The Dialog Vol. 37 Issue 7 Dec.5 - Jan.1, 2018

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CFS elects new national chairperson

Sofia Descalzi says improving experiences at colleges is a priority for the federation ASHRAF DABIE ASSISTANT EDITOR

A new chairperson was elected to the national office of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) during its 37th National General Meeting on Nov. 16 to 19.

Sofia Descalzi, the current chair of the CFS-Newfoundland and Labrador, defeated Arnel Fleurant, the director of education at the Student Association of George Brown College and Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi from the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa.

Descalzi is the first international and Latina student to be elected to the post of

national chairperson for the CFS. She said it is both an honour and humbling.

Descalzi has been the leading the provincial office of CFS-Newfoundland and Labrador for the past year and a half.

During this time, advocating for improved access to education through reducing and eliminating hefty tuition, particularly for international students, has been her main focus.

"It is just answering to the needs of the province, so as my position next year in the national context will be answering the needs of the country as a whole," Descalzi said.

"Making sure that we are supporting our member locals, for example, our colleges, seeing how we can work together to make sure that the students' experiences and access to education through colleges are good," she said is her focus as she takes on the post.

As for Fleurant, he is determined to continue the work he began after taking on the role of college and institutions representative at the CFS last year.

He aims to improve services particularly directed towards college, international, and Indigenous students.

“I would see more campaigns geared to college stu-

dents, which is why I currently hold my position and I hope that I could develop those campaigns and bring it to George Brown College,” said Fleurant.

He noted that the CFS has a history of supporting university students, who they represent more of than college students.

“I feel like CFS could put themselves in a position where our member locals could provide international students with a fair health plan through the CFS,” he added.

He was also looking to recruit colleges in the north which have large Indigenous populations.

“I felt like more Indigenous involvement, more Indigenous students could benefit from the CFS services,” he said.

Also new to the national office is Mary Askemoe, treasurer of CFS-Ontario who was voted in as the national deputy chair. Trina James retains her post as treasurer.

These positions will be ratified at the next national meeting set for June 2019.

The CFS is the largest and oldest student organization in Canada, representing over post-secondary 500,000 students.

CFS endorses boycott against Israel

Canada’s largest student organization votes to support Palestinian rights movement ASHRAF DABIE ASSISTANT EDITOR

The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has passed a resolution in support of the international boycott, divest and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, during its 37th general meeting on Nov. 19.

Rawan Habib, president of York Federation of Students, made the motion calling on the national student organization to endorse the campaign.

The motion stated, “in 1946, the state of Israel was established through the expulsion of the majority of the Palestinian population, turning them into refugees, whom decades later, still cannot exercise their fundamental rights.”

The motion resolved that the "ongoing occupation of Palestine be condemned" that the CFS endorse the BDS campaign and support Palestine solidarity organizing, and support student unions in weapons-divestment campaigns at their institutions.

Habib did not respond to requests for comment by press time.

According to Arnel Fleurant, the director of education at the Student Association of George Brown College (SA), there were some aspects of the motion that were passed at the recent national meeting while others were tabled for further deliberation.

"The Federation’s decision to support the BDS movement comes after decades of Israeli violations of international human rights law

and daily violence again the Palestinian people," said a statement by the CFS on Nov. 29. "Palestinian children are routinely denied access to a quality education as a result of this violence. Israel’s blatant violations of basic human rights have long been condemned by international human rights organizations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Federation for Human Rights."

Shortly after the passing of this resolution, Hillel chapters across Canada released a joint statement, speaking out against the CFS's move to endorse the BDS campaign.

“This latest call for a boycott of Israel is anti-academic, fuelled by hatred, and is counterproductive to peace,” the organization said.

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“The motion is rife with factual inaccuracies and historical distortions," stated the Hillel. "In its obsessive campaign against exclusively one country and one community, the CFS has further marginalized the thousands of Jewish students whom it is tasked with representing.”

In their Nov. 29 statement the CFS took issue with the inference that support of the BDS campaign is anti-Jewish.

"This stance against Israeli state actions should not be conflated with any sort of anti-Semitism. The Federation will continue to oppose anti-Semitism on our campuses and in our communities and prioritize the voices of Jewish groups like Independent Jewish Voices on the issues that affect them."

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The SA's role in the BDS campaign has not yet been determined and Fleurant indicated that the SA's board has to discuss their approach.

“I will say we are part of the CFS organization and as a part, we do support all international students and equity for all," said Fleurant, who is also the CFS college and institute students’ representative. "So I don't believe it's a motion that we would be against.”

The SA was represented by the Continuing Education Students’ Association of Ryerson (CESAR) at the recent CFS general meeting.

Requests for comment from CESAR were not returned by press time.

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Minimum wage frozen EVENTS LISTING Paid personal emergency days eliminated ASHRAF DABIE ASSISTANT EDITOR

The Ontario government has passed Bill 47, also known as the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, which undoes some of the reforms made to the Employment Standards Act. Bill 47 comes less than a year after the previous Liberal government passed its Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act which took minimum wage in the province from $11.60 to $14, with a further increase to $15 scheduled for 2019.

Under the new law the minimum wage is frozen at $14 until 2020, when it will increase at the rate of inflation, and paid personal emergency leave days are eliminated.

"Bill 47 is a product of what we heard out there." said Minister of Labour Laurie Scott introducing the bill on Oct. 30. "How we can have the confidence of a good job in a safe workplace in Ontar-

io, and to give businesses the needed stability of reasonable and predictable regulations."

Megan Carter, president of Local 557 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), said both full-time and part-time workers at George Brown College (GBC) are likely to be affected.

