The Eyeopener — February 1, 2012

8/3/2019 The Eyeopener — February 1, 2012

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-february-1-2012 1/16

volume 45 / issue 17February 1, 2012

theeyeopener.comSince 1967Eyeopener t

h e

photo: lindsay boeckl

Poppin’ pills for studying skillsPage 8



2 February 1, 2012The Eyeopener

®

AT TORONTO EATON CENTRE

FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER OR SNACK TIME

HANGOVERFOODIt’s a big decision.

Sheldon Levy, President and Vice-Chancellor; Alan Shepard, Provost and Vice President Academic; and

Wendy Cukier, Vice-President Research and Innovation, are pleased to announce the recipients of the

Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity (SRC) Awards and the

Sarwan Sahota – Ryerson Distinguished Scholar Award

2011 SARA SAA – RRSDSSD SCAR AARD

The Sarwan Sahota – Ryerson Distinguished Scholar Award is

presented annually to one or more faculty members who havemade an outstanding contribution to knowledge or artisticcreativity in their area(s) of expertise while employed at Ryerson.The contribution to SRC may be a long term, cumulativecontribution or a single, particularly insightful or seminal idea,experiment, application or interpretation. The DistinguishedScholar Award is made available through the joint contributionsof Sarwan Sahota, a retired professor and Ryerson University.

Sri Krishnan, Department of Electrical Engineering

FAC SRC AARDSThe Faculty SRC Awards recognize individual faculty members onan annual basis for outstanding achievement in scholarly, research and

creative activity and impact on their disciplines during the previousacademic year.

faculty of arts

Martin Antony, Department of Psychology

eslie Atkinson, Department of Psychology

rene ammel, Department of English

raham udson, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Margaret Moulson, Department of Psychology

Daniel Rubenson, Department of Politics and Public Administration

Frank Russo, Department of Psychology

faculty of communication& design

Marta Braun, School of Image Arts

Richard runberg, School of Radio and Television Arts

Richard achman, School of Radio and Television Arts

April indgren, School of Journalism

Sandra ullio-Pow, School of Fashion

faculty of community services

Pamela Robinson, School of Urban and Regional Planning

Kathryn nderwood, School of Early Childhood Education

vonne uan, School of Nutrition

faculty of engineering, architecture and science

Antony Bonato, Department of Mathematics

abiba Bougherara, Department of Mechanical and IndustrialEngineering

Daolun Chen, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Marcello Papini, Department of Mechanical and IndustrialEngineering

Bo an, Department of Aerospace Engineering

Karthikeyan mapathy, Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering

ted rogers school of management

Ayse Bener, Ted Rogers School of Informa tion Technology Management

uoping iu,Ted Rogers School of Business Management

Farid Shirazi, Ted Rogers S chool of Informa tion Technology Management

Fei Song, Ted Rogers School of Business Management

Celebrating Excellence

RyeRson AwARds

Everyone Makes a Mark

All award recipients will be recognized at the

Faculty SRC Luncheon on February 14, 2012.



by emma prestwich

A professor at the Ted Rogers

School of Management is ques-

tioning why Ryerson security

doesn’t have a full-time presence

at the business school after pro-

testers disrupted a guest lecture

Thursday.

Avner Levin, a law and inter-

national business professor, said

that he realized the need for se-

curity after protesters disrupted a

guest lecture in his LAW 722 class

on Thursday Jan. 26.

Former Ontario premiers Mike

Harris and David Peterson had

been invited to speak as part of a

special speaker series in Levin’s

Law in Canadian Business class.

In the middle of the lecture, sev-

eral non-community members

stood up to amd started shouting

profanities at Harris during the

event. The former premier’s time

in oce has been seen as contro-

versial due to his sweeping re-

form of social services.

The lecture was open to the

public.

Manager of security and emer-

gency services Tanya Fermin-Pop-

pleton said the protesters cooper-

ated with Ryerson security once

personnel were called, but Levin

said he wonders why security

wasn’t on-site already.

“Let’s say those protesters

wanted to physically aack the

[former] premier… security

should be there for us,” he said.

Levin said he gured Harris’

presence might draw controver-

sy, and spoke with the business

school’s building manager about

asking security to aend.

“We gured that Mike Harris’

name would draw aention of

that sort, and had a conversation

with security, given the protests

he’s goen in the past.”

He said his understanding was

that security personnel would be

at the lecture.

Fermin-Poppleton said security

completed a risk assessment for

the event, which involves ana-

lyzing the potential risk of the

situation to the speaker and those

aending. She said the risk as-

sessment team decided the event

didn’t warrant a security pres-

ence.

Harris said he wasn’t expecting

a negative response, but protest-

ers occasionally show up when he

speaks in public.

“Once in a while [it happens].

19 times out of 20, everything is

ne.”

Levin said while he doesn’t ex-

pect any of the future speakers in

his class to be as controversial, he

has asked security to be present

for the rest of the lecture series.

“I’d rather be safe than sorry go-

ing forward,” he said.

But he said he thinks the busi-

ness school is big enough to have

its own security sta.

“[We have] one-third to one-

quarter of the students at the uni-

versity, and no permanent secu-

rity presence,” he said. ”It seems

to me, I think, we’re big enough to

have someone there.”

3February 1, 2012 The EyeopenerNEWS

Rye seeksfoundingSci Deanrebecca bUrtONNews eDitOr

t fo n n-un Dn of sn

no und r-on o ln ndndn Ful of

sn ong Fll.wl -

n ondnl, ovo

nd v dn -d aln sd, o n g of ,

d d on ron’u nd ong uon, v vd lo of

n o f.aodng o pdn

sldon Lv, ron

ll look ond ju d ouno d n o g

v . t o, onng ofx ld nd

ond, nlud-ng gdu udn,ll o oug -

ln nl d-on lf o sd. hddun Lvn

s nd ao unl ondung

.t Dn ll -

ond ong Julo augu nd ll ov

ful’ fou foundngdn: nd olog, ou -

n, , nd, longd nl ld pD

og n olul -n, ou nnd odl .

Lv d unv unl dung n of fo-

ong oj nlud-ng ng udgfo Ful of eng-

nng, au ndsn (Feas), dn’ of ll

lod nd dn-on of ful ll k ov.

evn voul nluvudn d ll nov o l o u o

ful.t nong ful

ron’ n ox-

l 40 . el d-uon of lng

ful vod f k 2007.

wn og n fll, l ll

ld n vou oo onu, gno, d v-ovo

d co ev-n.

in og

, l fo vou ful ll on-nu o offd

ng ng d nuqun , devn.

Pub night turns into fight night

ph: n pp (lf) n lny bckl (gh)The Tamil Students’ Association (TSA) pub night ended in three arrests on Gould Street.

The Tamil Students’ Association (TSA) held a pub night which turned into a series of brawls andarrests involving Ryerson Security and Toronto Police. news ditor caro ureo reports

What began as an orientation

pub night for a Ryerson student

group ended in a brawl on campus

and three arrests.

The Tamil Students’ Associa-

tion (TSA) Winter Orientation Pub

Night was scheduled to begin in the

Thomas Lounge at 7 p.m. and move

to the Ram in the Rye pub at 10 p.m.

After midnight, Ryerson security

was called for a ght in progress.

“We’re called out to ghts in the

pub for various reasons,” said Tan-

ya Fermin-Poppleton, manager of

security and emergency services. “I

think this has been one of the big-

gest pub ghts we’ve encountered.”

