The Dialog, Nov. 21 to Dec. 3, 2017

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Streetcars get priority in new King Street Pilot

Chef school draws heat for "manel"

Colleges and universities "prime target" for cyber criminals

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THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

COMMENTS RE: College faculty strike ends as back to work legislation passes This is RIDICULOUS. Just give the refunds and call it a day. Or better yet, compensate your staff properly from the very beginning.

Aaren Véronique Gilli, on Facebook Tell them to give us more time!

Wednesday would be perfect!

Tezlin Zanatta, on Twitter Waste of time, they should have ordered back to work legislation sooner! I understand if maybe the strike lasted 1 week or 2 weeks but it turned out to be 5 weeks. That was 5 weeks wasted, nothing learned, no clinical practice and inconvenience.

Kristabel Dela Cruz Sarmiento, on Facebook Well its gonna take students another two weeks to get used to college.

Feels like September again !! Thanks to this strike my grades are ruined!!

Vivek Gerangal, on Facebook Re: Dialog strike coverage Thanks to @DialogGBC for being the best source of information throughout the strike. Ontario colleges can learn a lot here Matt Sajn, on Twitter Re: creation of financial hardship fund Great news! Though I hope when they say “for students who have experienced financial hardship”, they mean all students, because every single one of us has been burdened financially due to this strike.

Mirjana Brownson, on Facebook Re: BREAKING: College faculty reject forced offer by colleges, strike continues Good. Employers need to give faculty what we all need. These changes consider students needs and the faculty needs. Give them what they're asking for.

Elizabeth Mangoes, on Facebook

College faculty strike ends as back-to-work legislation passes Classes at George Brown College to resume Tuesday after 35 day strike STEVE CORNWELL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Legislation to force Ontario college faculty back into their classrooms passed Nov. 19, with a vote of 3918, ending the strike that began on Oct. 16.

The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Labour Dispute Resolution Act was introduced by the government on Nov. 16 after talks between the bargaining teams of the faculty and colleges did not produce a deal. The legislation prohibits a continuation of the strike or an employer lockout while the two sides go through binding arbitration.

The back-to-work bill was called “anti-worker” by Ontario New Democrats (NDP) leader Andrea Horwath. But Deb Matthews, the minister of advanced education and skills development, said in a statement that students were affected by the strike for too long.

“We needed to put students first, and get them back to their studies,” Matthews said. “This legislation ensures students can get back to the classroom and refocus on their education.”

Peggy Sattler, who is the NDP’s advanced education critic, said she is pleased for students who can move forward with the condensed semester, but said the Liberal government did nothing for five weeks to get a negotiated settlement. @DialogGBC

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“I THINK THE EMPLOYER JUST SAT BACK AND WOULDN’T REALLY BARGAIN IN EARNEST”

Classes begin at George Brown College on Tuesday after back-towork legislation passed at Queen's Park, ending the faculty strike.

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“THIS LEGISLATION ENSURES STUDENTS CAN GET BACK TO THE CLASSROOM AND REFOCUS ON THEIR EDUCATION” “Back-to-work legislation is not going to address any of the big issues that led to the strike in the first place,” she said.

The Ontario Public Employee Union (OPSEU), which represents the faculty, had been critical of the college system’s reliance on contract professors and instructors, and what it called a lack of faculty input on what is taught classrooms.

The College Employer Council (CEC), who bargained on behalf of Ontario’s 24 colleges, had said repeatedly the union’s demands were not the basis of a settlement and would costs between $250 and $400 million per year.

In a statement, the CEC welcomed the passage of the legislation.

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ed to end it,” said Sonia Del Missier, chair of colleges’ bargaining team. “The colleges will be working with all faculty to return quickly to the education and training of 500,000 students.”

OPSEU president Warren (Smokey) Thomas said that the CEC was "unaccountable" and caused the strike to be extended by two weeks when they forced a vote on its offer while the two sides were close to a deal.

“I think the employer just sat back and wouldn’t really bargain in earnest,” he said. “They just waited for the legislation.”

Thomas added that it was regrettable that a deal wasn’t reached before or after the strike. And while going to arbitration is “rolling the dice,” he said that faculty has made

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gains, including raising awareness on precarious work and the start of a college task-force to look at fulltime and part-time faculty ratios.

Shortly after the legislation passed, George Brown College announced that classes will resume at the college on Tuesday and that the earliest date that assignments can be due and exams scheduled is Friday.

The college said with the passing of the back-to-work legislation today that the two-business days’ notice that they had previously said would be given to students was not possible as the new law requires colleges to start classes immediately.

Aimee Calma, a director at the College Student Alliance (CSA), said she was thankful for the return to classes, but added that students are concerned that they will be “half-trained” or unable to succeed in the condensed timeline.

“They haven’t been in class for weeks and they were only in for the first four weeks of that semester so for them to try and recall where they were and to start back in, it’s going to be a rocky transition.”

The strike lasted 35 days, the longest ever in the college sector.

CORRECTIONS // In the last issue of The Dialog, Masini McDermott was mistakenly referred to as a student at George Brown. McDermott is a staff member of the college.

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THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

Students who withdraw due to the strike can get full tuition refund

EVENTS LISTING HOLIDAY HAMPER DRIVE Monday, Nov. 14 to Thursday, 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 at: • St. James campus – 200 King Street E, Rooms 159A and 147 • Casa Loma campus – E Building, Room E127 and E100 • Waterfront campus – Concourse Level, Room 031 and 033 SHADES Wednesday, Nov. 22 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Community Action Centre, St. James campus, Room 165B

A student protests at the Ontario Legislature on Nov. 1 asking for compensation from the government.

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Students who stay in school can claim up to $500 for additional expenses for child care, travel and January rent MICK SWEETMAN MANAGING EDITOR

The Ontario government announced Monday morning that students who withdraw from college due to the strike will receive a full tuition refund.

Apprentices can also apply for a full refund of classroom fees if they are unable to complete their in-school training for reasons related to the strike.