"Bill 47 would affect the workers, all the student workers who are making minimum wage, they're living in the means of minimum wage thinking that in January it was going to go up," said Carter. "They're going to be disappointed to have to hear that it's not."

Catherine Fife, the NDP's critic on jobs and employment said that it rolls back on the rights of workers.

"It allows part-time employees to be paid less than full-time employees which means we will move to a parttime economy in Ontario," said Fife.

She contended that this move by the government will,

"ensure that 1.7 million Ontarians who rely on minimum wage will remain in poverty, meanwhile they give the rich a tax break in the fall economic statement."

Don Sinclair, the chief executive officer of College Employer Council, who represent employers at Ontario's 24 public colleges, views Bill 47 in a positive light.

"The proposed changes, from our prospective, with Bill 47 will help alleviate some of the cost pressures that we're facing in our institutions and allow us to continue to deliver on educational commitment to students," he said.

Dave Maharaj, director of total rewards, payroll & HR administration at GBC, noted that GBC is in consultation with the College Employer Council on how the bill will affect over 600 student employees at GBC. bie

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SA byelections start Two running for international students representative ASHRAF DABIE ASSISTANT EDITOR

With voting for the Student Association’s byelections underway, two students are going head-to-head in the race for international students representative.

Shashwat Seth and Tanveer Singh are the two candidates, both of whom envision a more inclusive environment at George Brown College (GBC) for international students.

Having been a student at GBC for the past three months Seth said, “I do not think is an issue going on in the college relating to international students, but every culture should be equally represented."

Seth was in search of a diverse college community and finds GBC as the best fit. His goal if elected is to be a voice for the large international population on campus and advocate for better means of cross-cultural communication.

“The best reason the students should vote for me is I have a vision, first of all, the vision to grow, to take people,” said Seth. "I want to be the medium for them to raise their voice."

Similarly, Singh is focused on creating a more welcoming environment and providing support to newcomers to Canada and GBC. “Not everyone has families over here," said Singh. "At the end of the day, you are just going home, eating food and sleeping. So sometimes you need someone with the same language to communicate."

He is proposing a study club for international students, and also wishes to address the prevalent topic of international tuition and student fees if given the opportunity to serve the role.

“I can tell my opinion and ideas to them (voters) but it's on them whom they to choose," Singh said while pointing out that he is running for and because of the

students. "The vision must be the same.”

Senthil Thevar is the sole candidate in the race for preparatory and liberal studies representative and Jeffrey Hewitt is running for First Nations, Métis and Inuit students’ representative.

Thevar, who is a labour activist in Ontario, hopes to bring his experience to the role.

“It's to advocate for students,” he said, as the reason for seeking a seat on the SA board.

Thevar hopes to encourage students to participate in processes will have an impact on them.

The satellite campuses director and hospitality and culinary arts seats remain vacant.

Voting for the SA byelection opened on Monday, Dec. 3 and will continue until midnight on Friday, Dec. 7.

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5

MONDAY, DEC. 10

BEADING CIRCLES Noon to 2 p.m.

Community Action Centre St. James A Building, room 165B 200 King St. East.

HOLIDAY BAKING: COOKIES, CONFECTIONS AND CANDIES 6:15 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.

St. James B Building, Room B11B 300 Adelaide St. E.

Learn about the art and skill of bead work, alongside community discussions and socials. Email: firstnations@ sagbc.ca THURSDAY, DEC. 6 CAC care day Noon to 3 p.m.

Community Action Centre St. James A Building, room 165B 200 King St. East Care kits, cereal bars, cartoons, community. All materials provided. EmailL disabilities@SAGBC.CA SATURDAY, DEC. 8 Gingerbread House Decorating for Kids Aged 8 to 12 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

St. James B Building, Room B13 300 Adelaide St. E. Bring along a kid and work together to create a special gingerbread house to take home. Email: cehospitality@ georgebrown.ca Gingerbread House Decorating for Teens Aged 13‑16 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

St. James B Building, Room B11B 300 Adelaide St. E. SUNDAY, DEC. 9 BAKING AND DECORATING EXTRAVAGANT GINGERBREAD HOUSES St. James B Building, Room B10 300 Adelaide St. E. The fun of decorating gingerbread houses isn’t just for kids. Email: cehospitality@georgebrown. ca

Celebrate the joy of the season in our winter holiday workshop series. Email: cehospitality@georgebrown. ca SA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Quiet Lounge St. James A Building, room 150F 200 King St. East Don’t be shy! A visit to a board meeting for the first time may seem intimidating.

Just remember, board members are your fellow students. They are there to answer your questions and are accountable to you.

TUESDAY, DEC. 11 Bollinger Champagne Tasting 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The Chefs' House 215 King Street E Come and explore these world-renowned wines in an in-depth lecture and tasting at George Brown College’s newly renovated state-ofthe-art Wine Lab. FRIDAY, DEC. 14 End of Year Bash 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

King’s Lounge St. James A Building, room 150F 200 King St. East

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King Street pilot project "a success" After one year, there has been improvement in reliability, ridership and travel time REPORTER-EDITOR

As the City of Toronto celebrated the one year anniversary of the King Street pilot project, the TTC, businesses within the area and George Brown College (GBC) students have all agreed that this initiative has been a success.

According to Brad Ross, the executive director of corporate & customer communications at the TTC, the project had three focuses.

These are to improve ridership, travel time, and reliability, all of which he says has "seen significant improvement."

Ross noted that reliability has increased by 82 per cent, ridership by 11 to 12 per cent, and travel time has gone down by a couple of minutes on average.

