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Rye chooses Student

Learning Centre architect
by julianna cummins
news editor

Ryerson University has picked the

architecture team to design the Student Learning Centre (SLC), a building
president Sheldon Levy said will help
Ryerson shake its commuter-campus
reputation.
The SLC, to be built on the former
site of Sam the Record Man at the corner of Yonge and Gould Streets, will be
designed by Zeidler Partnership Architects of Toronto and Snohetta of Oslo.
It can be . . . a place where students
can feel comfortable in using their
technology, and would rather be there
and study there than take the TTC and
Galabuzi wants campus to be safe for all. photo: laura blenkinsop
study at home, Levy said.
In addition to serving as an academic
hub with an emphasis on technology,
the SLC will also focus on student space
and will feature retail space on the
ground level. Access to Dundas subway
station may also be a possibility.
by hilary hagerman
advisor on outreach and access. The
A key part in the decision to go with
university is also looking into working
Ryerson has dedicated itself to im- with the Ryerson Diversity Institute to
proving diversity on campus after the collect data to help plan future decischools anti-racism taskforce released sions.
its final report last Monday.
The taskforce called for reforms in
The taskforce, which was developed areas like employment equity, harass- by carys mills
after reports of racism and hate-moti- ment and discrimination, and the de- associate news editor
vated activity in 2008, recommended velopment of an inclusive curriculum
reforms in education and administra- which includes a mandatory course on
A Ryerson student was hit by a car
tion to promote an inclusive environ- diversity. Equity and training and work- outside the International Living and
ment. Nearly half of all students at the shops are also recommended, especial- Learning Centre (ILLC) on Friday eveschool are racialized or Aboriginal.
ly for senior administration.
ning, according to witnesses.
Ryerson President Sheldon Levy enOther findings include indications
He flipped in mid-air, said Shancouraged everyone in the Ryerson com- of offensive speech in classrooms and
munity to reflect on the report. This is concerns that curriculum that does not I pressed my brakes but it was
a great goal for us, and one we take up address issues like colonialism.
too late.
with not only commitment, but with
Taskforce members collected data
Zack Jeebhai,
pride, he said at the presentation. Ry- over the past year through several
driver of the car involved in
erson should aspire to be a model in eq- methods including interviews with ina collision outside the ILLC
uity, diversity and inclusion.
dividual students and faculty, research
In a prepared statement available projects and online surveys.
non Hamilton, a witness and first-year
online, Levy said the school is planning
Grace-Edward Galabuzi, co-chair of York University student who was visitto create a senior position that focuses the Taskforce, said despite the findings,
on equity, diversity and inclusion.
Ryerson is a largely positive experience
While we as a community have a for most.
track record of leadership on diversity,
A lot of students, faculty and staff
we know that there is more we can do, love to work and learn at Ryerson, he
the statement reads.
said.
The new administrative position is
Now we need to make sure it is a
currently filled by Rona Abramovitch, safe place for all to work and study.

Ryerson takes aim at

campus racism

this team, said Levy, was their understanding how to make a library designed in 2010 adaptable to the needs
of a library 20 years from now.
Theyve shown the ability that their
libraries were really creations of the forever, said Levy.
He said the Bibilotecha Alexandria in
Egypt was one of his favourite buildings

Its probably the most intersting project going on in Toronto right now
Tarek El-Khatib
Lead architect from Zeidler
Partnership Architects
designed by Snohetta, which features
four art galleries, an Internet archive
and eight academic research centres.
Tarek El-Khatib, a senior partner of
Zeilder Partnership Architects, said
he was attracted to the project for the
chance to look at how to take a universitys library in different directions.
Its probably the most interesting

project going on in Toronto right now,

El-Khatib said.
While there are no renderings yet,
Levy said the partners history of innovative design will ensure a striking
and perhaps controversial building
for Ryersons face on Yonge.
You cant go around in life trying to
find the one object that everyone will
like, because it will end up like arrowroot cookies, said Levy, explaining that
he doesnt want to cater to everyone.
Zeidler was also the architect for the
Ted Rogers School of Management.
Craig Dykers, the co-founder and
principal architect of Snohetta, said the
firm spent a few hours at the corner of
Yonge and Gould streets before their
interview for the project, asking those
passing by about what they would like
to see there.
They want something fresh they
dont want something that is sort of a
standard block of a building. So theres
very strong desire to make it a lively
building, Dykers said.

Student hit by car near ILLC: witness

ing a friend at Ryerson.
The male, who Toronto Police estimate to be about 18 years old, was
conscious and breathing at the scene.
He was bleeding from the forehead but
police said he had only minor injuries
when taken to hospital in an ambulance after the collision, which occurred at about 5:30 p.m on Feb. 5.
Zack Jeebhai was the driver involved
in the collision. He said he was driving
north on Mutual Street after work because there was too much traffic on his
normal route.
Jeebhai said when he got to Mutual
and Gould Streets, he stopped at the
stop sign.

When he proceeded, the male ran

across the street.
I pressed my brakes but it was too
late, said Jeebhai, who was driving a
Chevrolet Cobalt.
Hamilton saw the incident on
her way from Metro to the ILLC and
crossed Mutual Street while Jeebhai
was stopped at the stop sign.
She said he accelerated soon after
her and her friend got to the other side
of the street.
They were the first to help the male
after the collision, telling him not to
move in case of injuries.
Hamilton also said the victims knee
was in pain after the incident.

In an unscientific Eyeopener social experiment, we dropped

wallets and purses in buildings around campus. We loaded each
of them with money, some cards and in most of them, a piece
of photo I.D. we could afford to lose. All of them had a contact
number.
We figured wed be robbed silly. But it turns out Ryerson
students are a lot more trustworthy than we thought.
We lost

13 wallets. Happily, we got 11 back.

