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Volume 43, Issue 8 • theeyeopener.com — Ryerson’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1967 • Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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NEWS The Eyeopener•3 Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Ryerson graduate killed in potential hate crimeby vanessa greco
news editoR
More than 1,000 people marched si-
lently past campus last Sunday night, in
honour of Christopher Skinner, a Ryer-
son graduate who was killed on Oct. 18
after being beaten by a group of men.
With candles in hand, they headed
to the spot where the graphics com-
munications management student was
murdered.
Witnesses say the assailants then got
in their black SUV and drove over the
27-year-old before leaving him on the
pavement at the intersection of Victoria
and Adelaide Streets.
The murder has stirred speculation
that Skinner, an openly gay man, may
have been the victim of a hate crime.
“The way they attacked him was just
brutal,” said Dawn Whiteman, who
once worked with Skinner at an adver-
tising agency. “This can only be moti-
vated by hate.”
Police have released surveillance
footage suggesting Skinner was at-
tacked because his hand struck his as-
sailant’s SUV while trying to hail a taxi.
“Yet again, another victim of violence
that was gay and the police are con-
vinced it wasn’t a hate crime,” said Jesse
Trautmann, former RyePRIDE co-ordi-
nator, while walking in the procession.
He added that police might be un-
derplaying the idea of a hate crime to
maintain a gay-friendly image of To-
ronto as the city prepares to host World
Pride celebrations in 2014.
Gillian Mothersill, who taught Skin-
ner during his time at Ryerson, said the
murder of a former student is devastat-
ing no matter what prompted it.
“I’m going through the same range
of emotions as many of his class-
mates,” said the associate dean, fac-
ulty and student affairs in the faculty
of communication and design (FCAD).
“Shock, horror, grief.”
Fifty minutes after the vigil be-
gan travelling from the intersection
of Church and Wellesley Streets, the
crowd arrived at the spot where Skin-
ner was killed.
queen alias “Crystal Ball,” Skinner told
jokes and challenged audience mem-
bers to walk-offs.
“He’s the model of the perfect host,”
said Chad Nuttall, Ryerson’s student
housing manager.
Just blocks away from Ryerson,
Talli Osbourne looked on as groups of
people knelt at the spot where Skinner
died, signing a memorial banner. The
29-year-old was Skinner’s residence ad-
visor when he first arrived at Ryerson.
“Tonight is about showing people
that this isn’t right,” she said. “That this
shouldn’t have happened.”
RyePRIDE plans to launch a hate-
crime awareness postering campaign
and fundraiser in Skinner’s honour.
As a sea of onlookers raised their can-
dles and stood in silence, Amy Grant, a
childhood friend of Skinner’s began to
sing “Amazing Grace” — a song they
sang together as children in the Ux-
bridge Youth Choir.
Grant, a Ryerson nursing graduate,
refuses to speculate on Skinner’s death.
“I don’t want to believe people can be
that bad,” she said. “I hope not because
Chris loved everyone.”
For years, Skinner was the popular
host of Glamour Bingo — an annual
campus residence bingo game with
a drag-themed twist. Under his drag
I don’t want to believe people can be that bad.
—Amy Grant, Skinner’s child-hood friend and Rye alumni
Hundreds gathered on Church Street to honour Christopher Skinner. PHoTo: geoffrey gunn
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AssoCiAte news editoR
Ryerson is looking to put both academic and athletic pro-
grams in Maple Leaf Gardens should the school acquire the
historic property.
Alan Shepard, provost and vice-president academic, said
the building will not only be an outpost for athletes, it will
have to be accessible to all students. The concern is making
the programs more inclusive to the campus and integrating
the site into Ryerson, so it’s more than just an add-on.
But planning is still in its early stages and nothing has
been confirmed yet, he added.
University executives met after-hours on Sunday, Oct. 25
to brainstorm what the next steps would be should a deal be
struck, said President Sheldon Levy.
Meanwhile, Ryerson is still waiting for a $20 million fund-
ing approval for the facility from the federal government.
“You’re sitting there waiting…and you can’t pursue other
options,” said Levy, adding that Ryerson will have to move
very quickly if it secures the building.
Toronto Centre MP Bob Rae has spoken to John Baird, fed-
eral transport minister about the prospect of funding.
“My sense is Mr. Baird himself has been very open to any
conversations that I’ve had with him. So I remain optimistic
that we’re going to be able to do something,” Rae said.
H1n1 vaccine on its way to campusby doMinique LaMberTon
Ryerson’s first batch of the H1N1 vac-
cine is expected to be available to stu-
dents within the next two weeks.
