Category: News
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Sheridan MoBros aim to raise awareness and funds
STORY BY STEPHANIE ALBA Hairy faces will be all over the world this month as men become walking billboards for the Movember movement. “Mo Bros,” will go on their 13th year of raising money and spreading awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer and mental health. Sheridan’s team will join the movement for…
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Changing minds one umbrella at a time
STORY BY VANESSA GILLIS Many Canadian students take democracy for granted. Phebe Leung is trying to change that and make students more aware of the struggles for political freedom in Hong Kong. Leung, a second-year Crafts and Design (Glass) student, has started the Awareness Project for the Umbrella Revolution in the form of an art…
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It’s an Emmy win for Sheridan alumni
STORY BY KIRAN R. KHAN The third time is the charm. Stephanie Gorin, a Sheridan graduate, says walking the stage to receive the 2014 Prime Time Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for the television series Fargo is a dream come true. “Winning the Emmy was an unbelievable experience,” said Gorin. “Walking up to…
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Bridging the generation gap
STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID Seniors are boring, inactive, and unable to learn and handle technology. These are some myths that students like Dean Heaton were able to dispel with the help of a community program called Generation of Hearts. “The myths are not true about the older generation. They’re fun and you can joke around…
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Assault in Sheridan’s woods
STORY BY WILLIAM DIXON An assault last Thursday morning of a 21-year old woman near a wooded path near Trafalgar campus is under investigation by Halton Police. Constable Cindy Sunstrum is heading the investigation along with two other officers, said Detective Sergeant John Mans, a member of the Child Abuse and Sexual Assault unit. The…
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Illustration student spreads wings with new children’s book
STORY BY LINDA HERMIZ Julie-Ann Pelleboer never dreamed she’d have her artwork displayed in Chapters. But the 22-year-old illustrator’s hard work paid off in Caterpillar’s Wings, a children’s book to hit store shelves this month. “It feels big, but also really surreal,” said Pelleboer. “You always see it happen to people in movies and you…
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Sheridan targets asbestos as part of renovations
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Trafalgar Campus’ C-Wing came under quarantine during reading week as crews removed asbestos from the existing ventilation system and ceiling tiles. The project began on Oct. 24 and is scheduled to run until early December. According to Chad Mansell, facilities project manager at Sheridan’s Oakville campus, the school is not…
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Public learns to save a life with a breath of fresh air
STORY BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA Omar Elghamry was one of many who attended an event held in Celebration Square in Mississauga last Thursday aimed at teaching people of all ages how to do CPR. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) involves pressing down on someone’s chest and pumping the heart when the person has gone into cardiac arrest…
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Town Hall: Zabudsky updates staff on the People Plan
STORY BY ROBERT MOODIE This week, Sheridan President Jeff Zabudsky is touring each of the college’s campuses promoting a faculty-focused initiative dubbed the People Plan. The People Plan began as a survey of more than 400 members of the college to answer one simple question: what can we do better for staff? Zabudsky said 11…
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Helping the community with the change in your pocket
STORY BY AMANDA SPILKER Sheridan is looking for change . . . loose change that is. Organizers of Sheridan’s annual United Way campaign, which runs for nine days beginning Nov. 17, are hoping the college community will partake in this year’s Toonie Tuesday event. “It’s where all faculty and staff and students will be encouraged…
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Hockey greats and volunteers score for the homeless
STORY BY DARYLL HINVES Volunteers and NHL greats are lacing up their skates to raise money for Canada’s homeless. Hockey Helps the Homeless is a volunteer-driven charity that hosts hockey tournaments across Canada since it was established in 1996. The tournament has raised over $8 million in donations for the homeless. The funds raised during this…
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Raising alert against diabetes
STORY BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES With millions of Canadians suffering from diabetes, healthcare professionals are worried that young adults are not taking the time to care for their health. November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and the Halton Diabetes Program will be providing an information booth for the students and faculty of Sheridan College. On Nov.…