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The Eyeopener• 3 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 NEWS

Before contracting H1N1, Meagan Blodgett hadn’t ever had the fl u before. PHOTO: MATTHEW LLEWELLYN

Former Pitman resident arrested for prowling

BY CARYS MILLS

A Ryerson student was arrested on

Sept. 8 and charged in a prowler investi-

gation, according to Toronto Police.

Jordan Porciello, 20, has been charged

with 12 counts of prowl by night, 13

counts of voyeurism, three counts of

indecent acts and attempt to break and

enter with intent.

It is alleged that the second year

graphics communications management

student committed “indecent acts”

while watching women late at night.

Toronto Police believe he began

prowling downtown Toronto in June

2008.

He allegedly prowled the area bor-

dered by College Street to the north,

Dundas Street West to the south, Spa-

dina Avenue to the west and McCaul

Street to the east.

On Sept. 6, Porciello was allegedly on

Henry Street, near Dundas Street West

and Beverley Street, peering through

windows, “sometimes using ladders

or neighbouring roofs to peer into the

upper fl oor of homes,” reported the

National Post. This is the last known

incident.

Porciello lived in Pitman Hall resi-

dence during his fi rst year at Ryerson.

His former RA, who asked for their

name to be withheld, said Porciello was

well liked on his fl oor last year.

“He didn’t seem like that kind of guy,”

said the RA, adding that his behaviour

seemed normal. “Everyone seemed to

like him.”

According to the RA, Porciello was

only disciplined in residence for minor

offenses, such as having open alcohol

and noise complaints.

Porciello had not responded to an e-

mail request for an interview at press

time.

H1N1 spreads to Ryerson

BY SHIRLEY LIN

The chills, coughs, aches and fatigue:

it’s an experience that’s familiar for most

people except Meagan Blodgett – until

now.

The 21-year-old, who has never even

had the fl u before, got her fi rst taste of it

with H1N1 last month.

“For me, it was a shock,” said Blodgett.

“This is the fi rst time I’ve ever gone

through anything like this.”

Blodgett lost her voice on Aug. 14

– the fi rst in a series of symptoms. The

next day, it all hit at once – extreme fa-

tigue, headache, chills, loss of appetite,

muscle aches, pressure behind her eyes

and chest and then fever.

“I had the worst headache; it was

worse than migraines,” Blodgett said. “I

was sweating really bad but still freez-

ing. I’d be drenched 15 minutes later

from taking a nap.”

By then she knew it was more that

just a cold. A trip to Ryerson’s medical

centre confi rmed her suspicion – it was

H1N1.

Blodgett said that bloodwork was not

done because it would simply confi rm

H1N1. She was given no treatments, but

advised to stay home for at least a week,

get plenty of rest, fl uids and to eat.

Su-Ting Teo, director of student

health and wellness, says that although

H1N1 cannot be confi rmed by symp-

toms alone, the medical centre treats it

just like the regular fl u.

BY VANESSA GRECO

Ryerson has fi nally secured its door-

step on Yonge Street but not everyone in

the area is laying out the welcome mat.

In late July, Ryerson paid $2.45 mil-

lion for World of Posters, a shop on

Yonge Street whose former neighbours,

Future Shop and Sam the Record Man,

were nabbed by the university over a

year ago.

Within the year, the poster-store and

former Future Shop will be demolished

to make room for the Student Learning

Centre (SLC), a multi-purpose building

intended for the corner of Yonge and

Gould Streets to include retail and study

space. Ryerson’s library will also be ex-

panded.

“We had to secure World of Posters

as one last step in that,” said president

Sheldon Levy, adding that the structure

is leaning on the hollowed out Future

Shop.

“The university either had to shore

the building up or buy it,” he said.

Now Ryerson executives have turned

their attention towards fi nding an ar-

chitect for the SLC. Their decision will

be announced in October, around the

same time World of Posters is expected

to move into their new location at 664

Queen St. W.

“The new location won’t be as busy.

I guess as a staff member, not being on

Yonge Street will be easier for me,” said

Keenan Tamblyn, a sales associate at

World of Posters.

“But we aren’t exactly happy we have

to move,” he adds. “It’s kind of like we’re

being kicked out.”

Tamblyn may not be far from the

truth. Earlier this summer, an expropria-

tion notice for World of Posters released

by Ryerson appeared in the Globe and

Mail and Toronto Star. Expropriation

involves seizing private property with

government intervention.

According to Linda Grayson, vice-

president administration and fi nance,

it never came to that and Ryerson paid

fair market value for the property.

“There was no bargaining,” she said.

“I mean, everyone asks for more money

when you’re selling something, but it’s

hard to argue that we should pay more

money when you consider square foot-

age.”

Back at World of Posters, Don Ajith

stands behind the same counter he’s

stood at for more than a decade, show-

ing a customer a catalogue of posters.

Ajith has spoken out against Ryerson’s

presence on Yonge Street before, but to-

day he declines to speak with the media,

only saying that the store’s lease is up on

Jan. 6, 2010 — three months later than

Ryerson would like them to move out.

>> Eye on development Gould St. According to president Sheldon Levy, Ryerson will have to hold off on its dream of a pedestrian-friendly Gould St. until the new Image Arts Building is completed in Sept. 2010.

Image Arts BuildingWhile Image Arts students are scattered across campus, construction crews continue to work on their eventual home.

“We’re right on schedule,” said Linda Grayson, vice-president administration and fi nance.

Student Jordan Porciello faces a variety of charges. PHOTO: FACEBOOK

“The recommendation is to not test

at this time as most of the fl us are as-

sumed to be H1N1 and it is not being

treated any differently from a regular

fl u if the symptoms are mild,” Teo said

in an e-mail.

According to Toronto Public Health,

symptoms can include fever, chills,

cough, sore throat, headache, muscle

aches, fatigue, nausea, vomiting and di-

A displaced World

We aren’t exactly happy we have to move. It’s kind of like we’re being kicked out.

–Keenan Tamblyn, World of Posters, sales associate

I was sweating really bad but still freezing. I’d be drenched 15 minutes later from taking a nap.

–Meagan Blodgett, describing her H1N1 experience

arrhea – similar to the fl u.

Julia Lewis, director for the Centre

for Environmental Health, Safety and

Security, said that as of now, the univer-

sity cannot keep track of the number of

cases at Ryerson.

It’s up to individuals who are sick with

fl u to let the administration know. Ryer-

son is not obligated to inform its com-

munity of the number of H1N1 cases,

but Lewis said she presumes there are

many individuals who have had or cur-

rently have H1N1.

“I can tell you within our population

there will be many cases of H1N1. We

are no different than the population of

the city,” said Lewis.

Teo said that Ryerson will be keeping

an eye on the virus.

“There will be protocols in place to

do so soon by tracking the number of

patients with symptoms and referral to

hospitals to allow follow-up and see if

there are signifi cant increases.”

For this fl u season, Teo said the cen-

tre will have the fl u shot and two H1N1

vaccinations that will be available in

November.

RU ready for more signs?Because they’re coming. Those glowing blue and yellow “RU” signs on buildings across Ryerson’s campus will soon increase by eight.

Adam Kahan, VP student advancement, said the goal is to “try and create an entrance way” to Ryerson. The new signs will fi nd homes on bridges and gateposts as well as in Toronto Life Square.

