VOL. 37 ISSUE 6 / NOV. 21- DEC. 4, 2018 GBC Student Newspaper • Founded 1982
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Looking for LGBTQ love on the subway
Theatre students' kitchen collaboration
Building Deaf culture on campus
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GBC alumni receives immigrant entrepreneur award Roza Diaz recognized for her contributions to improve the lives of newcomers LESLIE GALLAGHER
Rosa Diaz, a George Brown College (GBC) business and marketing alumni, was awarded an immigrant entrepreneur award from the County of Simcoe for her contributions in improving the lives of newcomers. Her company, Road Map to Canada Immigration Services, helps individuals and families navigate the process of immigrating to Canada. As an immigrant and past international student herself, Diaz wanted to start a company where she could see the impact of her work. "I was an immigrant as well, I could understand the challenge and I like helping people," said Diaz. The Newcomer Recognition Award came as a surprise to Diaz, who initially thought they were calling her about an opportunity to work together. Diaz attributes much of her success to her active volunteer work in her community of Barrie and Simcoe County. "Helping the community, I've been working very hard at that," said Diaz. "The mission of my company has always been helping people and helping newcomers." Last year she worked with immigrants at GBC's career centre, and speaks highly of
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GBC graduate Rosa Diaz launched an immigration company that assists newcomers to Canada.
the college, often recommending it to prospective international students. "You make those kind of connections, even peer connections, that help you in the future," she said regarding the college's environment. Location is a factor too. Diaz said that the buzzing downtown Toronto location is inspiring to those who have
come here with a dream of a better life. Vimal, an international student from India in the information system business analysis program, agrees with Diaz, saying he chose GBC for both its curriculum and the optimum location. He said that when he first came to Canada in January, he was not used to
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the extreme winter climate, but that he could "feel the warmth" in the people and friends he met in his first days at orientation. Vimal, who is also the Casa Loma campus director on the board of college's Student Association (SA) added that the college did a great job with connecting him, and gave him "confidence that
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this is a place where I can be open with my thoughts, ideas, concerns." The SA funds The Dialog. For Vimal, one of his challenges in migrating to Canada was securing a job. "International students will not find a job easily outside (the college). They don't know anybody else. It may be easier for a domestic student because they may have a connection," he said. He is calling on the college to provide opportunities to assist international students with job connections, considering the higher fees and tuition they are required to pay. Vimal said he will likely start his career in Canada, due to the skills he has learned that are relevant to the local labour market. The Canadian Bureau for International Education states that in 2018, 51 per cent of international students plan to apply for Permanent Residency (PR) in Canada—but it's not an easy process. This is where Diaz comes in. She runs workshops on applying for PR and work permits, also working with various resource centres and an English academy in Barrie.
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Man arrested in 2017 EVENTS LISTING death of Samatar Farah Shaquan McLean charged with three counts of attempted murder—after being shot himself
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21 HARM REDUCTION WEEK: AGENCY FAIR 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Waterfront campus 51 Dockside Dr. BEADING CIRCLES Noon to 2 p.m. Community Action Centre St. James A Building, room 165B 200 King St. East.
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Hosted by the First Nations, Inuit, Métis Students' support staff at the Community Action Centre. Contact: firstnations@sagbc.ca THURSDAY, NOV. 22 HARM REDUCTION WEEK: NURSING STUDENTS OUTREACH BOOTH 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Waterfront campus 51 Dockside Dr. Police have issued a warrant for Alexander Fountain, 24, (left) and have arrested and charged Shaquan McLean, 24 (right) in the murder of GBC student Samatar Farah.
LESLIE GALLAGHER REPORTER-EDITOR
Toronto police have arrested and charged Shaquan McLean, 24, with three counts of attempted murder in the homicide investigation of former George Brown College (GBC) student, Samatar Farah. As reported by CityNews, McLean was the victim in a shooting on Nov. 5 near Eglintion and Oakwood Avenues. Once he was taken to the hospital, police realized he was wanted in the shooting of Farah and arrested him. As reported previously in The Dialog, Farah had trained for two summers with GBC's men's basketball team. Police say that on April 13, 2017 three men were outside
a residence in the Chester Le Boulevard area, near Finch and Victoria Park, when two suspects approached them and began shooting. The suspects then fled in a vehicle with two other male suspects. Farah, who was 24, was found dead from gunshot wounds two days later. An arrest warrant has been issued for Alexander Fountain, now 24, of Toronto who is still at large. He is wanted for three counts of attempted murder and one count of first-degree murder. In 2017, two men were arrested in connection with the murder. Ta u f i q S t a n l e y w a s charged with first-degree murder and multiple firearms charges. Trevor Barnett was charged with three counts of
attempted murder. None of the charges have been proven in court. Homicide detective Jason Shankaran in 2017 said that the shooting was a result of a “feud” between the suspects who are from the Parma Court housing complex and some people in the Chester Le neighbourhood. He said that the shooters did not target Farah, but rather the neighbourhood he lived in. “The only thing that he did was be a resident of Chester Le Boulevard,” said Shankaran, adding that Farah was not known to police and and that he “was one of the good guys.” Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416222-TIPS (8477).
