VOL.37 ISSUE 5 / NOV 7-20, 2018 GBC Student Newspaper • Founded 1982
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Harte launches all-female creative agency
A pet's death hurts because they're family
GBC grad creates stunning jewelery neckpiece
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NEWS
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History of GBC student publications now available online TIMO CHEAH REPORTER-EDITOR
The George Brown College (GBC) archives has recently announced the release of a database of all its student newspapers, dating back 50 years to the start of the college’s history in 1967. There have been several student and campus life newspapers published at GBC including The Mosaic, Full Moon, George Brown's Body, The Globe, City College News and of course, The Dialog. "The aim of the project is to give free access, on the internet, to everything that the college originally had published for the public," said Clay Thibodeau, archivist at GBC. “You can get images of the pages. You can read every
issue just as if you could get back issues that were printed,” Thibodeau explained. The issues can be searched by each year and can be downloaded by anyone for personal use. Every printed issue can now be accessed online with the exception of three missing editions, the archivist indicated. According to Thibodeau, in the early years of GBC, each campus tried to have their own newspaper. However, when one is targeting such a small audience the content can be limited. By doing some digging into each decade of the college's history, one may find the progression, not just of GBC, but multiple eras, each rich with culture. This resource is invaluable for learning more about the history of GBC. In the
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GBC archives celebrate 50 years by releasing an online database of all student newspapers
George Brown's Body's first issue from 1974
‘90s, the college was rethinking their education model; gaining internet access for students and focusing on course outcomes. Now that technology is so readily available, it can be easy to forget that once upon a time schools did not have
course management tools like Blackboard! However, this database is here to take you back in time. It also provides the perfect medium for research relating to the college and campus life. Although the George Brown’s Body, student news-
paper of 1974, only ran for five issues, it covered topics that one might not come across in today’s edition. “There was really only the t h r e e o f u s,” said Victor Liboiron, assistant editor at the time. He recalls that writing at the college boosted his confidence and he got to meet people he would not have otherwise. “I tried to get people to think, put it that way,” said Liboiron. The GBC archives are housed at Casa Loma campus, room F-103 and can be accessed online at archive. org/detials/georgebrownarchives
SA byelection nominations open Nov. 13 LESLIE GALLAGHER REPORTER-EDITOR
Get your calendars out and your campaigning game on as the Student Association (SA), which funds The Dialog, has announced a byelection. The SA is welcoming nominations for five vacant positions on the its board, calling on students interested in
representing their peers at George Brown College (GBC). The vacant roles are: -Satellite campuses director -Hospitality and culinary arts representative -Preparatory and liberal studies representative -First Nations, Métis and Inuit students’ representative -International students
representative “We're looking for people who are really passionate about the role,” said Jasmyn St. Hilaire, director of communications and internal at the SA. “You are basically able to come up with a lot of ideas and bring your proposals forward,” she added. For details on the individual roles and the operations
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of the SA, visit their website at studentassociation.ca, the SA offices at the Casa Loma and St. James or the SA table in the Waterfront campus lobby. If you are the perfect person for one of these jobs or know someone who is, get your nominations in between Nov. 13 and 19. “We all wanted to make a
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change and have a hand in our student movement,” said Hilaire. All candidates are expected to meet on Nov. 22, followed by the campaign period which will run from Nov. 23 to 30. The SA is calling on all students to exercise their right to vote when polls open on Dec. 3 to 7.
