Category: News
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Waxing Poetic in the 905 Region
STORY BY MARK ELGIE From those up on stage comes poetry, hip-hop, strumming on acoustic guitar. From those in the audience, laughter, or sometimes silence. Every act at the 905 Road Show, however, was followed with applause. The 905 Road Show, a group of artists who travel around the 905 region, stopped at Davis Campus…
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Holiday Pet Gifting
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY DONE BY NICOLE CALHAU Animal welfare experts are urging people not to surprise a loved one with a pet under the Christmas tree. “It should be something that people talk about and give it a great deal of thought,” said Brenda Dobranski, Founder of Rescue Dogs Match. “It’s a 10-to-20 year commitment.”…
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Sheridan takes on OCMC 2015
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JESSICA ROVEDA Sheridan’s marketing and advertising students can take a well-deserved bow after winning fourth place overall in this year’s Ontario Colleges Marketing Competition. Hosted by George Brown College, the event took place at the Hilton Toronto Nov. 26 and 27. It put the skills of marketing students from 12 Ontario…
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Unemployable Ink
BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN An orange shaded octopus is draped across her shoulder, an anatomical heart rests on the left side of her back and a cursive quote streams down her forearm. They are three of 10 tattoos that cover her body. With four of her tattoos visible when she wears a t-shirt, Tara Koskinen is…
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Single moms jump through hurdles for diploma
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE Being a single mom in college means balancing assignment deadlines, parenting, and often, full-time work. Michelle Candelaria, 30, Early Childhood Leadership student and single mother to her eight-year-old daughter knows the challenges that lone parenting adds to the already difficult task of earning a diploma. “The hardest part is juggling the…
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Oakville flips the switch on Christmas
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAMILLE GUSHWAY Oakville officially kicked off the holidays last Friday as families gathered in Towne Square to watch the 40-foot Christmas tree light up. They also enjoyed live Christmas music and treat samples. Children sat in front of the stage, singing along to songs and awaiting a special appearance from Santa…
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Match Group goes public
STORY BY CHELSEA HOGG Investing in stock is always a risk. What if you’ve invested in something that people stop using if it works well? Tinder, Match.com and OKCupid are examples of services people drop if the service is successful for them. When looking for a partner of any kind online, the website or app becomes obsolete…
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Terrorist’s son advocates peace at community breakfast
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELISE MORTON “No matter the level of violence you’ve been exposed to it doesn’t have to define your character. All of us have the ability to change our path.” This was one of the main messages Zak Ebrahim conveyed to the audience during the sold-out YMCA of Oakville Community Breakfast for…
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Murder mystery game at Trafalgar Residence
BY AMANDA STRAPP Who done it? That was the big question asked by students during the week while taking part in the Sheridan Residence Murder Mystery. Who murdered Kat for not signing in at the front desk? Who killed Greg Liou for drinking in the elevator? And who bumped off Lauren Bennett for leaving food and…
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The future of entertainment may be in your face
STORY BY ANDREW GOULART Imagine you’re sitting at your desk. There are papers strewn about and some empty wrappers from those Halloween candies you ate last night. The floor is littered with clothes. The walls are the same boring colour they’ve always been. There’s an odd-looking headset on your desk. You put it on and…
