Archive for February, 2010
Nursing Professor John Stone travelled to Haiti with a team of Canadian medical professionals to treat victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Melissa Greer
News Reporter

After spending three weeks in Haiti treating victims of last month’s earthquake, nursing professor John Stone returned to Humber this week.
Stone was with a team of Canadian medical professional volunteers who treated up to 200 …

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Harjinder Singh (left) and Mukul Mahajan cue up at Lakeshore

Michael Raine
News Reporter

With a multi-million-dollar renovation finally complete, students at Lakeshore Campus had their first chance to see the new Humber Student Federation offices, student centre, and games room on Monday, but they won’t see any new services …

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First-year general arts and scienes student , Boleu Fowodu, 18, is upset that people misuse automatic doors

Andrew Adrizzi
News Reporter

Automatic doors intended to provide access for students and faculty with disabilities are being mistreated and abused, said the Facilities and Disability Services.
“There’s a real issue when looking at door openers within the college,” said …

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Grace-Edward Galabuzi speaks about poverty affecting youth.

Romi Levine
News Reporter

Humber faculty and staff were told Tuesday they can play a role in helping students escape from poverty.
“Education is the source of a solution,” an expert on poverty in schools, Grace-Edward Galabuzi said in a …

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Social media applications are blamed for more students failing English proficiency tests.

Romi Levine
News Reporter

Bad grammar used in texts and posts on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook is being blamed for the lack of professionalism many students display when communicating in an academic setting.
Slang and word abbreviations …

 

Meg Banks
News Reporter

A Humber program that produces successful grads is having trouble keeping afloat said dean of creative and performing arts, Joe Kertes.
Despite a high graduation and employment rate, the full-time Arts Administration program was cancelled after …

 
Chris King is a first-year student who has used the HSF food program since September.

Tessie Sanci
News Reporter

With a significant increase in the number of students needing food, the Humber Students Federation food bank program will begin to offer fresh produce next month.
The program is a confidential service at Lakeshore and North …

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Christine Colosimo and Jimmy Jhandi are organizing the Career Centre's first summer job fair.

Scott Money
News reporter

Employers including Peel Regional Police, Planet Energy, Goodlife Fitness, WSIB and Fed-Ex will be at Humber next week offering students summer employment opportunities as part of the Career Centre’s first summer job fair.
The event will …

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The L building will be surrounded by heritage buildings.

Catherine Labelle
News Reporter

Lakeshore’s new L building will deliver on sustainability, said facilities management director, Carol Anderson.
Construction will begin within the next few weeks once the existing building on the site has been demolished, she said.
“We are …

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Ronda Collins
Senior Reporter

The final results show 51.45 per cent of full-time faculty at Ontario colleges voted in favour of the latest contract offer.
The announcement comes after the Ontario Labour Relations Board counted 500 mail-in ballots yesterday.
“I’m …

 

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