When security ocers arrived at

the pub they aempted to help the

sta and pub security separate the

parties and get the individuals to

leave.

“Smaller ghts were breaking

out as they were trying to break up

each ght,” said Fermin-Poppleton.

“As they dispersed onto the patio

and out onto the street, police were

called in as well due to the sheer

numbers of participants.”Toronto police arrested three

people, including one conrmed

non-student who was injured dur-

ing the altercation and received pa-

tient care, plus a number of tickets.

The security brief estimated that

at one point, twenty people ghting

on Church Street, but that was just

one group that was identied and

described.

According to Caitlin Smith, the

president of Ryerson’s Student

Union, students groups have the

opportunity to book the pub for

their own use up to once a month.

If they book their events on

Thursday, the RSU will help them

organize and run it. On a Friday or

Saturday they have no part in plan-

ning, though Smith conrmed sheand members of current Students

United slate were in aendance that

night. Smith said that she left before

the ght broke out.

“It’s hard to tell if it’s related to

the student group or if it was some-

thing that could have happened

any other night,” said Smith.

“Anyone o the street can come

into the Ram.”

Even on the event’s Facebook

wall, the question was posed as to

whether it was a student only event

and one user replied that anyone

could show up.

“The pub is an establishment like

any other, it sees it’s fair share of

conict,” said Smith.

She added that though the Ram is

public to more than students, usu-

ally groups aim their advertising

for their events to their members.

“[Student groups] are not usu-

ally ones to break the rules or mess

up that privilege because they can

make money for their group,” she

said.

Eric Newstadt, general manager

of the Student Campus Centre, said

he was not sure if extra securitymembers had been put on sta at

the pub that night.

“We evaluate each pub night

based on how busy it’s going to be

and we provide for security accord-

ingly,” he said.

If their team feels they need

backup they will call in Ryerson

security, and even further, Toronto

Police.

On the subject of stopping stu-

dent groups with problems during

their events from renting the pub,

Newstadt said it is up to the Board

of Governors (BOG) to address the

issue at their next meeting.

“I notify the BOG, they review

and if they feel it’s necessary they

take action,” he said.

Newstadt said before he decides

whether he makes the recommen-

dation they have to nish their in-

vestigation, a procedure that occurs

after every incident involving secu-

rity and police.

The investigation is underway

and it is unknown when it will be

completed.

Despite repeated aempts, the

TSA could not be reached for com-ment.

Protesters removed from Harris lecture

ph cUy f cl bck

This has been one o the biggest pub fghtswe’ve encountered.

— Ryerson security



EDITOR-IN-CHIEFLaren “glitter” Strapagiel

NEWSRebecca “limber” Brton

Caroln “get a room” Trgeon

ASSOCIATE NEWSSean “KliNgoN” Tepper

FEATURESKai “lightweight” Benson

BIZ & TECHSarah “popular” Del Giallo

ARTS & LIFESean “creeper” Wetselaar

SPORTSGabe “porN luva” Lee

COMMUNITIESNicole “puKes N shits” Siena

PHOTOLindsa “jubblies” Boeckl

Mohamed “girly” Omar

ASSOCIATE PHOTOMarissa “aveNue q” Dederer

FUNSraj “portmaN” Singh

MEDIALee “dusK til porN” Richardson

ONLINEJeff “Nose herpes” Lagerqist

John “shmoot” Shmel

GENERAL MANAGERLiane “lost N fouNd” McLart

ADVERTISING MANAGER

Chris “bad timiNg” Roberts

DESIGN DIRECTORJ.D. “squatter” Mowat

INTERN ARMYRina “rocK” Tse

Sadie “lobster” McInnes

VOLUNTEERSAriana “crystal meth” Stefancic

Ssana “KaraoKe” Gome Bae

Nda “belated bday” Domingo

Jessica “masterdebater” Mrra

Diana “budgie” Hall

Emma “coNtroversy” Prestwich

Nrddin “j’awesome” Qorane

Lindsa “cucumber” Fitgerald

Kelse “puppy” Kapp

Brian “bbguN” Batista

Plaing the role of the AnnoingTalking Coffee Mg this week...Being on “vacation.”

The Eeopener is Rerson’slargest and independent stdentnewspaper. It is owned and oper-ated b Re Ee Pblishing Inc.,a non-prot corporation owned bthe stdents of Rerson. Or of-ces are on the second oor of theStdent Camps Centre and ocan reach s at 416-979-5262 orwww.theeeopener.com.

4 February 1, 2012The Eyeopener EDITORIAL

DRAWN OUTBy CATHERINE POLCz

LAuRENSTRAPAGIELEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Capsule this

Ryerson President Sheldon Levy

has asked for a copy of the issue of

the Eyeopener that broke the story

on the university’s Maple Leaf Gar-

dens partnership to add to a new

time capsule.

We’re both aered and happy

to oblige, but we have a few sug-

gestions of our own to include:

1. The Sam the Record Man Sign

This may require a larger cap-

sule. Aside from being a Toronto

relic and symbol of a downtown

Yonge of yore, we’re not doingmuch else with the old girl anyway.

2. Boled Water

In case future generations for-

get that it once existed on campus.

Bonus: it will still be pristine in 50

years.

3. Shrubbery from Gould Street

I can only hope that the future of

Gould Street includes landscaping

and benches, so a small bushy clip-

ping will be a reminder of our early

and humble streetscaping eorts.

4. Salad King’s pad thai

In memorium of that span of

time after the wall collapse and re

at Gould and Yonge streets when

we all went without our precious for

months on end. Lest we forget.

5. A copy of “Sh*t Ryerson Says”

Because I suspect that in the fu-

ture, Ryerson students will still be

trying to gure out where the fuckSally Horsfall is.

You must bring valid student I.D. to voteand be a current RSU member

Polls are open daily from 10:30am-5:30pm

(full time undergraduate student or full or part-time graduate student)

Questions? [email protected]

Faculty Directors,

Executive and Graduate

Council Executive.

F E B 6 M O N 8 W E

D

7 T U E

CAST YOUR

BALLOT FOR

Students may vote at any polling station.

Polling Stations:

RCC

KHE

LIB

ENG 1) Engineering Building (main foyer)

2) Rogers CommunicationsCentre (1st Floor)

3) Kerr Hall East (1st floor near Room 127)

4) Library Building – LIB (2nd Floor)

5) Library Building – POD60 (1st Floor)

6) Business Building – TRS (7th Floor)

7) Business Building– TRS (8th Floor)

LIB

TRS

TRS

Y O U R U N I O N Y O

U R C H I C E

DENTAL SERVICES.

We accept all dental insurance plansoffered through your Student Association Centre.

Payment direct from insurance company; studentdoes not pay out of pocket.

1554A Bloor Street West(outside Dundas West subway).

416-539-9887.

GMAT test preparation course in Toronto

Top-notch teachers, best prices

Omnicom School of Languages, since 1974

Register today at

[email protected]



5February 1, 2012 The EyeopenerNEWS

Ryerson is anticipating a three

per cent gap in the university-wide

budget for the 2012-13 school year.

Ryerson president Sheldon Levy

made the annoucement Jan. 25, ask-

ing all units to reduce their spend-

ing by three per cent to account for

the potential gap.

Salaries, pensions and benets

that the university must cover will

rise and so will their spending bud-

get.

About 80 per cent of the budget is

used to cover these costs, but it will

still be approximately three per cent

too low.

