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  • Member of Davis Toastmasters wins Evaluation Contest

    Member of Davis Toastmasters wins Evaluation Contest

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    BY CONNOR RIDLEY Davis Campus was brimming with charisma last Thursday when it hosted the Toastmasters Speech Evaluation and International Speech Contests. Matthew Bergeron of Sheridan Davis Bruins Toastmasters took first place in the evaluation category while Sebastian Acosta won the speech contest. About 50 representatives from the GTA were present, including Cheryl Bates, director…

  • Davis Toastmasters hosts dual speech contest

    Davis Toastmasters hosts dual speech contest

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    BY CONNOR RIDLEY Davis Campus hosted the annual Davis Bruins Toastmasters speech contests March 10. Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization that operates clubs devoted to education in communication and leadership skills. Participants in the Speech Evaluation Contest observe a speech before presenting a two- to three-minute evaluation, while contestants of the International Speech Contest present…

  • Pride club struggles with leader turnover

    Pride club struggles with leader turnover

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    STORY BY CONNOR RIDLEY Clubs have a tendency to wither and die following the graduation of their core members, a fate that the leaders of Davis Pride hope to avert. “Leadership has always been a huge problem at Sheridan with all of the clubs,” said Luciana Belea, former president of Davis Pride. “Presidents change and…

  • Labyrinth Books a treasure trove of art and geek culture

    Labyrinth Books a treasure trove of art and geek culture

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    STORY AND PHOTOS BY CONNOR RIDLEY Sheridan’s most visible legacy may be its art, but not all of this history is hanging in its halls. Nestled around the south side of the White Oaks apartment complex is a small bookstore, its window cluttered with posters of superheroes and other pieces of nerdy folklore. This is…

  • Absent candidates draw criticism at debate

    Absent candidates draw criticism at debate

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    STORY BY CHANELLE FAGON-TURNER, ERIN QUEENAN, CONNOR RIDLEY The federal Conservative candidates were a no-show at all three of Sheridan’s debates Oct 1. The glaring absences drew strong criticism from the other parties’ candidates who did attend. “That is revealing in itself,” said Che Marville, New Democratic Party candidate for Oakville. “This speaks volumes about what…