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Safety at Sheridan

Safety at Sheridan

BY GRAEM FRISQUE AND MICHELLE WHITTEMORE The Sheridan family has been brought together by a communal need to for protection at school. Since the assaults at Sheridan, students have been looking for answers about their well being here on campus. Here is a compilation of information regarding the Sheridan assaults and student opinions. Take control […]

College’s image vs. student freedoms

College’s image vs. student freedoms

EDITORIAL On Nov. 25, Sheridan College, in concert with Halton Regional Police, held a lockdown drill and police training exercise in the SCAET building. The drill involved Sheridan theatre students playing victims in special effects makeup to simulate real gunshot wounds for a life like training exercise. Students at the Sheridan Sun were granted access […]

Mockdown 2013 – SCAET lockdown drill and police training exercise

Mockdown 2013 – SCAET lockdown drill and police training exercise

STORY, VIDEO & PHOTOS BY THE SHERIDAN SUN TEAM Check back with thesheridansun.ca at 9.am on Monday Nov. 25 for live coverage of the joint Sheridan/Halton Police lockdown drill in SCAET building. The drill will last about 20-30 minutes while police execute a training exercise simulating a school shooting and lockdown situation complete with fake […]

Lockdown drill will be unlike anything Sheridan has seen before

Lockdown drill will be unlike anything Sheridan has seen before

STORY BY GRAEME FRISQUE Students who find themselves in SCAET Wing Monday morning will be in for an unusual start to their week. Campus security, in conjunction with Halton Regional Police, will be conducting a lockdown drill unlike anything Sheridan College has seen before. The drill, which will be only in the SCAET building, will […]

Student union board of directors byelection draws little interest at Trafalgar and HMC

Student union board of directors byelection draws little interest at Trafalgar and HMC

STORY BY GRAEME FRISQUE Students started taking to the polls yesterday for the Sheridan Student Union’s 2013 board of directors’ byelection. Voting will continue through tomorrow, however only Davis Campus students will have a choice of candidates. The election, which is being held to fill seven vacant spots on the student union’s board of directors, […]

Sheridan Student Union kicks off byelection

Sheridan Student Union kicks off byelection

STORY BY GRAEME FRISQUE Campaign season is kicking into high ­gear at Sheridan as the Student Union begins preparations for its 2013 board of director’s byelection. Students will get a chance to cast their vote Nov. 20 to 22 online or in person at all three campuses. The deadline for candidate submission was Tuesday and […]

Follow these tips to help protect yourself on campus

Follow these tips to help protect yourself on campus

INFOGRAPHIC BY GRAEME FRISQUE The infographic below is an tip sheet for on-campus personal safety. The data incorporates safety tips from Sheridan campus security as well as information from the Halton Regional Police services.

Victim’s screams scared away masked attacker during weekend sexual assault

Victim’s screams scared away masked attacker during weekend sexual assault

STORY BY GRAEME FRISQUE Published on October 7th, 2013 Updated on October 9th, 2013 @ 5:35pm One of the victims in last weekend’s pair of sexual assaults that occurred near the wooded trails at Trafalgar Campus is calling for more emergency boxes to be installed. The young woman, whose anonymity  has been guaranteed, contacted The […]

Port Credit protesters urge Prince of Pot’s return to Canada

Port Credit protesters urge Prince of Pot’s return to Canada

STORY AND PHOTOS BY GRAEME FRISQUE Marc Emery supporters and marijuana legalization advocates marched in Port Credit on Sunday to protest the convicted man’s term in a U.S. prison. The NDP-sponsored group, made up of about a dozen Emery supporters and members of the Mississauga South NDP riding association, marched from Port Credit Memorial Park […]

Infrastructure Ontario narrows possible Hazel McCallion Campus phase 2 builders to three

Infrastructure Ontario narrows possible Hazel McCallion Campus phase 2 builders to three

STORY BY GRAEME FRISQUE Infrastructure Ontario says the decision on who will design, finance and build and the second phase of Sheridan’s Hazel McCallion Campus is down to three teams. Integrated Team Solutions, Progressive Learning Partnership, and Sheridan Creative Partnership are made up of a designer, developer, and finance group. The contract will be awarded […]

Campus security testing out new wheels for patrols

STORY BY GRAEME FRISQUE Halton Regional Police are looking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect they believe might be involved in two separate attacks between August and September. Police believe that these two incidents, one occurring off-campus on July 16, and the other occurring on-campus on Aug. 23, may be attributable to the […]

Sheridan students honoured during pre-game ceremonies at Blue Jays game

Sheridan students honoured during pre-game ceremonies at Blue Jays game

STORY AND PHOTOS BY GRAEME FRISQUE VIDEO BY GREG LONGLEY Two Sheridan College students received prestigious awards at Rogers Centre prior to Saturday’s baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles. The presentation of the Toronto Blue Jays Sports Medicine Award and Dr. Ron Taylor Award is an annual event recognizing a longstanding […]