The federal government approved
the vaccine last Wednesday and it will
be available in Toronto to seniors, chi-
dren six months to five years of age,
healthcare workers, pregnant women
and those with underlying medical
conditions on Oct. 29, four days earlier
than planned. The decision came after
a 13-year-old Toronto boy died of the
virus.
Others can receive the vaccine in To-
ronto starting Nov. 2 in designated clin-
ics across the city.
Ryerson’s director of health and well-
ness, Dr. Su-Ting Teo, said when the
vaccine arrives on campus it will be
available on a first come, first serve ba-
sis at the Ryerson medical centre. There
“As happens each year with the sea-
sonal flu vaccination, orders are made
depending on demand,” Teo said.
Matt Demers, a second-year journal-
ism student, believes he is recovering
from H1N1.
“I did a lot of reading when I specu-
lated I had it. It’s a new strain of the
flu so it’s very contagious and younger
people are more susceptible because
we haven’t encountered as many strains
of the flu in our lifetime,” Demers said.
Demers is going to get the vaccine
even though he’s had H1N1.
“It’s a flu that hits you like a truck and
then backs up, lets you get better for a
bit and then runs you over again,” said
Demers.
Doctors told him to drink lots of flu-
ids, take Advil or Tylenol and to avoid
going to school and work.
He’s suffering from a lingering cough,
but feels a lot better.
Teo said it’s important for students to
receive the vaccination as the H1N1 flu
virus seems to affect a higher number
of young healthy people, especially be-
tween the ages of five and 25, than the
seasonal flu.
Teo warned of the common miscon-
ceptions many people have about vac-
cines.
“There are many myths about vac-
cines that can be harmful if they prevent
people from getting them,” she said.
“They’re offering it for free and it’s
going to be right here at the university,
so there’s no excuse not to take it,” said
Demers.
It’s a flu that hits you like a truck and then backs up, lets you get better for a bit and then runs you over again.
—Matt Demers, second-year student
will also be clinics in the Ted Rogers
School of Management building, the
engineering building, 10 Dundas East
and potentially other sites.
Teo said she cannot estimate how
many people will seek the vaccination
at Ryerson.
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It’s interesting sometimes the things
that bring communities together.
Both in sadness and mirth.
When I first heard about the candle-
light vigil organized in honour of Chris
Skinner, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Although hundreds confirmed atten-
dance on Facebook, there was little in-
dication as to how many people were
actually going to show up or what their
mood would be like. Were people going
to be angry or express sorrow?
Walking up Church Street that night,
all questions were quickly answered.
The sombre mass of nearly a thousand
huddled around candles was mesmer-
izing and, in a way, soothing. A commu-
nity knitting themselves together and
recreating themselves from a tragedy.
Strangers and neighbours introduced
themselves, shook hands and shared
stories. The words, “It could have been
any of us,” were uttered a number of
times. Our news team covers the story
on page 3.
Introductions were also taking place
left, right and centre at the Student
Campus Centre — but on a lighter, less
serious note.
Sightings of a mouse lurking around
the building have spurred conversa-
tions over the last couple of weeks.
And in a building that houses several
community leaders including the RSU
and other campus groups, the mouse
brought people together.
Given various monikers — includ-
ing Victor — the mouse was spotted on
all floors and through various nooks
and crannies around the relatively new
building.
The saga came to an end last week.
Planting mouse traps around our news-
room, it was only a matter of time be-
fore Victor was caught in a mouse trap.
The Eyeopener scrambled its pro-
verbial news chopper only to find the
rodent, snagged in a trap by the fridge
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NEWS The Eyeopener•5 Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Spots at Loblaw for Rye
Student Learning Centre faces additional costs
by nicoLe di LuLLo
Ryerson fashion students had to
choose between runways and mid-
terms last week.
LG Fashion Week, the second larg-
est fashion week in North America, ran
from Oct. 19 to Oct. 24 in Toronto. The
event, which falls during fashion stu-
dents’ midterms, could provide indus-
try exposure for students if they’re able
to attend.
“Everything is due during fashion
week. My priority is school,” said Jordyn
Potter, a third-year fashion student.
“I would love to go to fashion week
but I just didn’t have the time.”
Lorna Lewis, fashion program as-
sistant, believes that students should
be involved in fashion week in order to
gain perspective on what their future
Tas Venetsanopoulos, Ryerson’s vice-president research and innovation. FiLe PHoTo
by anne-maRie veTToReL
While Ryerson continues to discuss
a potential partnership on the historic
Maple Leaf Gardens building with Lo-
blaw Companies Ltd., the two have
teamed up on a second project – an in-
ternship program called grad@Loblaw.