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NEWS
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Naloxone now more accessible at GBC Public safety and security team equipped to respond to drug-related emergencies MATTHEW MIRANDA REPORTER-EDITOR
surveillance as well," said Thomson. "It's necessary for our guards to know about any medical emergency happening." Stacey Andrews, manager of public safety and security at the college, said that all guards have received training on how to use the naloxone kits. "The intervention cost is small." said Thomson. "A naloxone kit itself is $100 and in fact they're available to members of the public in drug stores." "So for us, the bigger investment is in educating and supporting individual stu-
with those choices are," said Chris McGrath, vice president of student success. GBC's offices also recently received naloxone kits as the college aims to improve efforts and increase conversation around harm reduction. "Throughout our campuses, students can access free counseling for any challenges they are facing, whether (or not) they are related to substance use." continued McGrath. McGrath noted that Peerconnect services are available as well for those in need of support. He indicated that GBC is
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Naloxone is now more accessible across the George Brown College (GBC) campuses as public security and safety staff have been equipped with kits and were trained in its administration. Naloxone is a medication that temporarily blocks or reverses the effects of opioids such as heroin or fentanyl, which can include extreme drowsiness, loss of consciousness and slowing or stopping of breathing. Karen Thomson, GBC's vice-president of corporate services, said opioids are a major health concern nationally and at the college. This
EVENTS LISTING WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7 BEADING CIRCLES Noon to 2 p.m. Community Action Centre St. James A Building, room 165B 200 King St. East. DIWALI: A SOUTH ASIAN CELEBRATION 8 p.m. Kings Lounge St. James A Building, room 150 200 King St. East. THURSDAY, NOV. 8 FUEGO LATINO 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Kings Lounge St. James A Building, room 150 200 King St. East FRIDAY, NOV. 9 GENDERFUL LGBTQ PUB NIGHT 8 p.m. Kings Lounge St. James A Building, room 150 200 King St. East MONDAY, NOV. 12 GBC GOT TALENT AUDITIONS 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Waterfront campus Casa Loma: Tuesday, Nov. 13 St James: Wednesday, Nov. 14 and Thursday, Nov. 15 To sign up for an audition email: eventsassist@sagbc.ca TUESDAY NOV. 13
GBC increases its preparedness to respond to opioid overdose emergencies by equipping security officers with naloxone kits.
is because it poses a threat to students or anyone using the different forms of the substance. "We know that naloxone can actually save lives and want to ensure that we've done everything possible to prevent harm," said Thomson, explaining the need for the emergency response medication on campus. The college decided to involve its security guards as they are the ones usually active in handling emergencies. "Our security functions are 24/7, including digital
dents who need the support to ensure they aren't being harmed by substances," she added. According to Thomson, there have not been any reported cases of an overdose on college property so far. Nevertheless, GBC is active in not only being ready to respond to one but also educating students about drug use. "We have a responsibility, as George Brown College, to make sure you understand what the consequences and potential risks associated
set to launch a new website focused on harm reduction, in light of the legalization of cannabis. As policy regarding naloxone continues to evolve throughout the province, "We are evolving to fully understanding all of these in our college," said McGrath. Thomson said if there's an emergency involving an overdose, people should call 911 and alert security so they can respond to the situation.
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NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR SA BOARD OF DIRECTORS BYELECTIONS Until Friday, Nov. 19 Student Association offices. Casa Loma, room E100 St. James, room 147 Waterfront, SA table in main lobby Ryerson, room 614 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14 THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 300 Adelaide Street East (Building B Atrium)
BEADING CIRCLES Noon to 2 p.m. Community Action Centre St. James A Building, room 165B 200 King St. East. THURSDAY, NOV. 15 ADDING FORMAL PUBLIC LEGAL PROCESSES TO THE ACTIVIST’S TOOLKIT 6 p.m. to 9pm Register: bit.ly/T4C-Scouting2018 AXE THROWING 7:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Bad Axe Throwing 346 Ryding Ave. #201 $10 for GBC students, $15 for guests. Tickets available online at: showpass.com/ GBCaxethrowing FRIDAY, NOV. 16 SPORTS NIGHT: RAPTORS VS. CELTICS
7 p.m. to 9;30 p.m. Kings Lounge St. James A Building, room 150 200 King St. East
SATURDAY, NOV. 17 NIAGARA FALLS TRIP
Trip departs from 100 Queens Park, on the east side of the ROM, outside Museum Subway station at 9 a.m. Arrive between 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Arrival in Toronto is 9 p.m. Tickets available at SA offices.