“Our costs are going to go up

over ve per cent next year,” Levysaid Monday morning. “Everyone’s

budget will be going up but it won’t

go up high enough, and that’s why

the reduction is necessary.”

Although Ryerson has an-

nounced the budget cuts, a lack of

key funding information from the

provincial government has forced

the university to remain vague on

the details.

The provincial budget — which

will outline university funds and

grants following the release of the

Drummond Commission’s Report

— will be laid out at the end of

March.

Until then, the university can

only speculate as to how the cuts

will aect dierent areas of the

school.

“On the one hand, you say it’s

not a huge cut,” Levy said. “But on

the other hand, if every year three

per cent [is cut], it will be prob-

lematic for many areas and I think

some areas will indeed have di-

culty with it.”

Melissa Palermo, Ryerson Stu-

dents’ Union’s vice president edu-

cation, explained that continued

cuts could lead to increased aca-

demic strain and problems relating

to lack of access for students in all

faculties.

“Those are some of the biggestthings that students see: larger class

sizes and making it harder to get

into courses — and less time with

their professors,” Palermo said.

She continued to say that budget

cuts can delay upgrades or access

to classroom materials and speci-

cally as Ontario’s tuition fees are

already the highest in the country.

However, Dr. Gervan Fearon,

assistant professor in the depart-

ment of economics and dean of

the G. Raymond Chang School of

Continuing Education, said that de-

creases or gaps in university bud-

gets are common challenges that

post-secondary institutions face.

“I would say that we’ve seen this

before for universities,” he said. “I

would also say that I think that this

is true for Canada and for Ontario,

and in fact, given the recent broad-

based economic downturn, that

governments across Canada have

been actually relatively eective at

managing budgets.”

Fearon also pointed to the out-

come budget pressure may have

upon Ryerson’s investments and

developments.

He said that savings might be

discovered by means of innovative

thinking and more ecient ap-

proaches to student services.

“What we’ve seen so far is thatthe priorities have generally been

to ensure that good academic pro-

gramming is done for students, that

it’s transparent, that there’s consul-

tation — that these aren’t things

that are done in isolation, away

from discussions with students and

discussions with faculties,” Fearon

said.

Levy will host a town hall meet-

ing next month to generate discus-

sion and new ideas in the face of the

budget discrepancy and students

are welcome to aend.

The date and time of the meeting

will be announced in the next issue

of Ryerson Today.

Rye preps for budget cutsAs Ryerson prepares their annual budget, the university is anticipating athree per cent gap in the university-wide budget. D H reports

Contents of MapleLeaf Gardens’ timecapsule revealed

In a joint presentation with Loblaws Corporation, Ryerson

President Sheldon Levy revealed the contents of the time

capsule that was discovered in Maple Leaf Gardens during

the renovations of the historic Toronto landmark. Amongst the

items were hockey memorabilia, old newspapers, and a tiny

ivory elephant. It was also announced that the university will

be placing a time capsule of their on in the newly renovated

building. Go to www.theeyeopener.com for our full coverage.

pHoto: linDsay boeckl

Is Ryersongiving youPROBLEMS?

E-mail us at

news@theeyeopener.

com

N E W S

B I T

E S

Rye prof to help withcancer research

Ryerson physics professor Mi-

chael Kolios has teamed up with

a Chinese research group to

launch a collaborative prject that

will be funded by both the Ca-

nadian Institutes of Health Re-

search and the National Science

Foundation of China. Each team

will receive roughly $75,000 for

the three-year initiative, and the

research will be used to bothidentify and help treat cancer

Delays threaten SLC

A routine replacement of the

library building’s cooling tower

on Jan. 27 led onlookers to be-

lieve that Ryerson had broken

ground on the ambitious Stu-

dent Learning Centre (SLC), as a

construction crew set up the nec-

essary equipment on the SLC’s

empty lot.

Although university ocials

have reasserted that the con-

struction project is on schedule to begin in mid-February, the pos-

sibility of the Canadian Union of

Public Employees (CUPE) either

going on strike or being locked out

by the city threatens to delay any

future progress. “We’re on sched-

ule,” said Ryerson’s president Shel-

don Levy. “There’s always dier-

ent permits needed and if there is

a prolonged strike there could be

a delay but [the SLC] is the only

building that would be aected.”

In the event that a strike or city

lockout takes place in the com-

ing weeks, the university would

encounter signicant delays in re-

gards to geing their permits ap-proved by the city. To date, Ryer-

son is awaiting the approval of their

shoring and activation permits.

QueenSalonAndBarberSpa.com316 Queen Street East, Toronto

416-366-3838

Monday to Saturday 9am - 9pmOPEN SUNDAYS 11am - 7pmStudent Discount Rate (All YearRound) Shampoo & Cut $15

(must show student ID card)+ Bonus Services Included

Women’s Full Hair Service:Foil Highlights & Cut Included

$95$75 Colour & Haircut

Arrive early and receive a freecomplimentary Espresso or

Cappuccino!

Restaurant PANERA BREADNow Hiring Hourly Associates,Catering Supervisor, Cater-ing Delivery CoordinatorPanera Bread is seeking Hourly As-sociates, Catering Supervisor, anda Catering Delivery Coordinator atour bakery-cafe opening on Janu-ary 24th in Downtown Toronto (½block North of Eaton Center). We

offer competitive pay & benets forfull time, 401(k) & more. To apply,go to www.panerabread.jobs, SelectCanada, choose “Hourly Associ-ate, Catering, & Baker candidates”,enter postal code M5B 1R8. EOE.

EXPERIENCED MASTERS/PHD QUALI-

FIED ENGLISH, ART & HUMANITIES

TUTOR ESSAY EDITING, RESEARCH

AND SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT, CRITICAL

READING AND WRITING, DRAMA, PHI-

LOSOPHY, ART HISTORY, VISUAL ARTS

WORKSHOPS, IMPROV, ESL, CREATIVE

WRITING (647) 855 1327

englishandhumanitiestutor@gmail.

com

ask for: David



6 February 1, 2012The Eyeopener NEWS

On Jan. 24, a student re-ported their heart-moni-

tor stolen from the RAC’schanging room. The indi-vidual said that he wouldhave ran after whoever

stole it, but without a wayto monitor his heart, he wasafraid of exerting himself

physically in case of a heartattack.

A student reported thathis art briefcase was sto-len when he left it outside

his classroom on Jan. 25.He attended class and cameout to discover his briefcase

was gone. The news teamwould like to thank him forgiving us more material for

our upcoming ObliviousHipster meme.

On Jan. 28, a security of-cer found a syringe fas-tened to the top inside

part of a door handle withplastic shrink wrap. Thetip had been bent at a han-

dle in order to penetrate thehand of whoever openedthe door to the Sally Hors-

fall Eaton Centre. The of-cer who discovered it went

to the hospital but wasn’tinjured. We suggest you -nally gure out where thisbuilding is and take precau-

tions.

The journalism lounge

was vandalised on Jan.28. Chairs were overturned,papers were thrown and

wall decorations were onthe ground. This happenedto be the RTA vs. Journal-

ism Karaoke night. C’monguys, whether we won bya landslide or made your

ears bleed, there’s no needto take it out on public prop-erty.

Briefs &Groaners

The great students’ union debateWith voting set to take place in less than a week, the student union candidates took to the oor todebate their platforms, but the turnout proved less than stellar. Jessica Murray reports

Dropping fees, knocking down

residences to make parking lots,

and separating from the Canadian

Federation of Students were only

some of the ideas discussed during

Tuesday’s Ryerson Students’ Union

(RSU) election debate.

