In Rye we trust?
During my four years at this university, Ryerson made the mistake of trusting me.
When it came to assignments, essays and deadlines, I was a master of weaseling my way into one extension after another. In a way, I cheated the system and got away with it. We all do it.
In the past, I think the balance of trust between students and their profs relied heavily on the students. It’s the student who is accused of cheating, after all.
But ever since the Chris Avenir cheating scandal, that balance of trust has been reversed. Treating students like petty criminals doesn’t instill much mutual trust.
This week marks the launch of our new series — “Can you trust Ryerson?” In the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a look at different trust issues like theft, privacy and safety on campus.
Check out the results of a student survey we put together on page 5.
And make sure to look for the weekly installments in coming issues.
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On the topic of questionable trustworthiness, the RSU elections are kicking into full gear.
This election reminds me of a few years back, even though there are four candidates running for president this year.
In 2007 when Nora Loreto won the presidency, she ran unopposed. And despite the fact that more students turned out than ever to vote against her, it was a relative cakewalk to victory.
This year feels very similar.
Candidates have been disqualified left and right for trivial technicalities. Even the posters that we’ve seen have been predominantly the ones from the Canadian Federation of Students machine.
So while the reigning slate may be celebrating what looks like an easy win, a victory is only as good as the competition.
Comments
Anonymous, about 1 month ago said:
Hey, a quick search through old articles indicates that you're way wrong about your claim that more people voted against Loreto during the yes/no ballot.
She lost in 2004 (more than 50 percent voted against her)
She won in 2005 and 2006 (the biggest win margin being 33 percent of people voting against her)
She won in 2007 (28 percent of people voted no).
Come on, this is basic research using your own paper. You should change your article to fix this error.
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Anonymous, about 1 month ago said:
I thought that meant that voter turnout was at an all-time high.
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Anonymous, about 1 month ago said:
Naw, turnout was much lower that year, which isn't surprising because it was uncontested. The year before when Mohammed Ali Jaber won, it was an all-time high for his team, and Loreto was on that.
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Anonymous, about 1 month ago said:
Hey Amit, you are a tool, bro. It is easy to sit on the sidelines and fire shots at people who are genuinely trying to do something positive. Toby and Liana were a dynamic duo this year. They got us a discount TTC pass and they closed Gould Street. If they win by a landslide this year (and I hope they do), it isn't because it was an "easy win", it'll be because the worked their freakin' asses off all year for Ryerson students - and people took notice.
Time to give up the armchair and do something useful for a change. ... Like Toby and Liana.
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