MONDAY, NOV. 19 HARM REDUCTION WEEK: MOVIE DAY 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Waterfront Campus 51 Dockside Dr.
SA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 6 p.m to 8 p.m. Casa Loma Student Centre, Games Room E Building, First Floor 142 Kendal Ave.
SATURDAY, NOV. 17 HARM REDUCTION WEEK: HARM REDUCTION AMA 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Waterfront Campus 51 Dockside Dr.
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ARTS & LIFE
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GBC grad creates ingenious neckpiece LADSHIA JEYAKANTHAN REPORTER-EDITOR
During her final year of the jewellery arts program at George Brown College (GBC), Yiwei Zhang designed a neckpiece that won her first place at the recent Emerging Artist Design (EAD) competition. The Canadian Gemmological Association (CGA), for the first time this year, organized the competition to give recognition and celebrate the works of young designers and jewellery makers. Prior to the jewellery arts program, Zhang studied interior design at a university in China. "It's one of my dreams, to make jewellery,” Zhang said who had this career in mind even before university. The limited jewellery programs in China did not make it easy for her, and so she decided to pursue another interest: interior design. In fact, even while study-
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Yiwei Zhang’s wins emerging artist design award for her creation Sprout Spring
Zhang in a jewellery-making studio at George Brown College
ing interior design, Zhang was constantly looking for ways to incorporate her technical skills into making jewellery. She despised having to sit and work at a computer all the time as a student of interior design, which led her to studying jewellery design at GBC. "It feels very special when you use your hands to make it,” Zhang cites as a reason
for wanting to create jewellery. Having studied interior design, she already had a way with design, placing her ahead of the competition. "Sprout Spring," the name of her winning item, was not initially created for the EAD competition, but was instead the product of an assignment in her final year of the jewellery arts program. The winning piece had sil-
ver sterling draped around the neck and separated into branches as it extended towards the chest, imitating growing vines. Sapphire, amethyst, pink tourmaline, prehnite and diamond stones decorated the silver with two gold butterflies spotted on the wires. It took a month of coming to campus and working during her free time to build this inventive piece. “We just learn when we make it,” Zhang said, explaining her first attempt at making something this big. She had worked on smaller projects in her program but nothing to this extent. She approached this project by choosing a theme first, and decided on the season of spring. There were many challenges. It had to follow the curve of the neck. Not all parts of the jewellery had the same thickness, so she had to account for that when mak-
ing it. There was a lot of planning involved which often took to the form of drawing. Suitable stones to be used were discussed with her professors who assisted with the setting stone process. "I really want to thank my professors, they give us a lot of help," Zhang said. Martha Glenny, a professor at GBC, brought personal stones for one of Zhang’s classes, some of which ended up being used in Sprout Spring. Another professor, Paul McClure, closely guided Zhang through the whole process of her big project. The designer also thanked goldsmith Shona Kearney for her contributions in the making of Sprout Spring. Zhang hopes to embark on similar projects in future, as her first big jewellery piece turned out to be a success.
The culinary journey to success REPORTER-EDITOR
A study abroad culinary exploration has taken George Brown College (GBC) graduate Mitchell King one step closer toward his career in the food and service industry. King, who is a culinary management graduate and current bachelor of commerce candidate, embarked on his journey last year to get a taste of South American culture. It was his first visit to the continent which took him to the Universidad de San Ignacio, where King learned to cook lomo saltado along with the cocktail, pisco sour. He described the drink as the South American grapa. Amazed by the diverse ingredients, he said there were, “Tons of various fruits you never get to see,” while giving a quick mention to a small fruit, similar in size to a grape and known as camu camu.
