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Ministry of Labour probes RSU worker complaints by carys mills news editor

Complaints about missing termination pay and claims of reprisal filed against the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) are sending the group to meet with the Ministry of Labour later this month. “I’m feeling confident because I know that what happened to us wasn’t right,” said Jesse Trautmann, RyePride’s former outreach coordinator. Trautmann is one of eight former RSU community service group employees who filed claims with the Ministry of Labour, accusing the students’ union of breaking Employment Standards Act requirements. An employment standards officer, former employees and RSU representatives will meet on Nov. 16 for the first time since the complaints were filed. “If termination pay was applicable, people would have got it,” said Toby Whitfield, RSU vicepresident finance and services. Two employees, including Trautmann, had their contracts terminated early. Whitfield would only comment by saying they were terminated with cause. Although the claims are against the RSU as a whole, the people overseeing the staff were Whitfield and Denise Hammond, executive director of communications and outreach. “The people who were responsible for us are the people we want to be accountable for what happened,” said Trautmann. He said he’s also concerned about confusion over the end of contracts, unpaid work hours and mandatory overtime.

“I think that was them misunderstanding or not understanding what their responsibilities and roles were as part-time staff,” said Whitfield about some concerns. Investigations attempt to resolve conflicts through negotiations instead of placing charges or orders, according to Bruce Skeaff, Ministry of Labour spokesperson. But some investigations do end up in court or involve a collections agency. The ministry can’t enforce compensation for hurt feelings like a civil lawsuit could, according to Skeaff. But the process can decide if employees are owed financially according to their contract. Trautmann asked a lawyer for advice before filing the complaints in June. Because a civil lawsuit wasn’t affordable it was suggested the group go through the Ministry of Labour. “We had to go to a different body of authority... to sort out this mess,” said Trautmann. Skeaff said he wouldn’t be surprised if both sides want legal representation at the negotiations. But the former employees will be without legal counsel and the RSU hasn’t decided whether to use a lawyer. “There’s no point in paying to have lawyers present if it’s not needed,” said Whitfield. If the RSU uses a lawyer it will be paid for from the operating budget, which is generated in part from student membership fees. The meeting on Nov. 16 is only the start of the process. “How long things take depends on how sticky things get,” said Skeaff, adding that some cases take over a year.

Adam Kahan is looking for planned gifts, including donations in wills. FILE PHOTO

Make Rye your last dying wish Ryerson wants alumni to write the school into their wills by alexandra macaulay abdelwahab

Forget about dodging tuition fees. Ryerson wants you to dole out cash after you die. This fall, Ryerson is launching a campaign to encourage alumni, faculty and staff to leave “planned gifts” of money in their wills and then tell the school about their intentions. Pamela Shanks, executive director of development at university advancement said the school knows of 44 people who have Ryerson in their wills and five people who have included Ryerson in their life insurance plans. Those who leave money are inducted into the Egerton Ryerson Society, an organization that recognizes the contributions of donors. According to Shanks, the school has received five donations from wills in the last few years, in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $500,000. Regardless of the amount, President Sheldon Levy appreciates all donations. “Every time someone thinks about your university as worthy of what they have made, you feel they’ve made an important decision about you.” Bev Dales, who graduated from merchandising administration in 1960, has Ryerson in her will.

A percentage of her estate will go to the faculty of business when she dies. “I’m only 70 years of age. I don’t plan to die soon,” she said. Dales contributes to the school on a monthly basis. She decided to add Ryerson to her will in 2000, while sitting on the Board of Governor’s finance committee as the alumni representative.

I’m only 70 years of age. I don’t plan to die soon. — Bev Dales, Ryerson alumni with the school in her will. When Tas Venetsanopoulos, vice-president research and innovation, worked at the University of Toronto as dean of engineering, he saw $2 million to $5 million come into the engineering school each year from estate donations. Charmaine Hack, director of undergraduate admissions and recruitment, supports the idea of planned giving. Although Hack doesn’t currently have Ryerson in her will, she said she’ll definitely consider it. “Absolutely. Assuming, of course, I win the lottery,” she said, laughing.