Athletics CentreCheck out pages 11 to 14. You won’t be disappointed. Just trust us on this one.

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The Eyeopener• 5 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 NEWS

The Alsop cometh

World-renowned architect Will Alsop

might be stepping foot on campus as

early as this semester to give Ryerson’s

architecture program a leg up.

In 2000, Alsop won the Stirling Prize

for the Pekham Library in London.

He’s also known locally for his work on

OCAD’s tabletop building. Right now

he’s working on two subway extensions.

Mohamed Lachemi, interim dean

of architecture, is looking forward to

exposing his masters architecture stu-

dents to someone with international

experience.

“He has a very unique sign in terms of

architecture,” said Lachemi.

Lachemi said they are still in nego-

tiations with Alsop, but he is hoping to

have the architect give a public lecture

later this semester and work on masters’

theses part-time as well.

Some may have expected Alsop to

sign on with the University of Toron-

to’s architecture department, but the

‘starchitect’ is known for cheering on

the underdog.

“I like the graduate department at

Ryerson because it’s fairly young,” said

Alsop in an August Toronto Star article.

If negotiations work out, Daniel Be-

asse, a second-year masters architec-

ture student, could benefit from Alsop’s

input on his thesis next semester.

Alsop would be “looking at it from a

different perspective,” said Beasse.

However, Beasse doesn’t expect to

benefit immediately from the glow of

Alsop’s reputation. He thinks that would

take time to develop. “I think it will be

interesting,” he said.

BY RODNEY BARNES

Ryerson’s hoping to get Alsop in January. PHOTO: AlSOP ARcHiTEcTS

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6• The Eyeopener Wednesday, September 16, 2009NEWS

No jobs leave students scrambling Hailey Easton is frustrated.

The fourth-year child and youth care student

spent the entire summer looking for a job in her

fi eld. After sending out 20 resumes, only two po-

tential employers called her back.

Two interviews later, Easton was still jobless.

“They said it was because of a lack of experi-

ence. How are students supposed to get into the

fi eld out of school when they don’t have the same

experience as someone in it?”

Eventually, Easton began applying for jobs out-

side her fi eld.

“I branched off looking for basically anything I

could get,” she said.

This summer, students across the country found

themselves with similar summer job woes.

According to Statistics Canada, the student un-

employment rate rose to 20.9 per cent in July, the

second highest level since 1977 — a seven per cent

jump from last year. The average hours worked by

students was at a record low, at only 23.4 hours a

week.

Ishnoor Baidwan, a second-year business man-

agement student, sent out 15 job applications at

the beginning of summer. Like Easton, he received

only two responses.

Baidwan eventually found a position at a ware-

house. It paid $11 per hour but lasted only one

week. With a tuition bill over $4,500, his summer

job hardly helped with his educational expenses.

After a summer of plummeting job prospects,

Ryerson has seen a 10 per cent increase in fi nan-

cial aid applications this year.

The dwindling summer job market was “likely a

contributing factor,” said Carole Scrase, manager

of student fi nancial assistance.

Cash-crunched students can look to Ryerson

for help. According to Scrase, the $15.5 million in

fi nancial assistance doled out this year will allow

Ryerson hire more students and assure student

bursaries, awards and scholarships from endowed

funds.

With the new school year underway, Easton

found work as a sales associate at Aerie, a lingerie

store. On top of that, she’s taken on another job as

a bartender/usher at the Harbourfront Centre — a

position she found through friends.

“That helped,” said Easton. “It’s not in my fi eld

and I think someone in the industry would have

been more qualifi ed.”

Philip Lim, director of the career development

and employment centre said, “Networking is key.

When young people think of jobs, they think of the

Internet. It only has an effectiveness rate of seven

per cent.”

He also recommends using Ryerson’s work

study program to fi nd jobs on campus. Out of 800

positions offered this year, 580 are still available,

said Lim.

Meanwhile, Easton has an interview coming up

Jelena Djurkic explores how cash-crunched students are coping with empty pockets

for a residential treatment program, a job related

to her fi eld. She’s unsure of whether she’ll be able

to drop one of her existing jobs.

“It’s really tough, it puts me in a really hard posi-

tion where I have to put that many more hours in,”

said Easton.

Despite the discouraging summer job hunt, she

remains optimistic .

“Hopefully after this interview, things will

change.”

Hailey Easton handed out 20 resumes this summer. PHOTO:CHRIS DALE

Still hunting for a job?Check out page 17 for creative tips on how to land a half-decent gig.

Admin charges up at RyeBY SARA VOSSOUGHI

Not only are students paying more for tuition,

some administrative charges are up by as much as

33 per cent.

The charge increases proposed by the registrar’s

offi ce were approved by the Board of Governors

this spring and took effect this fall. The fees for ap-

plying to Ryerson, fee receipts and special letters

increased, some jumping by as much $15.

“We’re trying to balance a variety of service ob-

jectives,” said registrar, Keith Alnwick.

“We’re seeing a dramatic increase in demand for

this kind of service,” he said of Ryerson’s increased

applications.

He pointed out that Ryerson received over

68,000 applicants for undergraduate spots at Ry-

erson this fall, second in Ontario only to the Uni-

versity of Toronto.

While Liana Salvador, vice president education

of the Ryerson Students’ Union was unaware of the

fee increases, she’s not surprised.

“We know that government under funding is a

serious problem, especially in Ontario,” she said.

Amongst the rising fees, Alnwick has one piece

of good news.

“We have not changed the transcript fee in quite

some time... and we’re not going to,” he said.

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The Eyeopener• 7 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 NEWS

VICTORIA COLLEGE18th Annual BOOK SALE

2009

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For more information call 416-585-4585

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Proceeds to Victoria University Library. Activists protest the Toronto International Film Festival’s decision to screen a series of movies about Tel Aviv outside the Rogers Communication Centre (RCC). photo: andrew williamson

CSG slams RSU for funding cuts Briefs & GroanersMurderer sentenced to life

In July, Arssei Hindessa was sentenced to life

in prison for the May 2006 murder of Ryerson

student, Natalie Novak. Hindessa, now 33, was

found guilty of second-degree murder. He will

be eligible for parole in 18 years for stabbing 20-

year-old Novak.

Globe and Mail journalist comes to Ryerson

Jan Wong, famed for her Globe column Lunch

with Jan Wong, taught her first class at Ryerson

on Sept. 15. She’s known for smuggling knives

into airports and pissing off celebs — all in the

name of journalism.

Scholarship of shame renamed

After its namesake was sentenced to seven

years in prison for fraud, the award formerly

known as the Garth H. Drabinsky scholarship

has changed to the Cineplex Odeon award. The

company requested the name change.

...or you could play name that provost

Alan Shepard, provost and vice president ac-

ademic, announced organizational changes to

the provost’s office on Sept. 14. The office cre-

ated the position of vice provost academic, to

be filled by Mehmet Zeytinoglu. Others changes

include Diane Schulman, secretary of senate,

who will add director of academic initiatives to

her job description.

Ping pong...pow

On Sept. 8 at 11:10 p.m. security responded to

a dispute over a stolen ping pong paddle in Pit-

man Hall. The dispute was eventually resolved

but the paddle was unable to be recovered. Ap-

parently it was an intense game.

Too hawt to handle

During orientation week students could earn

spirit points by drinking a bottle of hot sauce.