In Peru, the group went travelling through the markets with various stops along the way to sample local cuisine. “The street food there was actually some of the tastiest stuff,” he said. A local favourite, guinea pig, better known among Peruvians as cui and typically fried or baked, was given to the students. King, who had mixed emotions about cui, gave the dish a try, being among a group of “culinary adventurers." They ventured off to some of the ancient ruins which included Machu Picchu, where the experience was much more than just a culinary delight. King took everything that he learned during his time in Peru and poured it into his cooking. Just months later, he landed an interview for a job at the Toronto-based Spanish restaurant, Madrina. He was told to make a dish with the
food presented to him in the kitchen. Of course, he chose to whip up a Peruvian dish to wow his potential employers. In front of him was a piece of steak tenderloin, salmon, avocado, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and a few other ingredients. King immediately thought of lomo saltado. He had enjoyed this dish on numerous occasions while in Peru and was confident he could pull this off to impress the chef. “So I just made lomo saltado for him, and the same way that I learned to make it down on the trip is how I ended up getting a job there,” King said. The traditional Peruvian dish, lomo saltado is made up of steak divided into smaller strips with onions, yellow peppers, and tomatoes cut into the standard julienne. Soy sauce, red wine vinegar and a splash of oyster sauce were used to create the sauce which complemented the steak.
King compared this dish, which secured his place at the restaurant, to the classic steak and fries. He has since worked his way up to the hot line station at Madrina’s, where he continues to showcase his talent, grateful for having participated in the Peruvian culinary tour. Lomo saltado is not the only thing King tested outside of Peru. Having learned Spanish in the country, he has been working on mastering the language. "When I first started, everyone was just laughing at
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LADSHIA JEYAKANTHAN
Lomos soltados made at Universidad de San Ignacio
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How Mitchell King's trip to Peru landed him a job at Toronto's Spanish restaurant, Madrina
Mitchell King in the ruins of Machu Picchu
me because of my accent," King said, whose has since improved. However, King is on a mission to dig deeper into the Spanish culture and therefore headed to Spain on Oct. 20 on yet another study tour. Every year, GBC offers several study abroad opportunities, taking students to various parts of the world on a journey to explore the different aspects of their studies. Another batch of GBC students will be visiting Peru this year to further discover the country’s culinary side.
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Understanding the essence of networking TIMO CHEAH
Networking can be a scary thing to approach, especially without any guidance. Being able to express what one's goals are can prove to be a valuable asset in their career. A struggle many people face is being able to introduce themselves and establish common grounds. With online platforms such as, LinkedIn, this task has gotten much easier. These social networking sites can be used as a training ground for building connections. Your mental health can be affected by their ability to build connections, since we tend to attribute being employed with "allowing us to live the life dream outside of work," said Blair Smith, professor of marketing and digital media at George Brown
College (GBC). Given the role networking now plays in our personal and professional lives, it is important that we do it right. "There is a way of positioning that message where you flatter the person first, and then ask for something after, instead of just making it about you,” said Smith. Smith recently hosted a workshop at GBC focused on building stronger online and in-person connections, during which students got the chance to learn how to articulate what it is that they do. The end goal was to help the participants build a LinkedIn profile, so when they are confronted with a face to face interaction, they are better equipped to answer questions about their career-related goals. According to Smith, LinkedIn requires a headline which
allows you to narrow your goals and to not be caught up in over explanation. It prepares you to transfer this skill when answering the question in-person. “It’s just tricky for some people; to find yourself in something for a period of time,” said the GBC professor. For this reason, writing a LinkedIn headline can be a big step for some. Knowing who you are, what you do, and being confident in publishing that on a website like LinkedIn may sound intimidating. “It’s not necessarily what you're going to do in 20 years, it’s just what that next step is and we’re always changing,” said Smith. Practicing with friends and even strangers can help build the confidence to make those new connections in one's career. Specifying as concisely as
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Building connections is not only important in career development but also to your well-being
Blair Smith, Professor of Marketing and Digital media at GBC
possible what one's career goals are, can lead to securing opportunities within their field. It can also help them meet people with like-minded goals. So when you are feeling the anxiety of answering ‘what do you do?’ in an interview, for example, it is important not to feel the need to have your whole life planned out.
