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The Eyeopener2 Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Is there a pro that has really made a

diference in your learning? Stimulated

your thinking? Captured your imagination?

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Ryerson has tremendous pros. To give them the recognition they

deserve or their exceptional eforts, we need your help. Students

and aculty can nominate their choices in the ollowing categories:

• Deans’ Teaching Awards

• Provost’s Experiential Teaching Award, Interdisciplinary

Teaching Award, and Innovative Teaching Award

• President’s Award for Teaching Excellence

• Chancellor’s Award of Distinction

Sometimes, An Apple

Just Doesn’t Cut It.We’re inviting students, faculty and sta to join us in a celebration for the outstanding

recipients of the 2011 Faculty Teaching Awards.

There’s no time to waste.

Visit www.ryerson.ca/lt/awards

and get all the details.

Alan Shepard, Provost and Vice President Academic, invites you to a celebration of teaching excellence. Congratulate

some of Ryerson’s most dedicated, innovative and inspiring profs. Come and see why they’re a cut above.

March 24, 1 p.m., POD-250 (The Commons). Reception to follow.

This year’s recipients are:

Deans’ Teaching Awards:

FACULTY OF ARTS

Jenny Carson, History

Anne-Marie Lee-Loy, English

FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION & DESIGN

James Nadler, Radio and Television

FACULTY OF COMMUNITY SERVICES

Nadya Burton, Midwifery

Kiaras Gharabaghi, Child and Youth Care

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND SCIENCE

Alagan Anpalagan, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Said Easa, Civil Engineering

Kaamran Raahemifar, Electrical and Computer Engineering

THE G. RAYMOND CHANG SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

John Edward Stowe, Arts

TED ROGERS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Roy Morley, Marketing

President’s Award for Teaching Excellence

Alan Sears, Sociology

Faculty of Arts

Provost’s Experiential Teaching Award

Elaine Frankel, Early Childhood Education

Faculty of Community Services

Provost’s Interdisciplinary Teaching Award

John Caruana, Philosophy

Faculty of Arts



The EyeopenerWednesday, March 16, 2011 3NEWS

Turnitin Canada servers have been down since March 10. PHOTO: MARTA IWANEK

Canadian Turnitin servers down Plagiarism detection program many Ryerson professors depend on stops working during thebusiest time in the semester for assignment deadlines

BY SARAH DEL GIALLO

NEWS EDITOR

The program many Ryerson pros

use to avoid plagiarism and maintain

academic integrity in assignments

was knocked ofine since March 10.

An update was posted to Black-

board accounts on March 14 stating,

“There continues to be problems or

some students and sta attempting

to use Turnitin.com, due to a problem

with their Canadian servers. All Cana-

dian Universities are aected. Turnitinbelieves the problem should be xed

early this week.”

Turnitin is a digital code that

screens a student’s submitted work

and relays any inormation that may

have come rom another source to

the proessor. This way, the proessor

can check i sources were cited prop-

erly and that the inormation has not

been plagiarized.

Donna Bell, Ryerson’s academic in-

tegrity ocer, said the university was

notied o the server issue around

noon on March 10 and posted an an-

nouncement on Blackboard immedi-

ately aterwards. They were told the

servers would be working by 9 p.m.

that night. Turnitin is now saying the

issue will be xed by early this week-

end.

Bell said the university’s responsi-bility is to update the aculty regularly

because the servers are Canada wide,

thereore the issue isn’t Ryerson’s.

“As long as we communicated, we

eel like we’ve done what we could,”

she said.

Kaitlyn Arcuri, a second-year child

and youth care student, had to sub-

mit an assignment via Turnitin while

the servers were down. Her proessor

posted a thread on the class discus-

sion board.

“My impression was that he just

chose to ignore it and let us sort it out

on our own,” she said. “He acknowl-

edged that it wasn’t working but told

us to keep trying to submit it until we

got through.”

He had students email assignments

to him directly so he’d know which

were on time. But he asked studentsto continue trying Turnitin, hoping

the program, which has worked spo-

radically, might process the assign-

ment.

Students can opt out o using Tur-

nitin i the service is mentioned in the

course outline and they speak with

their proessor in the rst two weeks

o the course.

The Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU)

has been trying to advertise that right.

RSU president Toby Whiteld said,

“There are concerns that once you

submit the d ocuments to Turnitin, it’s

no longer your property as a student.”

Their campaign outlines that when

you submit your work, it becomes the

property o iParadigms, the U.S. com-

pany that owns and operates Turnitin.

Four American students led a law-

suit and lost to iParadigms in March2008 claiming the service violated

copyright.

Whiteld said budget cuts orce

universities to use these systems be-

cause aculty isn’t paid enough or the

workload required to check work.

“It’s a machine. It’s not a proes-

sor,” he said. “Whether the servers are

working or not, it’s still a broken sys-

tem as ar as we’re concerned.”

BY REBECCA BURTON

ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Rye seeksfrms tohandle up to

$2.5 millionin projects

Ryerson is seeking an engineering

and architectural consulting rms

that can handle uture projects o up

to $2.5 million.

University administration would

not reveal what projects the compa-

nies are needed or but conrmed

they will only be using these r ms or

uture projects.

The requests or qualications are

posted on MERX, the approved elec-

tronic site or posting potential busi-

ness listings.

