Congratulations Class of 2021
The School of Journalism Class of 2021
The Class of 2021 at their J-School Orientation Day.
Undergraduate
“Finding yourself is not really how it works. Your true self is right there, buried under cultural conditioning, other people’s opinions and inaccurate conclusions you drew as a kid about who you are. “Finding yourself” is returning to yourself. An unlearning, an excavation, a remembering who you were before the world got its hands on you.”
No comment.
Five years, three universities, three cities, two provinces and one pandemic but hey, at least it wasn't a boring post-secondary experience.
Four years later and I still don’t know when to use a semicolon.
Aaaaaaaand she’s outta there
"I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really: Get busy living or get busy dying," Tim Robbins.
A big cheers to a great four years at RSJ! Though our final year and a half may not have been as expected, we still did it!
What if we kissed on the JCU Awards dancefloor 😳
If ur reading this, u cooler than a polar bear's toenails.
Did not respond to request for comment as she’s watching EURO 2020.
"If you're glistening, nobody's listening." —Gary Gould, first year journalism class
"Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter."
Thank you to all my friends and family who supported me through this journey. This degree wouldn’t have been possible without you!
"You're not boy-us, you're MANus." -Dana Snyder, voice of Master Shake
I guess all the stressful story days from first-year actually payed off...
This is a shout out to my parents. Couldn’t have done this without you guys. Eternally grateful, love you mom and dad <3
"The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it" - Bob Ross
"The old rules are crumbling and nobody knows what the new rules are. So make up your own rules." - Neil Gaiman
"All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be." - Pink Floyd
"There are places I'll remember all my life, though some have changed. Some forever, not for better. Some have gone, and some remain … In my life, I've loved them all.” — The Beatles, In My Life
I strongly believe that the em dash deserves more appreciation.
This photo is not sponsored by Kombucha
"Road bumps got nothing on me." - Blacklisted J-School Student #180
One changes from day to day... every few years one becomes a new being. — Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin via Anita Vyas.
1996 - 2020
Graduate
In grad school there’s an immense pressure to compete and excel, and while healthy competition is worthwhile, students (like me) often struggle with the notion of “perfection.” Now that my master’s is done, I found perfection to be a myth, it’s the mistakes I made that taught me the most.
I am thankful for this program, the amazing professors and friends who helped me realize my confidence and career goals. The seventh-round pick mentality continues!
his one’s for that time I got lost on the TTC on the way to a Covering the City assignment in my first month of classes and ended up writing it in a rundown McDonald’s while being offered McNuggets by a man named Maurice.
Do not read the next sentence. You little rebel, I like you.
If you are listed here without a photo or quote and would like to share one, please contact jmika@ryerson.ca. We are happy to post them for any of the Class of 2021.
Again, congratulations class of 2021.