Our wallets, each loaded with anywhere between

$2 to $10,
were either dropped or left behind.

We also lost
purses. We only got
back from the ILLC.
Our undercover reporter saw a purse get turned in at the RAC
but no ones given us a call!
With files from Ross Arbour, Tashika Gomes,
Alicia Hayashi, Jeff Lagerquist and Lee Richarson

A male, 18. was taken to hospital after being hit by a car on campus. photo: Laura Blenkinsop

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Masthead
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Amit TRUE LOVE Shilton
NEWS
Julianna FUCKING Cummins
Aleysha TOONIES Haniff
ASSOCIATE NEWS
Carys BIG GAMBLER Mills
FEATURES
Rodney PENIS POPPER Barnes
BIZ & TECH
Lauren HANDS ON Strapagiel
ARTS & LIFE
Amanda SMOKEY Cupido
Shannon FLUFFER Higgins
SPORTS
Erin MATCHMAKER Valois
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Matt WHOOAH! Llewellyn
Chris SILVERTONGUE Dale
ASSOCIATE PHOTO
Laura BEAR ATTACK Blenkinsop
FUN
Leif SCAT Parker
ONLINE GURUS
Kerry ONLINE Wall
John ELECTION!!! Shmuel
GENERAL MANAGER
Liane WHAT THE WHAT McLarty
ADVERTISING MANAGER
Chris GOING CONCERN Roberts
DESIGN DIRECTOR
Ryan CHAIR FAIL Price
INTERN ARMY
Brian LIKE Capitao
Johnny HUNDREDS Vouyioukas
Avie OF BUNNIES Engler
David HUGGING Goncalves
Imman YOU Musa
VOLUNTEERS
Adriana PORN STAR Rolston
Nicole SUBJECT: SEX Clark
Gianluca SURVEY Inglesi
Rebecca CHAMPS Burton
Graham STEPS UP Slaughter
Tashika MAYOR? Gomes
Lee UNEXPECTED Richardson
Jeff KINGER Lagerquist
Alicia INITIAL TWIN Hayashi
THE Ross INATOR Arbour
Hilary NEWS CHERRY Hagerman
Allyssia DOUBLE THREAT Alleyne

Playing the role of the Annoying Talking

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Every time I travel, I run into people

who want to know my favourite thing
about Toronto.
And my response, whether Im in
Russia, India or Japan is always the
same: diversity.
Their response is always the same
too. A knowing smile and nod of the
head. Because people, no matter where
theyre from in this world, know about
Torontos multicultural reputation.
So it was a shock picking up the Metro newspaper on Monday morning and
seeing the mess in my own backyard.
Ryerson gets a D for diversity?
Really?
Dont get me wrong, the report released by the Taskforce on Anti-Racism
at Ryerson highlighted a number of important recommendations.
Yes, we should have an equity position in the upper admin. Yes, we should
make more resources available. And
yes, there needs to be better hiring
practices when it comes to profs and
teachers.
But the house is not on fire.
To take Ryerson and use it as an example of racism at the university level
is just not fair. If the problem is so bad
here, then I cant imagine what the same
people would say about the constant riots and clashes that go on at York University. If we get a D, what about them?
Problems at Ryerson exist. If you look
hard enough anywhere, youre bound
to find things you dont agree with. But
the report should be treated as a set of
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Love and Sex

Photography by Chris Dale

How to Turn Heads and Save the Planet

Forget kink.
Forget anal, bondage and
sado-masochism. Every day
hundreds of new porn sites
go online. I can pull up videos of women fellating men,
men fellating men and women performing cunnilingus.
There are videos of women
fucking dogs, fucking horses,
fucking humans.

There is nothing
extreme about
sex anymore.

Ryerson grad Heidi Ackerman makes the planet a better place and better dressed
Environmentally friendly fashion brings to mind hemp outfits that
are just a little too close to Mother Earth for our liking and evoke a
feeling of, I want to save the planet, but do I have to wear that?
Heidi Ackerman, Ryerson University School of Fashion graduate,
takes the drab out of eco-clothing and injects colour and innovative
design into her Flight knitwear collection.
Heidis passion about design led her to Ryerson, and in her third
year, she studied sustainability in an exchange program in Australia.
This opportunity proved to be a catalyst in developing her
sustainable clothing line.

unique and fashion forward. Flight has been winning minds and
turning heads, and she and her team received the Beefeater
Innovative Spirit Award for her work at the Toronto Alternative
Arts and Fashion Week 2008.
Heidi is one of many Ryerson School of Fashion graduates who are
making their marks by combining academic smarts, creative vision
and an entrepreneurial attitude. Thats why youll see Ryerson grads
leading the fashion industry across Canada and around the world.
Hear more about Heidis experiences at www.ryerson.ca/marks.

She now uses organic cotton and wool, recycled polyester and
bamboo fabrics to create designs that transcend existing
perceptions of eco-friendly clothing, and produces work that is

www.ryerson.ca/marks

Everyone Makes a Mark

Chances are good the

pharmacist filling my prescription or the prof in my
english class goes home and
puts on a latex suit. Wikipedia has taught me more
about sex than any grade 10
physical education teacher.
In a time when the Internet
has made sex public, what is
kinky anymore?
There is more to sexual
relationships than sex. Well
take a look in the first section at the science of sex:
the sounds and sights, what
happens to our bodies during sex, and one of the more
mysterious attractions we
have.
In the second section well
go through the history of
kink and investigate how
porn has changed the way
young people fuck. And on
page 13 we answer all of
the sex questions youre too
afraid to ask.
In the third and final section well explore the emotional depth to be found in
relationships, and discover
that maybe the kinkiest
thing we can do with one another is to be intimate.
-Rodney Barnes, features editor

