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Best student work of the Fall 2020 semester

January 17, 2021

The RSJ newsletter asked student publications to send us the best pieces written by RSJ students during the Fall 2020 semester.  

The Ryersonian

Black and white image of a Leafs' game  (external link) 

Racialized members of hockey media are striving to reinvent the culture by Daniel Centeno.

A woman in a yellow dress dancing  (external link) 

Hands-on programs such as dance, film and acting are adapting to teach online by Kayla Empey and Sidra Jafri.

Illustration of a student's computer watching them as they take an exam  (external link) 

Adoption of surveillance tech for online exams sparks student backlash at Ryerson by Josh Scott and Alex Cyr.

Illustration of a woman sitting in a bird cage  (external link) 

Finding shelter by Dania Ali.

Ranked ballots let voters order candidates by preference.  (external link) 

Ontario’s move to block municipal ranked ballots is ‘provincial interference’: critics by Nojoud Al Mallees.

A screenshot from a video game of a character with a gun running through a street  (external link) 

Ryerson Overwatch returns to Tespa playoffs after a complete team re-haul by Coby Zucker.

The Eyeopener

In the empty Mattamy Athletic Centre, a phone is held up with an image of a past hockey game with a full crowd  (external link) 

“This feels like home": How the constructions of the Mattamy Athletic Centre laid the foundation for a successful Ryerson Athletics Culture by Will Baldwin. 

A student in a robber's mask at a laptop.  (external link) 

Student activist excited to steal content from race and ethnicity class for her Instagram posts by Rochelle Raveendran.

Please note: This is a satire piece. 

Ish Aderonmu.  (external link) 

Passing the bards: How one Rye student's experience in the criminal justice system led him to pursue law by Libaan Osman.

An illustration of a woman speaking into a man's ear saying do something  (external link) 

Lip service: BIPOC students at Rye feel unsupported by the complaint process by Abeer Khan. 

The Unaffiliated Press

A symbols of Indigenous strength and resilience at a protest on an armband  (external link) 

In Solidarity by Marin Scotten. 

A memorial for Samuel DuBose in Cincinnati days after he was killed posted on a street post with an American flag and flowers  (external link) 

Opinion: Body Cameras are not the answer to Police Accountability by Iman Adem. 

creen capture from the live action version of Mulan. Mulan is practicing fighting with a stick  (external link) 

Mulan (2020): A Reflection of Disney’s Flaws by Sophie Chong,

For more great student work check out the 2020 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism (external link) , which published in Spring 2020. 

Any student publications that would like to be featured here or in future lists should contact office.journalism@torontomu.ca.