Category: Sheridan News
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Colleges agree to create uniform campus sex assault policy
STORY BY CHRIS COUTTS Ontario college presidents have begun a review of how their institutions respond to sexual assaults on campus. Twenty-four presidents from Ontario colleges met on Monday to try to figure out how to go about creating a uniform set of transparent and accessible policies for students affected by sexual assaults while attending…
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Survey shows students wouldn’t pass up a U-Pass
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA Ninety per cent of Sheridan students who were recently surveyed say they are in favour of a transit discount pass. A survey of 466 students conducted last week by the Sheridan Sun discovered near unanimous support for a transit U-Pass. The survey was posted on various Sheridan-related Facebook groups for…
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Putting a lid on paper cup waste
STORY BY PALWASHA TEMOR If there’s one thing students and staff turn to in order to get them through the day, it’s a cup of coffee — and that produces a mountain of paper cups at Sheridan. The college’s Office for Sustainability focuses on two areas in helping scale that mountain, according to Wai Chu…
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Sheridan helping Brampton ‘Get Creative’ with Tech Talks
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS The Flower City is getting a boost from Sheridan in the creativity department. On Dec. 3, Brampton will be hosting its third Tech Talk as part of its Heritage, Arts, Culture and Entertainment (HACE) program’s creative business initiative. The Tech Talks, which started on Oct. 15, have exclusively featured Sheridan…
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Sheridan students can’t say ‘no’ to Nintendo
STORY BY ROBERT SGOTTO Sheridan’s Marquee took a warp pipe to the past last Thursday by adding a touch of Nintendo nostalgia to pub night. Nintendo fans and partygoers alike came out in costumes to celebrate their favourite characters from games of the past, and to forget about school for the night. “It’s good to…
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Refresh and de-stress
Having trouble studying for tests and exams? The First Year Library Team at Sheridan wants to help. On Monday, Dec. 1 at Davis Campus library, first Exam Jam, aimed at helping students during their academic studies, will take place. “We took the idea from University of Toronto,” says Jamie Goodfellow, First Year Librarian. “But, basically…
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Prospective students get behind-the-scenes look at faculties and programs
STORY BY SAMANTHA MAICH The SCAET building was packed with prospective students and parents during Sheridan’s Open House on Saturday, which featured displays and representatives from each program offered at Trafalgar. Andrew Lee, head of Sheridan Security, estimated there were about 1,000 people on campus during the Open House, and compared it to a regular…
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Students speak up to help break language barriers at HMC
STORY BY KIRAN R. KHAN Sheridan will hold its first International Student Speech Contest on Friday at HMC to help international students overcome language barriers. “The speech contest is held especially for international students, most of whom are not native English speakers,” said Siyu Wu, peer mentor at the International Student Centre at HMC.…
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Meet the keeper of the Cup
STORY BY DANA BOYINGTON He started from the bottom and now he’s the Keeper of the Cup. Sheridan graduate Phil Pritchard started as a student at Sheridan, ending up as the vice – president of the resources centre at the Hockey Hall of Fame. But, he’s probably best known as the guy with the white…
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Tourism and Travel students experience Norway
STORY BY STEF CASERTA PHOTOS BY JENNIFER RADIC Led by program coordinator Bob McElman and professor Roger Halfacre, 19 participants safely touched down at Toronto’s Pearson airport on Oct. 26 after a 10-day trip to Norway. Halfacre says there are lots of benefits for students who participated in the trip to Norway. “For some of them…
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Advertising students hear from successful grads
STORY BY WILLIAM DIXON If you want a job after you graduate, be prepared to aggressively pursue every opportunity, a panel of Sheridan grads told students last week. “If people follow up with me, it’s a great impression,” said Kirk Allen, co-owner of Re-Shift Media and Sheridan grad from 1982. “It shows that you want…
