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  • LIVE: Nuit Blanche 2015

    LIVE: Nuit Blanche 2015

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  • We Day: Big names for a big cause

    We Day: Big names for a big cause

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    STORY BY JESS ROVEDA AND KELSEY LYONS Smiling faces and high energy took over the Air Canada Centre during We Day 2015. The event took place Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and included performances from big-name musicians, and motivational speeches from celebrities and philanthropists. 20,000 students were in attendance.

  • Battling buckthorn

    Battling buckthorn

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    STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROSS ANDERSEN Trafalgar Campus’ ecosystem is getting a makeover as contractors fight the invasive species known as buckthorn. The thorn is a threat to Sheridan’s ecosystem. It surrounds the existing plant life, traps it and the vegetation dies. Sheridan has trees, which are swamped with buckthorn and have no room to…

  • Woofstock takes over the waterfront

    Woofstock takes over the waterfront

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    STORY BY DANIEL FORRESTER Barnsdale Farms celebrated another year of making dogs everywhere happy with it’s 12th annual Woofstock festival on the weekend. Over the course of two days inside North America’s largest festival for dogs, pooches got to enjoy loads of grooming, mountains of treats, racks of designer puppy and “Big Dog” fashions and…

  • Rising in heels for violence awareness

    Rising in heels for violence awareness

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    STORY BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN The awkward clacking of dozens of high heels on pavement echoed down Lakeshore Road East in Oakville the morning of Sunday, Sept. 27. About 65 men wobbled 800 metres down the road in hot pink heels to support the cause to end violence against women. Burlington hosted its sixth annual Hope in…

  • Oakville celebrates diversity at annual Culture Days

    Oakville celebrates diversity at annual Culture Days

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      STORY BY COURTNEY BLOK AND CAMILLE GUSHWAY With music playing, kids running everywhere and a hall filled with arts and crafts, this years’ Culture Days didn’t fall short of its title. The Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre celebrated its 6th annual Culture Days event on September 26. The event was created to celebrate…

  • App helps international students

    App helps international students

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    STORY BY JANA GREGORIO Imagine this: you’re moving abroad to study in a different country. The move-in day is a month away. You ask yourself, what clothes do I bring? What do I do about my cell phone? What is the culture like? How will I get around the city? These are just a few…

  • Dog Fest at Riverwood

    Dog Fest at Riverwood

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    STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANA GREGORIO It was a day for the dogs. Owners and their pooches gathered at the second annual Dog Fest on a warm and sunny September 27 for a day filled with fun and activities for their pets at Mississauga’s scenic Riverwood Park. Mayor Bonnie Crombie and her five-year-old golden husky Adonis…

  • Labrapalooza takes over Kingsford Park

    Labrapalooza takes over Kingsford Park

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    STORY BY NICOLE CALHAU Kingsford Park was alive with leaping labradors and their generous owners on Sunday, as one of Oakville’s biggest pet rescue groups – Lab Rescue – held its annual fundraiser. Walking around Labrapalooza you see the many vendors that support the dog rescue and the efforts they make in order to find…

  • Blue Jays salute Sheridan

    Blue Jays salute Sheridan

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    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…

  • Sheridan Takes On TFC

    Sheridan Takes On TFC

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    STORY BY KAHFEEL BUCHANAN A group of Bruins watched Sebastian Giovinco’s record breaking night live, thanks to the Sheridan Takes Over TFC event on Saturday, September 26. The event, hosted by Student Union, gave students a chance to see the Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire in a live MLS soccer game for a discount. More than…

  • Lady Bruins lick wounds after tough home opener loss

    Lady Bruins lick wounds after tough home opener loss

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    STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA After coming off a record-breaking win against Mohawk College, the Sheridan women’s rugby team dropped their home opener against Conestoga College on Friday. The Lady Bruins started off strong, scoring the first try of the game. But injuries caused their game plan to fall apart. “The injuries started and I had…