Choose your own adventure booth: Play a Drinking Game or What does 30 grams of cannabis look like or Save a life in 5 minutes or Stay Calm and Don’t Inject Wrong. GBC GOT TALENT FINALS 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Kings Lounge St. James A Building, room 150 200 King St. East
SATURDAY, NOV. 24 UNITED WAY CN TOWER CLIMB 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Staff and Students! join us as we climb 1,776 steps to the top of the CN Tower and help communities rise from poverty to possibility. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 SA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kings Lounge St. James A Building, room 150 200 King St. East The Student Association of George Brown College (SA) invites all full-time students—SA members—to participate in our Annual General Meeting. AGM packages with motions, proxy forms, and proposed changes to the bylaws will be available for pickup at all Student Association front offices during regular office hours. FRIDAY, NOV. 30 TRACKS (18 YEARS OF MUSIC) PUB NIGHT 8 p.m. Kings Lounge St. James A Building, room 150 200 King St. East
FRIDAY, NOV. 23 HARM REDUCTION WEEK: NURSING STUDENTS OUTREACH BOOTH AND HARM REDUCTION AMA 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. James campus 200 King. St. East GBC FEST 2018 8 p.m. to midnight The Phoenix Concert Theatre 410 Sherbourne St. Featuring Tory Lanez. $20 for GBC students, $30 for guests of GBC students (1 per student). Tickets available on campus only. Sign language will be provided by Deafinitely Dope.
TUESDAY, DEC. 4 SUSTAINABLE FASHION PANEL 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Casa Loma Campus, Room C459 160 Kendal Ave. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5 BEADING CIRCLES Noon to 2 p.m. Community Action Centre St. James A Building, room 165B 200 King St. East.
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TTC to switch from Metropass to Presto A full transition to Presto cards will take effect on Jan. 1, 2019 LESLIE GALLAGHER REPORTER-EDITOR
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has announced the suspension of its Metropass program as a result of a collaboration with Presto. Starting from Jan. 1, 2019, the new year, TTC users will be required to purchase Presto re-loadable cards. The phasing out of this program also means that Metropasses will no longer be sold on campus at George Brown College (GBC). As such, the last day to purchase Metropasses at GBC will be Friday, Nov. 30, and those passes will be valid until Dec. 31 2018. TTC will provide a limited number of complimentary Presto cards for staff and students of the college. Those who have purchased Metropasses through the Student Association (SA) at GBC in
the past year will likely be first in line for the free Presto cards. The cards will not come with any value pre-loaded on them, but cost $6 when purchased elsewhere. They will be distributed from Dec 10. to Dec. 14. or until supplies run out. Presto cards can be purchased from select TTC stations, Shoppers Drug Mart, or Loblaws, as well as other locations and online at prestocard.ca. Reloading of the cards, can only be done online or at Presto stations across the city. GBC is unable to install Presto machines on campus. For students who currently purchase post-secondary monthly Metropasses, the switch to Presto is likely to be a simple one, with prices remaining the same. For those currently purchasing the discounted adult
VIP Metropass, the change may be a challenge as this program will not be continued. However, there are other options to consider. “They can go to the MDP (Metropass Discount Plan), which is the TTC's monthly discount program, but you do have to commit to a whole year,” said Robert McMechan, senior coordinator, collaborative programs and special projects at the SA. The MDP plan requires purchasing a 12-months pass at once. “For some students and staff in the college that isn't the best system, if there are times of the year where you may bike or walk,” McMechan added. The second option is to purchase monthly Presto passes. This pass will provide the same unlimited travel as a regular Metropass at
Free Presto cards will be given out from Dec. 10 to the 14 at George Brown.
the existing cost of $146.25 for adults and $116.75 for post-secondary students. You can also simply use the pay-as-you-go route, by pre-loading money onto the Presto card and paying for each ride individually. Don’t forget that the TTC now allows a two-hour transfer window with Presto —you
can hop on and off without being charged another fare. The electronically re-loadable Presto passes replace the need for SA employees who sell Metropasses at GBC. They will remain employed until December, assisting with the transition and distribution of the complimentary Presto cards.
