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Hello, Ryerson. I'm Adrian Bueno,

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and I'm Sithra Jaffrey. Welcome to the Rye report for Tuesday, November 5. Today we're getting into exam scheduled dates, accessibility changes on campus, the RSU and Cesar led strike and a gold medal winning podcaster.

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It's that time of year again. Ryerson has released the final exam scheduled for the fall 2019-2020 semester. The school recommends students to check for any exam conflicts or overload in the schedules, and to let their program department know of any problems immediately. The deadline to notify your department is November 15. Exams will run from December 3 to 14th.

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Make sure you keep your one card on you this exam season. You won't be able to easily walk into Ryerson buildings after dark anymore. After 7pm one cards will be needed to enter four campus buildings. The buildings affected are Eric Pailin Hall, Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre, the Rogers communication center and the Victoria building. The buildings used to be accessible until 10pm. Community members previously did not need their one cards. Ryerson Community Safety and Security said the change was based on community feedback. The building's weekend hours will not be affected. The accessibility change began on November 1.

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Getting around campus this Wednesday might be a little bit tricky. In response to the RSU and Cesars decisions to lead a strike on November 6, Ryerson University announced all academic activities will run as scheduled. Those participating are striking in response to the Ontario government's decision to make cuts to OSAP. Several other student groups are expected to join the strike. The strike is expected to include a rally in front of the Ryerson Student Center, a march around campus and soft picket lines in front of select buildings. Ryerson says they understand why students may want to participate, but suggests they should be aware of the academic policies of their programs and their courses.

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An Arts and Communication and Culture graduate just received the Ryerson gold medal. Mira Govindasami's non -traditional thesis project was awarded during fall convocation. The project was a series of podcasts called Rights Bites. They're about the legal issues faced by newcomers in Canada. Govindasami's thesis was downloaded more than 700 times. It's published on the community legal education Ontario website. Govindasami currently works at Ryerson as the writing programs developer. In the future, she hopes to work in education and activism. For the Rye Report, I'm Sithra Jaffrey.

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And I'm Adrian Bueno. Thank you for listening.