The King Street pilot project, located between Bathurst Street and Jarvis Street, was

hicles, cyclists, and pedestrians to use the route.

Prior to the project, over 20,000 cars drove on the route p e r d a y, causing slow travel speeds and overcrowdThe King Street Pilot has reduced cars on the route. ing on streetcars. implemented on Nov. 12, 2017 Another focus of the projas part of the city's efforts to ect was to create public spacreduce travel times along this es in sections of the curb lane. popular route.

People could use these artCity of Toronto records ist-designed spaces to relax show that King Street is the and socialize. busiest surface transit route While there's been some in the city with over 65,000 controversy around the riders per day. project regarding decreased The project bans private spending for businesses along vehicles on King Street bethe corridor, Ross says, "it's tween Jarvis and Bathurst (the data) not showing that and allows only transit vethere's any decrease as I un-

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derstand it."

In fact, he indicated that there has been a "slight increase to business transactions", but "couldn't say" what the overall impact is just yet, as these statistics belong to the city.

The route is extremely popular with both commuters and students, many of whom use this route to get to GBC's St. James campus.

James Carnell, who commutes from Forest City, says the pilot has made his commute both "faster" and "safer", as a result of the barricades placed around many of the streetcar stops downtown.

He also said he would like to see the pilot remain, but that there should be passenger shelters located closer to the stops.

Whether or not to keep the pilot in place is up to the city, with Ross stating "we'll report back to council, and if there are questions or di-

rections from council to look at other areas of the city and where similar programs might work we'll certainly do that, but for now our focus remains on King Street."

Anna Lermer, project coordinator at TTCriders, said she would like to see similar projects along other busy corridors, mentioning Keele and Dufferin as potential routes.

However, she said that new changes may not be the same as the King St. pilot project, and may incorporate other elements like "signal upgrades, or signal priority where the traffic lights change based on transit flows, or it could be more changes to parking restrictions."

"City councillors will be debating on the issue (the project) and voting on it next year, at some point.", Lermer said. "We hope that (John Tory) continues to support it because we've seen it as a big success."

GBC ranks second in research income LESLIE GALLAGHER REPORTER-EDITOR

George Brown College (GBC) dropped from first place to second this year in Canada's Top 50 Research College rankings for 2018, published

by Research InfoSource Inc. In first place was Lambton College with $11.4 million of research income, a narrow lead of less than half a million over GBC, which came in at $11.1 million.

While rankings are important, Krista Holmes, director of innovation and research at GBC, believes that many important factors aren’t captured by the dollar-focused rankings.

For example, the study doesn’t consider the quality of the research being done, or how industry partners feel about their experience working with the colleges.

“The quality of output and the quality of experience that George Brown College provides is unparalleled in the country,” says Holmes.

Defined as the amount of money that goes towards any given research project, research income includes grants, industry cash, and in-kind contributions such as equipment.

Areas that received the most research income at GBC in 2018 were food innovation & research, product development, digital experience, and green building.

GBC made the top of the list in another category— number of paid student researchers.

This is the third year running that the college has ranked number one in paid student researchers in the study.

Students bring fresh perspectives and ideas, which are crucial for innovation.

“There are a lot of challenges that exist in society because we keep doing things the same way that we've always done them, and we don't stop and ask why,” said Holmes. “If you get a diverse group of multi-disciplinary

students in a room together to start unpacking those wicked problems that we see as a society, you really get the innovation happening.”

At GBC, students across the college work on applied research projects that tackle real industry problems, gaining real-world experience.

“We have active work happening in all of the academic centres, and most of the schools at George Brown,” says Holmes.

GBC received $588,303 in funding this November for research projects in the social innovation space.

The funding will be used to develop a training solution to integrate newcomers into the Canadian workforce, research how to help youth impacted by human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Ontario, and create an innovative community-based model of transformational education that aims to re-engage marginalized groups.

Other exciting research initiatives on the horizon in-

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The Canadian rankings show GBC ranks first in number of student researchers

With 399 paid student researchers, GBC has the most paid student researchers of any college in Canada.

volve smart connected buildings and building information modelling, and continuing development on The Arbor, which will be Ontario’s first tall wood, low-carbon institutional building along with a research program in mass

timber construction.

There will also be research that focuses on scholarship and teaching, health and wellness, and increasing sustainability or reducing waste in the fashion industry.

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Break the silence, end the violence We can no longer excuse and ignore attitudes that promote gender-based violence DEC. 6 COMMITTEE

One hundred and six women and girls were killed in acts of violence in Canada in the first eight months of this year.

Of those women and girls, half are from Ontario.

This is according to the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability's September report.

At this rate, one woman or girl is killed every other day in Canada and Indigenous women are disproportionately affected by all forms of violence. There is a national crisis of Indigenous women going missing and being

murdered. Violence against women is a serious issue that needs attention now.

Dec. 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the date that 14 women were murdered at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal, in an act of gender-based violence in 1989.

Our remembrance of these women is an opportunity to give a platform to the many members of our society who are systematically silenced.

This day is about asking why, almost three decades later, violence against women is still a major systemic issue

in our communities and what concrete steps we can take, individually and collectively, to work towards eliminating all forms of violence within our communities, including here at George Brown College.

One of the ways we can take action is by speaking up.

This includes addressing all of the many and diverse actions, attitudes and behaviours related to gender-based violence.

We need to challenge behaviours that can come in the form of sexist comments, jokes about rape or consent, unwanted touching, leering and catcalling.

