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Volume 43, Issue 14 • theeyeopener.com — Ryerson’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1967 • Wednesday, January 13, 2010

TRAGIC LOSS

BLOWN OUTof proportion

page 7

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to: m

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Tanning, fist pumping

& other Jersey Shore

myths

page 8

BLOWN OUTof proportion

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The Eyeopener • 3Wednesday, January 13, 2010 NEWS

RSU execs, staff on the hook for $70Kby carys mills

aSSociate newS editoR

Former employees plan to battle key

Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) players

in court for a total of $70,000 in dam-

ages following allegations of mistreat-

ment.

Three former RSU community ser-

vice group employees filed seven claims

in total of libel, slander, defamation and

vilification in November 2009.

The lawsuits are against Toby Whit-

field, current vice-president finance

and services, last year’s vice-president

education Rebecca Rose and executive

director of communications and out-

reach Denise Hammond.

They involve a Facebook message

sent by Hammond, a memo and letter

sent by Whitfield and a Facebook mes-

sage from Rose.

“You can only push a person around

so much before they start pushing

back,” said former RyeAccess employee

Frank Nyitray, who filed two claims.

“We’re pushing back, they’re not used

to that.”

“The situation and work environ-

ment became toxic, hostile, filled with

harassment, discrimination, bullying

tactics and intimidation,” reads Nyitray

claim filed against Whitfield.

Jesse Trautmann, RyePride’s former

outreach coordinator, has actions filed

against Whitfield, Rose and Hammond

personally and in their positions at the

RSU.

A letter from seven community ser-

vice group employees to Hammond

was supplied as evidence supporting

Trautmann’s claim against Hammond.

In it the employees disputed allegations

of stealing the RSU credit card, being

involved in fraudulent actions and con-

spiring against management.

In his claim, Trautmann wrote he be-

lieves a Facebook message mentioning

ments on Dec. 2, 2009.

Nyitray said Newstadt will be ap-

pearing in court on Thursday regarding

a peace bond.

Newstadt disagrees and denies the

allegation.

An “Eric Neustead” received a sum-

mons to appear in court on Jan. 14. The

document was filed by Nyitray.

The lawsuits follow an ongoing Min-

istry of Labour Employment Standards

Act investigation involving the RSU.

None of these allegations have been

proven in court.

the allegations was a “clear, malicious

attack” on him and the other people

named.

“We’ve asked for the maximum

amount, so $10,000 for each lawsuit,”

said Trautmann. But on Jan. 1 the maxi-

mum claim allowed in Toronto Small

Claims Court was raised to $25,000 and

Trautmann has asked for the new limit

to be considered for the claims he filed.

All claims are being disputed, ac-

cording to court documents obtained

by The Eyeopener.

The group of former employees will

represent themselves but Whitfield,

Rose and Hammond will have legal de-

fence covered by RSU insurance.

If money is awarded, it’s unclear

where it will come from.

“Because this is still in proceedings

it’s hard to comment on those sort of

things,” Whitfield said.

Rose refused to comment and Ham-

mond did not return calls.

According to Nyitray, student centre

general manager Eric Newstadt alleg-

edly assaulted him while he attempted

to serve Hammond with court docu-

Gifts boost endowment fund

by aleysha haniff

newS editoR

Ryerson’s endowment fund

has surged to pre-recession levels

thanks to some generous donors.

“We lost about 16 per cent on

the endowment,” said Adam Ka-

han, vice-president university ad-

vancement, referring to early 2009.

“In the meantime, however, we

were continuing to get new contri-

butions, new gifts,” he said.

Combined with an improved

market, the endowment hit a roll-

ing average of $80 million as of the

end of 2009.

Money donated to the endow-

ment fund is invested and the

interest made off of it is used to

finance a number of ongoing proj-

ects including scholarships, bur-

saries and endowed chairs.

Kahan said the improvement

was more due to new donors giv-

ing money to Ryerson than any

changes in the market.

“There are numbers of donors

who recognize, particularly in

times of difficulty, what the value

of their support can mean,” he

said.

According to Kahan, Ryerson

has the fastest growing endow-

ment fund in the country, growing

by about 400 per cent over the past

six years.

Whitfield is one of three defendents involved in multiple lawsuits. photo illustration: matt llewellyn

Ryerson president Sheldon Levy said he wouldn’t be surprised if the architect for the new Student Learning Centre (SLC) already has plans going.

The problem is, he can’t say anything about the firm in charge of constructing the much-needed study space on campus because of the tendering process.

“You make a selection. But then you have to confirm the selection, by negiotations of the terms of the agreement. That’s what’s being worked out,” he said.

Nothing will be an-nounced until the first half of February, Levy said.

However,the Eyeopen-er managed to wrangle some confirmation from firms who made proposals for the SLC. Here’s (what we think) is the short list and what they’re famous for.

sneak peek: student learning centre preview

Graphic: matt llewellyn

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Alexandra “TOFURKY” MacAulay Abdelwahab

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Playing the role of the Annoying Talking Coffee Mug this week... What animal are you? quizzes.

The Eyeopener is Ryerson’s largest and independent student newspaper. It is owned and operated by Rye Eye Pub-lishing Inc., a non-profit corporation owned by the students of Ryerson. Our offices are on the second floor of the Student Campus Centre and you can reach us at 416-979-5262 or www.theeyeopener.com.

