Category: Sheridan News
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Student petition about trail ownership closed after meeting with college
BY SAM TASKIE An online student petition calling for the college to gain control of the wooded trails surrounding Trafalgar Campus has been closed after getting 525 signatures. Computer Systems Technology student Hamza Jami, who started an online petition directed to Mayor Rob Burton, President Jeff Zabudsky and Ward 5 Councillor Jeff Knoll calling for…
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Stress: a pain in the neck
STORY BY AMANDA SPILKER With the second semester in full swing, students are starting to feel the aches and pains of stress. Students spend long periods of time sitting throughout the day, folded into uncomfortable positions. “Most students make their bodies curve around the work station where it should be the other way around causes…
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Looking ahead and moving forward
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CATARINA MUIA Sheridan students graduating this semester are strongly considering getting a degree in their field of study. The University Fair, which took place at the Trafalgar Campus on Jan. 27 and the Davis Campus on Jan. 31, gave students of all years, plenty of options. Although heading straight from college…
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Police release sex assault ‘person of interest’
Halton Regional Police have released “a person of interest” they had in custody in connection with the latest sex assault.
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LIVE EVENT: Davis campus celebrates creativity with public art
COVERAGE BY AMANDA VERHOEVE A Celebration of Creativity – A gathering to celebrate two public art installations that grace our Davis campus in Brampton: Leviathan 1 for Sheridan and our newly installed Sheridan S sculpture. Join reporter Amanda Verhoeve for live coverage on Tuesday, February 4, 2014.
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SCAET flood rains on gaming labs
STORY AND PHOTO BY FRANK BUTTY Game design students were back in class Monday after a flood in the SCAET building soaked high-end electronics in several rooms and displaced the programs that use them as a home-base. “It was annoying,” said 19-year-old Spencer Harrill, a first year Bachelor of Game Design student. “My classes were…
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Animation student captures hearts of contest judges
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT SGOTTO ARTWORK BY MICHAEL WANG Sheridan’s talent left multinational video game developer Ubisoft in awe last Thursday. Ubisoft, known for games such as Assassins Creed and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, hosted their first ever Ubi Gallery contest at their Toronto studio on Wallace Avenue. “We want to see students…
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oneCARD due to rule them all
STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS COUTTS Sheridan’s oneCARD was designed to give students a cashless campus experience, but the college is lagging in the rollout of the new changes. Elisabeth Connell, Sheridan’s director of ancillary services, acknowledged that compared to its biggest competitors – Mohawk, Seneca and Humber – Sheridan’s rollout of the oneCARD student…
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FAAD-tastic Open mic
STORY BY WILLIAM DIXON Sheridan arts students gathered round their deans last Tuesday in the MacDonald-Heaslip Hall to discuss concerns and aspirations for their programs. Faculty of Arts, Animation and Design dean Ronni Rosenberg, was accompanied with a panel of associate deans: Donna Braggins, Illustration and Photography, Sandy McKean, Film, Television, and Journalism, Angela Stukator,…
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Long-awaited Sheridan shuttle buses have arrived
STORIFY BY LINDA HERMIZ Two weeks ago, the Sheridan Sun published a story about the new inter-campus shuttle buses that were supposed to arrive soon. Well, they’re finally here! [View the story “Long-awaited Sheridan shuttle buses have arrived” on Storify]
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New “rez” problems are starting to getting fixed
STORY AND PHOTO BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES Residents are still divided on the new residence building at Trafalgar Campus. The new residence has been a hot topic since it opened in the fall, when students found problems including, missing appliances, broken plumbing and the roar of trucks in the dead of night. Back in September the…
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Student Union takes a pass on U-Pass
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CATARINA MUIA Sheridan Student Union is defending its decision not to opt into a program that would save money for students who use public transit. Sheridan had a chance to take part in the U-Pass Program, which is used by many colleges and universities throughout Canada. With this program, students would…