Humber Enrolment Always on the Rise
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The Toronto Rock >lldc into fir^t place after couvinciu^ :clfi over Pittsburgh: pi. April 6, 2000 Vol 28 Issue 25 Wometl gCt SeHOUS p7~ or the cottage p8 etcetera. humberc.on.ca about car, shopping Roarin' awards By Jamie Quinn award, but it's those who are excep- tional that are recognized here," Last night's 17th Annual Student said Don Henriques, who was an Awards Banquet was an evening award presenter. of entertainment and appreciation. For the full story see next week's Twelve students took home Et Cetera. awards and were honoured for making exceptional contributions STUDENT AWARD WINNERS to campus life at Humber. "These people have made Antoinette Manuel Humber a better place to be. Tara Kalliwitz They've been better friends, harder Vikramjit Bhogal workers and have made a lasting VijaySappini impression on everyone here at the Rahul Kiishalkar college," said Kellie Agnew, who Kevin Walker helped organize and promote the Kenny Dimech evening. PinoCa|Hito The night was set in a 'Roaring ,. Kevin East Twenties' theme complete with live SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS music, poker chips, flapper girls, and Al Capone. Laura Tarrant Of 175 nominees, only 12 were Stacy Gloster chosen to receive awards. Stacey Piatt Stylin': SAC President-elect Toby Wamell and the High Society organizers show off their 'Roaring Twenties' "A lot of people deserve an attire last night at the 17th Annual Student Awards Banquet Humber enrolment always on the rise of students applying, McDougall "Certainly the reputation of the Greg Young, a second-year "It's a great place," Young said, Campus student body said each applicant is treated fairly college is one factor," Woodend Photography student, said he was "a great school." and carefully. said. "We've added newer pro- previously enrolled at George "It's the people too," said Young grovydng each year Humber had more than 50,000 grams, both post-grad and regular Brovra College. But after spending who also said he appreciated the applications for fall 1999 enrol- ones," she added. two years at Humber, he knows he fact there were so many programs By Giluan Clair ment. Out of that number, 17,368 Woodend said Humber has made the right choice. to choose from. students wer^ sent acceptances by grown dramatically over the years. Statistics showf Humber College Humber and 6,000 enrolled "We certainly are increasing," students enjoy their academic McDougall said. Woodend said. "But it's difficult to year and look forward to coming More than 6,000 new students grow with the lack of space." back the foUowdng September. enrolled this year, an increase of a McDougall said Humber is This school year, applications few hundred over September 1998. working on preparations for an for Humber were up 0.6 per cent McDougall said when the econo- overflow of students by expanding over last year. my is up, there is a decrease in the the Lakeshore campus as well as Nearly 12,000 full-time stu- number of students going to school. opening a joint program with the dents attend Humber College and When the economy is down, enrol- University of Guelph in a new about 30,000 part-time students. ment for school rises. building at North Campus. Officials say next year's numbers McDougall said in 2003, appli- "At the North campus, they're may be even higher. cations will be extremely high pretty much maxed," said Clay McDougall, manager of because students in Grades 12 and McDougall. number's records department, said* 13 will be graduating at the same LeAnne Craig, a first-year Humber takes in approximately time. Multimedia student, said she is very 6,000 first-year students each year. "There's going to be a double thankful she chose Humber over "Last year we received anywhere cohort from high school," other colleges. from 50,000 [applicants]," McDougall said. "Universities and "I applied to Seneca, Georgian, McDougall said. "We just take in colleges everywhere are preparing and two others, but I really think sheer volume." right now for that." Humber was the best option out of Joyce Woodend, associate regis- all of them," Craig said. MORE APPUCATIONS trar, agrees there has been an "I think number's one of the The Registrar's Office said every increase in the number of students only colleges around that has so day they receive more applications who appUed. many choices in one building, and and will continue to do so until Woodend said she doesn't quite it's not just the programs, but the •SABRTNA nl\'F.I.l. September. know why there has been an events, like SAC stuff, that goes on Popular place: Statistics show that an increasing number of students Although there is a large number increase. during the week." are applying to Humber College because of the strong course selection ^(PWS Racism still rife in media: study Two