The Dialog, Nov. 7 to Nov. 19, 2017

ISSUE 05 / NOV. 7–19, 2017 GBC Student Newspaper • Founded 1982

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GBC staff to administer naloxone in case of overdoses

Some George Brown staff will officially be able to administer naloxone in the case of an overdose as soon as the college develops a protocol. PHOTO BY JAMES HEILMAN, MD/CC BY-SA 4.0

Commitment follows letter from Toronto Public Health on how college and universities can address overdose crisis STEVE CORNWELL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Once a protocol is in place, staff at George Brown College will be allowed to administer naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.

While the protocol might take

some time to develop, the commitment to add naloxone treatment in the case of an overdose marks a change in the college's policy.

As recently as Oct. 24, a spokesperson from the college said that no George Brown staff were permitted to administer the anti-overdose drug, even with staff from first-aid and student life trained to do so. @DialogGBC

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Catherine Drum, the college's interim manager of environmental health, safety and wellness, said that until the protocol for administering naloxone is in place, staff who might treat an overdose with the drug would be acting as individuals.

"Anybody can intervene at this point, it just won't be on behalf of the college," she said. "It's not like we wouldn't do anything, if security or first-aid staff come into contact with somebody experiencing an overdose."

Drum added that the college already has highly trained response staff, and having naloxone will be "another tool in the tool box."

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follows a letter sent by Toronto's medical officer of health to post-secondary institutions on how they can help address the overdose crisis.

In the letter, dated Oct. 20, medical officer Dr. Eileen de Villa said that colleges and universities can encourage staff and students to get naloxone kits and training on how to use them.

Additionally, de Villa suggested providing substance use and overdose prevention education to staff and students in a factual and approachable way, as well as conducting an organizational overdose risk assessment to “determine the response level appropriate to your organization.”

The letter included a risk assessment tool with a “decision support algorithm” to determine how likely it is that someone might have an overdose in the organization's space, or the possibility of staff encountering a person having an overdose.

If these scenarios are likely, it was suggested that the organization consider having an adequate supply of naloxone on hand and training staff on how to administer it.

“We're a downtown campus, we're right downtown, so it makes sense if we at least have the ability to respond in that way,” said Drum.

While she said the college is developing its protocol, Drum is designing a George Brown-specific training on the steps for administering naloxone.

She explained the person would have to be unconscious, and an overdose suspected before staff would administer the anti-overdose treatment.

"In some cases it would be very obvious in other cases it might not be obvious, so you have to have a check list that you go through."

According to data from Health Canada, at least 2,816 people had apparent opioid-related deaths in 2016, with 865 occurring in Ontario. Between 2004 and 2014, opioid overdose deaths in Toronto increased by 77 per cent, according to Toronto Public Health.

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Where you can get a free naloxone kit near George Brown College Naloxone kits are available for free, without a prescription, in Ontario at participating pharmacies. If it is your first time getting a naloxone kit pharmacy staff will train you in the use of naloxone.

According to the ministry of health and long-term care, the following pharmacies are participating in the naloxone program.

Near St. James and Waterfront campus Rexall 63 Front St. East Metro Pharmacy 80 Front St. East at Jarvis Shoppers Drug Mart 18 Jarvis St. Front St Pharmacy 132 Front St. East Near Casa Loma campus Shoppers Drug Mart 292 Dupont St. Near Ryerson campus The Works, Toronto Public Health 277 Victoria St., Ground Floor Rexall 401 Yonge St. Shoppers Drug Mart 10 Dundas St. East Cloud Pharmacy 55 Dundas St. East Metro Drugs 129 Dundas St. East

CORRECTIONS // A story in the last issue stated that the faculty union wanted the creation of academic senates at colleges. This demand was dropped in the union’s last offer. The Dialog regrets the error.

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THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 7–19

Colleges force vote on offer as faculty strike continues into fourth week

Colleges to force striking faculty to vote on its offer. PHOTO PROVIDED.

Faculty will not suspend strike until colleges make offer union can recommend, says union bargaining chair DIALOG STAFF

The College Employer Council has asked the Ontario Labour Relations Board to schedule a forced vote on the colleges’ last offer.

College faculty at 24 Ontario colleges have been on strike since Oct. 16 cancelling classes for around 300,000 students.

It will take between five and 10 days to organize the vote on the college’s offer. During this time, the colleges are requesting that the union suspend the strike so faculty and students can return to class.

JP Hornick, chair of the Ontario Public Service Employee Union (OPSEU) faculty bargaining team, rejected this request and said the

colleges should return to the bargaining table instead.

“If they bring us an offer that we can recommend to our members, which we were very, very close to when they did this, then we would suspend the strike immediately,” she said.

Hornick said they were down to a single issue, that of academic freedom for college faculty, when the College Employer Council asked for the forced vote.

“I’m angry and disappointed that instead of continuing negotiations council has decided to walk away.” said Hornick “What I’m feeling right now is that they have done something that is reprehensible for students.”

“The easiest thing would be to

come back to the table, finish bargaining that we started and then everyone can return to work quickly.” said Hornick “They have instead dropped a bomb on this process.”

The College Employer Council said that the union representing striking faculty at Ontario college “refused to accept an offer that addresses their priorities.”

According to a press release, the colleges’ offer included increased pay, greater rights and better job security for contract faculty, as well as faster compliance with Bill 148 and academic freedom policies at each college.

“We are extremely disappointed that OPSEU would not accept an offer of settlement. It is a terrible outcome for students and faculty that OPSEU was unwilling to reach an agreement,” said the chair of the colleges’ bargaining team, Sonia Del Missier.

While forcing the vote is far from ideal, Del Missier said that the talks aren’t going anywhere.

“An employer vote is never a preferred path, because a settlement should be reached at the bargaining table,” she said. “But we have exhausted all efforts at the bargaining table and now our faculty will decide.”

