The Dialog Sept 7-20 2012

Sept. 7 - 21, 2012

Will McGuinty give teachers detention?

Fifty shades of sexism sells millions

Waterfront campus making waves in health sciences

Woman sexually assulted near Ryerson campus

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Ending rape culture

Letters to the editor

By Mick Sweetman Managing Editor

The past several weeks have seen sexual assault attract an unusual amount of media attention for an issue that normally is very underreported. This attention has happened not because there has been an increase in the priorities of the media about sexual assault in general, but because there has been suspected serial assaulters attacking multiple women in areas like Christie Pitts and Yonge and Wellsley. There have also been the detestable, but routine, daily reports of sexual assaults including one on Ryerson campus.

However, it would be a mistake to think that ‘stranger danger’ is the problem. No, the main danger isn’t the man in the bushes but rather the ones who are our friends, coworkers, dates, partners, and yes even our families. Over three quarters of women who are sexually assaulted know the person who assaults them. Many men who sexually assault don’t even recognize what they did as sexual assault.

This is why if we want to get serious about ending sexual assaults, we have to talk about ending sexism. As long as sexism, or patriarchy as I prefer to call it, is a fundamental part of our society’s culture sexual assaults aren’t going to stop. We can’t afford to treat this strictly as a law enforcement issue, because we live in a culture that teaches men, from a very young age, that patriarchal men are ex-

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pected to dominate women and children and if they can’t do that with verbal or emotional abuse then they should use violence.

We all have to have this conversation, both men and women, because this patriarchal rape culture affects all of us. Obviously, it doesn’t affect us equally or in the same ways, women - particularly working-class women of colour and Aboriginal women - get the worst of it. But nobody escapes its reach, whether it’s the ways it affects us personally, or the people that we know and share our lives with— it’s a pervasive force.

Thankfully, there was a beacon of hope. People came together in Christie Pitts on Monday night in the dying light of the Labour Day weekend to show our opposition not only to these attacks but also to the sexist culture that produces them. Women and men, though not nearly enough men, rallied at the park then walked together through the streets of Toronto in a boisterous demonstration that was angry at the problem, but felt hopeful and welcoming for everyone at the same time.

Next weekend on Sat, Sept. 15 people will be taking to the streets again in the annual Take Back the Night march at the Masaryk-Cowan community centre in Parkdale starting at 4 p.m. Be there if you can, and take action against sexism wherever you are everyday.

Re: Our home on native land Aug. 10 I really appreciated your report on the last board meeting last month.

I look at the “sparks flying” comment and think to myself “did I miss something?” or is he commenting on healthy debate from polar opposite sides of an issue?

That is what we have on the board this year, a very healthy mix of active students doing their best to represent the students of George Brown College.

On the board that is with your voice and a vote. I spoke in favour of the motion and will continue to.

In no way though do I have any

problem with anyone speaking against it. That is how we keep each other in check and ensure everyone’s voice is heard.

Our current board is working together on a number of issues internally and externally. Nothing gets through without mostly healthy debate and consideration.

Some are more vocal then others, but we all have a very important role, and I am proud to be a part of this team. Everyone is welcome to come out and see the “sparks fly” at the September board meeting.

- Chris Bourque, Liberal Arts and Prep Representative.

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Faculty reach two year deal with colleges

By Karen Nickel Dialog Contributor

Faculty represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the College Employer Council (CEC) negotiated for three months to reach an agreement on a contract that covers the 2012 - 2014 school period.

A strike vote by the union was set for Sept. 10, then the CEC’s called for a ‘No Board’ report which would have allowed the colleges to lock out faculty or impose the terms of a new contract. This was met with some puzzlement and an-

ger, especially from OPSEU President, Warren (Smokey) Thomas, whose media release stated, “We don’t believe they had any intention of reaching a reasonable agreement with faculty before the start of the school year. It is clear from their timing that they planned to file a No Board all along.”

Some key disputed issues were: opportunity for advancement; recognition and support for part-time partial-load faculty; and dropping the category ‘facilitators’— referring to temporary positions which

paid less and had longer hours.

With colleges providing more online classes, there was concern about what role, hours and pay these facilitators should expect.

Of scholarly concern was the issue of academic freedom, ensuring that professors decide the method of delivery for courses and how they are evaluated. This is something management did not want to give up. Salary, the union claims, was never an issue.