During the debate all seven can-

didates were given the opportunity

to discuss who they are and present

their respective platforms.

Following their speeches, each

candidate answered various ques-

tions that were submied from the

audience.

Although there were queries for

every candidate, it’s no surprise

that there was an overwhelmingamount of questions for the three

candidates running for president.

The three presidential candidates

discussed their very dierent inten-

tions for Ryerson if elected.

While Rodney Diverlus’ passion-

ate address focused on the impor-

PHOTO: MOHAMED OMAR

tance of the RSU and advocated

for equity, Mark Single lobbied for

more perks for students rather than

campaigning for their rights like

the current RSU.

Candidate Suraj Singh’s platform

provided comic relief between

these two polar opposites as he

advocated for napping areas and a

peing zoo on campus.

As they are all running uncon-

tested, the four remaining vice-

presidential candidates focused

their speeches around uniting Ry-

erson’s student body and building

a more stable and supportive cam-

pus community.

Most apparent was the smallturnout outnumbered by the

amount of media persons present.

“None of my friends are here but

I told all of them to come, it’s all just

student press,” said Singh.

Singh was not the only candidate

to notice the lack of audience. Sin-

gle questioned if the average stu-

dent even knows what the RSU is.

Most of the positions seemed to

be decided, with four out of the vepositions available running unop-

posed.

To some the election appears to

be taken less than seriously.

Diverlus addressed those who

felt that this election was a joke,

saying that is was “disheartening

and quite infuriating.”

With Singh’s wild card campaign

and Single playing devil’s advocate

against the student’s union, Singlefeels that this election is a one-horse

race.

“There is really only one appli-

cant for president — Suraj and me

are jokers,” says Single. “I would

like to congratulate Rodney on

winning the presidency.”

Earn your MBA while gaining valuable work experience with the DeGroote School

of Business Co-op MBA program – Canada’s Premier Co-op MBA.

We are coming to Ryerson University for an MBA Information Session on Tuesday,

February 7th at 5:30pm in the Academic South Building. For more informationplease contact [email protected] or your Career Services Centre.

www.degroote.mcmaster.ca

Earn While You Learn

ACADEMIX Your #1 source

for academic assistance, paper

editing and essay help!

Call us now for a free

quote or toinquire aboutour services

at 1-877-55-ESSAY (37729)

We can help

with allsubjects and all

types of work All students

welcome!

Email us at: info@ academixessays.com



7February 1, 2012 The EyeopenerSPORTS

TheScoreLast Week’s Games January 26

Women’s Hockey:Ryerson 0: 8 Brock

Men’s Hockey

Ryerson 0: 7 Nipissing

January 27

Women’s Basketball:Ryerson 70: 47 RMC

Men’s Basketball:Ryerson 107:33 RMC

Men’s Hockey:Ryerson 1:2 Queen’s

January 28

Men’s Volleyball:Ryerson lost to Queen’s.(23-25, 25-27, 21-25)

Women’s HockeyRyerson 1: 6 Guelph

Women’s BasketballRyerson 72: 75 Queen’s

Men’s BasketballRyerson 73: 68 Queen’s

January 29

Men’s Volleyball:Ryerson won against RMC(25-20, 25-22, 25-12)

Women’s Volleyball:Ryerson lost to Ottawa

(25-27, 17-25, 22-25)

Games of the Week

On Friday night, boththe men’s and the women’s

basketball teams host theUniversity of Toronto. Thewomen are scheduled to start

at 6 p.m., while the men tip-off at 8.

It’s a ght for survival — the re-

sult of the game hangs in the bal-

ance during the third set between

the Ryerson Rams and the Guelph

Gryphons. Guelph is in full control,

leading two games to zero, but Ry-

erson refuses to give up. It won’t

be easy, but with the right strategy

and a bit of luck, Ryerson’s team

captain Je Haber and teammate

Ryan Lai could overcome the odds

and spark an upset.

Despite the teams being more

than 67 kilometers away from

each other, the tension is palpable.

Electing to go with the same strat-

egy that helped them seal a victory

against the University of Western

Ontario in a previous matchup, both Haber and Lai know that they

will have to act quickly if they want

to get the jump on their opponents.

But things didn’t go exactly as

planned for Ryerson. In less than

nine minutes, Guelph’s alien army

had quickly swarmed Lai’s base,

wiping out his defences and the last

of his structures. Haber knew that

it was only a maer of time before

his base would succumb to a simi-

lar fate.

In a last ditch eort, Haber start-

ed training as many soldiers as he

could, clicking his mouse frantical-

ly in the hopes that he would live to

ght another day. But it was no use;

the game was all but over.

“It didn’t feel like a good game,”

said Haber with a smile. “It sucks,

but at the end of the day you know

you’ll play in other games.”

With the loss, Ryerson’s StarCraft

team dropped to 7-7 on the year;

siing 32nd place in the league’s

Northern conference which also

features the likes of the University

of Windsor, York University and

the University of Toronto.

Since its 2010 release, StarCraft

has single-handedly brought com-

petitive E-Sports to North America.

And, like other sports, it’s found a

home at the university level.The Ryerson gamers compete in

the Collegiate Star League (CSL),

the StarCraft equivalent of the Ca-

nadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS)

or the National Collegiate Athletic

Association (NCAA), with univer-

sity teams competing against one

another on a weekly basis in a best

of ve game series.

The objective of StarCraft is sim-

ple enough: defeat your opponent.

To do this, players must devise a

strategy that balances gathering

resources with developing an army

and building structures. The num-

ber of variables that can aect the

outcome of a game are enormous,

and the best way to adapt to those

situations, just like any other sport,

is through practice.

“Like with any sort of sport, you

have to keep practicing to get it

down so that [what you’re doing]

essentially becomes second in-

stinct,” said Haber. “You can watch

replays and analyze where you

went wrong in dierent games and

gure out when to build things or

when you should be aacking.”

The idea of competitive video

gaming, or E-Sports, being legiti-

mized as sport in North America

is still in its infancy. In many parts

of Asia, E-Sports is already recog-

nized as a legitimate sport, with the

top players earning hundreds of

thousands of dollars a year in spon-sorships and tournament winnings.

While the popularity of E-Sports

is exponentially growing, many

people are strongly opposed to the

notion that the word sport is at-

tached to video games.

When asked what denes a

sport, Ryerson’s director of athlet-

ics, Ivan Joseph, was selective with

his words.

“For me, [a sport] would have

some level of training and physi-

cal preparation. There would be a

physical dimension, a mental di-

mension a tactical dimension to

it,” he said. “There is a piece that

relates to hand-eye coordination,

stamina, endurance and psycho-

logical and mental elements to it.

There is a tactical element to it, and

there are one or more adversaries.”“If it’s meeting those compo-

nents I don’t see [why it shouldn’t

be considered a sport].”

Despite the team’s average sea-

son, Haber already considers it

a success, as the team is not only

competing against universities

with higher student populations,

but they’re also essentially playing

together for the rst time.

“Considering it’s the rst time

that we’ve done this, I’d say we’re

doing prey well” he said.

Although it was initially found-

ed in 2009, when StarCraft: Brood

Wars was the game of choice, Ry-erson’s StarCraft team lacked orga-

nization and quickly disintegrated.

This past summer, Haber decided

to resurrect the team, and under

his management, Ryerson’s team is

organzied, disciplined and ready to

compete for a CSL title in the near

future.