Anna Willats, a professor at George Brown College, is frustrated with the situation.

“They could have brought this request for a forced vote to the membership two or three weeks ago, but instead they have decided to waste everybody’s time,” she said.

Christian Knudsen, a professor at Sheridan College echoes the sentiment.

“If I would have voted no four weeks ago, four weeks out on the picket line has only hardened my resolve to vote no now.”

EVENTS LISTING BASKETBALL: CENTENNIAL VS. GEORGE BROWN Wednesday, Nov. 8 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Casa Loma Gym 160 Kendal Ave. Women’s game: 6 p.m.

Men’s game: 8 p.m.

TORONTO ACTION COALITION MEETING Thursday, Nov. 9 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Glendon College, Glendon Hall, BMO room 2275 Bayview Ave. Attend the Toronto Action Coalition meeting to discuss and plan a Feb. 1 Provincial Day of Action!

Questions/Accommodations: n.alideeb@cfsontario.ca HOLIDAY HAMPER DRIVE Nov. 14 to Dec. 14 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

You’re invited to donate non-perishables to help students in need over the holidays. Donations can be made at student food banks and SA offices at: • St. James : 200 King Street E, Rooms 159A and 147 • Casa Loma: E Building, Room E127 and E100 • Waterfront: Concourse Level, Room 031 and 033 BIPOC BOOK GROUP: COLOUR BETWEEN THE LINES Tuesday, Nov. 14 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Community Action Centre St. James A Building, Room 165B 200 King St. East Discussion group for Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), centering books by BIPOC writers. Using intersectional, decolonial, anti-oppressive

GBC extends semester, cancels winter intersession break College extends fall semester to Dec. 22 and cancels winter intersession break due to ongoing faculty strike DIALOG STAFF

On Monday, George Brown College has announced that due to the on-

going faculty strike, the fall semester has been extended to Dec. 22 and the winter intersession break, originally scheduled from Feb. 26 to March 2, has been cancelled.

An update on the GBC website also said that if a settlement is reached, there will be two business days’ notice before classes resume.

Exams will not be scheduled and assignments will not be due until at least 72 hours after the announce-

ment of an end to the strike.

“We understand that these changes may negatively impact students’ personal plans and are sorry for the disruption they may cause.” read the notice on GBC’s website “Our primary concern is preserving your fall and winter semesters and unfortunately that means making difficult decisions.”

The Nov. 3 deadline to withdraw without academic penalty has been extended to Nov. 24.

Tiffany White, the Student Association's (SA) director of education said that students were not

frameworks. November Reading: “Moons of Palmares” by Zainab Amadahy VOLLEYBALL: LOYALIST VS. GEORGE BROWN Wednesday, Nov. 15 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

St. James Gym 200 King St. East Women’s game: 6 p.m.

Men’s game: 8 p.m.

BASKETBALL: SENECA VS. GEORGE BROWN Friday, Nov. 17 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Casa Loma Gym 160 Kendal Ave. Women’s game: 6 p.m.

Men’s game: 8 p.m.

DESI NIGHT Friday, Nov. 17 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Kings Lounge St. James A Building, Room 150 200 King St. East Come out for a fun night as we party to the latest in South Asian music. Free for GBC students. $5 for guests.

VOLLEYBALL: ALGONQUIN VS. GEORGE BROWN Saturday, Nov. 18 St. James Gym 200 King St. East, Sixth Floor Women’s game: 4 p.m.

Men’s game: 6 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL: LA CITE VS. GEORGE BROWN Sunday, Nov. 19 Noon to 4 p.m.

St. James Gym, Sixth floor 200 King St. East Women’s game: noon Men’s game: 2 p.m. consulted adequately in the college's decision and that they could have rearranged the year differently.

"There are a lot of students who are going to be very unhappy about this, and there so many other ways other ways that they could have gone about this and they just did it all wrong," she said.

White, who said that her own travel plans are affected because of the re-scheduling, thinks that moving this semester's exams in the first week of January and extending the next term would have less of an impact on students' plans.

The SA funds The Dialog.

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New office of student concerns at George “A SAFE PLACE Brown College WHERE ALL STUDENTS The office supports students with their personal crises and keeps the students’ code of conduct updated LIDIANNY BOTTO REPORTER-EDITOR

“A safe place where all students can go to get help with a variety of issues that they may face while attempting to complete their educational goals." This is the objective of the new student concerns office at George Brown College (GBC), according to the manager, Dale Hall.

Hall has worked at GBC for 17 years and she spent the past year researching and running a pilot project for the new office.

With guidance around the students’ rights and responsibilities in relation to college policies and community standards, the new office is a space where students can ask for support to resolve any concerns that they may experience such as health, financial or housing issues.

“If (students) are in a crisis, I can look at what person is available;

what we can do to support this student in the short and long-term”, explained Hall.

Hall led the updating of GBC's code of student behaviour and community standards policy this summer. The old code was about 12-years old and the office is responsible for keeping it updated; providing information to students about their rights and duties and assisting them in the resolution of issues with the code.

“The new policy emphasizes student development, quality of student overall educational experiences and the importance of students understanding the community standards expected of them,” said Hall.

The student concerns office also provides education on the code and specific training to students faculty and staff in conflict resolution.

Similar offices can be found at other colleges in Ontario.

Dale Hall's office of student concerns is a safe place for GBC students. PHOTO: LIDIANNY BOTTO/THE DIALOG

At Seneca College, the student conduct office has nine staff supporting all campuses. The manager, Rachel Morris, explains that while the office ‘focuses on the code of conduct’, they also help students with personal issues connect with the right person on campus.

“Our main goal is to balance the students’ community here on campus and make sure they are in a respectful and safe environment for everyone,” said Morris.

The student relations office at Centennial College works as the

first point of contact, centralizing students’ questions and recommending them to different departments according to their needs. The student code of conduct also is part of the office's responsibilities.

