Year: 2014
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Student Union offers jobs for students
STORY AND PHOTO BY KATE WOODS Students who need a job with time flexibility so they can do schoolwork don’t need to look far from campus. The Student Union offers part-time jobs for students looking to work on campus, as well as looking to add work experience to their resume and portfolios. “We hire graphic…
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The Oakville Bike Tour
VIDEO BY CATARINA MUIA UCycle Sheridan held it’s first Oakville Bike Tour for students at Trafalgar campus on Sept. 25. Students made stops throughout the city, and ended up at Chocolate Alphabet & Casa del Gelato. To read the story, click here.
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E-sports: The growing culture
STORY AND INFOGRAPHIC BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES AND ROBERT SGOTTO Professional gamers have been given the nod from the U.S. government. Last year, Washington granted professional e-sports players athletic visas that will allow foreign competitors to easily enter the country for tournaments. But for a league that calls itself e-sports, is it really a sport? Over…
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First Date
STORY BY BY STEPHANIE ALBA A first date can be rough when you realize you have nothing in common. Vanessa Francone, a third-year Journalism student at Ryerson, had one of those dates when she was 17. She met her date at Second Cup where she was working as a barista. “His name was Jacob,…
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Milton shows off its cultural side
STORY BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA Mary Hansell thinks tai chi can help people beat stress and learn to relax. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, she was teaching tai chi to visitors who came out for Milton’s third annual Culture Days festival. “I hope to get people excited about tai chi. Whether they take it here in…
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Still no debit in the Marquee
STORY BY WILLIAM DIXON Cash or credit are currently the only two payment options available to students eating and drinking at the Marquee. “It’s more of a service issue,” said Dan Casey, senior manager of operations, in a phone interview. Larger tables of up to eight students would all want to pay in debit, which…
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Cyclists kick in to gear with Oakville Bike Tour
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY SPENCER LUYBEN Sheridan cyclists found themselves rolling toward a day of discounts and discovery during a tour of Kerr Village Thursday. The students were the first ever Discover Oakville Bike Tour, held by the Share the Road Cycling Coalition in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. The…
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Preparing for Scotiabank Nuit Blanche
STORY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY If you’re going to miss Scotiabank Nuit Blanche this year in Toronto don’t fret. You still have ten projects from the all night street level art show that will be on exhibit throughout Toronto for the remainder of the week. “We did six projects last year and that was very successful…
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Cask night with Cameron’s Brewing Company
STORY BY KELLEN JACKSON Come on Sheridan students, get your cask in gear! If you like to party, dress up and drink beer, Cameron’s Brewing Company wants to see you at its monthly Cask Nights. “I will send a bus to Sheridan College to get them over here,” says Kelly Harris, head of events and…
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Betts Engell and her journey through Alzheimer’s
VIDEO & PHOTOGRAPH BY MEHREEN SHAHID Prof. Emeritus Betts Engell taught at Sheridan College in the Social Service Worker program for more than two decades. She was known as a kind, generous, active and hands-on person. She was involved in many community projects and had the power to rally people behind her for all social…
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Living the fairy tale
STORY BY DANA BOYINGTON When 22-year-old Omar Elhindi sent a demo reel to Disney Studios he never expected life’s his fairy tale to come true. “I was worried that it wouldn’t live up to [their] expectations – but it did,” he said. Elhindi was accepted last spring for a two-month summer internship as a computer…
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Culture Days in Milton
VIDEO BY WILLIAM DIXON From September 26 to the 28, Milton held cultural events from community volunteers to promote culture in Milton. The events were free and anyone was welcome. For more information visit culturedays.ca.