Category: News
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Song, dance and memories in the city that never sleeps
STORY BY MARK ELGIE They came, they saw, they sang and they danced. But before all of that came a 3 a.m. alarm, a bus ride to Pearson, a plane ride to New York and around $600 out of pocket. Thirty-five Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance students were invited to join the chorus in Jason…
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New HIV strain found in Cuba
STORY AND INFOGRAPHIC BY DYLAN PAISLEY A new strain of HIV has been found in Cuba. This info graphic talks about the new strain, new HIV Prevention drugs and facts about this horrible disease.
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Sheridan grads bring Pac Man to life
STORY BY: ELISE MORTON PHOTOGRAPHY BY: WILLIAM MCDANIEL In Bud Light’s 2015 Super Bowl commercial a lucky guy in a bar gets the once in a lifetime opportunity to be Pac Man. He dons a yellow vest and is chased by four colourful ghosts through a life-sized maze for a fun retro game of Pac…
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Wavelength Music Festival to host Lowell and The Acorn
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE What do Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and Tokyo Police Club have in common? They have all played at Toronto’s Wavelength Music Festival. From Feb. 13 to 15, there will be 21 independent bands and artists taking the stage at various venues downtown Toronto. Wavelength is a Toronto-based arts organization run…
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Tougher rules push smokers to the curb
STORY BY JASMINE ANTHONY Being a smoker in Ontario is becoming less and less convenient. As of Jan. 1, the province has changed the Smoke Free Ontario Act to help smokers quit, protect citizens from second-hand smoke and prevent youth from starting the habit. The regulations include a ban on smoking on or near children’s…
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Still Alice gets people thinking about Alzheimer
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DYLAN PAISLEY It starts off slowly. At first you may forget the name of the teacher you had in Grade 2, or the name of your favourite bar in college. As the disease progresses, important things like the names of your family and your friends begin to fade away. By the…
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League of Legends intramurals seeking all Sheridan summoners
STORY BY MARK ELGIE We are all Sheridan Bruins. That was the underlying philosophy behind a League of Legends competition held at Trafalgar campus last Friday. The event was held to gauge interest in a potential League of Legends intramural team, in a bid to expand the Bruins community. “We were really looking at alternatives to the…
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Designing games on a global scale
STORY BY MARK ELGIE Sheridan students were jamming … not with instruments, but with games. Last Friday, students got together at Trafalgar Campus to create all sorts of new games – video games, board games, or a fusion of both, and they were given three days to make these ideas a reality. “The Global Game…
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LGBTs still waiting for a “positive space” room
STORY BY CHANELLE FAGON-TURNER Two years after first requesting a “safe-space” room for LGBTQ students, Sheridan students are still waiting. A petition has started to implement a designated “positive space” room that would provide an inclusive, supportive club atmosphere and education for the school’s LGBT community and allies. The petition, called Implement a Positive Space…
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CryptoWall is going to lock up your files
STORY AND PICTURE BY DYLAN PAISLEY A new computer virus is kidnapping files and holding them for ransom. The CryptoWall virus is a new type of Ransomware, which will randomly encrypt files so the user cannot access them unless they pay for the encryption code. This version of CryptoWall is an updated version of an…
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Broadcast student gets $10k award
STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID When he walked in at 7 a.m. with coffee and bagels for his teammates on his third day back at school, Nick Kattis had no idea what was coming his way three hours later. At 10:15 a.m., taking a break from their news show production schedule, all broadcast students gathered round,…