“When they come to college or university, they bring their entire life with them. It’s not the only academic issue and we have to be sensitive to the needs of students outside of the academic area,” said Kevin Rajpaulsingh, director of the advice office at Centennial College.

The manager of GBC student

CAN GO TO GET HELP WITH A VARIETY OF ISSUES THAT THEY MAY FACE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS.”

concerns office also agrees with this way of dealing the students problems. Hall said that part of her job at the new office is making sure students feel connected to the college community and can ask for help.

"No matter if you're in a new city, a new college, or have been here for two years and you have a feeling something is not right" said Hall. "You need to know there is a place you can go."

Union 'not happy' continuing education courses are running Part-time faculty could unionize, depending on results of October vote STEVE CORNWELL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Not all students have been affected by the faculty strike, now in its fourth week.

Several colleges in Ontario, including George Brown, are still running continuing education classes, and the union representing strik-

ing faculty is “not happy about it,” according to JP Hornick, chair of the bargaining team representing college faculty.

“I think they should have shut down all courses, especially as continuing education now contains more credit-based courses than it used to,” she said.

There are 162 full-times courses that have equivalents offered in George Brown's continuing education program, according to the program's website. A report from the college from September 2016 said that there are 66,410 registrants in continuing education as well as 360 part-time employees.

Leslie Quinlan, George Brown's vice-president, human resources and organizational development, said that 90 per cent of the students taking continuing education courses are not in full-time programs.

She added that running the courses means that the non-unionized teachers in continuing education can still get paid.

“If they're not working, they're not getting paid by the college,” Quinlan said. “They're also not getting paid by the union, which is not the case for people in the bargaining unit.”

Of the 24 Ontario colleges where faculty are striking, around half are running continuing education courses of some kind during the strike.

The Ontario Public Employee Union (OPSEU), which represents the striking college faculty, is also working to unionize part-time college faculty. A vote on whether or not part-time faculty would join the union was held on days at each college between Oct. 2 and 13.

The results are yet to be counted, but 50 per cent plus one 'yes' votes are required in order for faculty who work less than six hours a week, or more than 12 hours per week on short-term contracts to join OPSEU. For Hornick, improving the conditions of part-time faculty is

Around half of the colleges in Ontario are running continuing education courses, including George Brown. PHOTO: STEVE CORNWELL / THE DIALOG

connected to the ongoing faculty strike.

“We hope to bring them into the union and we hope that the fight that we're making here helps them to set a bar that's higher around their own working conditions,” she said.

Over 12,000 college faculty have been on strike since Oct. 16.

The union’s last offer before the strike included stipulations that there be a 50-50 ratio of full-time to part-time faculty, better job se-

curity for partial load faculty and academic freedom for faculty.

The College Employer Council’s last offer before the strike included a 7.75 per cent raise over four years, new salary caps for faculty, as well as what it called “improved conversion of contract faculty to full-time positions."

The last strike by college faculty in Ontario was in 2006 and lasted for 20 days.

With files from Lidianny Botto and

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Apprenticeship students and the faculty strike With courses as short as eight weeks apprenticeship students are left wondering what will happen to their education MEGAN KINCH REPORTER-EDITOR

Shane Manganaro was six weeks into an eight-week program when classes were suspended by the strike.

While other students can stretch out the semester, the intense eight to 10-week training blocks for trades apprenticeships mean that some trades students are already within a week of the planned end to their program.

Like all trades apprentices, Manganaro is in a complex program governed by the not only the colleges, but also the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development, with a special code to collect employment insurance (EI) from Employment and Social Development Canada.

Apprentices also often have employers they usually work for, must be registered with the college of trades, and unionized apprentices also need to deal with their union.

It’s a specialized situation and there’s not a lot of guidance for apprenticeship students.

“I feel like I’m stuck with no straight answers,” said Manganaro, a registered electrician apprentice.

“Nobody is telling me what to do or even who to contact to get the answers.”

George Brown College referred students to an FAQ on their website that stated the apprenticeship classes were cancelled and that a decisions has not been yet made about future apprenticeship intakes.

In the absence of guidance from the colleges, trades apprentices told The Dialog they have been resorting to calling around to various ministries, their union, employment insurance, and also other apprentices to figure out what to do.

Employment and Social Development Canada, which pays EI to apprentices attending school under a special code, did provide The Dialog with specific answers. They said trades students can continue to collect EI for up to three weeks

during the strike and should file reports normally and do not need to change their code.

After three weeks Employment and Social Development Canada will revisit this decisions and will issue guidance to apprentices. Students who become ill or otherwise unable to work are expected to contact EI to change their status.

Jenny Zhu is a millwright apprentice who was supposed to be released from work and start in the next course. Her second-level millwright course is very specialized and only runs once a year, so if she misses this intake and it’s not rescheduled promptly she maybe fall behind in her apprenticeship.

Her employer told her she can’t become a member of the millwrights union until she finishes her intermediate course so possible wage increases and access to benefits are also on hold.

Because the apprentice inschool programs are so short, their faculty have been even more affected by contract insecurity than other staff. While other part-time college teachers have to apply for their jobs every semester, partial-load college faculty have to re-apply for their jobs every 8 to 10 weeks, according to Jacques Senechal, a full-time faculty member on strike at George Brown College.

“Most definitely it is a struggle for faculty in that position,” said

Apprenticeship students said they were left "with no straight answers" during strike. PHOTO COURTESY OF GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE

Senechal, who is a licensed electrician. “Financially it’s a struggle.”

The College Student Alliance said that they too lack detailed information on the situation of apprentices.

“Our position is just to urge both sides to get back to the bargaining table and get to a deal so that nothing is lost. ” said Abdullah Mushtaq, the CSA’s director of advocacy. “The only way we’ll know if they are affected is once we cross that bridge.”

