Year: 2014
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Settling international students
STORY BY PALWASHA TEMOR The start of a new school year causes stress and excitement for everyone, but some face challenge Canadian-born students will never know. Haoran Wang, 27, packed up his life and came to a new country and is trying to adjust to his environment, all while being in school. Currently studying Architectural…
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Cross country returns to Sheridan
STORY BY MIKHAIL HELLER After nine years, Sheridan College is reintroducing a cross country running team to its athletic program this fall. Athletic director Jim Flack’s first act to restore cross country at Sheridan is hiring new head coach James Bulhman. “He has an excellent work ethic as a coach and were confidant he can…
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Sheridan Security Segues to New Vehicle
STORY AND PHOTOS BY SPENCER LUYBEN Sheridan security’s new vehicles promise that the future is now. Like something out of a science-fiction novel, these tall, three-wheeled chariots are strange to look at for a simple reason: the driver stands. “It feels weird because you’re standing, but you’re going pretty fast,” said Scott Hough, who has been…
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Beach Celtic Festival 2014
VIDEO BY LINDA HERMIZ The Beach Celtic Festival is a tradition that has been going on since 2004. Created by Sandy Graham, the festival is held to honour the Scottish, Irish and Welsh culture. When Graham’s mother passed away 11 years ago, she asked her family and friends not to mourn her, but to celebrate…
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Into the wild: Living on your own
BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA Whether you’re a first-year student or not, living on your own can be an exciting and nerve-wracking time, not to mention a big change. It often means a new environment. “It’s weird not being around people I know though,” said Jaclyn Frankum, 19, a student in Art Fundamentals and his been living…
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Celebration Square is Awemazing for the anual AwesTruck
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DYLAN PAISLEY Celebration Square experienced both rain and shine last weekend for its first ever SoundBites event. SoundBites is a two-day open-air festival featuring music, movies and food trucks. “This is the first year of the event and we are excited to make this an annual thing at Celebration Square,” said…
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Sweet teeth rejoice
WILLIAM DIXON Although it’s only been open for six months, Oakville’s The Danish Pastry House is preparing to serve royalty. The small bakery on Cornwall Rd. east of Trafalgar Rd., was started by the half-Danish and half-Canadian, Anita Lauritsen. Her parents had moved to Canada during the 1950s, bringing with them years of Danish traditions.…
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Sheridan study to get seniors on the move
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS PHOTO COURTESY OF SHERIDAN CENTRE FOR ELDER RESEARCH The elderly are coming to Sheridan, ski poles in hand. The Sheridan Elder Research Centre (SERC) and Nordixx Canada, will be conducting a study of how Nordic pole walking benefits the elderly. “We’re interested in seeing the effect in older adults, if…
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Higher Ed helps students soar over tuition costs
STORY BY AMANDA SPILKER There’s a new way for students to pay off their tuition – Areoplan Miles. A partnership between Sheridan and Higher Ed Points, a Toronto-based startup, now allows students (and even their parents) to convert travel reward points into funds that can go towards school-related fees. “In a nutshell, students, parents and…
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Glass Gathering 2014
VIDEO BY RYAN MARSHALL Sheridans’ 2014 Glass Gathering – Glass Olympic’s. 4 Teams – Pink, Orange, Blue, and Hot – of 6 to 8 members competed in a variety of different glass games at the second annual Glass Gathering.
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Layered in GQ Flaire
STORY BY JEANYLYN LOPEZ First-year fashionisto finds inspiration from blogs and Instagram
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The First Step
STORY BY MADDY SOMMERVILLE PHOTOS BY MADDY SOMMERVILLE Amid the hustle and bustle of a new semester at Sheridan, there are new faces in the crowd – first years. And while for the many who have roamed halls and passageways of our three campuses in previous years, it can be easy to pick out the…