Tag: alumni
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Trafalgar hosts annual alumni basketball games
BY KEVIN SACDALAN The men and women’s basketball teams saw their first action this season last Saturday at the Sheridan Bruins’ homecoming. Hitting the floor first were the Lady Bruins, led by head coach Willie Delas. They were taking on the alumni, in what ended up being a dramatic game. Coming into this meeting, the…
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Meet the Sheridan alumni behind Zootopia’s lovable critters
BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS The Sheridan Sun recently got a peek behind the animation on Disney’s latest movie Zootopia from alumni David Stodolny, a character animator, and Mitchell Counsell, a character technical director. The pair shared their experiences of learning at Sheridan and working at Disney. Originally from Brampton, 36-year-old Stodolny graduated from Sheridan in the Animation…
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Graduation fair gears alumni for success
BY GREG LOWENTHAL If a student is graduating this year and looking to buy tickets to Convocation or a class ring, then the Graduation Fair is the event for them. to 5 p.m. It offers student the opportunity to try on gowns so they can be sized and sponsors including TD Bank and Canada Life…
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Three guys and a birding film
BY MARK ELGIE It is said that birds of a feather flock together. Now, thanks to The Birder, it can also be said that birds of a feather plot revenge together. Three years after its release, The Birder was shown to Sheridan faculty and students in a special film screening in the SCAET building on…
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Sheridan alum shoots for the silver screen
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAMILLE GUSHWAY From dreams of walking down the red carpet to early call times. 20-year-old Krista Komar is working her way up in the acting industry. Krista Komar has known since she was five that she wanted to act in movies. She would watch famous stars like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen…
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Pro Tip: Make the most of your first year
STORY BY: ROSS ANDERSEN The new experience of college life can be both intimidating and rewarding for first-year students. If graduates had an opportunity to write a letter to their first-year self, many of them would have done things differently. “I would tell myself to work hard”, said Tristan Kay, a 2013 Print Journalism grad.…
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Alumni return to mentor Finance students
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MEHREEN SHAHID Take up an opportunity as soon as it comes knocking, try to be different and never judge or stereotype those you meet. This was just some of the advice given to 16 Accounting and Finance students during a mentoring event organized by Sheridan’s Career Centre and Alumni Office at…
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Steve Blundy: athlete, coach, family man, and now a Hall of Famer too
STORY BY JANA GREGORIO Ron McLean. Donovan Bailey. Michael “Pinball” Clemons. These are just some names of influential athletes and sports personalities whose legacies are forever enshrined in the Oakville Sports Hall of Fame. Stephen Blundy is now on that list. The long-time Sheridan hockey coach and athletic manager was inducted into the Oakville Sports…
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Hockey to help the homeless
COVERAGE BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES On Friday Nov 14 the Sheridan Sun will be covering the Hockey Helps the Homeless tournament in Markham. The event will bring together Toronto Maple Leaf and Montreal Canadian alumni with the goal of raising money to help the homeless in the Greater Toronto Area. Hockey Helps the Homeless goes across…
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Advertising students hear from successful grads
STORY BY WILLIAM DIXON If you want a job after you graduate, be prepared to aggressively pursue every opportunity, a panel of Sheridan grads told students last week. “If people follow up with me, it’s a great impression,” said Kirk Allen, co-owner of Re-Shift Media and Sheridan grad from 1982. “It shows that you want…
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Sheridan grad encourages aspiring filmmakers
STORY BY KIRAN R. KHAN John Christou, a filmmaker and Sheridan graduate, visited Sheridan College after more than a decade away to attend an exclusive screening of his film Rhymes for Young Ghouls last Tuesday. “I have many fond memories of my year of school at Sheridan, and walking the halls transported me back to…
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Mickey & Judy will make you laugh, inspire you to follow your dreams
BY JESSICA WEINGARTEN It’s often said that you should never forget where you came from. Michael Hughes, actor, musician and playwright, is returning to his roots at Sheridan College next week with his one-man show, Mickey & Judy. Hughes, the titular “Mickey” (it is his nickname), chose to highlight his relationship with actors Mickey Rooney…