The paid program, which looks to
hire 1,000 university graduates over
the next five years, was developed by
Loblaw and the Ted Rogers School of
Management (TRSM).
Students are selected in groups of
100 at a time. The first hiring round
happened last summer.
Of all participating universities, Ry-
erson had the highest number of ac-
cepted students, nabbing 16 of the
100 spots, according to Sean Sedlezky,
TRSM program development manager.
“By the end, they understand how
it all works, the big picture of Loblaw’s
business,” said Sedlezky.
Participants can choose to continue
working when the 18-month internship
ends.
The school of management and Lo-
blaw have had a significant relationship
for years.
“Shortly after the school was found-
ed, Loblaw donated $1 million, which
has been used for things like scholar-
ships, developing programs and online
learning,” Sedlezky said.
Although Loblaw agreed to help Ry-
erson raise $20 million for Maple Leaf
Gardens, there’s no link between a po-
tential athletics centre partnership and
grad@Loblaw, saidPresident Sheldon
Levy.
“I really do see every reason to be-
lieve that Loblaw and the Weston family
would be great partners,” said Levy.
career may entail. Making the time may
come at a cost though.
“They must give up one thing for an-
other sometimes,” said Lewis.
“Our program is rigorous and de-
manding; on top of that many students
work part time. That is the reality of
the situation,” said Robert Ott, chair of
fashion.
“I’m not sure if simply rescheduling
midterms is a solution,” said Ott.
Even without this change, faculty and
administration think improvements
can be made.
“We’re working on establishing many
more relationships with industry lead-
ers to help our students experience the
grit.
“I would love to move classes for the
entire time during LG Fashion Week to
the tents.” said Ott.
Fashion week vs. exams
Jordyn Potter picked school over fashion week. PHoTo: maTT LLeWeLLyn
by caRyS miLLS
newS editor
Additional costs for the Student Learning Cen-
tre (SLC) will run between 2.5 and 4 per cent, ac-
cording to Linda Grayson, vice-president admin-
istration and finance.
Grayson announced the increase to the cost of
the project at a Board of Governors meeting on
Oct. 26. The costs are part of Ryerson complying
with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabili-
ties Act.
The legislation’s goal is full accessibility for
Ontarians by 2025 by putting standards in place
throughout the province.
One issue at Ryerson is the distance between
stacks in the library. Currently, the space is 39
inches but the distance now needs to be 80
inches.
“That has a huge implication on the cost of
building a library,” said Grayson at the meeting.
The SLC’s architect will be selected by the end
of 2009. The facility, at Yonge and Gould Streets,
will house study space and an addition to the li-
brary. The act requires new buildings to comply
to the standards immediately while older build-
ings can be updated more gradually.
The rest of what went down at the meeting:
• Tas Venetsanopoulos, vice-president research
and innovation, reported that Ryerson was
ranked number one in the increase of research
publications from 2002 and 2007
• A research project is merging real life with
virtual lives through gaming, simulations and
goal-based social interactions. There’s also a
$1.82 million wind technology research project.
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Groaners & Briefs
By ross arBour
The work of one of Canada’s most
important contemporary photogra-
phers is coming to Ryerson.
Edward Burtynsky has travelled the
world to capture how humans “trans-
form nature through industry.”
His 56-image exhibit, “Oil,” is cur-
rently on display at the Corcoran Gal-
lery of Art in Washington, D.C. It will
come to the new Ryerson Gallery and
research centre in May 2011.
Burtynsky studied photography and
art history at Ryerson in the 1970s. The
school gave him an honourary doctor-
ate in 2007.
Doina Popescu, the curator respon-
sible for Ryerson’s upcoming exhibition
of the Black Star Collection, went there
on opening day to discuss its potential
future at Ryerson.
“It’s a theme that touches everyone,”
Popescu said.
“I’m hoping it will speak to Ryerson
Burtynsky back at Ryerson
students and the Toronto community.”
Burtynsky’s work was last showcased
at Ryerson in a 1982 exhibit called
Landscapes & Greenhouses.
According to Don Snyder, chair of
image arts, there have been lectures
from photographers including Burtyn-
sky, but having a new gallery in which
to display their work is a “great thing for
[the university] and Toronto.”
Burtynsky’s work will be on campus in 2011 . photo: canadianart.com
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Ryerson’s royal visitOn Oct. 21, security found a man in an alleyway on campus. He told security that he was the King of England and that he was married to Queen Anne. When security asked him to leave, he said the British police would soon be on their way.