Students must withdraw by Dec. 4 to receive a full tuition refund.

Domestic students can withdraw and receive a refund through the registrar's office while international students can withdraw through the international centre.

Full-time domestic and international students who stay in school can receive up to $500 for additional expenses during the strike such

as child care fees, rebooked train or bus tickets or January rent. Any strike-related support will not count against OSAP. Students can apply to the fund through the financial aid office. The deadline to apply for the student relief fund is Feb. 26.

“Over the past month, I have heard from students about hardships they have experienced as a result of this strike,” said Deb Matthews, minister of advanced education and skills development in a statement. “It is clear that they have borne the brunt of this situation.

That’s why we are taking these measures to ensure students have the support they need to complete their studies, and continue working towards an education that will allow them to succeed in a highly-skilled workforce.”

The Ontario New Democrats say that the fund is too little, too late.

“Students have paid the price for the premier’s inaction – they paid academically, emotionally and financially. $500 will simply not be enough for many students to recover from the chaos the Liberal government has created.”

This announcement comes after a campaign by students for a tuition refund that started with an online petition that gathered over 140,000 signatures.

“The implementation of the Student Support Fund and the option of a tuition refund are proof student advocacy works,” said Joel Willett, president of the College Student Alliance. “Ontario’s college students are resilient and we’re

proud to represent them.”

Students who were likely to graduate before Dec. 31 and had their semester extended will receive additional OSAP for the length of the extension. OSAP will start making payments for extensions in mid-December after the extension of the semester is finalized.

Students who had their winter semester extended will also get additional student assistance from OSAP. The federal government committed to work with the province on the extended OSAP support.

George Brown College (GBC) announced Sunday that they were extending the fall semester to Jan. 19 and the winter semester to April 27.

The creation of student hardship funds from money saved by colleges during the strike was announced by the government last week.

Colin Simpson, GBC's interim executive dean, said that due to the college's ongoing expenses, not much money was saved during the strike. But discussions are ongoing with the government to ensure funds are available for students.

"We know for sure that the students are not going to suffer any more then they already have," said Simpson. "We're going to make sure that money is in place for them.

How ultimately that money is acquired, whether it's from internal savings or from support from the government is still being ironed out.

Spokespeople from the Student Association of GBC, which funds The Dialog, were not immediately available for comment.

Shades is a program for Indigenous / Black / people of colour who identify as LGBTQ+. It’s a space to connect with each other through hang outs, crafting, and workshops. Meal & TTC tokens provided. Hosted by the Community Action Centre.

November Theme: Zine Workshop featuring Frizz Kid Questions/Accomodations: lgbtq@sagbc.ca GENDERFUL QUEER DANCE PARTY Friday, Nov. 24 8 p.m. to midnight Kings Lounge St. James A Building, Room 150 200 King St. East

All welcome! Tickle trunk with pop-up wardrobe. Prizes, giveaways and more. Free for GBC students. $5 for guests.

BASKETBALL: SENECA VS. GEORGE BROWN Saturday, Nov. 25 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Casa Loma Gymnasium 160 Kendal Ave. Women’s game: 3 p.m.

BASKETBALL: FLEMING VS. GEORGE BROWN Wednesday, Nov. 29 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Casa Loma Gymnasium 160 Kendal Ave. Men’s game: 7 p.m.

SA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Lunch provided at 1 p.m.)

George Brown College Kings Lounge, St. James A Building, room 150 200 King St. East The Student Association of George Brown College (SA) invites all full-time students—SA members—to participate in our Annual General Meeting.

AGM packages with motions, proxies, and proposed changes to the bylaws are available for pickup at all SA front offices during regular office hours.

Please join us, and learn more about your Student Association.

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THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

Fall semester extended to Jan. 19 College also brings back winter intersession week and lengthens the winter semester MICK SWEETMAN MANAGING EDITOR

Students at George Brown College returned to classes on Tuesday after back-to-work legislation by the Ontario government passed Sunday.

The college said with the passing of the back-to-work legislation that the two-business days notice that they had previously said would be given to students was not possible as the new law requires colleges to start classes immediately.

The college announced a new academic schedule on its website.

The key dates are: • The earliest that assignments are due and exams can be scheduled is Friday, Nov. 24.

• The fall semester will be extended until Jan. 19 with classes running until Dec. 22 and then starting again on Jan. 8.

• There will be no classes during the week of Jan. 22 to 26 to allow for time for faculty to mark and input grades for the start of the winter semester.

• The winter semester will start on Jan. 29 and run until April 27.

• The winter intersession break has been restored to its original dates of Feb. 26 to March 2 after an outcry by students and a scathing open-letter by the Student Association (SA) condemning the cancelation.

Tiffany White, the SA’s director of education, called the winter intersession week being reinstated “a huge win.”

“We worked very hard to advocate for the students to make sure that those mental health breaks were taken into consideration and were reinstated.” said White. “We worked

George Brown College has extended the fall semester to Jan. 19.

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very hard to make sure that we could find a way to save the semester.”

Some students are not happy with the proposed changes and said that a better option would be to cancel the semester and issue refunds for it.

“It would be easier and a lot less stressful to just be able to get a refund and to retake the entire semester as how it was planned at the start than to finish it how it is now.” said Taylor West, a student in the ASL deaf studies program.

“I’d rather see the semester canceled and we get a refund since it’s still going back into the school,” said

business accounting student Steven Nguyen. “Most people probably no longer have the motivation to finish this semester because of this strike.”

Another issue that students are facing, especially international students, is flights that had already been booked during the winter break.

Ahmed Alsaleh, a construction management student from Saudi Arabia said he has spent $6,000 on airline tickets for himself, his wife, and their eight-month old daughter for the winter break.

“Many international students who are waiting for the New Years vacation to return to their home-

lands are now tied up with this sterile schedule,” said Alsaleh.

The college has said that students who are facing increased costs from flights can claim a partial refund through the college if they paid for a flight scheduled between Dec. 15 and 22 before Nov. 6.

