























011ndash12 term








expulsions





















sity


comment



demic misconduct























pus










ments in June 2013










state management










































short-termrdquo








management


By Latifa Abdin


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI









same period









said in the email
































on March 4


























ic medicationrdquo























graphs in July 2010







do sordquo









her death

The trial continues





around campus






















care student












By Charlie Bossy

Real Estate at Rye







By Badri Murali











earning portal








programs




















































































and investors





Ryerson





opportunityrdquo








by the year 2020











release






laborationrdquo










NewsBites

Theft duringexam
















at the frontrdquo




access to the money







were issued






DXORGCONNECT

PRESENTED BY

CALLFOR

ENTRIES


COMPETITION 983090983088983089983091 991251 983089983092













BR























starts his routine


















squad




























merdquo he says



























tal






















by society




















ing judged






















doing hockeyrdquo










skating is growing





























winrdquo he says













on his black tee


























is alrightrdquo

PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI






























MATTAMYAC

HOME OF THE



TICKET PRICES



ON SALE NOW

MARCH 28 2014 700PM

DOORS OPEN AT 630PM


bull Semi Formal

ON SALE NOW















with it


















ng funrdquo

































5 million views)


























ByOliviaMcLeod








War airplane base

















aid





and nature trail
















finderrdquo
























far







ture student said




in the future
































PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI


partnerships centre







job postingsrdquo














chancerdquo























Kennedy said












job market



























handy







By Leah Hansen



Laughing it up





Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI


PAUL STENTON


TOWN HALL MEETING























































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise









Editor-in-Chief


News




Features


Biz and Tech


Arts and Life


Sports


Communities


Photo




Head Copy Editor


Fun


Media


Online



General Manager


Advertising Manager



Intern Army



Contributors











RUNSPEAK

VOTE


5 pm march 27



















































PHOTO JESS TSANG













of businesses











in Montreal in 2012



the ID




said






























policy in 2010
















worksrdquo





be re-implemented













change the policy




tions for students






By Daniel Rocci
























011ndash12 term








expulsions





















sity


comment



demic misconduct























pus










ments in June 2013










state management










































short-termrdquo








management


By Latifa Abdin


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI









same period









said in the email
































on March 4


























ic medicationrdquo























graphs in July 2010







do sordquo









her death

The trial continues





around campus






















care student












By Charlie Bossy

Real Estate at Rye







By Badri Murali











earning portal








programs




















































































and investors





Ryerson





opportunityrdquo








by the year 2020











release






laborationrdquo










NewsBites

Theft duringexam
















at the frontrdquo




access to the money







were issued






DXORGCONNECT

PRESENTED BY

CALLFOR

ENTRIES


COMPETITION 983090983088983089983091 991251 983089983092













BR























starts his routine


















squad




























merdquo he says



























tal






















by society




















ing judged






















doing hockeyrdquo










skating is growing





























winrdquo he says













on his black tee


























is alrightrdquo

PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI






























MATTAMYAC

HOME OF THE



TICKET PRICES



ON SALE NOW

MARCH 28 2014 700PM

DOORS OPEN AT 630PM


bull Semi Formal

ON SALE NOW















with it


















ng funrdquo

































5 million views)


























ByOliviaMcLeod








War airplane base

















aid





and nature trail
















finderrdquo
























far







ture student said




in the future
































PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI


partnerships centre







job postingsrdquo














chancerdquo























Kennedy said












job market



























handy







By Leah Hansen



Laughing it up





Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI


PAUL STENTON


TOWN HALL MEETING























































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise


















of businesses











in Montreal in 2012



the ID




said






























policy in 2010
















worksrdquo





be re-implemented













change the policy




tions for students






By Daniel Rocci
























011ndash12 term








expulsions





















sity


comment



demic misconduct























pus










ments in June 2013










state management










































short-termrdquo








management


By Latifa Abdin


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI









same period









said in the email
































on March 4


























ic medicationrdquo























graphs in July 2010







do sordquo









her death

The trial continues





around campus






















care student












By Charlie Bossy

Real Estate at Rye







By Badri Murali











earning portal








programs




















































































and investors





Ryerson





opportunityrdquo








by the year 2020











release






laborationrdquo










NewsBites

Theft duringexam
















at the frontrdquo




access to the money







were issued






DXORGCONNECT

PRESENTED BY

CALLFOR

ENTRIES


COMPETITION 983090983088983089983091 991251 983089983092













BR























starts his routine


















squad




























merdquo he says



























tal






















by society




















ing judged






















doing hockeyrdquo










skating is growing





























winrdquo he says













on his black tee


























is alrightrdquo

PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI






























MATTAMYAC

HOME OF THE



TICKET PRICES



ON SALE NOW

MARCH 28 2014 700PM

DOORS OPEN AT 630PM


bull Semi Formal

ON SALE NOW















with it


















ng funrdquo

































5 million views)


