That is too much pressure to hold on to. What really matters is that you focus on what you enjoy doing and the things you are good at. If one can stick to those themes with practice— whether they decide to reach out to people over LinkedIn or in person—building connections will become a much easier task to approach.
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FEATURE
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A pet’s death hurts because they're family 'For many, losing a pet feels exactly the same as losing a loved one, a family member' CAROLINA TOCA SPECIAL TO THE DIALOG
Like every night, Yogi is trying to lie on the red couch placing slowly one paw after another, keeping his eyes on Veronika Zotochkina while he is doing it. He knows she doesn’t want him to be on the couch, but he will still give it a try. Hoping to get her attention, he finally sits on it doing his usual trick, raising his legs up and showing his puffy paws. With round brown eyes, a curly hair of a coppery yellow, and drool dripping down his face, Yogi, begins to moan. That’s Zotochkina’s most vivid memory of him. Yogi, was an three-year-old American cocker spaniel, who passed away five years ago after a fatal diagnosis of liver disease. “He was very, very sweet, extremely attuned to my emotions, super curious, always testing your rules," Zotochkina says. “For example, if you don’t want him to be on the couch, sometimes he would see that you are in the good mood while sitting and will try to jump on there.” Zotochkina, 29, born and raised in Russia, is a former clerk at George Brown College's student affairs department, and is now a projects co-ordinator at Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic in Toronto, an organization
which assists women who are fleeing violence. She has been living in Canada on her own for the last couple of years. Yogi, was her only family here. For pet owners, the death of their companion is not the pure loss of an animal, but it is a painful goodbye to a loyal and unique friend who gave unconditional love. Today, in “modern” society, full of loneliness and solitude, pets have become part of the family, even replacing a lack of partners or family members for people. In the event of the loss of a pet, the mourning process can be tougher for pet owners whose pets are their only companion. "I was depressed in bed for about three months, actually not moving much because the
heartbreak was worse than I have ever experienced,” says Zotochkina. “The entire year every conversation about him would bring tears to my eyes. To this day it does, and it has been five years since he passed away.” Joseph Fabian, an assistant manager at Mulberry Inc., agreed. He came to Toronto from the Philippines a couple of years ago. He has two golden retrievers, Jojo, and Chucks. Thinking about the day they would die brings tears to his eyes. "The thing is that is so
hard when you get attached to the dog you have," says Fabian, "is like either you want to have the same one or a new one, or don't have a dog anymore, you know what I mean?" When facing the loss of a pet, it's particularly challenging to deal with the empty space, and immigrants like Zotochkina and Fabian can endure a more painful path in the process of mourning, not having anyone else. According to a study by Dr. Julie Axelrod Austin, a clinical psychologist from Mill Valley, California, when it comes to a pet that suddenly dies, people with no pets tend to show insensitivity and can’t really understand the depth of grief for pet owners. “Mourning a pet may not
only be painful because of the loss itself but deeper due to the potential loneliness of this type of grieving,” says Austin. To Austin, when pet owners deal with the loss of a pet, they are dealing with “several mourning losses” at the same time such as the loss of unconditional love, of a dependant, of a life witness, of multiple relationships and routines, and in most cases, the loss of a main companion. Austin says the mourning process can be tough because pet owners feel responsible for another life, and they always make sure to provide physical and emotional well-being to their pets. “We hire pet walkers and sitters to provide our furry friend with company or exercise. We go to dog parks to enhance our pooch’s life with social activity,” says Austin. “All are efforts to provide our charge with the best care-taking possible. Consequently, the loss of a pet can feel like the loss of a child,” he adds. Zotochkina agrees, “for many, losing a pet feels exactly the same as losing a loved one, a family member,” she says. Dr. Austin explains that the grieving loss is more profound when pet owners relied exclusively on pets for support and love. “For some of us, our pet was our only social companion in the world. We may not have had any other close contacts, due perhaps to depression, anxiety, or a debilitating physical illness,” says Austin. The grieving becomes unbearable when the pet owner has to deal with the loss of their primary companion. For Zotochkina, this was the most complicated issue when mourning Yogi. “I have many special memories with him, one happened on a day I was feeling very homesick and was lying in bed while crying,” she says.
