Author: janagregorio
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Thinking spring at Oakville Greenhouse
BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS AND JANA GREGORIO Like an oasis in a cold concrete tundra, the Oakville Municipal Greenhouse is a great escape. Stepping through the glass doors, you immediately feel the warm, tropical air. The gentle sound of a waterfall trickles in the background, and you’re surrounded by tall, lush green trees and exotic, colourful plants…
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Academic pressures affect students’ mental health
BY JANA GREGORIO The stresses of school finally caught up to Brennan Woods. The 26-year-old Electrical Engineering student at Mohawk College entered a classroom he thought was his lab. When he realized he was in the wrong class, the situation triggered an anxiety attack and he spent two months in the hospital. “[The pressure to succeed]…
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Girl Talk inspires Sheridan women at Marquee
BY JANA GREGORIO When you hit it a wall, it’s to see how far you’ve come, motivational speaker Nova Browning Rutherford told the crowd at the Girl Talk event at Sheridan College on Feb. 2. “I wouldn’t know how resilient I am any other way,” she said after talking about her struggles with depression. “You’ll…
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Careers: Follow your heart or your brain
BY JANA GREGORIO It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves. It’s what our parents ask us constantly. It’s what our high school guidance counsellors asked us. “What do you want to do in life?” “I have no idea.” Deciding which career path to take is something many students struggle with at some point before, during…
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Pink Tax Protest
LIVE BLOG BY JANA GREGORIO Activate T.O. is hosting #No Tax on Tampons: A Campaign on the Bleeding Edge to raise awareness on the discriminatory tax on feminine hygiene products and to discuss the issues of gender in legislation and media coverage. Jill Piebiak, who started the #NoTaxOnTampons campaign, will be speaking at the event.…
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Animation students nominated for Annie Awards
BY JANA GREGORIO A mother is pushed to the limit. She struggles to balance daily tasks alone, from hanging laundry to tending to a crying child. Different problems arise, one after the other, until she can’t take it any longer. She is stretched so thin. She breaks apart. This is the premise behind Mother, an…
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Blogger opens up about pressures of social media
STORY BY JANA GREGORIO PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF DANA SUCHOW Perfection: The condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects. No one’s perfect, but it sure doesn’t look that way on social media. Dana Suchow, a body-positive blogger and the creator of the blog Do the Hot…
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Company connects youths with professionals one cup at a time
STORY BY JANA GREGORIO What if you were given the chance to have a one-on-one coffee date with the Prime Minister? Justin Trudeau is just one of many high-profile professionals currently registered on Ten Thousand Coffees, a networking company that connects young job seekers with seasoned professionals. “Whether it’s mentorship, advice, networking, recruiting, that kind of…
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Library hosts event to showcase art and resources
STORY BY JANA GREGORIO Sheridan’s Trafalgar campus library is usually a place of quiet and solitude, but last week was a notable exception. The annual Library Awareness Week drew a steady stream of students to the library for fun and activities. The Zine Fest kicked off the event where art students from illustration to animation set…
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Sheridan blog a finalist for national award
STORY BY JANA GREGORIO Curiosities, the official blog of Sheridan, has won three awards this year and is a finalist at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA). Curiosities won gold in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II awards, the Gold Quill award for the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)…