Jesse Trautmann and Toby Whitfield will be at the Nov, 16 meeting. FILE PHOTOS

Gardens funding talks heat up by carys mills news editor

Ryerson’s president expects to hear about the fate of Maple Leaf Gardens in the next few weeks. “It’s not a dead issue by any means but that still doesn’t mean that anyone has phoned me and told me good news,” said President Sheldon Levy. After over a month of silence from the federal government surrounding his funding request, Levy has heard discussions have started up. Levy applied for $20 million in federal funding for the athletic centre project that would see Loblaw Companies Limited, the current owner of the Gardens, share the building with Ryerson. Discussions about the development of the Gardens were announced on Sept. 16. The federal cash would make up the final third needed after contributions from the student referendum and a fundraising campaign between Ryerson and Loblaw. The request is under Transport and Infrastructure Minister John Baird’s jurisdiction at the federal government.

“We have many applications that are undergoing review right now, including this project,” said Chris Day, Baird’s press secretary, in an email. “There’s no set timeline for this review.‬ If or when we have something to announce we will.” Levy has talked to Bob Rae, MP Toronto Centre, and others at the federal government about the request. Rae said there could be challenges with the application because the project might not fit within the requested two-year time frame and the public and private sphere combination. “I continue to work away trying to persuade the federal government,” said Rae. “I’m cautiously optimistic we’ll get to the finish line.” Even at Ryerson, not everyone is as optimistic as Rae. “I don’t want to believe it because as soon as I start to believe it I’m going to be bitterly disappointed,” said Ivan Joseph, athletics director. Joseph said it’s his job to be ready with alternative options for Levy if Ryerson doesn’t secure a place in Maple Leaf Gardens.

Students protest cuts to public services near Queen’s Park on Oct. 29. Toby Whitfield, VP finance and services, poses as Dalton McGuinty. Photo: summer darbyson

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Answers don’t lie in march amit shilton editor-in-chief

Do you support global warming? Big fan of mass genocide? All for drowning kittens? No, of course not. Nobody is. Asking students if they’re in favour of higher tuition fees is just as ridiculous a question. No student, no matter what socioeconomic background they come from, wants to pay more for their education. With the Reaching Higher plan coming to an end (page 6), Ontario universities really have no clue what tuition will look like next year. It’s a frightening thought. That’s why this year the RSU has been planning what will surely be the most aggressive Drop Fees campaign yet. The union executives and their loyal minions have been spraypainting banners and flags overnight in the Student Campus Centre for several weeks. All this is in preparation for Poverty Free Ontario Day of Action on Nov. 5, when thousands of students from universities across Toronto will march to Queen’s Park and protest the rising cost of our education. It’s a worthwhile and important cause, but one that obscures more than it educates. The truth is most students who join the march don’t really understand the issue. They don’t know what the Reaching Higher plan is or the politics behind coming up with a figure for tuition. Most just want to save some cash and let out some angst. And hey, who can blame them? Tuition fees are not a simple concept. It can be really confusing. Unlike the Close Gould Street campaign, it’s not physical. There’s nothing students can see every day on their walk to school or notice when changes are being made before their eyes. And to be completely honest, after four years at this school and two years working as a news editor, I don’t understand the issue inside-out either. Is marching up to Queen’s Park every year really going to prove a point? Should the government give a damn about students if a number of them either can’t vote or just don’t? Will other people, who do vote, care about our issues if we march? Is it really the provincial government we should be harassing or should we be bugging the feds instead? If the RSU really wants students to become more engaged members of this community, I think there needs to be either far more education done on the topic or a new game plan for getting shit done. It’s really tough to come up with a solution and to be fair, and I don’t have any of the answers either. But I don’t think the answer lies in using grabby words like “province-wide poverty” or a having silly mock demonstration that comes off as an inside joke between people in the know rather than a strong attempt to educate the masses.

