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Students fill the OSAP gap

Canada News Apr 4, 2017

For decades the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), originally CSLP, has been giving students the opportunity to attend post-secondary school thanks to financial aid. A third-year Humber College Criminal Justice student, Maggie Srouji, says she owes her education to them yet somehow OSAP still falls short for her. On... Read more

Do teachers know how to use Blackboard?

Archive 2016 Mar 15, 2016

Reporters Sabrina Arruda and Johanna Tucker take a technical look into Humber’s interactive learning website. Read more

Sugar: A not so sweet love affair

Archive 2015 Apr 4, 2015

At one point in history, this item was traded and highly sought after. It was the fuel that powered the engine of the slave trade that brought millions of Africans to the Caribbean’s, South and North America. British colonists called it “white gold” and some countries even used it... Read more

School buildings also serve as community hubs

Archive 2015 Mar 5, 2015

On a minus 30 degrees centigrade day in Toronto, the children of Rejoyce Childcare Centre are gathered in the school gym for their physical play time instead of being out in the playground after school waiting for their parents to come pick them up. On about a dozen square... Read more

Humber brings fashion home

Archive 2015 Feb 27, 2015

Humber’s fashion community came together for one night for the Fashion Come Home alumni event at the Lakeshore campus. Students were able to mingle with each other as well with other Humber fashion graduates and industry guests. The event, which is in its second year, was ran completely by current... Read more

NDP MP wants paid internships

Archive 2015 Jan 19, 2015

A federal NDP member plans to introduce a private member’s bill to make internships paid positions. “The cause is important to me because I find it outrageous that more and more young people are working for free and that in Canada we have a youth unemployment crisis,” Cash says.... Read more

Ten Thousand Coffees

Archive 2014 Nov 21, 2014

Kyle Wyskiel reports on the company aiming to connect students and young professionals with people in their industry. Ten Thousand Coffees connects people to chat, network and meet others who can help them in the future or give to give a few pointers, all over a cup of coffee. Read more

Bringing fair trade to Humber

Archive 2014 Sep 26, 2014

Fair Trade week is here at Humber College, but will it catch on with students? Sponsored by the the Humber Public Interest Research Group (HumPIRG) the event aims to persuade the Humber administration through the student body to adopt a fair trade policy for businesses on campus. Supporters of... Read more

Annex is student friendly for commuters

Archive 2014 Sep 23, 2014

Fourth-year University of Toronto student Karl Valdez is living in Keswick with his family but not because he loves the commute.

“The cost of rent is the only downside of the Annex,” says Valdez who shared a two bedroom apartment on Spadina Ave. with three friends up until last September.

Valdez traded in his rent money for a used Honda Civic and a 75 kilometer drive to and from school.

Canada drags its feet on a national suicide prevention strategy

Archive 2014 Sep 19, 2014

In the time that it takes a person to change and upload their Facebook profile photo, another person has taken their life. According to the new report: Prevent Suicide – A Global Imperative, released by the World Health Organization, an estimated 800,000 people globally die by suicide. “This report... Read more