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Ooh, oh,
mmm yeah...
Brittany Devenyi finds out the good,
the bad and the noisy details of Rye
students sex lives
during sex that ruined more than
just the moment.
I was having sex with my girlfriend in her friends attic, and in
the heat of passion, I accidently
knocked over a big glass coffee ta-

It pretty much sounded

like I had just destroyed
the whole house.
Duncan Peng, rst-year
business student

ble, he said.
It pretty much sounded like
I had just destroyed the whole
house.
Fortunately, there are students
who find other ways to enliven the
mood.
I know its corny, but I love
when soft music is playing in the
background, said Melissa Stuart, a
second-year early childhood education student.
However, there are some exceptions where no noise is actually
preferable.
Sheila Edwards, a first-year arts
and contemporary studies student,
provided an anecdote from her
friends sex life.
Right in the middle of it she
looks over at him and says, after
were done can we make a pizza?
Its clear that silence really can
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Ryerson students know what its
like to be kept awake by the sounds
of sex, but they also know how to
let loose. The animalistic sounds
are sometimes what they secretly
desire.
I guess Im a victim of [having]
loud sex, said Alyssa Garrison, a
first-year journalism student.
Last year my roommate told
me she had to put her headphones
up to full volume because I can get
pretty rowdy.
For other students, drowning
out those thumping noises they
hear from above is quite the chore,
as the task can involve a broom.
Dean Park, a first-year radio
and television arts student admitted to being a culprit. Park and his
friends refer to the broomstick approach as pooking.
I was in my room doing the
deed, when all of a sudden I started to hear pooking noises coming
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Hot spots to stimulate

Head
By running your hands through your
partners hair, you can evoke a tingling
sensation, which is relaxing and will
release tension.

Neck
The neck area is very sensitive, but
many people focus too much on
the front. Try kissing the back of
your paretners neck. It will be a
sure shot to send shivers down his
or her spine.

Stomach
Slow kisses down the stomach will
create sexual tension. Running your
hand slowly along your partners
waist and gently outlining the pelvic
bone is a definite turn on.

Inner leg
Running your hand on the inner
leg will create sexual tension and
anticipation. By doing soft strokes
and slowly making your way upward,
you will have your partner craving
your touch.

Feet
Paying attention to your partners toes
can help stimulate other areas of their
body. Reflexology techniques outline
that the big toe correlates with the neck
and the middle toe stimulates the ears.
Use your thumb in a circular motion to
massage the bottom of the toes and foot.

Text: Amanda Cupido

Forehead
The face has many nerves and blood
vessles. Try a soft kiss on the forehead
or outlining your partners facial
features with the tip of your finger.

Elbow
The inside of the arm, where the
elbow bends, is an extremely sensitive area. Try stimulating this for
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Biography of red
BY AMANDA CUPIDO
Arts and Life editor

Red has a split personality. She may

strut around town on stilettos or be
the one chosen to write a love letter. If
caught on a bad day, shell show up on
an angry face. Shes known for catching
the eye and stopping people in their
tracks.
The colour red is scientifically proven to stand out more than any other
colour. Alice Chu, a Ryerson fashion
professor and author of Design and
Colour, says, We look at red as a very
noticeable and very strong colour. Red
wants to be in the spotlight.
Chus book explains how red draws
the attention of the human eye because
the, rate of energy which is expressed
physically through wavelengths.
Red has long wavelengths with a
low frequency of vibration. The retina
distinguishes colours based on these
wavelengths. This makes red at the top
of the natural order of colours, followed
by orange and then yellow.
Red likes to be first. According to Pigments Through the Ages, a web exhibit,
red is the first colour humans can see.
It also says, brain-injured persons suffering from temporary colour-blindness start to perceive red before they
are able to discern any other colours.
Historically, red was put on a pedestal, just the way she wanted it. In the

Neolithic era, warriors painted axes and

spears with red in order to repel evil influence. Cave painters from that time
also believed she had magic powers.
But red wanted to show people her
darker side. The ancient Greeks associated her with the gods of war, Phoebus
and Ares. In turn, she became linked to
blood and fire.
In ancient Egypt red was also the
colour which represented the destruc-

With every relationship, there is love

but there is also sex. Red soon became
a colour of sexuality and was being labelled for her promiscuity. Because of
this, she is still seen as seductive.
In 2005 Rabbi Eliyahu Abergil, from
Israel, banned women from wearing
red since it was the colour of prostitutes.
Red pushes her way into the media
and isnt afraid to come across as pro-

Red isnt just about colour,

shes about context. Shes
hot, but loving. Shes
captivating, but angry.
tive god, Seth. She began to develop a
negative connotation and was related
to all that was evil and wrong. Egyptian
scribes used her when writing nasty
words.
The schizophrenia begins.
Red moved away from her evil side
at cultural events. India, Korea and
China used red for the colour of wedding gowns. It is still prevalent to this
day. Chu says that in this case, red represents joy and good luck.
Red also attached herself to garlands
and scarves at Roman weddings where
she represented love and fertility.

miscuous. In Gary Marshalls Pretty

Woman (1990), Julia Roberts portrays a
prostitute, where she is depicted wearing red lipstick and a red coat.
Similarly, Kim Cattrall, who played
Samantha in the television series Sex
and the City, was often wearing red
attire to accompany her promiscuous
character.
Paula Brancati, the actress who is
Jane on Degrassi: The Next Generation,
notices how the colour red is is used in
television.
When red is chosen its very deliberate, says Brancati. When Ive played

promiscuous characters, its always the

colour of choice. She explains that certain costumes allow for specific characteristics to be portrayed and how red exudes power and confidence.
Chu explains how red is not only the
colour of confidence, but hierarchy. She
references the uniform of the RCMP and
Englands soldiers. Its used to show royalty, power and authority.
With her booming confidence, red
calls the attention of anyone and everyone. She is used by companies to draw in
potential consumers. Coca-Cola, Canada
Post and the TTC like to use her for what
she does best. She is able to get all eyes to
look at her, no matter who is else around.
Red will make her escape when it gets
to be too much. According to Chu, it is
proven that the first crayon out of a childs
collection to go missing is most likely the
red one. That means it is really attractive
and they like to use it, she says.
Design and Colour explains that children learn certain responses to colours
as they are growing up and how colour
can be related to tastes, sounds, temperatures, textures or scents. She writes, At
times, our feelings for a particular colour
may exist only at an unconscious level.
Red isnt just about colour, shes about
context. Shes hot, but loving. Shes captivating, but angry. Shes lucky. Shes promiscuous. Shes evil. And its certain that
shell flush your cheeks in every moment
of embarrassment and ecstasy.

