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Jessica Lam
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Rye helps close disability homes
For years, Ryerson’s school of disability studies has fought to prove that institutionalizing those with intellectual disabilities is wrong.
By speaking at conferences, contributing research, and teaching students about social inclusion, the program’s faculty members have been activists in urging the government to close these institutions.
Finally, the school’s hard work has come to fruition, while demonstrating that universities can influence government policy.
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RSU want controversial MP George Galloway in Canada
Throughout March, the Ryerson Students’ Union and CESAR had been promoting Galloway’s conference in Toronto. Dana Houssein, a board member of the RSU said,
“The RSU actually sold out of tickets for his speaker’s series . . . The fact that they (banned him) from coming because of his opinions is very oppressive,”
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Students design Air India memorial
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Darren DeGrace remembers exactly what he was doing on June 23, 1985. He was washing his parents’ car on that hot sunny day when he heard an airplane had been bombed, killing all 329 people onboard. A week later, his dad told him two of his closest friends were on that flight.
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Bitter Sweet Potatoes
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Jessica Lam looks into her father’s long standing and complicated relationship with sweet potatoes.
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Carrots growing in the city?
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Struggling to follow your 100-mile diet? What if the city of Toronto were to grow fruits and vegetables above Union Station’s train platform or underneath the Gardiner Expressway? Or if it built greenhouses inside co-op housing or schools?
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Graduate school growing too fast
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Although professors want to give more time to their students, many say Ryerson’s growth in graduate studies has been so fast, that they’re struggling to keep pace.
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More than chocolate hearts and sappy cards
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On Saturday, couples everywhere will celebrate Feb. 14 by professing their love to one another in some kind of position . . . er, fashion. Cards, flowers, chocolate, and the like will all be exchanged in honour of the saccharine holiday, Valentine’s Day.
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Levy won’t hand RSU blank cheque
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University officials agreed to fund an audit of the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) without knowing its exact cost, but president Sheldon Levy said he has not signed a “blank cheque.”
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RSU to be audited after allegations of corruption
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The Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) will undergo an audit after its board of directors accused members of the executive of mismanaging money, corruption and election fraud at last Thursday’s board meeting.
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Ryerson students could foot bill for refugees
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Professor who came to Canada 26 years ago through the same program says giving up coffee for one day could change the life of a student refugee for the better.
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