decades of resentment held by the Canadian "It's unacceptable to have a press" towards minorities in a newspaper like the National Post local and national "seemingly non-racist country." until now not be a member of any The authors of the study say press council." newspapers examined aboriginal peoples have not escaped Elmasry argued that Muslims in racist depictions by journalists and this country are catching up with By Dorly Jfan-Louis editors of major Canadian newspa- African-Canadians as the number pers. one group who suffer from stereo- In newspapers, racism is still "This study presents some dis- typing by the media. present. turbing findings about the way He also argued in favour of This was the latest finding of the some of us are going about the busi- increasing media accountability to report Racist Discourse in ness of committed journalism," said their readers. Canada's English Print Media, Hamlin Grange, the newly appoint- "They are professionals and they published this month by the ed president of the Canadian should be held responsible for their Canadian Race Relations Association of Black Journalists. profession," he said. Foundation (CRRF). He said journalists should be For three years a course called The study examined over two delivering meaning and context, Covering Diversity has been part of decades of racist discourse in local not fear and loathing. DORLV .lEAN-LOUlS Ryerson's journalism curriculum. national newspapers. visible minorities are right in the of and "When do Experts: (Left to right) Hamlin Grange, Lincoln Alexander, Moy Tam "We middle "The media's coverage of certain appear in Canadian newspapers Toronto. You can't be a reporter issues such as crime and immigra- they emerge as villains in a variety executive director of the Ottawa- perceived outside the imagined without covering diversity issues," tion can be racist," said former lieu- of ways," explained researcher Carleton Immigration Services community of Canada," added said Professor John Miller, devel- tenant-governor Lincoln Alex- Frances Henry. Organization. Henry. oper of the course. ander, chair of the CRRF, at a press "Press coverage of Sikhs, Arabs, From the 700 articles analyzed, Examples of racist discourse number's journalism program conference last Wednesday. and Muslim communities are filled the main problem noted was that were noted in all national newspa- has no similar course, but William "This unfair coverage makes with images of conflict, terrorism, the news is interpreted through a pers. Hanna, director of the School of people mad as hell and creates a civil unrest, violence, and con- white middle-class western male "It is a must for newspapers to Media Studies, said diversity topics frustration and resentment towards frontation," Henry said. perspective that is exclusive rather be a member of a press council," are covered in other courses. the media in certain communities." Henry was joined by a panel of than inclusive. said Professor Mohamed Elmasry, "We can't force journalism stu- In this report the researchers speakers that included Moy Tam, "One of the patterns we found in president and chair of the Canadian dents to take the courses but we can contend there is "a hard core executive director of the CRRF and this study is that minorities were Islamic Congress. encourage them to," he said. College to help promote Bookstore goes hi-tech made to the Lakeshore book- New Web site with store last year, said John Mason, summer jobs program director of ancillary services for online ordering, the college. $50m from province through the program. lege running the program. home delivery Taking over the space for- "[The program] is targeted pri- "We can still work together and merly occupied by the computer to subsidize wages marily at post-secondary students, be partners with the program," said By Josh Hargreaves & store means the bookstore will but there is room for high school Lois Willson, director of govern- monika rola be able to boost the number of By Lee Baiue students [in the program]," says ment and community relations. textbooks offered by 40 per cent, Eve Horvath, senior advisor to The summer jobs program is a Instead of waiting in line, get and to provide an expanded umber will not be running the Etobicoke-North MPP John part of the JobConnect program. your textbooks online. range of products. H province's summer jobs pro- Hastings. "It's better customer service for Next semester, a college "We'll have a larger magazine gram this year. The Ministry of Employment the clients to work with one agency, bookstore Web site will allow section," said Walker. The college will help promote it, and Training is offering incentives and one location. The JobConnect orders to be placed over the "We're also adding a health but it will be operated by its com- to employers by providing a $2 per program isn't aimed primarily at Internet.