Some unions such as the IBEW 353 (electrician union) are encour-

aging their apprentices to go back to work for the duration of the strike. Some apprentices The Dialog spoke to are worried that going back for a few weeks and then leaving to finish their program will cause problems for them at work.

As for Manganaro, when The Dialog called him back he said that he would rather wait for the strike to be resolved but “my boss found out about the strike and called me, and he told me to get back to work on Monday.”

Strike changes SA fall byelections schedule Lack of students at college during strike pushes SA to extend online voting and postpone physical polls NATALIA PIZARRO SILVA REPORTER-EDITOR

The strike is causing changes in all areas at George Brown College. Not many students are on campus, resulting in a low demand for many services.

The Student Association, which funds The Dialog, is in the midst of their fall byelections and have decided to extend the online voting period and postpone in-person voting until Nov. 13. The polling stations were originally slated to open on Monday, Oct. 30.

"We have really been struggling with how best to continue the election while there's a reduced student population," said Charles Wilson, the chief returning officer for the election.

To solve this, they decided to try a hybrid model. Online voting will started Monday, Oct. 30 and continue until Friday, Nov. 17, and the polling stations at the campuses and the residence are currently scheduled to open from Nov. 13 to 17.

"We hope, and judging from experiences from other strikes, that the labour dispute would be over by then and we will be able to op-

Candidates Jeremy Worrall (left) Brenda Agyei and Kushagra Manchanda at a campaign event at The George student residence.

PHOTO: CLARA PASIEKA, DEPUTY RETURNING OFFICER.

erate polling stations as usual," said Wilson.

If the strike continues by that date, they will have to look at oth-

er options. However, online voting will be available in any situation.

The events to inform the students about the election are also on

hold. As soon as classes resume, election events will be announced through social media and the SA website.

"Hopefully we will provide that service to our students, so that they can make an informed decision," said Wilson.

All full-time students at GBC that have paid the SA fee are eligible to vote. You can find more information on how to vote in the elections section of the SA website.

For the upcoming SA byelections, the director of operations and the arts, design and information technology representative positions are being contested.

Brenda Agyei and Kushagra Manchanda are running to be the SA’s director of operations.

Supitcha Thadi and Jeremy Worrall are the candidates for the arts, design and information technology representative.

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In the fourth week of the strike: how did we get here?

STEVE CORNWELL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

With talks broken down again between the College Employer Council (CEC) and the Ontario Public Employees Union (OPSEU) teams, we look at the milestones before and since the strike.

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SEPT. 2

THE CONCILIATOR SETS OCT. 15 AS EARLIEST LEGAL STRIKE/LOCKOUT DATE

THE CONCILIATO BOTH SIDES TO DOWN

AUG. 1

AUG. 22-25

SEPT. 14

SEPT. 27-28

OCT. 10

SECOND ROUND OF TALKS: UNION ASKS FOR STRIKE VOTE DATE

THREE DAYS OF BARGAINING

68% OF FACULTY VOTES TO STRIKE

BOTH SIDES REJECT OFFERS

FACULTY SETS STRIKE DEADLINE

CEC offers a four-year contract extension. According to an August 16 release, the offer included a 7.5 per cent salary increase over four years, a new maximum salary of $115,094 and "positive changes to pregnancy and parental leave." The CEC said they believed their offer would form the basis of a settlement, was time limited and based on the union agreeing to an early settlement.

After the talks, the CEC said the union's proposals would not be the basis of a settlement, and would costs an extra $400 million a year to implement. In a release, the colleges asked the union to withdraw their proposals and said that "strike potential is a growing concern."

Responding the to the strike vote, CEC called a strike "unnecessary and disruptive to students." The CEC also stated that the strike vote "puts the time the college system on the clear path to a strike."

Following the rejection of their offer, the CEC said that union's demand for a 50/50 ratio split between full time and part-time faculty would result in more than 3,000 faculty jobs being cut. The colleges said that they remain committed to finding a settlement.

After faculty set a Oct. 16 strike date, colleges bargaining chair Sonia Del Missier said a strike now looks "very likely." A CEC release said that OPSEU rejected the colleges’ "final offer," which included a wage increase of 7.75 per cent over four years and a new maximum faculty wage of $115,378.

The union bargaining team said they presented a set of proposals which will create more full-time jobs for faculty, provide equal pay for equal work, and improve job security for partial load faculty. The union bargaining team also asked the Ontario Labour Relations Board to set a strike vote date for early September.

In a release, the union said the colleges offer would lock faculty into the "same contract terms that are failing us right now." The union said that the colleges' offer would increase "precarious, under-paid contract positions," and had a clause that could lead to full-time faculty jobs cuts if changes to the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act require higher wages for partial-load faculty.

JP Hornick said that the strike vote “shows that the colleges really need to discuss the key issues at the table.”

In a release the union said the treatment of contract faculty is a key issue, and that they teach with no job security and lower pay than fulltime permanent faculty.

Hornick said that the CEC rejected the union bargaining teams' revised offer with "very little discussion."

In a release, the union bargaining teams said that it made "significant modifications" to its major demands to get the talks going.

AUG. 3

SEPT. 15

"College administrators seem all too happy to cut ribbons, eat cake, and attend parties to celebrate the anniversary of the system. But they don’t seem to want to do the work of actually taking a hard look at our colleges, or discussing with faculty what needs to be done to make them better." - JP Hornick, chair, faculty bargaining team

“We’re committed to achieving a negotiated settlement, one that’s fair to our faculty while being responsible to employers we represent and that’s the colleges. At the same time we also need practical proposals from the union to be successful.”

-Don Sinclair, chief executive officer of the CEC

According to Hornick, the strike date was set following an offer by the colleges that was worse than previous offers. She said the colleges offer had some improvements on wages, "but those aren’t the key issues for us."

