Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs – an insider view
BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT & MARICA PEJAKOVIC Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs are a Toronto band fighting their way to the top. This indie/folk/rock foursome is on tour right now. We sat down and talked with them before their first show of the tour; here’s what we got: photos, video, live footage and two articles. […]
Autism service dogs visit Sheridan
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT Service dogs aren’t just for the visually impaired. “Service dogs” and “guide dogs” can be synonymous sometimes, but service dogs can do so much more than lead the blind. There are service dogs to help people with visual or hearing impairments, epilepsy, autism or diabetes. Donna Woodstock of Sheridan’s […]
Paws with Claus – Pet pictures with Santa at Oakville Place
STORY BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT What do you want for Christmas? What does your pet want? You can take your pet to Oakville Place to meet Santa to find out. On Dec. 9 and 16, small furry friends can have their picture taken with Santa at the mall. In the more than four years the […]
Foster puppies in a class of their own
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT The Oakville training centre for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides has four or five puppies looking for foster homes and they want you to foster one of them. Oakville is home to one of only two Lions Club Dog Guides training facilities in Canada. The other is […]
Remembrance Day ceremony
COVERAGE BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT There will be a Remembrance Day ceremony at Sheridan College at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 11. Stay tuned for live coverage of the event.
New breed discovered: locavores
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT It’s 8 a.m. Where did your breakfast come from? Sheridan student Shayne Asmundson had a Tim Hortons breakfast sandwich, which costs about $3.00 and could originate from far from the restaurant. Author Sarah Elton thinks a responsible meal choice would be buying local, sustainably grown produce. She will be […]
Halloween spirit at Sheridan: so good it’s scary
PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT It’s that time of year again! Sheridan students showed their Halloween spirit today at the college.
Spooky spots to sight in Oakville this Halloween
INFOGRAPHIC BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT FEATURED IMAGE COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES Have you outgrown trick-or-treating but are looking for something to do this Halloween? Here is a map of Oakville with some ideas for your Halloween evening. You can check out the Solingate Manor haunted house, take a ghost walk starting at King Street or hang […]
Accessible Learning office works to shed stigma
STORY AND PHOTO BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT The Accessible Learning office at Sheridan helps about one in 10 students, yet many students with special needs don’t come forward for help. Mansoor Naderi is a third-year Visual and Creative Arts student with retinopathy of prematurity, a condition that means “I have no light perception out of my […]
Are you doing it right? Sheridan Peer Mentors talk about sex, sleeping, eating and drinking.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT Sex, eating, drinking and sleep. Many college students don’t know the importance of these four things in their daily lives. Are you doing it right? That’s why four peer mentors have teamed up with the Sheridan’s health and wellness centre to bring this information to students. Isaiah Ledgister is […]
Sheridan Davis Campus hosts its first Toastmasters meeting
VIDEO BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT Sheridan’s Davis campus just started a Toastmasters club. Organizers Judith McKinnon, John McRae and Judy Suke, all Sheridan faculty, had their first meeting on Thursday. The meeting drew more participants than expected; so many that McKinnon had to leave the meeting to make more copies of the handout, and they quickly […]
Get your club on – Sheridan Trafalgar’s club fair
PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT The Sheridan club fair drew students interested in joining one of the various clubs Trafalgar has to offer. The event ran Sept. 19 in Union Square from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and had booths and representatives from several clubs, including the animation council, the anime club, the photography club, and the Christian […]