After the season concludes,

Haber said that the team plans to

apply to become an ocial club,

which would be a step in the right

direction in solidifying video

games as a real sport, at least on

our campus.

Eighteen months after its release, StarCraft 2 is single-handedly propelling competitive videogaming into the mainstream. Sean Tepper reports on the ambitions of Ryerson’s StarCraft team

ATHLETICS’

TWEETSOF THE WEEK

WILL RETURN

NEXT WEEK

L a s t y e a r ' s r e a l l y , r e a l l y

h a p p y w i n n e r .

We have 2 big baskets of sexy funtime toys and

ahem ‘adult’ items for yourplaying pleasure. Get your

name, student number& contact info to the

Eyeopener office by 4pm,Thursday, Feb 9th to enter. stagshop.com

Broughtto you by the Stag Shop

a Single vote changes everything

Vote Mark Single for

RSU President

DON’T

LETTHE

RSU

SPEAK

FOR YOU!

eRSU

MEMBER-SHIP

SHOULD

BE

OPTIONAL!

e



Adderall, Vyvanse, and essentially

anything with the amphetamine

compound in it.” But since he only

takes these sporadically, he doesn’t

see a problem. He notes his use is

very different from a daily user’s,

even if that user has a prescription.

“There are side effects to every

single thing that you put in your

body,” says Solice. “Moderation,

though, is the key to solving this

problem.”

O

ther students found that

moderation wasn’t an op-

tion when dealing with

schoolwork. Monica Recine*, who

studied architecture at Ryerson,

says that without Adderall she could

barely focus in school.

“I strongly believe that Adderall

has helped me a lot,” she says. “It’s

the only thing that made me focus on

schoolwork and work in general.”

Like every student, Recine often

felt the need for an energy boost

during her time at Ryerson. But un-

like the typical student, she felt she

couldn’t get by on coffee.

Solice agrees that the drugs are su-

perior to coffee. “Caffeine has a low

threshold and a negative return after

a while,” he says. “Amphetamines,

however, do not.” When he wants to

8 February 1, 2012The Eyeopener FEATURES

You have a million and one

things to do — you have

three midterms coming

up, a paper due in two days and

you’ve just picked up an extra

shift at your job. If you’re a typi-

cal student, you might brew up

a pot of coffee and get to work.

But if you’re part of a grow-

ing class of ambitiously amoral

students, you reach into your

bag and pull out a yellow plastic

bottle with some pharmaceutical

word-vomit printed on the label.

You pop open the lid and take

two small, white pills with a sip

of water.

You feel a sense of relief,knowing that the pills are going

to start doing their job in a times-

pan of twenty to thirty minutes,

beginning to dissolve from your

trachea all the way down to your

stomach, until it starts to absorb

through to your capillaries and

work its way to your brain.

Thousands of university

students take these pills

in order to improve their

focus and enhance their learning

abilities.

Of these study-drugs, the

most commonly used are meth-

ylphenidate, often known as

Ritalin; and Adderall, a mixture

of two different amphetamine

salts. Also gaining a following

is Modafinil, a relative new-

comer to the field that boasts the

impressive ability to keep one

awake for 40 hours with little-to-

no loss in function.

The street name for amphet-

amine-related drugs is speed,

and for good reason. Each drug

works slightly differently, but

all interact with receptors in the

brain to produce an increase in

dopamine, serotonin and Nor-

epinephrine, ultimately giving

you a boost of energy.

The other thing these drugs

have in common is that they’re

psychostimulants prescribed to

people who show signs of dis-

tractibility, restlessness and an

overall inability to focus. These

drugs improve both focus and

wakefulness, and have long been

used to treat aention decit dis-

order (ADD) and aention decit

hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

However, these prescrip-

tion drugs have become

black-market boost-

ers for post-secondary students

short on time and shorter on

sleep. Anna Armstrong*, a grad-

uate from the interior design

program at Ryerson, says that

Adderall helped her through her

undergraduate years.

“The times I took them were

the times I found myself to be

out of focus,” says Armstrong.

“They helped me get back on

track.”

She says that she first tried the

drug out of curiosity, because

she noticed other students tak-

ing them. But the stiff competi-

tion in interior design is part of

what drove her to continue tak-

ing Adderall outside its recom-

mended use.

“You can walk in an interior

design or architecture studio at

any time of the night and will

see someone working on some-

thing,” says Armstrong. “Not

only was the competition at a

ridiculous level, but I also had

to obtain my grades, direct and

manage our year end show, con-

sider and apply to a masters

program, do my teachers assis-

tance tasks, transfer to a differ-

ent school for a summer abroad

program and, most importantly,

having to prepare and apply for

the real world.”

As with any other drugs,

there are possible ad-

verse effects to be wary

of. Dr. Su-Ting Teo, Director of

Health and Wellness at Ryer-

son, says that there are impacts

to consider, as with any drug.“Common short-term impacts

include insomnia, anxiety, agita-

tion, headaches, nausea, and pal-

pitations. Long-term impacts in-

clude addiction and dependence

— meaning you start needing

more and more to have the same

effect,” she says. “Rare serious

reactions include psychosis,

heart attacks, and stroke.”

Frank Solice*, who is in his last

year of engineering, says he isn’t

worried about any adverse ef-

fects because he only takes study

drugs when he really needs to.

“I take them when I have very

little time to do a task and want

to focus on that one task only,”

he says. “They are only taken for

‘crunch time’ purposes. If I have

a limited amount of time to do a

task, I take them.”

Solice says he’ll take “Ritalin,

I’ll take Ritalin, Ad-derall, Vyvanse and

essentially anythingwith the amphet-amine compound.

I strongly believe thatAdderall has helpedme a lot. It’s the only thing that made mefocus.



losing their ability to perform

four out of six maneouvres.

Alison Rossi*, a fourth

year student study-

ing social work in

gerontology, has been taking

Modafinil for five years as

a treatment for narcolepsy.

She says that she also uses it

to help her stay awake when

she needs to finish her school-

work.

“They are gaining popular-

ity because of the allure to be

able to maintain a busy social

life while still being able to

focus on getting school work

finished as well,” says Rossi.

“It has become easier to suc-

cessfully run on empty.”

Of course, she has had first-

hand experience with negative

effects of Modafinil, and says

she believes that it can have

adverse effects on one’s body.

“The info pamphlet that

comes with Modafinil says

that it isn’t known specifical-

ly how the medication works

on the brain,” she says. “I’ve

gotten the shakes from taking

it, and when I was first pre-

scribed I was given too high a

dosage, which had awful side

effects.”

The doctor originally pre-

scribed her four pills a day.

She says she could not see

straight, her body ached and

she needed physical help get-

ting back to her dorm room at

the end of the day.

But short-term effects

are not as concern-

ing as long-term ones.

Some students don’t even

realize they have a problem

until something bad happens

to them. From a biological

perspective, ingesting these

drugs “increases a body’s do-

pamine levels in certain parts

of the brain. People who have

ADHD who need the medica-

tion are not stimulated enough

in certain parts of the brainthat are responsible for at-

tention,” says Teo. “If you do

not have ADHD and you take

the medications, it increases

receptors for neurotransmit-

ters [and] you end up need-

ing more and more to have the

same effect.”

Armstrong says she knows

that dependency could be-

come a problem, but questions

how easily that will happen.

“You could become dependent

on coffee as well,” she says.

“Except coffee doesn’t do the

harm that Adderall will.”