One student ended up vomiting the hot sauce.

We figure it was a painful exit route, but we hate

to imagine the burn that would accompany the

other way out.

Former members of the community service

groups (CSG) are rallying against the Ryerson Stu-

dents’ Union (RSU) in a campaign to restore their

funding, fearing that some budget cuts will hurt

them in delivering services to students.

“Our main goal is to restore adequate funding to

the service groups so that services can be decent

for the students,” said Jesse Trautmann, who start-

ed the campaign early September. The Drop-Fees,

Not CSGs campaign also wants the assistant posi-

tions to be reverted back to coordinators so they

have more to do campaigns and events.

The budget’s biggest change regarding CSG

was cuts to their wages ranging up to 50 per cent,

with RyePride being cut by about 67 per cent. The

Working Students’ Centre (WSC) was hit the hard-

est with cuts of more than 75 per cent, although

staff was reduced to one part-time employee from

three last year.

“Last year we felt that we were underfunded,

but now they’re just cutting even more,” says Kar-

en Warren, who was with the Women’s Centre last

year and joined the campaign. The duo says that

the RSU has the money, yet is cutting it’s total bud-

get by 36 per cent.

Toby Whitfield, VP finance and services, said

that salaries were cut back because the RSU didn’t

receive funding from the government for work-

study this summer. As a result, no summer staff

were hired this year to ensure that spending was in

line. Only the Community Food Room was opened

for the summer and a six-week RyePride position

was hired for the Pride Parade events.

Ashley Mathew, who worked at the Women’s

Centre, said that the $10 wage work-study job

wasn’t enough for the hours of work she put in.

This year, RSU work-study positions are at $10.75.

“Students aren’t going to notice a difference this

year, the services are still there,” said Whitfield.

“Their funding is where it needs to be. They’ll still

get funding for events, promotions, operations

and resources.”

Compared to last year’s budget, the funding for

them remained relatively the same, except for Ry-

ePride that saw about $3,000 less, whereas Wom-

en’s Centre had $650 less. But RyeAccess had $400

more to in their budget.

At times the RSU has received funding from Hu-

man Resources Development Canada. Typically

they apply for about six or eight, but Whitfield says

this year the RSU only got funding for one and a

half positions. Normally, the RSU budgets around

$5,000 to $6,000 for summer wages.

“So we’ve basically reduced staff all across, but

we are still able to keep services open in the sum-

mer and keep things running,” Whitfield said.

By shirley lin

CSG members want more funding support from RSU. photo: andrew williamson

inspection threatens to pull CKln off the air

After a year mired in controversy, CKLN 88.1 FM

is at risk of losing their broadcasting license.

On Sept. 15, an inspector from the Canadian

Radio-television and Telecommunications Com-

missions (CRTC) flew in from Ottawa to assess the

station that violated their license agreement by

broadcasting dead air for several weeks.

Right now, CKLN is airing pre-recorded pro-

gramming while its brand new board of directors

— elected on July 24 — prepares to relaunch the

station, notorious for a long history of infighting

between management and board members.

Ron Nelson, interim chair of the newly appoint-

ed CKLN board of directors, thinks the CRTC in-

spection will be a catalyst for change.

“It’s a disciplinary measure that we needed,” he

said, adding that he’s confident CKLN will hang

onto its license and be back on the airwaves be-

tween Oct. 1 and 15.

In the meantime, all listeners can do is wait. The

CRTC will make their decision within two weeks,

said Peter Toh, treasurer of CKLN’s new board.

“Our license renewal comes up in 2014,” said

Toh. “But like a driver’s license, it can be pulled at

any time.”

By Vanessa GreCo

8• The Eyeopener Wednesday, September 16, 2009NEWS

Students noticed something a bit different when

logging onto RAMSS last week.

Rather than being directed to their RAMSS ac-

count, students were asked an enrollment ques-

tion that had to be answered before proceeding.

They were asked whether they planned to attend

their enrolled classes or whether they would take

appropriate steps to drop the classes.

Keith Alnwick, Ryerson’s registrar, said it’s to

provide the university with more information

about students enrolled in fall studies.

Nora Farrell, Ryerson’s ombudsperson, said

students may be unaware that by not attending

enrolled classes, it can result in a failure for non-

attendance and huge bills.

Last year’s Ombudperson’s Report recommend-

ed that additional efforts be made to alert students

at the point of registration of the importance of

cancelling their registration.

Farrell said she wants students to avoid a “se-

mester full of FNA’s (Failure Non-Attendance) on

their academic record and a substantial debt.”

Alnwick said a huge number of students have al-

ready responded and the university will be follow-

ing up with those students who do not respond.

“I was a little caught off guard because I was just

expecting to sign on to RAMSS as usual, but I an-

swered the question assuming it was probably just

an administrative thing,” said Engelina Schmitz, a

third-year interior design student.

Alnwick said that students have always been

academically and financially responsible for their

courses they’re enrolled in and this questionnaire

doesn’t change that.

RAMSS survey to curb flunk-outsBy doMinique lAMBeRton

No funding available for special needs mentoring groupBy AvARy lovell

Kateryna Aksenchuk chose to attend Ryerson

three years ago because the university had a Best

Buddies chapter. But after school started, she real-

ized it wasn’t a recognized campus group.

The five-year-old chapter pairs students and

individuals with intellectual disabilities based on

similar interests. But it doesn’t have club status be-

cause it’s not recognized by the Ryerson Students’

Union (RSU). Aksenchuk, co-campus co-ordinator

of the group, said it has 20 members but it’s dif-

ficult to recruit and function as a group without

RSU support.

“We have no funding, can’t book a room, can’t

put up a poster, all because we don’t have club

status,” she said.

Once paired, buddies talk once a week and

meet at least twice a month to do anything from

coffee to going for a run. There are four group

events a year that require meeting space.

“You’ve got to understand, Ryerson students

are involved. I don’t understand why York, U of

T, McMaster all have this program [acknowl-

edged]… so why shouldn’t we have that status?”

said co-campus coordinator, Samiksha Singh.

Best Buddies is not an academically-based

group and doesn’t fit the requirements in this

category, said Lise de Montbrun, RSU VP student

life and events, which is why it can’t get funding.

Affiliate groups include chapters of external or-

ganizations and are usually academically ori-

space through RSU.

Aksenchuk felt if other chapters, such as En-

gineers Without Borders, are included then so

should hers.

“I talked to anyone I could. I talked to the presi-

dent (of RSU). I was told it would be brought up in

meetings and I thought I could go to bed at least

knowing that was happening. But nothing was

done.”

De Montbrun said there have been a handful of

groups seeking status, such as Meal Exchange and

Free the Children.

A draft policy will be discussed at the next RSU

board meeting on Oct. 13. De Montbrun said if the

motion gets passed, groups eligible for the new

category will be contacted to re-apply for status.

Working Students’ Centre to be revamped

The Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) is silencing

the Working Students’ Centre (WSC) by shutting it

down, leaving the group without its own office this

fall, say former members.

“It’s not okay to cut the Working Students’ Cen-

tre,” said Robert Heydari, who was coordinator

two years ago. “If there’s a problem, they should be

fixing that.”