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RSU party of four wants one more BY SHIRLEY LIN

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The Ryerson Students’ Union wants to add a fifth member to its executive team next year. The RSU will propose a motion to create a vicepresident equity position at the upcoming semiannual general meeting (SAGM) on Nov. 11. The new post will come with a salary of about $27,000 — the paycheque for current RSU executives. The news has some board members riled up. Since the RSU already has an Equity Committee, many are calling the job unnecessary. “I don’t think it should pass at the SAGM,” said Naeem Hassen, RSU board director for the faculty of business. “I don’t think it’s going to help students the way it should. They’re going to take money and put [it] into ineffective campaigns… and spend money inappropriately.”

I don’t think it’s going to help students the way it should. — Naeem Hassen, RSU board director for the faculty of business Others, like Hassen, say they’re concerned the new vice-president will be created to handle campaigns like Drop Fees, which are not Ryerson-focused. They also allege that because of $50,000 in

BY VANESSA GRECO NEWS EDITOR

The RSU executive team might have a fifth member next year. PHOTO: CHRIS DALE cuts to student life and groups, the RSU shouldn’t fund a new vice-president. Liana Salvador, RSU vice-president education, currently handles equity related works. The new position will split this task. The vice-president equity will manage campaigns against racism and homophobia and supervise the Equity and Sustainability Committee. Toby Whitfield, vice-president finance and services, said there is money in the budget if students support this move.

“We have a large amount of money that we can flex around, but it’s about figuring out where the priorities are,” said Whitfield. “If students want this position, then it’s our job to make sure there’s funding for it.” Whitfield didn’t say from where in the budget money will be taken, but said spending less money on materials for events and cutting food costs for board meetings will help. Despite the $84,000 deficit this year, Whitfield said reserve money will be used to pay it down.

Ex-board member slaps CKLN with injunction

Student dissatisfaction in a recent survey has sparked a campus-wide training program for teaching assistants. Nearly half of first- and fourth-year students at Ryerson don’t find their teaching assistants helpful, according to the 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), a detailed overview of the student experience. Alan Shepard, vice-president academic, said the unfavourable statistic inspired an education and training initiative to improve the strength of Ryerson’s teaching assistants. Ryerson often uses the survey, developed by the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, to track its progress or adjust curriculum. According to Judy Britnell, director of Ryerson’s learning and teaching office, faculty members are given copies of the survey with statistics specific to their programs. “The results should give some idea of how each faculty is doing,” she said.

Survey says... 37%

Percentage of first year students who say they ask questions or contribute to class discussions often.

86%

Percentage of respondents who believe university spending on financial aid needs to improve.

64%

Percentage of Ryerson students who reported working for pay in a typical week.

CKLN community members vote at their annual general meeting on Oct. 28. PHOTO: CHRIS DALE BY SHIRLEY LIN ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Ryerson’s campus-community radio station, saddled with almost a $200,000 debt, is being threatened with a temporary shutdown. CKLN Radio Incorporated was served with an injunction application by ex-board member Mary Young shortly before the annual general meeting (AGM) on Oct. 28. Following this, CKLN board members attended a hearing at the Ontario Supe-

rior Court of Justice on Nov. 2. “Anyone who wants to take us down should be prepared for a bitter fight,” said Ron Nelson, interim chair of CKLN’s board, at the AGM. CKLN has received a $20,000 advance in student fees from the Ryerson Students’ Union for legal counsel, said Toby Whitfield, vice-president finance and services. The remaining $290,000 will be given once their fee agreement is updated. The application outlines an order to restrain actions by CKLN, including broadcasting content,

until a new board of directors is elected. CKLN should cease to operate until this election is done or upon a court order. In an affidavit filed by Young supporting this case, it states that the election for the current board earlier in July was illegal. She refrained comment on the case. “CKLN is vulnerable right now and people are trying to kick us when we’re down, when we have no money, no lawyer, no insurance and we’re basically getting on our feet for the first time,” Nelson told the Eyeopener.