OCT. 1

“They should try and and the faster they can faster we can move on coming to school wit to worry about not ha the next day.” - Yasm fashion design program

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1 / Day one of the faculty strike at George Brown's Casa Loma campus on Oct. 16 2 / Rally for striking college faculty in front of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development on Oct. 25 3 / Rally for students at Queen's Park on Nov. 1

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4 / "Yeti on strike" on route to Queen's Park for a Nov. 2 rally

SEPT. 30

OR TELLS O STAND

CONTRACT BETWEEN COLLEGES AND FACULTY EXPIRES

GEORGE BROWN ANNOUNCES THE FALL TERM IS EXTENDED TO DEC. 22, AND WINTER INTERCESSION WEEK IS CANCELLED

OCT. 14-15

OCT. 16

NOV. 1

NOV. 6

LAST MINUTE TALKS FAIL

STRIKE BEGINS AT 24 ONTARIO COLLEGES

COLLEGES AND OPSEU GO BACK TO THE TABLE

TALKS BREAK DOWN AGAIN

In a release, CEC said that their last offer was responsive to negotiations and fair to faculty. The colleges added that they can't accept the union's demands which would add more than $250 million to yearly costs, and "jeopardize the quality of college programs."

Del Missier called the strike completely "unnecessary and unfair to hundreds of thousands of students."

She added that the deal colleges offered the faculty was inline with other deals negotiated by OPSEU.

The CEC said they asked the conciliator to call the union bargaining team back to the table on Nov. 2.

David Scott, the CEC's spokeperson said that "we never wanted a strike to occur and now that the strike has occurred it's gone on long enough and we want to get this resolved."

After days of bargaining, the CEC said that OPSEU have refused to accept an offer that addressed the union's issues. The colleges asked the Ontario Labour Relations Board to send their offer to the striking faculty to vote, which will take between five and 10 days. "It is a terrible outcome for students and faculty that OPSEU was unwilling to reach an agreement," said the chair of the colleges’ bargaining team, Sonia Del Missier.

In a release, the union said its last offer is organized around a 50/50 ratio of part-time and full-time faculty, more job security for contract faculty, and giving faculty a stronger voice in academic decision-making. When the two sides failed to reach a settlement, Hornick said that the colleges were committed to a "Walmart model of education."

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As 12,000 faculty hit the picket lines at 24 colleges across Ontario, JP Hornick said the CEC refused to agree even on "no-cost items" in the union's proposal. "This leaves us with no choice but to withdraw our services until such time as our employer is ready to negotiate seriously.”

The union bargaining team said it's interested in what the colleges have to say at the table. In a release, Hornick said that college faculty are ready and have been from the beginning to negotiate a contract that "addresses the issues of good jobs and quality education.”

OCT. 23 PETITION DEMANDING STUDENTS BE COMPENSATED FOR THE STRIKE HAS MORE 100,000 SIGNATURES

OCT. 15 “Our union has a track record of getting deals done without work stoppages. Unfortunately, that has not happened in this case." - OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas

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“We want to get back to the table and resolve the strike and OPSEU knows how this gets resolved. We’ve been very clear and consistent and they’ve heard our message repeatedly throughout bargaining. They know exactly what our position is.”

- David Scott, CEC spokesperson

The union said that a settlement was close when the talks broke down. Hornick said that by calling the faculty to vote, colleges "could easily keep faculty and students out of their classrooms for another two weeks.” Hornick said she feels that the colleges "have done something that is reprehensible for students.”

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'I can race a lot better'

Jenna Freeman came back from an Achilles injury this season, finished top then at the OCAA. PHOTO: PHILIP IVER / GBC ATHLETICS

Women's cross-country team aims to improve on strong provincial showing at national race STEVE CORNWELL REPORTER-EDITOR

Following a third-place showing at the Ontario championships, the Huskies women's cross-country team is aiming for a top-ten finish

at the nationals.

For Jenna Freeman, who had placed sixth overall at the provincials with an individual time of 23:32.4, the races at the Ontario College Athletic Association (OCAA) championship were just an indication of what Freeman and

her Huskies teammates can do at nationals.

"I think I can race a lot better than I did at Ontarios," Freeman said. "Our team, I really think we can come top ten if everyone has a good race."

To Freeman, a former Guelph and Western University track athlete, a "good race" at the nationals is all about effort.

"I just want to finish the race feeling like I gave it everything I have and I didn't leave anything at the end," she said. "If we finish like that, I think we'll be happy."

For his part, cross-country running head coach Nelson Njeru is making sure to instill in the team that competing at the nationals is a different animal.

"This is the nationals, they're expecting stiffer, more challenging competition," he said. "(Unlike the invitational races) everybody is the same level now."

Njeru took the helm of the team following the departure of Michael Lavigne who served as the Huskies cross-country head coach for 11 years. Lavigne left after the season had started so Njeru had to learn about his team on the fly.

"You don't walk in and install whatever you think for them," he

said. "You have to backup a little bit and try to understand the athletes first."

Freeman said it was a little bit of an adjustment to work with a new coach after the season had already started, but the team had to trust the training Njeru was providing.

"I JUST WANT TO FINISH THE RACE FEELING LIKE I GAVE IT EVERYTHING I HAVE" "And maybe we wouldn't have our best races at the beginning or middle of the season, but we knew that (Njeru's) main goal was for provincials and nationals."

Having achieved a spot at the nationals, and the second thirdplace finish for the women's team in three years at the provincial finals, Freeman is not content.

"If all of us have to just be confident and trust the training and just go out there and push ourselves as hard as we can and I think we'll get a good result," she said.

The cross-country nationals start on Nov. 10 in Blainville, QC.

STEVE CORNWELL REPORTER-EDITOR

In sports, the cliche that hard work and playing as a team beats talent and skill every time has been uttered so often, it's easy to forget.

That is, until overlooking team play and hard work ends your season, as it did for the men's soccer team at the provincial championships at the end of October.

