Author: Natalia
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Bruins kick back and celebrate team efforts
BY NATALIA CAMARENA The Sheridan Bruins 47th annual athletic banquet was one for the history books. A crowd of 200 athletes, coaches, trainers, guests and administrators turned up on April 7, excited for what the evening had in store. Jim Flack, athletic director and head coach of the men’s basketball team, started the evening off…
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Parents’ divorce affects adult children too
BY NATALIA CAMARENA I remember sitting in my second grade class when my teacher asked us, “Which of you have parents that are still married?” I was a little confused by the question; I thought everyone’s parents were together. However, much to my surprise many of my friends’ hands remained down. It was then that…
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Neighbourhoods in transition: Pushing the envelope
BY NATALIA CAMARENA On Jan. 26, Linda Morgan returned to another committee of adjustment meeting, along with 10 of her neighbours in an attempt to prevent another variance from being approved. In the last few years many neighbourhoods in the Town of Oakville have been undergoing transition. Older houses have been taken down, and million…
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Lady Bruins handed a tough five-setter loss to St. Clair
BY NATALIA CAMARENA Since the beginning of the winter semester the Sheridan Bruins’ women’s volleyball team (6-7 OCAA) have gotten off to a tough start, dropping three of their last four games. At the end of the fall semester they ended on a three-game winning streak but they haven’t been able to maintain that momentum this…
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Tamara Dixon: Player, mentor and coach
BY NATALIA CAMARENA Tamara Dixon is not only the committed and passionate coach of the Sheridan Bruins women’s rugby team, she is an accomplished athlete who overcame a devastating injury. The Brampton native began her rugby career when she was 15 at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary. After high school, she played rugby at Western University,…
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The Sheridan Bruins: Fall 2015
BY NATALIA CAMARENA The Sheridan Bruins‘ fall semester has brought some heartbreaking losses and some history making moments. Sheridan’s eight teams have continued to make progress, as the athletic program continues to grow. Below is a curation of this semesters biggest games, memories and accomplishments of each team, and their goals for the next year.…
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Lady Bruins clean out Boréal and Cambrian College
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA The Sheridan Bruins women’s volleyball team (OCAA 5-4) heads into the winter break on a three-game win streak. The lady Bruins won back-to-back home games Nov. 28 and 29 against Boréal (OCAA 0-10) and Cambrian College (OCAA 6-4). The Bruins had a tough start against the Boréal Vipers, but managed to…
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Suzuki shares Blue Dot movement to heal the planet
STORY & PHOTOGRAPHY BY NATALIA CAMARENA “Is a forest a sacred grove, or simply timber and pulp? Is a river the veins and capillaries of the land, or is it for power and irrigation? Is the soil a complex community of organisms, or just dirt? Is another species our biological kin, or a resource? Is…
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Post Comedy Theatre: A flicker of insanity
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA There is no one word that can really fully define actor, mime, stand-up comedian, juggler and ventriloquist Robert Post. He truly is a one-man variety show capable of entertaining old and young alike. To encounter Post rehearsing for one of his shows is to think he’s insane and quite frankly that…
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Homecoming 2015: Rugby
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA The Sheridan Bruins women’s rugby team (3-1 OCAA) trounced Mohawk College 49-0 Saturday at Homecoming 2015. The Lady Bruins scored nine tries and two conversions, clinching a playoff spot with their big win. This has been the Bruins’ most successful season since the women’s rugby program started four years ago. The…
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Lady Bruins lick wounds after tough home opener loss
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA After coming off a record-breaking win against Mohawk College, the Sheridan women’s rugby team dropped their home opener against Conestoga College on Friday. The Lady Bruins started off strong, scoring the first try of the game. But injuries caused their game plan to fall apart. “The injuries started and I had…