Bloody keenerA male student went to his midterm with a bloody arm. He cut his forearm at work in a meat grinder be-fore his exam. He wrapped the wound in napkins and tape before going to his exam. He tried to resist medical treatment.
One drink you won’t find at the RamFor the third time this year, someone has con-sumed hand sanitizer on campus. A non-commu-nity member was found by security, drinking sanitiz-er on Gould Street. This year, Ryerson has put more hand sanitizer on campus for H1N1 prevention.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 biz & tech the eyeopener•7
Matty Scolozzi is making the world a little more
environmentally friendly, one pencil at a time.
The 33-year-old Ryerson grad is the latest per-
son to turn trash into treasure with his line of envi-
ronmentally conscious pencils. Now based out of
Vancouver, Scolozzi’s company, Earthzone, makes
pencils that are made of 100 per cent recycled
newspaper.
Every year, four billion trees are cut down world-
wide to make wooden pencils. They’re made in
factories that pollute the air, and then are thrown
away in landfills.
Earthzone takes entire used newspaper sheets,
flattens and cuts them, and then wraps the pencil
graphite with glue. No toxic chemicals are used,
erasers are latex free and pencil shavings can even
be recycled.
by evan wynn Kosiner
startup 101
When N is new
ryerson grad finds niche with green pencilsby hilary hagermaN
After graduating from Ryerson’s film program in
1999, Scolozzi pursued a masters degree in archi-
tecture at the University of British Columbia.
“I felt film was too restricted and I wasn’t very
good at it,” he said. “But more importantly, I felt
as if I wasn’t helping anyone beyond the theatre in
which my film was being watched.
“Then I was designing houses and buildings
and I found that I wasn’t impacting my commu-
nity enough. I wanted to play a part in the com-
If networking to the power of you is a new con-
cept, meet the mathematical equation Nu. That’s
networking (N) to the power of you (u). This may
be a “nu” concept for some, but behind every great
business is a great networker.
I used to run around naked. Yes, granted, I was
three, but damn did I get a head start on my net-
working career. People love a kid running around
naked. In recent years my nude jogging has been
on a steep decline. When I’m 47 and running
around naked, I’ll just look crazy.
Opportunities presented to you are a matter of
how your community views you, and networking
for me has been a huge component of my success.
To expand, if people know you’re a rock star, your
community will eat, talk and breathe music with
you. Now sub music for what you’re up to. People
probably relate to you as a student, milk it.
For confidentiality reasons I won’t share who
I’ve spoken to through cold calling, but you would
be surprised. Pull the “student card.” The presi-
dents of majors companies, are on the phone with
me. Google their email, tell them what you want
to contribute and most importantly ask for a meet-
ing. If you don’t ask you aren’t getting anything.
Try thinking that everything you hate about
people has everything to do with you, and noth-
ing to do with them. In other words, you caused
it. If someone doesn’t call me back, what did I do
wrong? When you’re about blame someone else,
that’s your cue to look at yourself.
Don’t be afraid to bring yourself to the table.
I’ve always tried covering myself up with compa-
nies and hot girlfriends. It was only after breaking
up with my ex-girlfriend that she wanted me to
spend some time on me. Next thing I know, people
in all areas of my life were ready, willing and able
to share themselves in a way that contributes to
me loving me — without the need of having my
identity build on what I’ve done. I can just bring
myself, without proving myself, to the table.
This is what you need to network to the power
of you. To network you need to be someone who
is open to people. Someone who is straight talking
and has integrity.
Live life, have fun and network. This week’s
homework: Talk to five people you’re scared to.
If you have any questions about running your
own business or have feedback for Evan, send an
email to [email protected]
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Ryerson’s response team is amaz-ing! The 5 hour hospital wait...not so much.
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Matty Scolozzi peddles his eco-friendly pencils. photo courtesy miDDle chilD marketiNg
munity and the environment.”
He said that one of the skills that remained
constant over the years was his ability to gener-
ate ideas and turn them into reality, which helped
him develop the Earthzone brand and vision.
Scolozzi wants the world to become more envi-
ronmentally-conscious. “I think everything needs
to be more environmentally friendly; not just pen-
cils but cars, shampoo, tires — you name it.
“There’s no ands, ifs or buts about it — some-
thing needs to be done. Ultimately Earthzone is all
about the environment and to reduce our needs of
natural resources.”