But Adderall can also cause

a much more severe depen-

dence than coffee — Teo says

that the medical centre has had

to deal with drug-seeking be-

haviour before.

“We have had some stu-

dents in the Medical Centre

[who had] dependency prob-

lems but didn’t recognize it,”

says Teo.

“They come wanting more

and more medication. I’ve had

a student steal a prescription

pad and write himself a pre-

scription, as we would not pro-

vide extra prescriptions.”

She adds, “of course, people

also steal medication to sell on

the street.”

D

espite the huge de-

mand for these drugs,

Rossi doesn’t believe

it helps your grades.“In the times I have needed

to stay up and focus I think it

has helped, but I don’t think it

has necessarily helped me do

well in school,” she says. “It

helps to get the work done, but

the quality is likely lacking.”

Armstrong agrees that the

end result might not have been

greatly altered by her use of

Adderall.

“I find it to have more of a

negative outcome rather than

positive,” she says. “Look-

ing back I would have done

the same amount of work if I

hadn’t taken them.”

With or without

drugs, students are

still going to have to

do the work they are assigned

and write the exams given at

the end of each course. But the

extra time afforded by these

drugs might just mean the dif-

ference between success and

failure.

“With this economy we’re

facing today, if time is mon-

ey — we’re out of both,” says

Armstrong.

*Names have been changed

crash, he stops taking pills.

“We had to pull a lot of all-night-

ers, and coffee wouldn’t help me

anymore,” says Recine. “The prob-

lem with coffee is if you drink too

much, your body just shuts down

after a while. Adderall doesn’t work

that way.”

Word of mouth is very im-

portant to the practice of

using drugs as a study

aid. As with most illicit drugs, many

users first try these pills on the rec-

ommendations of friends.

“The first time I tried Adderall,

my friend gave it to me. She kept

telling me that it would make me

focus on whatever I wanted to focus

on,” says Recine. “Once, when I was

writing an essay, someone was try-

ing to talk to me and I just wanted

them to stop because I was just so

focused on what I was doing.” She

says she felt incredibly annoyed at

the attempt to divert her attention

from her work.

Newcomer drug Modafinil

also has major appeal for

the perpetually busy: the

United States Air Force concluded

the drug helped pilots stay up for 40

hours straight without significantly

9February 1, 2012 The EyeopenerFEATURES

I’ve had a student steal

a prescription pad andwrite himself a pre-scription.

If time is money, we’reout of both.

Photo: Lindsay BoeckL



10 February 1, 2012The Eyeopener ARTS & LIFE

Behind the scenes

Our Behind the Scenes series will take you behind the scenes at several o Ryerson’s biggest arts

centres. In the frst installment, Dada Ad takes us behind the scenes at the set o one oRyerson’s ourth-year flm productions, Flammable

It is a world full of sandbags,

boom poles, fake plants and

even a furry microphone cover

called a deadcat.

Here, you can expect to over-

hear fancy lingo like “camera de-

partment stand by to watch,” and

“do we have marking tape or grip

tape?” and “We’re making a mov-

ie!”

This is the chaotic third oor stu-

dio of a Ryerson lm student.

Today, a commied group of

fourth years are on their sixth dayof shooting the short lm Flam-

mable. It is just after 4 p.m. and the

studio is bustling with bodies.

One student is painting a free-

standing wall black, several are ad-

justing the tracks for a dolly, while

others arrange the microphones

and lights.

In the middle of the room, there is

a hallway made of lined up wood-

en walls with cut-out windows.

The walls have been painted with

dark, textured paint and strong

lights have been stationed behind

each window, casting an eerie glow

in the hallway.

The director explains that the

lm is about a man untouched by

an angry world. One of the char-

acters has been sentenced to life

in prison, and is being escorted by

police to his cell. The elaborate set

is only being used for a 15-second

shot.

This lm has a budget of $15,000

and, along with the others com-

pleted by fourth year students, will

be shown at the Ryerson University

Film Festival in May.

Alessia Lamonaca is volunteer-

ing as the associate production

manager. She is a second year stu-

dent who joined the team to gain

some hands on experience. She is

one of about 35 involved with the

production.

“I love the energy on set and

being able to see what you made

come to life, even after the hectic-

ness,” she said.

Josh Ary, a fourth-year lm stu-

dent, explains that shooting a mov-

ie is similar to a military operation.

“You’re in a room and you’re just

so focused on geing the next shot,

the next shot, the next shot that you

look down and you’re like, ‘It’s

been 10 hours and I’m gonna die

now.’”

He adds that lm-making is a

uniquely collaborative process.

“It’s more than the art of just the

director’s vision, it’s the art of mak-

ing all these people work together

and create something that’s much

more than what any of them can do

separately,” he said.

In rst and second year, students

take scriptwriting classes and shoot

interviews and documentaries

with small crews. In the later years,

they shoot longer lms with larger

groups and choose their roles.

But not everyone does as they’re

told.

“People are supposed to do their

jobs. Sometimes they don’t. Some-

times they don’t show up. Some-

times they’re there, but they’re

drunk,” Ary said.

Students usually shoot their

movies on location, but starting

this semester, the Image Arts build-

ing studios have been used to cre-

ate seings, like the prison hallway.

Seven a.m. call times, half-usable

studios, drunken colleagues — it’s

all in a day’s work.

I love the energy on setand being able to seewhat you made come tolife.

— Alessia Lamonaca,flm student

INT. SET OF FLAMMABLE - DAY

PHOTOs cOurTesy ivAn HuTOmOBehind the scenes shots of the cast and crew of Flammable.

L i s t e n i n g & L e a r n i n g

A n n ua l Re po r t

fo r J u l y 1, 2 0 1

0 to J u ne 3 0, 2 0

1 1 fo r t he O m b u

d s pe r so n fo r

R ye r so n U n i ve r

s i t y

T H E R Y E R S O N U N I V E R S I T Y O M B U D S P E R S O N | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 0 / 2 0 1 1

The Oce of the Ombudsperson at Ryerson presents its

10/11Annual Report



11February 1, 2012 The EyeopenerBIZ & TECH

TWEETSOF THE WEEK

Digital world change

by nuruddin qorane

Activists for social change now

have an online resource to help put

their ideas in motion. Ryerson’s

Digital Media Zone (DMZ) recently

brought in SoJo, a tool for young

entrepreneurs seeking to beer the

world around them.

Currently in the beta stage of its

development, SoJo connects young

entrepreneurs to advice for begin-

ning a venture, building a net-

work and nding funding, among

other educational resources to help

throughout the process.

“We’re creating an online learn-

ing tool that walks people through

the process of developing their

ideas, developing themselves and

executing on their projects,” said

SoJo’s founder and CEO Kanika

Gupta.

SoJo exists as a guide for social

entrepreneurs to hone in on a re-

ned and realistic idea while the

site adapts to the unique questions

each entrepreneur will ask.

Gupta herself comes from a so-

cial change background. She has

been involved in charitable initia-

tives since high school and went on

to found Nukoko, an organization

focused on making universal pri-

mary school education accessible to

young girls.

It was through creating Nukoko

that Gupta found that resources

were not there for people who

wanted to create organizations

for social change. That’s when she

had the idea of a social journal that

would guide young entrepreneurs

to reach their goals.

At the DMZ, SoJo will have the

opportunity to grow with other

companies that are creating similar

projects. Gupta says that opportu-

nity is invaluable.