Requests or qualications are used

by the university to nd an individual

qualied to complete the requested

work.

This is based on actors such as

reerences and history o work in the

eld, says Aris Medeiros, purchasing

agent.The university must nd an indi-

vidual who has at least the minimum

number o qualications beore di-

recting any uture bids to them.

“Once responded to and ound to

meet requirements, any uture bids

will be directed to them,” says O’Brien.

This is unlike the universities re-

quest or proposals that asks individu-

als to demonstrate how they will get

the work done.

Ryerson currently has postings or

an engineering and architectural con-

sulting services that have the lowest

billing o $50, 000 but indicates that it

will range as high as $2.5 million.

According to the director o pur-

chasing, Mary-Anne O’Brien, the rea-

son or the high cost o $2.5 millionis to make sure the rm qualies to

handle such a costly project.

The listing was rst posted on Feb.

15 and indicates a closing date o

March 15.

The same website also hosts Ry-

erson’s requests or proposals. These

include a request or a new cae to be

built in the Image Arts building which

would cater to students.

Six per cent turnout at voting polls

Any future bids will bedirected to them.

Mary-Anne O’Brien

Directory of Purchasing

Only six per cent o students par-

ticipated in the combined online Sen-ate and Board o Governors elections

this year despite voting extended one

day due to missing students on the

voters’ list.

“The turnout was a little better

than last year,” said Erin McGinn, in-

terim secretary o the Board o Gov-

ernors. Only our per cent o students

weighed in on the outgoing adminis-

tration.

This year, the Senate and Board o

Governors elections were held at the

same time in an eort to streamline

the process or busy student voters.

“We didn’t want a long drawn out

election period,” said McGinn.

The attempt at simplicity almost

backred, ater Ryerson discovered

158 students were missing rom theSenate voter list.

“A Board o Governors by-law re-

quires a list o eligible student voters

30 days in advance o an election. The

Senate does not have this 30-day re-

striction.

“The day beore the election ended

we became aware that there were 158

students on the Senate voter list that

were not on the Board list.”The excluded students were indi-

vidually contacted, and voting was

extended or an extra day.

Newly elected senator and third-

year urban and regional planning

student Steven Ryan Bentley is ea-

ger to make a dierence on campus.

He hopes to improve ood quality in

residence and expand the options

students have or minors and liberal

arts credits.

“Oering a multidisciplinary ap-

proach to education is something I

strongly advocate,” said Be ntley.

The newly elected Senate and

Board o Governors will begin their

one-year terms on Sept. 1, 2011.

ELECTION WINNERS:

Senate

At-Large Student Senators

Steven Ryan Bently

Community ServicesKemoo El Sayed, Engineering

Architecture and Science

Andrew McAllister

Communication & Design

Liana Salvador

Community Services, Nursing

Rebecca Zanussi,

Communication & Design

Faculty of ArtsHerberth Canas

Faculty of Communication

& Design

Kelan Brown

Faculty of Community Services

Neda Hamzavi

Faculty of Engineering,

Architecture and Science

Sheri El-Tawil,

Ted Rogers School of ManagementViktoria Ovoian

Yeates School of Graduate Studies

Waqas Manzoor, Golam Morshed,

G. Raymond Chang School of

Continuing Education (Acclaimed)Ugochukwu E. Asagwara Serena

Gasparitsch

Student members of the Board of

Governors

Tracy Leparulo , Osman Hamid,

Liana Salvador

BY JEFF LAQUERQUIST

The turnout was better

than last year.

Erin McGinn, Interim

BOG Secretary



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The EyeopenerWednesday, March 16, 2011 5NEWS

Ward 27 councillor revealsplans for Yonge Street

REBECCA BURTONASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Revitalization plans of Dundas to Gerrard strip include potential newsubway entrance and pedestrian only streets

Ward 27 councillor Kristyn Wong-

Tam revealed a plan to revitalize the

Yonge Street strip between Dundas

and Gerrard on Friday, March 11.

The meeting brought together city

councillors, community members and

Ryerson aculty and sta to discuss

the uture o Yonge Street.

The area is under talks to open as

a pedestrian laneway. Similar to the

closure o Gould Street this year, there

was overwhelming support in avouro pedestranizing this strip on Yonge.

This closure would be the second

time Yonge Street has been closed

down as it had been a pedestrian only

street in the 1970s.

This move would be introduced as

a pilot project in the summer months,said Wong-Tam.

I the pilot project doesn’t go

through, Yonge Street instead might

see larger sidewalks and bike lanes.

Wong-Tam also said the mixture

o heavy commercialization at the

Yonge-Dundas end into the smaller

storeronts urther up the street

doesn’t allow the area to create a eel

o unity within the community.

Additional retail will be introduced

as Ryerson unveils the Student Lie

Centre, to be located at the north cor-

ner o Yonge and Gould streets next

month.

Ryerson VP Administration and Fi-

nance Julia Hanigsberg said Sheldon

Levy is pushing to bring in an Applestore into the base o the building.

The now vacant space rom the

Yonge and Gould fre, would be an

ideal spot or a new Dundas subway

entrance that could ease congestion.

This was recommended not only by

Wong-Tam but by Ryerson adminstra-

tion including Hanigsberg.

The plan is nothing new to R yerson

as it was unveiled in Sheldon Levy’s

master plan back in 2006, and origi-

nally slated or the North side o the

Yonge and Gould corner.