He said it’s not only the product itself that needs
to be environmentally-friendly, but the process of
making it too. “If a chair, for example, is made from
100 per cent recycled plastic but we burn through
one ton of toxic garbage [to make it], that chair
is really not environmentally friendly,” he said.
“That’s what Earthzone strives for. An environ-
mentally friendly process is equal to if not more
environmentally friendly than the product itself.”
Since the company launched in 2005, they’ve
been making a bigger impact each year. The pen-
cils are now sold at 300 stores across Canada, in-
cluding Chapters and Ryerson’s bookstores, and
will soon be launched in the U.S.
Scolozzi also shared some advice for future en-
trepreneurs. “You have to be willing to give it all
you’ve got and then some extra.”
He added to not be afraid of asking questions,
to be self-critical and to focus on one thing and
make it happen.
But most importantly, stick with it. “Be ready to
sweat,” he said. “And always get up and try it again
if you fall down.”
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Wednesday, October 28, 20098•The Eyeopener fEaTurEs The Eyeopener•9Wednesday, October 28, 2009 fEaTurEs
I grab the top bar of the wrought
iron ladder. Lifting my right foot, I
feel for the next step without look-
ing down. I won’t look down. Iron rods
form a semi-circle around the ladder,
but I am not convinced. If I were to let
go now I would fall 10 storeys to the
ground below. After testing the strength
of the bar, I transfer all my weight to
my palms and lift my left foot one step
higher. I take a deep breath.
“You won’t fall,” says J. Krause, a roof-
er who did not want his full name pub-
lished for professional reasons. Roof-
ing, in this case finding fire escapes or
ladders to climb on top of roofs, is a
semi-legal hobby of Krause’s.
He has already sprung up the ladder.
Now he patiently waits as I snail up to
the top of a red brick building on the
corner of Adelaide and Widmer streets.
We are alone up here. Air condition-
ers, pipes and unkempt weeds cover
the surface. There are different views of
the city from all four corners. Adelaide
Street during rush hour is cramped with
one way traffic, red brake lights dotting
the gray road. Fancy coffee shops line
the sidewalk. A homeless person limps
up a very quiet Widmer Street. The last
side is blocked by apartments with
glimpses of Toronto roads, cars and pe-
destrians peeking out in between.
I have walked these Toronto streets
almost every day and perhaps even seen
this antique-looking red brick building.
But climbing on top of it opens up the
skyline and I see that it is beautiful. I
know just how far away I am from those
buildings although having all of them
there at once makes them feel closer.
It is, as Ryerson student Andrew McGill
notes, a spiritual experience.
McGill and Krause are part of a small
group of friends who seek escape from
the busy downtown by rising above it.
Josh MacDonald, a third-year photog-
raphy student at Ryerson, said he likes
the feeling of “mapping the city.” Sec-
ond year arts and contemporary stud-
ies student Stefanie Block used to go
on rooftops in her hometown of Lad-
ner, B.C. and continued the adventure
when she moved to Toronto. Rooftops
are “uninhabitated places,” said Block,
“so there is an excitement of discover-
ing something new.”
McGill’s fascination with heights
came from his time atop the 70-foot
hay silo on his family’s farm just out-
side Glencoe, Ont., where he grew up.
Seeing the country laid out before him
helped him connect with something he
can’t quite describe. It’s a feeling he said
is similar to what he experiences when
on top of a roof in Toronto.
“It’s a different perspective,” said the
third-year new media student. “You
don’t have a wide open space [in the
city]. You’re constantly being blocked
when you’re out there and it’s only when
you’re on top of a roof that you see the
whole breadth of the city.”
Their passion is related to psycho-
geography, what Shawn Micallef from
Spacing magazine said is a method of
breaking one’s usual routine and taking
a different path to view the city.
“The change in perspective is what
brings about a change in feelings to-
wards a certain place,” he said. “To-
ronto, our ‘home’ as we know it, has so
much to offer but we only stick to our
approach. Taking a new alley or look-
ing at a place from a different direction
can bring about a dramatic shift in your
knowledge of the place.”
While psychogeography is primarily
about exploring open, public spaces in
the city from a different angle, roofing
is more closely related to urban explo-
ration, a concept that has the same
characteristics as psychogeography but
deals with buildings and their interiors.
Sean Galbraith, an urban explorer
and photographer, said, “When I am ex-
ploring buildings or in places I shouldn’t
side doesn’t say anything about what
may be its aura from inside,” he said.
Krause and his friends have been
roofing for a few years now, but psy-
chogeography dates back to the 1950s
when Marxists and radical Frenchmen
started doing snail walks around the
out buildings he has been on and gives
me tips on how to spot a good roof.