I’ve spent most of my life living in

a bubble. Whether I was in a Jewish

private school or public school, I was

always surrounded by mostly Jewish

friends and the Jewish culture.

So, when I was one of the only kids

from the neighbourhood coming to

Ryerson, my parents bought me some-

thing that would always remind me

where I came from. I got a massive, sil-

ver Star of David necklace.

I saw it as something that would set

me apart. I thought it was important to

“represent.”

But, I didn’t wear it once.

When I got to Ryerson I realized that

there were other things that helped me

represent my culture more than a piece

of jewellery. I quickly saw that for the

most part, people at Ryerson were cul-

tured, understanding and accepting.

Looking at Italian Ryerson students’

reactions to the new TV craze Jersey

Shore, I feel like I can sympathize with

both sides.

On the one hand, it’s easy to un-

derstand students who don’t want to

Life on Jewish shores

aMIt shILtON

editor-in-chief

Photo of the week

A student braves the cold walking down Gould Street.

be stereotyped into a set of character

traits featured on a ridiculous reality

TV show. On the other, there are stu-

dents who understand that the charac-

ters portrayed on the show are simply

extremes. They shouldn’t represent an

entire culture, but at the same time it

shouldn’t be ignored that these types of

people are out there.

Even though there is no Jewish Shore,

I think it’s important to be able to poke

fun at myself. Within a close group of

friends who truly love and understand

each other, I’m fine with being teased

about common understandings and

misunderstanding about Jews. Like

everything, I think a healthy sense of

balance and humour is important. And

if you don’t agree, then we can battle it

out on the dancefloor.

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The Eyeopener • 5Wednesday, January 13, 2010 NEWS

Selling Stanley Cup glory for MLG’s last $15Mby Steph Gellatly

Just a month after Ryerson announced its

plans for a new athletics complex, Maple Leaf

Gardens is buzzing with construction — and

looking for cash to keep the renovations going.

“If you went into Maple Leaf Gardens, you’d

see big machines clawing at cement, pulling out

chairs. All the chairs are being bubble wrapped

for sale,” said Ryerson President Sheldon Levy.

Selling those bubble-wrapped stadium seats

is one idea to raise some of the $15 million need-

ed for the building’s redevelopment.

Fundraising for the new athletics facility will

happen jointly with Loblaw Companies Limited,

who have already donated $5 million to the $60

million project. The campaign is in its final stag-

es of planning. According to Adam Kahan, vice

- president university advancement, fundraising

efforts will launch at the end of January.

“We have identified and thoroughly re-

searched a list of potential donors,” Kahan said.

Possible donors include individuals, as well

as corporate and community partners, but he

could not name any specifics.

Other possible plans include cutting out and

selling puck-sized chunks of the cement that

lied under the ice at Maple Leaf Gardens where

the Toronto Maple Leafs won the 1967 Stanley

Cup.

Kahan also said some students may be in-

volved in the fundraising process. Ryerson will

likely choose varsity athletes to represent the

student body to potential donors.

Student-athletes played a major role in the

referendum last spring, where students voted in

favour of contributing $20 million to a new ath-

letics facility once it opens.

“None of this would have happened with-

out students,” said men’s varsity soccer player,

Kwame Amoateng. “We’re the engine, we’re giv-

ing [the project] power to go forward.”

Athletes are already active in other fundrais-

ing campagins for the university, such as making

appeals to alumni to sponsor and fund teams.

While fundraising plans are being developed,

Kahan said securing donations for major proj-

ects like this can be a lengthy process.

“We want to get this going as soon as we can,

but major gifts, where people are giving you

millions of dollars, don’t occur overnight,” Ka-

han said.

In additon to exploring fundraising options,

the university is on the lookout for an architect

to make the interior better suited for an athletics

centre.

“That’s a big, big job because you have to have

people who understand how you put in ice, you

have to have people who understand the flow of

individuals,” Levy said.

For example, Levy said, the ideal candidate

could deal with logistics such as figuring out a

way to move hockey equipment up to the third-

floor rink.

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After months of waiting, CKLN has

signed a fee agreement with the Ryer-

son Students’ Union (RSU).

The agreement gives CKLN access to

about $200,000 of funds from student

fees, according to Toby Whitfield, RSU

vice-president finance and services.

“We’ve been operating with no mon-

ey basically,” said Ron Nelson, chair of

CKLN’s board of directors, who con-

firmed the agreement was signed on

Monday. Nelson said the board has

been calling the RSU once a day to get

an update on funding.

“Now that this has been done, we can

move forward and rebuild the station,”

said Andrew Lehrer, the board’s secre-

tary. He said the board had been wait-

ing for funding since July.

The radio station gets closer to

$300,000 in funds from student fees,

but before the agreement was signed,

the RSU fronted funds for operating

and legal costs and repaying debts.

The last fee agreement was penned

in 1982 so the framework was updated,

according to Whitfield.

“It was very outdated to how things

actually happened,” Whitfield said. He

said the agreement only determines the

distribution of funds from the students’

union to the radio station. That money

comes from the university but passes

through the RSU first. The amount dis-

tributed to the station is determined by

a cost-of-living adjustment, which is al-

tered based on inflation.

In December, the RSU negotiated

with Ryerson and the radio station

about paying off about $27,000 that

was owed to the university for admin-

istrative fees like changing locks and

operating telephones, Whitfield said.

