Tag: Carla Wintersgill

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CAN YOU READ THIS?

Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief As someone who makes a living reading and writing, I pay close attention to how many people can actually read what I’m writing. In Canada, we’re proud of the accessibility we provide to education but our literacy rates tell another story. According to a 2005 StatsCan report, four in 10 Canadian adults […]

NICKELLING AND DIMING US TO DEBT

Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief Whenever journalists start messing around with numbers, things start to get scary. After all, we were those kids in high school who flunked out of math class with the, “When will I ever need to use this again?” attitude. I would like to state for the record that I didn’t fail math. […]

It’s not too late to join the cult

Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief I just finished updating the excel spreadsheet that I use to keep track of all our volunteers and their amount of contributions. Normally, this isn’t a very exciting or noteworthy task. But tonight was different. Tonight, The Eyeopener hit the 150 mark. That’s 150 students who have volunteered their writing, photography and […]

FROM CHAOS COMES GREATNESS

February 25, 2009

Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief In case you haven’t been following the news, let me break it down for you: the global economy is in the shitter. If you graduate this year, have fun trying to find a job. And it’s not going to get better anytime soon. Despite the gloomy forecast, there is a feeling of […]

‘HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A ROCK STAR’

February 25, 2009

By Carla Wintersgill Graydon Foster was born in Toronto on Sept. 25, 1990 to Eric Foster and his wife, Debora, a Ryerson chemistry prof. Graydon was the baby of the family, with an eight-year age difference between himself and his older brother, Ryan. He also had two older half-brothers, Colin and Chris. A goofy-looking red-headed […]

EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING

February 11, 2009

Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief This time each year, the regular Eyeopener gets put on the shelf and is taken over by our annual Love and Sex issue. The responsibility of this massive undertaking falls in the lap of the second- term features editor, and as someone who has been there before, I can attest to the […]

WHAT YOU WON’T SEE IN THE EYEOPENER

January 14, 2009

By Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief As editor-in-chief, I take pride in telling our readers all about our stories for the week. Our primary role as journalists is informing the public, and nothing makes me happier than a good scoop. Having the best campus news coverage is what we strive for every day. So it seems counterintuitive […]

SHOWING OUR RYE COLOURS

November 26, 2008

Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief It’s hard to believe, but I’ve already come to the halfway point of my tenure as editor-in-chief. Most of the masthead has been looking forward to the last issue, if only because it marks the end of the term and the beginning of winter break. Our sports editor, Erin Valois, has been […]

DON’T WANT TO VOTE? DO IT ANYWAY, IT’S YOUR DUTY

October 8, 2008

I don’t care if you have no interest in politics. Go in and spoil your ballot.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF SPORTS STORY

October 1, 2008

Carla Wintersgill Editor-in-Chief Sports journalism has a tendency to fall into the trap of clichéd boosterism — especially with winners. One of the best stories this week is about the success of the Ryerson rowing team, which won a pair of gold medals for the first time in its history. Reporter Chelsea Miya spent a […]

FAKING THE GRADE

September 24, 2008

There is an increasing amount of students that are realizing that the easiest way to get an extension is to produce a doctor’s note.

WE TAKE YOUR MONEY; HELP US SPEND IT WISELY

September 17, 2008

Full disclosure: The Eyeopener receives $14.27 in funding from every Ryerson student. That’s a good chunk of change.