Category: News
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Celebration Square tree lighting draws thousands
VIDEO BY GREG LONGLEY The tree lighting ceremony at Celebration Square near the Hazel McCallion Campus drew thousands of people on Saturday night to ring in the Christmas season. Gourmet food vendors lined the square as families participated in skating and horse-drawn carriage rides while listening to performances by Matt Dusk, The Walkervilles and The…
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College’s first lockdown drill a team effort
STORY BY GRAEME FRISQUE VIDEOS BY ADAM BUCK, DEVON GENERAL, MATTHEW LOWE, GREG LONGLEY PHOTOS BY JON D. CLARKE, GRAEME FRISQUE, GREG LONGLEY, MAXINE LOWE, ROBERT MOODIE, TAYLOR SHAPPERT Those entering the SCAET building Monday morning found themselves locked down during an unprecedented simulation and training exercise involving students being killed and gunmen holding hostages…
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Mockdown 2013 – SCAET lockdown drill and police training exercise
STORY, VIDEO & PHOTOS BY THE SHERIDAN SUN TEAM Check back with thesheridansun.ca at 9.am on Monday Nov. 25 for live coverage of the joint Sheridan/Halton Police lockdown drill in SCAET building. The drill will last about 20-30 minutes while police execute a training exercise simulating a school shooting and lockdown situation complete with fake…
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OCMC experience about more than just the awards ceremony
STORY BY JESSICA BEAULIEU PHOTOS BY SUNAYNNA VENKATESH Sheridan’s best marketing and advertising students gathered last weekend in Windsor for the biggest competitive event in the college marketing world. Second-year advertising and marketing student Sunaynna Venkatesh described the Ontario Colleges’ Marketing Competition (OCMC) as bittersweet. Colleges from across the province gathered at Windsor’s St. Clair…
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Sheridan students unaware of college’s cash awards
STORY AND PICTURE BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE Every student has the opportunity to cash in on a bursary or scholarship at Sheridan College. Unlike OSAP or a line of credit, bursaries and scholarships are awarded and don’t need to be paid back. The college offers scholarships based on academic achievement determined by the faculty in the…
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Whole Life Expo offers unique healthy living alternatives
STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAUL WOODLEY Canada’s largest showcase of natural health, holistic medicine and green living products took place last weekend at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The 27th Whole Life Expo was a three-day event, sponsored by Ontario’s Ministry of Health. Visitors paid $15 to enjoy the array of health products and services…
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Milton woman turns to community for government denied healthcare
STORY BY JESSICA BEAULIEU Kimm Fletcher is a 41-year-old Milton resident and mother of two children. She has been diagnosed with Advanced Stage 4 brain cancer and has been denied government coverage for a medication that could prolong her life from two to 18 months. Fletcher’s oncologist recommended the drug Avastin as treatment for her…
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Lighting up at Celebration Square
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TYLER REYNOLDS It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays in Mississauga. The city held its Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Celebration Square on Nov. 23. “We’ve had the event going along with the city for several years now,” said Karen Ferreira, supervisor of events and promotion for Celebration Square.…
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HPV: Are you protected?
STORY BY STEF CASERTA Four out of five women will be infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV) at least once in their lifetime, according to Sheridan’s Health Centre, but there are ways to prevent the disease. The simplest and cheapest method is the use of condoms. On the other end of the scale are two…
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The future is looking bright for innovators
STORY AND PHOTO BY ANTONIA SALAPIC Business-savvy students got advice from successful business owners last Friday and were encouraged to use their imagination to be successful in the arts business. As part of Halton Entrepreneurship Week, Sheridan College and the Halton’s Regional Innovation Centre (HalTech), hosted the first Arts and Innovation day to help students become…
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Wanted: winter coat donations at Davis Campus
STORY BY ADAM BUCK The Sheridan International Centre and Student Union at Davis Campus are working together to make this winter a little warmer for less fortunate students. Until Dec. 6, donations of adults’ and children’s winter coats can be brought to the international office, in B212g, or the Student Union building in room SC200,…
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Sheridan Student Union by-elections wrap up
VIDEO BY NICHOLAS OLSEN Last week, the Student Union by-elections wrapped up. James Foster, the Trafalgar Campus’ one candidate in the election, had his marketing team set up a voting kiosk in the SCAET building. Free coffee and baked goods were offered to students who took the time to vote.