When a culture normaliz-

es these behaviours, it creates increased desensitization to and tolerance for acts of violence, and the impact this has on women is serious and real.

Many everyday actions, attitudes and behaviours continue to be overlooked. We need to critically examine a culture that perpetuates sexist stereotypes of women as inferior and promotes toxic hyper-masculinity.

We can no longer excuse and ignore the ways in which such attitudes promote gender-based violence.

When these attitudes and behaviours occur, we need to work together to support a common voice.

Whether we are women

or allies, we need to support each other and demand change.

Everyone is encouraged to wear a white or purple ribbon for the week and to observe one minute of silence on Dec. 6 to demonstrate your ongoing commitment to end violence against women.

There is a Chinese proverb that says, “When women wake, mountains move.”

Let us all stay woke and break the silence. Together we will move mountains.

KYLE CHAN The scene of esports has been blowing up over the past few years.

Whether it's the rise of North American talent in Counter Strike: Global Offensive or the current events of the World Championships in the League of Legends community, esports are becoming more popular.

Whatever game you decide to watch or play, there is probably an esports community for it, no matter how small.

Esports has often been compared and has fallen short to traditional sports by the masses.

It has even been talked about by sports broadcasters with Colin Cowherd who is against it, and doesn't consider it to be a sport.

However, Rick Fox, a three time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion, talks highly about esports and promotes the development of it, as well as his own esports team.

The number of hours players spend a day honing their craft in the esports scene can be thought of as similar to the amount pro athletes do to improve their performance.

They often put in eight

hours a day scrimmaging other teams, breaking down gameplay, analyzing mistakes, and then play more games to work on their individual mechanics.

Esports players spend about 14 hours of their day just working on their craft, which is more than the average professional athlete.

Other reasons why esports should be considered on par with traditional sports is because of the stages and stadiums they play in, mostly filling or selling out the arena they host.

The significance of the esports industry growing shows that you don't need to follow the path of traditional jobs.

The whole esports scene is growing at a rapid pace that even sports organizations have took notice and are buying in to it having a team represent them.

NBA organizations such as, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Houston Rockets, and the Golden State Warriors all have teams in the League of Legends Esports scene.

Not only are their teams supporting esports, but even players in the NBA are supporting them too.

The point guard for the Atlanta Hawks, Jeremy Lin, supports the DOTA esports

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Esports is on par with traditional sports

Kyle Chan, Coordinator of the League of Legends club, immersed in the game

scene, and Gordon Hayward, an all-star small forward for the Boston Celtics, supports the League of Legends esports scene as well.

Esports is no longer an underground event where people can come play tournaments for small figures of money.

Now it’s being televised

and streamed around the world; selling out sports stadiums and offering six figure payouts.

So, next time you see someone playing a game in the library remember their face, because they’ll either be another person just trying to kill time before the next class, or they could be

the next big face of the game.

Kyle Chan is the president of the George Brown College League of Legends club.

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ARTS & LIFE

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Deafinitely Dope breaks barriers

Matt Maxey uses unique ASL interpretations to bring hip-hop to the Deaf community REPORTER-EDITOR

Matthew Maxey, a Deaf ASL interpreter, performer, and CEO of the hip-hop interpreting company Deafinitely Dope whose credits include Chance the Rapper, D.R.A.M, and most recently had two members at GBC Fest interpreting Tory Lanez on Nov. 23.

GBC Fest is hosted by the Student Assocation (SA) of George Brown College (GBC).

The SA funds The Dialog.

His company interprets hip-hop, allowing those who are Deaf or hard of hearing to access those musical events.

“It's important to involve everyone in the community, which would include Deaf students as well,” said Cindy Zambrano, on why GBC should have interpreters at musical events.

Zambrano is the student who recommended Deafi-

Deafinitely Dope was created from scratch b y M a x e y, stating that it began with four a.m. jam sessions in his car.

Now he is the owner of a company that is not only bringing a vital service to the Deaf Matthew Maxey as the face of Deafinitely Dope community, but is bridgnitely Dope to interpret at ing a connection for Deaf and GBC Fest. hearing persons to experience Zambrano, who found out music together. about Maxey on Instagram Deafinitely Dope actuallast year, said she finds him ly started out as an idea to unique because he breaks merge the Deaf and hearing barriers in the Deaf commucommunities with a brand nity by capturing the culture that accommodates both. of hip-hop and the personaliMaxey’s process for this ty of the musicians he interincluded decoding the meanprets for. ing to every lyric, applying

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those lyrics to what he has lived and witnessed, and then finding a way to interpret it so that both Deaf and hearing persons can understand the message being delivered.

Music has always been part of Maxey’s life, stating his main musical influence was actually his family.

His love for music only grew from there, and learning ASL was the “the icing on the cake,” allowing him to interpret and perform the way he does today.

Maxey stated that a challenge for many interpreters in the genre of hip-hop is that the lingo used is not part of their everyday lives.

This was not a problem for Maxey, living in both the Deaf and hearing worlds, he learned the lingo from both perspectives.

Although Deafinitely Dope is working hard to break down barriers between the Deaf and hearing communities, there is still work to be done.

Maxey noted that the media has the wrong idea with sign language just being cool, pulling focus on hearing interpreters, and only caring about what the interpretations look like, rather than the entire effect.

Maxey stated he hopes to change this with Deafinitely Dope.

Maxey has had quite a year in the spotlight, and as a Deaf interpreter he also is breaking down barriers for the future of hip-hop.

Success has been a rollercoaster, according to Maxey.

He is still “flabbergasted” looking back on his journey.

