Category: Sheridan News
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Changing minds one umbrella at a time
STORY BY VANESSA GILLIS Many Canadian students take democracy for granted. Phebe Leung is trying to change that and make students more aware of the struggles for political freedom in Hong Kong. Leung, a second-year Crafts and Design (Glass) student, has started the Awareness Project for the Umbrella Revolution in the form of an art…
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It’s an Emmy win for Sheridan alumni
STORY BY KIRAN R. KHAN The third time is the charm. Stephanie Gorin, a Sheridan graduate, says walking the stage to receive the 2014 Prime Time Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for the television series Fargo is a dream come true. “Winning the Emmy was an unbelievable experience,” said Gorin. “Walking up to…
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Assault in Sheridan’s woods
STORY BY WILLIAM DIXON An assault last Thursday morning of a 21-year old woman near a wooded path near Trafalgar campus is under investigation by Halton Police. Constable Cindy Sunstrum is heading the investigation along with two other officers, said Detective Sergeant John Mans, a member of the Child Abuse and Sexual Assault unit. The…
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Illustration student spreads wings with new children’s book
STORY BY LINDA HERMIZ Julie-Ann Pelleboer never dreamed she’d have her artwork displayed in Chapters. But the 22-year-old illustrator’s hard work paid off in Caterpillar’s Wings, a children’s book to hit store shelves this month. “It feels big, but also really surreal,” said Pelleboer. “You always see it happen to people in movies and you…
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Sheridan targets asbestos as part of renovations
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Trafalgar Campus’ C-Wing came under quarantine during reading week as crews removed asbestos from the existing ventilation system and ceiling tiles. The project began on Oct. 24 and is scheduled to run until early December. According to Chad Mansell, facilities project manager at Sheridan’s Oakville campus, the school is not…
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Town Hall: Zabudsky updates staff on the People Plan
STORY BY ROBERT MOODIE This week, Sheridan President Jeff Zabudsky is touring each of the college’s campuses promoting a faculty-focused initiative dubbed the People Plan. The People Plan began as a survey of more than 400 members of the college to answer one simple question: what can we do better for staff? Zabudsky said 11…
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Raising alert against diabetes
STORY BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES With millions of Canadians suffering from diabetes, healthcare professionals are worried that young adults are not taking the time to care for their health. November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and the Halton Diabetes Program will be providing an information booth for the students and faculty of Sheridan College. On Nov.…
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LIVE COVERAGE: PREP Challenge
LIVE COVERAGE BY RYAN MARSHALL Sheridan’s Police Foundations program will be running its Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police challenge at Davis on Nov. 6. The PREP challenge pits Sheridan students against Police Foundations students from other colleges to see who can run an obstacle course, which includes dragging an 180-pound dummy up a staircase. The…
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Sheridan’s best Halloween costume
Here are some outfits we found on campus today during Halloween. Comment below to vote for who you think should win a mystery prize! We’ll be announcing a winner on Monday. (Contest is now closed) 1. Zombie and Dexter – Amber Quinn, Art Fundamentals 2. Woman in Black (MIB) – Andrea Fernandez Pérez, Visual…
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Police investigating sexual assault near Trafalgar Campus woods
STORY BY CHRIS COUTTS A 21-year-old woman was sexually assaulted near Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus on Thursday afternoon, say Halton Police. The woman was walking near the college at around 8:15 a.m. when three men, who appeared to be intoxicated, approached her, police say. One of the men sexually assaulted her before she managed to flee…
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Student Union turns down job poster
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA A disabled Sheridan student is giving the SU a failing grade for its unwillingness to help him hire a personal assistant. Earlier this month, Peter Biec, a second-year Advertising and Marketing Communications – Management student who uses a wheelchair, brought a want-ad poster to hire an assistant to Sheridan’s Student Union.…
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Dating, diet and drinking: The lies international student tell their parents
STORY BY SATYARTH MISHRA Have you ever lied to your parents? Some Sheridan international students from India lie to their parents every week while talking to them on Skype. But it’s not a lie that can hurt feelings; it’s a white lie that makes their parents happy. There are many kinds of lies students tell…