Orgasm: The four stages of pleasure

1. Excitement phase

2. Plateau phase

3. Orgasm

4. Resolution phase

This phase has an increase in heart

rate, breathing rate and blood
pressure. The nipples usually get
hard at this point. No pun intended.
The body also prepares for sexual
intercourse.

In the second phase, the body

continues to increase heart rate
and circulation. Muscle tension
also is noticeable. Women will find
the tissues of the outer third of the
vagina will swell. Men pre-ejaculate.

This is the conclusion of the plateau

phase and is known for muscle
contractions in the lower pelvic
muscles and involuntary actions.
This includes all of that screaming
and moaning.

The muscles relax, the blood

pressure drops and the body calms
down. The time it takes to fully relax
differs from person to person. For
some, it can take as long as a full 24
hours.

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love & Sex Survey

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

love & Sex survey

Love is like the inside of a moist, warm brownie.

Draw your favourite

sex position

The Eyeopeners annual Love and Sex Survey reveals Ryersons inner kink

By Rebecca Burton and Gianluca Inglesi

The Viennese Oyster is a sex position that involves the

woman (or man) on their back with their ankles up by their
ears while the partner on top holds the calves for stability
and thrusts. To the average person this may sound tricky,
but one Ryerson student listed it as their favourite position
in this years love and sex survey.
Each year the Eyeopener sends out interns to gather Ryersons deepest secrets and dirtiest desires. After collecting 181 surveys from across campus and spending 10 hours
tabulating the data, we discovered students get creative
when it comes to pleasing each other.
Twenty-eight per cent get rough with their partners by biting and scratching, while 19 per cent get off on dominance
or submission. On the extreme end, nine per cent liked fantasy rape, and three per cent enjoyed erotic asphyxiation.
Now things get weird. Eight per cent of students polled are
turned on by vampirism. Eleven per cent enjoy exhibitionism
and theyre doing the dirty all over campus, from oral sex
in the Ram to intercourse in the cafeterias. Bathrooms and
stairwells are easy targets, but you might want to check the
seat before your next lecture: one of the students polled began to masturbate [in class] but stopped before too intense.
We know you are lying when only 58 per cent admit to masturbating, but the 68 per cent of you who are in love seem
sincere. Love, you said, feels like hundreds of bunnies hugging you, and like a long wonderful session of laughing.
And the sex is better when youre in love. The fucks are
harder more intentional, you said. Love makes it feel
more personal (and I can fart and its okay).
Well, keep farting, and keep making love.

68% 25% 23%

Per cent that

are in love

Per cent in long-term

relationships

Per cent that

are virgins

8%

Per cent turned

on by bondage

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25%

Per cent turned on

by role playing

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SEX IS FUCKED

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A decade of sex

The last ten years changed everything about doing the dirty. Allyssia Alleyne lists the stand-outs
2000: Casual Encounters
Craigslists infamous Casual Encounters
section has made bootycalls and nostrings-attached hook-ups easier than
ever. The section, which allows users
to post requests for sex that range
from innocent to indecent (pictures of
private parts optional), is available in all
cities served by Craigslist. If you think
that few people would actually consider
posting on this site, think again. About
two per cent of all posts on Craigslist
are in this section alone.

2001: Dating voyeurism

Reality television dating first started
in 2001, with a little show called
Temptation Island. Viewers watch
couples living in a house with a
group of singles to test the strength
(or more commonly, weakness) of
their relationships. The show ushered
in a wave of other TV dating shows,
including The Bachelor, Joe Millionaire,
and Flavor of Love.

2002: Collarme.com
Collarme.com is where Facebook,
Craigslist, and the Marquis de Sade
come together. This free BDSM web
community allows visitors to create a
profile and then either approach or be
approached by others interested in the
scene, including dommes, subs and
switches of every orientation. The site
typically receives over 100,000 unique
visits a day, and 100,000 of those are
unique visits.

2003: Stripping at the gym

There was a time when stripper poles
were confined to seedy clubs and
classy party buses. Nowadays, the
pole can be found in gyms and fitness
studios across the continent. Like most
other mildly disturbing trends, this one
can be traced back to Oprah. In 2003,
Oprah featured California-based Sheila
Kelleys S Factor, a now popular pole
dancing and striptease studio, on her
show. In Toronto, Arcadia Fitness offers
pole dancing lessons.

2004: Celebrity sex tapes

When Paris Hiltons personal porno 1
Night in Paris was released, nobody
knew who she was. After releasing the
film she not only imprinted herself on

the public psyche, but also transformed the celebrity sex tape into an
accepted part of pop culture. Were no
longer scandalized by the thought of
our superstars getting down for the
camera. Since then, various celebrities from socialite Kim Kardashian to
beauty queen Carrie Prejean to G-lister
Dustin Diamond (AKA Screech from
Saved By The Bell), have released sex
tapes that have been met with more
yawns than gasps.

for the opportunity to perform fellatio

on him. Glen Murphy Jr., the former
president of the Young Republican
National Federation, faced criminal
investigation after a young Republican
claimed that Murphy got him drunk,
and sucked him off as he slept. Clearly
this party has more than skeletons in
its closet.