“As a new board, we weren’t aware of

this bill,” Nelson said.

He is part of a board elected in July

with the task of getting CKLN back on

the air after infighting between board

members and management.

“We’re basically walking around

cleaning up manure left from past

sloppy administrations,” Nelson said.

He refused to release the radio sta-

tion’s total deficit, but said there have

been other surprising bills, like money

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www.ryerson.ca/marksEveryone Makes a Mark

Andrea Belvedere has accomplished so much we think she’s working 25/7 to get it all done

We’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate Andrea Belvedere, a fourth-year student at the Ted Rogers School of Management, and recipient of a Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in the Future Leaders category.

As vice-president, business development and co-founder of the Ryerson Entrepreneur Institute (REI), past president of Students in Free Enterprise Ryerson (SIFE), and co-founder and director of Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship Canada (SAGE), Andrea has proven herself a committed leader, inspiring role model and big-time multitasker.

As big as her time commitments are, the contributions she has made are bigger.

Under her leadership, REI and SIFE together grew to include 100 volunteers and 30 employees, and were able to create more than $20-million in new economic opportunities.

With SAGE, she has taken her motivational, entrepreneurial and organizational skills into high schools to help students create and implement projects that produce economic benefits and positive social impacts.

We congratulate Andrea and all the winners of the Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards. We are also incredibly proud of Andrea and the REI, SIFE and SAGE teams and the contributions they have made to Ryerson and our community.

Andrea is an excellent representative for Ryerson and epito-mizes the can-do attitudes of so many of our students. If you’ve got a few minutes, visit www.ryerson.ca/marks and hear how Andrea’s Ryerson experience has helped her make her mark.

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The Eyeopener • 7Wednesday, January 13, 2010 NEWS

Sudden death shocks Rye

Professor Margery Winkler, who passed away in December, taught at Ryerson for over 20 years. photo courtesy of ryerson university

by julianna cummins

newS editoR

Darryl Rahim had no idea Margery

Winkler was sick when he saw her at

Ryerson’s architecture program awards

in November.

“She asked if she would see me next

year,” said Rahim, a third-year architec-

ture student. Rahim worked with Mar-

gery on two major group projects in

courses he took during his time study-

ing at Ryerson.

On Dec. 15, 2009, Margery, an ar-

chitecture professor who taught at Ry-

erson for over 20 years, succumbed to

an agressive case of breast cancer. It

was the second time the disease hit the

57-year-old.

“She loved the school, the faculty, the

students. It was very satisfying for her,”

said Vladimir Winkler, Margery’s hus-

band of 33 years, in December.

“From the way that she explained

things, you could really tell it was her

pride and joy,” Rahim said of Winkler’s

passion for landscape architecture, her

area of expertise.

“She really cared that we understood

it, and took it seriously.”

Kendra Schank Smith, the chair of

architecture sciences at Ryerson, said

Winkler always found ways to be in-

volved in the community, such as hav-

ing her students design landscapes

for different high schools or working

on collaborative projects with Canada

Blooms.

“She brought people together, and

people trusted her,” she said.

The architecture department was

“quite stunned” by her death, said

Schank Smith, because of how quickly

she passed.

“I try to avoid passing her office,”

said Vera Straka, a fellow Ryerson archi-

tecture professor and a personal friend

of Margery.

Straka said Margery demonstrated

her ability to unite people when she

co-ordinated the latest architecture

awards ceremony — her last big project

at Ryerson.

“She had to deal with many people

with many different ideas, with ad-

ministration and so on... she managed

to get a very successful result in spite

of being pulled by different opinions,”

said Straka.

Winkler said in the short time be-

tween Margery’s death and the funer-

al, “the whole world knew,” about his

wife’s passing.

“She was one of those people who

always got along with everybody,” Win-

kler said.

Margery is survived by her three chil-

dren, Alexandra, Michael and Jaclyn.

rsu hires 2010 election watch dog

Vivanco has been selected as this year’s CRO. photo: matt llewellyn

by jesilou tongio

After helping ensure that El Salva-

dor’s elections were free and fair, Pablo

Vivanco will work to do the same at Ry-

erson.

Vivanco was hired as this year’s chief

returning officer (CRO) for the upcom-

ing Ryerson Students’ Union election.

Last year, Vivanco was an interna-

tional election observer for the presi-

dential elections in El Salvador. He has

also been a scrutineer in every level of

Canadian elections.

Now the Chilean-born Torontonian

brings his services to the RSU elections

as an impartial third party who will or-

ganize and administer the election pro-

ceedings, including disciplinary action.

Nominations for all positions end Jan.

22 at noon. Voting runs from Feb. 8 - 10.

Vivanco said though elections ran

smoothly last year, he is still aware of

how heated they can get.

“That can be eliminated as far as

process is concerned if everyone has a

clear idea of the boundaries to operate

within,” Vivanco said.

The 2008-09 elections were marked

with accusations of partisan scruti-

neers and unfair treatment by that

year’s CRO.

He plans to make the boundaries

clear by providing the candidates with

an election manual, which could in-

clude some audit recommendations

presented by Deloitte last year to help

the RSU function better.

Business management student Os-

man Hamid saw the CRO selection pro-

cess when he was on the RSU executive

committee last year. His concern is the

CRO’s affiliation with the Canadian

Federation of Students (CFS), s group

closely tied to the RSU.

“His neutrality will be questioned

and the bias will be there, by appear-

ance at least,” Hamid said.

