Ryersonian This Week is a news audio series produced by senior students in the School of Journalism in Toronto. It features weekly news from ryersonian.ca and from the community in Ryerson’s ward.

In this episode of Ryersonian This Week:We talk to Justin Ling, host of the CBC Podcast series Uncover: The Village, which looks into the Bruce McArthur murders and ongoing investigations into underreported murders from Toronto’s Gay Village — some which go as far back as the 1970s. This is our final episode for the 2018-19 academic year. Ryersonian This Week will be back in the fall of 2019.

Ryersonian This Week is a news audio series produced by senior students in the School of Journalism in Toronto. It features weekly news from ryersonian.ca and from the community in Ryerson’s ward.

In this episode of Ryersonian This Week:

Why funding cuts to overdose-prevention sites in Toronto, despite what some may think, matters to Ryerson students too

Diving into the city’s homelessness crisis — its links to the lack of affordable housing, and why advocates say the city’s not doing enough

An interview with Brad Poulos, cannabis business expert, on how Ford’s pot shop lottery system means a slow start for brick and mortar dispensaries

Music Credits:

Podington Bear, “Enrichment” “Lake Victoria” and “Refraction” from freemusicarchive.org

Ryersonian This Week is a news audio series produced by senior students in the School of Journalism in Toronto. It features weekly news from ryersonian.ca and from the community in Ryerson’s ward.

In this episode of Ryersonian This Week, we’re sharing the work of third-year journalism students from the Engaging with Democracy Initiative, from professor April Lindgren’s Ryerson course:

How are friendships and acquaintanceships impacted when two different people live at opposite ends of the political spectrum? Some students share how they navigate those rocky waters

A conversation with third-year students Yusra Javed and Charles Buckley on the Engaging with Democracy beat: what youth and political engagement looks like now, under the Ford government, including where young people aren’t getting involved, and how that could be a big problem.

In this episode of Ryersonian This Week,

Ryerson students walk out to protest the Ford government’s plans on OSAP and post-secondary education — how far will their activism take them?

How Toronto’s Muslim community is dealing with the issue of Islamophobia following the terror attacks in New Zealand

An interview with a Ryerson student and actor, who stars in a web series set in the Regent Park neighbourhood, titled “The Regent Park Project”

Music Credits:

Podington Bear, “Swale” “Raw Umber” “Three Colours” from freemusicarchive.org

In this episode of Ryersonian This Week:We have an interview with the upcoming RSU president, Vanessa Henry, who won the 2019 elections on March 14. We ask Henry about what’s in store for the RSU in the fall, in the wake of a financial scandal and university changes from the Ford government.

In this episode of Ryersonian This Week:

How the RSU credit card scandal and Doug Ford’s proposed opt-out options for ancillary fees could impact voter turnout at the RSU 2019 elections

#IWD2019: The ways Torontonians want to make the city a safer place for vulnerable women to be in

An interview with Tamar Myers at Ryerson’s Equity and Community Inclusion office, on the myths and realities of the gender wage gap

In honour of Black History Month, the Ryersonian This Week presents “Finding My Black History”, an audio documentary about the history of Black Canadians and how Canada’s immigration laws changed for people of African descent.

In this episode of Ryersonian This Week:

· A preview of an audio doc about the history of Canada’s harsh immigration policies for people of African descent

· How a Ryerson program aims to empower aspiring Black Canadian entrepreneurs

· An interview with a recent Ryerson Business Management grad and his upcoming film production company, Outsider Genre.

Ryersonian This Week is a news audio series produced by senior students in the School of Journalism in Toronto. It features weekly news from ryersonian.ca and from the Canadian University Press.

Ryersonian This Week is a news audio series produced by senior students in the School of Journalism in Toronto. It features weekly news from ryersonian.ca and from the Canadian University Press.