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!
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TTC bus crashes into pole on Bathurst ASHRAF DABIE A TTC bus crashed into a hydro pole at the corner of Bathurst and Davenport, with enough force that it cut through the front of the bus on the afternoon of Nov. 14. The bus, driven by a 58-year-old man, was carrying approximately 30 passengers, 26 of which were treated for minor injuries according to Toronto police. “I saw that there was fluid leaking from the bus and the driver of the bus and a few passengers were still distraught,” said Peter Yelovich, a member of the Canadian Forces who was present at the scene. “So my military training kicked in and I proceeded to help with triage and trying to get people either off the bus or away from the bus,” he added. They were later transported to the hospital. An investigation has been launched.
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Police securing the intersection as TTC officials assess the damages.
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Theatre students' kitchen collaboration GBC theatre students leave the Distillery District for an evening of cooking at George Brown College's culinary school LADSHIA JEYAKANTHAN be,” commented Aleah Rodrigues, a first year theatre student. The theatre program runs for long hours with some days starting at 10 a.m. and finishing off at 9 p.m., requiring students like Rodrigues to prepare their meals the weekend before. “We're very separate, and we feel separate, and everyone's so busy so it's just really nice for us to just get out of that and not have to worry about our voices and movement and remembering lines," Miner said. She hopes to see more events like this in the school's future where different departments can collaborate. "I'm thinking like how do we get you guys (culinary school) to the theatre department, to come over and do some classes or see some shows," Miner added.
Gavin Dyer chopping up red bell pepper for the ratatouille with beans
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Curious of what would be the result of bringing together the theatrical and culinary arts, co-ordinator of the threatre program at George Brown College (GBC), Sue Miner, took her students off the stage and into the kitchen for a night. "This is the place to go if you want to be a chef, you come to George Brown College, and I want to think this is the place you want to go if you want to be an actor”, Miner said, explaining her idea of having the two departments collaborate. The idea came about during a faculty meeting in the theatre department earlier this year while discussing ways to help students deal with stress. Miner suggested that cooking together may be the answer, and she was right. The chair of the theatre program, Trent Scherer contacted the culinary department, and chef Sharon Booy was ready to come on board. Chef Booy along with chef Geremy Capone led the interactive cooking sessions that took place on the evening of Nov. 2 in two of the culinary labs. "It is different teaching students that aren't culinary students but I do a lot of work in the community as well around healthy cooking,” Booy said. Booy is specialized in nutritional cooking, and regularly works with the health sciences department as well as programs outside of GBC to teach cooking. "I have a background in film, and these are theatre people so it kind of seems appropriate,” said Pablo Carranza, a first-year culinary student who pitched in for the evening. A demonstration was provided by the two chefs where they gave insight into the methods and culinary techniques used within the recipes. The students then paired
off to prep and cook ratatouille with beans and "socca" bread made out of chickpeas. "We're at school all day, every day, it's just a great thing to learn how to do,” said Sansom Marchand, a second-year theatre program student who had speech class and rehearsals just before the event. "It's kind of exciting to be out of our little corner and doing something together that's not Theatre," Jane Neumier, a first-year student in the theatre program added. As for Neumier’s cooking partner Gavin Dyer, this was one of his first experiences at the college that took him outside of the theatre. Being on the inside of a professional kitchen was also a first for some of the students. "I was surprised at how big it was and how many cooking stations there would
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Sansom Marchan is a second-year theatre program student had speech class and rehearsals just before learning to cook in the culinary lab.
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A unique spin on a classic Brecht play
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GBC theatre school delivers a hilarious, heart-wrenching, and splendidly absurdist performance of The Caucasian Chalk Circle, directed by Richard Greenblatt
Tal Katz, centre, brought drama to the stage in her role as the lead, Grusha as part of a wonderful ensemble that brought life to the epic Brechtian drama in the GBC's theatre school's performance.