SOURCE: NSSE, WINTER 2008 RESULTS

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Government silent *fart* on tuition fee plan Want more Rude Awakenings? by agata ZIEBA

Next year’s tuition fees remain a mystery for students across the province. Ontario’s tuition framework, a fouryear plan for post-secondary funding, will expire this December. Nothing is set to replace it yet. President Sheldon Levy is worried the university won’t get enough funding for basic functioning, adequate government grants and staff revenues. “I think the government is going to have enough difficulty managing its budget, that they’re going to have to make some very, very tough calls.” Dalton McGuinty’s Reaching Higher plan, the current tuition framework, has allowed tuition fees to go up 4.5 to 8 per cent annually since 2005. Tanya Blazina, spokesperson for John Milloy, minister of training, colleges and universities, wouldn’t comment on what the new academic structure will be called, when it will come out and whether tuition fees will decrease. “We’re looking at [framework] options now. But I can’t speculate on future government decisions,” she said.

Meanwhile, Ryerson student representatives can’t wait for the “Reaching Higher” plan to expire. “It’s detrimental to students, and it’s hindered their ability to get an education since they had to look into other financial areas, like getting a job,” said Mohammed Ali Aumeer, president of the Continuing Education Students’ Association of Ryerson.

They’re going to have to make some very, very tough calls. — Sheldon Levy, on government framework planning Liana Salvador, Ryerson Students’ Union VP Education, plans to lobby the provincial government in December for what students want to see in the new framework, which she believes won’t be released until 2010. For Aumeer, an effective new tuition framework relies on student input. “It’s up to [students] to do the best we can in lowering tuition fees and increasing funding, and telling the government now that we won’t accept it anymore.”

Students cashing in on OSAP

Some students don’t use OSAP for school. PHOTO: BARBORA SIMEK By Michael Deruyter

Tom Rutgers received over $6,000 from OSAP in his first year of university, even though his grandparents had set up a fund to pay for his tuition. When applying for the loan, he lied and said he didn’t have a job and was going to live on campus. Rutgers then invested the loan, making about $180. The fourth-year business student is one of many university students who have used an Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) loan for something other than school. “Before I went to university, my mom suggested I get an OSAP loan and invest the money because the interest is so low,” said Rutgers. The interest rate for an OSAP loan is 3.5 per cent, but the entire loan doesn’t always have to be paid immediately. Students may take up to 15 years to repay the debt and the government offers students many repayment options. OSAP was set up to help students who need financial help with tuition and other school costs.

The amount of funding you receive from OSAP is calculated by subtracting allowable educational costs from their expected contribution. However, as Rutgers demonstrates, the system is not without its loopholes. “The school has nothing to do with the application system,” said Heather Lane Vetere, vice provost students, adding that the government requires stringent documentation. “In the scheme of the whole program some students who don’t need it will inevitably get through, but the vast majority of students who need OSAP get it, and use it for their education,” said Vetere. Adnan Ahmed, a second-year business management student, said he uses his $12,900 OSAP loan for school purposes only. Ahmed said he has friends who use OSAP money when going out. Despite this, he doesn’t believe students taking advantage of the system is a problem. “They have to pay it back anyways,” he says. “What does it matter what they spend it on?”

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Close your wallet with open source by Lauren strapagiel business and technology editor

Open source software is not only a cheaper option for students, it can also be the better option. October 24 to 30 was Toronto Open Source Week (TOSW), starting with the Ontario Linux Fest and ending with the Free Software and Open Source Symposium (FSOSS). Open source is a software design approach that opens up the source code, which is normally closely guarded, for users to edit and improve. The programs are turned into a community effort and are usually free to download and use. “You pay nothing and there is almost every functionality that you need available,” said Ryerson computer science professor Vojislav Misic. He said that when looking for new software, more often than not, “there is an open source tool that does it.” For students, Misic would

recommend OpenOffice, which can be downloaded for free at www.openoffice.org. The application suite, which recently passed its hundred millionth download, offers word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. It’s like Microsoft Office — but without the price tag. Chris Tyler, a coordinator for TOSW, recommends Mozilla Firefox, a web browser that also happens to be open source. This allows users to create add-ons, which can be downloaded at https://addons. mozilla.org. Some handy add -ons include a one-

click YouTube video downloader and Boost For Facebook, which adds skins, roll-over pictures and other features to the site. Open source can do more than save money and deepen Facebook addictions. Tyler said it’s also a useful tool for CS students. “There’s, first off, obviously cost, and beyond that there’s the opportunity to get involved,” said Tyler. Talas Glek, a platform engineer for Mozilla, agrees. During his presentation at FSOSS, he said that collaborative open source projects give CS students the opportunity to work with programs with millions of lines of code. And the feedback cycle of the open source community can give CS students a leg up. “With open source it’s more sort of ‘put your effort where your mouth is,’ so if you say something and you do it, you get respect,” said Glek. “It’s very empowering that way.”

