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  • Curtain goes up, student prices go down

    Curtain goes up, student prices go down

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    STORY BY JASMINE ANTHONY If you’ve been having a hard time finding something fun to do in Oakville, you’re in luck. The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts has announced its 2015-16 season and the selection of performances will appeal to all tastes. For students on a budget there are $20 tickets for events like Evil…

  • Healthy Heart Day raises awareness at Trafalgar

    Healthy Heart Day raises awareness at Trafalgar

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    STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELISE MORTON Talk about pouring your heart out. Despite the torrential rain Healthy Heart Day kept pumping at Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus Tuesday, Sept. 22. The event, held by the Sheridan Student Union (SSU), celebrated World Heart Day, raised awareness for cardiovascular health and promoted healthy living at the college. “It’s a…

  • Sheridan to perform six musicals this season

    Sheridan to perform six musicals this season

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    STORY BY COLE WATSON This season Sheridan’s Performing Arts students will put on six productions. Before the production year begins The Canadian Music Theatre Project will be holding its second annual Festival of New Musicals from Oct 8 to 10 at Sheridan’s studio theatre at Trafalgar Campus. The project, led by producer Michael Rubinoff, wants…

  • Sheridan’s Open Mic Night

    Sheridan’s Open Mic Night

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    STORY AND VIDEO BY KEITH CORKUM  “I’ve played in bars for years and years and I’m background music. But this is not background music, people actually gave a shit.” This was singer Katey Gatta’s, and many other performers’ appraisal of Sheridan’s Open Mic Night on Sept. 29. The event allowed students to express themselves in…

  • Absent candidates draw criticism at debate

    Absent candidates draw criticism at debate

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    STORY BY CHANELLE FAGON-TURNER, ERIN QUEENAN, CONNOR RIDLEY The federal Conservative candidates were a no-show at all three of Sheridan’s debates Oct 1. The glaring absences drew strong criticism from the other parties’ candidates who did attend. “That is revealing in itself,” said Che Marville, New Democratic Party candidate for Oakville. “This speaks volumes about what…

  • Art hijacks the downtown core

    Art hijacks the downtown core

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    STORY BY STEFAN LEE Brute force winds and plummeting temperatures weren’t enough to stop the stream of pedestrian traffic that was Nuit Blanche 2015. In a night when Taylor Swift played a show, it’s hard to believe any other form of art took over Toronto; Nuit Blanche however, did just that.   Scotiabank Nuit Blanche…

  • ‘Cracked’ shines a new light on dementia

    ‘Cracked’ shines a new light on dementia

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    STORY BY JAKE HRIBLJAN University researchers from York, U of T and Waterloo have collaborated with artists to create an innovative play that puts audiences directly into the experience of dementia. Cracked: New Light on Dementia was put together by researchers Sherry Dupuis, Christine Jonas-Simpson, Pia Kontos, Gail Mitchell, and director/playwright Julia Gray. The performance is…

  • All night art festival takes over downtown Toronto

    All night art festival takes over downtown Toronto

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    STORY AND PHOTOS BY DANIEL MALLETT Most nights you won’t find two large piles of logs blocking Queens Quay in Toronto. But at Nuit Blanche, you can expect the unexpected. Once a year, the all-night art festival takes over the downtown core from dusk until dawn. Harbourfront, the University of Toronto campus and city hall were…

  • Planting sustainable roots at Sheridan College

    Planting sustainable roots at Sheridan College

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    STORY BY GREG LOWENTHAL Not rain, nor wind nor cold could dampen their spirits. Students and volunteers were out in full force on Saturday, October 3 planting trees at Trafalgar Campus to create greener spaces in the Sheridan community. They were also joined by environmental group Oakville Green and staff from Sheridan. While there was…

  • Torontonians fall back into fitness

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    STORY BY KELSEY LYONS AND OLIVIA LITTLE Fit for Fall took over the Distillery District Sunday, October 4, with Torontonians working up a sweat at free outdoor fitness and relaxation classes. Top Toronto fitness instructors from studios such as Spynga, Stott Pilates, and Yoga Tree taught the sessions – which included yoga, meditation and high intensity…

  • Creating a board game from scratch

    Creating a board game from scratch

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    STORY & VIDEO BY MARK ELGIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU2tIQbGhIU They love games, and that is why they jam. At its third game jam, participants at Sheridan’s Paper Bag Jam were tasked with making a non-digital game in 24 hours. In the previous two events held at Sheridan, both the public and students alike could make both board…

  • Encore in the works for award-winning Brantwood

    Encore in the works for award-winning Brantwood

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    STORY BY COLE WATSON Sheridan’s ambitious musical Brantwood 1920-2020 has piqued international interest and won a Dora Mavor Moore award, which recognizes excellence in Toronto theatre. The musical was nominated for the Audience Choice Award with the support of Steve Fisher, a blogger at the Torontoist.com, and won the award for Outstanding Production of 2015.…