NICO DEVEBER REPORTER-EDITOR
The George Brown College (GBC) theatre school’s production of Bertolt Brecht's classic, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, is an unforgettable journey that brings together traditional theatre, song, dance, elements of the absurd and impeccable stage combat to create a completely unique spectacle. This is all while staying true to the original message of the play. "A lot of comedy, a lot of drama, heartfelt moments, scary moments, there's so much of everything," Tal Katz said to expect from the production. Katz plays the central character, Grusha. The play is set in a post-apocalyptic Toronto, 33
years into the future. An unknown disaster has caused food contamination, disease and starvation has decimated the population. In the city “formerly known as Toronto” two communities, the Don Valley goat farmers and the Brickworks food scientists disputed over a piece of fertile farmland. After a land acknowledgment that fits seamlessly into the story, the Don Valley goat farmers and the Brickworks food scientists used the classic tale of “The Chalk Circle” to demonstrate that what exists should be owned only by those who can make the best use of it. Music is immediately and beautifully integrated into
the play with The Singer, played by Alison Beckwith, who set the scene with a song. The audience is then taken to the fictional town of Nuka, where Grusha is a maid who has taken in the child of a wealthy governess after his mother left him behind during a coup. During her journey, Grusha faced impossible feats to protect the child and came to love him as her own. When the governor’s wife laid claim to the child three years later, however, Grusha must face a court of law in order to prove that, although she has no blood claim, the child is hers and hers alone. The actors made you feel joy, despair, terror and every-
thing in between. The ensemble, in particular, brought life to the play through fluid, dance-like set changes, disturbingly believable stage combat and unfaltering acting in every scene. The main cast delivered the tale beautifully as well and drew in the audience at every turn with raw, authentic acting and unbelievable vocals. These performances would be impossible, however, without John Millard’s wonderful original compositions for the production. Millard mixed the genres of pop, country, musical theatre, choral and rock to transform the tale of Grusha into a completely unique experi-
ence. Cast members played electric guitar, piano and even violin live on stage. They burst out into harmonies, sometimes completely acapella, and still were able to deliver a hilarious, heart-wrenching, and at times disturbing experience. Millard’s dynamic compositions breathed life into The Caucasian Chalk Circle and the actors breathed that life right back at the audience with their performance. The production was staged at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, from Nov. 7 to 17.
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The urgency for an anti-oppressive framework GBC's Student Association sets an example for anti-oppression awareness TIMO CHEAH
Anti-oppression has become increasingly prevalent in contemporary society. More workplaces are now requiring their employees to attend anti-opression training. Oppression happens when someone uses privilege to marginalize, silence or invalidate a social group who does not have that privilege. It is usually practiced in order to gain more power over an affected social group. The purpose of anti-oppression training is to analyze and challenge the discrimination and injustices affecting these social groups. The Student Association (SA) of George Brown College (GBC) is one instance where this training has been implemented. In fact, the SA mandates that staff partake in anti-oppression training as a part of their orientation. Nour Alideeb, chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), led this discussion for the SA's fall 2018 intake, which covered ways anti-oppression can aid in counteracting discrimination. The training “ranges from things like how to engage with different types of communities and being more mindful of different life expe-
riences, all the way to knowing how to intervene in situations where there is a racist or homophobic interaction,” said Alideeb. The purpose of this effort is to develop a safer, accepting and more welcoming environment for everyone. It is hard to say whether or not other organizations will adapt to and follow this effort. It may be necessary to advocate for a mandatory policy, which will, at the very least, inform people about the need for anti-oppression efforts. GBC seems to be making students aware of anti-oppression, which is the first step to advocating for an increasingly inclusive community. “It's only my second week and one of our program co-ordinators have already come in and spoken to our classes (regarding anti-oppression), so if they are already starting to do that by the second week I think they're going to do a pretty good job throughout the school year," said Alessia Leitch, a fashion business student. Despite these existing initiatives at GBC, some students feel the work is being done unnoticed. “There is not really any advocating for it (anti-oppression) that I can see, walking around here at George Brown College,” said Elissia Aycan,
from the jewellery arts program. Clearly the awareness of anti-oppression is still developing, and more involvement seems to be the key. To tolerate different identities is one thing, but accepting those identities can have a bigger impact. For example, assuming one's gender incorrectly can be harmful towards the person's mental health and self-esteem. “It does require a certain amount of unlearning,” said Michelle Pettis, Community Action Centre (CAC) co-ordinator for the SA. It makes it "much easier when people are willing to ask questions of each other so that they can do better and get it right the next time,” Pettis elaborated. While refraining from labelling someone in the hallway may seem to be enough, marginalized people continue to suffer from discrimination. Not accepting but solely tolerating one’s choices and circumstances means that one is still subjected to estrangement. The fight for anti-oppression to reach a normative status in society has progressed substantially in recent years. However, there is still a lot that can be done. A sense of belonging is what’s at stake.
