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  • Sheridan takes out the trash

    Sheridan takes out the trash

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    VIDEO BY ROBERT SGOTTO The office of sustainability spearheads Sheridan’s green plan by reducing waste to landfills. On Oct. 16, volunteers and co-op students helped sort and audit Sheridan’s waste, the first time since April of last year. There’s a lot of confusion on what waste goes where, and coffee cups seems to end up…

  • College expands to get creative

    College expands to get creative

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      STORY BY JONATHAN FERGUSON A new plan to expand Sheridan in Mississauga through the Get Creative fundraiser was revealed Oct. 25 at the Hazel McCallion Campus. Get Creative is a $9 million campaign that will help with expansion of the school in the centre Mississauga to be completed September 2016 according to Sheridan President…

  • The Last of Us leads in diversity

    The Last of Us leads in diversity

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    STORY BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA It’s hard to find a game with a very diverse cast and good representation, but Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, seems to do just that and make it look easy. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world that’s been torn apart by disease caused a contagious fungus that infects…

  • Reaching for the top

    Reaching for the top

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      STORY BY DANA BOYINGTON When Fiona Yeung stepped into the world of Google, she knew she was in for the adventure of a lifetime. “I never thought I would get an internship at Google and after two months of not hearing from them I didn’t think I was going to get in,” said Yeung.…

  • Change the status quo with youth vote

    Change the status quo with youth vote

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    STORY BY JEANYLYN LOPEZ Young people are often criticized about their lack of interest in politics. In an Elections Canada study after the 2011 federal election, it estimated that voter turnout steadily increased with age from 38.8 per cent for ages 18-24 in comparison to 75 per cent for ages 65-74. We’ve tried to get…

  • Sheridan student runs for Milton council

    Sheridan student runs for Milton council

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    STORY BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA Ryan Devries, 20, a third year student in Sheridan’s Global Business Management, decided to put skills he’s learned to use and run for local councillor in Milton. Devries says he decided to run to help improve the planning of the city and be the voice of the older part of town…

  • LIVE COVERAGE: Halton Pumpkin Trail

    LIVE COVERAGE: Halton Pumpkin Trail

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    COVERAGE BY SAMANTHA MAICH The Halton Pumpkin Trail officially runs from Sept.19-Oct.31, 2014. Maps are obtained by dialling 311, at local tourism offices, farmers markets, establishments participating in the event, and by clicking here. The objective is to go to various locations on the Pumpkin Trail Map and “experience all things pumpkin in Halton,” according…

  • LIVE COVERAGE – Antisocial Alumni film screening

    LIVE COVERAGE – Antisocial Alumni film screening

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    COVERAGE BY KIRAN R. KHAN On Tuesday, October 14, the Sheridan Sun will be covering an exclusive film screening of Christopher Giroux’s “Antisocial”, a Sheridan graduate, hosted by the alumni office. We will be posting live coverage of the screening starting at 6:30 p.m. //

  • Turning up the heat

    Turning up the heat

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    Vanessa Gillis
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      This is a continuing series about people’s first experiences doing things they’ve never done.    STORY BY VANESSA GILLIS Nervous. Excited. Terrified. Those are the emotions GTA firefighter Dan Burley felt his first time responding to a fire 14 years ago. “My first fire I just remember looking at the guy next to me…

  • Mayoral candidates debate youth issues

    Mayoral candidates debate youth issues

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    Jeanylyn
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    STORY & PHOTOS BY JEANYLYN LOPEZ Nine mayoral candidates took the stage at the University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus on Oct. 1 to debate youth initiatives in the city. Scott E.W. Chapman, Bonnie Crombie, Grant Isaac, Kevin Jackal Johnston, Masood Khan, Stephen King, Steve Mahoney, Derek Ramkissoon and Andrew Seitz spoke to an audience of…

  • Destination Sheridan

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    INFOGRAPHIC BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS As the Sheridan Sun’s Amanda Spilker reported on Sept 16, international students currently made up around 20 per cent of the college’s student population while providing 47 per cent of the school’s tuition based revenue. School admissions have also been continuing this trend. Since 2011 the number of international students…

  • Faculty builds better lives for families

    Faculty builds better lives for families

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    Mehreen Shahid
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    STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID What happens when a baker’s usual ingredients are replaced with cement, a hammer, nails and wrenches? She builds herself a house. Farah Whyte and her four children are halfway through building their new home on Torbram Road in Brampton. “We’re very excited,” said the 41-year-old baker. “We’re already done with half…