Category: News
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Sheridan parking fees to rise again in September
STORY BY COURTNEY BLOK PHOTOS BY COURTNEY BLOK Students returning to Sheridan in September will get a bit of sticker shock. Fees for parking at all campuses will be rising as part of the increase phased in over three years. The current price of $430 for two semesters, or $495 for the entire year, will…
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Alumni return to mentor Finance students
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MEHREEN SHAHID Take up an opportunity as soon as it comes knocking, try to be different and never judge or stereotype those you meet. This was just some of the advice given to 16 Accounting and Finance students during a mentoring event organized by Sheridan’s Career Centre and Alumni Office at…
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Sheridan students help build school for aboriginal community
STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID Planks, straw bales, boards, insulation material, windows and doors stuffed in a truck and being hauled more than 2,000 kilometres across Canada sounds like a scene right out of a reality TV show. But it’s more reality than show. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug is a First Nations community near Big Trout Lake in…
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Filmmaker leaving a legacy for students
BRITTANY PREOCANIN In the beginning it smelled like a job, but like documentary filmmaking, teaching became more than just a job— it was a mission. After a life spent looking through a viewfinder, extracting every element and its effects on visual composition, Vladimir Kabelik, 64, feels now is the perfect time to retire. In regards…
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Sheridan Board of Directors Release University Goals
STORY BY ALEXA MENARD The requirements for a school to become a university are high – and Sheridan plans to meet all of them in the next two years. Sheridan’s president, Jeff Zabudsky, armed with a quick smile and a few well placed jokes, brought the town hall meeting to order on Tuesday, March 31…
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Program set to give single moms a boost
BY REBEKAH OLIVEIRA It’s considered the new face of Canadian families – the single mother household. As the number of single mothers increases, Homeward Bound Halton program is helping single moms break the cycle of poverty and bring them out of homelessness by providing them with a post -secondary education. Sheridan launched the program earlier…
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It’s time to end the university upsell
BRITTANY PREOCANIN Students need to stop being taught the myth that university is the only option for a successful career. It is the teaching style, available opportunities and impact of instructors that provide students with any chance of obtaining a job. The Conference Board of Canada conducted research that suggests the type of institution attended…
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Students get schooled in safe party procedures
STORY BY JESSICA ROVEDA PHOTOS BY ELISE MORTON Participation freebies weren’t the only thing that students took away from Sheridan’s health and counselling services’ Wellness Week. Friday’s Sheridan Parties event encouraged personal safety in a social setting, part of a series of informative events that took place from March 16 to 20 across all campuses.…
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Meet the new coach of Sheridan’s men’s volleyball
STORY BY MICHAEL MELRO After five very years of rehabilitation and consistency, Dave McAllister, head coach of Sheridan’s men’s volleyball team, handed the reigns over to one of his former star players, Frank Pento. McAllister came to Sheridan in 2010, bringing with him more than two decades of coaching experience. He guided Sheridan back to…
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A session with virtual reality
BY COLE WATSON Being a consumer of entertainment, I have read, watched and interacted with all kinds of stories in multiple ways but I experienced a new level of immersion when I put on the virtual reality headset known as the Oculus Rift. With the help of Randall Kapuscinski, A professor involved in Sheridan’s Journalism…