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Improving anti-oppression at GBC George Brown College students weigh in on what can be done to improve anti-oppression on campus TIMO CHEAH REPORTER-EDITOR
Tachia Montague
Ahmet Cinstas
General arts and science
Jewelry arts
"I feel like if we open a forum for people to have a way to talk about these things they'd be educated on it."
"I feel it's not just the school, but all of the education system is doing their best to prevent (oppression)."
Michael Whelan
Elissia Aycan
Civil engineering "To keep everybody happy, treat others the way you want to be treated."
Jewelry arts “There is not really anything advocating for it (anti-oppression) that I can see, walking around here at George Brown College.”
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Looking for LGBTQ love on the subway Serville Poblete's short film, Lovebound, premiered at the Film Festival for Talented Youth in Seattle LADSHIA JEYAKANTHAN
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A passion for the arts led George Brown College (GBC) graduate Serville Poblete on the path of producing a short film, tackling issues of love and sexuality. "In high school, I was into the creative courses like English, literature, creative writing, and I was never into math and science”, said Poblete, who graduated from the video design and production program at GBC. He was a part of the first graduating class of this twoyear program. Poblete pursued basketball in the Philippines, a childhood goal of his, just before he decided to switch to film making. However, it did not work out for him which left him feeling lost, not knowing what to do next. It was his sister who suggested that he return to writing. Having an interest in script writing, he wrote his first script and thought it was terrible. Although he was not exactly happy with what he produced, he loved the whole process of writing and the freedom to create his own story, all while revealing to the world his take on a subject. It took him a month to write Lovebound, a short film crafted for his thesis project over a process of ten drafts. "I came (up) with the idea in my third semester but I didn't start writing until like maybe March and we started shooting in April," he explained. This short film premiered on Oct.27 at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). It debuted in the Come as You Are category. “It was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had,” Poblete said as he met with other film makers at the festival which took place in Seattle, Washington. The seven-minute film is about a woman who comes to
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Serville Poblete at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth for the premiere of his short film
realize her feelings and emotions of love are traced to a woman at the train station. “It’s a love story,” Poblete said. The time to make the film spanned across two days but it was really more like four to six hours in the train station, an hour for the school scene
and four hours for the apartment scene. "As a director, you're kind of like the point guard like in basketball," Poblete said who worked to make sure everyone on the team was “on the same page” as he saw his script turn into a film. Poblete chose to film most
The poster for Poblete's short film, Lovebound
of his scenes at the subway on purpose. "I think it fits the story well but also as a filmmaker, I wanted to challenge myself", Poblete said, who learned from the many mistakes he made in the process. Trains stopped by every minute or so, leaving him and
the crew about 30 seconds at a time to film, with commuters constantly walking by when they filmed. "As a filmmaker with a low budget you have to make the sacrifices and work with what you have," Poblete said. He wanted this film to address the assumptions people make about the LGBTQ community and their search for love. "Everyone will always struggle trying to find who they really love and who they're supposed to be with, and it's not based on your gender or identity, so everyone deals with love the same way I think”, Poblete explained, "I wanted this (Lovebound) to be relatable.”
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Building Deaf culture on campus ASL club president, Paul Bourgeois is advocating for better access to communication tools for Deaf students at George Brown College LADSHIA JEYAKANTHAN Being someone who is Deaf comes with its own challenges and being misunderstood by others only makes it worse. “It’s not that we 'can’t' hear, it’s that we 'don’t'!” said Paul Bourgeois, challenging a common misconception often placed on people who are Deaf. Bourgeois is the American Sign Language (ASL) club president and accessibility representative at the Student Association (SA) of George Brown College (GBC). The Dialog is funded by the SA. “A u d i s m ; e v e r y b o d y should look it up and understand what it is!” he added. This refers to the discrimination Deaf people face on a regular basis. According to the Canadian Association of the Deaf
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ASL club president Paul Bourgeois encourages students to learn about Deaf culture,and is advocating for Deaf students at George Brown College.