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Credit card processing is a batch Startup 101 by evan wynn Kosiner

I couldn’t believe how expensive and crazy credit card processing was when I started out. To process credit and debit cards, you need what’s called a merchant account. The account costs a monthly fee, a sales percentage (usually three to five per cent with new businesses) and a per transaction charge (typically 25 to 35 cents). Some companies even have batch charges. What is a batch? If you’ve ever had a serving job,

at the end of your shift you process your batch. Essentially all the single payments get put through at once and show up in your bank account as one payment. You can process a batch whenever you like, you could even do it for every transaction, but it starts adding up quickly if your payment processor charges for this service. Credit card processing companies negotiate your sale percentage rate based on your sector and how much volume you’ll be doing. Grocery stores are rumoured to have the lowest rate at 1.39 per cent per transaction. I pay 1.89 per cent and most people pay from three to five per cent. The rate is also calculated on taxes in your transactions. Which leads me to my favourite payment company: Elavon with a Costco Executive Membership.

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Women’s volleyball spiked by suspension Sports editor Anthony Lopopolo investigates into the Rams’ violation of athletic conduct Eight women’s volleyball players were handed a one-week suspension for drinking alcohol in their dressing room at Ryerson, a source told the Eyeopener. Due to a lack of players, the Rams forfeited their games against Waterloo and Brock on the weekend and won’t resume play until Nov. 5. The school has sanctioned the team to carry out 12 community service hours and stripped them of their teamroom privileges after violating an athletic code of conduct. Three members of the men’s basketball team were also complicit in the incident and received equal suspensions. “I think their actions are disappointing. But again, we all make mistakes. I believe [the athletes] are truly remorseful and once their sanction has been completed, we look to move on,” said athletic director Ivan Joseph. Joseph believes the penalty levied by Ryerson demonstrates how seriously the school treats misdemeanours by any athlete. “Our job isn’t to punish them so harshly that it’s unfair. Our job is to make sure learning has a curve. Will they do this again? I don’t think so. I think if they did it again, they would have acted wiser.” Head coach Dustin Reid fully agrees with the suspension, even though he thinks the behaviour of his players is an embarrassment to the program.

“This is an example where student-athletes realize they receive privileges when they play for Ryerson, from the athletic department right down to the coach,” he said. “I don’t see these girls just as volleyball players, but as representatives of the school. “It’s hard for our team to have to look in the mirror and take responsibility for that. It makes us look like we’re not appreciative of the things we do have.” The second-year coach said the incident ranges beyond his team’s image off the court and that more questions rest in his team’s ability to commit to the program’s demands. “It’s not so much about people’s behaviour

Our job isn’t to punish them so harshly that it’s unfair. Our job is to make sure learning has a curve. — Ivan Joseph, athletic director away from the court, it’s about the values of the team and those values which Ryerson stresses in varsity athletics,” Reid said. “If we’re not able to exist within those confines, then it doesn’t really matter what our game is like in the gym. If we want to be a great team, if we want to be a team that’s respected across Ontario and across Canada, then our values need to be respected, too.”

A host of Ryerson athletes are seen perusing the halls with alcohol around Kerr Hall Upper Gym. photos courtesy facebook

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NBA affiliate runs tryout at Ryerson by cory wright

A Toronto Raptors affiliate hosted a free agent tryout Saturday and Sunday at the upper gym in Kerr Hall. The Erie Bay Hawks, Toronto and Cleveland’s developmental league affiliate, held the third of three tryouts looking for names to submit to the DLeague’s Nov. 5 draft. The camps attract a wide range of talent, all looking for an opportunity to further a professional basketball career. “The talent varies from former college players to guys who didn’t even play high-school basketball,” said coach John Treloar.