Instead, it will be occupied by the new Students

Against Racism group, created last January. How-

ever the WSC, a community service group that

promotes student labour rights, will still be oper-

ating through the RSU office staffed by a part-time

and full-time worker.

Heydari said that there’s a conflict of interest

By ShiRley lin in their work advocating for workers’ rights and

having the RSU as boss. He added that the stu-

dents who sought advice from the centre were of-

ten those who had RSU work-study jobs and the

centre wanted to plan a campaign about it.

“WSC had identified a program that the RSU

was exploiting…so they needed to neuter us,”

said Heydari.

“The Working Students’ Centre is not being

taken over,” said Liana Salvador, VP education.

“We’re shifting the work to our office which is

where we operate a number of our other servic-

es.”

Former colleagues Karen Warren and Jessica

Ponting say that removing the WSC from the list

of service groups from the student handbook

and lack of advertising space in it, along with los-

ing an independent working space, is a sign that

they’re being shut down.

“We found that it was very underutilized,” said

Toby Whitfield, VP finance and services. “Not many

students were actually visiting the centre...there-

fore this year, we decided to convert that space

into the new Students Against Racism office. There

won’t be a physical office, but if students want in-

formation, we’ll make it available in the second

floor lounge.”

The former members also said the RSU has ig-

nored their issues which were brought up at last

year’s board meeting. Ex-members felt their cam-

paigns were unrelated to their work.

Salvador agrees there were WSC-related cam-

paign issues. “Not enough campaigns were done

last year, so we need to do more work,” she said.

The Eyeopener• 9 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 NEWS

Spending the night with RyeSERTReporter Alexandra Macaulay Abdelwahab spends a night on call with Rye’s student emergency team.

It’s 11 p.m. on a Saturday. As most Pitman Hall

residents head out for the night, two members of

the Ryerson Student Emergency Response Team

(RyeSERT) discover a student lying on her dorm

room floor.

She’s just fallen off a table and is complaining

of a sore back. Fearing the worst, RyeSERT springs

into action, strapping her to a spine board and

putting her on a stretcher.

Fortunately, it was a demonstration and not a

real emergency. But now that RyeSERT, a first-aid

team run by student volunteers, is dispatched by

Ryerson security, this is exactly what they could

run into on the job.

No calls came in while The Eyeopener shad-

owed RyeSERT but two emergency calls came in

early on Sunday morning.

As of move-in day, RyeSERT has provided 24-

hour coverage in all residences and the Ram in the

Rye. When security receives a medical emergency

call in these areas, they dispatch RyeSERT mem-

bers to assist with the call.

“It’s important that students are responding,”

said Gabriel Lazdins, RyeSERT’s director.

“A student is not going to confide in a security

guard about drug or alcohol abuse because they’ll

be afraid of getting in trouble, when they should

be worried about getting the medical help they

need.”

Caitlin Lusk, a first-year film student who lives

in Pitman Hall agrees.

“We’ll trust them more because they don’t carry

a badge and can’t reprimand us,” she said.

Many students have already approached RyeS-

ERT members with their medical conditions which

are now kept on a list in their office, said Lazdins.

RyeSERT had been trying to reach an agreement

with the university to provide coverage across

RyeSERT volunteers demonstrate their emergency response techniques. PHOTOS: CHRIS DALE

campus for the last five years. The university was

reluctant to sign because they were afraid of prob-

lems with liability, according to Lazdins.

RyeSERT is not allowed to administer drugs on

campus although the organization is recognized

by Toronto EMS and certified to administer 11 dif-

ferent drugs including injectable Gravol, Epineph-

rine and Ventolin for asthma attacks.

“It’s unfortunate because if someone is suffering

from an allergic reaction, diabetic coma or heart

attack, we can’t treat it,” said Lazdins.

Despite problems in the past, there have not

been any conflicts between RyeSERT and security

this year.

“So far it’s been really great. Most of the RyeSERT

people have a high level of training, comparable to

ours. It basically just means we have an extra set

of hands” said Imre Juurlink, supervisor of security

and emergency services.

The team has taken up office on the second floor

of Pitman Hall and have a stretcher, spine board

and two medical kits at the ready at all times. Two

RyeSERT members sleep over every night so the

office also has a bunk bed.

“Whenever there are students in the building,

we’re here,” said Lazdins.

“Residence is pretty nutty on the weekends and

a lot of students are probably getting hurt or get-

ting alcohol poisoning,” said Lee Jones, a first-year

graphic communications management student.

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Ryerson in the palm of your hand

by lauren strapagiel

Find your class on a map, call your professor,

book a study room and check what’s happening

on campus for the day – all with only a few taps or

clicks on your phone.

The future is here Ryerson, and it’s available in

two colour schemes.

Ryerson Mobile launched Monday, Sept. 14,

offering students smartphone-friendly access to

campus news, maps, computer availability, the li-

brary catalogue and more. It can be accessed from

mobile browsers at http://m.ryerson.ca.

“It’s a mobile portal to your whole campus ex-

perience,” said Graham McCarthy, 26. McCarthy

science graduate, and Ryan Kent and Adam Car-

lucci, both fourth year new media students. They

spent the summer creating Ryerson Mobile as a

work-study program.

With so many smartphones on the market, the

team decided to make Ryerson mobile web-based

rather than developing applications for the iPhone

or BlackBerry. Now virtually any mobile device can

access Ryerson Mobile.

The mobile site looks sleekest on Android

phones and iPhones, with the information website,

http://www.ryerson.ca/rmobile, having a familiar

Apple feel. The site is also optimized for Black-

berry with a list view. Most regular cell phones can

access Ryerson Mobile from their browsers and

should get a text-based version.

The seeds of Ryerson Mobile were planted back

in November 2008 when the library ran an un-

dergraduate survey. They found that 76 per cent

of students had cell phones and 21 per cent had

smartphones. Thirty-nine per cent said their next

phone would be a smartphone.

“As a student it excites me knowing that I’m

helping other students,” said David Sistilli, Direc-

tor of Digital Media Projects for Ryerson’s branch

of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE).

Focus groups ran last June by SIFE Ryerson

showed that students were looking for more than

just library services, they wanted a portal to their

total Ryerson life. This brought the project to Brian

Lesser, assistant director of Ryerson Computing

and Communications Services (CCS).

CCS provided access to RAMSS and software on

campus computers that allows Ryerson Mobile to

show users which ones are available for use. CCS

was also responsible for providing the security

that Ryerson mobile would need if it was going to

be accessing student’s accounts.

Everyone involved with developing Ryerson

Mobile wants it known that this is only the begin-

ning.

“The kind of neat thing is we’re not sure what

will come out of this,” said Lesser.

In the future Ryerson Mobile could include lo-

cation-based functionality, athletics information

and finances. Some things are already in devel-

opment, some are still ideas, but expansion is in-

evitable. Tools are being created that would allow

even students without programming knowledge to

add their own functions.

Adam Carlucci, Ryan Kent and Ayu Er (left to right) from the Ryerson Mobile development team. photo: andrew williamson

Profile: Change what appears in your news feed as well as the co-lour scheme.

Directory: Look up someone and click on their extension or e-mail to connect.

Schedule: The room number opens the map app or click your prof for their contact.

Library: Search the catalogue, reserve books and even see what floor they’re on.

Find a computer: See where to find avail-able computers and laptops.

Book a room: Reserve your own space or search for where oth-ers booked space.