“Chinatown at night is the best,” he
says. Almost every building in China-
town is covered with graffiti, a strong
indicator of roof accessibility. If some-
one can draw on the side of the build-
next to the parking lot. A cop is patrol-
ling the street. He walks away from us
towards a parked police cruiser and his
head disappears inside the car to talk to
another officer.
We look at each other. Neither of us
are sure what the officer would do if he
saw us, or what we would do if we were
caught. But Krause is determined — this
is a roof he has never been on before.
“I’ll go up the ladder first and see
if the cops can see us,” he says as he
smoothly scales the ladder and walks
onto a slanted roof, which connects to
a very easy-to-climb fire escape. I know
I am slower so I don’t wait to follow. I’m
halfway up the ladder when I get the OK
from Krause, who has assessed the situ-
ation on the street.
I spread my arms to maintain my bal-
ance while walking up the slanted roof.
We get to the fire escape and I feel like
a six-year-old just reaching the play-
ground. Having done this once before, I
know the drill. Holding onto the railing
more for emotional support than any-
thing else, we start climbing.
The fire escape runs next to the win-
dows of the building, and we pass them
on our way up. The lights on the first
floor are on and two office workers sit
at their desks. We are only a passing
blur as Krause and I almost jog up. We
aren’t as slick with the second floor. A
blonde in a red shirt looks up from her
clipboard and stares straight at us. Her
gaze follows our footsteps. She thinks
we are trouble.
“I think we should go back,” says
Krause. “Too many people have seen us.
On the roof of the worldWalled in by buildings on all sides, walking around Toronto is a claustrophobic experience. But a small group of students, some from Ryerson, have risen above this obstacle. Roop Gill follows them up the fire escape to find the city’s a different place from the skies.
10 storeys above ground, Roop climbs the fire escape to the roof on Adelaide and Widmer streets. PhoTo: J. KRause
Krause stands on the peak of a roof overlooking Church Street. He says graffiti is a good sign of an accessible roof. PhoTo: RooP Gill
When I am exploring buildings or in places I shouldn’t be in, I feel a new sense of ownership and appreciation for the place
- Sean Galbraith, urban explorer
But I am coming back here tonight.”
We go down the fire escape as quick-
ly as my speed allows. I make sure not
to look at the windows and avoid the
suspicious glares of the office workers.
“Urban exploration is just a relative-
ly new name for trespassing,” said Gal-
braith. “It is considered a little more
illegal than jaywalking.”
So I don’t want to take the risk. We
climb down the ladder and casually
start walking down Pearl Street. Krause
keeps looking over his shoulder, not
for the police or the office workers but
at the building. “I’m coming back here
tonight,” he says at least three more
times during our walk to the Dundas
and Church area.
We stop in front of townhouses bor-
dering a commercial building.
“This is someone’s house, so climb
softly,” he tells me. There is only one
light on in the building. We climb a lad-
der that leads up to a sharply-angled
roof. Krause goes first and then pulls
me up. I’ve gotten pretty good at deal-
ing with the vertigo, though this roof is
shorter than the others we’ve been on
tonight. It takes a few seconds to get
used to the steep slant but once I can
walk on it, I stand on the peak and ad-
mire the church in front of me. The old
architecture is in contrast with the tall
buildings behind it, all looking grayish-
blue in the dusky, cloudy sky.
We walk along the edge of the roof
to the corner and jump over to the flat
rooftop next door. Moist grass covers
the surface and satellites with the deep
red NOW logo emblazoned on them
make it the most colourful roof so far.
It’s getting darker and colder. My
hands are numb from all those wet iron
bars. As we are about to call it in, Krause
tells me about a building he really wants
to climb.
“It’s 15 stories high and the fire es-
cape just walks you onto the roof,” he
says. “You can see the entire Yonge and
Dundas Square from there.”
“Then why haven’t you gone up yet?”
I ask him.
“The entrance to the fire escape is
from an alley. There is a nine-foot-high
door with barbed wire on top. We are
going to bring a blanket, throw it over
the fence, climb onto a garbage bin and
get to the other side. That view will be
amazing.”
“I bet,” I say. “Where is it?”
be in, I feel a new sense of ownership
and appreciation for the place.”
Galbraith, originally an urban plan-
ner, has made a second career out of
photographing abandoned buildings.
“What a building looks [like] from out-
city. They travelled Paris using a map of
London in order to get lost and discover
something new about their city.
