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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

OCAD students explore the art of the selfie

Archive 2014 Mar 20, 2014

Selfie became the Oxford Dictionary word of the year in 2013. Today on a campus full of art students and critics alike, the word is explored in an art show by OCAD U students.

Emergency call boxes at Humber Lakeshore out of service

Archive 2014 Mar 14, 2014

The emergency call boxes on the Humber Lakeshore campus have been out of service all winter long due to a fault in the phone line. As a result the emergency boxes running along the path from A building to L building have been covered in garbage bags.