Author: Adam Buck
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Working toward a gentler ‘rise of the machines’
VIDEO BY ADAM BUCK In the spring of 2014, Sheridan students began work on Project Jesse, a partially autonomous robot intended to share workload of home-to-home caregivers. This year’s group is working hard at Davis Campus, 3D printing the individual parts they need. Red Tree Robotics, headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, designed the chipset (or brain)…
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Love for sale: Buying into Valentine’s Day
Little is known is about St. Valentinus (aka Valentine), beyond his name and where he was buried. The legend claims Valentine performed secret marriages for persecuted Christians around 270, until Roman Emperor Claudius II caught on and arrested him. While in custody, he fell in love with Claudius’s daughter. Before his execution, the saint wrote…
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The good, the bad and the gluten
STORY AND PHOTO BY ADAM BUCK You may have recently seen it in multiple restaurants and grocery stores. You’ve probably heard it more over the past few years than ever before. What does it mean for a food to be “gluten free” and why has it become so commonplace? Gluten is simply the sticky binding…
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Sheridan remembers a national tragedy
STORY AND PHOTO BY ADAM BUCK On Dec. 6, 1989, Marc Lépine murdered 14 women in Montreal’s École Polytechnique, claiming he was fighting feminism. In 1991, the Parliament of Canada declared the date National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, also known simply as White Ribbon Day. Trafalgar and Davis Campuses will…
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Wanted: winter coat donations at Davis Campus
STORY BY ADAM BUCK The Sheridan International Centre and Student Union at Davis Campus are working together to make this winter a little warmer for less fortunate students. Until Dec. 6, donations of adults’ and children’s winter coats can be brought to the international office, in B212g, or the Student Union building in room SC200,…
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War on tobacco hits White Oaks Secondary School
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ADAM BUCK The federal government held an anti-smoking seminar at White Oaks Secondary School last week as a part of its “war on tobacco” campaign. MP Eve Adams, parliamentary secretary to the minister of health, lead the presentation and open discussion on tobacco use among youth. With her was Rob Cunningham,…
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Beating the cafeteria crowds
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ADAM BUCK How much time do you spend waiting for lunch in an average school year? If you frequent the Trafalgar food court, called the Marketplace, the answer is probably “a lot.” “Around the Thai food area, it’s always packed, it’s always crowded,” said Sheridan educational support student Lynda Onyemah. “You…
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Oakville Trek or Treat night run
VIDEO BY ADAM BUCK On Oct. 18, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., people gathered at the St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre for the Eighth Annual Oakville Trek or Treat Night Run. Elaborate Halloween displays, free snacks and music framed the charity event, which successfully met its goal of bringing in 500 pounds of food donations.…
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Law & Order: SSU
STORY BY ADAM BUCK Sheridan College’s legal resource centre provides students with information and tactics to deal with a wide variety of challenges. Any student paying Sheridan Student Union (SSU) fees can book an appointment with a lawyer to get free advice on tenant/landlord disputes, contract reviews and other personal legal issues. “Students just come…
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Sheridan College fights student hunger
STORY BY GREG LONGLEY AND ADAM BUCK PICTURES BY GREG LONGLEY The Sheridan Student Union (SSU) is nipping hunger in the bud on campus. As students gear up for another school year, members of the SSU are reaching out to lend a helping hand and spread awareness of the many services they offer, including the…
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Trafalgar Two up and running… sort of
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ADAM BUCK The new residence building on Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus is nearly complete and already at full capacity. The six-floor structure, known simply as Trafalgar Two, houses 474 students, while Trafalgar One is home to 346 occupants. The cost of rent for both is $6,500 per year. “Students have everything they…