Domestic students can claim up to $150 of change fees each way and up to 75 per cent of increased flight or cancelation costs to a maximum of $250 each way.

International students can claim up to $250 of change fees each way and up to 75 per cent of increased flight or cancelation costs to a maximum of $750 each way.

Students wishing to make a claim must have documented proof of the original booking, payment receipts and fees.

For Alsaleh, the compensation isn’t what he’s looking for.

“This is not enough because the issue is not about money but the time I will spend with my family,” said Alsaleh. “I don’t know what I should do because I don’t want to go for a few days and then come back.”

On Nov. 13, the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development said that they were directing the colleges to establish hardship funds for students.

With files from Steve Cornwell

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THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

Ontario post-secondary students need free mental health care: report After waiting eight months for mental health services, college student advocate wants the system to change MENG MA REPORTER-EDITOR

A new report is pushing the Ontario government to provide free mental health care for post-secondary students.

The spring 2016 National College Health Assessment found that 46 per cent of students reported feeling so depressed that is was difficult to function and 65 per cent said they experienced overwhelm-

ing anxiety.

2.2 per cent of students said they had attempted suicide in the previous year, with 14 per cent seriously considering it in the past year and nine per cent having tried to kill themselves before.

The report makes 26 recommendations including that the province formally recognize post-secondary students as a priority group, separate from children, youth and adults.

“We need to have the government recognize post-secondary

students as their own population,” said Ariana Chasse, vice-president of the College Student Alliance.

One recommendation is expanding the Good2Talk phone line to have a text messaging option, as well as an online support forum.

Another is funding for assessments so that students can get diagnoses for mental health concerns prior to entering post-secondary school.

"We do believe in reducing stigma and increasing understanding and education around what mental health actually looks like, so we're addressing all those issues from all angles," said Sophie Helpard, executive director of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance.

For Chasse, it's about building awareness on the real problems.

“You don’t hide when you have a broken leg, so if you feel anxiety,

why should that be something that you hide?”.

Chasse had personal reasons for her work on the report.

“I looked outside my institution for assistance in regards to my mental health, and I was still on a wait list for eight months before my initial contact,” Chasse said.

Chasse said the ability to rely on her classmates and friends for support is what got her through it and she makes a point of reaching out students at her school.

“I just really want students to not feel like they have to be a number,” she said. “I see someone sitting by themselves and I will stop and talk to them and sit down with them.”

The report recommends that the province fund peer-to-peer counselling on campuses.

A spokesperson for the ministry said that the province is investing $45 million over the next three

years, in students’ mental health and well-being.

"I think this is an issue that everybody cares about. We're just excited to see these recommendations turn into reality and work with all of our partners," said Helpard.

King Street Pilot begins between Bathurst and Jarvis

NATALIA PIZARRO SILVA REPORTER-EDITOR

King street is the busiest surface transit route in Toronto, according to a study conducted by the city. The street is used every day by around 20,000 vehicles and 60,000 streetcar riders, plus cyclists and pedestrians.

All this traffic has been causing a state of near gridlock, which is why the King Street Pilot project is trying to solve this problem.

City Councillor Joe Cressey wrote on twitter "King Street is broken. We're redesigning it to work again. There will be kinks to work out. But, the broken status

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The pilot involves new rules between Bathurst and Jarvis Street.

Streetcars are running in the centre, with stops in the far side of each intersection, and there's no longer on-street parking. Starting Nov. 12, regular vehicles are not allowed to drive through the intersections, they must turn left or right.

There are now special areas for cyclists, taxis and passenger pick ups. A detailed explanation of these changes can be found on the official website of the King Street Pilot.

Right now, the main challenge is to inform people.

"People need some time to learn new behaviors or change their driving pattern," wrote Jacquelyn Hayward Gulati, acting director, transportation infrastructure management at City of Toronto. "Over time we expect these things to work themselves out and we also expect to see an increase in transit ridership."

"This is brand new and it's taking drivers in particular a little while to get used to the new scenario, just as I think it would take time for people who ride the streetcar to realize how fast it is," said Joe

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The King Street Pilot aims to prioritize public transit along King Street between Bathurst and Jarvis Street. PHOTO: CITY OF TORONTO

Cressy, city councillor for Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina.

According to Cressy, the pilot is already showing positive results.

"We are seeing that it's moving streetcar riders faster and more reliably, so that's a success. There are certainly kinks to work out but that's the case with any pilot and there's a period of behavioral change and improvements to make, but so far the overall objective is working."

If the system works properly, students at George Brown College should experience the benefits.

"Students travelling to the George Brown campus from the west should see their commute time on the King streetcar reduced over the next few weeks and months," wrote Hayward.

"Until we put the pilot in place it was often faster to walk than to take the streetcar, and with this it's

going to put people in transit first and it's gonna make it better for students," said Cressy.

The pilot will be in place for one year and its performance will be measured using three metrics: reliability, ridership and travel times.

The first report on the results should be out in late 2018.

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THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

Students launch lawsuit for tuition refunds Class-action lawsuit intends to give students "a fair voice" in dispute over tuition fees with colleges NATALIA PIZARRO SILVA REPORTER-EDITOR

Fourteen students from 10 different colleges have started a class-action lawsuit seeking damages for services they say colleges have not provided during the strike.

The class action seeks to recover damages on behalf of all students enrolled at the 24 colleges across Ontario according to Charney Lawyers, the law firm representing students in the lawsuit.

Claims in the lawsuit have not been proven in court.

Students' rally that took place at Queen's park on Nov. 1. PHOTO: NATALIA PIZARRO SILVA/THE DIALOG

George Brown College is one of the defendants in the suit. Colin Simpson, the college's interim executive dean, said that it was premature to comment on this issue at this point. Simpson added that the col-

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lege's faculty and administration is doing everything possible to "make sure that the students receive the education that they've signed up for and that they are graduate on time."

