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How My Social Media Class Led To Me Speaking On The National News

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How My Social Media Class Led To Me Speaking On The National News

By Emma Young-Buchalter

In my third year during the Winter 2019 semester, I took the course CMN 288: Communication and Social Media as one of my Professionally Related courses. As a Marketing Management student, I decided to take the course because social media is important for marketers to have a handle on. Little did I know at the time, […]

An Interview with Criminology Student: Victoria Watt

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An Interview with Criminology Student: Victoria Watt

By Emma Young-Buchalter

This blog is focused on the Criminology program as I interviewed one of my closest friends that I happened to meet during my first year in Ryerson residence. Victoria Watt just completed her fourth-year in the Criminology program, and she had the opportunity to go on exchange to England during her third year. Read on […]

My 5 Favourite Classes From First Year

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My 5 Favourite Classes From First Year

By Jenna Larkin

When I was starting university, I was excited about all the different courses I was able to take compared to high school. When people say that universities have a class for just about everything, they weren’t lying. It can be overwhelming deciding which courses to take because of all the options available. Most programs have […]

Myth or Fact: International Student Edition

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Myth or Fact: International Student Edition

By Ankita Roy

Myth 1: it’s harder to get accepted as an international applicant Fact: it’s not if you plan and prepare correctly! It’s essential as international students to start looking at different universities and their requirements based on the country/education system of your high school as soon as you know what you want to study in your post-secondary […]

The Language and Intercultural Relations program: what’s it all about?

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The Language and Intercultural Relations program: what’s it all about?

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A little about me My name is Erica Williams and I am from Barrie, Ontario. I just finished my first year at Ryerson University in the Language and Intercultural Relations (LIR) program. During my this past year I lived in the International Living/Learning Centre residence building. What is the Language and Intercultural Relations program? This […]

If The Office Characters Went to Ryerson

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If The Office Characters Went to Ryerson

By Jenna Larkin

Everyone’s favourite office workers belong to Dunder Mifflin Paper Company Inc, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Scranton is about a six-hour drive away from Toronto and their equivalent of the Eaton Centre is the Steamtown Mall. Despite Scranton being smaller than Toronto, the similarities may not end there. However, before Michael, Jim, Pam and the rest […]

Five Apps You Need to Download Before Starting University

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Five Apps You Need to Download Before Starting University

By Alyssa Twomey

Mobile apps provide us with resources to help us be better students and stay organized throughout the school year. With these tools available in the palm of our hands, it is no wonder we are relying on them more and more. Just like you would go back to school shopping, you should also consider some back […]

An Interview with Fifth Year Hospitality and Tourism Student: Tharshika Jeyaraj

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An Interview with Fifth Year Hospitality and Tourism Student: Tharshika Jeyaraj

By Emma Young-Buchalter

It’s time for another interview with my good friend Tharshika Jeyaraj who is a fellow Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM) student. She is a fifth-year student in the Hospitality and Tourism program and she has had a unique university experience that she is pleased to share with you all (spoiler: she went to the arctic for a […]

So You Want To Earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts…

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So You Want To Earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts…

By Guest

Introduce yourself! I’m Annasofie Jakobsen and I just completed my first year majoring in Performance Production! I’m from Vancouver, BC but I now live in the heart of Toronto studying what I love! Even though I only figured out that I wanted to go to school for technical theatre recently, I’m no stranger to the […]

Myth or Fact: Business Student Edition

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Myth or Fact: Business Student Edition

By Ankita Roy

I’ve learned a lot as a Business student at the Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM) in the last four years. TRSM has helped me grow as a public speaker, decision-maker, strategic thinker, marketer and negotiator – it has truly changed my life and prepared me for the real world in ways I’d never anticipated. […]

Why I Chose Ryerson

Jeremy Tobing

Hey everyone, if you’ve been following my content for some time now then you know that I have quite the affinity to the Mattamy Athletic Centre (MAC). There’s a good reason for that and it ties in quite well with my journey of coming to Ryerson. I thought it was time I share with all of […]

Kiana Jamal: Fashionista and Retail Enthusiast

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Kiana Jamal – Fashionista and Retail Enthusiast I’m Kiana Jamal and I just completed my final year of the Retail Management Program. I chose to pursue this program because every facet of the retail industry fascinates me, and I feel privileged to immerse myself in an industry that is undergoing such rapid and dynamic changes. […]

What’s in My Backpack? Journalism Edition

Mercedes Gaztambide

Wondering what the contents of a journalism student’s backpack look like? Curious about what you should stock up on before school starts? Mercedes has unpacked her bag to show you a few journalism student essentials.

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