The Sheridan Sun – Archives

Year: 2014

  • Tune in, turn on, say yes

    Tune in, turn on, say yes

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    Chris Coutts
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    [wzslider height=”500″ transition=”‘slide’”] STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS COUTTS Students seeking an escape from reality, or an excuse to scream, no longer need to rely on overpriced alcohol or designer drugs. Instead, Sheridan’s Improv Club offers an escape without any of the typical withdrawal symptoms. Bryce Jones, a third-year Animation student at Sheridan, started the…

  • Assault victim shares her story after string of similar attacks

    Assault victim shares her story after string of similar attacks

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    Sam Taskie
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    STORY BY SAM TASKIE AND MADISON SOMMERVILLE Tatyana Tymchuk, a first-year Social Service student, was on the phone with her mother when she was sexually assaulted Oct. 5 on the trails southeast of campus that lead to Trafalgar Rd. Tymchuk left her house around noon heading to Sheridan. “The people that I was staying with…

  • Bill begs for pit bull relief

    Bill begs for pit bull relief

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    Marko
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    PHOTO AND STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN Boss, an American pit bull terrier, will not only be wearing his argyle sweater for the rest of the winter – because of the pit bull ban he’ll be sporting another accessory. “Since Boss was three months old, he has had to be muzzled in public,” said Tara MacNeil,…

  • Sheridan student leads campaign against fossil fuel free

    Sheridan student leads campaign against fossil fuel free

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    satyarth mishra
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    STORY BY SATYARTH MISHRA A Sheridan student is spearheading a campaign to make the college fossil fuel free. Jenn Mezei says she is part of the Fossil Free Canada campaign started by Bill McKibben, a scientist, who is trying to take money away from energy companies that are not environmental friendly. “More than 400 institutions…

  • Police presence beefed up following week of assaults

    Police presence beefed up following week of assaults

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    Jeanylyn
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    STORY BY SUN STAFF The suspect who struck five times in the last six months appears to be “comfortable” with the area surrounding Sheridan, police told about 100 attendees at Tuesday night’s town hall meeting held in response to the two attacks that occurred last week. “He is comfortable in his surroundings. Whether that person…

  • Fantasy, action, adventure: It’s all in the cards with new game Hearthstone

    Fantasy, action, adventure: It’s all in the cards with new game Hearthstone

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    Rob
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    STORY BY ROBERT SGOTTO From demons to orcs, dragons to spacecraft, Blizzard Entertainment has diverse games for a diverse culture. Now, they are trying their hand at card games. Known for games such as World of Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft, Blizzard will take its first steps into online card games with Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.…

  • Social media’s newest drinking game

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    Catarina
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    STORY BY CATARINA MUIA Social media has given drinking games a sickening new twist. The international drinking game, ‘NekNomination,’ which originated in Australia, consists of drinking an alcoholic beverage while adding an unsafe twist, such as adding urine to the drink or jumping into a lake afterwards. The person would then nominate some else to…

  • Safety session with Halton police at Sheridan college

    Safety session with Halton police at Sheridan college

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    Sheridan Sun
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    About 100 members of the Sheridan community gathered in the Trafalgar gym Tuesday evening to voice concerns and question college officials and police about safety. Five attacks have occurred on or near campus in the last six months. [View the story “Safety session with Halton police at Sheridan college” on Storify]

  • Indie Games

    Indie Games

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    Jon D. Clarke
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    BY JON D. CLARKE AND PAUL WOODLEY We talked to indie game developers from across the globe to gain a deeper understanding of the industry – why indie games are a thing, when they started cropping up, and how small groups of people are able to make the video games they do. We also investigated the…

  • Storm leaves Toronto in the dark

    Storm leaves Toronto in the dark

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    Melissa Gervais
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    BY MELISSA GERVAIS AND GREG LONGLEY This site is an all encompassing overview of the worst ice storm to hit the GTA in years. We provide articles and tweets along with images that recaptures the destruction. We also profile the last man left in the GTA without electricity for five straight weeks. Go to Twitter and Facebook…

  • The grass isn’t always greener on the other side, that is unless you’re a vegan

    The grass isn’t always greener on the other side, that is unless you’re a vegan

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    Maxine
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    BY MAXINE LOWE WhyVegan is a site dedicated to educating Canadians about the growing vegan population, what a vegan is, as well as how to go vegan. We have a Twitter and Pinterest account dedicated making sure we have information daily on the latest in vegan news, complete with dietititans recommendations. VISIT whyvegan.thesheridansun.ca

  • Internships – Opportunity or Exploitation?

    Internships – Opportunity or Exploitation?

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    Jessica Beaulieu
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    BY JESSICA BEAULIEU AND STEF CASERTA Most Sheridan students will have to complete an internship in order to satisfy the graduation requirements of their program. Any internship, whether paid or unpaid, that counts for academic credits is deemed legal in the province of Ontario. But there are thousands of other internships out there, in which…