By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter It’s a mixed bag of emotions. Some are satisfied with the recognition, while most are not. February is Black History Month, also known as African Liberation Month. Black History Month is a month of recognition of African-Canadians who excelled in various fields in Canada, including politics, education, public service…
By Karen Nickel Dialog Reporter Indigenous resistance occurs when First Nations, Métis, or Inuit Peoples act to: resist assimilation, retain their cultures, define their identity and defend territory in the face of state, corporate and settler incursions. It takes many forms and is often met by state violence, criminalization and lawsuits. In 1995, at Ts’…
By Mick Sweetman Managing Editor When you read the phrase “hatchet-wielding hitchhiker” what image pops into your head? Are you thinking about a horror-story told as a cautionary tale about the dangers of picking people up who are thumbing a ride? Or are you thinking of Kai (who when asked if he had a last…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Don’t worry if you cannot afford that dinner at the 360 degree revolving restaurant on the CN tower. No problem if you don’t have the means for a luxurious couple spa which is quite trendy today. It’s okay if you can’t plan a trip to Montreal with your partner….
By Alena Khabibullina Special to The Dialog When talking about gender equity, we are thinking about women’s role – economic, social or personal. It seems that feminist ideas will be widely highlighted by mass media unless patriarchal concepts are absolutely exterminated. Art is known as the engine of progress for it is the easiest and…
By Begum Oral It started on a cold Saturday afternoon at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The gallery has a lot of exhibitions these days; my choice was Richard Hamilton’s “Cut, Paste, Print”, which started on Jan. 26, and will continue until June 9. A narrow corridor finally took me to Hamilton’s work placed on…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Well, Boreal seem to be having a tough time against George Brown College (GBC). The Huskies women’s volleyball team has managed to win two games this season, both against Boreal. They have lost everything else. Coach, Clayton Carimbocas says there are various reasons for the team not doing well this year,…
By Jason Miller GBC Athletics Men’s Basketball East Wins Losses Points Seneca 14 1 28 Centennial 13 3 26 Algonquin 12 3 24 George Brown 12 4 24 Loyalist 10 6 20 St. Lawrence 9 7 18 La Cite 7 8 14 Durham 4 11 8 Fleming 3 12 6 Georgian 2 15 4…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Speculations of Facebook planning to launch its own smart phone have gone out the window. The big project they are working on is finally out in its beta version. It’s called the Facebook graph search, a social search engine. It’s an attempt to take online searches to the next level,…
[polldaddy poll=6888197] Also see: GBC and the winter storm in pictures
Photos by George Brown College students of the severe winter storm on Feb. 8, 2013. Despite most post-secondary schools in Toronto closing George Brown College stayed open.
By Mick Sweetman Managing Editor This week has seen the campus press making the news and much as covering it. The Gazette at Western University is in a hot dispute with the University Students’ Council (USC) over plans to move the paper into a space about half the size of its current office, reportedly to…