Riding the wave of a bronze medal at last year's provincials and

an indoor soccer gold in the spring, hopes were high for head coach John Williams' talented Huskies, who finished 6-3-1 on the season and had a program record four players named to the Ontario College Athletic Association's (OCAA) allstar team.

But high hopes and loads of talent didn't get a win for the Huskies at the provincials.

"Sometimes maybe too much talent isn't good," Williams said.

"They realized that we were so talented and maybe people thought they could have days off and there's no days off."

The trouble for the George Brown squad began in the opening match against the Niagara Knights.

Though the Huskies had a goal from OCAA all-star Ozzy Keles, and a late tally courtesy of Osman Hussein the team never had the lead, going down 3-2 to the Knights and entering the consolation bracket.

In their next game against the Fanshawe Falcons, the wheels re-

MEN’S SOCCER Oct. 17 UTM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Oct. 21 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Redeemer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 OCAA Championships Oct. 26 Niagra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Oct. 27 Fanshawe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

WOMEN’S SOCCER Oct. 18 UTM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

MEN'S BASKETBALL Oct. 20 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . 107 La Cite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Oct. 21 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Algonquin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Oct. 27 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 St. Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Oct. 28 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Loyalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Nov. 4 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Canadore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Justin Soscia (14) controls the ball as Jesse Oliver looks on against Niagara. PHOTO: OCAA

ally came off. The Huskies were out shot 20 to 8, on the way to a 7-1 defeat, with Jesse Oliver being the lone goal scorer for the men's squad.

While an injury to Huskies star Shaquille Agard during the tournament didn't help matters, for Williams the real block to the men's squad at the tournament was mental.

"We took things for granted because we knew we had so much individual talent," Williams said.

"At the end of the day, you have to play like a team. Individual stuff can only help you in little situations."

The Durham Lords won the provincial tournament for the first time in 20 years, defeating the Algonquin Thunder 2-1 in finals. Both teams will advance to the nationals starting Nov. 8 in Nanaimo, BC. After a little downtime, Williams is planning on bringing the Huskies back to the field to prepare

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for the indoor soccer season. The coach said he's hoping that the disappointment at the provincials will inspire the Huskies men's squad to play together in the indoor season.

"Hopefully this makes them a little more eager and makes them really understand how important team play is," Williams said.

The indoor soccer season starts in January.

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From the sex trade to Sextrade 101 George Brown alum Natasha Falle runs an organization against sex trafficking MENG MA REPORTER-EDITOR

Natasha Falle describes herself as a hug person, as she giggles and embraces you the first time you meet.

This kind of immediate warmth was not always the way for Falle, a graduate of George Brown College's assaulted women’s and children’s counselor/advocate (AWCCA) program and Premier's Award nominee for her work in community service.

When she first enrolled at George Brown back in 2001, the sex trade survivor was totally at odds with getting close to her peers.

“Especially traffickers and

pimps, they tell you that people on the outside are squares, and you can’t trust them and they’re going to judge you,” she said.

After a while, Falle said that she realized her classmates, all of whom were women, had similar experiences in the industry as she did.

After years of learning to compete with other women, she said that her classmates became a family.

With a decade of experience in the industry, Falle experienced both highs and woes. She said she would make an upwards of $1,000 a night, but would also be drugged and raped on the job by johns.

After 12 years, she left this life behind and moved into her mother’s house in Midland, Ontario.

"Here I am relying on my mother for food, for a roof over my head, for cigarettes," she said. "I had to humble myself and fight this and knew I was doing the right thing because my life was at risk."

She credits her time at GBC for allowing her to develop a political voice. And when she founded Sextrade 101, a survivor-led group that helps folks in the sex trade, in 2007 she used that voice.

Sextrade 101 is a haven that

provides 24-hour support and resources to sex-trafficked individuals. It is run strictly by a team of women who all have lived experiences in the trade.

“Our organization will be up 4 a.m. in the morning if we have to, to do a midnight move with women,” Falle said.

She said that the organization has been involved in speaking to and training police, including York Regional Police (YRP) and the Toronto Police Service (TPS), on how to engage with human trafficking.

“A lot of police are so used to just arresting right away, they don’t understand that with human trafficking cases, it could take years to gain that rapport,” Falle said.

Falle applauded the work police have been doing against human trafficking, but added that some of the units aren't big enough to tackle the scale of these crimes, like TPS. Mark Pugash, the director of corporate communications for the TPS, said the scale of the problem with sex trafficking is a challenge to address.

“We have finite resources, and the size of the organization is decreasing,” he said. “We have to pri-

Falle spent 12 years in the sex trade, and now supports survivors with SexTrade101. PHOTO: MENG MA/THE DIALOG

oritize everything that we do.”

Falle and her team never stopped speaking, and they have maintained connections with several law enforcement services including YRP. Thai Truong, a detective sergeant for YRP who has worked with Falle, said the challenge with law enforcement is human trafficking victims, who need help the most, but often lie and say they don't.

"On the face of it, we see one thing, but reality is they're trapped,

so (Falle) helped officers in that regard, training them to understand that not all girls that are there are choosing to be there even if they tell you they are," said Truong.

Despite all that's happened to Falle, she wants all sex trafficked survivors to know that they have support, when they're ready for it.

"If it takes you five or ten years to exit this industry, we are still going to support you the same as we did the first day that you came in," said Falle.

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The past, present and future of George Brown College In 48 years teaching, Howard Gerhard has seen the college and its students transform NATALIA PIZARRO SILVA REPORTER-EDITOR

In 1968 when George Brown College first opened its doors it had 2,009 students and 187 professors.

A year later, George Brown added the now defunct College Street campus, where Howard Gerhard recently started working as an English as a second language teacher.

While he's ended up teaching at George Brown for 48 years, Gerhard said that at the beginning of his career he wasn't sure that it was what he wanted to do.