Vivanco served as an executive on

the Canadian Federation of Students

(CFS), but said it’s not a concern since

he only knows a few people at Ryerson.

groaners&briefs

Pillow in the oven

An extra zero tacked on to the prescribed four minutes caused a beanbag pillow to flame up in the fifth-floor microwave in Pitman Hall on Dec. 11. Toronto Fire Ser-vices arrived on scene and the building was evacuated for 45 minutes. Now we can’t eat beans if we’re desperate for dinner.

Ouchhhhhhhhhh!

A male student yawned so hard that he dislocated his jaw. Someone must have been up late. Elsewhere, a female student managed to heat up hair removal wax so hot that she gave herself second-de-gree burns. No, we didn’t ask where those burns are. Use your imagination.

Indecent exposure

On Dec. 21, security saw a male potential nudist chillin’ in Podium / Jorgenson Hall sans pants, socks or shoes. Once he spotted security, he stood up, yanked down his un-derwear, exposed himself and sat back down. Security arrest-ed him and handed him off to Toronto Police.

Calendar mess up

HEY, YOU! If you want to appeal fall grades or standing you have until TODAY at 4 p.m. rather than Jan. 8. Ac-cording to Diane Schulman, academic intiatives coordina-tor, the original deadline was a mistake. Contact the Centre for Student Development and Counselling for advice.

— Nick Lypaczewski

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Wednesday, January 13, 20108 • The Eyeopener ARTS & LIFE The Eyeopener • 9 Wednesday, January 13, 2010 ARTS & LIFE

Ryerson’s Jersey ShoreIs MTV’s Jersey Shore harmless entertainment or a racist stereotype of Italian culture? The Eyeopener talks to Ryerson students who say being a guido or

guidette is more than just tanning and fi st pumping. Photos by Chris Dale and Matt Llewellyn

“Jersey Shore is my favourite show... it’s not really realistic. It’s like a cartoon version of what some people are like — but not most. Being Italian is about being part of a big, tight knit family.”

Every Thursday night the

guidos and guidettes of MTV’s

Jersey Shore welcome us into

their world of bar fi ghts, fake

nails and neon tans. But are TV

shows like this giving young

Italian-Americans and Italian-

Canadians a bad rep?

“Shows like Jersey Shore do

nothing but hurt the Italo-Ca-

nadian and Italo-American peo-

ple,” said Paul Fanone, commu-

nications offi cer for Ryerson’s

Italian Students’ Association

(ISA). “They paint this image

of Italians that we are all hair-

gelled, trance-loving spoiled

brats.”

Fanone said the “guido” per-

ception is an entirely North

American view on Italians. He

said if people were to visit Italy,

they would see there are few

people who act like that.

Natalie Ciarallo, president of

the ISA, agrees.

“I think the whole guido thing

is strictly pop culture,” she said.

“Let’s get real — characters like

this don’t exist in Italy and never

really have.”

Ciarallo also said the charac-

ters on Jersey Shore, “don’t have

an appreciation for true Italian

culture.”

“Do they make pomodori (to-

mato sauce) every September?

Do they grow their own vegeta-

bles in their back yard? Do they

celebrate the fi esta of La Madon-

na (the Mother Mary)? These are

all things that traditional Italians

do; along with possessing values

of hard work, respect and humil-

ity,” she said.

“These characters don’t really

show that, yet [they] take pride

in this made up persona that

they consider to be truly Italian.”

Salvatore Bancheri, a profes-

sor of Italian Studies at the Uni-

versity of Toronto, said the show

could even be considered racist.

“It’s doing a lot of damage to the

image of Italians,” he said. “This

show is, in a way, more problem-

atic than The Sopranos.”

He said the problem is that

a lot of viewers perceive what

happens on the show as actual

reality.

“Italians have one of the rich-

est cultures. The positive image

of Italy can sometimes be seen,

but the negative dominates.”

But some don’t have a prob-

lem with the show. Stefania

Scarfo is a third-year RTA stu-

dent and a proud fi rst-genera-

tion Italian-Canadian who said

what’s seen on MTV isn’t some-

thing new to her.

“Oddly enough, a lot of the

situations on the show are very

similar to ones I’ve dealt with in

real life,” she said. “Jersey Shore

is just like Wasaga Beach for Ital-

ians in the GTA.”

She said the show doesn’t

necessarily claim to be an ex-

act representation of all Italians

and there’s always going to be a

group in any culture that’s simi-

lar to a guido or guidette.

Scarfo also said some parts

of Jersey Shore demonstrate the

positive aspects of Italian cul-

ture.

“I think it’s nice that they all

sit around and have dinner to-

gether and say a prayer, that they

take turns cooking and washing

dishes and that their families

come and visit them,” she said.

“They’re all really close to their

families and that’s a very impor-

tant thing in the Italian culture.”

She thinks it’s funny that peo-

ple are fi nding controversy in

the show.

“People are acting like it’s so

controversial. It’s not,” she said.

“It’s real life. There are people

like that and you can fi nd them

in a parking lot in Woodbridge

or cruising the Wasaga strip. The

only difference is that these ones

are on TV.”

THE OUTFITLadies, you’re going to want

to invest in a pair of expensive,

curve-hugging jeans. The more

rhinestones on the back pocket,

the better. Rock & Republic is a

popular choice, but these jeans

can go for as much as $350.