With the now vacant lot the idea is

much more easible.

“I the city was in better fnancial

standing, we’d be in construction

now” said Wong-Tam.

Hangisberg said the university has

no immediate plans to build on the

Yonge and Gould Street fre area, but

is interested in working with whoever

is planning there.

I the area does become a subway

entrance, Wong-Tam said the plan will

not just be any old subway entrance,

but will encourage an architecturally

sound building.

“Yonge Street is not as attractive as

it could be,” said Wong Tam.

The Yonge Street revitalization is

headed by two architects, Marianne

McKenna and Ken Greenberg, the

same team behind Ryerson’s master

plan.

A change in retailers will clean up

the strip, introducing what Hanigs-

berg called ‘destination’ retail, An idea

they believe would draw people to

the area and provide the community

with a better mix o retail.

Developers will be challenged be-

cause this particular strip o Yonge

houses many o the remaining histori-

cal buildings.

The retail will aim to include stores

that are conducive to student’s needs.

“No one will be wondering where

Ryerson is anymore,” said Hanigsberg.

I the city was in better

fnancial standing, we’d be

in construction now. Kristyn Wong-Tam,

Ward 27 councillor

No one will be wondering

where Ryerson is anymore.

Julia Hanigsberg,VP Admin and Finance

Ishmael Khaldi and Michael Coren visitRyerson for student group event

Israel’s frst Bedouin diplomat Ishmael Khaldi and B ritish-Canadian TV show host and journalist M ichael Coren

spoke at Ryerson on Thursday, March 10 at a Campus Conservatives and Hillel event in Kerr Hall West. Israeli

apartheid, anti-Semitism, Zionism, and equality in Israel were discussed.PHOTO: MARTA IWANEK

Briefs and Groaners

Ryerson has issued a RequestFor Proposal (RFP) or our windturbines or an electrical en-gineering research project onMarch 11, 2011. No word oncost, but the purchasing ofcesays these turbines are or aarm north o Guelph. Pity, wewere hoping to turn one into animpromptu Ferris wheel atopKerr Hall. This RFP closes onMarch 22, 2011.

Rye high has also issued anRequest or Qualifcation (RFQ)or Architectural ConsultingServices on Feb. 28, 2011. Whilethe details are spotty and don’tname any particular projects,they do speciy a project valuerange o $50,000 up to $1 mil-lion. Whether this means moreresidence space, program ex-pansion space or a long-hopedor carnival in the quad, we’re alla utter here at the ofce. TheRFP will close on Feb. 3, 2012.

Going hand in had with thecall or new projects is an RFQthat sounds sweet to our ears: acall or Demolition and Environ-mental Contractors on Feb. 28,2011.

Rye is looking or olks toroot out our old asbestos walls,contaminated soil and perhapseven blow some shit up. The

RFP closes on Jan. 18, 2012.In order to combat the stu-

dent housing crunch, Ryersonhas also issued an Request orInormation or a frm willing todesign, build, fnance and op-erate student housing on non-Ryerson land.

It was issued on June 28, 2010and ater that massive Pitmanbender, who does Ryerson think will want to house students andeat the costs o the damage?The RFP closes on June 6, 2011.

So, Ryerson’s Ofce o Uni-versity Advancement producesa magazine or “alumni andriends” twice a year, boastingthe achievements o currentstars and notable graduates.

The university is seeking anoutft to distribute the glossy.Good news: Ryerson will re-imburse the mailing costs orpostage and even provides theenvelopes.

The selected company justneeds to get each edition o the magazine (Spring 2010 andWinter 2011) to 95,000 destina-tions. O course, you can be en-vironmentally-riendly and readthe Winter 2011 edition onlineon the Ryerson website. TheRFP closed on March 15.

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Wednesday, March 16, 20116 The Eyeopener NEWS

IS RYERSON PREPARED FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?Buildings on Ryerson’s

campus are diverse both

structurally and age-wise, and

would face different issues if

an earthquake were to strike

the city.

While Toronto is a Zone 1,

the lowest earthquake risk-

level, it was upgraded from

Zone 0 after an earthquake in

California last year.

Reza Kianoush, a civil engi-

neering professor who special-

izes in concrete buildings, said

that the seismic aspect isn’t a

primary concern with campus

buildings, because the risk of

collapse or damage is so low.

“Even with last year’s [5.0

magnitude earthquake], the

buildings didn’t get a lot of

cracking and collapse,” said

Kianoush.

Simon De Vincenzo, project

architect at Campus Plan-

ning and Facilities, said the

university has to ensure

every structure on campus

meets Ontario Building Code

standards before receiving a

building permit.

“We have to have docu-

ments stamped saying these

are structurally sound build-

ings,” he said.

According to Julia Hanigs-

berg, vice-president adminis-

tration and nance, the newerbuildings on campus, like the

George Vari Engineering and

Computing Centre, the Ted

Rogers School of Management

and Eric Palin Hall have all

been either built to the latestbuilding code standards or

have been renovated to meet

them.

The building code was

last updated in 2006, and Di

Vincenzo said revisions are

upcoming in the next few

months.

“If it’s a historical building, it

should be ‘beefed [up]’ for seis-

mic response,” said Hesham

Marzouk, chair of Ryerson’s

civil engineering department

and a structural engineer.