SoJo will soon be lled with

thousands of articles on topics

ranging from developing yourself

as an entrepreneur to how to pitch

your idea. Using reference systems

such as the ones found on Amazon

and Netix, SoJo will help direct its

users to the information they need.

“We’re trying to create a system

that’s smart enough to recognize

what [the user will need], even if

they don’t know what they’re look-

ing for,” said Gupta.

Though SoJo is still in a develop-

mental stage, it’s functional on the

web as a strategy to allow users to

help in the building process.

“Our goal was to have the people

who were going to be using the tool

build it with us,” said Gupta.

The DMZ welcomed SoJo this year, a company that helps young peopleput their ideas for social change into action

Kanika Gupta, founder of SoJo, works on the company’s website in the DMZ. phoTo: kElSEy kaupp

FREE

appSOF THE WEEK

@rebeckaannxxovh t rs:

“Wh wl wt ts tmp?” #ft-wt

@pavvysinghSm pls xpl

t m th pps f @rSu lcts psts?it’s t lk th’ g

gst . #ft-wt #s

@minnnty#splms ll thsl- ppl wtht

hv/lg lggg sgth lvts Pod #-ftwt

@happy_applesth stll wth tp ths

mg! s th-ms stght p

kpg m m ts#ftwt

Wt t vt fst-t mk s lgh?

us th #ftwthshtg. if w lk whtw s, w m pt t! bs t fllw

@thp f ll rs ws.

TimmyMePh | blckb | a

Ths ’s f th cff lv-

s, w sspct tht’smst f . TmmM s pp fm Tm Hts tht

lcts stts, gvstt f, llws tchck Tm C lc

gvs h t p. Gt f v-ls st gps.

Adult Truth or DarePh

if ’ t lz t cm pwth w tth

ctt, s ths pp. d’tw, t s’t tl c, tt’s lttl m f th

vg tth pp.Sml pps vll fblckb a s-

s.

PinterestPh | a

Ptst s l fm

pt f ml vcstht llws t pst (

“p”) thg ’ t-st . Thk f t s m-l Tml cmmt.

416. 218.6757 | 1.877.TYNDALE

www.tyndale.ca/education

apply today.

bachelor of education

experience . mentor . community

application deadline: Feb 21, 2012

• Taughtbyeducationalpractitioners:current

principals,teachers,textbookauthors&mentors.

• Cross-curricularemphasisinasupportive

learningenvironment.

• 100daysofclassroomexperience

throughouttheschoolyear,3differentsettings.

• 80%oftherstgraduatingclasshasa

teaching-relatedposition.

business.humber.ca

EVENT MANAGEMENT POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

From trade shows to cultural festivals;

from sporting events to fashion shows;

from conferences and meetings to weddings:

this program offers the unique skills you

need to launch your career as a:

• Event Coordinator

• Marketing Assistant

• Special Events Organizer

• Promotion Coordinator

• Account Representative

• Trade Show Planner

• Conference Coordinator

• Corporate Meeting Planner



12 February 1, 2012The Eyeopener COMMUNITIES

By SuSana Gómez Báez

A new campus-based sexual-as-

sault hotline is launching this week

to give students a way to discuss

and seek advice about sexual as-

sault and gender-based violence.

Run by the Ryerson Students’

Union (RSU) and the Women’s

Centre, the hotline will be a sup-

portive ear to discuss personal ex-

periences, not as a way to report

crisis situations. Lines will open on

Feb. 5.

According to Gilary Massa, the

Ryerson Student’s Union equity

and campaign organizer, the hot-

line is not just for victims.

“[People] may just want to talk tosomebody or they may be calling to

ask for help,” said Massa

Approved at the RSU’s 2010

semi-annual general meeting, Ry-

erson’s sexual assault support line

works by forwarding calls to the

student volunteers’ phones.

As it stands, the support line has

15 student volunteers ready to an-

swer calls. All volunteers taking

calls are women, but students of

any gender identity are welcome to

use the resource.

The students were chosen

through an interview process

and with the help of the Assault-

ed Women’s Helpline, have been

training since September to direct

calls to the right resources.

Margaret Arnason, the training

coordinator at the Assaulted Wom-

en’s Helpline said, “The helpline is

really about your ability to listen

and your ability to support.”

She said volunteers will make

people aware of choices they have

to handle situations.

Arnason said that all of the stu-

dent volunteers are from Ryerson

so that callers feel more comfort-

able.

“Somebody who goes to this

campus or knows the campus

would have a beer understanding

of what you’re talking about,” Ar-

nason said.

“Or sometimes you want to talk

to people your age who are not

your family or your friend.”Each student volunteer will also

have the contact information of a

worker at the Assaulted Women’s

Helpline whom they can phone for

support and mentorship while they

are on-call.

The RSU spent $1,000 of its bud-

get in the creation of this support

line.

Posters have been placed across

the student centre to inform

and encourage people to ght

gender violence and call for help

when they need it.

Amira Jiwani, a second-year ra-

dio and television arts student, said

she’d consider calling it but has res-

ervations.

“There’s always nervousness

about the privacy issue,” she said.

“Or there’s a fear that people would

be calling as a joke.”

“We need to get people to be a

part of the conversation,” said Me-

lissa Palermo, RSU vice-president

of education.

A new support line gives students an outlet to speak about sexual assaults

PHOTOS: MOHAMED OMAR AND IAN VANDAELLE

Drink of theweek!

Rocky Mountain Bear Fucker

Women speak out

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 oz. Jack Daniel’s

1/2 oz. Bacardi 151

1/2 oz. Tequila

Check out the video atTheEyeopener.com!

FILE PHOTO

business.humber.ca

GLOBAL BUSINESS

MANAGEMENT POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

From marketing to finance;

from advertising to international trade;

this program offers the unique skills you

need to launch your career in:

• Marketing

• F inance

• Advert ising

• International Trade

• Retail

• Wholesale

• Supply ChainManagement

t th td RogRs shoo of MngMnt

february 2012

Join Ryerson University’s Distinguished Counsel in Residence, Ralph E. Lean, for a conversation

with some of Canada’s leading lawyers, CEOs and politicians.

febrar 2

febrar 9

time/Place

Pu godfRy, President and CEO, Postmedia Network Inc.

John y, Chairman and CEO, Score Media Inc.

4 – 5:30 p.m. at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Room TRS-1-149.

Sessions are free but seating is limited.

Register by emailing [email protected] (and advise of any particular accessibility requirements).

fr e ll 2012 Real Wrl speaker serie lie-p, vii www.ryerson.ca/lawcentre

Law, Business, Politics – The Real World

speaker Series

febrar 16cillr PM Monn, Ward 28, and

cillr Mh thoMPson, Ward 37, City of Toronto

Office of the Provost &

Vice President Academic

Supported by:



13February 1, 2012 The EyeopenerCOMMUNITIES

Coming to a bathroom near youThe Student Campus Centre is undergoing construction to accommodate students’ religious practices

By Nadya domiNgo

Ryerson’s Student Campus Cen-

tre (SCC) is renovating their third-

oor washrooms to accommodate

Muslim student ablutions.

The renovations include creat-

ing an ablution-friendly bathroom

equipped with footbaths and sinks.

The bathrooms are set to open next

week.

An ablution is a mandatory act of

washing oneself before prayer, in-

cluding ones hands, feet, face, and

parts of the head. This ritual must

occur in order for prayer to be com-

pleted properly.

Fairuz Schickh,

a Muslim StudentAssociation (MSA)

member at Ryerson,

said she prefers per-

forming ablutions

in mosques close to

school.

