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  • FACE IT Club supports students with autism

    FACE IT Club supports students with autism

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    BY REBEKAH OLIVEIRA They are Friends Accepting Challenges and Endeavoring to Improve Themselves (FACE IT). For Sheridan students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) the FACE IT club is a safe place that feels like family. “This is a good way to make friends. You don’t have to worry about being judged about anything,” said early…

  • Filmmaker leaving a legacy for students

    Filmmaker leaving a legacy for students

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    BRITTANY PREOCANIN In the beginning it smelled like a job, but like documentary filmmaking, teaching became more than just a job— it was a mission. After a life spent looking through a viewfinder, extracting every element and its effects on visual composition, Vladimir Kabelik, 64, feels now is the perfect time to retire. In regards…

  • Welcome to the jungle

    Welcome to the jungle

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    COURTNEY BLOK PHOTOGRAPHY BY COURTNEY BLOK Things got wild at Trafalgar Campus last week when students jammed the Marquee to see the Jungle Cat World Wildlife show. Despite the name of the show, there was much more to see than just jungle cats. Sheridan students were able to get up close and personal with exotic…

  • Students get schooled in safe party procedures

    Students get schooled in safe party procedures

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    STORY BY JESSICA ROVEDA PHOTOS BY ELISE MORTON Participation freebies weren’t the only thing that students took away from Sheridan’s health and counselling services’ Wellness Week. Friday’s Sheridan Parties event encouraged personal safety in a social setting, part of a series of informative events that took place from March 16 to 20 across all campuses.…

  • Meet the new coach of Sheridan’s men’s volleyball

    Meet the new coach of Sheridan’s men’s volleyball

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    STORY BY MICHAEL MELRO After five very years of rehabilitation and consistency, Dave McAllister, head coach of Sheridan’s men’s volleyball team, handed the reigns over to one of his former star players, Frank Pento. McAllister came to Sheridan in 2010, bringing with him more than two decades of coaching experience. He guided Sheridan back to…

  • A session with virtual reality

    A session with virtual reality

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    BY COLE WATSON Being a consumer of entertainment, I have read, watched and interacted with all kinds of stories in multiple ways but I experienced a new level of immersion when I put on the virtual reality headset known as the Oculus Rift. With the help of Randall Kapuscinski, A professor involved in Sheridan’s Journalism…

  • Battle of the Brushes: a Sheridan first

    Battle of the Brushes: a Sheridan first

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    STORY AND PHOTOS BY COLE WATSON On Monday, artists from all ages and programs entered into Sheridan’s first Battle of the Brushes. The event was held as a fundraiser for the upcoming illustration grad show. Eleven artists entered in the three-round competition for bragging rights and a new drawing tablet.

  • Heirloom watch reveals a hidden link to town’s history

    Heirloom watch reveals a hidden link to town’s history

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    STORY BY KELSEY LYONS PHOTO BY KELSEY LYONS/ THE SHERIDAN SUN   Branson Johnson had a scar on his upper lip from a dog bite, something that his family wouldn’t have even known without a particular document that is the main attraction in an exhibit that opened last week in the Learning Commons. Last Monday,…

  • Sheridan holds strobe lit pub on International Epilepsy Awareness Day

    Sheridan holds strobe lit pub on International Epilepsy Awareness Day

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    STORY BY IAN WAY Sheridan’s Student Union is holding a strobe light pub at Trafalgar’s Marquee next Thursday, which is also International Epilepsy Awareness Day. In addition to not having any kind of SU event recognizing the day, students with epilepsy won’t be able to attend the stop light party, whose theme is includes use…

  • ‘We need to become the educated masses’

    ‘We need to become the educated masses’

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    STORY BY CAIT CARTER Although Sheridan has an Aboriginal Initiatives office, much of the college’s community is unaware of its purpose. Sheridan’s Aboriginal Initiatives Office has been created mostly by mandate. Paula Laing heads the Aboriginal Initiatives Office, and helps Aboriginal students transition from their traditional backgrounds into the college’s community. “There are over 100…

  • College’s learning services offers tips for home stretch success

    College’s learning services offers tips for home stretch success

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    STORY BY JANA GREGORIO With the final weeks of the winter semester approaching, a learning strategist suggests using motivational quotes, forming study groups, and writing goals down as ways students can increase their motivation. “Post your specific goals somewhere where you’re going to see it,” said Janice Galloway, an accessible learning strategist at Sheridan and…

  • Hoop and Flow Arts Club transforms Marquee into party under the big top

    Hoop and Flow Arts Club transforms Marquee into party under the big top

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    STORY BY ELISE MORTON PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELISE MORTON The Hoop and Flow Arts Club brought the circus to life at the Marquee on Feb. 26, for a fun pub night under the big top. Club members entertained students as they twirled hoops in the air and spun them around different parts of their bodies on…