Management’s focus was fiscal responsibility, as outlined by the

provincial government, while addressing current technological, economic and labour market realities. There were no discussions of salary increases in the Liberal’s framework either.

On Aug. 29 students received good news. OPSEU and the CEC struck a tentative deal. Management had withdrawn the ‘facilitator’ catagory and proposals placed no concessions on the union. This deal, if ratified on Sept. 10, will put part-time faculty one step closer to acquiring some job security.

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‘Stop bullying us’ teachers tell McGuinty

By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter

Teachers in Ontario are fighting a battle against the government. They are opposing a controversial bill that would impose a wage freeze for two years, cut their benefits, and restrict collective bargaining rights. It will force teachers to take three unpaid days off, reduce the number of annual sick days to 10, and end the practice of cashing out unpaid sick days at retirement. This bill, if passed, will also mean that teachers will not be able to strike or be locked out by school boards for two years.

On Aug. 28, a massive crowd including teachers from all parts of Ontario, parents and even students gathered at Queen’s Park to protest against Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty’s legislation.

This new law curbing teachers’

rights is widely viewed as a government strategy to battle against the province’s $15 billion deficit, and wage freezes are expected to be extended to other public sector workers like police and firefighters.

Thousands of protesters gathered at Queens Park in front of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to make their voices heard.

John Conlon, a teacher from the Montcalm High School in London, said, “The rally was a huge success with a great turnout. Teachers don’t mind accepting reduced wages as their major priority is education and the well being of their students, but the collective bargaining right cannot be snatched away from them and that is what they are fighting for.”

He also expressed concerns

about the wage freeze would be discouraging for younger teachers coming in as there will be no movement up the grid for them in terms of salary.

The rally was organized by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), which represents 76,000 elementary public school teachers and education professionals across the province and is one of the largest teacher unions in Canada. Other unions such as Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) and Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario (CUPE) also gathered at the Queen’s Park extending their support.

The president of ETFO, Sam Hammond addressed the crowd and defended the teachers by saying that this is not about money, but about democracy and de-

motic rights that they are fighting for. Other noted speakers at the rally for education included Ken Coran, president of OSSTF, Fred Hahn, president of CUPE Ontario and Sid Ryan, president of the Ontario Federation of Labour.

The unions and the members present at the rally vowed to challenge the legislation all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada if the bill was to be passed.

The participants at the rally were outraged and carried signs like ‘Mr. McGuinty, stop bullying us!’, They also chanted slogans and shouts like “shame! shame!” at the mere mention of Dalton McGuinty from the speakers.

Some of the teachers threatened to quit thier jobs in retaliation and go back to clubs and coaching for a living.

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New Waterfront campus makes waves

By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter

Nursing is a profession that is focused on the care of individuals, families and communities so they may attain optimal health and quality of life. Elizabeth O’Brien’s office and personality seems to fit the criteria aptly.

With a picture of her children on the computer screen and few other pictures on the table, she seems to have found a way to always be in touch with her family.

It has been a long journey for her, 37 years to be precise, since she joined George Brown College (GBC). She is faculty in the Nursing department and is currently teaching in the personal support worker program that runs a span of two semesters. Personal support workers perform basic care and assist nurses for a variety of clients needing health care.

O’Brien completed her Bachelors in Science and Nursing and Masters in Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) which is a part of University of Toronto.

She worked as a staff nurse at the Toronto General Hospital prior to

working as a teacher in G e o r g e Brown College from 1975.

She taught a variety of subjects in the Diploma RN program (three years), which is no longer in existence.

Presently nurses are educated in either a twoyear PractiElizabeth O’Brien has taught nursing students at George Brown for 38 years. cal Nursing Photo: Preeteesh Peetabh Singh / the Dialog or a four-year Baccalaureate All class materials were in hard electronic equipment. The new program. copy print form. If students had Waterfront campus was is built She recalls when she started to complete a report they needed for GBC health science students with GBC, they used micro-films to go to the library and use books and opened on Sept. 4. It boasts and 35mm movies as teaching and articles. The classes were of some of the finest facilities in aids. “The resources were mini- smaller with very few male stu- the field of health sciences. The mal at that time and none of us dents enrolled in the course. The campus is specially designed had computers and cell phones.” nursing students were able to live and constructed to make it more she said. in the same building where they conducive to learning with labs had classes and classrooms overlooking the and walk Toronto harbor. It is planned through a in such a way that it focuses on tunnel to team based learning and group the hospital study. The Waterfront campus is in inclem- furnished with informal learning ent weather. spaces, rooftop terraces, stateThey wore of-the-art labs, advanced denwhite stu- tal and ear testing technologies, dent uni- huge amphitheatres for combined forms and classes and lot more. With lake caps.