News: Find out the happenings on cam-pus plus research and library news.

Map: Never be lost again. Use the menu to find particular buildings.

About: Info on each of the apps and an e-mail for technical problems and to give feedback for future updates.

your new mobile best friends

is a library system analyst at Ryerson and part of

the development team that designed and pro-

grammed Ryerson Mobile.

Also on the team are Ayu Er, a recent computer

The kind of neat thing is we’re not sure what will come out of this.

–Brian Lesser, assistant director of CCS

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The Eyeopener• 1 1 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 MAPLE LEAF GARDENS

The worst kept secret on campusamit shilton

ediTor-in-chief

Talking to Ryerson administration

about Maple Leaf Gardens is like talking

to a teenage girl about a secret crush.

Just drop the name of the historic are-

na and they squirm anxiously in their

seats, knowing smiles growing across

their faces.

The biggest grin came from Ryerson’s

biggest cat, Sheldon Levy. Standing with

him in his office one night after a board

meeting, Levy was playing his own ver-

sion of SimCity. Looking out the picture

window of his office in the sky, he raised

his arm and point to different points in

the city. Levy said construction on the

Sears parking lot was starting to look

less likely after talks about the site be-

gan to stall. Maybe we’ll put our new

athletics centre on the site of a Toronto

Community Housing building, maybe

at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Hearing the historic arena was back

on the discussion table — after talks

were thought to be dead — sent us on

a chase.

Ian Hamilton, director of campus

planning and facilities, grinned know-

ingly when pressed about the Gardens.

When asked about the prospect of

partnering with Toronto Community

Housing, Hamilton said he didn’t know

a thing. If the man in charge of campus

planning doesn’t know anything, it’s not

happening.

If Ryerson does go ahead with the

Toronto Community Housing project,

athletic director Ivan Joseph said there

wouldn’t be room for a new arena. With-

out a rink closer to campus, he warned

the school might cut the hockey pro-

gram.

Ryerson hockey coach Graham Wise

is the top paid coach in athletics. Steph-

anie White, our women’s hockey coach,

brings with her national credibility. Levy,

who is able to recite the entire roster of

the 1967 Maple Leafs, is a huge hockey

fan. Under Levy’s watch, hockey should

be safe from extinction.

Talk of the university owning the for-

mer Maple Leafs home was nothing new

to the city’s politicians either. Toronto

Centre MP Bob Rae said it would be

a match made in heaven. George

Smitherman, the riding’s MPP and

strongly rumoured mayoral candidate,

told us how he’d love to take his kids

skating on the rink. His staff even sent

us his picture posing in front of the Gar-

dens.

When we got a hold of Loblaw, the

current owners of Maple Leaf Gardens,

the supermarket giant told us they still

plan on putting a store in the building.

That doesn’t mean Ryerson is out of

luck. Levy has a history of partnering

with the private sector (see: our business

building) and there’s plenty of room for

both a supermarket and athletics cen-

tre. Plus, the school would need to form

some kind of partnership if it were to

have a chance at affording the cost.

On a walk around the arena, we ran

into a worker who was laying a fresh

sheet of ice. The ice was for the CBC’s

new show Battle of the Blades, which

will be filmed inside the Gardens.

Leaving Levy’s office that night, I re-

minded him what a dream it would be

to watch the Rams light up the Gardens

one more time. He shone that familiar

smile one more time and chuckled.

“It’s never impossible,” he said.

photo: kevin frayer / the canadian press

Wednesday, September 16, 200912• The Eyeopener MAPLE LEAF GARDENS The Eyeopener• 1 3 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 MAPLE LEAF GARDENS

Why an athletics centre won’t be built anywhere else1) Toronto Community Housing The city is planning to redevelop the area to include parks, and Levy said the school is trying to see if they can fit into those plans. But Jo-seph says the location would be big enough for only a few soccer fields. Any plans for an athletic centre will need to have a rink.

2) Sears parking lot The footprint of the parking lot is massive and allows Ryerson to build from scratch. But Levy says the school’s talks with the provincial gov-ernment, who now own the building, have stalled in recent months. He also says he’s planning on making an announcement about the centre by the end of the month. Buying a massive plot of land won’t happen overnight or by the beginning of October, when an announce-ment is expected.

3) Moss Park ArenaRyerson could partner with the city to build a new community centre, but Levy isn’t here to share. Splitting time with an already busy com-munity rink won’t solve the problem of lack of ice time for Ryerson’s hockey and figure skating teams.

Bringing the banner back homeby anthony lopopolo

It’s where Ali fought Chuvalo, where Canada

beat the USSR and where the Toronto Maple Leafs

celebrated 11 Stanley Cup victories. Now it can be

host to the first ever Ryerson championship.

Maple Leaf Gardens holds prestige, history and

iconic status. But the vaunted arena is also a few

minutes away from campus and that may be the

most alluring aspect for Ryerson athletes eager to

I’ve told my guys we can’t continue to have hockey without a rink.

– Ivan Joseph, Athletic Director

finally enjoy a true home game.

Playing out of George Bell arena – a good 40

minute commute from campus – the men’s hock-

ey team, for one, haven’t been able to strive. The

commute to the arena not only makes it difficult

for fans to fill the empty bleachers, it’s also tough

for the team to practice effectively.

Despite bringing in notable hockey coach Gra-

ham Wise, the team has had a tough time luring

The pursuit of Carlton’s cathedral

by rodney barnes

Ryerson has had its eye on owning

Maple Leaf Gardens ever since the Leafs

moved out in 1999. But the Gardens

has proved to be a costly cougar to

court, leaving it derelict for the past de-

cade.

The history of Ryerson’s relationship

with Maple Leaf Gardens is the story

of a young suitor courting a fickle, and

very pricey, older woman. The Gardens

have gone up for sale time and again,

and each time Ryerson has hesitated to

make the move.

The first opportunity came in fall

1999, when developers approached

then-Ryerson president Claude Lajeu-

nesse with plans to rent out space with-

in the Gardens to the university. Lajeu-

nesse had been looking a long time to

establish a new business building, and

the upper portion of the Gardens would

have been large enough to house the

business school as well as student resi-

dences. Below them the arena would

have been used for the hockey and bas-

ketball teams.

An architect’s study completed a year

later determined the move to be too

expensive. As part of its heritage status

the roof and exterior walls of the Gar-

dens must remain intact, but this also

includes the bleachers holding up those

walls from the inside. According to the

review, on-campus development would

have been cheaper than renovating the

Gardens.

Loblaw, one of the few bidders for

the property, purchased the Gardens

in 2003 and planned to install a Super-

store. Only three months later, Loblaw

put the Gardens back on the market

after considering the property too

expensive to renovate. Ryerson moved

in for the purchase, but backed away

from negotiations. The elusive lady re-

mained just out of Ryerson’s financial

grasp.

But it did not leave its mind. When

a comeback for the Gardens, a win for the communityby amanda cupido

The Golden Griddle across the street from

Maple Leaf Gardens used to have a dinner rush

and a line-up out the door.

“It was crazy when the Gardens was open,” said

Jasmine Dick, assistant manager. “It’s so sad seeing

it shut down like this.”

Business isn’t great at Golden Griddle these

days, but if the Gardens were to reopen it might go

back to the way it used to be. “It would mean more

hours and better tips,” said Dick. “And it would

give lots of people jobs.”

