Tag: Davis Campus
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Davis Campus to host Brampton Board of Trade mayoral debate
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Sheridan College will be playing host to the upcoming Brampton Board of Trade’s mayoral debate. The Sept. 29 event, which will include only five of the 14 mayoral candidates, has caused quite a stir among those candidates not invited. “When the [Brampton] Board of Trade decided to invite only four…
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Athletic Therapy Centre stretches its arms to all
BY SPENCER LUYBEN For those looking to rehabilitate injuries or ease physical discomfort on a student budget, a sanctuary exists. The Athletic Therapy Centre at the Davis campus has been reopened for the 2014-15 school year and offers inexpensive physical treatment services for students, faculty and the general public alike administered by fourth-year Athletic Therapy…
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Student quits smoking to win $2,500 prize
STORY BY DARYLL HINVES One Sheridan student put down the cigarette pack and picked up $2,500. Harman Brar, a 23-year-old first-year Informational Technology student, was the winner of the Would U Rather quit smoking contest hosted by Leave the Pack Behind, a tobacco control initiative created by the Community Health Sciences Department at Brock University.…
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Self-defence for women at Davis
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA A string of unsolved sex assaults at Sheridan College in recent months has prompted the school’s Judo/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club to encourage female students to learn how to fight back. The club joined forces with the fitness organization, MoveU, and put together a “self-defence for women only” class on March 3, at the…
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Run Timmy, Run!
STORY AND PHOTOS BY RENÉE LALONDE Business is about supply and demand and successful entrepreneurs identify what a community needs and deliver the goods. Every morning Sheridan is flooded with sleep-deprived zombies in search of their next fix and the lineups at the coffee kiosks on campus certainly aren’t getting shorter. A solution has been…
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Wanted: winter coat donations at Davis Campus
STORY BY ADAM BUCK The Sheridan International Centre and Student Union at Davis Campus are working together to make this winter a little warmer for less fortunate students. Until Dec. 6, donations of adults’ and children’s winter coats can be brought to the international office, in B212g, or the Student Union building in room SC200,…
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Sheridan tops Ontario colleges in applied research
INFOGRAPHIC BY GREG LONGLEY For the second year in a row, Sheridan College has topped the list of Ontario colleges and placed sixth overall in Canada in applied research. The college received more than $4.5 million in research income, the most in Ontario, awarded by the federal government to support college research endeavours. The amount is based…
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Athletic Therapy offers rehab to students, not just varsity athletes
BY DONTEI WYNTER Don’t be afraid to break a leg, twist an ankle or sprain your shoulder, because Sheridan’s Athletic Therapy Centre has got your back. Students are welcome to use the clinic, which is run by the Athletic Therapy students, who are trained to assess and rehabilitate injuries. The student therapists are working…
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Sheridan introduces free inter-campus shuttle bus service
VIDEO BY GREG LONGLEY Sheridan College and the Student Union have come together to organize a free shuttle bus service for staff and students linking them to all three campuses. Prior to this, travel between campuses could prove very costly, and this new endeavour is a way to give students and staff a break… and…
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Paying for print: How much will it really cost?
INFOGRAPHIC BY JESSICA WEINGARTEN The luxury of attending one of the few Ontario post-secondary institutions with campus-wide free printing will soon be over. Over the next few weeks, the college will implement a pay-for-print system for each campus. Students will receive a $5 initial printing credit from the college. Once that credit runs out, you…