Year: 2014
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Small-town band with a big-time dream
STORY BY SAM TASKIE Mackenzie Salhany, a Musical Theatre student, is on her way to becoming a pop star. Lead vocalist Salhany’s five-member band, LUXA, consists of Ross Burant on guitar and vocals, Dan Minchom on bass guitar, Sam Migliazza on synthesizer and vocals and Pierre-luc Lalonde on drums. LUXA performs pop songs including covers…
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Author Ann Birch speaks to American Woman’s Club of Oakville
STORY BY SAMANTHA MAICH Are you thinking about writing a historical or political novel? Do you think this will be easy? Think again. Canadian author Ann Birch says it is hard to keep bias out of writing historical novels, because they need to be as accurate as possible. Birch has published several historical works, including…
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FAAD-tastic Open mic
STORY BY WILLIAM DIXON Sheridan arts students gathered round their deans last Tuesday in the MacDonald-Heaslip Hall to discuss concerns and aspirations for their programs. Faculty of Arts, Animation and Design dean Ronni Rosenberg, was accompanied with a panel of associate deans: Donna Braggins, Illustration and Photography, Sandy McKean, Film, Television, and Journalism, Angela Stukator,…
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Monologue weave dreams into life lessons
STORY BY ERIN QUEENAN Night of storytelling celebrates Sheridan’s mission to become creative campus. Medea Monologues founder Jennifer Phenix with director June Cupido before the start of last week’s show. She steps forward into the spotlight, and takes a breath. Her voice is slow, her words pronounced, as she weaves together a picture. The audience pauses,…
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Long-awaited Sheridan shuttle buses have arrived
STORIFY BY LINDA HERMIZ Two weeks ago, the Sheridan Sun published a story about the new inter-campus shuttle buses that were supposed to arrive soon. Well, they’re finally here! [View the story “Long-awaited Sheridan shuttle buses have arrived” on Storify]
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New “rez” problems are starting to getting fixed
STORY AND PHOTO BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES Residents are still divided on the new residence building at Trafalgar Campus. The new residence has been a hot topic since it opened in the fall, when students found problems including, missing appliances, broken plumbing and the roar of trucks in the dead of night. Back in September the…
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Middle eastern flavours soothe sullied stomachs
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN PHOTOS BY FRANK BUTTY If you’re looking for a nightcap to remedy the six or seven other nightcaps you had at the bar earlier, you may already be on your way to Montfort. Montfort Mediterranean Cuisine opened in the early ‘90s and has not only remained an Oakville staple, but has…
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A dog may be just what the doctor ordered
STORY BY CHAD MASON-AUBERTIN Dogs have a special bond with humans. Guide dogs, bomb or drug-sniffing dogs, police k-9 service dogs all have played well documented roles in history. Man’s best friend, has never been truer. “Your dog loves you unconditionally, it’s just such a lovely aspect of dogs,” said Heidi Van Willegen, co-team leader of…
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And they said money can’t buy you happiness…
STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS COUTTS The Oakville and Milton Humane Society is holding a half-price “adopt-a-thon” until the end of January for cats that are more than six months old. The shelter has been so overrun with cats that they’ve had to rent a trailer to house them all after the Humane Society rescued…
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Students could benefit from studying abroad
STORY BY CHAD MASON-AUBERTIN Instead of getting a Presto card, get a passport. With Canada being one of the most culturally diverse nations, students can benefit from taking their school studies abroad. “Canada and the GTA is becoming international,” said Sheridan’s International Student Centre manager Mike Emery. “Canadian students live in a multi-cultural society.” There…
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Student shows some love for inspirational professor
STORY BY ERIN QUEENAN Steven Ly and Peter Palermo pose for a picture that was posted to the FAD Twitter page Jan 9 Looking for a way to tell a professor they’re awesome? Take a tip from Art Fundamentals student Steven Ly, who wore his program coordinator’s face on Jan. 6 to kick off…
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Halton and the Salvation Army give out grocery cards after ice storm
STORY BY SAMANTHA MAICH The Municipality of Halton gave out $27,000 worth in grocery store cards to residents on financial aid through Salvation Army locations from Jan. 8 to Jan. 10 in response to the ice storm. “About $450,000 in grocery cards were made available to communities that were the hardest hit,” and, “the remaining…