Author: filipedossantos
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Brampton’s Tech Talk 3 live
COVERAGE BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Brampton will be hosting its third Tech Talk tonight and Sheridan professor Christopher Ferguson will be speaking about his work on Union Station’s fifth facade. Join the Sun at 7p.m. for live coverage of this event.
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Sheridan helping Brampton ‘Get Creative’ with Tech Talks
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS The Flower City is getting a boost from Sheridan in the creativity department. On Dec. 3, Brampton will be hosting its third Tech Talk as part of its Heritage, Arts, Culture and Entertainment (HACE) program’s creative business initiative. The Tech Talks, which started on Oct. 15, have exclusively featured Sheridan…
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Tips for readying your vehicle for winter
VIDEO BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Every year it seems winter sneaks up on drivers and catches them unprepared. According to the OPP this led to over 33,000 accidents in Ontario alone between Dec. 1, 2013 and Mar. 31, 2014. Here are a few tips for getting a car ready for winter.
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Police investigating robbery in trail near Trafalgar Campus
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Halton Police are still looking for two suspects after a possible armed robbery on one of the trails next to Sheridan College. Police say the victim, a Sheridan student, was approached by two black males who demanded he hand over his wallet with one of the suspects then lifting their…
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Third annual PREP challenge a success for Sheridan
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Sheridan’s Megan Wong showed fellow students and police recruiters alike that she is prepped for the rigours of law enforcement as Davis Campus played host to the third annual Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police (PREP) test on Thursday. Sheridan, Mohawk, Niagara, Georgian and Centennial colleges sent their best male and…
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Sun reporters ‘moustache you some questions’ about Movember
BY SHERIDAN SUN STAFF For the month of November reporters from the Sheridan Sun will be growing out their moustaches as part of Movember to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues. To donate or learn more visit the Sheridan team’s Movember page. Here are some of the Sun reporters involved in the Movember…
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Sheridan targets asbestos as part of renovations
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Trafalgar Campus’ C-Wing came under quarantine during reading week as crews removed asbestos from the existing ventilation system and ceiling tiles. The project began on Oct. 24 and is scheduled to run until early December. According to Chad Mansell, facilities project manager at Sheridan’s Oakville campus, the school is not…
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Kielburger urges young people to pitch in and make a difference
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS The night began with the story of Siphiwe Hlophe, a Swazi woman who in 1999 won a scholarship to study in the U.K. only to lose it, and most everything else in her life, after being diagnosed with HIV. On Oct 9, a crowd of more than 750 heard Craig…
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Destination Sheridan
INFOGRAPHIC BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS As the Sheridan Sun’s Amanda Spilker reported on Sept 16, international students currently made up around 20 per cent of the college’s student population while providing 47 per cent of the school’s tuition based revenue. School admissions have also been continuing this trend. Since 2011 the number of international students…
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Davis Campus to host Brampton Board of Trade mayoral debate
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Sheridan College will be playing host to the upcoming Brampton Board of Trade’s mayoral debate. The Sept. 29 event, which will include only five of the 14 mayoral candidates, has caused quite a stir among those candidates not invited. “When the [Brampton] Board of Trade decided to invite only four…
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Throwing caution into the wind, Sheridan Sun falls for iFly
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS PHOTOS BY AMANDA SPILKER I stood in the doorway without a parachute, not sure whether I was scared or excited. The wind was deafening, and then I fell. Luckily for me it wasn’t out of an airplane, instead it was into the hands of an iFly indoor skydiving instructor. Since…
