Category: Lifestyle
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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,”…
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Children’s book highlights disabilities in other countries
STORY BY GREG LOWENTHAL Most books written for children do not include children who have disabilities. But one author has changed that with her new book. Annetrista Absalom is a student in Sheridan’s Education Support program and is the author of We are more alike than we are different. She said she wrote the book…
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New club gives work experience to fashion students
STORY BY AMANDA VERHOEVE Students who want to work in fashion now have an opportunity to apply what they’ve learned in class to a real-life situation and give back to the community. Mike Burnside, a first year student in the Business Administration and Finance program at HMC created Runway for Hope Sheridan from scratch. “I…
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Sheridan’s got style
BY JEANYLYN LOPEZ The Sheridan Sun asked students to post their most fashionable winter outfits on Instagram with #TheSheridanSun. Here’s our winner! [statigram_widget] [box style=”rounded”]More from The Sheridan Sun [unordered_list style=”arrow”] Fashionistas wanted! [/unordered_list] [/box]
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Bill begs for pit bull relief
PHOTO AND STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN Boss, an American pit bull terrier, will not only be wearing his argyle sweater for the rest of the winter – because of the pit bull ban he’ll be sporting another accessory. “Since Boss was three months old, he has had to be muzzled in public,” said Tara MacNeil,…
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Social media’s newest drinking game
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA Social media has given drinking games a sickening new twist. The international drinking game, ‘NekNomination,’ which originated in Australia, consists of drinking an alcoholic beverage while adding an unsafe twist, such as adding urine to the drink or jumping into a lake afterwards. The person would then nominate some else to…
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Bell runs risk of phoning it in
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN PHOTOS BY FRANK BUTTY In the wake of Bell Canada’s Let’s Talk day – which raised nearly $5.5 million for Canadian mental health programs – experts are encouraging Canadians to continue to address and elaborate on the issue. Last Tuesday, Bell raised $5,472,586 through an accumulated 109,451,719 tweets, texts, Facebook shares,…
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Fashionistas wanted!
Calling all fashionistas! The Sheridan Sun wants to see your best outfit. Post to Instagram with #TheSheridanSun. [statigram_widget] [box style=”rounded”]More from The Sheridan Sun [unordered_list style=”arrow”] Sheridan’s got style [/unordered_list] [/box]
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Middle eastern flavours soothe sullied stomachs
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN PHOTOS BY FRANK BUTTY If you’re looking for a nightcap to remedy the six or seven other nightcaps you had at the bar earlier, you may already be on your way to Montfort. Montfort Mediterranean Cuisine opened in the early ‘90s and has not only remained an Oakville staple, but has…
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A dog may be just what the doctor ordered
STORY BY CHAD MASON-AUBERTIN Dogs have a special bond with humans. Guide dogs, bomb or drug-sniffing dogs, police k-9 service dogs all have played well documented roles in history. Man’s best friend, has never been truer. “Your dog loves you unconditionally, it’s just such a lovely aspect of dogs,” said Heidi Van Willegen, co-team leader of…