Smoking ignites parent anger
By Jim Purnell Parents want smokers lighting cigarettes beside Ryerson’s playground to butt out. Despite three no smoking signs, about 30 cigarette butts lie on the ground near the Early Learning...
View ArticleLACK OF CHILD CARE PUTS STUDENTS IN A BIND
By Roman Khazin A Ryerson student and father of three may be forced to miss his next exam if he can’t find a babysitter. “I’m supposed to write my make-up exam for my Finance 300 [course], and now I...
View ArticleH1N1 REACHES RYERSON’S EARLY LEARNING CENTER
BY MAX MERTENS A child attending the Ryerson Early Learning Centre is healthy again after being diagnosed with H1N1 last week. “The child was fine and received the first half of the immunization on...
View ArticleResearch says freedom is healthy for kids
By Jon Solmundson Giving kids more freedom to get around on their own could be key to improving fitness, according to Ryerson research. The study, performed across 16 public elementary schools in the...
View ArticleAre you sure you remember it like that?
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Gabrielle Angeli Estranero Olano Most of us claim to have short-term memory loss when we can’t recall the name of someone we had just met or forget the thing we were just told...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about Greta Thunberg’s climate strikes
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Kieona George Global protests for the climate crisis are taking place on Sept. 20 and 27 with organizations around the world, including Fridays For Future (FFF), a movement...
View ArticleTheatre alumni publishes picture book depicting queer families raising children
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Kayla Higgins Ryerson theatre grad Catherine Hernandez released a children’s book about queer families raising children on Oct. 1 of this year. Hernandez, an award-winning...
View ArticleThe ghost of my high school past
By Zahara Khalid It was a crisp spring day during middle school recess when I received a call my 13-year-old self never thought I’d get. Clutching my phone tightly, pressed firmly against my cheek, I...
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