With the chance of Maple Leaf Gardens reopen-

ing as an arena, it would not only give the busi-

nesses around it a boost, but it would allow for a

part of Toronto’s history to come back to life.

“Maple Leaf Gardens is an icon in the city,”

said Bob Rae, MP for Toronto Centre. “It has been

empty for a number of years now. An athletics

facility would be a great use for it.”

George Smitherman, Deputy Premier, agrees it

would be an “enormous boost” for the city to have

it open again.

“As a potential father-to-be, it’d also be great to

take my kids ice-skating there,” he said.

Other kids within the city would benefit as well.

Paul Lewicki, historian and ice co-ordinator for the

Toronto Marlboros hockey club, said that Toronto

has limited ice space in the downtown core.

“We are dying for more ice,” he said. “And when

you put the history into it, it would be a treat.”

Lewicki said that the Marlboros started prac-

tising at the Gardens since the day it opened and

remembers his teams getting off the ice as the

Toronto Maple Leafs got on. “It used to be quite

a home for us,” said Lewicki. “We don’t have that

advantage anymore.”

While working in the Golden Griddle, Dick sees

people taking pictures in front of the Gardens all

the time. “We get tourists coming in and asking us

what it used to be and what it’s being turned into,”

said Dick. “We have no answers but it would be

nice to have answers.”

These answers may be coming sooner than she

thinks.

—With files from Carys Mills

and Vanessa Greco

Toronto Centre MPP George Smitherman poses in front of Maple Leaf Gardens photo courtesy GeorGe smitherman

photo: Joshua freedman

photo: andreW Williamson

Sheldon Levy took over the helm in 2005,

he made his intentions towards the heri-

tage site very clear.

“I would love to buy Maple Leaf Gar-

dens,” he said in an interview. “I know it’s

been sold, but if we had a chance to get

it back for varsity and intramural hockey,

community skating, and maybe a chance

to combine it with something like student

housing I would leap at that opportuni-

ty.”

He met with Loblaw to talk about these

possibilities but the company rebuffed

him; they were determined to go ahead

with their plans of a Superstore. Mayor

David Miller also liked Loblaw’s propos-

als, and going against him would have

made future development for Ryerson

more difficult.

Even if the arena were open to host

the Ram’s hockey games, a price tag

of $4-5,000 per game would be too

much for the athletics department.

Were Ryerson to own the Gardens, how-

ever, we might all wish for the same

magic that brought repeated victory to

the men’s hockey team back in 1968, a

time when championships were plenty

and their home turf was shared with the

Maple Leafs.

But Graham Wise, head coach of the men’s hock-

ey team, also sees this as the next surge of a peaked

interest in athletics at Ryerson. Wise believes the

passing of April’s athletic referendum ushered in

that kind of response.

“Not only would Maple Leaf Gardens help var-

sity athletes, but also the student body,” he said.

The arena could also save the future of hockey

and soccer at Ryerson. Athletic Director Ivan Jo-

seph said hockey costs the school about $250,000

every year. If money continues to be pumped into

those programs without a venue for home games,

he has a hard time foreseeing their survival.

“To me, I have two things that are major issues

for me: a hockey team and a soccer team. Without

either of those, we’ve got an issue,” he said. “I’ve

told my guys we can’t continue to have hockey

without a rink. We can’t continue to have soccer

without a field.”

And the Gardens, with the option of adding

multiple floors, happens to have a large enough

area to embrace that burden.

“We’re always talking ice. We’re always talking

indoor field turf because I would like to have, of

course, all of those things. In my perfect world, I’d

like to have it all in one spot.”

top athletes. Last year, they won only five times

and had the second-worst record in the country.

“It’s an incredible facility and the fact that it’s

a two-minute walk from campus will generate

more fans. Ryerson has been a commuter school

for so long,” said Kevin Krasnowski, a fifth-year

centre. “We as a hockey team are always stuck

with commuting two hours for practice, so elimi-

nating that would make it easier on everybody.”

The change of scenery will also be a big boost

to Ryerson’s emerging women’s hockey team and

figure skating program. The figure skaters, who

battle for ice time at Moss Park, are often forced

to wake up before sunrise to practice.

The building’s history and significance in the

hockey world isn’t lost on Krasnowski. There is

little doubt that approaching potential recruits

with the opportunity to play at Maple Leaf Gar-

dens could draw more than a few elite players.

“Everyone knows about the history of the

Gardens,” he said. “Not only would it make the

school more appealing to high school graduates,

but to (OHL) players who would want to play

here. To play in it, in the heart of the city, having

that arena would allow us to see a fresh flock of

athletes every year.”

14• The Eyeopener Wednesday, September 16, 2009MAPLE LEAF GARDENS

BY VANESSA GRECO

AND CARYS MILLS

It sounds like an unlikely pair.

A man who has built his career on

working towards the future, courting a

building admired for its rich historical

roots. But it’s possible.

From his offi ce at the top of Jorgen-

son Hall, Sheldon Levy can see Maple

Leaf Gardens waiting on the corner of

Church and Carlton Streets, unused for

years now. As Ryerson winds into month

six in its search for a new athletic facil-

ity, Levy admits the abandoned building

is a serious option.

On paper, many locations could sat-

isfy Levy’s criteria for Ryerson’s new

athletic facility. No stranger to real es-

tate, Levy could easily sign off on any

available building and demolish as

necessary. But only Maple Leaf Gardens

gives him the chance to do more than

just build. It allows Levy to give Ryerson

the style and charisma it so desperately

lacks. And it couldn’t hurt his reputation

either.

The notoriety that would follow

the purchase of Maple Leaf Gardens

would cement Levy’s legacy. However,

his admitted disinterest in having the

new building named after him should

already be enough to extinguish any

doubts about his intentions.

When he arrived in 2005, Levy found

his niche in expanding Ryerson’s cam-

pus. Creating a 20-year strategic vision

for the university, Levy quickly took to

work, announcing his plans to purchase

Sam the Record Man and establish Ry-

erson’s doorstep on Yonge Street.

“What he’s really done is brought

Ryerson into being a city builder,” said

Mitchell Kosny, Ryerson’s interim direc-

tor of urban and regional planning. “He

While scoring the historic Gardens

would give Ryerson the notoriety it

needs to compete with its more presti-

gious counterparts like the University of

Toronto, the purchase will undoubtedly

secure Levy’s already sterling reputation

as a leader.

“The more exciting the venue, the

more of a testament to his leadership,”

said Bob Rae, MP Toronto Centre and

former premier, referring to Levy and

the Gardens as a match made in heaven.

And rightfully so.

During a recent interview with Levy

regarding his interest in Maple Leaf

Gardens, the president cocked his eye-

brow playfully and offered to list off ev-

ery single player on the Toronto Maple

Leafs 1967 roster.

Without hesitation he begins to list

them all from memory — in order of

their jersey numbers no less.

Although Levy seems to have a knack

for naming his own personal heros, he

admits that when his term as president

is up in 2015, he doesn’t care whether

Ryerson remembers his own legacy,

whatever that may be.

“What would mean most to me is if in

15 years from now I’m walking around

seeing students of that generation being

proud of their university and thinking I

contributed to that,” said Levy. “If it were

Maple Leaf Gardens that did that… I’d

get a kick out of that.”