He said old buildings have

to be upgraded every time

the building code changes,

which is generally every ve to

10 years.It is unknown whether the

older buildings on campus

have been updated to the lat-

est standards, which Hanigs-

berg said deal more with

seismic stability. Marzouk said

while the civil engineering

department would like to do

‘seismic evaluations’ of campus

buildings, they have to talk to

the consultants the university

has contracted out to manage

each building.

According to Hanigsberg,

the majority of buildings on

campus have emergency

generators to ensure that

emergency systems (emergen-cy lighting, smoke and heat

detectors, etc.) keep working if

main power shuts down.

How prepared would you feelif an earthquake hit Ryerson’s campus?

We don’t even do re drills, why would we do an earthquake drill?

Stephanie Ruggieri, second-year food and nutrition

If there’s a fault line, we don’t necessarily need a plan, but youshould know what to do.

Lesia Polischuk, second-year food and nutrition

If it did hit, I think we could handle it. It’s tsunamis that terrify

me, and I don’t foresee a tsunami any time soon. We should be

focussing efforts on helping victims in Japan.Matthew Haddad, second-year arts and contemporary studies

The building opened in 2005 and while the four-storey

structure isn’t at high risk for earthquake damage, it was built

with several seismic reinforcements. Hesham Marzouk, who

worked on plans for the building, said the oor is equipped

with reinforced beams that are connected throughout , and the

building is tted with plastic hinges that can absorb the energy.

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre Rogers Communications Centre

The journalism, new media, and radio and television arts

building was opened in 1992 and is only three storeys, which is

low in comparison to a high-rise. It also has a curved shape, and

framed by a taller, rectangular frame, as opposed to a tall, thin

building like Jorgensen Hall. It’s unknown whether the RCC has

been updated to latest building code standards.

The historic structure was built in 1848 and is one of Toronto’s

oldest buildings, in addition to being the oldest building on

campus. It’s unknown whether the building has been renovated

to meet the newest building code, which was updated 150 yearsafter its construction. But it is attached to the Student Campus

Centre, which was completed in 2005 and would help absorb

some of the energy if an earthquake were to hit.

Oakham HouseJorgensen Hall

BY EMMA PRESTWICH

NEWS EDITOR

The university’s main administrative building was built in

1971 and is the tallest structure on campus at 14 storeys. The

Eyeopener was unable to reach the consultants responsible

for this building, so it’s unknown whether it has been built tothe latest building code. But Kianoush said while last summer’s

quake didn’t have any structural effect on buildings, a stronger

one might cause some damage, but no collapse.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7NEWS

WHAT TO DO IN THE CASE OF AN EARTHQUAKE ON CAMPUS

The CM fault line runs through the centre of downtown Toronto. ILLUSTRATION: LEE RICHARDSON

The likelihood of an earthquake in Toronto is low, and it’s

even less likely that there would be substantial damage to

campus buildings.

But just in case, Ryerson has a set of emergency procedures in

place. According to vice-president administration and nance

Julia Hanigsberg, any natural disaster has the potential to

impact the structural integrity of buildings, or to break gasmains, live electrical wires and cause re.

Ryerson has developed evacuation plans for every building.

There are specic procedures for evacuating people out of

the Early Learning Centre, which is the campus daycare, and

how to assist community members with disabilities.

The 840 students in residence would be re-located to interim

housing, according to administration.

The centre for Environmental Health, Safety and Security

Management (CEHSM) website advises students, faculty and

staff to follow these procedures:

• Stay indoors, if already there. Emergency evacuations will

be made when it is safe to do so.

• Sit under sturdy furniture or against central inside walls.• Stay away from glass windows and doors.

• Do not use elevators.

• Avoid using the telephone, unless you are in a life or death

situation.

• If you are outside, stay away from buildings, bridges, and

utility wires.

• Avoid running through or near buildings where there is

danger of falling debris.

• Buildings will be evacuated after the earthquake, after-

shocks, and tremors have stopped. Do not re-enter any

building unless you receive permission from Security and

Emergency Services. News Editor Emma Prestwich

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The Eyeopener8 Wednesday, March 16, 2011FEATURES

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BreakfastBLT Scrambler Wrap

Oakham Café

CoffeeGrande Vanilla Latte

Starbucks (The POD)

SnackPie of the Day

Oakham Café

The cost of the Rye dining experience

LunchEntrée Salad

The Hub

AppetizerSpinach & Artichoke Dip

The Ram in the Rye

DinnerBuffalo Caesar Wrap

Ram in the Rye

AlcoholMolson Canadian

Ram in the Rye

TOTAL: $36.10

Cold DrinkCoke (591 mL)

Vending machine (The POD)

PHOTOS: LINDSAY BOECKL

Too cool for a packed lunch? A dud in the kitchen? You may think lling up on campus is

a suitable alternative, but Community Editor Allyssia Alleyne shows how the convenientalternative can hit you where it hurts

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Kathy’s Corner Forget Swiss Chalet. If you feel likefresh rotisserie chicken, this the perfect spot to

visit for comfort food. With simple hole-in-the-walldecor and fast, friendly service, Kathy’s Corner is a must-visit for chicken-loving Rye students. 139 Dundas St. E.

Recommendation: Denitely Kathy’s classic Freshrotisserie chicken, Greek salad, rice and potatoes. Thismeal is about $6 and often enough to feed two people.

