Sheridan’s men’s volleyball sweep Cambrian
Sheridan’s men’s volleyball team swept the Cambrian Golden Shields 3 sets to 0 at Trafalgar Campus in the last regular season game before the winter break. The Double Blue dominated both the defensive and offensive sides for the entire game, winning all of their sets by at least 10 points. Josh Butler, Jeremy Fantin and […]
Waxing Poetic in the 905 Region
STORY BY MARK ELGIE From those up on stage comes poetry, hip-hop, strumming on acoustic guitar. From those in the audience, laughter, or sometimes silence. Every act at the 905 Road Show, however, was followed with applause. The 905 Road Show, a group of artists who travel around the 905 region, stopped at Davis Campus […]
Holiday Pet Gifting
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY DONE BY NICOLE CALHAU Animal welfare experts are urging people not to surprise a loved one with a pet under the Christmas tree. “It should be something that people talk about and give it a great deal of thought,” said Brenda Dobranski, Founder of Rescue Dogs Match. “It’s a 10-to-20 year commitment.” […]
Sheridan takes on OCMC 2015
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JESSICA ROVEDA Sheridan’s marketing and advertising students can take a well-deserved bow after winning fourth place overall in this year’s Ontario Colleges Marketing Competition. Hosted by George Brown College, the event took place at the Hilton Toronto Nov. 26 and 27. It put the skills of marketing students from 12 Ontario […]
Single moms jump through hurdles for diploma
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE Being a single mom in college means balancing assignment deadlines, parenting, and often, full-time work. Michelle Candelaria, 30, Early Childhood Leadership student and single mother to her eight-year-old daughter knows the challenges that lone parenting adds to the already difficult task of earning a diploma. “The hardest part is juggling the […]
Murder mystery game at Trafalgar Residence
BY AMANDA STRAPP Who done it? That was the big question asked by students during the week while taking part in the Sheridan Residence Murder Mystery. Who murdered Kat for not signing in at the front desk? Who killed Greg Liou for drinking in the elevator? And who bumped off Lauren Bennett for leaving food and […]
The future of entertainment may be in your face
STORY BY ANDREW GOULART Imagine you’re sitting at your desk. There are papers strewn about and some empty wrappers from those Halloween candies you ate last night. The floor is littered with clothes. The walls are the same boring colour they’ve always been. There’s an odd-looking headset on your desk. You put it on and […]
Oakville residents rely on the United Way
STORY BY ROSS ANDERSEN Sheridan College raises thousands of dollars every year for the United Way of Oakville to help Halton. Last week, the United Way of Oakville kicked off its campaign at Sheridan College. The United Way raises funds supporting programs based in Halton with goals of building a better future. For more than […]
Writing on the Wall
BY ERIN QUEENAN “I throw up my food here every day. Anorexia and bulimia owns me.” On Oct. 5 a student wrote this on the inside of a bathroom stall, neatly and with black marker in the SCAET wing at Sheridan College. Dark and prominent, its message was hard to ignore. The next day, whether […]
Library hosts event to showcase art and resources
STORY BY JANA GREGORIO Sheridan’s Trafalgar campus library is usually a place of quiet and solitude, but last week was a notable exception. The annual Library Awareness Week drew a steady stream of students to the library for fun and activities. The Zine Fest kicked off the event where art students from illustration to animation set […]
Sisterhood of the travelling pant sizes
STORY BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN It was while browsing the ring selection at Pandora last week that I first found myself feeling segregated from the average sizes of society. Sure, there’s the awkward stage when a woman may no longer be able to shop at Garage, but who would ever think about being too big for […]
