Author: Sam Taskie
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Hope in High Heels live coverage
COVERAGE BY SAM TASKIE Oakville’s fourth annual Hope in High Heels invites men and women to walk to raise awareness about violence against women. Men participating in the walk are asked to wear pink high heels. Special guests, including Jeff Zabudsky, are scheduled to give speeches. All participants will be offered a complimentary lunch by The…
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Shedding light on violence against women
BY SAM TASKIE The Ray Rice debacle has pushed the issue of violence against women back into the spotlight this month. The 27-year-old Baltimore Ravens runner back was originally suspended from playing for two games. Later, TMZ released elevator footage of Rice attacking his wife. The NFL then stepped in suspending the player indefinitely after…
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Assault victim shares her story after string of similar attacks
STORY BY SAM TASKIE AND MADISON SOMMERVILLE Tatyana Tymchuk, a first-year Social Service student, was on the phone with her mother when she was sexually assaulted Oct. 5 on the trails southeast of campus that lead to Trafalgar Rd. Tymchuk left her house around noon heading to Sheridan. “The people that I was staying with…
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Second assault investigation this week
STORY BY MADISON SOMMERVILLE & SAM TASKIE Police arrived at Sheridan College after a call about another assault around 9 p.m. Thursday night, just two days after a sexual assault in the same area. Halton Regional Police spokesperson Chantal Corner told The Sheridan Sun that the suspect grabbed the female victim, who was walking on…
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Student petition about trail ownership closed after meeting with college
BY SAM TASKIE An online student petition calling for the college to gain control of the wooded trails surrounding Trafalgar Campus has been closed after getting 525 signatures. Computer Systems Technology student Hamza Jami, who started an online petition directed to Mayor Rob Burton, President Jeff Zabudsky and Ward 5 Councillor Jeff Knoll calling for…
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Small-town band with a big-time dream
STORY BY SAM TASKIE Mackenzie Salhany, a Musical Theatre student, is on her way to becoming a pop star. Lead vocalist Salhany’s five-member band, LUXA, consists of Ross Burant on guitar and vocals, Dan Minchom on bass guitar, Sam Migliazza on synthesizer and vocals and Pierre-luc Lalonde on drums. LUXA performs pop songs including covers…
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Fred Penner brings out the child in college students
STORY BY SAM TASKIE Not many performers in their late 60s can fill a venue of young people singing along and screaming, “I love you.” But Fred Penner can. The Sheridan Student Union hosted Fred Penner in the Marquee on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Students were engaged during Penner’s performance. “You can see certain people singing and…
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Enactus pitches in to help local community
STORY BY SAM TASKIE Sheridan students who join Enactus are helping build a better community and gaining skills at the same time. Enactus, a club based at the Hazel McCallion Campus, focuses on helping entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations become sustainable both economically and ecologically. Enactus stands for “entrepreneurship,” “action” and “us.” Many schools around the…