2SUSHI QUEEN Arguably the best Japanese restau-rant in downtown Toronto, Sushi Queen needsto be visited at least once. Though it’s a dine-in

restaurant, this affordable establishment can be visitedfor a quick lunch since the service is fast. 204 Queen St. W.

Recommendation: Dynamite Roll/Maki. A six-piecearrangement of tempura shrimp, mayo, cucumberand avocado, with the stickiest rice in town. Splurgefor the dynamite hand-roll, if you’re extra hungry.

Eatingout

By Sonia Straface

As you sit in a packed lecture hall, your stomachlets out a loud growl. A bagel won’t cut it anymore.You need real food and you need it now. If you’re

one of the tummy grumblers at Ryerson, here arethe ve best off-campus places to grab someaffordable grub as you dash between classes

3CALIFORNIA THAI Conveniently located in the AMC food court, CaliforniaThai is a top-notch fast food joint. Spins on classic dishes like mangotao chicken keep the restaurant exciting and fresh. Some combo options

will let you sample a variety of different dishes, so this a great experiment.10 Dundas St. W., third foor

Recommendation: Medley 1 (includes one rice or noodle, one meat and one

vegetable). Try it with Thai vegetable noodles, general tao chicken and their greenbeans. Instant bliss.

4THE FAT OLIVE A nice place to satisfy that Mediterranean craving. Smalland cozy, this place is great for bagels, sandwiches or pitas. As its namesuggests, it has a Greek air, and yet is surprisingly affordable. This place

also serves a hearty breakfast, with eggs, toast, sausage and bacon daily.86 Dundas St. E.

Recommendation: Grilled chicken pita. Try it with lettuce, tomato and their veryown tzatziki sauce.

5SMOKES POUTINERIE Smokes Poutinerie delivers the classic Quebec dish

with a twist, mixing the traditional cheese curds, gravy and fries with chick-en, beef and pork. It’s like nothing you’ve tried before. 203 Dundas St. E.

Recommendation: Nacho Grande Poutine, which comes served with chili, salsa,sour cream and guacamole.

Free food for all?

Every two weeks Ryerson’s Community Food Room receives a bounty of fresh fruits and

vegetables, and an assortment of other perishable and non-perishable goods from the Daily

Bread Food Bank. Though it’s meant to be distributed to students free of charge, few of them

are taking advantage of the service.

Johana Grande, one of the food room coordinators and a third-year nursing student, thinks

this is because the stigma attached to accepting food for free.

“People in the Ryerson community think you have to be a specic type of person to use it,”

said Grande. According to Grande, most students think this type of person is unemployed,

homeless or from a low-income background.

But the food room is open to all students, regardless of their age, program or nancial situa-

tion.

“There is no specic group that we cater to,” she said.

Along with free essential items like milk and eggs, the Room also distributes nutritionalinformation and Good Food Boxes. The boxes are lled with local fruits and vegetables

provided by Food Share Toronto, a non-prot that aims to make healthy food more accessible,

and cost between $13 and $1820 to 30 per cent less than the average supermarket. Grande

said they can last as long as two weeks.

The Food Room also gives out free copies of “Cooking on a Student Budget”, the cookbook

that they developed in fall 2010. The book is packed full of fast, easy, affordable recipes, and has

plenty of vegetarian and vegan options.

They also organize Food Security Weekwhich started Monday and will continue until the

end of the week, to teach students about the issues involving food and who has access to it.

Grande hopes that these efforts will raise awareness about their services and encourage

those who have been hesitant about visiting the room to nally do so.

“I don’t think this should be a last resort.”

Free food for all?

The Community Food Room provides free food to help students keepfed and healthy without breaking the bank. So why aren’t studentsusing it? Allyssia Alleyne reports



The Eyeopener10 Wednesday, March 16, 2011SPORTS

Running from one side of the squash court to the

other, Shannon Cosgrove chases the soccer ball as her

teammates play keep away. Gasping for breath she

strides forward with her left knee outstretched and

manages to swiftly steal the ball from her teammate.

“[Practicing in the squash courts] really teaches

us how to defend and makes our touches better,”said Cosgrove, who is a rst-year midelder for the

women’s soccer team.

“It works on out-thinking your defender.”

Cosgrove works on speed, passing and defend-

ing skills twice a week at the Recreation and Athletic

Centre (RAC). Soccer is just one of Ryerson’s many

Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) teams that look

to boost their strength and conditioning in the off-

season.

In her next drill, Cosgrove has to foot handle the

ball around a cone as another teammate does t he

same on the opposite side. The goal is to try and fake

out the cone, which represents an opposing player,

with a powerful sidestep.

“Basically, what we’re doing is working a fu nda-

mental skill set ... in position-specic drills,” said Kevin

Souter, the assistant coach of the men’s soccer team

who is currently training with the women’s soccer

team.“The goal is to provide a strong foundation for the

upcoming season.”

The players on the women’s soccer team train any-

where between one and three hours a week.

“During the summer, [the] majority of them are

playing with their own team like the Markham soccer

club,” said Ramin Mohammadi, the interim head coach

of the women’s soccer team.

“If not, then we try to book a eld and try to play

against other clubs with players who are available.”