2008: Sexting

The attention that sexting (sending

sexually explicit messages or photos)
2005: Sex clubs are eh-ok
received in 2008 forced the public to
We dont have laws on abortion, we
question whether it was simple childs
let our youth drink at 19 and our pot
play or child porn. The public was so
laws are flimsy as wet rolling papers,
concerned that The National Camso it should come as no surprise that
paign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned
in 2005 the Supreme Court legalPregnancy and Cosmogirl.com felt the
ized on-premises sex clubs. The 7-2
need to come together and conduct a
decision ensured that group sex and
survey. The results showed that, of the
partner swapping in Toronto hedonist
almost 1,300 youth surveyed, 20 per
and pansexual clubs like Wicked and
cent of those between 13 and 19, and
Goodhandys could take place without
33 per cent of those between 20 and 26
fear of awkward (and downright rude)
had sent nude or semi-nude photos of
police intervention.
themselves. Almost twice as many had
sent sexually suggestive text messages.
2006: Brokeback Mountain But horny students werent the only
Could an unabashedly homoerotic film ones in on the game. High School Mutake home Best Picture at the Academy sical star Vanessa Hudgens had dirty
Awards? Decades ago, the idea of this
cell phone pics leaked three times.
would have seemed impossible, but
in 2006, Brokeback Mountain came
2009: Love thy father
extremely close to making this happen. Genetic Sexual Attraction (GSA) is
The Ang Lee-directed film, which was
sexual attraction between adoptees
the first gay-themed, star-studded
and their biological family members,
movie made for wide-screen release,
including parents and siblings, after
may not have taken home the top prize they are reunited during adulthood.
of the night, but winning Best Director In all honesty, this is more sad than
and breaking down social prejudice
kinky. The almost 250,000 Ontarians
werent bad consolation prizes.
adopted in the last 88 years could find
this out the hard way since Ontario
2007: Gay Republicans!
gave adopted adults and their parents
This seemed to be the year that all of
the right to access birth registration
the pink elephants were on parade.
and adoption orders for the first time
In this momentous year, not one, but
since 1927.
three prominent, anti-gay Republicans
were caught engaging in a variety
2010: Roxxxy
of very illicit homosexual acts. Larry
The decade truly ended on a bang. Last
Craig, a former Senate Liaison for Mitt month, True Companion, a New JerseyRomneys presidential campaign, was
based company, unveiled the first sex
arrested after trying to solicit sex from
robot at the 2010 Adult Entertainment
an undercover police officer in an airExpo last month. The fully-customizport bathroom. Bob Allen, the former
able and anatomically-correct dolls are
Florida Chairman of John McCains
designed to be the ultimate companpresidential campaign, was arrested
ion. They talk, have five personalities
after offering an undercover cop $20
to pick from and even orgasm.

You asked...
Q. How much is too
much sexting?

Q. Is it bad that I
Q. Will my boyfriend Q. Threesomes.
like the taste of cum? like an anal sex toy? Good or bad idea?

Q. I wanna do it in a
park. Is that weird?

A. One in six teens do it.

It only takes a few seconds
to send a filthy text that
would make your mother
blush. And you can do it
anywhere without anyone
being suspicious. As for
being excessive, just keep it
under control. As long as
you can still have a serious
conversation with the
person youre seeing than it
isnt really an issue. If not,
maybe its time to question
their intentions.

A. Hardly. Your male fan

base will be huge it drives
most guys wild. And as long
as you know your partner
is clean, then its not bad
for you. Its made up of
things we ingest every day,
like protein, citric acid and
zinc. Experts have even gone
as far as calling it healthy.
Studies are leading towards
proof that semen acts as an
antidepressant, lowers blood
pressure, and even clears up
acne. Sounds appetizing.

A. Doing it in public is
hugely popular because it
only increases the danger
factor. Rebellion is sexy,
whether its the anxiety that
you might get caught or the
fact that you may offend
a family enjoying a sunny
afternoon. But you cant be
completely careless because
the police can charge you if
they catch you. So try and
find some cover. Try a car
or a washroom.
Gianluca Inglesi

A. Many guys like to

be the one giving, and
think anything else is
emasculating. But guys have
their own version of the
G-spot; the prostate. Thats
why the perineum is so
sensitive, because its located
beneath the skin. It can be
stimulated from outside,
but if he really wants to feel
it then venture deep, either
yourself or with a sex toy.
Use lots of lube and make
sure you start small.

A. It could be fun. It adds

to the sex positions you
can tackle and minimizes
the chance of being bored.
There are a few things
to consider though. All
three parties should be
comfortable with the idea.
Try thinking of it this
way, if you were to have
sex with just that friend,
would it just be a funny
memory, or would it have
a lasting impact on your
relationship? You decide.

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How porn fucked sex

Is porn screwing with the way we have sex? Adriana Rolston investigates

The 15-year-old babysitter peruses

the living rooms VHS collection, slipping movies out of their cases until a
cheesy title catches her eye. The parents are out until 11 pm, the kids asleep,
so she pops it in the VCR. A typical 80s
style porn scenario unfolds on the big
screen TV. A man strips off a womans
clothes and she kneels to slip her
lips around his cock. At this moment
*Christine pulls the tape out.
I remember being instantly fascinated and repulsed, she says, laughing. Its quite titillating and natural so I
wanted to look but then sort of felt bad
about looking, says the former Ryerson student.
When it comes to erotic videos almost everyone is looking, and thanks
to the internet (does it serve another
purpose?) our eager 10 digits can play
with more than 4.2 million web pages
of pornographic material. Fourteen per
cent of porn users fall into the postsecondary student bracket between 18
and 24 years old and 25 per cent of daily
search engine requests are for porn.
Gone are the days when you had to
make a sketchy trip to the corner store
with the squinty eyes of the elderly
clerk screaming SINNER as you slide
Cum Candy Cunts in Space 4 across the
counter. Now that we can access our
kinky fetishes within seconds, the fast
food consumption of porn is screwing
around with how we fuck.