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The NBA is taking an interest in these guys. — John Treloar, coach of the Bay Hawks Raptors management made an appearance at Ryerson on the weekend to take a look for themselves at the potential D-leaguers. In attendance was Jim Kelly, senior director of scouting, but players aren’t reading too much into the visit. “I don’t think the Raptors are going to say ‘pick this guy, pick that guy’ cause

it’s the coaches decision,” said Bay Hawk hopeful Achuil Lual. “They just wanted to be a part of the developmental process.” Coach Treloar likes the presence of Kelly, saying it shows that “the NBA is taking an interest in these guys.” Only five players from the three camps combined will be in the draft, making the spots ultra-competitive. Treloar told the players that injuries will eliminate a lot of the players, as well as sub-par physical conditioning. Even if the coaches like what they see, there are no guarantees that the players will become Bay Hawks, let alone Raptors. “Just because you’re on the team doesn’t necessarily mean you are Raptors property,” said athletic trainer Keith Grubbs. There is also the chance that another team will swoop in and draft a Bay Hawk prospect first. Ryerson was able to host this tryout due to men’s basketball coach Roy Rana, whom the Raptors reffered to Treloar. This is the second time Rana has landed an event at Ryerson after luring revered European coach Jasmin Repesa last month. The school’s central downtown location also made it an appealing choice.

Rams split home-and-home series The women’s soccer team beat the Toronto Varsity Blues 73-64 last Thursday at Kerr Hall Upper Gym. They dropped their second half of the series against the Blues 74-57.

Rams lose standoff in soccer playoffs by anthony lopopolo sports editor

The men’s soccer team was eliminated from the playoffs last Wednesday, losing 2-1 after a shootout against the Laurentian Voyageurs. At 5-4-5, the Rams racked up their first winning campaign since joining Ontario University Athletics in 1986. Head coach Ivan Joseph is satisfied with what his group of players have achieved, but believes there’s much more stored in their bank. “We set some goals and one of those was to fight for the playoffs, the other was to have a winning season,” he said. “They met my expectations from that point of view. It’s great to have the record, but I think this team has a lot more to give.” Joseph finds nothing disappointing in the team’s lacklustre start to the year — a run that saw the Rams go winless in their opening four games. But in the second half of the season, he saw his Rams charge in the opposite direction, losing only one game in October. “I was teaching a lot of new things. Whenever you learn something new — whether you change your golf grip, you learn a new song ­­— your performance always goes down before it goes up,” he said. “I think it’s the mark of a good team that it continues to improve.” Veteran goalkeeper and captain An-

thony Volpe attributes much of the team’s success to the new philosophy imposed by Joseph. He said he’s seen steady progression during his four years in the program and the current coaching staff is likely to propel the team next season. “Joseph’s worked well with coaches to create a good environment for us,” said Volpe. “He’s given us the space to develop our skills and a lot of players have found their form under him.” To build on this season, Joseph is aiming to establish a more rigorous offseason for his players. The team came together in August without having any prior knowledge of each other, something Joseph wants to avoid the next time around. “We’ve only been together for two months,” he said. “That definitely didn’t allow us to achieve what we could have. “A team has to be together in the offseason, not just for physical and technical growth, but also for camaraderie and cohesion to make sure we’re all on the same page.” Joseph intends to bring six to nine new recruits for next season and filter out the rest of the roster over months of community service and other extracurricular commitments. “It won’t be for everybody, so we’ll have to see if this is something they want to be a part of,” he said.

Anthony Volpe goes for the save in the Rams’ shootout. Photo courtesy northernlife.ca

Athletes of the Week • The men’s hockey team improved their record to 2-4-1 upon defeating the Carleton Ravens on Friday in Ottawa. They lost 6-4 to the Ravens’ rivals, the Ottawa GeeGees, on Saturday. • The men’s volleyball team lost to the Waterloo Warriors 3-2 on Saturday at Ryerson.

