By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter City council recently passed a motion declaring Toronto a “sanctuary city” by a vote of 37-3. A policy which will now allow everyone, regardless of their immigration status, to access services like education, housing, health care, social and emergency services without the fear of being detained or deported….
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter There has been a silent concern among some of the students on co-op policies in the business programs of George Brown College (GBC), at the post-graduate level. Post-graduate certificate programs requiring one mandatory four month long co-op work term are Sport and Event Marketing (B400), Marketing Management-Financial Services…
By Alisha Riley, Courtney Niven & Mary-Grace Falvo Dialog Sex Columnists …excitations, excitationS, excitatioNS, excitatiONS, excitatIONS, excitaTIONS, excitATIONS, exciTATIONS, excITATIONS, exCITATIONS, eXCITATIONS, EXCITATIONS!!!!!! Mary-Grace: I own the 2008 version of the Soft Rabbit Bullet. As do four of my friends. I’ll explain. Valentines Day 2008, me and my best girls decided, what better way to…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Election bells are ringing in all four campuses of George Brown College (GBC). Posters, banners, meet and greet forums, online promotions—the campaigns for the Student Association (SA) are in full swing. It’s that time of the year when students get an opportunity to elect; executive directors, campus directors, educational…
By Mike Davies The Omega (Thompson Rivers University) KAMLOOPS (CUP) — Over the break, I was perusing my Twitter feed and I happened across a statement from one Justin Trudeau, prospective (and some think inevitable) leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. “I believe we should raise our post-secondary education rate to 70 per cent….
By Katherine DeClerq CUP Ontario Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP) — On Feb. 12, the Ontario Progressive Conservative’s released a white paper on post-secondary education (PSE) called Paths to Prosperity: Higher Learning for Better Jobs. The report claims that the current PSE system is not equipped to meet Ontario’s employment standards. “I think there are some things…
Re: GBC Reacts to Black History Month, Feb. 8 We must remember that African Liberation Month (Black History Month) is but one out of 12 months in which we are formally encouraged to discuss Black people’s histories in the diaspora. To me, this is a form of subjugation that seeks to silo Black stories, experiences,…
By Mick Sweetman Managing Editor Some people choose to live on the streets of Toronto throughout the winter. That’s right, I said they choose to live on the streets. But the choice they make is a Hobson’s choice between the overcrowded, bed bug infested and dangerous conditions of the city’s shelter system or the…
By Jason Miller GBC Athletics Men’s Basketball The Huskies finished second in the OCAA East with a 16-4 record. They earned a bye into the OCAA Provincial Championship. OCAA Provincial Championships Huskies 49 – Fanshawe 77 – Gold Quarter Final (Dejazmatch James 10, Bruno Silvestrin 10) Huskies 76 – Centennial 56 – Bronze Quarter Final…
By Alena Khabibullina Special to The Dialog I’m from Russia. My grandmother was fired from a factory for religious reasons in the Soviet era when people were persecuted, exiled, or executed for their faith. My friend is Italian. His great-grandfather was detained for living with a North African woman – his great grandmother. My neighbour…
The Student Association is holding its annual elections in March. As students of George Brown College what issues are important to you? Like The Dialog’s Facebook page and publicly share this poll from it on your Facebook page for a chance to win a free RUN GBC hoodie. [polldaddy poll=6924067] Full-time employees of…
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,…