When asked why having ASL interpreters at musical events is important, Maxey had this to say: “It’s vital because once it becomes a norm instead of an accessory, that leads to more inclusion and accessibility on all fronts, music is just the gateway to more opportunities.”

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Student talent hits the spotlight at GBC Top three open for headliner, Torey Lanez, at GBC Fest From top going clockwise: Richard Shukurov Charlotte Lytle Ahmed Adan “NSG” Noa Golan Farjan Agha Center: Larissa Obediente

TIMO CHEAH

The Student Association (SA) of George Brown College (GBC) hosted GBC Got Talent on Nov. 22 at the St. James campus and was packed with acts!

The Dialog is funded by the SA. Contestants sang, read poetry, and even juggled, resulting in a truly diverse demonstration of student talent.

Noa Golan, a marketing business student, won first prize by awing the crowd with her powerful yet soothing voice.

Golan was determined to win as she has been singing her entire life.

“I put an ad on craigslist for a guitarist and a drummer, two days ago. I was hoping everything would come together, and it did!” said Golan.

Charlotte Lytle, a video design and production student won third place with her songwriting, but there was more to the method than just words for her.

While writing, she was more focused on the chord progressions, vocal harmonies and melodies.

"A sweet chord change really puts me back in my seat," said Lytle.

Writing songs, according to Lytle, opens her "to new ideas and experiences" that consequently "bleed" back into her work making films and creating scripts.

The judges seemed keen on choosing a master vocalist, since the top three contestants were selected knowing they would open for Torey Lanez at GBC Fest the following day.

Asher Rolle, second place, performed with lyrical dexterity and execution, whose performance went toe-to-toe with fellow contestant Ahmet Adan’s, a poet himself.

“It helps, just letting people know you're vulnera-

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ble, showing that you're not perfect and speaking your mind—other people relate to you,” Adan spoke on how performing helps in everyday life.

In short, the top three were matched by a strikingly on par competition.

By the end of the show, it could have been anybody's game.

Performing in front of an audience can be “nerve wracking,” as Golan puts it.

Students seem to be finding methods of applying this skill to their career paths.

“I feel if you have that ex-

perience on stage you're able to get over the fear of meeting new people and just express yourself," said Larissa Obediente, social service worker student.

Another noteworthy performance was that of Farjad Agha and his juggling extravaganza!

Agha is a social service worker student too, and was one of few to do an act unlike the majority of students.

"Any experience I have performing or being anxious would help me to be better as a counsellor or a social worker,” said Agha.

Richard Shukurov (alias:

Richard Hunting), songwriter/guitarist who is surprisingly also in the social service worker program, prepared for the event during his weekly shows working at Peerconnect.

“I think I could dive into music therapy, it’s a thing that helps people to deal with stress and anxiety,” Shukurov pointed out.

As one might notice, performing arts can have a significant value when applied to other professions—especially in the field of social work.

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Taking a taste of Canada to France GBC's chef prepares to showcase Canadian cuisine on a global stage TIMO CHEAH

Team Canada is set to compete in the world renown Bocuse d’Or in Lyon in France this coming January and Trevor Ritchie, chef technologist at George Brown College (GBC), is the country's candidate.

The Bocuse d’Or is a global gastronomy (cooking) competition that hosts teams from 24 countries.

It is held every two years.

Ritchie’s team is comprised of coach James Olberg and graduates from the GBC culinary school, including commis chef, Jenna Reich, as well as kitchen assistants Kevin Buck and Nick Lin. The 2019 competition will see the teams facing off to plate a rack of suckling veal with five prime chops on the bone.

This will be paired with a vegetable chartreuse and shellfish platter.

The Bocuse d’Or is known for their traditional French cuisine theme.

There are a lot of key factors to be aware of when preparing for Bocuse d’Or. “It’s just about practicing, as an athlete would for the Olympics,” said Ritchie.

“Does it make sense? Is it showcasing Canadian products? Is it showcasing something new, incredible, imaginative, but also taste incredible?” Ritchie asks his team who practices five days a week.

After qualifying in Mexico City last April, the team is ecstatic to be a part of such a prestigious competition.

Collaborating with a 20-person team across Canada is no easy task.

“We have such a large country and it can be challenging to get everybody together,” said Ritchie.

Olberg, their coach, lives in Vancouver while their team manager is in Montreal.

The Canadian team is quite a diverse group this year.

Reich comes from a pastry background that emphasizes skillful detail.

On the other hand, Buck has more of a seafood experience, where bringing out the flavour of the fish is key.

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Commis, Jenna Reich (left) and candidate, Trevor Ritchie (right)

Despite some not having experience with veal, Ritchie finds that using techniques effectively and understanding the ingredients to be a more important factor in preparing for Bocuse d’Or. "I'm a firm believer that in culinary baking, pastry, sauce work, butchery; it’s all connected.

To me there's not really a difference between pastry and savory cooking,” said Ritchie.

He has always been an avid competitor, starting at at the age of 15.

However, he was not always successful at competitions.

Against the odds he persevered throughout his time in high school, at GBC as a student and continued to do so as a faculty member.

It (perseverance) has “always been a part of my career,” said Ritchie.

“You’re going to fail a couple times anyway no matter what, but there is always something to gain, something to learn,” said Ritchie.

Competitors have five and a half hours to create a dish that will not only leave the judges' mouths watering, but demonstrate aspects of their country.

The judges will also be looking out for the collective harmony of flavours in each dish along with the presentation, techniques used and the efficiency of the team.

"Any challenge that comes our way, he's all over it. He's the ideas guy and I just do what I can to fill in the gaps and get us from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’,” said Reich.

