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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
LIVE COVERAGE: PREP Challenge
LIVE COVERAGE BY RYAN MARSHALL Sheridan’s Police Foundations program will be running its Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police challenge at Davis on Nov. 6. The PREP challenge pits Sheridan students against Police Foundations students from other colleges to see who can run an obstacle course, which includes dragging an 180-pound dummy up a staircase. The […]
Sheridan’s best Halloween costume
Here are some outfits we found on campus today during Halloween. Comment below to vote for who you think should win a mystery prize! We’ll be announcing a winner on Monday. (Contest is now closed) 1. Zombie and Dexter – Amber Quinn, Art Fundamentals 2. Woman in Black (MIB) – Andrea Fernandez Pérez, Visual […]
Police investigating sexual assault near Trafalgar Campus woods
STORY BY CHRIS COUTTS A 21-year-old woman was sexually assaulted near Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus on Thursday afternoon, say Halton Police. The woman was walking near the college at around 8:15 a.m. when three men, who appeared to be intoxicated, approached her, police say. One of the men sexually assaulted her before she managed to flee […]
Student Union turns down job poster
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA A disabled Sheridan student is giving the SU a failing grade for its unwillingness to help him hire a personal assistant. Earlier this month, Peter Biec, a second-year Advertising and Marketing Communications – Management student who uses a wheelchair, brought a want-ad poster to hire an assistant to Sheridan’s Student Union. […]
Dating, diet and drinking: The lies international student tell their parents
STORY BY SATYARTH MISHRA Have you ever lied to your parents? Some Sheridan international students from India lie to their parents every week while talking to them on Skype. But it’s not a lie that can hurt feelings; it’s a white lie that makes their parents happy. There are many kinds of lies students tell […]
Magnet pulls students to employers
STORY BY WILLIAM DIXON Sheridan students looking to connect with potential employers can now add a new job-finding tool to their toolbox – a service that helps the employer find you. Magnet was started at Ryerson University to help students and alumni connect with employers. “Like a magnet, it pulls everything together,” said Joe Henry, […]
