Breathalyzer test: Ready, set, blow
STORY BY ADAM JOHNSTON One and done, or 25 to life. It is entirely your choice. These are your options when you get behind the wheel after drinking this holiday season. One drink per night and done, or risk the possibility of prison, or worse death, if you choose to rely on an over-the-counter gadget […]
Hung up on finding the right hangover cure
STORY BY KATE WOODS You remember hanging out at the bar and drinking the night away, never once thinking about the dizziness and headache you will experience in the morning. “A hangover is an indication of over consumption of alcohol,” said Mary Anne Vanos, a coordinator and instructor in the Practical Nursing program at Davis […]
Wine vs. Beer: A battle of the titans
INFOGRAPHIC BY SPENCER LUYBEN Along with the reciprocation of presents and getting together with family members, the holiday season breeds a behavioural tendency of mass alcohol consumption. It may come as a surprise for wine and beer drinkers that their drink of choice offers some nutritional benefits alongside its drawbacks. The following figures, however, are in […]
Sheridan students can’t say ‘no’ to Nintendo
STORY BY ROBERT SGOTTO Sheridan’s Marquee took a warp pipe to the past last Thursday by adding a touch of Nintendo nostalgia to pub night. Nintendo fans and partygoers alike came out in costumes to celebrate their favourite characters from games of the past, and to forget about school for the night. “It’s good to […]
BARRED
SAMANTHA MAICH The drinking age has been raised from 19 to 21 at some bars and restaurants in Oakville, which may be illegal age discrimination, according to a Toronto lawyer. The legal drinking age in Ontario is 19, and while bars are allowed to refuse service for various reasons, it remains unclear whether age is […]
Time to give date-rape the finger
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY Four American business students are hoping to make date rape a thing of the past. Undercover Colors, a nail polish that changes colour when it comes in contact with the date-rape drug, was created by North Carolina University students Tyler Confrey-Maloney, Stephen Gray, Ankesh Madon and Tasso Von Windheim. […]
Are you doing it right? Sheridan Peer Mentors talk about sex, sleeping, eating and drinking.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT Sex, eating, drinking and sleep. Many college students don’t know the importance of these four things in their daily lives. Are you doing it right? That’s why four peer mentors have teamed up with the Sheridan’s health and wellness centre to bring this information to students. Isaiah Ledgister is […]
