Author: Elise Morton
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Viewers the real losers in Batman vs. Superman
BY ELISE MORTON Slow paced and far too long, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice fails to provide enough excitement during the events leading up to the showdown between the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel. Unlike the trailers, which left viewers and comic fans sitting on the edge of their seats and anxious…
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MPP educates community at Tuition Town Hall
BY ELISE MORTON A Tuition Town Hall held at Sheridan’s Hazel McCallion Campus on March 16 gave the community an opportunity to ask MPP Dipika Damerla questions and learn more about the Ontario Student Grant (OSG). Around 50 people including students, parents, community members and reporters who were eager to have their questions answered attended…
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Toronto polar bear dip helps fight kids cancer
BY ELISE MORTON A loud shriek arose from the crowd at the centre of Yonge Dundas Square as they were soaked by waves of cold water when participants plunged into a pool at the sixth annual Toronto Sears Great Canadian Chill on Feb. 15. The brave chillers who participated in the polar bear dip to raise awareness,…
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The Toronto Sears Great Canadian Chill
LIVE EVENT BY ELISE MORTON The Sears Great Canadian Chill polar bear dip is back in Toronto and ready to help raise money and awareness in the city to #StopKidsCancerCold. Join the Sheridan Sun at Yonge Dundas Square on Family Day morning, February 15, at 10am and watch as brave Torontonians plunge into a pool…
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YuMi robot working alongside Sheridan engineering students
BY ELISE MORTON YuMi, the first robot at the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (CAMDT) gives Sheridan’s engineering students the opportunity to safely work up close with a robot. Created by ABB, YuMi, which means You and Me in Japanese, has features that remove the barriers of cages and distance needed to provide…
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Red dresses honour missing and murdered aboriginal women
BY ELISE MORTON You may have noticed red dresses hanging at Sheridan’s campuses this week. This curious display is part of the first event held by a new club, the Sheridan Indigenous Alliance, during their Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Children (MMAW) Awareness Week from Feb. 8 to 12. According to Kayla Parisien, first-year…
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Furniture students reveal their talents
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELISE MORTON Members of the design community squished together inside a Toronto gallery to admire the work produced by Sheridan’s 16 graduating Furniture students during the opening reception of Reveal, on Jan. 21. The exhibit was organized by students in the three-year Craft and Design Furniture program with the help and…
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Supporting aboriginal education at Sheridan
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELISE MORTON The Sheridan community came together to brainstorm ideas during an event on Friday about how the college can support reconciliation and indigenous learners. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) issued a challenge to every post-secondary institution in the country to support indigenous students and aboriginal education. Colleges…
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Sheridan ranks high in research in Canada
STORY AND INFOGRAPHIC BY ELISE MORTON When it comes to research, Sheridan is the tops. Research Infosource Inc.’s annual study, which ranks Canada’s Top 50 research colleges by total income, ranks Sheridan first for total projects completed (225) by a large college in 2013-2014. “The results are a testament to the creativity, talent and quality…
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Terrorist’s son advocates peace at community breakfast
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELISE MORTON “No matter the level of violence you’ve been exposed to it doesn’t have to define your character. All of us have the ability to change our path.” This was one of the main messages Zak Ebrahim conveyed to the audience during the sold-out YMCA of Oakville Community Breakfast for…
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Carbon Monoxide Awareness
INFOGRAPHIC BY ELISE MORTON How do you protect yourself from something deadly that you can’t see, smell and taste? It’s a difficult task, unless you have a carbon monoxide detector. Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a deadly gas, which is invisible, odourless, tasteless and is also known as the silent killer. According, to Ontario’s new Carbon…