(CAD), discrimination comes in the form of being forced to conform to the expectations of non-Deaf people. In some cases, people who are not Deaf have a greater input in making choices that would affect the Deaf, the as-
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sociation added. CAD pointed out that for those who do not hear, their first language is visual, placing written/spoken as the second. It is common for Deaf people to communicate with oth-
ers through writing 'back and forth' as not all of them will be able to read lips, Bourgeois explained. “Deaf people go through this all the time, while for other people it can seem like an annoying thing to do, but a little patience can make a Deaf person’s day,” he said. As a part of his role on campus, the ASL club president is working to fund projects to afford Deaf students more accessible means of communicating. One such project is a video relay services booth at St. James campus. Inside the booth, there would be a tablet available where Deaf students would have access to a video interpreter. This will allow them to communicate in sign language when making calls, for instance, "to order pizza or call their family in their
most comfortable language,” Bourgeois said. Bourgeois encourages students at GBC to learn about Deaf culture by exposing themselves to it, the same way they would for any other culture. Being the captain of the hockey team as well, another one of Bourgeois initiatives is to organize a charity hockey game at Mattamy Athletic Centre in downtown Toronto. This is in partnership with the college and the Ontario Deaf Hockey Association. Proceeds from the event would go towards supplementing the cost of the Deaf Youth Canada Leadership Camp in 2020. This event will be hosted in British Columbia and is cochaired by Bourgeois. In promotion of the hockey game, the ASL club also held an ASL Skate Night at the same location on Nov. 17.
Food for Fines Campaign is a collaboration with the Library Learning Commons during the Holiday Food Drive. Students can donate non-perishable food items or personal items towards the Student Association food bank holiday food drive and receive a waiver of $4.00 to a maximum of $20 towards their current library fines. E.g. 1 item donated = $4.00 waived to current fines. Future or previously paid fines will not be covered.
Nov. 19, 2018 to Dec. 11, 2018 For more information about Food for Fines, visit: Library Learning Commons at St. James, Casa Loma and Waterfront campuses
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GBC to introduce Riipen for hands-on learning Project-based learning gives students hands-on experience KEVIN GOODGER REPORTER-EDITOR
George Brown College (GBC) will be implementing a more in-depth alternative to case studies this coming winter semester, in the form of a new experiential learning platform called Riipen. Riipen was created in 2013 as a student project at the University of Victoria, according to Rebecca Tapiero, the project co-ordinator of work integrated learning. Tapiero simplifies Riipen as "an online platform where faculty, industry, and students can collaborate on real-time applied projects." Unlike case studies, which are often dated, Riipen projects are in alignment with the real-life needs of an orga-
nization or company. A collaboration forms after an organization reviews the GBC course outcomes on the platform where needs between the organization and course align. "Once there's a good match, that company is added to the portfolio for that particular faculty's course," the co-ordinator explained. There are currently about 10 departments at GBC working on implementing Riipen into their program. These include the culinary school, mechanical engineering, and hospitality & tourism management, among others. The program is a "win-
win," according to Tapiero, who explains that there are benefits for the students, the company, and for GBC as a whole. "It's an advantage for the students because they're getting real-time, applied experience. So they can now add these skills to their resume." The college will benefit as well, as it allows GBC to "expand our network of partnerships that we have," she said. The project co-ordinator is excited to see Riipen implemented at GBC. "We're very optimistic and we have a lot of positive feelings about Riipen. We think it would be a great opportunity for everyone," she said.
According to Abiella Schneider-Friedman, Riipen's academic relationship manager for GBC, the introduction of this platform is beneficial to students, educators, and employers. "As a student, when you graduate and you're applying for even entry level positions, they typically require that you have work experience, so it's really important for students to gain work experience before they graduate," she said. While she noted that coop programs are one way to gain such experience, Schneider-Friedman indicated that there are limitations with coops.
It is therefore advantageous to introduce a more flexible alternative. "We want to just increase access to work-integrated learning to as many students as we can, so the Riipen model is more scale-able to a co-op or an internship," she added. With faculty currently being trained on the program, students can expect to see Riipen being integrated into their programs this coming January, however there are many open challenges available now. GBC students can create an account and view challenges at riipen.com.