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Rye grad dances to love by kelsey wingerak

When Vladimir Jon Cubrt started at Ryerson, he thought the theatre program would be a good way to meet girls. “When I first walked into Ryerson my idea of acting was very different from what it is now,” he said. He’s changed a lot since graduating in 1995. Cubrt is currently working on his second full-length play. The Weeping Salsa is a sensual and emotional exploration of the relationship between a man and a woman whose lives are inextricably tied together. Cubrt wrote, co-directed, and stars in the production, which uses a combination of traditional drama and Latinstyle partnered dancing. Cubrt admitted that he had been lazy during his time at Ryerson and had carried the attitude with him for a short while. “I got my agent and was like ‘OK, they’ll make me a star,’” he said. He lucked out in the first year with television and movie auditions and had everyone under the impression that he was going to make it big, right from the start. “The first year was awesome. Then it tapered off,” Cubrt said. After a long road of television series Cubrt rehearses for The Weeping appearances and small theatre productions, Cubrt discovered himself through pen and paper. Cubrt didn’t even leave writing. “I need to get out what the the play, though it had blurred into the world means to me,” he said. background of his mind because he Cubrt first had his idea for The Weep- didn’t want to lose what he was coming Salsa while watching the first act of posing. That was winter 2005 and now a poorly produced play in Toronto. He he’s only a few weeks from opening was suddenly struck by the vision of night. a man and woman dancing an emoFive nights a week the triple-threat tional salsa. Then, he saw a glimmer performer takes dance lessons at on the imaginary woman’s cheek as she various schools and every Monday he turned. “Why is she crying? Why is she meets with a group of working actors. crying!” Cubrt exclaimed in a frenzy, re- He recruited his co-star of The Weeping living the moment. Salsa, Donna Ryerson-AODT_GS.pdf 1 27/10/09 3:33 PM Christo, in that group. At intermission he ran out to grab a So what’s the message Cubrt wants to

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It’s no picnic being a refusenik With most people owning cell phones, Hilary Hagerman looks into why some students decide to go off the grid Stefania Scarfo spends 3,000 minutes talking on her iPhone every month. That’s about an hour and a half every day, most of it in the evening when her usage is unlimited. On top of that, she sends 2,000 texts and obsessively browses the Internet, sends emails and uses Twitter. All of this runs her bill from $90 to $130 every month. The third-year radio and television arts student got her first cell phone in Grade 10 for her birthday, but can’t remember a time before that when she wasn’t exposed to one. Now her cell phone is a necessity every day. “It’s essential. I need it,” she said. “I can’t imagine going a day without it. “I don’t even have a watch – how would I check the time?” Over half of all Canadians now own a cell phone, and are replacing their landlines with mobile devices. More adults than ever before use cell phones as their only phone, and this is especially true of students. The cell phone, once a luxury, has now become a necessity. We use cell phones to arrange meetings, to keep in touch with friends and to keep us occupied. They help us kill time, break up with partners, find new ones. Cell phones keep us connected in a world where our friends and family no longer need to live close by to keep in touch. More adults than ever before use cell phones, and this is especially true of students. Photo: Chris Dale But some have decided not to buy into it, and have found a way to stay off the grid. Zhantal Lopez, a third-year politics student at Ryerson is one of these “refuseniks.” She sees the widespread adoption of mobile technology and wonders if we aren’t all losing something in the bargain. For Lopez, cell phones have connected us with more people while putting up a barrier between us and those closest to us. “I like being off the grid,” she said. “I’m still talking to people in person.” Because geographic proximity to our social circle is no longer important, we have separated ourselves physically from our community; and because we can touch base at any time, we have de-

valued our individual interactions with others. But we’ve been too busy buying the latest gadget to notice this loss in our personal connections.

