‘Home Safe’: Laura Sky takes us through the lives of the homeless
COVERAGE BY MEHREEN SHAHID Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies is hosting a documentary screening of ‘Home Safe’ by Laura Sky. The documentary hits home with many of us addressing the issues of homelessness and poverty in some of Canada’s biggest cities. The veteran director/producer, Sky, established SkyWorks 1983. The series entitled ‘Home Safe’ […]
Hope in High Heels live coverage
COVERAGE BY SAM TASKIE Oakville’s fourth annual Hope in High Heels invites men and women to walk to raise awareness about violence against women. Men participating in the walk are asked to wear pink high heels. Special guests, including Jeff Zabudsky, are scheduled to give speeches. All participants will be offered a complimentary lunch by The […]
LIVE EVENT – Dog Festival at Riverwood Conservancy
COVERAGE BY KATE WOODS AND PADDINGTON On Sunday, September 28, the Sheridan Sun will be covering the Dog Festival at Riverwood Conservancy in Mississauga. We will be posting live coverage, so be sure to come back and join the Sun’s Kate Woods and her K9 companion, Paddington, as they bring you live coverage of this […]
Student volunteers share their techno genius
WILLIAM DIXON Sheridan students looking to add a co-curricular to their profile can earn one by sharing their techno know-how with seniors through the Elder Technology Assistance Group. The ETAG program runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday, thanks to its volunteers, many of whom are Sheridan students. Neil Williamson, a Computer Systems Technology student, joined the […]
To overcome homesickness
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA Sheridan College becomes “home” to hundreds of students each year and many of them may face homesickness. Although moving away from home can be an exciting experience, there are always worries and concerns. “I was really worried about not knowing anyone,” said 18-year-old Samantha Graham from Uxbridge, Ont., a first-year student […]
iPad replaces text books in Media Fundamentals
STORY BY SATYARTH MISHRA For the second year, Apple iPads have replaced text books for Media Fundamentals students at Sheridan College. Donny Jun Man, a Media Fundamentals’ student at Trafalgar Campus believes that the iPad makes him study better. Students use iPads to research topics like current news, history and political affairs in classes. “I […]
Time to give date-rape the finger
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY Four American business students are hoping to make date rape a thing of the past. Undercover Colors, a nail polish that changes colour when it comes in contact with the date-rape drug, was created by North Carolina University students Tyler Confrey-Maloney, Stephen Gray, Ankesh Madon and Tasso Von Windheim. […]
Davis Campus to host Brampton Board of Trade mayoral debate
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Sheridan College will be playing host to the upcoming Brampton Board of Trade’s mayoral debate. The Sept. 29 event, which will include only five of the 14 mayoral candidates, has caused quite a stir among those candidates not invited. “When the [Brampton] Board of Trade decided to invite only four […]
Textbook Prices on the Rise
INFOGRAPHIC BY KIRAN R. KHAN When buying, selling or renting textbooks, students can save upto 80% on the price of the textbook. Comparing the textbook prices in the bookstore to those found at Amazon, Kijiji, Indigo, etc., students are offered the minimal affordable price keeping the budget in mind.
Plenty of paws to admire at PawsWay
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY LINDA HERMIZ Kennedy, an 11-month-old Irish red and white setter, leaped on guests, showering them with kisses at PawsWay’s biannual puppy and kitten weekend. Lucky for him, the room was filled with animal lovers who returned his affection. Purina PawsWay hosted the two-day event in Toronto where pet experts, breeders, groomers, […]
The wars that brought the world to its knees
STORYMAPS BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA The two world wars saw some of the bloodiest fighting the world had ever seen. It introduced new advanced technology, marked the beginning of chemical warfare and nuclear weapons. 2014 is a special year, for it marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War One, as well as the 75th […]
Be The Game continues to spread the kind every time message
BY JONATHAN FERGUSON Be The Game continues to spread the kind everytime message while raising money and mental health awareness. At the Black Bull Neighbourhood Pub Banquet hall, Sept 18, Be The Game held a fundraiser so schools that normally would not be able to have the program visit now could within the upcoming months. […]