Ontario on the south and a park GBC has on the east of campus, it certainly come a long looks spectacular. way since O’Brien says that the experithen. Now, ence at the new campus has been of course good so far. She is getting used to all this has the new surroundings and hopes c h a n g e d that the new campus will set new with the use standards in the field of education The reception area at GBC’s new Waterfront campus. of computers and change the attitude towards Photo: Preeteesh Peetabh Singh / the Dialog and advanced community colleges in Canada.

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What’s the Student Representative Council?

By Dani Feraday Dialog Reporter

As a new student, or maybe a returning one, do you want to join a club, attend events or get involved in the George Brown community in general?

It is a right you have as a student to be able to do all those things but for a moment think about the people who make it possible.

The Student Association (SA) of George Brown College is made up of a group of people dedicated to making your stay at George brown the best you can possibly have.

George Brown has thousands of

students, and the SA is trying to meet the needs of every one of them. They’re going to need your help to do the best job they possibly can.

By applying to be a program ambassador in the Student Representative Council (SRC) you can help make that happen.

Originally there was anywhere between 80 to 100 spots available for interested students but it all depends on how many students want to join, no one wants to deny a student the c h a n c e to get involved.

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want to work on the SRC the more the word gets out.

Students who end up working with the SRC will learn great skills such as leadership and teamwork.

Through volunteer points there is a chance to win some great prizes as well. Another perk of this position is you can get a letter of recommendation that can help you when you’re applying for a job.

As a member of the SRC you will have the responsibility to find out the needs of your fellow students and let the SA know what they can do to make things better in the George Brown community. It will also be your job to inform your fellow students on all the events and services the SA has available for

them. This position, as important as it is, does not give you any political power at the SA. What qualifications do you need to become part of the SRC you might ask?

You need to be a student at George Brown; willing to put in a certain amount of time outside of classes; be willing to come out to events; and also help out with the vast amounts of volunteer opportunities at George Brown.

If you’re interested go to any SA office at the George Brown campuses and if you’re not don’t be shy to speak up with ideas to those who end up being your representative. Their job is to help you have a great experience!

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Woman sexually assualted near Ryerson

By Mick Sweetman Managing editor

On Tuesday, September 4, at approximately 6:30 a.m., a 20 yearold woman was walking in the Church Street and Gerrard Street East area near Ryerson campus.

A man followed the woman to Mutual Street, south of Gould Street, where he sexually assaulted her. The man fledwhen the woman screamed. As the woman continued southbound on Mutual Street, the man sexually assaulted her a second time, just north of Queen Street East. The woman was able to fight off the man, who fled the scene.

The man is described as black, with a dark complexion, in his 20s, between 5’8” and 6’, with a medium build,with shaved or short hair. He was wearing a black zip− up hoodie with white block letters

across the chest, grey track pants, and distinctive prescription glasses with frameless lenses.

Alistair Courtney, director of Public Relations for the Student Association of George Brown College, said, “We condemn all acts of sexual violence, which is any non-consensual behavior, on campus and in our community. We call on everyone to work to end sexual violence be it by strangers or the far more common assaults by dates, acquaintances, friends and family.”

Anyone with information on the assault is asked to contact police at 416−808−7474, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416−222−TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips. com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).

Graphic by Edward Tubb / The Ryersonian

What is sexual assault?

Sexual assault is any form of unwanted sexual activity that is forced upon a person without that person’s consent. Sexual assault can range from unwanted sexual touching to forced intercourse.

While most sexual assaults are perpetrated against women, both women and men can and are sexually assaulted.

Some facts about sexual assualt •

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comprising more than half of he is stoned or drunk” or “if that number. they have been dating for a 51 per cent of Canadian wom- • Less than 10 per cent of sexual long time.” en will experience sexual or assaults are reported to the po- • One in 12 male college stuphysical violence in her lifelice. dents committed acts that met time.

