By Begum Oral Special to The Dialog It’s time to stop studying, staying up late working on assignments or meeting up for the project after class at the library! We’re approaching seventh week, you know what I’m talking about, let’s start enjoying the intersession week! We all need a break from the midterms, books, computers,…
By Lama Kanj Special to The Dialog On Tuesday, Feb. 12 Live and Local, a fundraising concert organized by Special Event Planning students, premiered at the MOD Club. The night featured local bands, a DJ set by Soul Proprietor (Eon Sinclair from Bedouin Soundclash), independent vendors of artisan jewelry, a photo booth, a silent auction,…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter George Brown College organized its first ever Xpression Against Oppression week from Feb. 4 to Feb. 8 at St. James’ Kings Lounge. According to the facilitator, organizer and hip-hop socialist Mohammad Ali Aumeer, “Xpressions Against Oppression is an arts festival with a focus on social justice, community engagement and…
By Alisha Riley, Courtney Niven & Mary-Grace Falvo Dialog Sex Columnists In our sextroduction to y’all we will be sharing with you our introductions to sex: in layman’s terms, our first times. Alisha: I lost my virginity at the age of 17. He was my first serious boyfriend, although I didn’t know that at the…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Don’t worry if you cannot afford that dinner at the 360 degree revolving restaurant on the CN tower. No problem if you don’t have the means for a luxurious couple spa which is quite trendy today. It’s okay if you can’t plan a trip to Montreal with your partner….
By Alena Khabibullina Special to The Dialog When talking about gender equity, we are thinking about women’s role – economic, social or personal. It seems that feminist ideas will be widely highlighted by mass media unless patriarchal concepts are absolutely exterminated. Art is known as the engine of progress for it is the easiest and…
By Begum Oral It started on a cold Saturday afternoon at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The gallery has a lot of exhibitions these days; my choice was Richard Hamilton’s “Cut, Paste, Print”, which started on Jan. 26, and will continue until June 9. A narrow corridor finally took me to Hamilton’s work placed on…
By Lama Kanj Special to The Dialog On Friday, Dec. 14, the Guvernment welcomed a crowd of 600 George Brown College students and friends. Although the main room and all-ages room were packed with attendees, the room designated for house music proved to be of little interest as a meager audience was present during the…
By Ava Homa Special to The Dialog My name is Ava Homa and I am the Pen Lecturer-in-Residence. I am Kurdish. We are the world’s largest ethnic group without a state, divided between Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria. We have routinely been denied our basic human rights. In Syria, Kurds have been denied birth certificates…
By Karen Nickel Dialog Reporter Fashion Techniques and Design program first year students, Irina Shilyaeva and Ji Young Kim have made it into the top three for Sporting Life’s, ’Design Your Goose’, contest in partnership with Canada Goose. The students submitted sketches for a ‘Canada Goose’ jacket in the first phase of the contest. The…
By Dani Feraday Dialog Reporter The Regent Park area in Toronto, located at the corner of Parliament and Gerrard, is known as Canada’s oldest and largest social housing project. With people from all different walks of life, the community is as diverse as the city itself. When the new renovations started by Toronto Community Housing…
By S. Lily Luong Do. Special to The Dialog Have you ever seen the 1989 movie the Dead Poet’s Society featuring comedian Robin Williams? No? Well, you really should. Why? He is portrayed as a teacher who works at a renowned preparatory school that challenges the status quo by teaching poetry, ripping out pages of…
