Author: Anthony Muccilli
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Peers mentor students for smoke-free schools
STORY BY ANTHONY MUCCILLI Students helping students is the method Leave the Pack Behind is using to help smokers at Ontario colleges and universities butt out. To begin the quitting process, students go to their campus’ health centre, and ask for LTPB’s literature. Included in the pack are two mini-booklets that help the reader examine…
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Annual HMC events give students a fresh start
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ANTHONY MUCCILLI Last Saturday, Hazel McCallion campus held an event called Sheridan FreshFest. The event was a way for students at HMC to network and make new connections with students they had not met before. It was planned by both students and alumni and will be held annually. “The main thing…
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Festival celebrates international students
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ANTHONY MUCCILLI Last Saturday, the second Toronto International Students Festival was held at David Pecaut Square. The event, sponsored by CIBC, Rogers Communications and the Province of Ontario, featured live cultural performances, such as Ojibwe pow-wows, Scottish highland dancing and a Bollywood dance. Representatives from colleges and universities, including Sheridan College,…
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myPathway paves way for advanced standing
STORY BY ANTHONY MUCCILLI NEWS Since November, the office of the registrar at Sheridan College has overhauled its advanced standing system. Called myPathways, the new system allows students to apply for advanced standing online, bypassing the usual steps involved in the process. “Up until this time, students who wanted to request their transfer credit had…
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Sheridan wireless density project still up in the air
STORY BY ANTHONY MUCCILLI INFOGRAPHIC BY MATT LOWE Last year, Sheridan College began efforts to improve the wireless systems throughout its three campuses. Dubbed the Wireless Density Project, its aim is to increase the number of access points for phones, laptops and tablets throughout the campus. Since last December, the number of access points placed…