Students compete for $10k advertising prize
BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA Four Sheridan students are hoping to take home $10,000 in the Advertising Standards Canada Public Service Announcement competition. The group is made up of students in their second year of the Advertising and Marketing Communications program. They are Victoria Hoang, 22, Jody Harvey, 19, Sunaynna Venkatesh, 25, and Caitlin Vollum, 21. They […]
Marketing student event helps Sick Kids
STORY AND PHOTO BY GREG LOWENTHAL Hazel McCallion Campus was in high gear on March 21 for Carnival Day. The event was organized by the Marketing program as an incentive for students to earn grades, but the ultimate goal was to raise money for the Sick Kids Hospital Foundation. Jake Hernandez, a Marketing student, explained […]
Two Sheridan students receive Co-op Student of the Year honours
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DANA BOYINGTON Sheridan College has had numerous student success stories throughout the years and this year is no exception. Kristen Metz and Hargurdeep Singh, are being recognized for their academic performance, contributions to society, support of cooperative education and are earning the praise of their co-op supervisors. Metz, with a GPA […]
You never forget your first love
STORY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY Of all the firsts we encounter in our life, none is as impactful or as memorable as our first love, and student Nicole Northcott can vouch for that. Northcott, 25, is in her final year of Office Administration, Legal at Davis campus and vividly remembers her first love when she was […]
The President’s Challenge is underway
STORY AND MEDIA BY VANESSA GILLIS Do you have your S together? This year’s President’s Challenge has students and faculty creating an S that represents their program in order to promote the college’s new brand. “[We did it] to get some school spirit going and grab attention to it,” said Dean Lorenz, director of marketing […]
The past, written in bone
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT MOODIE A new project at Sheridan will use 3D imaging technology to help students learn and conduct experiments for an upcoming course: Forensic Anthropology. Sheridan has skeletal remains found in Austria on loan from Germany for teaching biological anthropology and the project has been putting these through 3D scanners since […]
Movie night helps international students bond with new country
STORY BY SATYARTH MISHRA Odecca Ordonez says before she founded a campus international students group she didn’t eat Indian food. “Please don’t laugh,“ she told students at the Sheridan International Student Association’s movie night on Friday at HMC. “This is how I learned about Indian culture.” Ordonez kicked off an event designed to connect […]
Oakville Place is Just Dancing this March Break
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DYLAN PAISLEY Oakville Place has been moving all week with its Just Dance 2014 March Break dance off. The competition last week to promote the mall and was to entertain kids on March Break. “Well I know other shopping centres have done it with Guitar Hero. The game seems to be […]
SISA gives international students a home away from home
STORY BY SATYARTH MISHRA Using hope, encouragement, dedication and love for each other, the Sheridan International Student Association (SISA) wants to make the college more like a home for students from other nations. “SISA started with 15 members in late December 2013 at Sheridan HMC campus, and now has 30 active members,” says Prachi […]
Tips and tricks for filing income tax returns
STORY BY DANA BOYINGTON It’s tax time, Sheridan. That time of year that everyone seems to dread. But, there are many helpful knacks that can help students save money, according to Canada’s tax watchdog. Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) spokesperson Fiona He recommends students file a claim for tuition, education and textbooks, which will allow students […]
Residence works hard to promote student events
BY MADDY SOMMERVILLE Living in Sheridan’s residence offers students an experience in college; it’s not only convenient and safe, but it also boasts a lot of ways for residents to have fun and enjoy their time. Recently, the Sheridan residence, playfully nicknamed ‘Rez’ by those who live there and sometimes by those who don’t, have […]
Sheridan Tackles Problems Creatively
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MEHREEN SHAHID The Sheridan community may soon be bidding farewell to Access Sheridan, as the college implements a whole new interface emphasizing the “Get Creative” brand. The move was just one of several outcomes of a college-wide creative problem-solving workshop held at the Hazel McCallion Campus Feb. 26 to 28 aimed at […]
