Category: Sheridan News
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Music Fills the air on Sheridan’s Main Stage
STORY BY ROSS ANDERSEN VIDEO BY ERIN QUEENAN Music filled the air in Macdonald-Heaslip hall as Sheridan Theatre students showcased world-class musicals. Sheridan held its second annual Canadian Music Theatre Project festival (CMTP) last weekend. Four musicals were performed lasting 45 minutes each, with a 10-minute intermission in between. The festival features of a series of…
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Experts shed light on insomnia
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE It’s 4 a.m. and you’re wide-awake. You have an 8 a.m. class tomorrow. You’ve been lying in your bed for hours, fighting with yourself, trying to turn off your mind and fall asleep. Now with frustration setting in, it’s not likely that you’re going to even get a couple hours of…
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Illustration students team up with musicians at fundraising event
STORY & PHOTOGRAPHY BY RYAN SAGADORE Sheridan’s Illustration students joined forces with local rock bands on October 19 for a fundraising event. The show took place at Lourice, a Mediterranean restaurant across the street from the Trafalgar campus. It was orchestrated by fourth-year Illustration student Scott Shields, along with Chris Flynn and Chris Laurignano of Little Men Promotions,…
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Oakville discusses climate change
STORY BY GREG LOWENTHAL It was an intimate gathering of Oakville residents interested in the effects of climate change on their city, and the small group was told they is a lot they can do. “I think there is plenty that the average person can do and in all aspects of life, getting to work,…
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Little fire, big trouble
STORY BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS, KAHFEEL BUCHANAN, KEVIN GALLANT, KEITH CORKUM Last night a small fire broke out in Macdonald Heaslip Hall in B Wing at Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus. Classes in HB08 and DB11 were briefly cancelled, but have now returned to their regular schedules. Students were working on a class activity when the fire broke…
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Halo 5: Guardians release fast approaching
STORY BY CHELSEA HOGG Halo fans around the world are eagerly anticipating the October 27 release of the new Halo 5: Guardians. Fans have long awaited the next chapter in the Halo series, which hasn’t seen a new installment since 2012. The promotional podcast series called Hunt the Truth was released shortly after the announcement of Halo 5…
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Putting a spotlight on sexual violence
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELSEY LYONS Yes means yes. Not “Meh,” not “Maybe,” nor “I don’t know.” Last Wednesday, social justice activist Julie Lalonde came to Sheridan’s Hazel McCallion Campus to speak about her Draw the Line campaign, with a compelling lecture on sexual violence and the bystander effect. She was welcomed by Sheridan president…
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Sheridan blog a finalist for national award
STORY BY JANA GREGORIO Curiosities, the official blog of Sheridan, has won three awards this year and is a finalist at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA). Curiosities won gold in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II awards, the Gold Quill award for the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)…
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Post Comedy Theatre: A flicker of insanity
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA There is no one word that can really fully define actor, mime, stand-up comedian, juggler and ventriloquist Robert Post. He truly is a one-man variety show capable of entertaining old and young alike. To encounter Post rehearsing for one of his shows is to think he’s insane and quite frankly that…
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Sheridan clubs show their spooky school spirit
STORY BY COURTNEY BLOK Sheridan College clubs showed off their Halloween spirit at the annual club fair in Union Square at Trafalgar Campus. With tables covered with caution tape and cobwebs, many of Sheridan’s clubs gathered on Oct. 13 and 14, to promote their clubs. “If they are interested in getting more members it’s a…
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Neon, Weird & Wavy: Keys ‘N Krates Get Live @ The Marquee
STORY and PHOTOS BY KEVIN GALLANT There was a disproportionate amount of talent on last Thursday’s bill at The Marquee. For a mere $10, the Toronto-based lineup featured: • Pusher, an up-and-coming cat who makes his own tracks and producer tools; • Thugli, a duo with turntabling roots whose banging remixes are regularly played by superstars…