• Women of colour and Aborigithe legal definition of rape.

86 per cent of sexual assault nal women are more vulner- • 88 per cent of men whose acsurvivors are female. able targets for sexual assault tions came under the legal def· In cases reported to police, 80 and harassment and less likely inition of rape were adamant per cent of survivors knew the to get support due to systemic that their behavior did not conperpetrator. barriers and stereotypes. stitute rape.

Women make up more than 75 • In a survey of male college • 51 per cent of male college stuper cent of all reported sexual students, one in five said that dents reported they might rape assaults, with young women forced sex was acceptable: “If a woman if assured they would between the ages of 15 and 25 he spends money on her”, “if not get caught.

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Sept. 7 - Sept. 21 2012 9

Fifty shades of sexism and social issues

By Dani Feraday Dialog reporter

The mother of two, E.L James, is a first time novelist in the U.K. with the trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey.

According to James’ website she’s “always dreamed of writing stories that readers would fall in love with”.

With Fifty Shades having sold over 31 million copies worldwide it would appear that she has succeeded. Not all would agree though with such a controversial story line and James hasn’t been able to avoid ruffling some feathers. It doesn’t matter whether you love it or hate it there’s just no denying Grey has taken the world by storm.

The trilogy is about a young woman, Anastasia Steele, who becomes enchanted by CEO billionaire Christian Grey. Grey is able to convince Ana to start a BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, Sadism and Masochism) relationship with him. Throughout the book you get a glimpse at Grey’s dark past and into the workings of his mind.

Some issues that readers have with the series are its anti-feminist views and the stereotype it’s helping promote, unknowingly, against alternative sex lifestyles.

“They send out the wrong message and are in fact encouraging abuse, sexism and misogyny,” Clare Phillipson, director of Wear-

side Women in Need, a charity working towards helping abused woman in northeast England, told the Sunderland Echo when they were reporting on an upcoming book burning of Fifty Shades on November 5.

Some would say that Ana’s need to be dominated by Christian Grey supports the sexist view society has on woman. It may be silent but its still there, the idea that woman should be seen and not heard.

Also, that Ana and Christian’s relationship supports abuse.

There are others, like sex educator Tristan Taormino author of The Ultimate Guide to Kink, who dislike the stigma that’s being put on alternative sex lifestyles. In a CBC news article, Taormino said, “While the books are fiction, this

explanation plays into stereotypical attitudes toward the alternative sex lifestyle.” Taormino is talking about the fact that Grey’s interest in bondage and spanking came from the consequence of being sexually abused as a child.

“There is an assumption that the reason he’s kinky is because he is damaged, because he had a rough childhood,” she says. “There’s this assumption that there’s this one-toone correspondence, which in real life there isn’t.”

Fifty shades of Grey is not the first

of its kind, there have been many erotic-romances to reach the top of the Times bestsellers list just not to the level of popularity that James has seen.

An article in the Bellingham Herald stated erotic-romance authors say, Fifty Shades is a beacon that has brought attention to their work, in much the same way J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series resuscitated the children’s category.

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Varsity tryouts picking up steam

By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter

Varsity tryouts have started and are slowly gaining momentum.

The September calendar for the Huskies is packed with tryouts for various athletic sports. The student turnout for the selections has been good this season, with the new students enrolled for the fall semester also joining in. George Brown College (GBC) has seen a noticeable interest in sports among students this time.

The tryouts for men and women’s outdoor soccer is already underway, having started on Aug. 16 and Aug. 30 respectively. The coaches Richard Kirwan and Lucky Boothe have been actively involved with the selection of the final team that is expected to be out by Sept. 11. All tryouts for soccer are scheduled at the Riverdale Park’s east field. Men’s and women’s indoor soccer tryouts are planned for a later date starting on Sept 25.

GBC has set high standards for the selection of the teams this time around. The returning players for the Huskies have also been asked to undergo the tryout process. This move will not only ensure transparency and fairness but also mean tough and healthy competition for a spot on the team. Varsity teams are considered the benchmark for

Huskies soccer hopefuls show thier skills during a recent tryout at Riverdale Park.