Those who are not playing for an outside club team

schedule training sessions that focus more on agility,

speed, and strength, as well as body movements.

“It doesn’t really matter where they do it as long as

they can compete come Aug. 15,” said Mohammadi.

“They need to keep up with the tness program if they want to stay in the program.”

Stephanie White, head coach of the women’s

hockey team, said proper off-season training is a vital

component to a successful team.

“The off-season is the time for the biggest gains in

your conditioning and overall tness,” White said.

“During the season you don’t really have the oppor-

tunity [to train]. It’s really important that they keep the

task at hand and it’s only going to improve their game

throughout the season.”

This year marks the rst ti me the women’s hockey

team will take part in a serious off-season training

program, as they have achieved ofcial OUA status for

the upcoming season.

But unlike most off-season training programs that

have athletes training between two and four times a

week, White’s program will have her players practi cing

up to six times a week.

“You do tness testing to see where they are at theend of the season. And then when they come back at

the end of the season that’s where you’re going to see

the gains,” she said.

“If there are no improvements it could be condi-

tions for the athlete not to make the team.”

While not as intense as White’s program, Mirek

Porosa, head coach of the men’s volleyball team, has a

very structured program.

Starting in March, each player practices three times

a week for an hour-and-a-half. This time is spent focus-

ing on upper body and lower core exercises as well as

endurance.

Porosa said 80 per cent of his team usually comes

back in better shape than they were in last year.

“When they’re coming back they should jump

higher like four or six inches and they should be fasterand stronger,” said Porosa.

“They are charging batteries for the next season.

Some of them go to school [in the summer] so they

have a smaller load for the next s chool year.”

While coaches like Porosa have their players abide

by a very structured training program, the same can-

not be said about their eating habits as there is not a

strict nutritional program for them to follow.

“They have basic information which they get during

the season, which is based on some knowledge and

common sense. But it’s hard to monitor their eating

habits during the off-season because they are in a dif-

ferent environment,” said Porosa.

“They are going back home and working and doing

what other people do at this young age.”

Jenny Young, a second-year defenseman and cap-

tain of the women’s hockey team, said although there

has not been a set nutrition program, she has met

with a nutritionist this year.“We’ve had meetings with a nutritionist and she’s

given us information based on what we weigh and

how we should be eating well,” she said.

“I’m denitely going to try and eat well along with a

solid weight routine.

Cosgrove is also looking forward to the summer

months of hard training.

“We have our priorities set and we j ust want to work

hard to become champions next year.”

Ryerson athlete: a full-time jobWhile most Ryerson sports teams are nished competing, many are preparing for nextseason by training on a full-time basis. Harlan Nemers reports

Train like an athleteStep 1: Get the right apparel

Before you can start training like an athlete you

are going to need to dress like one. While you

can’t wear the same blue Adidas apparel that our

beloved Ryerson athletes work out in, there are

plenty of other alternatives.

Proper footwear is essential. Any sweats will

work, but I would recommend that you invest in

Under Armour. While a bit more expensive than its

competitors, Under Armour’s light and durable ma-

terial is worth the extra few bucks.

Step 2: Cardio, Cardio, Cardio

While you may want to go straight to the weight

room to work on your gun show, do yourself a

favour and start with some cardio. You can pump

all the iron in the world, but you won’t see any

results unless you get your heart rate up. If your

not a fan of the treadmill, stationary bike and/or

elliptical machine, go to the gymnasiums and play

a few pickup games of basketball, soccer or what-

ever sport the other gym rats are playing.

Step 3: Pre-game

Before you even think about lifting a weight,

stretch. Not only does it lower the chances of you

pulling a muscle and hurting yourself, but it will

also serve as a quick break.

Step 4: Hit the weight room

Once you’ve broken a sweat and have your heart

rate up, you can nally hit the weights. Before

you start lifting, decide what part of your body

you would like to work out. DO NOT sporadically

change between your arms, legs, back and chest.

The more detailed and specic your plan is, the

more effective your workout will be. During your

workout, remember to give yourself enough time to

rest between sets and make sure to stay hydrated.

A common myth about lifting is that you should lift

as much weight as you can, but doing more repeti-

tions with less weights is more effective.

Step 5: Cool Down

So you’re done your workout, you are all tired

and sweaty and all you want to do is sit on your

couch and chug a bottle of Gatorade. Well don’t.

Resist the urge to stop and jog on the treadmill

for a few more minutes. Follow that up with a few

quick stretches and you can hit the showers know-

ing that you won’t feel nearly as sore as you would

have otherwise.

Step 6: Drink chocolate milk

It rebuilds muscle and tastes great. ‘Nuff said

Sean Tepper, sports editor

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 The Eyeopener 11BIZ & TECH

See something strange oncampus? Administration got

you down? If you’re on Twitter,

use the #eyeforatweet hashtag

to share your frustration, or just

make us laugh. If we like what we

see, we may just print it! And be

sure to follow @theeyeopener

for all your Ryerson news.

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changed the curriculum on

us third years AGAIN.

@miss_mariss

#ryerson #ramssfail of epicproportions. Who runs this

crap? Students? o_O

@navpersaudRyerson security making

their rounds. Hello boys =)

@rcrealTo the kid doing parkour

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Tis’ the season (for taxes)

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Tax season is upon us, but that doesn’t mean you have to suffer through a mountain of paperwork.Biz & Tech editor Ian Vandaelle reports

Tax season oten leaves

people with sweaty palms and

sleepless nights as they pon-

der deductions, dependants

and debt.