Jeff Perera thinks so. The co-chair of

the Ryerson White Ribbon Campaign,
a group dedicated to ending mens
violence against women, says that if
men who watch porn arent conscious
of the unequal societal power dynamics between men and women it can
be a destructive thing. He grew up in
a Christian household where sex was
a blacklisted topic and bought his first
hardcore video at a nearby mini-mart
for $9.99 at 20 years old. Porn became
a way for Perera to explore and alleviate
his growing sexual appetite.
What I liked about porn is that it
usually gets to what its all about, says
Perera, snapping his fingers in a booth
at the Ram in the Rye pub. Porn skips
the dinner date and runs right to the
bedroom.
Its male-centric, its tailored for my
need, that I need to get off.
Statistically speaking, males use the
web to feed that need in larger numbers, making up about 72 per cent of
porn users.
During a sexually unfulfilling relationship Perera began to watch porn a
lot. Preferably blow job scenes where
he couldnt see the mans face, to better
insert himself into the scenario. But he
soon found the fantasy wasnt enough,
he needed the whole picture. He began
sleeping around with different women
at work, bars, strip clubs, even in an
empty classroom in the Sally Horsfield

Eaton Centre. I started to get more

sexually active and my morals were just
thrown out the window. I became that
person that in my campus work now I
try to reach out to.
According to a study conducted by
Universit de Montral assistant professor Simon Louis Lajeunesse, mens
sexual tastes have more influence over
types of porn they watch, not the other
way around.
He conducted informal interviews
with 20 heterosexual, mostly Caucasian
university students in their twenties in
2009 and found that many of their sexual preferences were similar.
The guys already had in their heads
the sexual fantasy, says Lajeunesse.
Although individual preferences stem
from cultural scripts, in general its all
the same. But despite the increase in
porns accessibility, mens sexual habits
were in the same conventional vein as
their parents.
Its easy to say sexuality is everywhere. Its an illusion. Marianne*, a
Ryerson student, agrees we are probably no kinkier. But she says porn can
influence men and women into adopting some fucked up perceptions of sex
if they cant separate whats going down
on the screen from reality. Marianne
was called a little whore while lying
across a former partners lap receiving
a spanking. She responded by slapping
the spanker in the face. Fuck no, were

Ejaculating on a womans
face, or in her eyes, deep
throating to the point of
gagging, and ego-stroking
moans are a few other
popular techniques
often found on mens
porn-come-true-wish lists

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Men are held to unrealistic

performance standards
in porn, like having to
transform into a non-stop
human jackhammer
or deliver mind-blowing
orgasms through vaginal
intercourse alone

sex is fucked

not going down that route. She considers that kind of language degrading to women and says the clich lines
are tangled up in the porn we watch.
Ejaculating on a womans face, or in her
eyes (pink eyeing), deep throating to
the point of gagging, and ego-stroking
moans are a few other popular techniques found on mens porn-come-true
wish lists. Women are also splattered
with porn-inspired misconceptions
about what is realistic and attractive
during the horizontal limbo. Marianne
says how the goods appear cinematically is sometimes in the back of her
mind. You become used to seeing
yourself very much from a male perspective. Not in terms of looking like a
blonde, fake boob, bubble-assed, skinny slip of a thing. In terms of how you
position yourself and how you kind of
display your body to your partner. You
do a lot of arching your back to stretch
yourself out.
Men fall into this trap when comparing how their cocks measure up. You
start to imagine how big is my dick
compared to that guys dick? So it really
extends to, would I be able to please
this woman if it was me? says Perera.
Men are held to unrealistic performance standards too, like having
to transform into a non-stop human
jackhammer or deliver mind-blowing
orgasms through vaginal intercourse
alone. These standards are ridiculous
and can be detrimental to a womans
orgasm. Eight thousand nerve endings

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are concentrated in the clitoris. So it

needs to be given some attention, and
thats largely overlooked in mainstream
porn. They (men) never do the reach
around. Thats essential!exclaims
Marianne. Despite all the stereotypes,
she says porn can still be a positive influence. Im sure some people watch it
and it gives them ideas, makes their sex
life much more interesting.
Most porn is, after all, fantasy. It is an
idealized version of what we want sex to
be. Chelsea Miya, a fourth-year Ryerson
broadcast student, agrees that although
porn reflects our natural desires, a majority of porn reflects straight, male desires. As a lesbian, she is turned off by
an industry that she feels misrepresents
her sexuality. Typical straight guy lesbian porn gives you the totally wrong
view of lesbian sex. And they almost
always have strap-ons or something
like that because guys cannot fathom a
woman having sex without some sort of
penis involved, even if its a fake one. Its
ridiculous.
She would rather see porn that depicts realistic sex made by women for
women. According to Good For Her,
a woman-positive sex shop, feminist
porn needs to depict real pleasure and
challenge pornographic stereotypes.
Christine enjoys watching feminist
porn because of the natural bodies and
dynamics between actors. After her
teenage babysitting incident she chose
not to watch mainstream porn because
it was so fake that she couldnt relate to

it. What totally shuts down any part of

my sex drive is if the performers dont
look like theyre totally into it and they
dont have chemistry. Its just sort of this
acted out routine. She says the glut of
porn is fuelled by profit, while independent films focus more on artistic value.
I really feel like it is this fast food versus
organic, free-range food that you can
have and maybe you dont have one of
those markets in your city.
Christine says porn has the potential
to document the beauty of real sexual
experiences, but most flicks transform
the act into circus sex. Huge cocks, gigantic tits, big asses, grannies, fat women. Come one, come all.
Miya says there is no such thing as a
wrong fantasy. You can fantasize about
something thats not morally right and
its still OK, because you cant control what your fantasies are, she says.
Think rape-tastic tentacle porn, bestiality, incest or lolita-style vids. But sex
rarely plays out like clich, cookie cutter
porn scenarios and its better that way.
Genuine sex can be fulfilling because it
involves natural flaws, playfulness, and
spontaneity, much like an erotic blooper reel. The reality is sex is sloppy, you
make mistakes, you fall down, you say
something stupid, you go limp, someone gets hurt, pulls a muscle, you finish in two minutes, whatever it is, its all
those things, says Perera.
While porn may deliver a shiny, perfect package of sex, real sex is always a
hell of a lot more kinky.