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ark Junop lasted three-anda-half years at Ryerson before he bought his first cell phone. The film graduate managed by shaping his life to make it as easy as possible. He lived on campus, spending his first two years in Pitman Hall and his last two at the International Living and Learning Centre (ILC). He had a close circle of friends who he went to classes with almost every day. And since they saw each other so often, they made plans in person, or over MSN Messenger

when they didn’t see each other. And Junop made sure that whenever he went out, he had at least one person with a cell phone to keep them in check. He did all of this to save money. “I tried to push it as much as I could,” he said. A cell phone would have been “just another cost.” All of this changed in fourth year. Junop was working on a short film for his program and realized he could no longer manage without a cell phone. It was easy for him to work without one, but harder for the rest of his crew — if someone had a question for him it travelled through a grapevine of people before actually reaching him. “Just because of the size of it, I had

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pany phones, and that universities may eventually offer the same for students. “Mobile phones are just another way to get access to the cloud,” he said, referring to the cloud of information available to students, whether it be from professors, social groups or anything else important. It’s like a broader form of the Internet. “If you cannot connect with this cloud it will be difficult. “I think you can definitely survive without having a cell phone,” he added. “But I think it’s becoming more and more difficult to live without a con-

nected device.” And if there’s a problem with cell phones and their influence on our social lives, it’s not the cell phone’s fault, it’s how we use them. “The usability and the culture is the issue,” Rahnama explained. “We will adapt the technology to our needs... We’re going to use it the way we need to use it.”

with other people, and we’re not doing anything about it. Sure, she said, you can turn it off — but it never actually happens. “All my friends have cell phones. We’ll be having a coffee and they’ll say, ‘Oh, hold on a sec,’ because they got a text message,” she said. “It’s so frustrating.” This isn’t the only issue the refusenik has with them. Lopez said that when you’re on your cell phone, you don’t his may be a long time coming. notice your surroundings. “It’s strange Lopez sees cell phones getting when you’re walking around and you’re in the way of our interactions missing everything,” she said.

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ossein Rahnama, director of the Ubiquitous Computing Lab at Ryerson, recognizes that there are barriers still between people and mobile technology, and he is working to overcome them. One problem he sees is that many people just aren’t comfortable with being connected to the world every single minute. So Rahnama’s lab is working to give the user more control over their cell phones, offering features like knowing when the person is in a situation where they can’t take a phone call. For example, the person can plug an event into their phone, and incoming calls during that time will automatically be redirected to voice mail with a text message that notifies the user who called. Another issue is that cell phones are expensive — but even this might change. Rahnama said that businesses have realized the necessity of mobile devices and give their employees com-

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to have a cell phone so they could reach me at any time in any way,” he said. Now Junop uses his phone every day. He has moved off campus, and so have his friends. While they still keep in touch, they meet only every couple weeks. “The cell phone gives us the illusion that we’re not so far apart,” he said. “If we didn’t have cell phones we’d have tighter, smaller groups.” Junop said that he’d likely be living with one or more of his friends right now if mobile technology wasn’t as pervasive. “It’s a double-edged sword,” he said. “It makes you stay in touch with the people you don’t normally talk to, but it creates a distance between those you are closer to.”

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Lopez recalled how Jane Jacobs, an urbanist, writer and activist, once fought to keep the Spadina Expressway from dividing Spadina Avenue because it would split the community up. People would no longer walk the streets and spontaneously converse. She said that’s out of date, and now when you walk down the street, most people are on cell phones instead of talking to each other. Small interactions create community, she said, and now we’ve lost those small interactions. But she admitted that she has missed out on things from not having a cell phone. She missed a free Wintersleep show because her friend had emailed her about it, and she doesn’t often check emails. And last summer she travelled to New York and found the maze-like transit system troublesome. “I was so envious of people with iPhones that day,” she said, because they had apps that showed them where they were and how they needed to get there. She was forced to ask security guards, who sent her back and forth between stations, until she finally gave up and took a longer route. She was seeing Grizzly Bear that day and missed the opening act. While she’s now eyeing the iPhone, Lopez is hoping she’ll last without one until she graduates. Until then she will continue to make plans in person and carry quarters for payphones. For Lopez the slight disconnect can actually increase the quality of in-person interactions. If you’re not constantly communicating with someone, she said, maybe you’ll value them more when they are around. “It gives you a chance to miss your friends,” she said.

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