"Now, I’m not gonna lie to you and say that when I first began at George Brown I said 'Teaching, that’s my vocation, that’s what I want to do, that’s been my lifelong dream,' ” he said. "It’s not the case."

Gerhard learned to teach English as a way to support himself when he was travelling through Europe. He wanted to be a musician and a poet, but starting a family got

in the way.

“I got married, had kids, and that takes up your energy,” he said.

Gerhard said that when he got some room to breathe, he found that teaching at the college was "exactly where he wanted to be."

And he kept teaching for nearly half a century. Today, Gerhard, is a professor of liberal studies, and one of the longest serving faculty members at George Brown.

“He has seen the college in many different ways and he has a deep understanding and a deep appreciation of the journey that the college is going on,” said Michael Cooke, co-chair of the 50th anniversary committee at George Brown and former vice-president academic.

The college has gone through many changes during Gerhard's time. Multiple strikes, new buildings, and different administrations are some of the milestones. The student population has also grown to more than 30,000 full and parttime students.

Howard Gerhard recently spoke at George Brown's board of governors meeting in this sixties-inspired get-up. PHOTO: NATALIA PIZARRO SILVA/THE DIALOG

Through technology students themselves have transformed as well, according to Gerhard. Technology has changed the way students communicate and learn, affecting the structure of the lectures.

“If you use Twitter a lot you start to think in 140 characters," he said.

"Not only that, but when you are texting, the software gives you ideas so you don’t have to spell the word

out, you start to think the way the machine wants you to think. That’s a problem.”

At the beginning of the college, there was little technology in the classroom. Today it’s different, and making the shift has been tricky for Gerhard.

“Students are really caught up in the technology, it’s part of them, it’s almost a part of their brain, and

The mysterious Yeti on strike Mythological creature lightens up college faculty picket lines, but says strike is no laughing matter LIDIANNY BOTTO REPORTER-EDITOR

Yeti marches with striking college faculty. PHOTO PROVIDED.

The Dialog always pushes for interviews over the phone or in person.

But when confronted with a Yeti, a mythological ape-like mountain creature, or at least someone wearing the costume of one, it's hard to stick to policy.

"Yeti no can talk on phone. Yeti no speak out loud."

Fair enough.

Since Oct. 30, there have been consistent Yeti sightings on the picket lines at Centennial, mostly holding a placard with the message "stop the freeze on full-time jobs."

Yeti affirms that when it joined the picket line, it was not expecting to get famous, but photos of the

creature have now been featured in major media publications covering the strike.

"Yeti surprise people like Yeti so much," it said.

According to Yeti, the idea to bring the character to the strike was to attract attention to the strike.

While the creature's presence on the lines lightens the mood a bit, the Yeti said the strike is no laughing matter.

"Yeti not think the strike is funny. It no joke. Yeti not humorous, and not meaning to make joke. Yeti simply want to bring attention to strike. More attention, more likely strike resolve faster," it said.

When you ask the Yeti about its identity, it plays coy.

"Yeti is Yeti. Not sure question?" it said.

it creates challenges," he said. "I don’t know quite how to fit that into the classroom.”

Gerhard has been trying different methodologies to incorporate some of the technology while maintaining a classroom situation.

“I think the challenge for the student is to decide what he or she wants. Do you want an online course? Because that has its own challenges in terms of time management, or do you want a classroom experience?”

Cooke, who joined George Brown in 1994, agrees that technology has changed the way students learn and teachers teach.

“Students have such access to information technology, but don’t necessarily know how to use it effectively for learning," he said. "So, how do you lead learning and information technology? If you’ve been a long-time professor that’s a special challenge.”

What classrooms look like in the near future, and how learning is promoted remains to be seen. But Gerhard thinks it will take a lot of time and consideration on the part of students and teachers, to make a learning environment that works.

The next years at the college will see some of these changes to the learning environment, and according to Cooke, Gerhard might be an important piece in this transformation.

“He is better placed than almost anybody in the college to tell us our story, to remind us where we came from, to remind us how we’d changed, and to help us think about where we want to go in the future.”

When pressed, the Yeti admits it is a professor at Ontario College, and that "rumour has it Yeti is a she."

Apparently the Yeti has been asked about their identity on several occasions, prompting a statement from the creature's twitter account.

"Many ask, WHO YETI?? Well, Yeti no can tell. Yeti job not secure.

Like many, Yeti worry for job which Yeti loves. Me appreciate you call me by only first name, just Yeti.

Ok?" But not everybody likes Yeti's presence on the picket lines. The creature acknowledged that some have complained that Yeti's participation in the strike is making light of serious faculty concerns.

Yeti said that they are taking the strike seriously, and want it over as soon as possible. In the meantime though, why not lighten up the lines?

"Picketing is hard work, faculty walk for hours, get cold and wet, not get paycheck, not get to do work, we miss our students," Yeti said. "Yeti like that Yeti bring some support and maybe a smile to a difficult day"

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Celebrating Diwali at George Brown College Diwali and Garba night brought students together to celebrate away from home with a new college community NATALIA PIZARRO SILVA REPORTER-EDITOR

A crowd of students from different countries gathered in the Kings Lounge at St. James campus to celebrate Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, with a variety of dishes and Garba dancing.

Hindus around the world celebrate Diwali to honour the return of Lord Rama. The story says that Rama was in exile for 14 years to defeat his rival Ravana. When he returned, villagers illuminated the path of the new king to celebrate the triumph of the good over the

evil. This is why the celebration is recognized by the use of candles, fireworks and decorative lights.

Another particularity of this celebration is the dancing. Garba is a form of dance that originated in Gujarat and is among the most popular. This dance is performed in circular group movements, often with Dandiya sticks to support the percussions.

The celebration at George Brown College also had other attractions for students.

“It’s an opportunity for them to meet friends and eat different foods, and of course they love the dancing.

