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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Puppy room helps students de-stress before holidays
BY VANESSA GILLIS On Tuesday December 9, volunteers from Therapeutic Paws of Canada came to Sheridan so students can cuddle and relax with some adorable canine friends. Find out what you missed here…
Student’s line up for pawsitive reinforcement
STORY BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES With exams and final projects lurking over the shoulders of students, how are they suppose to relax? A beer? A cigarette? On Tuesday, about 100 students at Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus were given a healthier option – therapy dogs. Therapy dogs are used in retirement homes, hospitals and schools to help people […]
Veteran prison guard gives students a look at life on the inside
STORY BY ROBERT MOODIE Brian Cassidy sits in his office on the prison block when he hears a call from a co-worker. An inmate has put a blanket over the window of his solid cell door and is refusing to answer or take it off. Normally officers look through the windows to check on people […]
Trafalgar Two: Delays and promises
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT SGOTTO Students in Sheridan’s new residence are disappointed with bugs and delays that they hoped would have been resolved when they moved in last summer. Glitches in the laundry room and ongoing construction have many irked. Others complain about the kitchens. MORE RELATED TO THIS STORY: Residence works hard to […]
From simple page to digital age
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY From typewriters to desktops and sign-out cards to swipe passes, Sheridan’s library has changed a lot in the past 25 years and Irene Sillius has seen it all. Sillius, in charge of print cataloguing at the Trafalgar Campus library, has been connected to Sheridan for more than a quarter […]
Young firefighter hopeful helps raise funds for SickKids
STORY BY STEPHANIE ALBA Aspiring firefighter Liam Cuttle has brought the Oakville community together to raise money for SickKids Hospital. Liam, 4, was diagnosed with Stage IV High Risk Neuroblastoma two-and-a-half months before his fourth birthday in August. Neuroblastoma is the most common type of cancer in infants and is a disease in which a […]
Co-op students help nurture college’s green efforts
STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID The repair café, the sorting bins, the green printers and reducing paper cup waste are just some of the projects taken by Sheridan’s office of sustainability. Aware of being characterized as preachy and overbearing by students, the office has hired two co-op students to be its representatives. Michael McMillan learned about […]
Sheridan Radio live may be coming soon to a dial near you
STORY BY SATYARTH MISHRA Sheridan Radio could be on the air next year. “We have a radio station right now but it’s not live,” said Michael Jackson, Media Arts professor and chairperson of the Sheridan Radio working committee at Sheridan. Sheridan Radio is a committee of college faculties, who are working toward developing a live […]