Simpson could not confirm

whether the college had received a statement of claim related to the suit.

"The students are asking the colleges to come up with a fair proposal with respect to their return to the classes and the compensation to

the classes they lost," said Ted Charney, principal of Charney Lawyers.

Around 300,000 students at 24 Ontario colleges were out of class from Oct. 16 to Nov. 21.

"I just really want students to have a fair voice and not be used as pawns is this situation," said Amy Visca, a paralegal student at Mohawk College and one the plaintiffs.

"We paid for quality education and we should get what we paid for."

Visca is also one of the students that needs to complete their semester in time to complete a scheduled exam in order to graduate.

"I would like to have my transcripts by the time I was promised them, but I'm also hoping to get compensation for the time that I've lost," she said.

Students affected by the ongoing faculty strike can register to receive more information about the lawsuit at: http://www.collegefeesclassaction.com Prior to the strike, a petition was launched by students demanding tuition for each day missed due to the strike. The petition now has more than 130,000 signatures.

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THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

Women's basketball team undefeated

Huskies point guard Aprille Deus (5) said that the game against Seneca on Nov. 25 will show where the Huskies rank in the east.

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Men's team suffers first loss of the season to Seneca Sting STEVE CORNWELL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The women's Huskies basketball team is not just undefeated so far this season; they've been crushing their competition.

With six wins and zero loses so far, the Huskies women's team has outscored their opponents by an impressive 139 points this season.

For fifth-year guard Aprille Deus, the rookies on the team have made the difference this year. She said the new crop, particularly Ashley McDonald and Merrissa Moore, have brought an increased athleticism and depth to the team.

"We just didn't have a deep enough bench defensively to get the job done (last season)," Deus said.

"So it's a huge jump from where we were last year."

In the game against Seneca, which the women's team won 7454, McDonald scored 15 points and had three steals in 20 minutes on the floor and Moore had 11 points and four rebounds in 25 minutes.

But Deus, who had 11 points and seven steals in 30 minutes against the Sting, is not taking the victory over Seneca (5-1) too seriously. The Huskies had the benefit of avoiding Sting standout Alcian Satchel, who is averaging almost 14 points per game this season.

While a 20-point win is good showing for most teams, Deus said that when the team faces the complete Sting squad on Nov. 25, that will be a more accurate indicator of how the Huskies rank in their conference.

"The fact that we were still able to pull out a win by 20 points gives us a gauge as to how much more work we have to do, because nowadays a twenty point lead is not sufficient enough to really put someone away," she said.

This kind of early success, especially when a team is dominating like the Huskies are, can create a risk of under-estimating other teams.

But to keep his team balanced,

women's head coach Warren Williams has been instilling a "DWWD," or "do what we do" mind set, which means setting process and performance goals for the team.

"It's not necessarily about the other team, it's about us achieving our goals as a team," Williams said.

In an already promising season, third-year forward Tianna Sullivan has made Huskies history, becoming the all-time points leader for the women's team. She reached the milestone as part of her 13 points in a decisive 40-point win over the Georgian Grizzlies.

Calling Sullivan a "cornerstone" for the Huskies, Williams said the Huskies forward represents the beginning of a new standard for women's basketball going forward. And while Williams said that he's proud of Sullivan's historic accomplishment, he really admires how much she's developed as an example for new recruits on the team.

"I'm prouder of her being a leader on our team and showing our younger players what it is to be a successful player," Williams said.

"That for me is a true accomplishment."

The men's team was also undefeated heading into their match-up

with the Sting, but came up short losing 93-82. The loss drops the Huskies record to 7-1, while the Seneca men's team remains unbeaten at 7-0.

Huskies guard Alex Petronis said he thinks the team took the game against the Sting for granted.

"We thought we'd come out on top at home, but they come out shooting well," he said.

Petronis had a strong offensive game, leading the Huskies with 30 points over 40 minutes on the court, but he said that win is more important than individual baskets.

"It's always good to sink 30 points, but at the end of the day a loss is a loss," Petronis said. "I would much rather have 10 points and the win over the 30."

While the Seneca loss is a setback to the men's campaign, both Huskies basketball teams are still off to an impressive start, combining for a record of 13-1 so far.

The mutually strong starts, back-to-back practices and games, as well as travelling together has energized the two teams and brought them close together, according to Deus.

"It's George Brown versus whatever city, town or school we go to," she said. "So we are our community when we travel together and I think that the energy that we are able to give the guys and the guys are able to give us helps both teams."

The men and women's teams next play on Tuesday against the Durham Lords.

SCORES MEN’S BASKETBALL Nov. 8 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Centennial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Nov. 14 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Georgian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Nov. 17 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 82

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Nov. 8 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Centennial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Nov. 14 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Georgian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Nov. 17 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL Nov. 8 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Nov. 11 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Canadore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Nov. 15 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Loyalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Nov. 18 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Algonquin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Nov. 19 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 La Cite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Nov. 8 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Nov. 11 Canadore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Nov. 15 Loyalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Nov. 18 Algonquin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Nov. 19 La Cite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

Tianna Sullivan recently become the all-time leading scorer for the women's basketball team. PHOTO: PHILIP IVER/GBC ATHLETICS

HUSKIE NAMED OCAA MEN'S VOLLEYBALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

D’ARTANIEL JACKMAN Fifth-year outside hitter D’Artaniel Jackman guided George Brown to a pair of road victories. Jackman contributed a match-high 17 kills and 21 points in a five-set win at Seneca on Nov. 8. He also had three blocks and a service ace. Jackman added 13 kills and two service aces to his personal totals in George Brown's three-set sweep at Canadore on Nov. 11. Jackman currently averages 4.7 points per set.