ByOliviaMcLeod








War airplane base

















aid





and nature trail
















finderrdquo
























far







ture student said




in the future
































PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI


partnerships centre







job postingsrdquo














chancerdquo























Kennedy said












job market



























handy







By Leah Hansen



Laughing it up





Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI


PAUL STENTON


TOWN HALL MEETING























































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise












state management










































short-termrdquo








management


By Latifa Abdin


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI









same period









said in the email
































on March 4


























ic medicationrdquo























graphs in July 2010







do sordquo









her death

The trial continues





around campus






















care student












By Charlie Bossy

Real Estate at Rye







By Badri Murali











earning portal








programs




















































































and investors





Ryerson





opportunityrdquo








by the year 2020











release






laborationrdquo










NewsBites

Theft duringexam
















at the frontrdquo




access to the money







were issued






DXORGCONNECT

PRESENTED BY

CALLFOR

ENTRIES


COMPETITION 983090983088983089983091 991251 983089983092













BR























starts his routine


















squad




























merdquo he says



























tal






















by society




















ing judged






















doing hockeyrdquo










skating is growing





























winrdquo he says













on his black tee


























is alrightrdquo

PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI






























MATTAMYAC

HOME OF THE



TICKET PRICES



ON SALE NOW

MARCH 28 2014 700PM

DOORS OPEN AT 630PM


bull Semi Formal

ON SALE NOW















with it


















ng funrdquo

































5 million views)


























ByOliviaMcLeod








War airplane base

















aid





and nature trail
















finderrdquo
























far







ture student said




in the future
































PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI


partnerships centre







job postingsrdquo














chancerdquo























Kennedy said












job market



























handy







By Leah Hansen



Laughing it up





Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI


PAUL STENTON


TOWN HALL MEETING























































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise










By Badri Murali











earning portal








programs




















































































and investors





Ryerson





opportunityrdquo








by the year 2020











release






laborationrdquo










NewsBites

Theft duringexam
















at the frontrdquo




access to the money







were issued






DXORGCONNECT

PRESENTED BY

CALLFOR

ENTRIES


COMPETITION 983090983088983089983091 991251 983089983092













BR























starts his routine


















squad




























merdquo he says



























tal






















by society




















ing judged






















doing hockeyrdquo










skating is growing





























winrdquo he says













on his black tee


























is alrightrdquo

PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI






























MATTAMYAC

HOME OF THE



TICKET PRICES



ON SALE NOW

MARCH 28 2014 700PM

DOORS OPEN AT 630PM


bull Semi Formal

ON SALE NOW















with it


















ng funrdquo

































5 million views)


























ByOliviaMcLeod








War airplane base

















aid





and nature trail
















finderrdquo
























far







ture student said




in the future
































PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI


partnerships centre







job postingsrdquo














chancerdquo























Kennedy said












job market



























handy







By Leah Hansen



Laughing it up





Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI


PAUL STENTON


TOWN HALL MEETING























































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise









BR























starts his routine


















squad




























merdquo he says



























tal






















by society




















ing judged






















doing hockeyrdquo










skating is growing





























winrdquo he says













on his black tee


























is alrightrdquo

PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI






























MATTAMYAC

HOME OF THE



TICKET PRICES



ON SALE NOW

MARCH 28 2014 700PM

DOORS OPEN AT 630PM


bull Semi Formal

ON SALE NOW















with it


















ng funrdquo

































5 million views)


























ByOliviaMcLeod








War airplane base

















aid





and nature trail
















finderrdquo
























far







ture student said




in the future
































PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI


partnerships centre







job postingsrdquo














chancerdquo























Kennedy said












job market



























handy







By Leah Hansen



Laughing it up





Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI


PAUL STENTON


TOWN HALL MEETING























































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise


























starts his routine


















squad




























merdquo he says



























tal






















by society




















ing judged






















doing hockeyrdquo










skating is growing





























winrdquo he says













on his black tee


























is alrightrdquo

PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI






























MATTAMYAC

HOME OF THE



TICKET PRICES



ON SALE NOW

MARCH 28 2014 700PM

DOORS OPEN AT 630PM


bull Semi Formal

ON SALE NOW















with it


















ng funrdquo

































5 million views)


























ByOliviaMcLeod








War airplane base

















aid





and nature trail
















finderrdquo
























far







ture student said




in the future
































PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI


partnerships centre







job postingsrdquo














chancerdquo























Kennedy said












job market



























handy







By Leah Hansen



Laughing it up





Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI


PAUL STENTON


TOWN HALL MEETING























































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise



































MATTAMYAC

HOME OF THE



TICKET PRICES



ON SALE NOW

MARCH 28 2014 700PM

DOORS OPEN AT 630PM


bull Semi Formal

ON SALE NOW















with it


















ng funrdquo

































5 million views)


























ByOliviaMcLeod








War airplane base

















aid





and nature trail
















finderrdquo
























far







ture student said




in the future
































PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI


partnerships centre







job postingsrdquo














chancerdquo























Kennedy said












job market



























handy







By Leah Hansen



Laughing it up





Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI


PAUL STENTON


TOWN HALL MEETING























































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise




















with it


















ng funrdquo

































5 million views)


























ByOliviaMcLeod








War airplane base

















aid





and nature trail
















finderrdquo
























far







ture student said




in the future
































PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI


partnerships centre







job postingsrdquo














chancerdquo























Kennedy said












job market



























handy







By Leah Hansen



Laughing it up





Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI


PAUL STENTON


TOWN HALL MEETING























































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise
































PHOTOS FARNIA FEKRI


partnerships centre







job postingsrdquo














chancerdquo























Kennedy said












job market



























handy







By Leah Hansen



Laughing it up





Hosted by

SHELDON LEVY

president

MOHAMED LACHEMI


PAUL STENTON


TOWN HALL MEETING























































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise



















































By Devin Jones


PHOTO FARNIA FEKRI







but expected






first year as a Ram









five years































Take the

Alumni Expo

Challenge

to win prizes




Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise









Dedicated to Dan W










bull

This is NOT Louise






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