Journalism students shine brightly at awards night
BY AMANDA STRAPP Last Monday, the Sheridan Journalism Awards Night celebrated students in the Print-Journalism, New Media and Broadcast programs at Trafalgar Campus in Macdonald-Heaslip Hall. Students, along with friends and family, arrived around 7 p.m. Inside, they either enjoyed the food and drinks being offered by the college, or caught with fellow students on […]
Athletic Therapy celebrates year of achievements
BY ISABELLA KRZYKALA and HAILEY MONTGOMERY Sheridan College’s Bachelor of Applied Health and Science program hosted its annual Athletic Therapy Awards Banquet at the Mississauga Grand Banquet and Event Centre at the end of April. It was a night to say farewell to graduating students and […]
Ontario takes steps to help first responders with PTSD
BY JASMINE ANTHONY AND ERIN QUEENAN A new bill was passed last week by the Ontario government to enable first-responders with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to acquire faster mental-health treatment. What this means, is after decades of needing to prove their PTSD was work-related, first-responders– such as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics– in Ontario will no […]
Bruins kick back and celebrate team efforts
BY NATALIA CAMARENA The Sheridan Bruins 47th annual athletic banquet was one for the history books. A crowd of 200 athletes, coaches, trainers, guests and administrators turned up on April 7, excited for what the evening had in store. Jim Flack, athletic director and head coach of the men’s basketball team, started the evening off […]
Residents call for research into badlands
BY ROSS ANDERSEN Caledon residents insist that master planning of the Cheltenham Badlands should be put on hold until further research is done. The fifth public meeting, held by the Ontario Heritage Trust (OHT), took place at the Inglewood Community Centre on Wednesday, where residents shared their opinions. The meeting of approximately 60 people determined […]
Road trip to Killarney: The great misadventure
BY OLIVIA LITTLE It was 7 a.m. in Killarney Provincial Park on a cold Easter morning when my brother Sam said, “Guys, I just saw a wolf.” It had been seven hours since our spontaneous road trip began and a number of misfortunes had brought us here. What I anticipated to be a relaxing Easter […]
MPP educates community at Tuition Town Hall
BY ELISE MORTON A Tuition Town Hall held at Sheridan’s Hazel McCallion Campus on March 16 gave the community an opportunity to ask MPP Dipika Damerla questions and learn more about the Ontario Student Grant (OSG). Around 50 people including students, parents, community members and reporters who were eager to have their questions answered attended […]
Lunch n’ Learn informs Sheridan about invasive species
BY MARK ELGIE Students and staff were invited to bring their lunch and learn about invasive species Tuesday, March 15. The event, hosted by the Office of Sustainability and featuring the Ontario Invasive Plant Council’s Colin Cassin as speaker, touched on invasive plants and insects, and how they can be identified. Not all invasive species […]
Member of Davis Toastmasters wins Evaluation Contest
BY CONNOR RIDLEY Davis Campus was brimming with charisma last Thursday when it hosted the Toastmasters Speech Evaluation and International Speech Contests. Matthew Bergeron of Sheridan Davis Bruins Toastmasters took first place in the evaluation category while Sebastian Acosta won the speech contest. About 50 representatives from the GTA were present, including Cheryl Bates, director […]
Cosplayers and fans pack Toronto ComiCon
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAMILLE GUSHWAY The lower level of the Metro Convention Centre was flooded with costumes last weekend as the annual Toronto ComiCon opened its doors to people of all ages dressed in a variety of cosplays. The costumes ranged from anime characters to iconic film characters. The dealers’ room, where most of […]
Toronto Comicon brings on the cosplay
BY COURTNEY BLOK AND CAMILLE GUSHWAY [View the story “Toronto Comicon brings on the Cosplay” on Storify]
Flynn calls free tuition ‘ingenious’ at Sheridan announcement
BY JASMINE ANTHONY MPP Kevin Flynn held a session at Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus on March 15 to announce the new Ontario Student Grant, which was released as part of the recent 2016 provincial budget. In front of an audience of about 30 faculty members, students and media, Flynn and Sheridan President Jeff Zabudsky shared pride […]