"Any challenge that comes our way, he's all over it. He's the ideas guy and I just do what I can to fill in the gaps and get us from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’.”

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Students compete to make street food Dhayvesh Sidhpura won the competition by marrying “east with west” in his take on Yorkshire pudding LADSHIA JEYAKANTHAN

PHOTO: LADSHIA JEYAKANTHAN/ THE DIALOG Sidhpuri’s combines two cultures with his winning dish

Sidhpuri in the middle of plating before he presents for the judges

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“I followed my instincts, what felt right,” said Dhayvesh Manish Sidhpura, who won $2,500 for coming in first in The Turkey Farmers of Ontario street food competition.

Sidhpura spent the week leading up to the competition day contemplating how he would bring everything together in the end, making adjustments when he thought of “something new.”

The contenders were tasked with using local turkey, which was to be purchased before the competition, as their key ingredient in their street food.

“We all felt that the winning dish was a really great representation of east meets west,” Anne Yarymowich, chef school professor at George Brown College (GBC) said regarding Sidhpura’s dish.

Tallis Voakes, from Cara Operations, and Joey Restaurant’s Mike Kowbell were also invited to join John Higgins, the director of GBC’s chef school, to determine which dish would be dubbed the best.

Representatives from The Turkey Farmers of Ontario also joined in the festivities to observe the different ways in which the students incorporated turkey into their street foods.

“Using the Yorkshire pudding as a vessel for the curry was beautiful,” Yarymowich added, who further commented on the smart combination of green beans and carrots, making the dish more traditional.

She applauded Sidhpura for the creativity.

Sidhpura explained that “Yorkshire pudding itself is a kind of a bread” and he thought the gravy would work just as well with it as it would with paratha, a type of Indian bread.

His English chef and mentor approved of the idea and after trying it out it made for a heavenly combination.

However, it took three tests to get right.

The onion bhaji, which can be best described as on-

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Yorkshire pudding with Indian turkey gravy topped off with onion bhaji

ion fritters, sat on top of the gravy and can be found on every street corner in Mumbai, where Sidhpura grew up.

Except, instead of shaping them into the traditional balls, he chose to leave them in strips which led to a more pleasing bite.

The newspaper style sheet on which the pudding was served mimicked how food is served on the busy streets of Mumbai.

As he approached the end of plating, he reached into the fridge for his “secret” ingredient, cans of Sprite, and placed one on the tray for each judge

as a treat.

With ten minutes to spare, Sidhpura could not wait to present, and with the judges waiting to taste, he made a request to go early.

“All four competitors really brought their A game," Yarymovitch commented.

Kayoko Kagami, who placed fourth in the competition, served a Japanese barbecue-style turkey rice burger.

She took the ideas of rice balls and menchi-katsu, “deep fried cutlets” and had a healthier idea in mind to create rice buns with a baked

turkey patty.

Urmil Rathod, who came in third, made about ten trips to the tandoor oven, running back and forth in between two culinary labs to cook his seekh kebab that was "served with spiced mint chutney."

Youngyup Chang, the runner up, presented turkey gangjeong based on a favourite dish of his, Korean street food made with “deep fried rice puff coated with honey" and also brought in his mother-in-law's fermented gochujeong to use.

"They rose to the challenge of using turkey as a protein

and brought something from their own cultures and their own backgrounds,” Yarymovitch further explained.

Sidhpura's motivation to first get involved with this competition was to get rid of any fears associated with competing and is now confident he will be doing more competitions in the future.

“I don't know, I have no idea”, Sidhpura responded jokingly when he was asked on how he felt about winning.

“I wasn't expecting this, I still don't believe that I've won, maybe it'll take a couple of hours.”

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GBC graduates dance for charity Christopher Knowles and Lindsay Aquin debut at Let The Elephants Dance REPORTE-EDITOR

A duo of George Brown College (GBC) graduates came together on the dance floor at the Let the Elephants Dance, annual charity on Nov. 3 at Glenn Gould studio in downtown Toronto.

This was the first time Christopher Knowles and Lindsay Aquin were performing at the event and it was a dream come true.

"Elephants Dance, honestly to me, was a show that I wanted to be a part for quite a few years”, Christopher Knowles said.

This event brought together fans of dance and the arts in an effort to put an end to the stigma surrounding mental health.

It was the fourth show of its kind to be staged.

Knowles is a professional dance teacher and choreographer who teaches at the Millenium Dance Complex and for City Core in Toronto.

together.”

Aquin, also dances for the Toronto Raptors’ Dance Pak now known as the North Side crew.

Knowles and Aquin “had very similar journeys as choreographers and dancers”.

Christpoher Knowles and Lindsay Aquin performing at the The duo Glenn Gould Studio for Let the Elephants dance charity g r a d u a t e d celebration. from the same dance His partner, Aquin, was diploma program at GBC and a long-time friend of his and decided to go for the alumni also a choreographer who experience, dedicating their teaches at the Millenium time to teaching students Dance Complex among other choreography they put todance studios in Toronto and gether.

Thornhill.

Their performance at the "Dancing with Chris is just show paid tribute to their like breathing," said Lindsay friendship which dates back to Aquin. “We just work so well when they first collaborated.

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When one of the Knowles' dancers was not there for rehearsals, Aquin who was a student at the time volunteered.

It was Knowles who came up with the idea to perform for Let the Elephants Dance and started the conversation with Aquin.

They later choreographed the dance together to perform as a duo for the first time having only danced together in groups before.

"Sometimes you can even communicate with people without even having to say something,” Aquin said, describing the significance of their dance at the show.