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Getting close: a hands-on guide

Theres a reason you dont want to cuddle
after a one-night stand. Intimacy takes
time. Behavioural psychologist Desmond
Morris identified 12 steps that lead to
physical intimacy. He found that couples
who followed these steps were more likely
to stay together. Those who rushed or
skipped steps were likely to end up alone.

1. Eye to body
2. Eye to eye
3. Voice to voice
4. Hand to hand
5. Arm to shoulder
6. Arm to waist
7. Mouth to mouth
8. Hand to head
9. Hand to body
10. Mouth to nipple
11. Hand to genitals
12. Sexual intercourse

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If you dont say what you want, you

arent going to get it.
Its a basic mantra you might read
in the latest Cosmopolitan to improve
your sex life but also one of the biggest
roadblocks to intimacy lack of communication.
The first form of intercourse is verbal intercourse, says personal therapist Betty Stockley.
To become truly intimate with your
partner is very difficult because you
have to be emotionally and verbally intimate as well, she says.
Lisa*, 18, knows shes been in love
before but still finds it hard to have intimate sex rather than free for all sex
sex just because it feels good.
Intimate sex needs to start off somewhere foreplay, massages, wine.
Something to take off the pressure and
enjoy sex, says Lisa.
But getting to that truly intimate
stage is hit with common roadblocks
like self-esteem issues and anxiety over
past relationships.
Carlos*, 18, recalls a sexual experience he had with a girl that apologized
profusely for how bad she was because
she hadnt had sex in awhile.
But this lack of self-esteem is com-

mon to many people, particularly during university. Its an awkward stage of

life as most students arent that selfassured, says Pam Goldasworthy, assistant manager of the Condom Shack.
Carlos and his partner were able to
work it out, but it really turned him off.
In an extreme case, I might not have
been hard anymore and then you get
very conscious about trying to get it
back up. Plus then your partner starts
to help out. Its a big downward spiral,
he says.
Denise Rkulovic, manager of Change
lingerie store on Queen St. W., witnesses a lot of women having self-esteem
issues before they even make it to the
bedroom. Women often come into the
store looking for lingerie to hide their
flabby areas and talking about bad fat
that isnt there.
Its the thinnest girls, usually on the
border of [size] four to six that want to
cover their bellies. The women that are
larger accept it more, says Rkulovic. It
should be all about making what youve
got look amazing.
Rkulovic feels that men just arent
in tune with what women are insecure about. They dont see the depth of
womens pores or how straight womens
hair is, she says.
Carlos doesnt like how many women

turn off the lights during sex.

I want to see the body that Im going
inside of, he says.
Self-esteem issues go both ways and
men experience it too.
First year student Will*, 19, gets
worried when past relationships are
brought up by his partner. He asks himself the question: am I bigger?
Will knows at this age many people

Intimate sex needs to

start off somewhere
foreplay, massages, wine.
Something to take off the
pressure and enjoy sex
Lisa
have had multiple partners but he
doesnt want to be reminded of them.
Stockley believes the easiest way to
have truly intimate sex is to talk to your
partner. If one partner has low selfesteem than by talking about it no
whining the other can reassure them.
There is a specialness at the beginning [of a relationship] but it can go out
once the couple gets together. You need
to keep the sparks flying. Its important
to make the other person feel special,
said Stockley.
*names have been changed

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When kink isnt hot enough

Lauren Strapagiel looks at how intimacy is the key to the most intense sex of your life

or the first six months of her sex life with

Greg, Sarah* only orgasmed twice.
Its not that he wasnt trying to make
her cum. When Greg felt himself getting close he
would switch it up and go down on her, trying to
make sure they both got a chance to climax.
But then she would stop him.
She didnt want me to waste my time or something stupid like that, but I loved doing it, says
Greg. I just wanted her to feel good.
Sarah became fixated on getting off every
single time from penetration. She resented Greg
when she didnt finish, to the point
where, Her day was ruined, abso-

lutely ruined, if she did not [orgasm].

Sarah would spend the day silently fuming. She
bottled up her resentment, then felt worse when
the guilt of being upset with Greg set in. She didnt
blame him personally for it, and didnt want him
to feel bad about it, so she would stop herself
from talking about how she felt.
She wasnt saying a word, but Greg knew she
was upset. He didnt blame himself either, but he
also didnt want to feel like he couldnt get her off.
It made me feel like I wasnt necessarily doing
what was right for her. And

he admits that at the time, he got quiet about his

feelings too.

hat silence isnt exactly a precursor for intimacy, which requires communication to
work. Getting there can be tough, but the
payoff is worth it. Intimacy means a closer connection between partners. And that translates to
better, hotter sex.
Thats what intimacy is, being able to say I
have no clue what the hell Im doing as opposed
to Im going to do what I think Im supposed to
do, says Carlyle Jansen, owner of Good For
Her, a feminist sex toy shop in Toronto.
She says when a relationship lacks intima-

cy, asking a partner to do something differently

just becomes a threat to their sexual prowess.
Asking for a little more touching here, a little
more licking there, just gets interpreted as youre
a bad lover.
To Jansen, intimacy is a deep, emotional connection with another. But achieving intimacy isnt
easy. Jansen says it can be downright terrifying.
Its a really scary thing to be intimate. Its
about being vulnerable and thats not valued in
our culture.
Its about allowing someone to see you and
trusting theyre still going to love you. That theyre
gonna still be hot for you and theyre not going
to drop you there and
tell everybody your
secrets.

