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Jack MacCool

I am an ambitious student journalist pursuing a Sport Media degree and career in journalism who is eager to contribute developed knowledge learned through schooling and practical experience. Adaptable and …

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Danielle Reid

GTA-Based journalist and researcher with experience in editing, fact-checking and reporting. Bachelor's degree of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University Open to assignments and freelance work in writing, editing and fact-checking!

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Nalyn Tindall

Words in The Eyeopener, CanCulture Magazine, The Otter, Her Campus TMU and CJRU.ca

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Latest Articles

New mural at TRSM unveiled during Treaties Recognition Week

A mural titled “Indigenous History of the Land” was unveiled at the Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM) this month as a part of Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Indigenous Education and Treaties Recognition Week. The painting by Shawnee, Lakota, Potawatomi, Ojibway and Algonquin artist Philip Cote uses cultural symbols to …
By Jake MacAndrew
• The Eyeopener

‘Fake it till you make it,’ the interns struggle with imposter syndrome

By Hajir Butt On the first day of his internship at Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Zone Learning this summer, fourth-year graphic communications management student Ethan Garfield dons a proper dress shirt and dress pants, eager to make a good, lasting impression on his fellow interns and employers. Having landed his …
By Hajir Butt
• The Eyeopener

BREAKING: Pro-Palestine walkout participants occupy executive floor of Jorgenson Hall

Demonstrators calling for the disclosure of Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) financial holdings stood outside the university’s executive offices on Tuesday during the school’s Board of Governors (BoG) meeting. Approximately 10 people stood outside the glass entrance to the offices on the 13th floor of Jorgenson Hall where two TMU security …
By Jake MacAndrew
• The Eyeopener

BREAKING: Pro-Palestine walkout participants occupy executive floor of Jorgenson Hall

Demonstrators calling for the disclosure of Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) financial holdings stood outside the university’s executive offices on Tuesday during the school’s Board of Governors (BoG) meeting. Approximately 10 people stood outside the glass entrance to the offices on the 13th floor of Jorgenson Hall where two TMU security …
By Anastasia Blosser
• The Eyeopener

Q&A: Caméra d’Or winner discusses latest film during TMU visit

As director César Augusto Acevedo puts it, Horizonte is a film born out of desperation and a great sense of culpability. In just over two hours, it attempts to represent 50 years of civil unrest and generational suffering in rural Colombia referred to as “La Violencia.” The plot follows a …
By Anastasia Blosser
• The Eyeopener

TMU student elected NDP candidate in upcoming federal election

Hailey Ford, a third-year journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), has been nominated as the New Democratic Party’s (NDP) candidate for the Oakville East riding. Her candidacy was confirmed on Aug. 24 at an NDP Oakville East meeting according to a press release. Ford was uncontested in the nomination …
By Jake MacAndrew
• The Eyeopener

Professor’s pet peeves: key tips to a successful semester

When walking into a lecture hall, your mind is likely swarmed with thoughts on how to survive the semester ahead. But while you’re focused on your own survival, it’s worth considering another crucial factor: your professors. Those individuals at the front of your lecture room have their own set of …
By Nalyn Tindall
• The Eyeopener

CopyRITE closes permanently on May 23

CopyRITE, the Toronto Metropolitan Students’ Union’s (TMSU) on-campus print shop, has closed permanently as of May 23. The copying and printing centre was operating at nearly a $200,000 deficit, according to a shared 2023–2024 financial statement obtained by The Eyeopener. Previous financial statements indicated its profits hovered around the $50,000 …
By Anastasia Blosser
• The Eyeopener

1,847 TMU employees soaking up the sun in this year’s Sunshine List

Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) number of employees on the Ontario government’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure, commonly known as the “Sunshine List,” increased compared to last year. This year, 1,847 TMU employees were listed as making over $100,000 in 2023, a 12.55 per cent increase from the 1,641 employees that made …
By Jake MacAndrew
• The Eyeopener

Relics from the gridiron: TMU football nearly 60 years later

Two Eyeopener editors looked through hundreds of documents—including yearbooks, obituaries, internal reports, newspaper clippings, archival photos and historical manuscripts—to compile the research presented in this article. In 1958, the then-Ryerson Rams football team was at an all-time high. The school had recently won the Ontario-Quebec Conference championship and gained traction …
By Jake MacAndrew
• The Eyeopener

Relics from the gridiron: TMU football nearly 60 years later

Two Eyeopener editors looked through hundreds of documents—including yearbooks, obituaries, internal reports, newspaper clippings, archival photos and historical manuscripts—to compile the research presented in this article. In 1958, the then-Ryerson Rams football team was at an all-time high. The school had recently won the Ontario-Quebec Conference championship and gained traction …
By Anastasia Blosser
• The Eyeopener

Ubisoft Indie Series winner shares their journey from TMU to the gaming industry

Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) journalism alumnus Funké Joseph worked a series of odd writing jobs throughout their undergraduate studies. They wrote video game news and culture features for publications like IGN, Vice and even worked as an online editor at The Eyeopener. Although they initially pursued a career in journalism, …
By Jake MacAndrew
• The Eyeopener

Individuals who ran in the TMSU election discussed their platforms at a candidate forum

Toronto Metropolitan Students’ Union (TMSU) candidates attended a democracy forum on March 4, ahead of the annual election. The Eyeopener held the forum in partnership with the students’ union. The Eye’s business and technology editor, Jake MacAndrew, moderated the event. Students running in the election had an opportunity to answer …
By Jake MacAndrew
• The Eyeopener

Jagmeet Singh acknowledges anti-Palestinian racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism

The Dais held a democracy forum with New Democratic Party (NDP) federal leader Jagmeet Singh in the Sheldon & Tracy Levy Student Learning Centre (SLC) at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) on Friday. Singh spoke to The Dais’ democracy forum founder and the event’s moderator, Martin Regg Cohn, about grocery prices, …
By Anastasia Blosser
• The Eyeopener

Getting by on gig work: The hidden costs of ‘easy’ money

trudging through what seems like a never-ending winter storm, her feet engulfed in thick white snow reaching her ankles, Maanya Kohli finds herself delivering what would likely be her last order. The second-year professional communications student has been delivering for Uber Eats on-foot for three months. This bitterly cold day …
By Nalyn Tindall
• The Eyeopener