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“He ran up the bed, and though he was normally very hyper and cheery, he was very calm and just lay close to my face and licked my tears away.” According to The Canadian Animal Health Institute, pet ownership in the country has increased from seven million cats and 6.4 million dogs in 2014 to 8.8 million cats and 7.6 million dogs in 2016. On average, in Canada, about 41 per cent of houses have a dog, and 37 per cent have a cat. To John Archer, a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Central Lancashire, the explanation is simpler, “at the heart of the relationship with pets is a unique affectionate bond. Quite simply, people love their pets.” “Pets greet their human companions enthusiastically
on the worst days, they do not notice bad hair, they forgive mistakes, and they do not need to talk things through,” says Archer. “This perception of the pet as family translates into “parental” behaviour for many pet owners. Seven out of 10 pet owners allow their pets to sleep on their beds, and six out of 10 have their pet’s pictures in their wallets or on display with other family photos,” says a study by Ipsos Reid. “Almost all pet owners (98%) admit to talking to their pets.” That’s precisely what made Zotochkina fall in love with Yogi. "Pets teach you so many things, kindness, taking care of someone, the simple and pure joy of little moments,” says Zotochkina. “Unconditional love regardless of your
mood, they are always happy to see you and always love you.” For Zotochkina, as for 83 per cent of urban pet owners in Canada, according to Ipsos Reid numbers, animals are considered to be members of the family, and for her, and
for many that rely on pets as their only companion, mourning the loss of Yogi was tougher because she was by herself. In spite of that, just like with any loss, only time truly helps with grieving. “What I personally found comfort in, is the fact that
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I know that I tried to give him the best life which he deserved,” says Zotochkina. “I was just fortunate to own the best puppy in the world, and I am glad that he chose me to be his owner.”
"Pets teach you so many things, kindness, taking care of someone, the simple and pure joy of little moments,”
FRIDAY, NOV. 23, 2018
8 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT
The Phoenix Concert Theatre $20 for GBC students $30 for guests of GBC students (1 per) Tickets available on campus only.
Sign language will be provided by Deafinitely Dope
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GBC entrepreneur of the year launches all-female creative agency Dymika Harte’s company UNSGND is new but her experience as an entrepreneur has already come a long way thanks to her time at George Brown College LUIZ FELIPE LAMUSSI
Just months after being named George Brown College's (GBC) entrepreneur of the year, former graphic design student Dymika Harte has now launched her own company, UNSGND. UNSGND is a creative all-female agency which seeks to support small business and recording artists with their first steps into the big industry. Harte took her first steps at a young age, while she was in grade nine. “They (the teachers) were tired of me playing on Photoshop in class because I was pretty good at it. So they asked me to design the yearbook,” Harte said. During her time at the Falstaff Community Centre, the budding creative artist met one of her mentors, Ernestine Dunkley. “She took me under her wing and started teaching me a lot more like advanced design skills and how to become a business person,” she explained. Bursting with skills and through her connections, Harte landed her first paid job which was to design a cover for a toolkit for the City of Toronto. “At that point, I think I was 15. So, it was a pretty big job and I end up getting a lot of connections out of that. That's how I got started in graphic design, saying yes to a bunch of things,” Harte relayed. She said yes to a cover book and then to the City of Toronto. When opportunities knocked on her door, she thought "What's the worst thing that could happen?" One after the other, great things continued to come her way. A few years later, she stumbled upon a dual credit program offered at GBC.
