Category: Sheridan News
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Are you doing it right? Sheridan Peer Mentors talk about sex, sleeping, eating and drinking.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT Sex, eating, drinking and sleep. Many college students don’t know the importance of these four things in their daily lives. Are you doing it right? That’s why four peer mentors have teamed up with the Sheridan’s health and wellness centre to bring this information to students. Isaiah Ledgister is…
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Rising artists shows her stuff in Trafalgar’s learning commons
STORY AND PHOTO KAGAN PITTMAN For those who stop to look, there’s a tricky new art installation in the learning commons bound to make you look not twice, but thrice. Last Wednesday, the Space Enhancement Task Force unveiled an art installation titled Dopplekopf by rising artist Roula Partheniou, a 2001 University of Guelph graduate. “Dopplekopf…
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Mixed reviews for XXX hypnotist show
STORY BY ROBERT SGOTTO Hypnotized students may have got a mouthful when they volunteered for Tony Lee, who bills himself as the X-Rated Hypnotist. Lee, who had students perform sexually suggestive acts on stage during an all-ages show last Tuesday at the Marquee, has been a regular at Sheridan’s pub venue for more than a…
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Garbage in and garbage out
STORY BY JAIME POLMATEER FEATURED IMAGE PROVIDED BY JOHN GREENWAY Sheridan has partnered with Busch Systems, a company that manufactures recycling and waste containers, for a new garbage bin operation that will be tested across B-wing in the next couple of weeks. One of the main goals of the new system is separating organic waste, which…
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ETAG needs volunteers to teach tech to seniors
STORY BY JON D. CLARKE A Sheridan-based charity that helps seniors learn new technology is one way students can add to their Co-Curricular Record (CCR) and gain valuable volunteer experience. ETAG, founded in 2008 by Chris Bint and Phil Shahinian, evolved from a project by the Sheridan Elder Research Centre that focused on teaching an…
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Sheridan Davis Campus hosts its first Toastmasters meeting
VIDEO BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT Sheridan’s Davis campus just started a Toastmasters club. Organizers Judith McKinnon, John McRae and Judy Suke, all Sheridan faculty, had their first meeting on Thursday. The meeting drew more participants than expected; so many that McKinnon had to leave the meeting to make more copies of the handout, and they quickly…
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Toastmasters club talking proud at Davis Campus
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DYLAN PAISLEY “It’s standing room only at Davis tonight. Woo,” exclaimed Judith MacKinnon, as people tried to find a seat last week at Davis Campus’ first Toastmasters meeting. The meeting last Thursday was packed not only with students and Hazel McCallion Campus Toastmasters, but also some faculty members. The club ran…
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Sheridan clubs off to a fair start
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JESSICA BEAULIEU Whether you’re into taking pictures or drawing them, Christianity or gay pride, Sheridan College has a club for you. Last Thursday, Trafalgar Campus’ Atrium played host to 13 of Sheridan’s 20 clubs, which had gathered there in order to spread awareness and gain membership. “In order for a club…
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Get your club on – Sheridan Trafalgar’s club fair
PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT The Sheridan club fair drew students interested in joining one of the various clubs Trafalgar has to offer. The event ran Sept. 19 in Union Square from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and had booths and representatives from several clubs, including the animation council, the anime club, the photography club, and the Christian…
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Apple iOS7 update drawing mixed reviews
STORY BY TODD CORDELL The new Apple iOS update is drawing mixed reviews. Last week Apple released iOS 7, which drastically changed the look and feel of apps run on its handheld devices. Sheridan student Luke Iaboni, 18, likes the changes made. “I really like the changes,” Iaboni said. “I like how they’re trying to…
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Mission aims to cut Waste to Zero
INFOGRAPHIC BY KAGAN PITTMAN Get the scoop on waste disposal and recycling habits at Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus, and learn how the school will go green with Mission Zero. Read more on Mission Zero and what progress the school is making in an associated article by Jaime Polmateer.