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The Dialog • dialognews.ca // Nov 21- Dec 4, 2018
Women's and men's Huskies both defeated in matches vs. Canadore College MATTHEW GREEN EDITOR
It wasn't the ending to the Super Game Day that George Brown College Huskies (GBC) fans were hoping for. After dominance on the basketball side, as the women's and men's teams swept both games vs the St. Lawrence Vikings, the two volleyball programs dropped close matches against the Canadore College Panthers. First up were the women's team. They were edged out by a 26-24 margin in the opening set. In the second set, it was another close setback, with
the Huskies falling 25-22. However, in the third set, the match tilted in the Panthers' favour. Huskies women's volleyball head coach Daphne Choi was still, nonetheless, happy with her players' effort. "So, those first two sets, you know, you could see it in the players' (Canadore) faces, that at some point they realize they actually have to push this time," noted Choi. "We actually have to give it a real good fight. I'm happy with our team, we really did that. I feel like today's game could've gone either way," she added. Canadore's head coach Andrew Nicholson agreed. He noted the improvement of the GBC women's volleyball team. "It was a pretty tough match, there's no question about it, " said Nicholson. "George Brown College is much better than they were last year. I congratulated their coach, she's (Daphne Choi) done a really good job with a very young team.
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GBC volleyball loses at Super Game Day Huskies lost two close opening sets before winning the third one. H o w e v e r, they would be edged 26-24 in the fourth set, thus losing the match to the Panthers. The men's club now falls to 2-3 on the season. "It's a tough loss for us, " said third y e a r p l ay e r Vivek MathiThe GBC women's volleyball team lost their first home game of the 2018 - 2019 season on Nov. makki. 10 to the Canadore College Panthers. " T h e i r said first-year GBC player m i d d l e wa s They've done a really good Jessica Barrios. way better than ours and we job. We knew coming in they " We r e a l l y p u s h e d should work on some errors were going to be a tough throughout the first and secand begin to improve our sermatchup," he explained. ond. The third one was a lot vice pressure putting on them Serve and receive seemed of our own errors, like serve and we had to be more on the to hurt the women's Huskies and receive errors, service rock," he added. on this day. errors, and we know that," "I think we did really well Barrio said. in the first and second set, " On the men's side, the
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Men's and women's basketball teams win at Super Game Day Women's team wins 98-46 while men's team wins 112-67 against St. Lawrence College squads ALLISON PRESTON REPORTER-EDITOR
HUSKIES SCORES
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Nov. 6 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 74 Georgian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Nov. 10 Canadore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Nov. 10 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 98 St Lawrence. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Nov. 15 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Centennial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Nov. 13 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 74 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Record: 3-3
Nov. 17 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 69 Centennial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
31. Garrick Loewen 29:55
Record: 6-1 MEN'S BASKETBALL Nov. 6 George Brown . . . . . . . . . 102 Georgian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Nov. 10 George Brown . . . . . . . . . 112 St Lawrence. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Nov. 13 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 70 Nov. 17 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . 67 Centennial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Record: 7-1 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
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Nov. 10 Canadore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Nov. 15 Centennial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Record: 2-4
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY 60. Angelee Weathers 27:10 76. Leanne Sanders 27:51 BADMINTON U of T Mississauga Team Challenge Nov 3-4 Semi Finals Gold: Humber Silver: George Brown Fanshawe College Nov. 16 - 18 Men's Singles 1st: Ramnish Kumar (HUM) 2nd: Irving Xu (SEN) Men's Doubles 1st: Zeng & Ra (GBC) 2nd: Chao & Kem (GBC) Women's Singles 1st place: Chloe Rowe (HUM) 2nd place: Anh Hoang (GBC) Women's Doubles 1st: Duong & Duong (HUM) 2nd (Rowe & Nguyen (HUM) Mixed Doubles 1st: Taneja & Rowe (HUM) 2nd: Touray and Duong (HUM)
GBC's women's basketball team defeated St. Lawrence 98-46
dominated throughout the game, earning no less than 21 points in a single quarter. Their final quarter was their strongest when they scored a total of 37 points. Adam Costanzo led the points with 16. Liben Mohamed, Kevon Guiseppi-Mascoe, Kingslee D’Silva, Haany Ahmed, and Robert Ocampo shared fairly even scores with at least 11 points each. Both the men's and women's teams are in first place in the east division with one loss each. The women's team has won six games so far and the men's team has won seven.