We don’t need a map as we cut
through alleys in the entertainment
district. During the walk, Krause points
ing, there is a way they got
there.
“We mostly look for fire
escapes and ways to climb to
the top,” says Krause. He tells
me he once shimmied three
storeys up a yellow pipe to
access a roof. But he assures me we
won’t be doing the same.
We cut through a parking lot and
Krause halts in front of road construc-
tion on Pearl Street. His eyes lock onto
a fire escape on the side of the building,
Krause stares down Adelaide Street. He’s been roofing for a few years now. PhoTo: RooP Gill
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Ross’s favourite costume was his grim reaper dinosaur. “I had a dinosaur mask
and a grim reaper staff and blade, then had lots of fake skin all cut up with razor
blades,” said Ross.
What would he do with an hour to spare before the big party and $10 in his
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and television arts.
Guest’s Halloween experience last year may be among the scariest.
“In Oakville, we went to an abandoned insane asylum. We drove up
this old road and explored the building. Then there were crazy clicking
and banging noises and I freaked out,” said Guest.
What would she do with an hour to spare before the big party and
$10 in her pocket?
“I would go out and buy some crazy glasses and maybe a wig. I would
do my make-up really wild and put on tights or a body suit and go as
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The Eyeopener•11Wednesday, October 28, 2009 ArTs & lifE
When a fear becomes a phobiaby aMaNDa CUPIDO
arts and life editor
Everyone has that Achilles heel. It’s that one
thing you are utterly afraid of. Whether it’s the
thought of a spider crawling on your neck or being
alone in the dark, that one weakness is something
that’s inevitable.
But when does fear translate into something
more?
According to Donna Ferguson, clinical psychol-
ogist at DF Psychological services, having fears
are normal while phobias are on a different level.
“Phobias are fears that develop into something
abnormal,” she said.
The most common phobias include being
afraid of insects, animals, injections and blood.
Although a lot of people are afraid of things such
Eye asks: What freaks you out?
Fear of squirrels
When I was a kid, a friend of mine told me her mother was attacked by a group of squir-rels.—Kiera toffelmire, journalism
Fear of 2012
The whole 2012 theory is scary, and it’s pretty close. The world could end in two years.—Julia extance, urban and re-gional planning
as insects, determining whether it’s a fear or pho-
bia isn’t tough. “For the most part, people realize
when it’s not just a normal fear,” said Ferguson.
Phobias can be caused by family history, genet-
ics, a traumatic incident or a combination of mul-
tiple issues. Ferguson helps target the source and
come up with a treatment.
“The most common treatment is to gradually
desensitize people by exposing them to what they
are afraid of.”
She used the example of someone who has a
phobia of spiders. First, she would show the pa-
tient a picture of a spider. Then she’d progress to
doing treatments with plastic spiders. The final
step would be using a real spider.
“You can take the exposure technique to treat
most phobias,” Ferguson said. She also said there
are medications for people who want more than
just the exposure treatments.
At Ryerson, the psychology department has a
few professors who deal specifically with phobias.
Tisha Ornstein, an assistant psychology professor
and clinical nurse, deals with people who have car
anxieties which stem from a jarring experience.
“Because of that traumatic event, they can be-
come scared of anything that relates,” she said. It
can range from driving a vehicle to simply cross-
ing the street.
“It causes anxieties and can lead to heart palpi-
tation or sweating,” said Ornstein.
She also said that phobias can develop over
time or right away, also referred to as acutely. Post-
traumatic car phobias usually develop acutely and
can persist.
For more information, Ornstein recommends
taking a look at the Diagnostic Statistics Manual.
Some phobias aren’t as simple as
being afraid of spiders
Anablephobia: fear of looking up
Dutchphobia: fear of the Dutch
Geliophobia: fear of laughter
Phallophobia: fear of a penis, especially erect
Eurotophobia: fear of female genitalia
Pteronophobia: fear of being tickled by feathers
Papyrophobia: fear of paper
Nomatophobia: fear of names or other words because of their meaning
Ideophobia: fear of ideas or reason
Ablutophobia: fear of washing or bathing
Scriptophobia: fear of writing in public
Vestiphobia: fear of clothing
Thaasophobia: fear of being idle
Samhainophobia: fear of Halloween Phobophobia: fear of phobias
by IMraN KhaN
Fear of centipedes
They move so fast and they have so many legs.
—tania strockback, public health and safety
Fear of embarrassment
No one likes to be embar-rassed, people have too much pride.—adam Uraismi, geographic analysis
Wednesday, October 28, 200912•The Eyeopener spOrTs
Rowers strike gold
The coach of the women’s soccer
team is coming under fire from former
players who accuse him of creating
a negative environment and holding
players back.