For many students, this year

will mark the frst time they’ve

fled a tax return themselves.

But have no ear! Though the

April 30 deadline is ast ap-

proaching, there are plenty o

resources at your fngertips or

making it through tax season

scot-ree.The essentials

For any tax return, students

will need a ew important

documents: a T4 slip, which is

proo o employment income,

a T2202A slip or proo o tu-

ition ees and your social in-

surance number.

The T2202A can be ob-

tained through RAMSS, while

your T4 should be obtained

rom your employers.

Where to go with it

There are a number o

prime resources both within

and around Ryerson to get

your taxes done quickly and

easily.

The Ryerson Students’

Union oers a number o ree

tax clinics later this monthwhere Canadian Revenue

Agency (CRA) trained volun-

teers will do your taxes.

The clinics run rom Mon-

day, March 21 to Friday, March

25 rom 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the

RSU main ofce on the third

oor o the SCC. I you miss

making those dates, the clin-

ics continue in the TRSM the

ollowing week, rom Mon-

day, March 28 to Wednesday,

March 30, during varying

hours.

These clinics are by appoint-

ment only and can be sched-

uled on the RSU’s website.

But i your schedule doesn’t

work with these dates, what

can you do? Why, go to a tax

services institution! Whilethere are a number o such

services around campus, none

are better known than H&R

Block. While less appealing

(and more expensive) than

the RSU clinic, H&R Block does

oer student rates or tax re-

turns and can accommodate

a busier schedule. The at rate

or students is $29.95.

The DIY method

There’s always the do-it-

yoursel method or go-get-

ters. While paper applications

are available rom the post o-

fce, the quick and easy way is

through digital submission.

A number o digital tax pro-

grams oer ree or very cheap

sotware to students and low-

income taxpayers. UFile oersa ree online tax program or

students, allowing you to ob-

tain peace o mind knowing

that your taxes are fled and

you know exactly what went

into the required felds. Other

options include AceTax, which

oers an $8 online program, or

TurboTax, a $17 option.

These online tax returns can

be printed and mailed to the

Canada Revenue Agency, or

can be fled completely digi-

tally through NETFILE, Canada

Revenue Agency’s online por-

tal.

I this is your chosen option,

be sure to check NETFILE’s on-

line list o approved programs,

or you may be let redoing

your taxes in an approved pro-gram.

Taxes driving you crazy?

Let me know at business@

theeyeopener.com. For more

information, visit the Canada

Revenue Agency website at

cra.gc.ca.

IAN VANDAELLEBIZ & TECH EDITOR

It seems like these past two weeks

have been awash with talk o new

smartphone applications and the

people who design and build them.

Right on the heels o the DMZ Win-

dows Phone 7 appathon came a much

bigger event: the Great Canadian Ap-

pathon.

This event pitted teams rom across

the nation against each other in ven-

ues spanning the country. For 48

hours, the teams coded, drank Red

Bull and socialized.

Every team was determining what

the consumer has already and what

they don’t even realize they need yet.

But with over 350,000 apps or the

iPhone and a growing number or the

Windows Phone 7, Android platorms

and Blackberries, when do we simply

say that enough is enough?

Now, I’m not talking about the par-

ticularly revolutionary apps, nor the

particularly useul ones.

I’m not hating on map apps, in-

tuitive game apps or even social net-

working apps. What I’m hating on are

the useless, rivolous apps, and worse

yet, the dreaded duplicate apps.

There is no need or hundreds o

dierent apps to access Twitter, Face-

book or any other social media site.

They all interace with the same web-

site, they all have relatively similar ap-

pearances and unction in basically the

same way.

In the same vein, there are innumer-

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but to eat up your download cap and

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you blissully send them to the greatapp store in the sky with a ew simple

clicks.

Apps like the 99 cent Fingerprint

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phone is capable o fngerprint recog-

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your riends and amily with how cool

the iPhone or iPod touch is”.

Or perhaps the Fart Machine Ex-

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eight individual art apps all or the low

price o 99 cents.

It’s a chance to play the same hilari-

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but with a $400 phone.

The entire purpose o these apps is

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Their goal is to design, to innovate

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But each and every app that serves

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The men and women who work

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The Eyeopener12 Wednesday, March 16, 2011ARTS & LIFE

Under your eet

When you step into a room,

what are you stepping on?

Be wary o carpet. It’s tough

to clean, easy to stain and

can hide rotting foorboards.Aim or tile in the kitchen and

bathroom and hardwood (or a

decent derivative) in the bed-

rooms or living areas. I t’s easy

to clean and looks the best.

Before you signLeases are up and residence move-out day looms in your future. Think you’ve foundyour dream place? Arts and Life editor Gianluca Inglesi offers tips to keep in mind

before you put your name on the dotted line

What you’re paying or

Not everyone will be

lucky enough to snag an

all-inclusive deal. Be sure to

ask the landlord what tenants

should pay or bills. I you areonly responsible or utilities

or hydro, check how the place

is heated/cooled. That will

largely determine the size o

your bill.

Enough space

Whether you’re shacking up

with ve pals or living solo,

it’s important to have enough

space. Shared living spaces are

important or entertaining

no one wants their bedroom to

double as a party room. Be sure

you have a big closet and won’t

be climbing over urniture toget to bed.