Leaving his legacyWhy Maple Leaf Gardens will mark Sheldon Levy’s time at Ryerson

The more exciting the venue, the more of a testament to his leadership.

– Bob Rae, MP Toronto Centre

uses that phrase everywhere, but he re-

ally walks the walk.”

Years before Levy began drawing at-

tention to Ryerson, Maple Leaf Gardens

drew crowds of wide-eyed hockey fans

who’d line up around the building in an-

ticipation for a game. The arena hosted

11 Stanley Cups and some of the most

legendary musical talent of its time. Its

walls are practically steeped in history

— one thing that Ryerson could use a

lot more of.

“Ryerson owning Maple Leaf Gar-

dens would be an enormous boost for

the community,” said George Smither-

man, MPP Toronto Centre and deputy

premier.

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School “won’t stop” her Ryerson student and pop singer prepares for her first album

by AmAndA cuPido

Lauren Christoff was driving when

she first heard her song “Won’t Stop” on

the radio. She nearly drove off the road.

“It was so surreal when it happened,”

said Christoff, a second-year arts and

contemporary studies student. “I’m still

digesting it all.”

The 20-year-old released her first

single, in summer 2008 and made the

Canadian Top 40 by August of that year.

More recently, on Sept. 2, she per-

formed the national anthem at Ryerson’s

orientation basketball game. Now, she’s

preparing to release her first album. The

release date is set for this fall.

“I still don’t know an exact date be-

cause school is starting,” said Christ-

off, who is currently enrolled in five

courses and records in her spare time.

Sometimes she finds herself in the stu-

dio until 3 a.m. so it can work with her

schedule.

“It’s tough,” said Christoff. “But be-

cause I want it so bad, it doesn’t bother

me.”

She needs to record two more songs

before her album, Revealed, will hit

stores.

She was signed to the indie label

Northern Heights Records after being

approached in her hometown of Ux-

bridge, Ont. She had just performed as

Carmen in the musical Fame. “I didn’t

expect anything from it,” said Christoff.

Before she knew it, she was in the

studio recording a demo. “It all went so

smoothly and so quickly,” said Christoff.

“I didn’t have time to react.”

Christoff wanted to be a singer for as

long as she can remember. “As soon as

I started talking, I started singing,” she

said. “Karaoke was my life.”

But even with all the experience, she

still gets a bit shaky before singing in

front of an audience. “I get nervous ev-

ery time,” she said.

Her passion overrides her nerves

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Want action? Better luck next yearby hilary hagerman

Hey froshies, think you’re going to break in your mattress this year? If you’re

planning on getting any, a new study may disappoint you.

In his book Sex and Youth, Robert Altemeyer, a retired University of Manito-

ba psychology professor who surveyed his first-year students for over 20 years,

found that first-years aren’t as oversexed as you might think.

Altemeyer found that one quarter of the women and nearly half of the men

surveyed said they were still virgins. It also revealed that many aren’t jumping

into one-night stands — 23 per cent of guys and 49 per cent of girls waited until

they were in serious relationships.

Michael Allen, a former RA and Floor President at the ILLC, isn’t surprised.

Although some students suffer from “freedom overload” during frosh week, most

calm down soon after. “During frosh week, some students take the chance to test

their limits when it comes to everything, including sex, but once school starts

they get into their homework or start to get a little homesick,” he said.

“It’s kind of a general opinion that first-years in rez are having sex, and I think

there is a pressure to do it,” added Vassil Sabeb, 20, a first-year sociology student.

“But really, a lot of people already have boyfriends or girlfriends, and it’s definitely

not as crazy as some people make it out to be.”

But if the study has you worried you’ll be left unsatisfied, Dr. Doreen Fumia, a

Ryerson sociology prof who teaches Sexuality, Identity and Society, says that the

results can’t be taken too seriously. “There are just as many studies that report

the exact opposite,” she said. “From what I’ve seen, the study is done in a limited

area, with mostly heterosexual relationships and there are nearly twice as many

females as males. That cuts a whole slice out of the data.” Try being in a serious relationship, dude. Photo: chris dale

the lure of the silver foxby harbi natt

Whether it’s George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr. or Pierce Bros-nan, there’s something about those older men that girls just seem to love. Is it their success, sexual experience, or receding hair lines that draw girls in?

For the past five months, Kate Paddison, a second-year arts and contemporary studies student, has dated a Ryerson graduate who is 10 years older than her.

Do you think the age gap between you and your boyfriend affects your relationship at all?No, I don’t think it affects it at all. But maybe that’s because I’m just that mature. We get along and have fun, I don’t really think about the fact that he’s older.

What attracted you to him?I’m not really sure. He just makes me laugh and we like the same music and stuff. I think that’s be-cause he’s an old guy and I’m an old lady at heart. By that, I mean that I like older music and mov-ies, so we have that in common.

How did your friends react to the relationship?To be honest, the age difference didn’t matter to them because many of them have dated older guys as well. It was never an is-sue. He has no problem spend-ing time with my friends, and that goes both ways.

Why do you think girls are attract-ed to older guys in general?I think it’s because guys their own age aren’t mature enough. Girls always want to settle down and be in long term, committed relationships, and guys in uni-versity and college don’t seem to want that at all.

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Sociology professor Camille Her-nandez-Ramdwar said that from a sociological point of view, it’d be more common for younger women to fall for older men.

“The research has shown that women are attracted to a high income provider,” said Her-nandez-Ramdwar. And society seems to give these couples the green light too.

In general, women engage in hy-pergamy, explained Hernandez-Ramdwar. In simple terms, they “marry up” by choosing mates who are prosperous and good providers.

Men, on the other hand, are usu-ally discouraged from pursu-ing older. Instead, they typically “marry down,” she said.

Hernandez-Ramdwar said find-ing common interests depends on the couple — regardless of any age gap.

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Judy Ngo applied for 11 part-time jobs

this summer but is still unemployed.

“As a student I don’t have much ex-

perience. So when I check back on jobs

they are usually gone,” said Ngo, a third-

year food and nutrition student at Ryer-

son.

Ngo was only granted one interiew.

According to Statistics Canada, July

2009 held the highest student unem-

ployment rate in its history at 20.9 per

cent.

Colin Fallowfield, sales manager at

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should try to focus on being polite and

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sumes.

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“It’s just long enough that you’re not

being annoying, and short enough for

them to still remember you,” he said.

Becky Robinson, an employment

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1 8 • The Eyeopener Wednesday, September 16, 2009SPORTS

Rookie rower rides wave to championshipTwo years ago, Matt Buie had never set foot in

a rowboat.

The then-third-year architecture student de-

cided to give rowing a try when the captain of the

rowing team – a friend from residence – asked him

he if wanted to try something new.

Buie started training in the fall and raced for the

first time in May. Now, he’s a national champion.

Buie, 22, reigned superior at the 127th Royal Ca-

nadian Henley Regatta in the U-23 men’s singles

division. In the week-long event, which ran from

Aug. 2 to Aug. 9, he placed second in his heat, first

in the semi-final, and was victorious in the finals

on Aug. 7.

“Winning the Henley was absolutely amazing,”

said Buie, who not only won, but also defeated his

summer long rival, David Wakulich, who came in

second.

The two had been racing against each other all

summer, and Wakulich had even placed first in the

heat where Buie came second.

