Category: News
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Getting far in your first car
STORY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY Your first car can take you places. Just ask Sheridan College professor Mary Ann Maruska. Her first car took her from Indiana to Canada and on the road to full Canadian citizenship in 1970. Maruska, 62, teaches design fundamentals, information design and communication design in the Bachelor of Design Program while…
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Pie for Pi Day
STORY BY PALWASHA TEMOR Apple, pumpkin and lemon, oh my! These are just a few types of pies that Sheridan’s Davis Campus served last Friday to commemorate Pi Day. Pi Day is a day celebrated around the world to honour the mathematical equation, and is held on the third month and 14th day. It is…
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Sheridan Career Centre sets you up for the job
STORY BY JONATHAN FERGUSON Job-hunting for students will be much easier after benefitting from the upcoming “Dress for Success” clothing drive and LinkedIn headshot clinics hosted by the Sheridan Career Centre. Two events this month will give students opportunities for students to prepare for life after graduation. At each campus students are invited on March…
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Japanese exchange students visit Sheridan college
BY MEHREEN SHAHID Exchange students from Osaka Electro-Communication University (OECU) have been at Sheridan College for the last two weeks. Sheridan is the only college in North America that the OECU has an exchange program with. This is the third such group that has visited the college. Students in the contingent were from the Digital…
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Celebrating culture with a night of music and dance
STORY BY JUNE SEO The International Centre and Sheridan International Student Association (SISA) held an International Night to give students an opportunity to share success stories. International night was held at Sheridan’s Hazel McCallion campus last Thursday. Students gathered to celebrate their different cultures through dance and music and share a few laughs. “This is…