Author: Michelle
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Jingle all the way
STORY AND VIDEO BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE PICTURES BY GRAEME FRISQUE The Arthritis Society hosted their first Ontario Jingle Bell Walk & Run on Sunday at Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus. Participants could choose a 1, 2.5 or 5k route around campus. The event provides jingle bells to the participants so that they can be heard while they…
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Sheridan students unaware of college’s cash awards
STORY AND PICTURE BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE Every student has the opportunity to cash in on a bursary or scholarship at Sheridan College. Unlike OSAP or a line of credit, bursaries and scholarships are awarded and don’t need to be paid back. The college offers scholarships based on academic achievement determined by the faculty in the…
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An outside perspective
MICHELLE WHITTEMORE Outsiders are welcome at the Amber Group Fine Arts Gallery through November. Nikkole LeBrun, of Oakville, has no formal art training and will exhibit her pieces, with six other artists at the gallery this month, as outsiders. Amber Gallery owner Katherine McCarthy Donovan says outsiders have an advantage in the art world…
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Holocaust survivors share their stories in Toronto
STORY AND PICTURES BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE A person born in 1939, the year that Hitler invaded Poland would be 74 on this day. The Holocaust was a major event in our world’s history and we may be the last generation with the privilege to hear survivors stories first-hand. This week marks the 33rd annual Holocaust…
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E-wasteful
STORY BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE Every year, 20-50 million tonnes of electronics are thrown away globally, and the amount of electronic waste is growing by 5 per cent annually. Since 2001, Apple has released 24 generations of the iPod and seven versions of the iPhone since 2007. But Apple products aren’t the only ones being released with…
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A phone worth keeping
STORY BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE Phonebloks plans to Thunderclap social media on Oct. 29. The new phone design, created by Dave Hakkens of the Netherlands, is designed to last forever. The idea is to reduce global electronic waste. Hakkens proposes a phone that allows users to swap components rather than replacing the whole unit when…
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It’s a hard-knock life
STORY, INFOGRAPHIC AND PICTURES BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE. “We’ll keep your resume on file.” These are the six words no graduate wants to hear, although, perhaps it’s better than hearing, “nametag and uniform deducted from paycheque.” Well, choose your poison because only 51 per cent of Sheridan graduates will be hearing, “you’re hired!” for a job…
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Toronto Indie Arts Market means platform for local artists
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE On a warm September afternoon in Toronto, people trickle into the Gladstone Hotel to browse the displays of local merchants, authors and artists. The Toronto Indie Arts Market is a new concept, developed through the frustrations of Sheryl Kirby and Greg Clow as people working in Toronto’s independent creative…
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To be or nut to be
STORY BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE September is men’s cancer awareness month and the Canadian Cancer Society is putting the ball in young men’s court with a fun and informative social media campaign. The Cancer Society already runs the nationwide Relay for Life and Daffodil Month, but his month organizers are trying something new. “This is unique…