oneCARD due to rule them all
STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS COUTTS Sheridan’s oneCARD was designed to give students a cashless campus experience, but the college is lagging in the rollout of the new changes. Elisabeth Connell, Sheridan’s director of ancillary services, acknowledged that compared to its biggest competitors – Mohawk, Seneca and Humber – Sheridan’s rollout of the oneCARD student […]
Author Ann Birch speaks to American Woman’s Club of Oakville
STORY BY SAMANTHA MAICH Are you thinking about writing a historical or political novel? Do you think this will be easy? Think again. Canadian author Ann Birch says it is hard to keep bias out of writing historical novels, because they need to be as accurate as possible. Birch has published several historical works, including […]
FAAD-tastic Open mic
STORY BY WILLIAM DIXON Sheridan arts students gathered round their deans last Tuesday in the MacDonald-Heaslip Hall to discuss concerns and aspirations for their programs. Faculty of Arts, Animation and Design dean Ronni Rosenberg, was accompanied with a panel of associate deans: Donna Braggins, Illustration and Photography, Sandy McKean, Film, Television, and Journalism, Angela Stukator, […]
Long-awaited Sheridan shuttle buses have arrived
STORIFY BY LINDA HERMIZ Two weeks ago, the Sheridan Sun published a story about the new inter-campus shuttle buses that were supposed to arrive soon. Well, they’re finally here! [View the story “Long-awaited Sheridan shuttle buses have arrived” on Storify]
New “rez” problems are starting to getting fixed
STORY AND PHOTO BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES Residents are still divided on the new residence building at Trafalgar Campus. The new residence has been a hot topic since it opened in the fall, when students found problems including, missing appliances, broken plumbing and the roar of trucks in the dead of night. Back in September the […]
And they said money can’t buy you happiness…
STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS COUTTS The Oakville and Milton Humane Society is holding a half-price “adopt-a-thon” until the end of January for cats that are more than six months old. The shelter has been so overrun with cats that they’ve had to rent a trailer to house them all after the Humane Society rescued […]
Halton and the Salvation Army give out grocery cards after ice storm
STORY BY SAMANTHA MAICH The Municipality of Halton gave out $27,000 worth in grocery store cards to residents on financial aid through Salvation Army locations from Jan. 8 to Jan. 10 in response to the ice storm. “About $450,000 in grocery cards were made available to communities that were the hardest hit,” and, “the remaining […]
Student Union takes a pass on U-Pass
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CATARINA MUIA Sheridan Student Union is defending its decision not to opt into a program that would save money for students who use public transit. Sheridan had a chance to take part in the U-Pass Program, which is used by many colleges and universities throughout Canada. With this program, students would […]
Does the bookstore allow students to carry their bags or not?
STORY BY AMANDA SPILKER The signs at the Sheridan bookstore bag drop may be confusing student shoppers. The front of the college’s bookstore is only manned by security the first week of September when the traffic is at its highest. But it is required that all student bags be left at the front door when […]
Sheridan team takes second in ethics contest
STORY BY AMANDA SPILKER Sheridan took part for the first time in the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition and came away with second place earlier this month. Placing second in the Ethics category, Sheridan students, Antoine Sarhan and Erica Forest competed against 12 others in the final five-hour case analysis. “It was based on a real company,” […]
Students learn to FACE IT
STORY BY GREG LOWENTHAL How do you face a challenge? For FACE IT, a group at Sheridan for students with autism, the challenges can seem overwhelming. Friends Accepting Challenges and Endeavouring to Improve Themselves allows them to have a place to come to every Thursday and discuss topics important to them. There are two branches […]
Students help design their program’s first graduation
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT SGOTTO When people think about interior design, they might only think it’s about colours and materials, but it’s much more than that. You’re wearing more hats than just being creative. This spring will mark Sheridan College’s first graduating class of students to the Bachelor of Interior Design program. It’s been […]