Source: OCAA

D’Artaniel Jackmanin 2016. PHOTO: PHILIP IVER/THE DIALOG

8 ARTS & LIFE

THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

Chef school draws heat for all-male panel PHOTO BY KATRIN GILGER (FLICKR)/CC BY-SA 2.0

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George Brown's chef school was called out for running an all-male panel. ILLUSTRATION: MANAR HOSSAIN/ THE DIALOG

Toxic masculinity resides in "so many restaurants," says prominent Toronto restaurateur MEGAN KINCH REPORTER-EDITOR

A George Brown College (GBC) panel discussion featuring famous chef Massimo Bottura was recently at the centre of a Twitter storm due its composition as an all-male panel.

Toronto-based restaurateur and writer Jen Agg criticized the Nov. 13 event for being all-male, at a time when discussions have opened up around sexism and sexual harassment in the culinary industry.

"Ok men here's a fun idea, if you're on a panel and there are no women on it, it's a bad panel" Agg tweeted at George Brown during a lengthy twitter discussion. "How do you think this makes your female students feel?"

The issue of panels with all men on them, or "manels" as they have been named, has been in focus in Canada of late, with health journalist André Picard recently removing himself from a panel that had 10 participants, all men.

The GBC panel featured Bottura along with chefs Jeremy Charles, Antonio Park and John Higgins, who is a director at the centre for hospitality and culinary arts at George Brown.

Christine Walker, who is chair of George Brown's chef school, said that the criticisms are not looking at the "overall picture" of the culinary events the college runs, and pointed out that the panel was moderated by chef and writer Claire Tansey.

"We offer events for all different backgrounds and diversities and I think that what Jen did was just look at one event and try and cause a big scene about it, which I don't think is the right approach," Walker said.

She also pointed out that of the last six events, 12 participants were men and 18 were women.

In response, Agg said "it's cool that GBC does events with women and all but that doesn't make it less glaring when a big time chef gets an all-male panel. Representation matters."

Agg is the owner of several restaurants, including The Black Hoof and Grey Gardens and has been a prominent voice in raising issues of gender harassment and sexism in the industry. Her recent book on her experiences in the industry is called I hear she's a real bitch, a nod to constantly being perceived that way no matter what, Agg said.

Agg said she's tired of all-male panels and the college can find nonmale participants easily.

"It would have been so easy for the powers that be at George Brown to reach out to any number of prominent chefs in Canada who aren't men," Agg said Agg explained that the manels issue is about more than trying to achieve parity. Women deserve access to events like the Bottura panel to network with powerful men that run the restaurant industry.

Walker said that panel participants made sense because they were all featured in Bottura's book.

"I appreciate that (Agg) wants us to have equal female representation but we're not just going to place a female on a panel to make people happy," she said.

Agg said that she doesn't want tokensim, and there are plenty of qualified female chefs and food industry people to include on panels, including Suzanne Barr, Alexandra Feswick and Connie DeSousa.

Cora James, a George Brown

"OK MEN HERE'S A FUN IDEA, IF YOU'RE ON A PANEL AND THERE ARE NO WOMEN ON IT, IT'S A BAD PANEL" culinary graduate who is now executive pastry chef at Mamakas Taverna and Agora, said she shares Aggs concerns. James said via Twitter that manels impact every woman in the business and advocacy on the issue will "ultimately help change the way women are treated, appreciated, and viewed in the food industry."

At work in mostly male kitchens, James said that men regularly offer to "help" her lift 20-pound bags of flour as if after 10 years in the business, she can't lift them herself.

James said that her pastry program at GBC was mostly women, but that the role of the pastry chef is feminized in concerning ways that tie in with homophobia and transphobia in the industry.

"I've known male pastry chefs to be harassed on the grounds of their sexuality," James said. "Like, they must be gay if they like sugar."

Agg's activism on gender inequities in the restaurant industry is not limited to Twitter or criticisms of manels, but is substantive and not limited to Canada. World-renowned chef Anthony Bourdain recently declared himself to be her ally on these matters.

Agg argues that dealing with gender inequality in the restaurant industry will benefit everyone.

"Balanced kitchens are just better, and most smart, thoughtful men in the industry would agree with that, I assume," said Agg. "But the toxic masculinity that dwells within so many restaurant's walls is truly astounding."

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THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

'Mr. Shi and his lover' gets complicated

Jordan Cheng(left) and Derek Kwan(right) embrace in 'Mr. Shi and his lover' opera, produced by Taragon Theatre. PHOTO: CYLIA VON TIEDERMANN

Opera draws on Chinese tradition of disguised gender tales STEVE CORNWELL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

While opera-haters might accuse the art form of being hyperbolic and overblown, it's hard to imagine a better means of telling the almost

too strange to be true story of Mr. Shi and his lover.

The opera, about a French diplomat who falls in love with a male-opera singer posing as a woman, is based on the astonishing affair of Bernard Boursicot, a French embassy worker and Shi Pei Pu, a

Beijing opera singer. Both were arrested for espionage by the French government in 1982, almost 20 years after they became romantically involved.

Working with these details, it would be easy for Mr. Shi and his lover to double down on the scandalous aspects of the story. But the play, which stars Jordan Cheng as Shi, and Derek Kwan as Boursicot, is remarkably thoughtful. In the solo and duets of the show, the characters explore identity, nationalism, love and desire to create a dramatic and contemplative performance.

The opera also doesn't flinch in demonstrating the ramifications of such a torrid affair. As the story progresses, we see that the prison the characters find themselves in pales in comparison to the toll their relationship took on each other.

A very modern and minimalist opera, Mr. Shi and his lover draws on a tradition of Chinese stories involving disguising gender. The Butterfly Lovers, a story about a women who dresses as a man to pursue an education, is referenced during the opera. Perhaps more widely known

by North American audiences, there is also Hua Mulan, the story of girl who pretends to be a man to fight for her country, which was adapted into a 1998 Disney film.

It's through this theme of disguising gender as an act of patriotism that Mr. Shi and his lover truly takes off as an opera of intrigue.

Does Mr. Shi mislead his lover just to selflessly benefit his country? Or is it more about the selfish thrill of a performer pulling his greatest

show? For Kwan's character, we're left wondering to what extent he was a willing participant in the deception or Mr. Shi's victim.

