Building Accessible Movements at George Brown College
Tools for Change and the Community Action Centre partner up for skill-training at St. James campus
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Black Lives Matter Toronto holds mass rally at Police headquarters
Student Association’s Coty Zachariah says students should be in solidarity with Black Lives Matter Toronto
Effort to unionize part-time college workers moves to Ontario Labour Board
OPSEU needs 35% of workers to get ratification vote This story has been updated with a comment from Marilou Martin, president of OPSEU Local 557. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) announced on Monday that it filed an application to represent part-time college workers as a bargaining unit. As part of regulations outlining unionization…
Colleges and universities refuse to stock anti-radiation pills
After Fukushima, iodine pills pre-distributed or available to order near Canadian nuclear stations “We have 10 (nuclear) reactors in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada’s largest city,” said Shawn-Patrick Stensil, a nuclear analyst with Greenpeace Canada. “Fukushima was a really rural area and the consequences of such an accident here would be way worse.” The Fukushima…
‘Babsocks’ a hit
Former George Brown student creates coveted Leafs nation souvenir What started as a beer-league hockey dressing-room joke has become a full-blown business for Thomas McCole, a former George Brown College student. Babsocks, blue socks with white strips featuring the face of Toronto Maple Leafs head coach, Mike Babcock, garnered interest almost immediately from major media…
Injury and disability no match for karate champ Patricia Wright
Former George Brown culinary student wins gold at Karate Canada Nationals “Don’t use or believe the word ‘can’t.” Patricia Wright, a former George Brown College culinary arts student, and recent gold medal winner at Karate Canada’s national competition, knows about pushing through adversity to succeed. When she was poised to get her black belt Wright…
Creating an inclusive space for asexuality
Asexuality 101 coming to George Brown In the opening scenes of the documentary (A)sexual, asexuality advocate David Jay remains patient and on point even as his identity is made fodder for the punchlines of television hosts. In a 2006 interview on US talk show The View, co-host Star Jones questions why Jay feels the need…
Jewel Kats, beloved author and George Brown alum passes away
Kats was an advocate for children with disabilities
Forcillo guilty of attempted murder in Yatim shooting
Jury finds officer not guilty of second-degree murder
Huskies volleyball teams defeated by Durham Lords
Women’s game marred by ‘very questionable’ calls
New contest offers cash prize and mentorship for fashion students
A contest was recently announced that might interest George Brown students in fashion design. The North York General Hospital Fabricland Scrubs Design Challenge is inviting fashion students to design a high fashion piece using hospital scrubs and surgical gowns. “It is a very exciting opportunity for design students to challenge themselves, to step outside their own comfort…
Surprisingly good and off-beat movies for the holiday season
In a sea of uncle jokes, screaming children, and self-punishment by overeating, many of us swim towards a movie night or two, or five, over the holiday season. While some of the obvious old classics will do the trick, like Elf, Christmas Vacation, and Home Alone, the following is a list of flicks that are solid, and are surprisingly holiday related.