They followed each other’s movements constantly instead of depending on counts as choreographers normally do in the presence of an abstract song that misses prominent back beats.

"It was a very emotional show, like everybody that was in it was very dedicated to what the purpose was

and coming together to shed light where there is usually darkness," Knowles said to describe the event rooted on ending mental stigma.

Let The Elephants Dance was produced by Michelle Crossman to raise funds for the Kids Help Phone and The Canadian Mental Health Association.

"People are definitely aware of this in the dance world but Michelle is really good for reaching out to our community and trying to connect as many artists as she can on the show," Knowles said.

Aquin and Knowles have also collaborated to perform on other shows which include Toronto’s Choreographers’ Ball, Fever after Dark, and Dance Weekend for Dance Ontario.

The duo also to produced a video centered on bullying which is available on Youtube.

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Creating a road map for youth in crisis LESLIE GALLAGHER REPORTER-EDITOR

If you have ever been in crisis, you may agree that it feels like being lost in a dark forest without a map.

Crisis planning helps to create a map in preparation for these times, and a team of students and professors at George Brown College (GBC) have found a way to put that map directly in the hands of a group in need of such support—youth in the Peel Region.

The team designed an app called Mellow.

While crises can happen to anyone, these issues are especially prevalent in the Peel Region where youth are falling between the cracks, according to Elise Hodson, principal investigator for the Mellow app, and chair of the school of design.

A crisis could range from family conflict, stress, depression, or trouble at school to self-harm, substance misuse, and homelessness.

Many youth were not aware of the services that were available to them in Peel, or were at an in-between age that resulted in being shuffled from one system to the next.

“They found people were ending up in emergency rooms, dialing 911, in the justice system, when they didn't need to be,” said Hodson. “There were alternatives, they could have had support earlier if they had known where to turn.”

This is where Mellow comes in.

The app has three main features.

T h e D ay b o o k f e a t u r e functions as a journal, while Community, another feature, pulls up a map of all nearby services and connects users online or by phone.

MyPlan is a support plan, previously known as a crisis plan. The plan documents what you need to know in times of crisis and how to seek help.

Traditionally, this plan

was done on paper, and carried around in case it is needed.

“Youth don’t really like paper-based,” said Jenny To, who graduated from GBC’s interaction design and development program in April and works as an interaction designer on the project. "They're always on their phones, they told us. They wanted something digitalized.”

From their community consultations working directly with youth, they also realized the need for a simplified dialing function, so they designed and developed Mellow Call.

Mellow Call lets users set their top three trusted contacts they can turn to in a time of need, so they can get in touch with the right person without much thought.

“They told us in a time of crisis they don’t know who to contact, they can’t move their fingers to get to their call log,” said To. “This way they can have just one step to contact a person.”

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Though originally targeting the Peel Region, To and Hodson both see this solution as transferable, and hope to see it in other communities where there are similar needs.

The app will be available to download on both Apple and Android and is free of cost.

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Motion capture not just for Hollywood

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The school of design’s motion capture suits have applications across industries

Thi Uyen My Nguyen, a game arts student at George Brown College, suits up in a XSENS motion capture suit at the school of design on Nov. 8.

LESLIE GALLAGHER REPORTER-EDITOR

If you’ve seen Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ted, or Mad Max, you’ve seen Xsens motion capture suits at work.

But you’ve likely never heard of Xsens unless you watch a lot of behind-thescenes outtakes—and that’s the beauty of it.

Xsens manufactures motion-capture suits or ‘MoCap’ for short, and the accompanying software.

They have a variety of suits, all of which are fixed to an individual to track their movement, capturing the body’s motion in real time and visualizing it in the software in 3D. Not only does the soft-

ware accurately visualize the movements of the body, but it also captures all the data along with it—how hard you kick, how quickly you flip, the angles of your spine when you crouch, and so on.

Animators can then take the data files from the software, refine and accentuate the movements, and clean them up for games or movies.

The result is incredibly realistic-looking animations complete with human movements and mannerisms.

Students are doing motion capture as part of their classes, suiting up and acting out scenes with zombies, gremlins, and a whole host of creatures and heroes.

“It gives them a look into what the industry is doing,” said Joseph Zettler, student

service coordinator for the school of design, "and it really helps them start visualizing what they could be doing with their futures."

Zettler has a diploma in game development and a certificate in art and design from George Brown College.

The school of design at GBC now owns four wired motion capture suits, as well as four wireless ones.

Both kinds place 17 trackers on the body, each one encased in a bright plastic orange rectangle.

The trackers contain gyroscopes and accelerometers, which measure the rotation of the body and the speed of its movement.

With a motion capture suit and a wireless VR headset, a fully immersive gaming ex-

perience isn’t too far in the future, according to Zettler.

“You could have a completely wireless experience where you could walk around an empty room and feel like you're on the deck of the USS Enterprise,” said Zettler.

Dr. Nastaran Dadashi has big ideas too.

A professor in human factors and design, as well as research coordinator at the school of design at GBC, Dadashi plans to use the MoCap suit in a usability lab at the school.

The lab will be equipped with a two-way mirror, so they can observe usability for participants without making the participants feel pressured to act a certain way.

They’ll have the space set up to simulate real life, with a

couch and video game set up as you might have at home.

“It allows us to capture video and code and analyze that video in a just, qualified way that is statistically justified,” said Dadashi. “It's an industry-accepted level of credibility.”

Xsens also has clients in the automotive, aerospace, and sports analysis space.

With many potential applications, the motion capture suit is available for use by anyone-- you don't have to be in the school of design.