The second-year

psychology student

said that ablutions can be messy

when performed in an area that

isn’t built specically for the ritual.

Schickh avoids the washrooms

at Ryerson because they don’t pro-

vide sucient space to perform ab-

lutions.

“We don’t want to cause chaos

and mess,” said Schickh.

The washrooms on the third oor

of Oakham House have been reno-

vated to provide more space for ab-

lutions.

The handicap stalls in both the

men’s and women’s washrooms

have been removed to make space

for the stations.

A new, single-stall handicap

washroom has been built between

the men’s and women’s washroom.

The bathroom, which was once

empty oce space, can be accessed

from the hallway.

Caitlin Smith, president of the

Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU),

said that because the handicap

stalls were not located in a high-

trac area, the move shouldn’t

pose problems.

“It’s not that we’ve taken away

accessible washrooms,” she said.

“We hadn’t heard any concerns be-

fore.”

The renovated men’s and wom-

en’s washrooms will include foot-

bath and hand sink combinations,

so students can stand while wash-

ing themselves instead of siing.

New high-speed dryers have

been built below the footbaths as-

well.

Eric Newstadt, general manager

of the SCC, said he recognized that

people needed a specially designed

space to perform the ritual.

photo: lindsay boeckl

“Students would wait or perform

ablutions in other sinks,” he said.

“That was creating some issues in

usability and space.”

If students weren’t waiting in line

to do their ablutions, they were us-

ing standard sinks instead to wash

themselves.

This posed problems for the

maintenance of the bathroom as

water would overow from the

sinks.

Shickh says that the new ablution

stations are a great idea because

they are more comfortable in their

set-up.

“It shows that people are actu-

ally puing in the eort to bring

[ablution stations] and that Muslimstudents have a place to go on cam-

pus,” she said.

This isn’t the rst time ablutions

have been considered in Canadian

university washrooms.

The University of British Co-

lumbia (UBC) has renovated their

bathrooms not only for religious

purposes, but to also provide a safe

and comfortable bathroom that is

gender inclusive.

The Muslim students at UBC

would use the washrooms up to

ve times a day for ablutions, not-

ing that the task included hopping

on one foot to reach the other into

a sink.

In the meantime, signs have been

posted in the bathrooms informing

students not to do ablutions.

“It shows that people are actually putting

in the effort to bring [ablution stations] and

that Muslim students have a place to go on

campus.

— Fairuz Schickh,

Muslim Student Association member

Brand Ambassador Position

This On-Premise Brand Ambassador is a part timeposition, and will focus exclusively on building brandingand volume driving activities for a fun and establishedspirit brand. The selected candidate will directly managebrand relationships within a dened market place.

The Brand Ambassador will be responsible for build-ing and maintaining relationships with local bars, whileengaging consumers with knowledge of the brand viasampling. He or she will become the ‘face of the brand’and will know the brand inside and out.

The ideal candidate is someone who’s connected, inthe know, and able to inuence. The Brand Ambassadorwill coordinate and manage a schedule to achieve 4-6events per month, focus on awareness and trial by sam-pling and engaging with consumers, oversee on-premiseevent operation from start to nish, conduct consumerengagement activities and build brand awareness byengaging with consumers on brand attributes. Knowl-edge of liquor promotions a benet.

If interested, please submit resume [email protected]

Increase your skills and competitiveness

in today’s job market with a Humber graduate

studies program in Applied Technology.

Project Management

Supply Chain Management

Wireless Telecommunications

Apply now!

humber.ca/appliedtechnology/graduatestudies

Make your degree work for you

take it tech

.



Pisces

You will vote for Suraj

Singh in the upcom-

ing RSU elections.

Aries


Singh in the upcoming

RSU elections.

14 February 1, 2012The Eyeopener FUN

Gemini

Give yourself a break

from romantic pursuits

this week. Carpal tun-

nel is about to set in.

Sagitarius

This week, try to feng

shui your numerology

with voodoo chakra

Bigfoot. It may just Loch Ness

your Mayan apocalypse Jesus.

Leo

Remember to think be-

fore you speak to keep

control of your conver-

sations. That way, they’ll never

nd the bodies.

Libra

Consider taking your

life in a new direction

and trying something

new, such as “success” or “hy-

giene.”

Taurus

Venus will help you

win the loery right

before Saturn has you

run over by a bus. The ol’ plan-

etary bait’n’switch.

Cancer

You will vote for SurajSingh in the upcoming

RSU elections.

Virgo

Get back to nature

this week by smoking

a joint and watching

Planet Earth. Bonus points if you

get so high you think you’re a le-

mur.

Scorpio


Singh in the upcoming

RSU election

Aquarius

This week, you’ll re-

member that movie

“Space Jam” and

laugh quietly to yourself. You

fucking maniac, you.

CapricornAfter years of abuse,

people will nally

start acting nice to

you and doing you favours. Who

knew cancer has an upside?

MystiKai’s Prophesy

by Kai benson

PresidentialCorgi of theweek

8Event Management

Financial Planning

Global Business Management

Human Resources Management

International Development

International Marketing

Marketing Management

Public Administration

ways to

launch YOUR CAREER

POSTGRADUATE

CERTIFICATES IN:

business.humber.ca



15February 1, 2012 The Eyeopener

Nominate someone who advances our mission by

providing services, participating in or leading teams,

and demonstrating Ryerson’s values in one or more of the following areas:

1. Enhancing the student experience

2. Advancing Ryerson priorities related to scholarly,

research and creative activity

3. Demonstrating excellence and innovation

4. Creating and contributing to a work and study

atmosphere based on the values of equity,

diversity and inclusion

5. Advancing a culture that puts people rst

W N NN?

Ryerson employees with at least two years of service can be

nominated, including administrative leaders, MAC, OPSEU,

and CUPE 233 employees. The team award may also include

faculty members.

W N NN?

Faculty, sta, students or alumni can submit nominations

until FERUAR 27, 2012.

For forms and guidelines, visit

www.ryerson.ca/convocationandawards/awards.

For questions or assistance on the nomination process,

contact Ann Mackay, Convocation and Awards Oce,at [email protected].

NEW

Nominate someone today!

This new award recognizes the extraordinary contributions of one individual

and one team in the administration of the university.

he recipients will be celebrated at the rst annual

Ryerson wards Night on pril 4, 2012.

Pr esident’s Blue and Gold

Aw ard of E x cellence



16 February 1, 2012The Eyeopener

25 EATERIES + 15 GREAT SHOPS

NE CORNER OF YONGE & DUNDASACROSS FROM DUNDAS SQUARE10

DUNDASEAST

Fun, Fab Food & Flicks!Baskin Robbins • California Thai • Caribbean Queen • Chipotle • Harvey’s

Jack Astor’s • Johnny Rockets • Jugo Juice • Juice Rush • Koryo Korean BBQ

Made in Japan • Milestones • Milo’s Pita • Mrs. Field’s • Opa! Souvlaki

Pumpernickel’s • Sauté Rose • Starbucks • Subway • Tim Hortons • Timothy’s

Woo Buffet Restaurant & Lounge. With 25 fabulous eateries you’ll always find

something to satisfy any craving. Plus, visit our great stores like Adidas,

Future Shop, Gadget City and more!

A PERFECT GIRLS’NIGHT

OUT!MILESTONES &

MATT DAMON

_

The Eyeopener — February 1, 2012

Documents

Transcript of The Eyeopener — February 1, 2012