'Tons' of award and bursary money awaits applicants

$7.3 million was spent on scholarships, bursaries and grants last year. The college regularly faces the same problem: not enough students apply for them. By Alena Khabibullina Staff Reporter George Brown College (GBC) offers 354 different scholarships and awards students can apply for, not including government-funded bursaries. According to the college’s audited financial statement dated…

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Environmental Justice Collective fights apathy with action

A small group of George Brown College students have moved from apathy to action and created the Environmental Justice Collective By Alena Khabibullina Staff Reporter Climate change, energy conservation, air quality, land pollution, nuclear safety, water crisis, oil spills, resource depletion, logging, the impact of mining and many more are the environmental issues that are…

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Purge of ‘Canadian experience’ barrier brings hope to skilled immigrants

  Ontario Human Rights Commission rules that requiring Canadian experience is often discrimination. Danilo Barba, Multimedia Reporter Canada was the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as an official policy in 1971. But more than 40 years later, international students and immigrants still turn to unpaid work such as volunteering, internships or low-skilled…

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Ensuring your safety and security at George Brown College

Toronto is a large, diverse city and college campuses reflect that. But according to Statistics Canada’s 2012 Uniform Crime Report , incidents reported to Toronto Police Service have dropped by seven per cent from last year. By Karen Nickel, Staff Reporter Students coming to college (and their families) can have anxiety about safety and security while attending classes….

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Petition wants to change the name of Victoria Day

A petition supported by a number of famous Canadian authors, actors, musicians and politicians wants to change the name of Victoria Day to “Victoria and First Peoples Day” By Mick Sweetman Dialog Staff Over 800 people, including author Margaret Atwood, Green Party leader Elizabeth May, Inuk musician Susan Aglukark and six other prominent Canadians, have signed a petition as of this…

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