We also have a whole bunch of

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prizes, so it’s quite exciting,” said Anoucha Villavarayan, a business development officer for South Asia and the Middle East at the college.

The event was co-organized by the Student Association (SA), which funds The Dialog, and the international centre at George Brown.

“We try to showcase the different cultures for our students, so they are learning about the celebrations in different countries,” said Villavarayan.

According to Riddhi Modi, the SA's director of communications and internal, the main purpose of

these events is to give a sense of belonging.

“What we really want is for them (students) to feel at home, enjoy, dance, celebrate Diwali as they would celebrate back in their countries with their families,” said Modi.

Aiste Ziauberyte, a human resources student from Lithuania, didn’t know Diwali was a Hindu celebration.

“I just decided to come and see what’s going on and see different cultures, but it’s actually a particular Indian event, that’s what I un-

GBC student takes in family after Hurricane Irma The aftermath of the Category 5 storm was a period of shock, loss and strength for Masini McDermott and her family MENG MA REPORTER-EDITOR

It was just after a vacation in Tortola, part of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), when Masini McDermott heard the announcement about Hurricane Irma. When the Category 5 storm hit the Caribbean in early September, McDermott

McDermott held benefit concert on Oct. 22 as part of relief effort for the Islands hit by Irma. PHOTO: JACQUEVE COLAIRE

knew she had to take immediate action.

On the evening of Sept. 6, Hurricane Irma approached the BVI with winds that gusted up to 330 km/h with up to 500 mm of rainfall, according to a report released by

the BVI government.

About 70 per cent of all structures on the islands were either lost or damaged according to the BVI government on Sep. 27. This included the home of Najla Davis, McDermott's aunt.

McDermott took two of her aunts and their children into her apartment in Toronto, where they have been staying since Oct. 7.

“It’s hard to get them to leave home, they’re very loyal to their island,” McDermott said. “Now there’s an eight-person household in my two bedroom apartment.”

Davis worked for Scrub Island Resorts, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, in BVI, before it was destroyed.

“A lot of the restaurants and bars on the beaches are all gone, some of our keys have disappeared, they are underwater,” said Davis.

“My aunt and her son are staying for now and have intentions to go back,” said McDermott. “It’s crazy because I’m thinking, it’s going to take years for you to go back, to be financially okay and just okay in general, but that’s their home.”

After the storm, Davis took a suitcase and her two-year old son with her to Toronto, and left her boyfriend and shattered home behind on Tortola.

“The apartment was flooded, it has no roof, and it keeps raining and there’s mould,” said Davis. “It was hard, but it was a decision that had to be made, not only for our

derstand now that I came, and I like it,” said Ziauberyte.

For other students, it was a chance to feel closer to their cultural community.

“We are from different areas in our country, so it helps us create bonds with our friends and enjoy ourselves,” said Anirudh Sharma, a first-year student in the business administration program, who attended the event with a group of Indian friends to enjoy the celebration.

son, but for our health and for our unborn child.”

Meanwhile, McDermott was busy organizing a benefit concert in Toronto. On Oct. 22 the We Will Rise Together concert raised money for a relief effort for the islands Tortola, Dominica and Anguilla.

“I believe music is a universal language and I believe it can really help and raise awareness to a lot of causes,” said McDermott.

Despite the damage and loss, Davis still has hope for the future.

“We’re a very strong culture and we’re not lazy,” said Davis. “We’re willing to roll up our sleeves and work.”

McDermott said that the family is stable so far. They maintain open lines of communication with constant check-ins, which she said “has really shown that we really care about each other.”

In the meantime, Davis continues to miss home.

“I miss seeing green grass and trees, coming home from work, cooking a meal, having a movie night, seeing my boyfriend and son, going to the park with my nieces and nephews, I just want to get back to my life.”

McDermott is still taking donations for relief. People can drop by the student life office at GBC's St. James A Building in room B130.

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1- Equilibrium; 7- Self; 10- Niger neighbor; 14- Ivanhoe's love; 15- Cunning; 16- Tops; 17- Oozed; 18- Runner Sebastian; 19- Race pace; 20- Construct beforehand; 23- Freshwater fish; 26- Modern art?; 27- Gaiety; 28- Sty cry; 29- The racer's edge; 30- Whimsical; 31- Move along clumsily; 33- Actor Herbert; 34- ER VIPs; 37- From ___ Z; 38- Metal in Montana's motto; 39- Paleozoic, for one;

40- Public hangings?; 41- Witnessed; 42- Radiation unit; 43- Unlighted channel marker; 45- Grievous distress; 46- "The Wizard of Oz" studio; 47- Wicked; 48- Brainstorms; 51- Worked (up); 52- Narrow mountain ridge; 53- Poem for young children; 56- Disagreement; 57- Assn.; 58- Subsided; 62- So what ___ is new?; 63- Scot's refusal; 64- Reformulate; 65- Prepared to drive; 66- Firefighter's tool; 67- Puts up;

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1- SAT takers; 2- Low digit; 3- Wonder; 4- Hara-kiri; 5- Like argon; 6- Marquis de ___; 7- Steep bank under a rampart; 8- Sphere; 9- ___ and terminer (criminal court); 10- Easily remembered; 11- Greek goddesses of the seasons; 12- Make ___ of (write down); 13- Discourage; 21- Understand; 22- Person with a cool job?; 23- Roman garments; 24- Lasso; 25- Simmering; 29- Bender;

30- Tribunal; 32- Sullenly ill-humored; 33- Extent; 34- Pale bluish purple; 35- Legal right; 36- Panache; 44- Make desolate; 45- Useless; 46- One who enters a freeway?; 48- Atlas feature; 49- Twofold; 50- Take out; 51- Elephant's tiny kin; 52- "Waves of grain" color; 54- Gossipy Barrett; 55- Easy to steer; 59- Personal quirk; 60- Cornerstone abbr.; 61- ___ Moines, Iowa;

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