By Rachel Kohl Delicious confections continue to rise in the ovens, and George Brown College’s (GBC) Chef School continues to rise to the challenges presented by COVID-19. Chef John Higgins, director of hospitality and culinary enterprises, leads a team, including manager Eoghan Banks, support staff, and culinary students, to deliver The Chef’s House (TCH) Marketplace…
By Candice Zhang With minimal face-to-face interaction and classroom activities, domestic and international students alike are finding their coursework to be less practical. But in addition to that, international students at George Brown College (GBC) who have returned to their home countries are also presented a new challenge: waking up in the middle of the…
By Candice Zhang The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) announced on October 15 that all sanctioned varsity sports competitions are cancelled for the Winter 2021 semester due to increasing COVID-19 cases, online-learning delivery, and sports restrictions. The decision will affect 27 member schools, including George Brown College (GBC). “The health of the entire OCAA membership…
By Victoria Surla From meeting your first roommate to learning how to do your own laundry, no one ever truly forgets their first year spent living in residence. As an opportunity to learn, network, and meet new people, on-campus living provides students with a sense of belongingness as they transition into their post-secondary careers. Many…
By Candice Zhang On Wednesday, October 14, Chris McGrath, George Brown College’s (GBC) vice-president of student success, announced that further measures will be implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on GBC campuses. He explained the new protocols through a student-wide email, indicating that daily screening and contact tracing will be administered as another COVID-19…
By Candice Zhang Many students were in the process of securing an internship placement in the past winter and summer semesters, but after the pandemic hit, some faced the inevitable. Companies that provided students with internship opportunities informed the college that they were closing their internship opportunities. As a result, some students were left in…
By Victoria Surla The unfamiliarity of remote learning often has us feeling nostalgic for the old days. The days when our questions were not answered through video calls, but instead, face to face interaction and the help of our classmates was just an arm’s reach away. Waking up, shoving a bagel in our mouths, and…
By Candice Zhang Earlier this week, President Anne Sado announced that George Brown College’s (GBC) course delivery for the Winter 2021 semester will mainly take place in a distance-learning format due to the increase of COVID-19 cases. She also stated that students in programs with a lab component will complete their classes via a hybrid…
By Victoria Surla It has been an uncertain course of events for Ontario colleges and universities following the declaration of a second outbreak of COVID-19 earlier this week. With cases in the Greater Toronto Area on the rise and new preventative measures being put in place, many things remain uncertain for the duration of the…
By Maud Weaver On Wednesday, September 30, the Indigenous Education and Services team at George Brown College hosted an online event for Orange Shirt Day which honours the survivors, victims, and families of those impacted by residential schools. Orange Shirt Day is named after Phyllis Webstad’s story. Webstad is a residential school survivor who wore…
By Maud Weaver Conversations and actions around anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism continue as post-secondary students strike this week with faculty and staff to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and highlight how post-secondary institutions are complicit in and perpetuate racism. Kien Azinwi, president of the York Federation of Students and an organizer for All Out September 30…
A member of the George Brown College (GBC) community who recently visited the St. James campus tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email sent to students from Chris McGrath, the college’s VP of student success, on the evening of September 29. The individual, whose name was not disclosed, was on campus between 8 am…