As is often the case in love and relationships, it's complicated.

Mr. Shi and his lover, directed by Tam Chi Chun and composed by Njo Kong Kie, is playing at the Tarragon Theatre (30 Bridgman Ave.) until Dec. 17. $29 for students, $5560 general admission.

Jordan Cheng as Mr. Shi. PHOTO: CYLIA VON TIEDERMANN

Melancholic 'Machinal' keeps you on your toes Sophie Treadwell's dark and sad tale of a young woman revived in GBC production MENG MA REPORTER-EDITOR

Set in the 1920s, Machinal may leave you feeling heavy-hearted for the voiceless women dominated by the men in their lives.

The play centres on male privilege and the lack of female autonomy

on issues like abortion and marriage.

Directed by Brenda Bazinet, this drama was adapted from Sophie Treadwell’s original 1928 play. The play, particularly the ending, is not for the fainthearted. Even the casts' wardrobe, fashioned in 1920s style in beige and dark brown colours, help set a dark, somber tone for the play.

Although Machinal remains melancholic throughout, the talent of the cast together with the intense plot kept the audience on their toes.

The stage is laid with a checker-board tile flooring under a towering obsidian-like horizontal slated fence. The slats were like a tease, letting slips of light through, but never completely.

Like the light slipping through the slats, the performance of Terri Pimblett who plays A Young Woman, brightens a dark tale in Machinal.

The play began with a marching

band of employees checking in to work in patriarchal 1920s America.

The office is like a stock market full of passive-aggressive, buzzing employees. Their typewriting muffling gossip.

Pimblett's character walks in late and struggles to communicate her tardiness to her co-workers. Pimblett's stellar acting is reminiscent of Vivien Leigh playing Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire, crying out to the audience with monologues of cynicism and secrets.

Pimblett's performance conveys the feelings of stuckness and frustration as well as her pleas for freedom and rest seem to fall on deaf ears when it matters most. And while the play is set almost 100 years ago, it's sadly easy to connect the current epidemic of sexual harassment against women. Too often then, and now, the women suffer in silence.

The stellar performance of Terri Pimblett (left) stood out in Machinal, produced by GBC Theatre. PHOTO: ANDREW OXENHAM

10 ARTS & LIFE

THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

The art and administration of improv George Brown alum PHATT al set to perform in Second City's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Sweater" MEGAN KINCH REPORTER-EDITOR

PHATT al is an actor, rapper and George Brown College (GBC) alumni who is appearing in Second City's Christmas show, The Good the Bad and the Ugly Sweater, which opens Nov. 20. But you'll never guess what his diploma is in.

Business administration.

But as PHATT al (who uses only that name professionally) explains it, his choice of degree is actually not random and he chose to study business at GBC to help his career as an artist. He called his business background "a lifesaver."

"It really helped me as a Canadian rapper. You don't necessarily make a lot of money that way," he said with a laugh.

PHATT al walked through the

process of how he related his studies in business at George Brown to his arts career, explaining how he started to understand branding and how to make a profit as an artist. His teachers at GBC helped him apply the five P's (product, price, place, promotion and people) of marketing to his artistic career, helping him learn to read contracts, and look at how he was marketing himself.

The Good the Bad and the Ugly Sweater is written through an improvised process, where all the scenes are refined through improv and then written down just before opening night. With audience participation involved, PHATT al said there's still an improv element as "audience members are like kids, they say the darnedest things" "Improv" is short for improvisation, and it's a theatre form where actors go from very a loose structure

HE SAW IMPROV THEATRE AS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF THE KIND OF FLOW HE HAD DEVELOPED AS A RAPPER and make things up as they go. The British and American version of the TV show Whose line is it anyway? made improv cool, or at least a known comedic form, but it wasn't always that way.

"Second City's been around since the 1950s doing improv when improv was like, what? It was like miming basically," said PHATT al.

Being from Scarborough, PHATT al was very aware of fellow Scarberian Mike Myers (star of Wayne's World and Austin Powers). With beloved comedian and SCTV standout John Candy also hailing from Scarborough, people kept suggesting PHATT al check out Second City. After driving by

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PHATT al says his education at George Brown "allowed me to kind of stick to my life dreams. ". PHOTO: ANNA KEENAN

it a few times he eventually registered for an improv workshop, and never stopped.

He saw improv theatre as a natural extension of the kind of flow he had developed as a rapper in the Toronto indie scene, coming up with Cardinal, Julie Black, and Socrates. PHATT al's work with God Made Me Funky, an eight-piece soul, funk and R&B band, was nominated for a Juno award.

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When he discovered improv at that Second City workshop years ago, he said he thought to himself, "This is it. Literally like the theatrical version of what I do all the time anyway. So for me it was a really natural fit."

Second City's The Good the Bad and the Ugly Sweater opens Nov. 20, with student discount tickets available for the late shows ranging from $15-22.

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THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

And when the strike is over?

PeerConnect, counselling office at GBC and advocacy department at SA are taking action to support students post-strike.

LIDIANNY BOTTO REPORTER-EDITOR

Even after the six week strike, students are still full of questions. They don't know what is going on their assignments, what is going to happen with the content that they missed or if they should drop out and take the tuition refund. A lot of doubts with no answers.

According to Tenniel Rock, the manager of the counselling and student well-being office at George Brown College (GBC), the college understands how hard the strike has been to the students and it is taking actions to support them.

Rock highlights PeerConnect

workshops about stress management, mindful meditation and organization. She also points out that students can book one-on-one appointments at the counselling office.

She said the most important thing is the students have a plan post-strike.

"There is a lot of things that are going to stress you out when you can not control them, but you can control as you plan. We're just creating an opportunity for students reflect what this (stress post-strike) looks like for them and then studying this stuff to help people how to do their plan and how to prioritize urgent and important," she said.

