Ryerson students tell us the biggest news stories of 2017
With 2017 coming to a close, we wanted to know what news stories Ryerson University students felt were the biggest of this year. While answers ranged from refugee crises in Southeast Asia to sports politics next door in the United States, one thing is clear: there was no shortage of breaking news in 2017. Video…
The gender gap might be narrowing, but men still dominate in the top 0.1%
The world currently has about 2,043 billionaires and 89% of them are men, indicates data released by Forbes in their 2017 World’s Billionaires List. So while the wage gap for average workers marches slowly towards parity, becoming one of the the richest of the rich appears to be the final boy’s-club frontier. Forbes’ list, which calculated…
Confederate monuments removed across the United States in 2017
On June 17, 2015, 21-year-old white supremacist Dylann Roof entered the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. He opened fire, shooting and killing nine people, all of whom were African American. In response, Confederate flags, long a symbol of the values of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, were removed from state…
Charting the Rise of Elon Musk's Tech Empire
Elon Musk is everywhere, and whether you can afford a Tesla vehicle or not, it’s hard to deny Musk’s influence in the tech world. Slowly but surely, he’s built up a stack of companies that many of us interact with every day. This timeline charts Musk’s career, from company to company, following his entrepreneurial tech…
Couple wins Toronto student improv tournament
Elizabeth Parenteau and Nathan Lise will go on to Ottawa for the next round of competition Julianna Perkins, RSJ A team of two students from Toronto District Christian High School won the Canadian Improv Games’ Toronto finals Saturday night at the Al Green Theatre. Elizabeth Parenteau, 18, and Nathan Lise, 19, beat four other Greater…
Education about Indigenous culture in Canada: video streeter
First-year Ryerson University student Robert Norton gives his opinion on whether or not Ryerson should implement a mandatory Indigenous content course.
Knowledge of Indigenous history amongst Ryerson students is low: poll
Julianna Perkins, RSJ Poll also suggests that many students would be open to taking one mandatory class on Indigenous culture Less than 25 per cent of Ryerson University students consider themselves knowledgeable about Indigenous affairs and issues in Canada, suggests a poll conducted by first-year Ryerson journalism students. The poll, which surveyed 897 students, indicated…
Readers are losing trust in the mainstream media: Dale
The Toronto Star’s Washington correspondent says readers want to see hard evidence before they believe reporters Julianna Perkins, RSJ The public’s lack of trust for the media means facts are more important than ever, said Daniel Dale, the Toronto Star’s Washington correspondent, in a talk at Ryerson University Wednesday. Dale, who also covered Toronto’s city…