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reg never had that sense of security.

I just always had this feeling of
doubt, like I could get dropped off at
the edge of a cliff at any second.
Both in their third year at Ryerson, they met
in first-year residence, but had known of each
other by a friend-of-a-friend connection.
They quickly grew close, and Sarah found herself going in and out of massive crushes on her
new best friend. By summer they were dating.
Right away, Sarahs friends warned Greg: dont
get too comfortable, she doesnt like being tied
down.
The first break-up lasted 15 minutes. She surprised him with a ticket to see indie rock band
Bruce Peninsula, and just before the show they
had a fight, and arrived at the venue pissed off.
Sarah looked Greg straight in the eyes and
yelled, we should just break up.
What? He couldnt hear over the music.
WE SHOULD JUST BREAK UP!
Sarah felt liberated. Greg was crushed. They
found a quieter spot and talked it out. Neither of
them really wanted to break up, she just wanted
some space.
That break-up, albeit short, set a precedent
for the rest of the relationship. The breaking up
and making-up continued.
The constant ups and downs made Greg feel
like he was never 100 per cent into the relationship, and the disconnect showed itself when it
came to sex.
As soon as we were actually intimate and really close, whenever we felt connected as people,
the sex was great, says Sarah. But as soon as we
werent, then it was bad.

eing physically close, touching one another, having sex it can sound like intimacy, but James Cunningham says this is
a misuse of the word.
If we have sexual contact but there is no emotional connection made at all, then we might as
well be masturbating. Cunningham has been
teaching PHL 606, Philosophy of Love and Sex at
Ryerson for nine years.
We confuse physical contact with physical intimacy. I can imagine circumstances where sexual
contact makes no connection, and well still call
that intimacy. And I think thats wrong.
To find that connection, couples need to work
on their intimacy when theyre not between the

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For Her, and she gets couples to finish sentences

like I love it when you... and It really gets me hot
when you...
She uses physical intimacy exercises to bring
couples together. In one, someone lays down and
tells their partner exactly how to touch them. The
givers only job is to follow instructions with no assumptions, no interpretations. As the directions
continue they should always offer a positive and a
new suggestion: I like where youre touching me,
but do it more softly. Keep it up for 20 to 30 minutes, then switch roles. Jansen says this teaches
couples how to communicate what they want.
Sarah and Greg tried this out, and in Sarahs
words, it was epic.

As soon as we were actually intimate and really close, whenever we felt

connected as people, the sex was great.
Sarah, third-year Ryerson student
sheets. And its all about communication but a
very particular kind of communication.
Jansen says people assume their partners know
why and how much theyre loved, but they still
need to hear it. Couples need to actively communicate their appreciation of one another.
Its not about being really clear when somebody pisses you off or being honest about everything, although those are really important too,
says Jansen. Its about the things we all like to hear
and we think the other person already knows.
Even I love you can lose meaning when said
out of habit, so its important to be more specific.
Jansen runs intimacy workshops out of Good

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t was late, and they were both tired and heading to bed. Sarah suggested they try out the
exercise, just for 10 minutes. Then it turned
into 15. Then it turned into an hour. Then it turned
into sex. Twice.
We had sex once and were like woah that was
so amazing, we loved it, says Sarah. We felt really intimate and close.
They both felt more in the moment. There
wasnt pressure. I just took time to feel everything
and enjoy and savour, says Sarah. It made me
feel everything so much more intensely.
Sarah even had an orgasm. Before she would

get too wrapped up in how Greg felt and didnt

concentrate on her own pleasure. But with the
exercise she focused on every touch. And where
before she would wait for Greg to do something
to her to turn her on, to make that first move
this time she took a more active role.
I realized that it was my responsibility to get
myself into the mood too.

recent study in The Canadian Journal of

Human Sexuality explored what made
for great sex. The researchers found
eight key things: being present, connection,
deep sexual and erotic intimacy, extraordinary
communication, interpersonal risk-taking and
exploration, authenticity, vulnerability and transcendence. In a word: intimacy.
Note that technical expertise didnt make the
list. Physical sensation and orgasming were only
minor components and study participants said
they werent even required for a good romp.
Satisfying sex doesnt come from orgasming
every time, and it cant be found by trying to
spice things up with kink.
Thats how people think theyre going to find
intimacy, says Jansen. She says kinky relationships can have intimacy, but its because that
bond was formed first. Otherwise its just roller
coaster its a rush, but theres no substance.
Its fun and its in the moment. Its wild. Its
exciting. And then when youre done, its done,
she says. If youre looking for something a little
more sustainable and something a little deeper
that can incorporate an endorphin rush, then
what youre looking for is intimacy.
*names have been changed

The R yerson Students Union & United Black Students at R yerson present:

All Eyes on Haiti

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Panel Discussion:

Haiti Then to Now:

What Can Be Done to Ensure Haitis Future?

POD152,
Hub Cafeteria

Featuring:

Ram in the Rye

Haiti Fundraiser

6:30-8:30pm

9pm

Haiti Action Network

David Delisca
Professor Melanie Newton of the University of Toronto

Performances by:

Ian Kamau, J. Nichole, David Delisca and many more.

All funds go to Haiti though Partners in Health

For more info contact: Lise de Montbrun,

Vice-President of Student Life & Events, [email protected]

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