Guys, if you haven’t already,

it’s time to pick up a couple of

shirts from Ed Hardy and Af-

fl iction, which cost anywhere

between $60 and $200. Popular

with mixed-martial artists and

Jon Gosselin, these shirts are a

staple in the guido closet. The fi t

must be tight. How else will you

show off that killer six-pack?

THE MAKEUPHit up your local MAC store

and prepare to spend a good

15 minutes in front of the mir-

ror, ladies. Build a solid base

Rye Italians reject guido stereotypeBY HILARY HAGERMAN

Get the Pauly D guido-glam lookwith a thick foundation (MAC

Studio Fix Foundation, $31),

and then cake on the bronzer

(MAC Bronzing Power, $27).

Next, circle your eyes with black

eyeliner (MAC Liquid Eyeliner,

$20) and plump those lashes

with multiple coats of a mascara

(MAC Plush Lash, $15.50) or just

don faux lashes, which are ap-

propriate for the club and the

classroom. Leave lips nude for a

natural look.

Not surprisingly, guys have it

easier in this department. Keep

those lips healthy with a mois-

turizing lip balm (Cherry Chap-

stick, $2.79). After that, it’s all

about that clear lip gloss (Rim-

mel Shock Gloss in Clearly Clear,

$8.49). Slick.

THE NAILSEvery guidette needs a set of

artifi cial nails. You can settle for

acrylics ($20-25 for a set, $15 for

refi lls) or splurge on gel nails

($35 for a set, $25 for refi lls).

THE GYMFist-pumping might be fun,

but it won’t get you the guns re-

quired to bag your own Sammi

Sweetheart. Hit the gym daily if

you want your own washboard

abs and sculpted biceps. The

Recreation and Athletics Centre

offers memberships for $70 per

year or $40 a semester.

THE HAIRLadies have a choice to make:

go for that hard, wavy look with

copious amounts of mousse

(TRESemmé Tres Mousse,

$7.50), or blow-dry your hair ab-

solutely straight. When it comes

to colour, jet black or dark with

chunky blonde highlights are

your best options.

Guys will have more luck

sculpting their hair into immov-

able art using a strong-hold hair

gel (Spiker Water Resistant Styl-

ing Glue, $18.99).

THE TANMale or female, every guido

and guidette with an ounce of

pride needs to have a tan. Head

straight to the tanning bed about

four times a week to keep your

skin looking its brownest. Tan-

ning packages at nearby tanning

salon Sol’exotica (169 Church

St.) start at $19.95 a month. And

if you’re scared of skin cancer,

there’s always spray tanning. It’s

$99 for one month unlimited

spray tanning at Glow Tanning

Lounge Body Bar at 9 Isabella St.

House battles with Snooki are just $2500 away

— ALLYSSIA ALLEYNE

If you’re a fan of Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, then you’re in luck. Snooki is coming to Toronto for an appearance on MTV and some local diehards have taken the initiative, organizing through a Facebook group, to get Snooki out to party with them. The group is seeking donations to hire the reality star, as the cost for her appearance is $2500. “It is legitimate for sure. My friend started the page and within two weeks we’ve had around $2000 in pledges,” said Rebecca Merchant, a sociology student eagerly anticipating Snooki’s appearance. “Snooki is a little fi recracker,”Merchant said.Snooki is apparently a bargain compared to the show’s other cast members The Situation and Pauly D who charge more than $7500 for their appearances.

”Let’s get real — characters like this don’t exist in Italy and never really have.”

— Natalie Ciarallo, ISA president

“People are acting like it’s so controversial. It’s not ... it’s real life. There are people like that and you can fi nd them in a parking lot in Wood-bridge or cruising the Wasaga strip. The only difference is that these ones are on TV.”

— Stefania Scarfo, third-year RTA student

”They paint this image of Italians that we are all hair-gelled, trance-loving spoiled brats.”

— Paul Fanone, ISA spokesperson

— Mitchell May, third-year archictecture student

“[Guido] is kind of one of those words that’s okay to say if you’re Italian, but offensive if you’re not Italian.”

— Merissa Battaglia, third-year social work student

“I kind of incorporate the Italian language into my everyday conversation, but most of my friends are Italian so they understand me. What does it mean to be a guido? It’s all in the aura.”

— Alexandra Bellissimo, second-year RTA student

“The Italians people see on TV are the extreme. Not everybody is like that.”

— Anthony Volpe, fourth-year business student

“People assume I’m like that [a guidette] because I’m Italian and I’m from Woodbridge. Woodbridge itself seems to be some sort of bubble. People think we have a different men-tality, but we really don’t.”

— Melissa D’Abbraccio, third-year GCM student

A step-by-step guide to the Shore poof(1) Grab your brush and hairspray. Don’t brush out the waves. (2) Spray the product into your hair while you crimp it with your hands. (3) Section off a large piece of hair in the front and back comb underneath to create the desired poof. Twist the hair and pin back. (4) Now head to Jersey Shore! — MICHAEL DUNCAN

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10 • The Eyeopener Wednesday, January 13, 2010ARTS & LIFE

Overheard in da club

Shaking things up with Billy Shakespeare

Drink of the week

“I want to bag you like some groceries.”

“Are you from Tennessee? Because you are the only ten I see...”

“If you were a burger at McDonald’s, you’d be called McGorgeous.”

“If this club was a meat market, you’d be the prime rib.”