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sports in the college, and the players have to go through tough mandates and scrutiny to survive on the field of play. In no case should it be a cakewalk for the players.

Cross country tryouts are scheduled to start on Sept. 6, and will run until Sept. 13. The coach for the cross country team will be Michael Lavigne.

Men’s and women’s basketball tryouts will commence from Sept. 10 and carry on until Sept.

16 across various campus loca-

tions of GBC including St James and Casa Loma. Coaches Jonathan Smith and Sharon Butler see some serious talent in the school and are looking forward to the coming season.

Volleyball teams for this season will be under the coaching of Josh Nichol for the men’s team and Clayton Carimbocas for the women’s team. The tryouts for the same are arranged from Sept. 10 to 19.

The GBC badminton squad has a

lot of expectations this year keeping in mind their highly successful track record at the previous OCAA and CCAA events. Tryouts will be held from Sept. 25 to Oct. 4 under the coaching of Kim Ng. George Brown College is gearing up for some thrilling sporting action this season. The prospects are looking wonderful with the tryouts shaping up nicely. If you are interested being part of the Huskies and haven’t registered for the tryouts yet, it’s time to run.

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Sept. 7 - Sept.21, 2012 11

The cosmic patent war – Apple vs. Samsung

By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter

Apple Inc. of the United States and Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea, the two bigwigs of the electronic industry have locked horns in a major patent war. It all started in April 2011 when Apple Inc. sued Samsung Electronics over the design of its Galaxy brand of mobile phones. The lawsuit alleged that Samsung violated Apple’s trademarks, patents and copied their iPhone and iPad. Not after long, Samsung issued a counter-claim against Apple also claiming patent infringement.

Since then, the two companies have been embroiled in legal battles in 10 countries over intellectual property, spanning dozens of cases. The results in some of the countries are in while others are still pending at court. On Aug. 24 Apple registered a major

win in the United States when the jury awarded them $1.05 billion in damages. The jury found out that Samsung had intentionally copied iPhone and iPad and used some of their technologies. Apple now wants to ban eight Samsung products from the US market. The next hearing is scheduled on Dec. 6. An appeal against the court ruling is expected from Samsung.

On the same day in South Korea, the court threw out the claim made

by Apple that Samsung copied the look and feel of the iPhone and iPad. However, the court imposed bans on some of the Samsung as well as Apple products since it found out that Apple illegally used Samsung’s wireless technology while Samsung breached Apple’s patent related to the way the mobile devices notify users.

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On Aug. 31, Tokyo district court in Japan denied Apple’s claim that Samsung infringed on the patent which allows mobile phone and personal computers to share data with each other.

Germany and Australia dismissed Apple’s claims whereas other cases are still pending in other nations like Italy, Netherlands, Britain and France.

This battle between Samsung and Apple is widely viewed as a proxy battle between Apple and Google. Apple is not convinced that Google distributes its Android operating system to phone and tablet manufacturers for free.

Google makes money on Android through online advertising and not from direct selling of their products. Apple’s former CEO Steve Jobs considered Android to be a Across 1- Snares; 6- Extreme reverence; 10- Air bubble; 14- Actress Anouk; 15- _ majeste; 16- Top-notch; 17- Dens; 18- Ancient Athens’s Temple of _ ; 19- Ripped; 20- Mil. officers; 21- An organization; 24- Veil worn by Muslim women; 26- Exclusively; 27- _ Lingus; 28- _ nous; 30- Reason to cancel school; 33- Painter, e.g.; 35- DDE opponent; 38- Sri _ ; 40- Bran source; 41- Sufficient; 43- Verily; 44- Exam taker; 47- “East of Eden” brother; 48- Follows orders; 49- Common ID; 51- Asian deer; 54- Artist; 58- Esteemed; 61- _ Dawn Chong; 62- Nerve network; 63- “The Time Machine” race; 64- Jewelled crown worn by women; 66- Breezes through; 67- Juniors, perhaps; 68- Senior; 69- Sailors; 70- Affectedly dainty; 71- Orchestra section;

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Between all the brouhaha going on in the courts, no matter who wins, it is expected that the consumer will lose. The legal battle between the giants might lead up to lesser competition in the market or a monopoly for one of the companies which is bad news for the consumers as it will lead to fewer choices, less innovation and potentially higher prices.

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