Category: Community
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Blue Jays salute Sheridan
STORY BY CORDELL VENTURA AND MICHAEL MELRO PHOTOGRAPHY BY CORDELL VENTURA The Toronto Blue Jays honoured Sheridan College Athletic Therapy students Joshua Katz and Jacquelyn Ledrew at a sold-out Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon. Katz was awarded the 26th annual Sheridan College Sports Medicine Scholarship. As part of the award, Katz spent his summer interning…
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Pocket sized goliath set to represent Canada at worlds
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA She rubs the powdered chalk between her already calloused palms. She pulls her hair back out of her eyes and into a ponytail, adjusts her belt and walks over to the weights. After adding more heavy plates to each end, her hands wrap around the bar, she rocks back and forth…
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Live: Oakville Culture Day
BY COURTNEY BLOK AND CAMILLE GUSHWAY Culture Days was created as a result of the growing appreciation of the arts and cultures throughout the world. Culture Days promotes the attention, convenience, and engagement of Canadians in the cultural life of their neighbourhood. Over 7.5 million Canadians have participated in 33,000 Culture Days activities hosted by…
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Sheridan, your vote counts
STORY BY ERIN QUEENAN When it comes to politics, Sheridan students are a lot like most other young Canadians. They know they should vote, but few actually bother to cast a ballot. Illustration by Kristina Alkok, Sheridan Art Fundamentals graduate. With Canadians facing one of its closest federal election races in years, Anastasia Bladaoshyna agrees she…
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A bionic look into the future of wearable cameras
STORY BY ELISE MORTON A chorus of gasps filled the crowded room as people were horrified by the graphic images of Canada’s first bionic eye implant at the Capturing the Future: The Evolution of the Camera event in Toronto last Thursday. It offered a look at the extraordinary and unimaginable ways cameras are changing the…
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Student grocery shopping all about planning ahead
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAIT CARTER The new school year has arrived and first-year students have had a lot to prepare for: new classes and teachers, a different type of homework, making new friends and something often forgotten – buying their own groceries. There are several options of grocery stores available within walking distance of…
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Chipping away at history
STORY BY ELISE MORTON PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELISE MORTON Frozen in Time warmed peoples hearts as it transformed Toronto into ancient Egypt at Bloor-Yorkville’s 10th annual Icefest last Saturday. Excitement filled the cold streets as people admired the 200, 000 pounds of beautifully carved ice sculptures that stood gleaming in the light. This year’s theme inspired…