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  • Trafalgar aboriginal office gets a new name

    Trafalgar aboriginal office gets a new name

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    BY NATALIA NAHON Sheridan’s Aboriginal Initiatives Office has changed its name in an effort to be more inclusive. Now called Centre for Indigenous Learning & Support Student Affairs, it drops the word “aboriginal” a term used by the federal government and picks up “indigenous”. The centre’s co-ordinator says this recognizes the fact that we are…

  • An Era of Rap

    An Era of Rap

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    BY MARIELLE MANGANAAN Rap music has come a long way to be dominating in the music industry today. In over a decade, it has risen through years of ridicule and controversy to now stand at the forefront of pop culture in fashion, social media, and sports. With its hard-hitting beats and lyrics that confront sensitive personal and social…

  • Home movies offer peek into the past

    Home movies offer peek into the past

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    STORY BY JANA GREGORIO A nostalgic look at the day-to-day life of past decades flickered onscreen at the Mississauga Central Library Nov. 21, as the first Home Movie Day showed amateur films dating as far back as the 1920s. Tucked in a corner of the library, a handful of Sheridan film students and faculty screened 8mm…

  • Oakville celebrates diversity at annual Culture Days

    Oakville celebrates diversity at annual Culture Days

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      STORY BY COURTNEY BLOK AND CAMILLE GUSHWAY With music playing, kids running everywhere and a hall filled with arts and crafts, this years’ Culture Days didn’t fall short of its title. The Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre celebrated its 6th annual Culture Days event on September 26. The event was created to celebrate…

  • ‘We need to become the educated masses’

    ‘We need to become the educated masses’

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    STORY BY CAIT CARTER Although Sheridan has an Aboriginal Initiatives office, much of the college’s community is unaware of its purpose. Sheridan’s Aboriginal Initiatives Office has been created mostly by mandate. Paula Laing heads the Aboriginal Initiatives Office, and helps Aboriginal students transition from their traditional backgrounds into the college’s community. “There are over 100…

  • Giving a voice to aboriginal culture

    Giving a voice to aboriginal culture

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    STORY AND PHOTOS BY MADDY SOMMERVILLE If you have ever find yourself in B-Wing when the strong scent of sage hangs in the air, it means the Aboriginal Initiatives Office is open and they are ready for questions. The sage is used in a cleansing technique used by Native Americans to purify. The burning of…

  • Sheep Dogs to headline the Sound of Music Festival

    Sheep Dogs to headline the Sound of Music Festival

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    STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE June 12 weekend will mark the 35th anniversary for Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival. Every year Spencer Smith Park, located on the waterfront in Burlington’s downtown core, attracts roughly 200,000 people. The largest free music festival in Canada is the annual event that officially kicks off the beginning of summer for…