Illustration by Katie Doyle Sathvik Nagendra Vasishta left India last month eager to fulfill his work placement in Ontario to complete George Brown College’s (GBC) Strategic Relationship Marketing (B409) program. At the same time, B409 student Arsheen Chopra was returning home to Delhi, India to be among her family in a state of emergency, as…
In 2014, teams of students and faculty dressed up as toilets and paraded around campus, hanging posters up in every bathroom they could find and sharing information with everyone with whom they crossed paths. The words ‘FREE TO PEE’, a call to provide gender-neutral bathroom facilities to the George Brown College (GBC) community, could be…
To help celebrate International Nurse’s Day on May 12, The Dialog has interviewed Chiara Cuscianna, a graduate from the collaborative Ryerson-GBC nursing program and a current Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and cosmetics nurse. Even at the best of times, nursing can be stressful. And over the past year, as COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on…
Two weeks after OPSEU Locals 556 and 557, the unions representing George Brown College’s (GBC) faculty and support staff, sent a letter to the GBC board of governors criticizing the college’s anti-racism plan, they have yet to receive a response. But that hasn’t come as a surprise to Local 557 president Megan Carter. “I definitely…
George Brown College (GBC) President Anne Sado has issued a response to MPP Jessica Bell and MPP Joel Harden, confirming that the college will continue with the Note Taking Express service despite voiced concerns. On March 25, provincial politicians sent a letter expressing concern for the accessibility of students with disabilities and loss of decently…
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered many aspects of student life at George Brown College (GBC) throughout the 2020-2021 academic year. Students have had to adjust quickly to the continuous restrictions placed on in-person learning. And with the reality of a pandemic that continues to disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latino, and other visible minorities in…
Earlier this month, a child from the Casa Loma Child Care Centre tested positive for COVID-19 from an off-campus exposure. In total, two children at the Casa Loma Child Care Centre tested positive at separate locations, along with two other staff members at the Queen Street Day Care Centre and Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre. “When…
On April 21, 2021, OPSEU Locals 556 and 557, the unions representing George Brown College’s (GBC) faculty and support staff, sent a letter to the GBC board of governors forcefully criticizing the college’s anti-racism efforts. “We are outlining these concerns because we are proud to be a part of a college that has been a…
A March 2020 survey involving 186 George Brown College (GBC) students indicates that food security is a significant issue facing students at GBC during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the George Brown College COVID-19 and Student Food Insecurity Survey Report which was run by Meal Exchange’s Good Food Campus Program, 81.9 per cent of GBC…
In a board meeting on Monday April 19, the Student Association of George Brown College’s (SAGBC) board of directors discussed several recommendations on how the SA should change how it conducts its elections in the future. The SAGBC funds the Dialog. The recommendations were laid out in a two-part report presented by the chief returning…
On April 18, 2021, George Brown College (GBC) students are hosting a Virtual 5-kilometre walk to support donations for the SickKids hospital and the George Brown College Foundation. Last year, the walk raised over $4,500. So far, 26 participants have signed up to walk or run in this year’s event. Half of the money donated…
Students in the Fashion Business Industry (F112) program at George Brown College (GBC) are petitioning to get a mandatory on-campus course waived from this year’s curriculum, citing health and safety concerns due to COVID-19. Students who have signed the petition say that they don’t feel it’s fair to ask students to potentially place themselves and…
