Over 300 people were in attendance for a conversation with Desmond Cole on Wednesday hosted by the Black Student Success Network. In it, Cole addressed pressing issues such as anti-Black racism, campus security, and the current state of policing. Desmond Cole is an author, activist, and journalist who released his first book The Skin We’re…
George Brown College (GBC) is upgrading and renovating its athletic facilities later this year, according to a report made by Student Life Manager Joe Stapleton at Tuesday’s Student Association Board of Directors (BoD) meeting. Stapleton presented three projects to the BoD which will be implemented in the near future. These projects include changeroom and shower…
On Thursday, February 25, Toronto-based abolitionist, storyteller and Black Lives Matter organizer Ravyn Wngz will be leading a talk titled Black History is in the Now. The talk is hosted by George Brown College’s (GBC) Office of Anti-Racism, Equity and Human Rights Services and will start at 12:00 p.m. “I think we’re in a time…
On Christmas Eve 2020, the George Brown Sustainability Squad handed out hot meals and packages of winter gear to the community in Allan Gardens. They say it will not be the only big project they’re taking on this year. The Sustainability Squad is a student network at GBC that utilizes a grassroots approach to create…
With rising COVID numbers, George Brown College (GBC) has officially announced that primarily online learning will continue for the Spring/Summer 2021 semester carried out between May and August. “This means we will continue to operate as we are this winter,” said GBC President Anne Sado in an email distributed to college staff. “The majority of students…
George Brown College (GBC) says its current operations will largely not be affected by the Ontario government’s newly-declared state of emergency, as in-person classes are expected to continue. The provincially-mandated restrictions were announced on Tuesday and went into effect on Thursday. In a message to students, GBC president Anne Sado wrote, “I am writing to…
A semester of online schooling is coming to an end for many students at George Brown College (GBC), and with it a need for students to navigate an online finals season. “I’m a mature student. This is not my first time at college, and I’ve had very different experiences every other year. This year has…
Following public discussions on the need for Blackboard, George Brown College’s (GBC) online education system, to be more trans inclusive, students will be seeing changes in regards to the display of names and pronouns come the end of February 2021. “All students will have access to a self-service module whereby they can input a preferred…
Taranjeet Singh Manchanda, Sagar Sharma, and Victoria Villanueva have been elected to the Student Association of George Brown College board of directors in the roles of Director of Communications and Internal, Director of Operations, and Community Services and Early Childhood Educational Centre Representative respectively. Voting was open between November 23 and November 27, 2020. Out…