Ryerson Theatre School is rehearsing for their performance of William Shaespeare’s Richard III.

The show will be performed by the graduating class of Ryerson’s theatre performance program. It is directed by Ruth Madoc Jones, an award-winning performer, dramaturge and director.

The show runs from Feb. 2 – 11 at the Ryerson Theatre. For ticket information call 416-969-5118 or e-mail [email protected]

Brought to you by the Arts and Life editors.Keeping Ryerson classy since 2010.

“Sambuca on fi re”

In the spirit of being Italian, this shot is a classic. Before family meals, the real appetizer is not

prosciutto and cheese... it’s Sambucca. Try it on fi re for extra points!

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Want to go home alone? Try these:

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The Eyeopener • 11Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Features

BY RodneY BaRnes

An old building is like an old person. It’s musty

and worn down. You put up with it only because

it’s managed to survive this long. But as time goes

on and it doesn’t stop aging, problems occur with

greater frequency and hit the wallet harder. And

when time calls for change, it’s met with difficulty

and resistance.

So it was no surprise to Sheldon Levy when as-

bestos was found behind the walls during the de-

molition crew’s gutting of the Image Arts building.

But it came as a shock, Levy said, when a crack

was found in one of two main water lines com-

ing in to the building, increasing the work load of

an already stressed renovation that broke ground

mid-May in 2009.

It all began with the anonymous donation of

the million-dollar Black Star photography collec-

tion, a series of about 300,000 photos document-

ing many of the 20th Century’s most memorable

futuristic block clad in glowing glass.

The original building was built in 1953 and was

the warehouse and bottling works of the O’Keefe

brewery. It was purchased by Ryerson and reno-

vated in 1970 to house photography and film stu-

Last summer the building was closed off to

students and faculty, displacing the 700 under-

grad and 150 grad students who took courses in

the Image Arts building. Many of their classes are

now held in the Victoria Street building, with the

image arts lounge shared with the international

students’ lounge and photography students using

equipment cages in the Victoria Street building

and Kerr Hall.

The renovation was originally planned to be

completed by September 2010, but if shocks

like the cracked water pipe are any indication, a

delay is not out of the question. Hamilton is re-

served about the date. And Levy is also apprehen-

sive about meeting the deadline for completion.

“Hope is a good word,” he said.

If shocks like the cracked water pipe are any indication, a delay is not out of the question

moments, and $7

million towards a

gallery and to pre-

serve the photo-

graphs. In 2006 plans were proposed to install the

collection as an upgrade to the image arts build-

ing and in 2007 Toronto’s Diamond and Schmitt

Architects were chosen to develop an entire retro-

fit worth over $8 million. Plans were approved in

January 2008 and by March drawings of the new

building were released to the public, showing a

dents and help manage the ballooning enrollment

rates at the university. Now, 40 years later, image

arts students are waiting to move back in as con-

struction turns the corner of what campus plan-

ning and facilities director Ian Hamilton calls the

demolition phase, and moves into the “build-up”

phase.

House of surprises

Elements on the face of the old building have been taken off. Concrete window cas-ings and brick have been removed to ex-pose columns. Holes have been punched into the old exterior to increase access into the new 10,500 square-foot gallery, the research centre and study space—all of it enclosed in glass.

The current yellow-bricked exterior will become an interior wall in the new build-ing. The upper floors will be clad in a lay-er of glass, LED lights and four inches of insulation. The LEDs can show 35,000 different colours and will be coordinated with events inside the building.

The new building will have three entrances: one on the west side that will open into a great hall and the Black Star photo gallery; another on Gould Street located beside a new café; and the third opening out here on Bond Street.

The renovation has cre-ated about 320 jobs. Construction crews or-ganized by trade have worked on the building in sequence, from de-molition to excavation, concrete-forming and structural steel.

Crews have dug trenches to place the footings for 12-inch steel I-beams that will support the new structure.

The interior has been gutted and electri-cal systems replaced. The new building will have rooms reconfigured according to specific programs and study space. There will also be personal elevators, accessible washrooms, and carpet and new furniture has been ordered. Faculty offices will be located on the east side as well as a vault to preserve photos.

Ryerson has nine months to finish the Image arts building.a look behind the fence at the Master Plan’s centrepiece

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Wednesday, January 13, 201012 • The Eyeopener sporTs

Numbers don’t lieAnthony Lopopolo finds out the secret behind the basketball team’s winning record SEASON

REPLAYThe story:The women’s basketball team is off to one of the best starts in team history.

The highs: A three-game win streak at the beginning of November.

The lows: Losing their chance this weekend to take over the di-vision lead.

The blowouts:Ryerson 65 Waterloo 42(Nov. 6)Ryerson 74 Guelph 49 (Nov. 20)Ryerson 82 RMC 42 (Jan. 8)

The close-calls:Western 79 Ryerson 76 (Nov. 27) Queen’s 65 Ryerson 79- OT (Jan. 9)

The secret: Fifth-year guard Lacey O’Sullivan says her team-mates have gotten com-fortable with each other and that that cohesion is on display this season.“This year I feel that we’ve had the best team chemistry and at the beginning of the year we set out goals that we wanted to accomplish. As a team, we’ve been working really hard to achieve them. Our defence has been there — that’s usually our clutch — and our aggressiveness has been great,” she said.