If you have a potential project, contact Devin Barber, MoCap student support, at devin.barber@georgebrown. ca.

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High hopes for Coco Sauve Newcomer Coco Sauve transitions gracefully into the GBC women's basketball program

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HUSKIES SCORES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Nov. 28 George Brown . . . . . . . . . 73 Durham Lords . . . . . . . . . 71 Dec. 1 George Brown . . . . . . . . . 64 Loyalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Record 8-1 MEN'S BASKETBALL Nov. 28 George Brown . . . . . . . . . 81 Durham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Record 8-1 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Nov. 21 Georgian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 0 Nov. 24 Loyalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 0

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Nov. 29 Durham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 0 Record 2-7 MEN'S VOLLEYBALL Nov. 21 Georgian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 0 Nov. 24 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 3 Loyalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Nov. 29 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 3 Durham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Record 5-4

Coco Sauve has scored an average of 10 points per game in her first season playing as with the Huskies in 2018-19.

ALLISON PRESTON REPORTER-EDITOR

Transitioning from one city to another can be a challenge for many, but with the support of a team, one can conquer all.

For Coco Sauve, the difficulties of a big move have been reduced with the help of the Huskies.

Sauve started her college basketball career at Langara College in her hometown of Vancouver, BC. After playing for two years there, she decided to take a leap and switch to George Brown College (GBC).

“I think the team really has helped me with it because we've really built a strong bond and I haven't felt alone at any time through my transition.”

For such a leap, there were

numerous reasons she chose GBC. Among them, included the reputation of the OCAA league, and GBC’s high ranking within the division.

But what really made her choose GBC was the coaches and the program as a whole.

Sauve really connected with the family environment that the coaches at GBC believe and create within their team.

“Obviously it helps a lot if we can buy into the coach's philosophy,” Sauve commented.

The transition is just as relevant in the play on the court, as it is outside of the game.

“I think for her, she's trying to learn a new position. In a different league that's a bit more athletic than the league she came from,” commented

head coach Warren Williams who is happy with Sauve’s ability to adjust as needed.

Williams is proud of her current roles and ability to shoot from the perimeter, to rebound, and to maintain a strong presence within the paint, but he has stronger goals for her.

He hopes to expand the role she plays on the team and create a player who is not just able to defend and take shots, but to also be a decision maker.

“We hope to mold her into a leader down the road, but that'll take a little bit of time.

Right now we just want her to adjust to her role.”

For Sauve, the new position and new team involve a bit faster of a game than she was used to back home.

“We have a lot more trap-

ping and a lot more ball pressure so it leads to a lot more scoring opportunities for our team. And I like the fast pace.”

The team has done well so far this season.

With only one loss after nine games, they worked their way into first place in the East Division.

Both Williams and Sauve are optimistic going forward in the season.

“I think if we just keep on moving forward and keep on bringing what we bring to the court in our intensity and concentration then we'll have a successful season.” said Sauve.

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Jessica Barrios leading the way GBC women's volleyball team seeing improvement over last season guided by one of their leaders EDITOR

The George Brown College (GBC) women's volleyball program appears to be on the rise.

A big part of that could be attributed to Jessica Barrios.

The left side player, who recently graduated from Brock University, has been a leader for the Huskies this season.

Perhaps even more impressive, the Mississauga native has taken five years off from playing competitive volleyball and is regaining her form.

Barrios is using her volleyball experience to aid her teammates, something she takes pride in bringing to the Huskies women's volleyball team.

"I've been playing for a really long time, so I think just a little bit of experience, I'm very rusty right now, that is 100 per cent for sure, " said

Barrios.

"I took five years off of playing competitive volleyball, so just getting back into it, but just knowing the game definitely helps, even though I'm a little bit rusty, but I think experience, yeah."

The 23-year-old Barrios also has a familiar connection at GBC. Women's volleyball head coach Daphne Choi and Barrios have had a seven-year connection through volleyball teams.

Choi made it clear that appointing Barrios to the captain of the club was an easy choice.

"The thing that I admire the most about her is not only is she a joy off the court, but she is always very encouraging to her teammates," said Choi.

"It's very easy to pick her as a captain because she's a very good communicator on the court.

She's always talking, she's

Barrios, aside from h e r l e a d e rship, is well regarded for her attacking skills.

The fact that the GBC women's volleyball team has been more competitive this season has been noted.

In fact, Canadore head coach A n d r e w Nicholson GBC women's volleyball left side Jessica Barrios (5) and the Huskies opened the season with a spoke about pair of wins but have since lost seven straight. the Huskies being a tough always cheering for her team"I think I get in my head a opponent on Nov. 10. mates." lot of the times and you can "George Brown is much With so much time away see it very easily on the court, better than they were last from the sport, there is much so I'm just thinking, working year. I congratulated their Barrios would like to improve on my mental game right now coach, she's (Daphne Choi) on as the season progresses. is my number one focus, bedone a really good job with a One particular aspect is cause once I know I'm there very young team, " said Nichthe mental side of the game. mentally, the rest will follow." olson.

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Vacant positions: Satellite Campuses Director • Hospitality and CulinaryArts Rep. • Preparatory and Liberal Studies Rep. First Nations, Métis and Inuit Students’ Rep. • International Students Rep.

Complimentary Presto card for GBC staff and students!

Distributing on all campuses at TTC sales locations from Monday, Dec. 10 to Friday, Dec. 14 or until sold out. *Only available to staff and students who purchased metropasses from the SAGBC in 2018 – must show student or staff ID* Limited number of cards available – get one before they’re gone!