Plato’s Closet
STORY BY GREG LOWENTHAL Students who have clothing they no longer want can trade it in for much needed cash. Plato’s Closet, located in Oakville at 335 Iroquois Shore Rd., is opening in March and is a relatively new idea for Canadian clothing stores, the owner says. “I think it’s a brilliant concept. It’s recycling […]
Second assault investigation this week
STORY BY MADISON SOMMERVILLE & SAM TASKIE Police arrived at Sheridan College after a call about another assault around 9 p.m. Thursday night, just two days after a sexual assault in the same area. Halton Regional Police spokesperson Chantal Corner told The Sheridan Sun that the suspect grabbed the female victim, who was walking on […]
Once a Bruin always a Bruin
STORY BY JEANYLYN LOPEZ The temperatures were frigid but the sun was shining when about 285 family and friends of Stephen Paul Blundy gathered at Glad Tidings Church on Monday in Burlington to commemorate his life. Blundy, commonly known as Moker, was a former Sheridan student, Bruins coach and athletic manager. He died at age […]
Student petition about trail ownership closed after meeting with college
BY SAM TASKIE An online student petition calling for the college to gain control of the wooded trails surrounding Trafalgar Campus has been closed after getting 525 signatures. Computer Systems Technology student Hamza Jami, who started an online petition directed to Mayor Rob Burton, President Jeff Zabudsky and Ward 5 Councillor Jeff Knoll calling for […]
Stress: a pain in the neck
STORY BY AMANDA SPILKER With the second semester in full swing, students are starting to feel the aches and pains of stress. Students spend long periods of time sitting throughout the day, folded into uncomfortable positions. “Most students make their bodies curve around the work station where it should be the other way around causes […]
Looking ahead and moving forward
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CATARINA MUIA Sheridan students graduating this semester are strongly considering getting a degree in their field of study. The University Fair, which took place at the Trafalgar Campus on Jan. 27 and the Davis Campus on Jan. 31, gave students of all years, plenty of options. Although heading straight from college […]
Photographer follows silver lining upwards
STORY BY ERIN QUEENAN With chocolate brown hair, and eyes that light up like the same LED bulbs used in her photography series Portals, Christa Giula shines authenticity. It’s an attribute which is sure to get her far as things start to happen for the third year Bachelor of Photography student. Last month her work, […]
Police release sex assault ‘person of interest’
Halton Regional Police have released “a person of interest” they had in custody in connection with the latest sex assault.
Students sought to foster friendly felines
[wzslider lightbox=”true”] STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS COUTTS The Oakville and Milton Humane Society has the purr-fect solution for students seeking companionship, responsibility or endless cuddling: fostering cats. Brenda Dushko considers students to be ideal foster parents for animals as pets can be great source of companionship without a long-time commitment. “College life is a […]
LIVE EVENT: Davis campus celebrates creativity with public art
COVERAGE BY AMANDA VERHOEVE A Celebration of Creativity – A gathering to celebrate two public art installations that grace our Davis campus in Brampton: Leviathan 1 for Sheridan and our newly installed Sheridan S sculpture. Join reporter Amanda Verhoeve for live coverage on Tuesday, February 4, 2014.
SCAET flood rains on gaming labs
STORY AND PHOTO BY FRANK BUTTY Game design students were back in class Monday after a flood in the SCAET building soaked high-end electronics in several rooms and displaced the programs that use them as a home-base. “It was annoying,” said 19-year-old Spencer Harrill, a first year Bachelor of Game Design student. “My classes were […]
Animation student captures hearts of contest judges
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT SGOTTO ARTWORK BY MICHAEL WANG Sheridan’s talent left multinational video game developer Ubisoft in awe last Thursday. Ubisoft, known for games such as Assassins Creed and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, hosted their first ever Ubi Gallery contest at their Toronto studio on Wallace Avenue. “We want to see students […]
