LIVE COVERAGE – Antisocial Alumni film screening
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
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 […]
Destination Sheridan
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
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 […]
Oakville pays tribute to missing or murdered aboriginal women
STORY BY MADDY SOMMERVILE The air in the garden of Oakville’s St. Jude’s Anglican church hangs heavily. A single voice echoes through the cold air. A crowd of people stands around a gazebo, two speakers are set up and a microphone is open. In everyone’s hands, there is an electric candle and the orange light […]
Animation teams take 24-hour challenge
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA For the first time, Sheridan’s animation program competed in a 24-hour film project and brought home fourth place. The 24 Hour Animation Challenge started in the U.S. in 2009 and was only open to American colleges until this year, when Canada and Australia were able to participate, bringing the number of […]
BARRED
SAMANTHA MAICH The drinking age has been raised from 19 to 21 at some bars and restaurants in Oakville, which may be illegal age discrimination, according to a Toronto lawyer. The legal drinking age in Ontario is 19, and while bars are allowed to refuse service for various reasons, it remains unclear whether age is […]
Streetsville unveils newly minted Village Square
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARKO WOLOSHYN After two years of construction, frustration and headaches Streetsville’s Village Square is now a well-groomed destination for coffee shop regulars and culture-hungry tourists. The $3-million renovation has created a public space outfitted with a stage and seating area intended to host a range of events including live musical performances, […]
Solar panels light up Davis
STORY BY AMANDA SPILKER Sheridan is shining some light on renewable energy. On Oct. 4, the Davis campus Integrated Energy Systems Laboratory (IESL) invited the public inside as part of an annual province-wide initiative called Green Energy Doors Open. The single-day showcase allowed the Sheridan community to witness all types of green energy initiatives. The […]
Laptop readiness pays off
PHOTOGRAPH AND STORY BY RYAN MARSHALL Getting her laptop ready for the start of school paid off for Melissa Takatsch. She attended Sheridan IT’s Laptop Readiness session on the first day of classes to get her laptop connected to Sheridan WiFi and printers. Now, a month later, she is walking away the proud owner of […]
International potluck event
VIDEO BY SATYARTH MISHRA Sheridan International Student Association (SISA) organized its first international potluck dinner event at Trafalgar Campus last week. Around 30 international students from various different countries participated and prepared their own cultural cuisine to share with another students. It was the first event held by SISA for the fall term.
