Category: Lifestyle
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For the love of the game
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN PHOTO PROVIDED BY SAM HERMACK Most married and engaged couples have touching stories about the proposal – at the restaurant where the couple first met, at a baseball game projected onto a Jumbotron, or maybe on a sun-kissed beach during an all-inclusive vacation. Sam Hermack, 22, figured she would pop the…
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Technology in our society
BY BRITTANY MCAULEY In 2013, over 55 per cent of Canadians owned a smartphone and our overwhelming use of the devices raises the question, can there ever be too much technology? With new technological advances being thought-up every day it’s not hard to imagine human interaction being a thing of the past and one day having…
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Settling international students
STORY BY PALWASHA TEMOR The start of a new school year causes stress and excitement for everyone, but some face challenge Canadian-born students will never know. Haoran Wang, 27, packed up his life and came to a new country and is trying to adjust to his environment, all while being in school. Currently studying Architectural…
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Into the wild: Living on your own
BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA Whether you’re a first-year student or not, living on your own can be an exciting and nerve-wracking time, not to mention a big change. It often means a new environment. “It’s weird not being around people I know though,” said Jaclyn Frankum, 19, a student in Art Fundamentals and his been living…
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Sheridan study to get seniors on the move
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS PHOTO COURTESY OF SHERIDAN CENTRE FOR ELDER RESEARCH The elderly are coming to Sheridan, ski poles in hand. The Sheridan Elder Research Centre (SERC) and Nordixx Canada, will be conducting a study of how Nordic pole walking benefits the elderly. “We’re interested in seeing the effect in older adults, if…
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Layered in GQ Flaire
STORY BY JEANYLYN LOPEZ First-year fashionisto finds inspiration from blogs and Instagram
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The First Step
STORY BY MADDY SOMMERVILLE PHOTOS BY MADDY SOMMERVILLE Amid the hustle and bustle of a new semester at Sheridan, there are new faces in the crowd – first years. And while for the many who have roamed halls and passageways of our three campuses in previous years, it can be easy to pick out the…
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Media Arts student prepares to take the stage for the Miss World Canada 2014
STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID PHOTOS BY SAM TASKIE Kristin Kamila Bingham still remembers the day her grade-school friends rated all the girls in their class on their appearance: everyone else got an 8, 9 or 10, she got a 3. But when the director of the Miss Canada World 2014 pageant gave the 22-year-old Jamaican-born…
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iFlying adventure
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Thrillseekers in Oakville and the GTA will soon be able to experience the rush of jumping out of a plane without ever leaving the ground. Only the second facility of its kind in Canada, iFly Toronto is opening its indoor sky diving facility in the Winston Park Drive area. Although…
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Child Youth Worker hopes to spread message of tolerance
STORY AND PHOTOS BY VANESSA GILLIS Michael Tyler never thought he could make it to college, let alone become a peer mentor and guide others through the experience. Tyler, a student in Sheridan’s Child Youth Worker program, struggled throughout high school with grades and was victimized by homophobic bullies. “I was never out in high…
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Be The Game promotes kindness to end bullying
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JONATHAN FERGUSON A different way to approach anti-bullying is travelling across Canada to spread the message of kindness. Founded in 2008 by Joe Drexler, 41, Be The Game is an organization that makes changes to children’s lives by helping build confidence, self esteem, character and builds leadership skills. Through Be the…
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Comics, dressup, and LARPing, oh my!
STORY BY DYLAN PAISLEY PHOTO GALLERY BY ROBERT SGOTTO & DYLAN PAISLEY Fans swarmed the Metro Toronto Convention Centre last weekend for Toronto ComiCon, the annual multi-day event that brings fans together to celebrate their love for TV, movies, anime and comics. “When we first started, I think anime was the thrust of it- anime and manga,”…