Category: News
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Autism service dogs visit Sheridan
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT Service dogs aren’t just for the visually impaired. “Service dogs” and “guide dogs” can be synonymous sometimes, but service dogs can do so much more than lead the blind. There are service dogs to help people with visual or hearing impairments, epilepsy, autism or diabetes. Donna Woodstock of Sheridan’s…
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College’s image vs. student freedoms
EDITORIAL On Nov. 25, Sheridan College, in concert with Halton Regional Police, held a lockdown drill and police training exercise in the SCAET building. The drill involved Sheridan theatre students playing victims in special effects makeup to simulate real gunshot wounds for a life like training exercise. Students at the Sheridan Sun were granted access…
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CBC’s David Common lends expertise to broadcast students
STORY AND PHOTOS BY GREG LONGLEY One of the best ways for a person to learn is by doing. That is the philosophy followed by Sheridan College guest lecturer and CBC international news correspondent David Common in every one of his field reports. Born in Winnipeg and raised in Toronto, Common has nearly 15 years…
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Sheridan and TIFF bring Cronenberg’s evolution to life
STORY BY NICHOLAS OLSEN PHOTOS COURTESY OF GEOFFREY GUNN, TIFF Provocative, horrific, audacious, Freudian and most importantly, Canadian. These are just a few words used to describe the legendary David Cronenberg. Becoming a prominent filmmaker in the 1980s with notorious body-horror films such as The Fly and Videodrome, he ushered in a new era of…
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Newly elected SU Board members have big changes in mind
STORY BY NAT GILPO The three newly elected students who have filled the Student Union seats for Davis Campus plan to make some big changes for the college. Davis Campus had eight candidates in total. Muhammad Khan, a third-year Business Marketing student, was motivated to run by identifying ways to improve how Student Union can…
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Jingle all the way
STORY AND VIDEO BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE PICTURES BY GRAEME FRISQUE The Arthritis Society hosted their first Ontario Jingle Bell Walk & Run on Sunday at Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus. Participants could choose a 1, 2.5 or 5k route around campus. The event provides jingle bells to the participants so that they can be heard while they…
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Sheridan remembers a national tragedy
STORY AND PHOTO BY ADAM BUCK On Dec. 6, 1989, Marc Lépine murdered 14 women in Montreal’s École Polytechnique, claiming he was fighting feminism. In 1991, the Parliament of Canada declared the date National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, also known simply as White Ribbon Day. Trafalgar and Davis Campuses will…
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New waste bins ready to roll in B Wing
STORY BY JAIME POLMATEER PHOTOS BY DANA MIELE Sheridan is replacing the waste bins in B wing this week with new ones that have separate receptacles for food. The move will eventually divert large portions of waste from going to the landfill. The bins are part of a larger plan that starts by separating…
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Paws with Claus – Pet pictures with Santa at Oakville Place
STORY BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT What do you want for Christmas? What does your pet want? You can take your pet to Oakville Place to meet Santa to find out. On Dec. 9 and 16, small furry friends can have their picture taken with Santa at the mall. In the more than four years the…
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Tourism and Travel students receive specialist certificates
STORY BY STEF CASERTA PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT Representatives from the Spain Tourism Board came to Sheridan College on last week to present the students of the Tourism and Travel program with Spain Specialist Certificates. The Spain Specialist Program, which is a part of the course Selling Destinations Europe, was incorporated into the program about…
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Jingle all the way
TIMELINE AND PHOTOS BY ANTONIA SALAPIC Local residents came together through the cold and rain to raise money for arthritis awareness this weekend, at Sheridan College, Trafalgar campus. Arthritis Society of Halton Peel Region, along with Santa, hosted a 1k,2.5, or 5k run/walk from 11:00 to 12:00 pm, in hopes to raise money for this important cause.…
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LIVE EVENT: Breaking Bad RV tour
COVERAGE BY TYLER REYNOLDS From November 26th to December the 9th, a replica of the RV from the critically acclaimed tv show Breaking Bad will be touring around the GTA. This Saturday, it will be making a stop at the Heartland Town Centere in Mississauga. Stay tuned to The Sheridan Sun for live coverage.