by Sarah Farzaneh (words), Laura Dalton (video), Santiago Ramer (infographic), Tyler Griffin (social media/design) Shopping malls get busier around the holiday season and as business peaks, retail workers can feel drained of their holiday spirit. Some retail workers find themselves working long, demanding hours in stressful environments, such as Yasmin Khosravi, a third-year environmental design…
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Ryerson students support free TTC movement
Free public transport is a dreamy idea for post-secondary students, but is it realistic? The idea of free transit in Toronto has been raised during multiple debates for the current mayoral race, and Ryerson students are overwhelmingly in favour of the idea. In a poll conducted by second-year students at the Ryerson School of…
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Improved commuting important for Ryerson students in upcoming election
Media by: Georgina Parker Story by: Santiago Ramer Nearly a fifth of Ryerson students feel that Toronto’s most pressing issue is improving public transit, according to a recent poll done by Ryerson School of Journalism students. With commuters facing daily issues like overcrowding, multiple delays, unreliable and infrequent schedules, it is no wonder that transit…
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Housing In Toronto Is The Most Pressing Issue For Ryerson Students, Poll Finds
Students also say commuting, financial stress and other housing related issues can have an effect on their academic performance. Affordable housing is the most important municipal issue for Ryerson students, according to a new poll. Ryerson School of Journalism students conducted in-person surveys about Toronto election issues with 1,081 undergraduate and graduate Ryerson students in…
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Students concerned over marijuana use on campus
By: Mariyam Khaja In the wake of marijuana legalization, Ryerson University business management student Noor Salem says she doesn’t think students should be smoking marijuana on campus. “I just don’t feel it’s necessary to be smoking on campus- there’s the smell that’s involved, and plus university is a place of learning,” she said. “It doesn’t…
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Gun violence is not a concern to many Ryerson students
Story by: Vanessa Rogers Nearly half of Ryerson students are not concerned or are on the fence about the level of gun violence in Toronto, a new poll suggests. From the 1,082 students surveyed at Ryerson University, 45 per cent of students have said they are neutral or unconcerned about gun violence in Toronto. Toronto…
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Students are not engaged with Toronto’s politics
Despite an increase in youth voting in the last federal election, young people are still disengaged with municipal politics.