Blogger opens up about pressures of social media
STORY BY JANA GREGORIO PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF DANA SUCHOW Perfection: The condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects. No one’s perfect, but it sure doesn’t look that way on social media. Dana Suchow, a body-positive blogger and the creator of the blog Do the Hot […]
Are you being hooked by a dating catfisher?
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE So often, students swipe right without even thinking about who could really be behind that pretty face. Because of how popular online dating is today, “catfishing” has become an increasing issue. “Catfishing is when you meet somebody online and it turns out they are not who they portrayed themselves to be,” […]
Harrison The DJ
Hey everybody, check out my feature on HARRISON. Its about the young Producer’s rise in the GTA area. The genre of music is hard to put a finger on but I can guarantee you will be jiving. His number of followers on all social media continue to rise everyday, so just give my story a […]
Survey shows students wouldn’t pass up a U-Pass
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA Ninety per cent of Sheridan students who were recently surveyed say they are in favour of a transit discount pass. A survey of 466 students conducted last week by the Sheridan Sun discovered near unanimous support for a transit U-Pass. The survey was posted on various Sheridan-related Facebook groups for […]
Drawing a line between personal and professional lives
Journalism students at Western University have been cautioned against interning at the popular radio show Q hosted by Jian Ghomeshi because of an inappropriate incident in 2012 with a female intern and are now speaking out. In light of this and allegations from nine women against the now-former CBC radio host, the matter of personal […]
Looking for love in the Tinder jungle
STORY BY STEPHANIE ALBA Tinder – this generation’s matchmaker, helps users scan those ready to mingle within their area. A simple signup through your Facebook profile makes the app hard to resist, but unlike other online dating sites that match your interests with a hopeful single, Tinder is based solely on your selfie. Your […]
Social media’s newest drinking game
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA Social media has given drinking games a sickening new twist. The international drinking game, ‘NekNomination,’ which originated in Australia, consists of drinking an alcoholic beverage while adding an unsafe twist, such as adding urine to the drink or jumping into a lake afterwards. The person would then nominate some else to […]
First it wrecked your life, now it reviews it
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN With the advent of a new year, the online world has become inundated with reflections. People are taking to Facebook to share their own year-end retrospectives, highlighting the ups and downs of their year, but when does sharing become over sharing? Matt Hearn, a Media Arts student, says that Facebook’s year […]