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Dymika Harte, a former GBC student awarded as the entrepreneur of the year, opened her creative agency for small business and recording artists.
“I got an email saying: 'Hey, do you have a business idea? Why not come here?' And I didn't have a business idea but I could figure something out," she said. This began her Youth Startup Hub at the college. Her first business drafts were to create a music magazine, but her passion for music, graphic design and some advice from her now partner, Kiana Eastmond led her to change her mind. "You are a graphic designer, you like music, so why you don't you brand artists instead?" Harte said was her friend's advice. And again she said yes. But it was not easy for her to be a college student and a company owner at the same time.
In the beginning, the duo ran the company by skipping lunch to answer emails. "I will be very honest with you, it wasn't all roses and happiness. It was a lot of me saying no to hanging out. I had to block out my time really well to manage things because I had real clients asking me where the work is. And I had my assignments to do at the same time," the entrepreneur recalled. But before launching UNSGND, Harte was naturally developing her entrepreneur skills. She did several freelance jobs in which she learned how big companies work and also how to manage a team. She noted that her second big gig, designing a magazine for a health company, also
helped her along the way. “I had to manage and hiring other freelancers to do different things. That was my first real taste of how I would manage a team,” she said. And now with a team of her own, Harte feels the pressure and responsibility of it, but also, it pushes and encourages her in the right way. "A lot of my staff are on contracts. Which is fine but when I find someone that I really like, then the pressure is on me because I need to make an extra amount of money to pay full-time," added Harte. Although Harte still likes to dip her toes in Photoshop and design, the good part of having a staff is that now she can focus on the company and how to make it bigger.
For the first time, she's spending less time as a graphic designer and more as an entrepreneur, roles that she has been interchanging ever since the beginning of her career. Moving away from her 15-year-old self who was just saying yes to things, Harte now shows that she knows how to run a business. More than that, it proves that she knows where she is headed. “We definitely want to be the leading one-stop shop. We focus on the strategy to the design and printing, which is a big point for a lot of small business and artists. So we want to be that "go-to space." That's what we are working towards,” said the GBC entrepreneur of the year.
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GBC women’s basketball team gets a boost from U.S. recruit
MATTHEW GREEN EDITOR
For the George Brown College (GBC) women’s basketball team, talent knows no borders. The Huskies have gladly welcomed point guard Zae Sellers into the program. Sellers, who hails from Minneapolis, is making her mark with GBC early in the season, averaging 16 points per game. The recruitment of Sellers, who previously played junior college at North Dakota State College of Science and then at Ohio Valley University, was not all that typical. In fact, it was Sellers who reached out to GBC with a desire to come to Canada and she had her eyes locked on the Huskies program. “She saw us play and she wanted to make the move to George Brown College. So, she actually contacted us and then, you know, we obviously remained in contact,” said head coach Warren Williams. “(There were) a lot of hurdles to kind of get over for an international student to attend George Brown College that we had to overcome. But she was terrific in the process and, that's how it ended up working," he added. Now you might ask how Sellers was able to see the Huskies in action. With all of their games live streamed, she was able to see the club
MEN'S BASKETBALL Oct. 20 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 82 Loyalist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Oct. 26 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 90 Algonquin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Oct. 27 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 94 La Cite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Minnesota native Zae Sellers is making an impact with the Huskies as their new point guard
HUSKIES SCORES
Nov. 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 99 Canadore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Record: 4-0 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Oct. 20 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 63 Loyalist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Oct. 26 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 71 Algonquin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Oct. 27 Algonquin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 72 Record: 2-1 GBC women's basketball point guard Zae Sellers has joined the Huskies after playing in the U.S., most recently with Ohio Valley University.