The college's students have experienced a stressful environment.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE STUDENTS HAVE A PLAN POST-STRIKE

Tenniel Rock, explains what GBC is doing to support students during the strike. PHOTO: LIDIANNY BOTTO/THE DIALOG

Anger, frustration, and fear are some of the feelings that they have expressed in this uncertain moment.

The GBC page on Facebook, for example, has a long list of student complaints. The same has happened

offline: the offices at GBC has received a lot of students and their objections.

Trying to give a voice to the students, the advocacy office of the Student Association, which funds

The Dialog, has been in touch with the students. Besides the office, the advocacy staff is doing outreach about their services in front desk tables located in visible places in all GBC campuses.

Jade Marqueses in the advocacy department encourages students to report their questions and complaints to the their office so that they can help submit formally to George Brown and ask for concrete answers.

"We go for high traffic areas, we also walk around and go to the library. We try to engage students, especially to put these questions together. We want to reach as many students we can," said Marqueses.

‘Desert Bus’ is the worst game ever made Penn and Teller have a lot to answer for

SUCH WANTON MALICE TOWARDS ITS OWN PLAYERS IS RARELY SEEN IN GAMING

GREG WALDOCK THE OTHER PRESS

This November, Victoria-based comedy troupe LoadingReadyRun will be playing one of the worst video games of all time for the sake of charity.

And it’s not the worst because it’s poorly made or buggy, but due to its cruelty toward its players, its lack of empathy, its mindless, brutal boredom, and its total lack of reward or entertainment. This game, Desert Bus, is awful in a way that few games are.

It was created in 1995 as part of the minigame collection Penn and Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors, produced by the two famous magicians, and quickly became the most notorious game out of the collection.

To score a single point in Desert Bus, you need to drive the in-game bus from Las Vegas to Tuscon. It takes a full eight hours—in real time,

Still from 'Desert Bus'

on a perfectly straight and unchanging desert road, while listing slightly to the right. If you crash into the side of the road, you lose a point and need to be towed back to Las Vegas—again, in real time. It also can’t be paused or saved.

The listing slightly to the right means you can’t leave the game

alone for eight hours without crashing; you need to be present and actively controlling it the entire time. And after all that, if you score a point by making the long journey to Tuscon, you’re rewarded with… the ability to drive the same route back to Las Vegas.

Such wanton malice towards its

own players is rarely seen in gaming.

Desert Bus was made partly as a reaction to anti-gaming sentiment that was popular in the media during the ’90s and early 2000s.

Penn and Teller, world-famous magicians and television hosts, sought to prove that a totally inoffensive game is both possible and

incredibly boring. The idea of the game, and the rest of the minigames in the collection, was to trick people into playing it and not tell them how long it takes to score a point.

Desert Bus remains a thing of gaming legend. Due to being released on the Sega CD, it’s difficult to play today in its original state as most decades-old consoles don’t work with modern televisions. Emulators exist, but purists will always insist that the true suffering delivered by the game can only be experienced in its natural state: On an old TV, with a controller on the verge of breaking down completely, and no idea that you’re about to face eight hours of mind-numbing boredom.

12 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

Educatech Hackathon challenges students to "IT HELPS help people learn STUDENTS

TO MAKE A CONNECTION WITH INDUSTRY, MAKE A CONNECTION TO POSSIBLE FUTURE JOBS"

Marathon hacking contest focused on games as tools to support learning a second language LIDIANNY BOTTO REPORTER-EDITOR

Between Oct. 24 and 26, the Educatech Hackathon 2017 took over the school of design at George Brown College (GBC). The event involves people working together in collaborative computer programming.

The hackathon's co-ordinator, Ian Norton said all students, not just those with a technology or design background were welcome at the event.

"We have people that never programmed before," said Norton.

"The most variable experience (brings), usually, the most interesting results."

Farioah Tapal has a traditional design background and is currently doing freelance projects and contracts. She was the only woman participating in the hackathon and said that she felt it was a friendly environment.

"I’m trying to get experience with the hackathon and work with tech teams", said Tapal.

Working in teams, the participants had 48 hours to create an engaging 3D game or app on Unity to support second-language learning.

The event was hosted by education technology company Voilà Learning. Norton said the challenge of the hackathon was to come up with games for students to practice French skills in a virtual environ-

The school of design at George Brown was space for the Educatech Hackathon 2017. PHOTO: LIDIANNY BOTTO/THE DIALOG

ment.

The final day of the hackathon also featured the Educatech Summit, a panel where specialists in information technology talked about the challenges of implementing technology in education.

"It helps students learn, it helps students to make a connection with industry, make a connection to possible future jobs," said Gary Hanrahan, an operations manager for the centre for arts, design and informa-

tion technology at GBC. "It’s a great exposure for our students."

On Nov. 15, the event staff judged all group ideas awarding the best with a $600 prize. The winning team, called Cauldagame, presented a game idea where players work to build sentences by grabbing different sentence components and put them in a cauldron in the correct order.

Guilherme Bandini, a member of Cauldagame and a postgraduate

FRIDAY, NOV. 24, 2017 8 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT // KINGS LOUNGE, ST. JAMES FREE FOR GBC STUDENTS // $5 FOR GUESTS Wristband policy in effect.

Please note: there is no access into the college during and after the event from the Kings Lounge.

Coat check will be available inside the Kings Lounge for jackets and bags.

in game design at GBC, said he was very thankful that this event was organized in the first place as it gave his team a fantastic space to test new ideas.

Bandini has a personal interest in developing tools that help people to learn things faster and he said that if he goes back to Brazil he will be "taking time to come up with a thing that helps bring the classroom to the future."

Bandini had participated in other events such as the Global Game Jam, but this was his first time in a hackathon.

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THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3

Post-secondary schools a 'prime target' for cyber crime George Brown security system blocks around 500,000 malicious emails per week, according to college NATALIA PIZARRO SILVA REPORTER-EDITOR

Digital threats evolve as online technologies and platforms grow.

For each new system, hackers come up with a new malicious software or technique to break in.

