# The Eyeopener > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Eyeopener > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Eyeopener.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eyeopener > Source revision: 1348678283 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Student newspaper at Toronto Metropolitan University For other uses, see [Eyeopener (disambiguation)](/source/Eyeopener_(disambiguation)). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "The Eyeopener" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article may contain original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. (May 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Eyeopener Type Student newspaper Format Tabloid School Toronto Metropolitan University Owner Rye Eye Publishing Inc., Founded 1967; 59 years ago (1967)[1] City Toronto, Ontario Country Canada ISSN 0847-8791 OCLC number 1033013807 Website theeyeopener.com Media of Canada List of newspapers ***The Eyeopener*** is one of two weekly student newspapers at [Toronto Metropolitan University](/source/Toronto_Metropolitan_University) in Ontario, Canada. It has a circulation of 10,000 copies per week during the school year. *The Eyeopener* is published by Rye Eye Publishing Inc., owned by the students of Toronto Metropolitan University as a non-profit corporation. Most of the writing is done by contributors (as is the case with most campus newspapers) but the paper's masthead is elected towards the end of each academic year, by the previous year's masthead and volunteers who have made a certain number of contributions. As of 2008, the minimum number of contributions to be eligible to vote is six. While contributors and [editors](/source/Editing) are often students of the TMU School of Journalism, students in other programs are more than welcome to write for the paper. The paper is composed of several main sections; news, arts and culture, business and technology, sports, features, community, video, [editorial](/source/Editorial) and a 'fun' page. ## History ### Early days *The Eyeopener* was started at what was then the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute on September 26, 1967, by Tom Thorne, a [Radio and Television Arts](/source/Radio_and_Television_Arts) student upset with the amount of editorial powers held by faculty members at *[The Ryersonian](/source/The_Ryersonian),* now named *On the Record*. He took the name from a muck-raking turn-of-the-century weekly published in [Calgary](/source/Calgary).[1][2] The other campus newspaper at Toronto Metropolitan University is *[On the Record](/source/On_the_Record_(newspaper))*, published by the university's Faculty of Journalism with a circulation of approximately 5,000 copies a week. *The Eyeopener* upped its circulation to 10,000 issues per week from 8,000 per week at the start of the 2007-2008 academic year. In 2019, student newspapers and student councils at post-secondary institutions in Ontario faced the threat of significant losses of student fees after the provincial government led by Doug Ford introduced its [Student Choice Initiative](/source/Student_Choice_Initiative), which would have made some student association fees optional.[3] The measure was struck down by a court.[4] ## The COVID-19 Pandemic Student media, like Toronto Metropolitan University itself, went online during the lockdowns imposed during the [COVID-19 pandemic in Canada](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Canada).[5] After most people had been vaccinated, the paper reported on the university's new ventilation systems that were intended to mitigate the risk of infection.[6] Early in 2021, a former staffer claimed that he had been fired from the paper because he was Catholic.[7][8] ## Notable alumni - [Christie Blatchford](/source/Christie_Blatchford) - [Mark Bonokoski](/source/Toronto_Sun#Current_staff,_columnists,_and_writers) - [Mark Bourrie](/source/Mark_Bourrie) - [Dianne Buckner](/source/Dianne_Buckner) - [Graeme Smith](/source/Graeme_Smith_(journalist)) - [Kirk LaPointe](/source/The_Vancouver_Sun#Senior_editors) - [Steve McAllister](/source/Steve_McAllister) - [Jordan Heath-Rawlings](/source/24_Hours_(newspaper)) - [Kirk Makin](/source/Kirk_Makin) - [Bob McKenzie](/source/Bob_McKenzie_(broadcaster)) - [Wendy Mesley](/source/Wendy_Mesley) - [Jonathan Fowlie](/source/Vancouver_Sun#Reporters) - [Michael Friscolanti](/source/Michael_Friscolanti) - [Robyn Doolittle](/source/Robyn_Doolittle) ## See also - [List of student newspapers in Canada](/source/List_of_student_newspapers_in_Canada) - [List of newspapers in Canada](/source/List_of_newspapers_in_Canada) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-history_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-history_1-1) ["Our story"](https://theeyeopener.com/about/). 31 August 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tom's story"](https://www.torontomu.ca/alumni/podcasts/ryerson-rewind/ryerson-rewind-s01e02/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Thompson, Nicole (2019-09-10). ["Student editors working to save campus papers after fees change"](https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/student-editors-working-to-save-campus-papers-after-fees-change/). *CTV News London*. Retrieved 2021-09-29. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Nasser, Shanifa (November 21, 2019). ["Ontario court strikes down measure allowing students to opt out of fees for 'non-essential services'"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/student-choice-initiative-ontario-fees-court-1.5368969). *CBC News*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Gould, Chelsey (April 17, 2020). ["Student news outlets during COVID-19: Online formats have allowed student media to thrive despite adversity"](https://www.ryerson.ca/journalism/news-events/2020/04/student-news-outlets-during-covid-19/). *Ryerson University*. Retrieved 2021-09-29. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Ryerson's upgraded air ventilation systems explained"](https://theeyeopener.com/2021/09/ryersons-upgraded-air-ventilation-systems-explained/). *The Eyeopener*. 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2021-09-29. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Swan, Michael (January 21, 2021). ["Catholic student reporter says he was fired for beliefs"](https://www.catholicregister.org/item/32620-catholic-student-reporter-says-he-was-fired-for-beliefs). *The Catholic Register*. Retrieved 2021-09-29. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Black, Conrad (2021-02-19). ["Conrad Black: By debasing religion, Canadian intellectuals are playing a dangerous game"](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-by-debasing-religion-canadian-intellectuals-are-playing-a-dangerous-game). *National Post*. 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