Category: Sheridan News
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Take Back the Forest
STORY BY JOEL P. JACOBSON Sheridan’s Social Justice Club will be hosting the first Take Back the Forest Walk on Nov. 21 in response to a rash of sexual assaults in the area this year. The walk will take place in the forests surrounding Sheridan College from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The walk will…
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Let there be light
PHOTOS BY SAM TASKIE Sheridan College President Jeff Zabudsky unveils a light sculpture by alumnus Pierre Poussin outside the entrance to Trafalgar’s SCAET Building on Friday. The sculpture changes through the blues and orange of the college’s new branding scheme. Poussin also has a piece at Hazel McCallion Campus, and is a 2006 graduate of…
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Trafalgar students catch live stream of Davis Campus ceremony
VIDEO BY NAT GILPO Sheridan College’s Davis Campus hosted the annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday. Students at Trafalgar Campus were invited to the SCAET lobby to view a live stream of the event. http://youtu.be/Iyci49rDaxU
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G Wing kiosk closed for business
STORY & PHOTOS BY GREG LONGLEY The food kiosk on the second floor of G-Wing at Trafalgar Campus that once sold pastries and Starbucks coffee has been closed for two years now, and it doesn’t look like it’ll be reopening any time soon. “Ultimately it’s going to come down to what Sheridan wants to do,”…
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Fighting the flu at Sheridan’s health centre
VIDEO BY JESSICA BEAULIEU The flu is a highly contagious respiratory infection, which results in about 1,000 hospitalizations and 300 deaths in Canada each year. The illness is characterized by the sudden onset of fever, aches, chills, fatigue, coughing and sneezing. Flu season takes place between November and April each year and Canadians are urged…
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Foster puppies in a class of their own
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT The Oakville training centre for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides has four or five puppies looking for foster homes and they want you to foster one of them. Oakville is home to one of only two Lions Club Dog Guides training facilities in Canada. The other is…
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Sheridan Student Union kicks off byelection
STORY BY GRAEME FRISQUE Campaign season is kicking into high gear at Sheridan as the Student Union begins preparations for its 2013 board of director’s byelection. Students will get a chance to cast their vote Nov. 20 to 22 online or in person at all three campuses. The deadline for candidate submission was Tuesday and…
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A day of remembrance
INFOGRAPHIC BY MAXINE LOWE Monday was a day to remember and show our thanks to the soldiers who fought for our rights and freedoms. From veterans to poppies, The Sheridan Sun gives you a look at the different reasons why you should remember your fallen soldiers.
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Sheridan College stops to remember
STORY BY PAIGE GALEA PHOTOS BY DANA MIELE Sheridan staff and students gathered inside SCAET Wing on Monday to pay their respects to Canada’s fallen military and view the Remembrance Day ceremony live-streamed from Davis Campus. This year students at Trafalgar Campus were also invited to remember by watching the ceremony on TVs around…
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Remembrance Day ceremony
COVERAGE BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT There will be a Remembrance Day ceremony at Sheridan College at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 11. Stay tuned for live coverage of the event.
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Beating the cafeteria crowds
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ADAM BUCK How much time do you spend waiting for lunch in an average school year? If you frequent the Trafalgar food court, called the Marketplace, the answer is probably “a lot.” “Around the Thai food area, it’s always packed, it’s always crowded,” said Sheridan educational support student Lynda Onyemah. “You…
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Sheridan ranks first in Ontario in applied research funding
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MELISSA GERVAIS Sheridan College is ahead of the curve in the field of applied research in Ontario, according to a new study. In a list published last month by Research Infosource Inc. that ranked the top 50 research colleges in Canada by total research income, Sheridan placed first in Ontario and…