Category: News
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Tax on tampon campaign on the bleeding edge
BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS Despite a confusing schedule mishap, Activate T.O kicked off 2016 with an event from #NoTaxOnTampons: A Campaign on the Bleeding Edge. See you TONIGHT at our #NoTaxOnTampons event with @jill_pie and @Lunapads #betherebesquare #Toronto #cdnfem #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/brjyLF8MaB — Activate T.O. (@ActivateTO1) January 27, 2016 Attendees gathered on the third floor waiting area…
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Wheel advice: Tips for first-time car buyers
BY NICOLE CALHAU Car experts urge first-time buyers to take their time before making the final purchase. A majority of first-time car buyers don’t understand how the process works. So buying or leasing can be exhilarating but nerve-wracking at the same time. First time buyers should take the time to research different models. Factor in…
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Provincial budget talks met with protest in Hamilton
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN While government bureaucrats recessed in the warm east ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel downtown Hamilton, union workers, labour activists and other protestors raged outside in the freezing cold against the Ontario government’s new austerity measures. Last Monday, officials from the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs hosted a public hearing so…
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Helping international students cope at college
BY ROSS ANDERSEN The everyday routine a domestic student experiences, can be quite a challenge for international students. Moving to an unfamiliar country and adjusting to a different culture is something most Canadians have never endured. “The hardest part for me is letting go of my old life, and beginning a new one,” said Nikolina…
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Oakville told to learn to live with coyotes
BY COLE WATSON Oakville residents received a howling message from city staff during a Town meeting at St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School that they will have to continue co-existing with wild coyotes. The Jan. 20 meeting had been called because citizens are afraid that the population of coyotes is rising from frequent sightings and that the animals…
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Animation students nominated for Annie Awards
BY JANA GREGORIO A mother is pushed to the limit. She struggles to balance daily tasks alone, from hanging laundry to tending to a crying child. Different problems arise, one after the other, until she can’t take it any longer. She is stretched so thin. She breaks apart. This is the premise behind Mother, an…
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Kerr Street Mission pitches in for refugees
STORY BY ANDREW GOULART Groups across the GTA are prepping to aid the 25 Syrian families that will begin news lives here. Whether it be putting food on the table, finding a house or job, or even just opening a bank account, groups like Kerr Street Mission are ready and waiting to help. The Oakville-based…
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Exploration into the unknown brings travellers to Death Cafe
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN It was the first time Debbie had left her house since the ‘90s. As someone who suffers from agoraphobia, a fear of crowded spaces, overcoming her fear to attend the Death Café meant more than most could ever understand. Debbie was not the only existential traveller to come to discuss the philosophies…
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Student spending hacks to save the bank
STORY BY CHELSEA HOGG While attending school, students will often be faced with the reality that money really doesn’t grow on trees. With the extra costs that school comes with, it can be hard for students to know how much money they need to spend. All the hard earned summer work goes to textbooks, food,…
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Supporting aboriginal education at Sheridan
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELISE MORTON The Sheridan community came together to brainstorm ideas during an event on Friday about how the college can support reconciliation and indigenous learners. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) issued a challenge to every post-secondary institution in the country to support indigenous students and aboriginal education. Colleges…
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Visual Merchandising show-and-tell
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARK ELGIE They began moving tables, chairs, and setting up stands near the Second Cup in SCAET wing on Friday, Jan. 15. It wasn’t long until people gathered to see what all the fuss was about. It was a showcase hosted by Sheridan’s Visual Merchandising Arts program, where students of the…