play and liked the style of play that Williams’ team employs, although it has been an adjustment to what she had been used to south of the border. “One, for this team, specifically, is pressing the whole game,” noted Sellers, “depends on what team you play for back in the States but, for the most part, you don't normally press the whole game, but, other than that, there hasn't been a huge difference. Both countries compete, and we just come out and do our thing." “We name our identity CHAOS and it's an acronym, actually. It stands for 'continually harass all opponents season-long'. That's really what we try to do," said coach Williams. He explained that the system has not yet been in full effect this season due to players being injured but looks forward to utilizing the style to its full extent when they return. The head coach says that Sellers fits in perfectly with this system. For Sellers, who is considered a fourth-year player due to her time on the court in the U.S., there is one noticeable difference in playing in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA). "The shot clock, the shot clock. Being a point guard,
back at home I get 30 seconds, here it's 24," she pointed out. As a self-described passfirst point guard, Sellers knows what she needs to improve on. "Finishing at the basket. Looking for my shot more, taking more quality shots and just getting my teammates more involved, making sure that they know when I'm ready to pass and just building that chemistry," said the point guard. Her coach agrees. “In her previous stops, she was always kind of, you know, kind of a secondary scorer, kind of a distributor,” Williams explained. “We needed her to be more of a scorer here. You know, that's part of the reason why she came so she could have a bigger role in our success.” While there is a lot of regular season business to take care of, the playoffs remain the ultimate focus. The Huskies bowed out in the quarterfinals of last year’s OCAA Championship, squandering a 21-point lead in the loss. As for Sellers, her goal is crystal clear. "Take the team to nationals, win nationals, have the best season that they've ever had," she said.
MEN'S SOCCER Oct. 16 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Conestoga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Record: 5-1-4 OCAA Championships Oct.25 to Oct. 26 Algonquin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Consolation Semi-Final Durham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 3 WOMEN'S SOCCER Oct. 16 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Conestoga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Oct. 20 Niagara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Record: 3-5-2 MEN'S VOLLEYBALL Oct. 19 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fleming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Oct. 23 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Nov. 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Algonquin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Nov. 4 La Cite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Record: 2-2
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Oct. 19 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fleming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Oct. 23 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Nov. 3
Algonquin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Nov. 4 La Cite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Record: 2-2 CROSS-COUNTRY Men's 8K 13. Garrick Loewen 28:10.1 49. Jacob Dzieciol 31:12.8 81. Sebastian Suarez 34:00.3 94. Devang Joshi 38:15.0 96. Neil Caoile 39:23.5 100. Terry Humber 41:41.1 George Brown places 13th. Women's 6K 20. Angelee Weathers 26:30.9 24. Leanne Sanders 26:39.2 59. Madeline Christenson 30:02.0 63. Marta Kierus 30:47.3 George Brown places 11th BADMINTON Humber Cup Oct. 12 to 13 Men's singles Gold: R. Kumar (Humber) Silver: Ace Zeng (GBC) 2-0 (21-18, 22-20) Quarterfinals Eric Kern (GBC) vs. R. Kumar (Humber) 2-0 (21-17, 21-17) Men's doubles Gold: Ace Zeng and Mike Ra (GBC) Silver: Alex Chao and Eric Kern (GBC) 2-0 (21-17, 21-18) Women's singles Semifinals Victoria Duong (Humber) vs. Minh Anh Hoang (GBC) 2-1 (21-17, 17-21, 21-19) Women's doubles Quarterfinals Victoria Duong & Chloe Rowe (Humber) Diana Bosco & Minh Anh Hoang (GBC) 2:0 (21-8 21-10) Mixed doubles Quarterfinals Victoria Duong & Ayubu Touray (Humber) Minh Anh Hoang & Alex Chao (GBC) 2-1 (24-22 17-21 21-11) Musong Seo & Mike Jin Yub Ra (GBC) Rachel Wong & Gary Tin (UTM) 2-0 (21-14 21-9)
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