Get out and vote, but don’t stop there: Editorial
Voting is important but the Student Association needs your participation all year
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Tuition-freeze should follow ‘free tuition’
Budget announcement a win, but not if tuition soars Ontario’s new “free tuition” plan, announced with much fanfare in the recent provincial budget, is a step in the right direction. But it’s not enough if tuition keeps going up every year. The reforms to student financial aid are a significant change in government policy, with…
We must help all refugees
While Syrian refugees are a crisis we must not forget the rest of the world
Toronto police need accountability after killing Yatim
New training days not enough to save people in crisis from police Following a jury finding James Forcillo guilty of attempting to murder Sammy Yatim, mayor John Tory and Toronto police chief Mark Saunders spoke of the curious idea that an entire community needs to pull together to prevent more tragedies like this. There is…
Trigger warnings should be given by professors
Study shows most students want to be warned before triggering content is discussed in class
Games in Casa Loma campus should have time limits : Editorial
The newly renovated Student Centre at George Brown College’s Casa Loma campus comes equipped with a new video games room. There is presently no time limit in place for playing the games, and some students are not being considerate of others. Not sharing the time playing the games is childish. As the majority of college…
Don’t just pray for Paris, work for peace: Editorial
It will take more than a French flag on a profile picture but social media can be used for social change
Marijuana should be legal in Canada: Editorial
Canada’s current system of controlling cannabis use is failing and costing billions of dollars yearly to enforce. In 2014, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), released its Cannabis Policy Framework recommending that Canada legalize marijuana. The CAMH report states, “removing criminal and civil penalties for possession of cannabis would eliminate the more than…
International students pay too much: Editorial
Canada should increase transfers to provinces for post-secondary education