Category: Sheridan News
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Sheridan International Student Association aims to expand after elections
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JONATHAN FERGUSON The Sheridan International Student Association elections are beginning this week and plans to open more chapters across the Sheridan community are in the works. There are eight positions open, with each one having two to three candidates and some with only one entry according to SISA president and international…
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SHERIDANtalk aims to break barriers surrounding mental health
STORY BY JUNE SEO Innovators from the mental health world will join Sheridan students to “break the barrier” about mental health issues. On April 9, health and wellness peer mentors will hold a SHERIDANtalk featuring Eric Windeler, founder of The Jack Project, Arthur Gallant, Bell’s 2013 Faces of Mental Health, Mark Henick, a TEDx Toronto…
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Alumni takes viewers on wild arctic adventure
STORY BY DYLAN PAISLEY PHOTO BY MEHREEN SHAHID Cory Trépanier fought Arctic wolves, kayaked around glaciers and climbed mountains just to be back at Sheridan. Last week Trépanier returned to his alma mater to screen his film Into The Arctic II as part of his film tour. Into The Arctic II, the sequel to Into…
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And the rain came down into garbage bins
STORY BY KATE WOODS The SCAET building has a leak and the college’s building department believes the problem is in the vent system. A mixed rain and snowstorm hit the area on Wednesday, March 12, which resulted in the college cancelling classes and closing at 2 p.m. During the stormy morning, custodial staff placed garbage…
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Students compete for $10k advertising prize
BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA Four Sheridan students are hoping to take home $10,000 in the Advertising Standards Canada Public Service Announcement competition. The group is made up of students in their second year of the Advertising and Marketing Communications program. They are Victoria Hoang, 22, Jody Harvey, 19, Sunaynna Venkatesh, 25, and Caitlin Vollum, 21. They…
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Two Sheridan students receive Co-op Student of the Year honours
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DANA BOYINGTON Sheridan College has had numerous student success stories throughout the years and this year is no exception. Kristen Metz and Hargurdeep Singh, are being recognized for their academic performance, contributions to society, support of cooperative education and are earning the praise of their co-op supervisors. Metz, with a GPA…
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You never forget your first love
STORY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY Of all the firsts we encounter in our life, none is as impactful or as memorable as our first love, and student Nicole Northcott can vouch for that. Northcott, 25, is in her final year of Office Administration, Legal at Davis campus and vividly remembers her first love when she was…
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The President’s Challenge is underway
STORY AND MEDIA BY VANESSA GILLIS Do you have your S together? This year’s President’s Challenge has students and faculty creating an S that represents their program in order to promote the college’s new brand. “[We did it] to get some school spirit going and grab attention to it,” said Dean Lorenz, director of marketing…
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The past, written in bone
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT MOODIE A new project at Sheridan will use 3D imaging technology to help students learn and conduct experiments for an upcoming course: Forensic Anthropology. Sheridan has skeletal remains found in Austria on loan from Germany for teaching biological anthropology and the project has been putting these through 3D scanners since…
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Movie night helps international students bond with new country
STORY BY SATYARTH MISHRA Odecca Ordonez says before she founded a campus international students group she didn’t eat Indian food. “Please don’t laugh,“ she told students at the Sheridan International Student Association’s movie night on Friday at HMC. “This is how I learned about Indian culture.” Ordonez kicked off an event designed to connect…
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SISA gives international students a home away from home
STORY BY SATYARTH MISHRA Using hope, encouragement, dedication and love for each other, the Sheridan International Student Association (SISA) wants to make the college more like a home for students from other nations. “SISA started with 15 members in late December 2013 at Sheridan HMC campus, and now has 30 active members,” says Prachi…
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Residence works hard to promote student events
BY MADDY SOMMERVILLE Living in Sheridan’s residence offers students an experience in college; it’s not only convenient and safe, but it also boasts a lot of ways for residents to have fun and enjoy their time. Recently, the Sheridan residence, playfully nicknamed ‘Rez’ by those who live there and sometimes by those who don’t, have…