“I had been chasing him down since the start of

the summer, and this time I wasn’t going to let him

beat me,” said Buie.

“I pulled away right from the start, and soon I

was a boat length ahead of him. I just wasn’t going

to give it up this time.”

However, Buie’s success hasn’t been so easily

handed to him.

“The sport is a real competition to see who can

pursue the longest and push the hardest,” said

Buie. “When you’re in a single race, it’s a complete

mental game where you’re saying, ‘I’m not going to

let that guy catch me, and I’m going to beat him.’”

Rowing at the varsity level is time-consuming

and a strenuous training schedule must be kept.

Rowers usually train six or seven days per week,

with sessions beginning as early as 6 a.m.

“If you want, you can take a day off, but for most

of us – especially when it gets close to race time

– we just want to do seven days at a time.”

It’s that work ethic and dedication that helped

make Buie become such a great rower, said Ryer-

son rowing coach Dominic Kahn.

“Matt loves rowing and he knows what he has

to do to win,” said Kahn. “He shows up every day,

does his workouts and puts excellent effort into

them. He gets something out of it every day, and

every day he gets a little better. ”

Buie, who’s back for a fifth year at Ryerson, says

rowing also stimulated his approach to academ-

ics.

“When I started rowing, I thought it was going

to be extremely tough to pull off both [rowing and

school], but actually my grades went up,” he said.

“Since you have your mind on rowing and then

your mind on school, when you actually do your

school work you’re really into it and focused.”

Kahn believes Buie has become a beacon for the

rest of the team.

“When they see him win, they see how his dedi-

cation pays off. Everyone on the team is talented,

but not everyone is as workman about it as Matt,”

he said.

Taking into account where he came from and

how he developed, though, Buie is still grounded

by modesty.

“I wouldn’t say I’m an inspiration,” said Buie . “I

don’t go out to set an example. I just want to show

people that you don’t have to be a superstar.”

by hilary hagerman

rams hand reins to local coachby anthony lopopolo

Roy Rana decided he’s finished with

leading a perennial winner to the top of

the high school circuit.

Yet he hopes to feel the same way

once he’s done his duty as head coach of

Ryerson’s men’s basketball team.

“He has a proven record of success,

and there’s a general community buzz

about him being picked,” said Ivan Jo-

seph, Ryerson’s director of athletics.

Recognized for his nine-year stint

with Eastern Commerce Collegiate In-

stitute in which he captured five OFSAA

championships, Rana is not one to set-

tle for mediocrity.

He’s forged a close relationship with

Canada’s national team and was recent-

ly instrumental in leading the Cadet

Men’s National team to qualification in

the 2010 U-17 world championship.

But for Joseph, it’s Rana’s connection

to the community that made him the

most appealing candidate.

“I heard from the Toronto District

School Board, ‘The town is so excited

Ryerson finally did this. They didn’t

bring in an outside guy; they brought

in one of their own.’ To me, that’s im-

portant,” Joseph said. “We’re the city’s

university.”

He also mentioned that Rana has the

background and credibility to entice

players across Canada and salvage the

team’s perception of being a one-man

show.

“People wouldn’t come to Ryerson

basketball. Why? We had a reputation

of being a joke. We had a reputation of

not practicing four days a week. So now,

Roy comes in and says, ‘We’re changing

that.’”

And Rana has latched on to that sen-

timent, saying that he’s ready to launch

this program to the height of top teams

in the OUA.

“The first step is to try to improve

and develop a culture of winning here,”

said Rana. “Many of those expectations

will be based on the approach that we

take not only on the court, but off the

court.”

“I think all of that is in the details,

and as long as we have a very commit-

ted group of guys who are willing to in-

crease the level of effort in all aspects of

the program, we’re going to be success-

ful.”

While he’s mindful that no major en-

hancements can be realized within the

first year of his tenure, Rana is steadfast

in his ambition to compete on a year-to-

year basis.

Despite the Rams’ 71-69 playoff loss

to York last season, he noticed the mak-

ings of that change in mentality.

“I think a two-point deficit in a loss is

not a devastating loss because it implies

you’re better than that,” said Rana.

“For a team that hadn’t been to the

playoffs in many, many years, I think we

have to appreciate the fact that they did

something special getting to a playoff

game.”

Boris Bakovic, the Rams all-star for-

ward, is also beginning to warm up to

his new coach.

“He’s very clear with his communica-

tion, was well-received by the guys. And

he’s our coach now, so we’re beginning

to feel each other out,” he said.

Rana is filling the coaching void left

by Glenn Taylor, who was fired last sea-

son under undisclosed terms.

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Men’s soccer

The Eyeopener• 1 9 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 SPORTS

The beautiful game hurts

Diving towards a hard shot destined to break

the goal line in an early tryout, I didn’t think I had

a chance at making the save.

Blindly, as if my instincts took over, the ball

made contact with the joint of my elbow.

Pressure released like a valve. Although the pain

I’d come to feel merely a second later, following

the pop of a firecracker in my upper arm, would

be my undoing.

But that’s the price I was willing to pay to estab-

lish myself not as some embedded reporter get-

ting the scoop at the men’s soccer tryout at Cherry

Beach, but as a potential goalkeeper.

Having played the high school circuit, I’m no

schlep to the game. I’m no provincial athlete, ei-

ther. I already knew that 2006 OUA all-star goalie

and veteran Anthony Volpe was better than me.

In fact, as each player stated which clubs they

played for before the tryout, I only said Richmond

Hill, my native town. I didn’t boast any track re-

cord. I wasn’t bound by rep status. I first taught

myself to play in my basement back when I was 8

and am proud of it.

Still observing Volpe, who was performing leaps

I couldn’t attempt off a diving board, I reevaluated

my competition. Shit.

But I opted to trek on, suddenly realizing the

sweltering heat that began to mount on top of my

pulsating arm. The field-side trainer said I sus-

tained no significant injury. Even until now, I beg

to differ.

Shaken by the knock – and whether I would ag-

gravate it beyond overnight repair – I heaved a sigh

of relief as shots whisked around my posts.

The coaches seemed satisfied. It was especially

gratifying to see that Ivan Joseph, the newly ap-

pointed coach of men’s soccer, was giving me

some time on his radar.

In the back of my head, I knew it was Joseph

who compelled me to showcase whatever talent I

had. He didn’t treat me like the sports editor of the

Eyeopener. Through grit, I really wanted to lay it all

out there. He gave me a willing chance.

Well, my wish was granted in the shootout. At

this point, I didn’t think my arm could take any

more punishment.

There I was, having balls tossed every which

way toward goal, saving some while submitting to

others. To my excitement, I got a nod of approval

from Volpe.

And then it was over. Actually, it felt like the

mercy rule kicked in, but the task was complete.

All but one player knew about my being an under-

cover reporter, so I looked like any other hopeful

on the pitch. I left my say.

Damaged and bruised like a mishandled parcel,

however, I had resigned from further tryouts. I had

my pride.

Later, at the beginning of the season, I’d see

the coach in his office. “How’s the arm?” he ques-

tioned. As I told him I fully recovered, he dropped

a line that made me think. “We could really use a

third goalie, you know.”

Hm. Now understanding what it takes to be a

keeper on an OUA side – and my own limitations

as one – it was kind of him to say third.

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