According to Canada's Cyber Security Strategy, cyber viruses and malicious code are continually evolving to evade the defences and antivirus software, and the frequency and severity of the threats has accelerated recently.

Institutions that work with a large amount of sensitive information are more exposed than others.

“A lot of people don't realize that high reputation institutions such as universities and colleges are a prime

target for cyber criminals,” said David Shipley, CEO and co-founder of Beauceron Security.

A couple of Canadian universities are well aware of this. Last year, University of Calgary paid $20,000 in ransom after a cyber attack to its systems. And this month, it was reported that the University of the Fraser Valley was attacked by hackers who threatened to release students' information if the school didn't give them $30,000. The institution had to suspend access to its web systems and email for days and personal information of 29 students was disclosed.

As Shipley explained, university and colleges are usually not de-

signed to be secure from an IT perspective because they support an open flow of information. Wouldbe hackers also know that post-secondary institutions have a lot of valuable personal information and intellectual property publications.

Rick Mahadeo, IT security manager at George Brown College, said students’ information in the college’s system, and the information it has, is protected.

“There's different protection mechanisms in place to ensure that only the authorized users are allowed to view that information,” he said.

George Brown uses several authentication steps to help ensure that only specific individuals have access to user's personal information at the college. According to information provided by Mahadeo, an average of 500,000 malicious emails are blocked every week by George Brown's security system.

For Shipley, cyber security is not only about having good technology systems.

“Cyber security is not formally a technology issue," he said. "It is a process, people, culture and tech-

nology (issue) combined,” he said.

When students share personal information through things like social media platforms, they can have their details stolen or get their accounts hacked. Therefore, prevention is not just an institutional problem, it's also personal.

The Cyber Review Consultations report, published by Public Safety Canada in January 2017, found that privacy, collaboration and skilled cyber security personnel are the keys to cyber security.

The consultation suggests a proactive approach, were institutions and organizations should conduct regular audits and system security tests, educate, create awareness, and train their users.

Shipley encourage students to turn on two factor identification in every online service they have, and ask for it if it’s not available.

“That can dramatically improve your security and reduce the risk, even when they have a bridge and they actually give out your password, if the attacker doesn't have you other factor, they can't get your information.”

THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE TIPS SUMMARIZE THE MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE EXPERTS: Use strong passwords, with different combinations for different accounts, and make them complicated.

Activate your firewall and use anti-virus or malware software.

Check your security settings in social media and be careful what information you post.

Install the latest updates in all your systems.

Protect your Wi-Fi and don’t do transactions on public networks.

Double check the sources of emails to avoid being scammed.

Report to local police if you believe you've been a victim of a digital scam.

HOLIDAY

HAMPER

DRIVE

The SA runs three food banks across each of its main campuses, serving over 600 students, and over 10,000 individual food bank visits per year.

This number is gradually increasing!

What to donate: Non-perishable and personal care items. (canned foods, pasta, rice, quinoa, noodles, soups, peanut butter, etc.)

Our goal is to collect 300 grocery bags full of food to help students and their families have a happy and worry-free holiday season.

We need your help!

All proceeds collected will benefit the Student Association Food Bank at all 3 campuses.

NOV. 14, 2017 – DEC. 14, 2017 Drop off locations: Casa Loma campus (Room E127/E100) St. James campus (Room 159A/147 in building SJA) Waterfront campus (Room 031/033) For more information contact: Ronnie Cruz – Community Services Coordinator (communitycoordinator@sagbc.ca)

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THE DIALOG • dialognews.ca // November 21–December 3 "HOROSCOPES" Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Burn those bridges and run like hell. Trust me, it’ll be worth it.

Probably.

Taurus (Apr. 21-May 21) A co-worker means you harm.

Watch out for freely-given snacks or compliments.

Gemini (May 22-June 21) You’re going to win a drawn-out, frankly stupid argument. It won’t feel as good as you think it will.

Cancer (June 22-July 23) Reconsider those travel plans. No travel plans? Think again.

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Leo (July 24-Aug. 23) It’s time to stop. All of it.

Virgo (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) If you’d just take time to step back and see the bigger picture — wait, who am I kidding.

Libra (Sept. 24-Oct. 23) You're not alone. You're never alone. Look into an exterminator.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) [NAME REDACTED] isn’t who you think they are. I mean, is anyone?

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) You’ll stay up thinking about how that one time you said that thing and it'll be awful.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) AAAAAAAAAAAAH. Carry on.

Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) You should probably delete that photo but then again, the internet is forever, so.

Pisces (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Maybe moving to Alaska is the only answer after all.

PUZZLE CONTEST

Complete a puzzle from this page and drop it off at any Student Association (SA) office* for a chance to win a $10 Tim Hortons gift card!

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*SA OFFICE LOCATIONS Casa Loma Campus St. James Campus 142 Kendal Ave, Room E100 200 King St. E, Room 147 Waterfront Campus 51 Dockside Dr, Room 033

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ANNUAL

GENERAL MEETING

THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 2017 11 A.M. – 1 P.M.

The Student Association of George Brown College (SA) invites all full-time students—SA members—to participate in our Annual General Meeting.

George Brown College St. James campus (Kings Lounge, room 150, SJA Building) 200 King Street, Toronto, ON M5A 3W8 AGM packages with motions, proxies, and proposed changes to the bylaws are available for pickup at all Student Association front offices during regular office hours.

Please join us, and learn more about your Student Association.

LUNCH PROVIDED AT 1 P.M.

Online Election Days: October 30, 2017 to November 30, 2017 www.studentassociation.ca/elections

In person Election Days: Casa Loma campus, all polls start at 10 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Student Centre, E building first floor, November 28 to 30 St. James campus, all polls start at 10 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. SJA Building, Outside Kings Lounge, Room 150, November 28 to 30 Waterfront Campus, polls start at 9:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Main lobby, November 28 to 30

Ryerson University polls start at 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Fifth floor, November 30

The George Residence polls start at 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Main lobby, November 30