The air you breathe

In Toronto’s mosaic o living

spaces (basements, attics), win-

dows and ventilation are both

concerns. Natural light and

resh air shouldn’t be taken

or granted. I you don’t have

many windows or vents and

you’re behind on cleaning, your

apartment will develop a staleand unwelcoming odour.

Hot and cold

Try testing the hot and cold

water and check the size o the

water heater. To put it simply,

the more people meant to

live in the apartment, the big-

ger the heater should be. You

don’t want to race out o bed

to claim that limited amount

o hot water in the middle o

January.

Plug it in

Check which appliances come

with the place and make sure

they work. Count how many

outlets are in each room. Hav-

ing to split an outlet between

various electronics will get an-

noying. And power bars may

not be the answer, since some

old houses aren’t prepared or

the extra electrical demand.

Growths and pests

Look or mould and listen or

pests. Check online or bed

bug warnings at that address.

You don’t want to move into an

unsanitar y environment. Keep

an eye out or water damage

on the ceilings and in bath-

rooms and make sure sealants

have been applied to cracks

and crevices.

Saety frst

Look or updated re and car-

bon monoxide detectors, as

well as re extinguishers and

an emergency exit. Also ask

when big hardware like ur-

naces, water heaters, or air con-

ditioners were last inspected.

You don’t want to be living in

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The Eyeopener 13Wednesday, March 16, 2011 COMMUNITY

When our Editor-in-Chie called me

into her ofce to discuss our pick or

Ryersonian o the Year, I wasn’t sure

how to react. This was partly because

I’d never heard o the award beore,

but mostly because I had no idea how

we were going to decide on our of-

cial nominee.

Here’s a bit o a history lesson to

help you understand our conundrum.

Every year since 1975, the Ryerson

Faculty Association bestows upon

someone the title o Ryersonian o

the Year.Winners are individuals who have

worked to better Ryerson or their

community over the past year, be it

through volunteer work or their paid

post.

Those selected are typically pros

and other university big wigs, but

they don’t have to be. A kindly per-

sonnel worker won in 1976 because

everyone ound her to be very sweet

and helpul.

The lucky winner doesn’t win any

cash or get a golden statuette to put

on their mantel, but there is a cer-

tifcate or plaque involved, as well as

the pleasure that comes rom having

one’s hard work acknowledged.

In short, Ryersonian o the Year is

the kind o thing that looks good on

a resumé. But how do we choose who

to recognize when there are many

people doing good things but only

one prize to be won?

Is the person spearheading an

important student campaign more

important than the proessor that

continues to educate and enchant her

students week ater week?

Is the person who brings the most

athletic accolades to Ryerson more

important than the most cheerul and

benevolent student on campus? It’s

hard to decide.So this year we’ve decided to let

you decide. Here’s your chance to

shine a light on the person who has

made a dierence in your lie here at

Ryerson

It doesn’t have to be someone with

a loty title or a lot o power. Heck,

they don’t even need to go here. (It’s

true. Look it up.)

And yes, you can nominate your-

sel. All you need to do is write us an

email ([email protected]) or

send us a video explaining why your

pick should win by March 24. We’ll

then profle the top three candidates

in the paper on March 30, and choose

the best candidate as our Eyeopener

nominee. Easy, right?

Good luck, and happy nominating!

Are you Ryersonian of the Year?

BY ALLYSSIA ALLEYNECOMMUNITY EDITOR

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Send us yournominations!

Do you knowsomeone in the

Ryerson Communitywho deserves

recognition for his orher hard work?

Send a paragraph toeditor@

theeyeopener.com explaining why yournominee should be

Ryersonian of theYear by March 24. You

could even send usa video nomination.We’ll prole the top

three candidateson March 30 andofcially nominate

the best. Go toeyeopener.com/

eyeblog for more details.

Course

Intention March 14thto March 27th

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What do we offer? A postive environment, a steady paycheque, a talented and wildy fungroup of people, the occasional pizza, a few beers here and there and of course, a Tuesdaydeadline. You’ll be asking questions, chasing down stories, designing, learning, laughing,

sometimes sleeping here and generally gettin’ shit done.•

Dates to know:

March 31 –

Speeches

April 1 – Election




25 EATERIES + 15 GREAT SHOPS

NE CORNER OF YONGE & DUNDAS10

DUNDASEAST

6 levels of fun, food & flicks!Adidas • AMC Theatres • Aura Model Shop • Bagel Stop • Baskin Robbins

Bell World • Bubble Tease • California Thai • Caribbean Queen • Chipotle

Extreme Fitness • Future Shop • Gadget City • Harvey’s • Hat World

Jack Astor’s • Johnny Rockets • Jugo Juice • Juice Rush • Kitchen Food Fair

Koryo Korean BBQ • Made in Japan • Milestones • Milo’s Pita • Mrs. Field’s • Opa!

Souvlaki • Petals & Twigs • Pumpernickel • Rogers Plus • Sauté Rose • Shoppers

Drug Mart • Starbucks • Subway • Tim Hortons • Timothy’s • Woo’s Restaurant

JACK ASTOR’S

ANDJACKNICHOLSONALL ON ONE LEVEL

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The Eyeopener — March 16, 2011