Category: Sheridan News
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Battling buckthorn
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROSS ANDERSEN Trafalgar Campus’ ecosystem is getting a makeover as contractors fight the invasive species known as buckthorn. The thorn is a threat to Sheridan’s ecosystem. It surrounds the existing plant life, traps it and the vegetation dies. Sheridan has trees, which are swamped with buckthorn and have no room to…
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Woofstock takes over the waterfront
STORY BY DANIEL FORRESTER Barnsdale Farms celebrated another year of making dogs everywhere happy with it’s 12th annual Woofstock festival on the weekend. Over the course of two days inside North America’s largest festival for dogs, pooches got to enjoy loads of grooming, mountains of treats, racks of designer puppy and “Big Dog” fashions and…
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Sheridan Takes On TFC
STORY BY KAHFEEL BUCHANAN A group of Bruins watched Sebastian Giovinco’s record breaking night live, thanks to the Sheridan Takes Over TFC event on Saturday, September 26. The event, hosted by Student Union, gave students a chance to see the Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire in a live MLS soccer game for a discount. More than…
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Lady Bruins lick wounds after tough home opener loss
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA After coming off a record-breaking win against Mohawk College, the Sheridan women’s rugby team dropped their home opener against Conestoga College on Friday. The Lady Bruins started off strong, scoring the first try of the game. But injuries caused their game plan to fall apart. “The injuries started and I had…
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Pocket sized goliath set to represent Canada at worlds
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA She rubs the powdered chalk between her already calloused palms. She pulls her hair back out of her eyes and into a ponytail, adjusts her belt and walks over to the weights. After adding more heavy plates to each end, her hands wrap around the bar, she rocks back and forth…
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Broadcast journalism project up for international award
STORY BY CAIT CARTER A unique class project by broadcast journalism students at Sheridan has been nominated for a major international award. The #whatarethechances? project is a finalist in the Online Journalism Awards and faces stiff competition from several post-graduate programs in the United States. The Sheridan project examines how race, income, mental health and…
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Audible hockey puck breaks barriers for players
STORY BY ELISE MORTON Sheridan students Ryan Vieira and Kristoffer Pascual are determined to improve the game of blind hockey with their audible hockey puck, despite having little interest in hockey. With a push of a button, their puck produces a loud, constant beep, which visually impaired players can hear and follow as it glides…
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Sheridan, your vote counts
STORY BY ERIN QUEENAN When it comes to politics, Sheridan students are a lot like most other young Canadians. They know they should vote, but few actually bother to cast a ballot. Illustration by Kristina Alkok, Sheridan Art Fundamentals graduate. With Canadians facing one of its closest federal election races in years, Anastasia Bladaoshyna agrees she…
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Pros give students tips on modelling
STORY BY CHELSEA HOGG While everyone wants to be noticed at least once in a while, some plan on making it a career. For those getting started in the modelling industry, It can be hard to know where to go and how to be smart. Cyryn Fyrcyd of Stratford, Ont., a freelance model and photographer,…
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Students plus healthy eating equals better nutrition
STORY BY KELSEY LYONS Friends, relationships, 8 a.m. classes and – oh right, then there’s food. It’s your first year and there are already so many things on your mind that – believe it or not – you might forget that eating properly will reduce stress and help the year go smoothly. Nutrition and health coach…
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