HUMBER ET CETERA
Humber’s Student Newspaper
November 26, 2021
Vol.63, No.9
USE-OF-SPACE POLICY STIFLES CAMPUS JOURNALISM Nathan Abraha News Reporter
Manan Nijhawan was excited walking into the Humber College gym to do his first sports story. But he found a policy in his way. “There was a form I needed to fill out before I could receive access to the facility,” said Nijhawan, a third-year journalism student at Humber. The process was created by the 2019 Temporary Use-of-Space Policy requiring that forms be submitted and permission granted for access to campus space. It stems from the Progressive Conservatives government’s Free Speech on Campus policy. It could take up to 15 days before permission is granted. But in the world of journalism, there is seldom time to wade through such administrative bogs. “It puts me in a difficult spot when it comes to deadlines,” which can be daily, Nijhawan said. “I can’t wait that long. There shouldn’t be a whole process behind getting access to a facility in school.” He was told he would need to contact his professor and go through a process that leads to the program coordinator. The coordinator would guarantee the student’s identity and purpose. Only at this step would permission to be present in school space be granted. CONTINUED ON PG. 2
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Humber journalism students Julia Alevato and Manan Nijhawan work in the studio at Humber’s North campus. Nijhawan says that Humber’s temporary use-of-space policy inhibits students’ ability to gather the local campus news and practice skills learned in the classroom.
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