By Victoria Surla From meeting your first roommate to learning how to do your own laundry, no one ever truly forgets their first year spent living in residence. As an opportunity to learn, network, and meet new people, on-campus living provides students with a sense of belongingness as they transition into their post-secondary careers. Many…
By Candice Zhang On Wednesday, October 14, Chris McGrath, George Brown College’s (GBC) vice-president of student success, announced that further measures will be implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on GBC campuses. He explained the new protocols through a student-wide email, indicating that daily screening and contact tracing will be administered as another COVID-19…
By Candice Zhang Many students were in the process of securing an internship placement in the past winter and summer semesters, but after the pandemic hit, some faced the inevitable. Companies that provided students with internship opportunities informed the college that they were closing their internship opportunities. As a result, some students were left in…
By Victoria Surla The unfamiliarity of remote learning often has us feeling nostalgic for the old days. The days when our questions were not answered through video calls, but instead, face to face interaction and the help of our classmates was just an arm’s reach away. Waking up, shoving a bagel in our mouths, and…
By Candice Zhang Earlier this week, President Anne Sado announced that George Brown College’s (GBC) course delivery for the Winter 2021 semester will mainly take place in a distance-learning format due to the increase of COVID-19 cases. She also stated that students in programs with a lab component will complete their classes via a hybrid…
By Victoria Surla It has been an uncertain course of events for Ontario colleges and universities following the declaration of a second outbreak of COVID-19 earlier this week. With cases in the Greater Toronto Area on the rise and new preventative measures being put in place, many things remain uncertain for the duration of the…
By Maud Weaver On Wednesday, September 30, the Indigenous Education and Services team at George Brown College hosted an online event for Orange Shirt Day which honours the survivors, victims, and families of those impacted by residential schools. Orange Shirt Day is named after Phyllis Webstad’s story. Webstad is a residential school survivor who wore…
By Maud Weaver Conversations and actions around anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism continue as post-secondary students strike this week with faculty and staff to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and highlight how post-secondary institutions are complicit in and perpetuate racism. Kien Azinwi, president of the York Federation of Students and an organizer for All Out September 30…
A member of the George Brown College (GBC) community who recently visited the St. James campus tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email sent to students from Chris McGrath, the college’s VP of student success, on the evening of September 29. The individual, whose name was not disclosed, was on campus between 8 am…
By Candice Zhang Fall 2020 is looking a lot different than anticipated. Adjusting to the ‘new normal’ is a challenge for many students, especially those in more hands-on programs. Although most students at George Brown College (GBC) are now attending classes via Blackboard Collaborate, some are still physically participating in traditional classrooms and completing projects….
By Victoria Surla On September 21, the SAGBC’s board of directors passed a motion to refund/credit $26.56 of its student fees for the Fall 2020 semester. Among the waived fees is its SafeWalk fee, which funds a walk-accompaniment service provided by the SAGBC. A full refund/credit will soon be issued to full-time students who have…
By Rachel Kohl The cancellation of sports on Friday, March 13 remains a vivid memory for members of George Brown College’s athletic community. Tammy Nopuente, an Athletics and Recreation Coordinator at GBC who oversees the Huskies’ varsity soccer teams, recalls the exact moment she heard the news. “In the morning, we all wake up, ready…