Two of the five veterans who left last
season revealed damaging accounts
about their time under coach Peyvand
Mossavat to the Eyeopener.
Tessa Dimitrakopoulos, who left
Mossavat after arguments over a miss-
ing cell phone, dug deeper into her is-
sues with the coach and how he drove
her out of the team.
“There were too many headaches
from the players and the coach,” she
said.
The team missed the playoffs for the
second year in a row due to the absence
of players like Dimitrakopoulos, On-
tario University Athletics all-star and
former rookie of the year in 2006.
After Dimitrakopoulos was offered a
spot on a semi-professional soccer club
in Toronto, she said Mossavat discour-
aged her from taking the opportunity.
Instead, he wanted her to commit her
summer to playing on a team with oth-
er players from Ryerson.
“It made me feel pretty bad,” she
said. “He didn’t support me and it was
a good chance for me.”
When asked if she would play if Mos-
savat was replaced, she said yes. “I miss
playing university soccer, but I don’t
miss playing under him,” Dimitrako-
poulos said.
by adRian cheung
by anthony lopopolo
sports editor
• The women’s volleyball team needed four sets to win their season opener 3-1 against the Ottawa Gee-Gees. The men, however, lost to the Western Mustangs in Kerr Hall Gym 3-0.
The Ryerson Rams rowing team won
its first Ontario University Athletics
(OUA) gold medal on Saturday, but the
two-man team composed of Philippe
Roy and Matt Buie were more satisfied
than anything else.
“We’ve just put in our hours in train-
ing and it ended up with a successful
win at the end. So it was very satisfying
and exciting because we got first place,”
Roy said.
The Roy and Buie tandem had only
been together for two years outside of
school but they stood strong to beat out
competition from traditional rowing
powerhouses such as Brock, Western
and Queen’s. All the more audacious
too, was that the team decided to con-
serve energy during their heats and go
Coach collides with playersThat sentiment was echoed by third-
year student Kristen Horgan Smith, who
couldn’t tolerate Mossavat’s approach
to the game. She said that most players
– including those who continued to be
part of the team this season – held the
same opinion.
“We played in a toxic environment
and I found [Mossavat] to be very ma-
nipulative. The players were getting
their spirits crushed on a daily basis,”
said Smith. “It was so easy to get in
fights when everyone was under so
much stress.”
Smith said the players aren’t at fault
and have the ability to achieve much
more. “It’s really unfortunate because
everyone on the team comes in with
a lot of talent, and within a couple of
months of playing for the team, they
lose it all. It took me about a year to get
back my confidence that I had before I
came,” she said.
However, Mossavat feels there are
going to be disagreements on a team
and testifies that those who left share a
minority opinion of him.
“As the star of the team – whether
you’re Andrea Raso or Meagan Blodgett
– nobody’s bigger than the team. As a
team, we have some philosophies; we
have some values we’ve set in place. I
won’t compromise any star,” he said.
He argues that Dimitrakopoulos and
Smith are casting a negative shadow on
the program, in which he still sees lots
of passion.
“People are saying there’s a much dif-
ferent number in players from last year
to this year,” said Mossavat. “People
don’t talk about, let’s say, the one player
(Kendra Welham) we lost to academics,
who’s dying to come back next year.
“But I will never sacrifice a team for
one individual player. I’m willing to
move forward with less talent, poten-
tially, to make sure that we hold those
values and traditions strong.”
Athletic director Ivan Joseph doesn’t
think it’s correct to blame either party.
“I want our coaches to demand a lot
out of our players. If they choose not to
pursue it, it’s time to go. Personalities
are going to butt heads,” said Joseph.
“I don’t know if I’m keeping a closer
eye on Peyvand, but I pay attention to
all my coaches.”
full force in the finals.
Buie, a third-year architecture stu-
dent, said, “There were no illusions that
this race was going to be easy. But we
didn’t have any doubt in our minds we
could win.”
It’s certain that Roy and Buie’s histor-
ic win also paves the way for a renewal
in Ryerson’s rowing team. Most of the
team is made up of novices – members
who had no prior experience in the
sport. But head coach Dominic Kahn
believes that the underdog status is
something the team has used to its ad-
vantage.
“Our novices actually get a taste of
what [competition] is like. And they
now get to back that taste up with the
athleticism and the desire. And you put
some hard work into it and you see the
results,” Kahn said.
Coach Peyvand Mossavat faces backlash from former players. file photo
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