Author Archives: Lisa Mayor
The Last Man
My first dive into comic book or graphic novel reading was a good one. Y: The Last Man, written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Pia Guerra, is one of the most gripping and compelling stories I’ve read. As the title suggest, Y: The Last Man is about the last surviving male after a [...]
Read More...Students try their hand and let it ride at the HSF Casino Day
Students had a chance to lay some large bets on the line without actually risking anything. On Thursday, Mar. 28, the Humber Students’ Federation (HSF) hosted a free Casino Day in North campus’ Student Centre. From 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., students were able to play all kinds of games with fake money in a [...]
Read More...Students munch at lunch for prizes
One of the Humber Students’ Federations (HSF) newer and more popular clubs made a statement in the North campus Student Centre on Thursday, Mar. 22. BOLD, a gay-straight alliance club sponsored by HSF, held a hot dog and taco speed-eating contest with one catch: The male contestants had to eat hot dogs and the girls [...]
Read More...I don’t like second-hand music
I remember my first Walkman. I won it at one of my father’s work Christmas parties they held for all the kids. It was one of those indestructible yellow things. I’m not even talking CD Walkman; I mean the really old, big, clunky yellow cassette Walkman. I used to listen to old tapes of the [...]
Read More...Street Styles
Name Alejandra Guillen Program First-year culinary arts student Is there anything that inspires your style? I just wear what I think is comfortable. I love to wear shirts with leggings; leggings are the most comfortable. I’m from Venezuela, so maybe my style comes from there a bit. What about your outfit today? [...]
Read More...HSF elections top previous years voting turn-out
The Humber Students’ Federations (HSF) election for 2012-2013 executives has come to a close after five days of polling. Polling stations were set up campus-wide at all three of Humber ITAL’s campuses, as well as one in the University of Guelph-Humber. The total vote count hit an impressive 5378, making up an overall percentage of [...]
Read More...More than just a job
The Humber Students’ Federation (HSF) is hiring at the beginning of this summer for the 2012/2013 school year. Jobs will be available in all three departments: communications, services and promotions. Communications is in charge of Humberlife Newspaper reporters and editors, the ever-present promotions team, graphic designers, posting clerks and banner designers. The service department takes [...]
Read More...Sustainability on campus
The idea that it’s unfair to burden future generations with today’s environmental problems is at the heart of Humber ITAL’s comittment to sustainability. To follow through on this commitment, the college created the Sustainability Coordinating Committee (SCC) in 2009, and offers programs that teach students about sustainablity. The SCC has implemented many environmentally-conscious initiatives that [...]
Read More...Facing off with Humber intramurals
It’s not surprising that a Canadian institution renowned for its athletics programs has an intramural ice hockey league. Humber Athletics hosts a two-semester intramural ice hockey league open to all full-time Humber ITAL and University of Guelph-Humber students. The league is geared towards hockey fanatics, as the relatively high fees tend to discourage more casual [...]
Read More...Finding Nirvana and keeping it real
Some people are born with a love of music. For Francesco Gisonni, the dream played hard to get. Gisonni, a first-year Multi-media Design and Production Technician student at Humber ITAL, said his first taste of music was an infatuation with a guitar owned by his babysitter. But Gisonni said his parents wouldn’t let him get [...]
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