‘George Brown College never closes’: students react to the icestorm
George Brown College remains open today after icestorm
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GBC Fixer: St. James washrooms open again after three months
Fifth floor washrooms closed for a major update After three months, work to update the bathroom on the fifth floor of the St James A building is complete. The renovations began in December and were completed the week of March 15, with the washrooms being closed during that time. Emmanuel Pinkett, a second year business…
‘Working’ in a world without regulations
Pay Your Interns summit puts internships in the spotlight
Students call for mandatory indigenous courses at George Brown
College wants students to learn about indigenous issues in ‘meaningful’ way “George Brown College (GBC) is not doing enough,” said Anthony Hooper, an aboriginal student in the community worker program. “The college should recognize aboriginal people right off the bat as history plays a role in everything.” With other post-secondary schools taking steps to enhance…
Student Association elections explained
The Student Association’s board of directors elections might seem complicated, but it doesn’t have to be It’s that time of year again; elections for the Student Association’s (SA) board of directors are now underway. With the voting period running from March 18 to March 29 on all campuses, students may feel that they don’t understand how…
Student Spotlight: Yasmin Mahmoud forges her own path
George Brown student wants to help new immigrants succeed in Canada Yasmin Mahmoud exemplifies the anonymous quote, “a successful woman is one who can build a strong foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her.” Mahmoud, who is in the community worker program at George Brown, demonstrates that dreams don’t just come true, you make it happen….
Video: International Women’s Day at George Brown College
Three leaders at George Brown College talk about what International Women’s Day means to them
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…
If you are scared, get involved says Roshu Nagi
With three degrees, he came to GBC to pursue his dream of studying information technology As an only child, Roshu Nagi had a difficult choice to make when deciding to come all the way from India to study in Canada. But his parents continuously supported his determination to explore his dreams. Now pursuing a computer systems…
Video: Black History Month at George Brown College
George Brown College and the Student Association of George Brown College celebrated Black History Month with events showcasing black inventors ,the Journey to Hope panel discussion and a fashion show.
Mohammad Ali releases video for college part-time workers
Hip-hop video supports union campaign seeks to organize part-time workers at 24 Ontario Colleges