The quote: “There are lots of years where sometimes you have to look at the games and you may lose the game by only two or three points. We had a lot of those [last season].” — Coach Sandy Pothier

The women’s basketball team was

poised to cover new ground this week-

end, when they had a chance to take

first place in the OUA East division.

But they didn’t pass the test, losing to

Queen’s University 69-65. Whether the

team finally met a contender in league

action or if they were victims of un-

known circumstances, the Rams have

dropped to fourth place.

Now at 7-5 and caught in a three-

game losing skid, the team is prepping

for a pivotal game against the division-

leading Carleton Ravens this Friday in

Kerr Hall Upper Gym. It could very well

determine if Ryerson has a true con-

tender on its hands, or an inflated one.

The Rams haved posted a program-

best 6-2 start to this season. Beneath

all the high-fives and backslaps that

come with great improvement, there

are always whispers about the qual-

ity of the competition when there was

little offseason change to the struggling

women’s team.

Head coach Sandy Pothier dismisses

the idea that the team has experienced

an easy ride this season.

“All the teams are evenly matched. I

don’t find [the opposition] too different

from last year,” said Pothier.

Pothier attributes the team’s new-

found success to the maturation of last

season’s rookies and the continuity that

has been able to exist without a dramat-

ic flux of new faces. No more than four

personnel changes were made in their

13-person roster, with a core of nine

players maintaining their spot from the

previous year.

But it does beg the question of

whether the Rams have benefited from

a light schedule.

In six of 11 games, Ryerson has been

pitted against teams which are current-

ly below .500 or are known to be peren-

nial basement dwellers. Ryerson’s wins

against Waterloo, Laurier, Guelph and

RMC — all of which own losing records

— were blowouts with a 13- to 40-point

scoring margin.

That question, in Pothier’s mind, isn’t

valid.

She cites the Rams’ win against UBC,

the No. 10 outfit in the country, in the

school’s Darcel Wright preseason tour-

nament and the team’s overtime loss

to the No. 2 Windsor Lancers last No-

vember as bona fide examples of their

potential.

“In terms of every other game we’ve

played, each one has been tough,” she

said.

“We host one of the premier tourna-

ments in the country. We always bring

in some of the best teams in Canada,

and we competed very well in our tour-

nament and finished in fifth spot.”

Clockwise from top: Coach Sandra Pothier does not believe her team has taken the easy road to a winning record this season; Fifth-year guard Lacey O’Sullivan credits her team’s newfound chemistry for their success; Lisa Goldring has been the backbone of the Rams for the past few seasons. PhOtOS: mAtt LLEwELLYN

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The Eyeopener • 13Wednesday, January 13, 2010 sports

Ryerson’s forgotten warriorBY adRian cheung

The term “student-athlete” doesn’t

get a whole lot of buzz at Ryerson.

But you would think that an ath-

lete, who dominates at the university

level, has won medals and is ranked

nationally, could get a little publicity

from time to time.

It doesn’t always work that way

though. Especially not when that

sport is fencing.

Horia Puscas, a sabre fencer on the

Ryerson squad is one of the highest

achieving athletes at the university.

He has won three Ontario Uni-

versity Athletics (OUA) medals; two

bronze and one silver, all while boost-

ing his national ranking to 33rd in the

Canadian Fencing Federation in the

past year. He has been nominated for

Male Athlete of the Year at Ryerson

but he said he wasn’t even notified

about it until days before the athlet-

ics banquet.

“When all the athletes were nomi-

nated, they were getting asked ques-

tions and nobody asked me anything.

But what can you do, right?” Puscas

said.

The continuous snubs aren’t worn

as a chip on Puscas’s shoulder. He

said he understands that fencing

is still largely a niche sport that few

people understand or pay attention

to.

“I’ve just gotten used to it. It’s not

even that Ryerson doesn’t recognize

fencing, “ Puscas said.

“It’s just not a popular sport so

that’s about it.”

He started fencing at 11 years old

in his native Romania before redis-

covering the sport again in his first

year of university.

Since then, he has quickly risen

through the ranks of OUA competi-

tion, winning his first medal in 2005

while competing in over 15 events

every year.

Along the way, he’s garnered plenty

of confidence in his abilities – both

mentally and physically.

“When you start with complete

confidence, it really is much better.

You’re already 50 per cent into the

bout, whereas the other person is

afraid. It gives you an advantage,” he

said.

With repeated bouts, Puscas has

also gained an encyclopedic knowl-

edge of his opponents, learning their

tactics and tendencies, giving him a

decided edge before he takes a single

swipe.

“I think: ‘Do I know anything about

the [opponent]? Do I know that he’s

doing a step and lunge? Or does he

pull his arm back right before an at-

tack?’”

Moving on from university level

competition, Puscas has set his sights

on a higher standard: national com-

petitions and rankings. Here’s guess-

ing that his name and his game won’t

soon be forgotten.

Women’s volleyball

The women’s volleyball team opened their first tournament of the year with back-to-back wins on Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 on home turf. The team made short work of Lakehead University

When all the athletes were nominated, they were getting asked questions and nobody asked me anything.

— Horia Puscas, fencer

in the first match,but had a little trouble putting away the Timberwolves in the second game. Haley Wolfendon was named player of the game in the second match-up, recording 38 assists, three kills and three digs. The Rams will play host again this weekend when they take on the University of Toronto and McMaster University.