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Super Game Day started off with success as the Huskies' basketball swept against St. Lawrence on Saturday, Nov. 10. The day was filled with Husky spirit, face painting, and Husky swag to help cheer on George Brown College (GBC). The festivities were centered around four back to back games, starting with basketball, and ending with volleyball. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams had early leads and kept the momentum going throughout the games. The women started the day with lots of energy. By the end of the first quarter they were ahead 18-8. In the following quarters the Huskies stayed consistent in their play, leading to a final score of 98-46. “We played with a lot of pressure, and we came out strong. That’s what we’ve had problems with in other games,” commented a beaming Francesca Bellini who scored 14 points. Tianna Sullivan earned the most points for the team with 23 and Zae Sellers was close behind with 19 points. Coach Warren Williams was pleased with his team. “I thought we put together a complete game today. I thought we really played well on both ends of the floor,” Williams commented. The team scored a total of 26 assists during the game. This is the highest number of assists that Williams can remember during his three years with George Brown College (GBC). The men’s team had a very successful game as well with a final score of 112-67. With a strong start, Huskies finished the first quarter with 29-12. The team
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Men's team following in the women's success, won their sixth game in a row on Nov. 10 and are first in the East.
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Adam Costanzo emerging as a leader
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Reigning OCAA men’s basketball East Division Rookie of the Year making an impact
GBC men's basketball forward Adam Costanzo, #9 in center, is among the Huskies leaders in points-per-game and is seen here battling for the ball in the Nov. 10 game against St. Lawrence College
MATTHEW GREEN EDITOR
It’s been quite an encore thus far. Second year George Brown College (GBC) player Adam Costanzo has picked up right where he left off in his rookie season, and that is playing a solid two-way game, particularly on the boards. The 2017-2018 season saw the Ottawa native being named the OCAA’s East Division Rookie of the Year. However, despite his success a season ago, Costanzo is not about to rest on his laurels. "New year, new goals, new challenges, new teams, new guys, so it's a whole new year," said the star player. The power forward consistently leads in rebounding and possesses a strong game around the basket.
Costanzo is counted on to bring energy and leadership to the club and it is this leadership aspect that he takes pride in, above all. Costanzo was named one of the team’s captains by first-year head coach Peter Sambu, a testament to what the expectations are for the second-year player. “I think I'm most valuable when guys hear me talking and hear me, you know, hear my energy and can see that I'm getting into it, whether I'm on the bench or I'm on the floor,” Costanzo explained. “As long as I'm bringing that energy 100 per cent, guys get more confident, like I'm not on an island defensively or second guessing myself while Adam's talking, there's no need to second
guess myself," he added. Costanzo’s numbers are indeed impressive. He’s averaging 16 points and 12 rebounds per game. His work around the basket is a strength. However, there are aspects of his game he is certainly aiming to improve on. "Free throw shooting, outside shooting, just get consistent with that and just putting the ball on the floor and making plays,” Costanzo said, “just kind of expanding my game a little bit outside of that painted area." Head coach Sambu has noticed the second-year Costanzo's effort in improving and rounding out his game. "Ball handling, shooting, and moves on the move and finishing moves," Sambu
said. "Adam has a great work ethic and a great approach to building his skill sets." After he made the club as a walk-on last season, Costanzo is much more comfortable this year with a full season now under his belt. He has clearly found his place on the team and is aware of what he needs to do. “I know my role on this team and I know my role in the OCAA as, you know, an energy guy as one of the leaders of our team but also one of the top guys in the league,” explained Costanzo. "So I like to, you know, hold myself to that, to those standards and make sure that my energy is all-in, my leadership always displays that," he added. After an impressive 18-2
regular season record last season, the Huskies bowed out in the OCAA Championship quarterfinals. It was a disappointing end to an otherwise very successful season. With that loss, there were lessons learned. “This regular season is the process and once we get to provincials this year, that's when everything really counts and everything really means that much more,” noted Costanzo. "So, (we're) fine tuning ourselves throughout the season and getting ready for the spring."
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The Student Association of George Brown College (SA) invites all full-time students—SA members—to participate in our Annual General Meeting.
George Brown College St. James campus (Kings Lounge, room 150, SJA Building) 200 King Street, Toronto, ON M5A 3W8 AGM packages with motions, proxies, and proposed changes to the bylaws are available for pickup at all Student Association front offices during regular office hours. Please join us, and learn more about your Student Association.
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