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  • Mo Moustache

    Mo Moustache

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    STORY BY ROSS ANDERSEN Across campus, students are putting down the razor and growing moustaches. The Movember movement is underway, and students are ready to participate. During moustache month men around the world raise money for men’s health research. “It’s a way for men to support a cause, similarly as women would for breast cancer,”…

  • Young firefighter hopeful helps raise funds for SickKids

    Young firefighter hopeful helps raise funds for SickKids

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    STORY BY STEPHANIE ALBA Aspiring firefighter Liam Cuttle has brought the Oakville community together to raise money for SickKids Hospital. Liam, 4, was diagnosed with Stage IV High Risk Neuroblastoma two-and-a-half months before his fourth birthday in August. Neuroblastoma is the most common type of cancer in infants and is a disease in which a…

  • Bars drafting ideas to shake up Oakville’s dining

    Bars drafting ideas to shake up Oakville’s dining

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    STORY BY SAMANTHA MAICH Sheridan students are about to see a change in the local bar scene with Shakers becoming a southern smokehouse restaurant, and Philthy McNasty’s sports bar having switched ownership and its name to Drafted. The Shakers Bar and Grill at the intersection of Kerr and Speers Rd. is shifting to a restaurant. Tony…

  • Breast Cancer: a look at cases in men and women

    Breast Cancer: a look at cases in men and women

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    INFOGRAPHIC BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES With October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Canada, the Sheridan Sun decided to look at a few key differences in breast cancer between men and women. While 99% of cases of breast cancer are female, men are still at risk of getting breast cancer. Sources: www.cbcf.org www.cancer.ca http://www.bcsc.ca/ http://www.runforthecure.com

  • Terry Fox’s legacy lives on

    Terry Fox’s legacy lives on

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    INFOGRAPHIC BY OSCAR IMMEL The infographic and links below provide insight on the life of Terry Fox and his accomplishments. Be sure to check out the news on the upcoming Terry Fox Run near you: http://sunarchives.sheridanc.on.ca/this-years-terry-fox-run-holds-special-meaning-for-sheridan/ More news: http://sheridanartsblog.com/2013/09/05/support-the-sheridan-team-in-oakvilles-terry-fox-run-then-see-the-musical/ Visit the Terry Fox Foundation website for more information: http://www.terryfox.org/ Watch a documentary on the life and influence of…