Men’s basketball

The men’s basketball team made history on Jan. 9, but it wasn’t for their game. Their match-up against Queen’s University was the last time a game will be played in the Gaels’ gymnasium. The Rams lost to Queen’s in a 71-65 decision that saw the Kingston university hold a lead by as much as 13 points in the third quarter. Boris Bakovic recorded 23 points and eight rebounds in the loss. The men will return home to face Carlton University and the University of Ottawa next weekend.

Athletes of the Week

boris bakovicmen’s basketball

chelsea blackallwomen’s volleyball

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I’m in the Ryerson library and I am having a one with the Universe mo-ment right now. Incredible!

@melvinkbuslon

FFS how can @RSUMetropasses be sold out at 10:30am on the 1st day back? #eyeforatweet #fail

@frankyw

Figures that the only time I can get a paper in the RCC is at 7:30 AM, be-fore the hobos come to #Ryerson

@mattdemers

bloody sanitary pads all over the washroom floor. eeeeee. whatever happened to hygeine, #ryerson?

@paquita

#ryerson wayfinding fail. Arrows pointing towards “enroll-ment services” lead nowhere. Actual booth is labeled “Reg-istration”.

@jonmacarthur

Ryerson library makes me tired. Why is it so warm in here? #eyeforatweet

@wesgood

New media grad bounces onto blogosphere

Combining dance and the iconic arcade game

Pong is the sort of thing the internet notices.

During the holiday season, Pong Prom, a proj-

ect created by Ryerson new media graduate Ed

Keeble, was featured on a number of tech and

video game blogs including Gizmodo and Techna-

bob.

The art project, first displayed at Ryerson’s new

media show, Maximum Exposure, last April, turns

the participants into human ping-pong paddles.

The dancers wear white hoodies decked out

with Lilypad Arduino boards and accelerometers.

Conductive fabric at the cuffs, shoulders and

waist connect the two players as they dance and

the arduinos display a series of red LED lights on

the shirts in the familiar Pong layout.

Standing at a distance acceptable to middle-

school dances, the couple controls the paddles by

swaying back and forth. They must work together

to keep the ball going up and down their displays.

“I wanted to develop something that was com-

petitive and collaborative,” Keeble said.

“Some people who tried it at the show got re-

ally competitive, while one couple just decided to

make out,” he said.

It wasn’t until December that technology blogs

and hobbyists discovered Pong Prom on the inter-

net. Despite the exposure, there are no plans to

market the project.

“I’ve been approached by some European com-

panies about selling it,” he said. “But I don’t know

what the feasability for selling it would be like.”

At this point, Keeble said planning another

event is just a possibility. “With the exposure,

another event may be possible,” he said. “Maybe

something more robust.”

Keeble is writing instructions for anyone inter-

ested in building their very own Pong Prom. He

plans to post them on his website, www.covertath-

letics.com, by Jan. 15.

by vincent mcdermott

by evaN wyNN KosiNer

startup 101

When the going gets scarce... just calm down

Over the break, I really got to thinking about

how I’ve been treating my life and my businesses

as something scarce. It’s like kids always wanting

one more present over the holidays. We still view

things like those kids do, and it holds us back.

Scarcity is when the demand is greater than

the product out there. It drives people into ac-

tion even when it may not make sense. It’s like

infomercials you see on TV — “Call now, there are

only 30 left!” In my life there have been three main

stories regarding scarcity running the show. There

isn’t enough money. I don’t have enough clients.

And there are no girls out there aligned with what

I’m up to.

Over the break I really took time to look and see

what’s real about each of these positions.

First, as mentioned in previous columns, there’s

a ton of money out there. The people who have it

are totally willing to give it if you play the game. I

have a number of billionaire and multimillionaire

clients and there are a few things I’ve picked up

while working with them. They want me in a de-

cent suit, clean shaven and charismatic. And they

want me to prove that my product is the best out

there. If you can play that game, they’re happy to

work with you and share their money with you.

There aren’t enough clients. Usually if this

comes up, it’s a telltale sign the clients you’re seek-

ing aren’t well defined. Or said differently, you’re

slutting out your company to everyone and not

figuring out who actually wants your product. One

or two clients who bring in a ton of business may

be all you need.

As for girls — that’s probably the best example

of the false scarcity scare. My lady troubles were

Is it dancing? Is it Pong? It’s both. photo courtesey of covertathletics on flickr.com

just me not being open to the amazing people out

there. Once I realized the scarcity was all in my

head, lots of amazing young ladies popped into

my life.

Before there was comfort in saying there were

simply no girls out there for me. It was their fault,

not mine. In dropping that I take responsibility for

my life.

If something isn’t going the way you want it to

be, look for what’s going on in the background and

what you aren’t being real with yourself about. A

shift in the background leads to action in the fore-

ground, leading to a life without scarcity.

Your homework for this week: Find an area of

your life that you view as being limited or scarce.

Be responsible for that area and break down the

barrier between you and it until you see the light

at the end of the tunnel.

If you have any questions about running your

own business or have feedback for Evan, send an

email to [email protected]

biz students win ca$h

Ryerson business students (from left) Marko Dajic, Zuhair Moledina and Vishal

Malik came in fourth place at Battle for CA$H, held on Jan. 9 by The Institute of

Chartered Accountants of Ontario. They were one of two teams from Ryerson to

compete and walked away with $750.

photo courtesy of andre van vugt/giant vision

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