Change the status quo with youth vote
STORY BY JEANYLYN LOPEZ Young people are often criticized about their lack of interest in politics. In an Elections Canada study after the 2011 federal election, it estimated that voter turnout steadily increased with age from 38.8 per cent for ages 18-24 in comparison to 75 per cent for ages 65-74. We’ve tried to get […]
Turning up the heat
This is a continuing series about people’s first experiences doing things they’ve never done. STORY BY VANESSA GILLIS Nervous. Excited. Terrified. Those are the emotions GTA firefighter Dan Burley felt his first time responding to a fire 14 years ago. “My first fire I just remember looking at the guy next to me […]
Faculty builds better lives for families
STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID What happens when a baker’s usual ingredients are replaced with cement, a hammer, nails and wrenches? She builds herself a house. Farah Whyte and her four children are halfway through building their new home on Torbram Road in Brampton. “We’re very excited,” said the 41-year-old baker. “We’re already done with half […]
Oakville pays tribute to missing or murdered aboriginal women
STORY BY MADDY SOMMERVILE The air in the garden of Oakville’s St. Jude’s Anglican church hangs heavily. A single voice echoes through the cold air. A crowd of people stands around a gazebo, two speakers are set up and a microphone is open. In everyone’s hands, there is an electric candle and the orange light […]
Customizing the world, one neck at a time
STORY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY While he hopes to open a store one day, for now Sheridan student Dan Amponsah sells his custom made bow ties online and at the Brampton farmers market. Amponsah, a third year student in the Exercise Science and Health Promotion program at Sheridan College runs his customized bow tie business, Neck […]
Can one little word help stop campus sex assaults?
BY ROBERT MOODIE AND KATE WOODS The new ‘Yes means Yes’ law that was passed in California in August is about young adults giving verbal or very clear non-verbal consent to sexual activity. Universities in California are now required to teach students why an affirmative ‘Yes’ is important and what non-verbal consent looks like. Students […]
Homecoming weekend for varsity teams
STORY BY MIKHAIL HELLER The Bruins were in full turnout last Saturday for homecoming weekend as they hosted alumni games for each of its varsity teams at Trafalgar Campus. Family and friends of the Bruins gathered together to enjoy this season’s rosters going head-to-head against past alumni. Both the men and women’s rugby teams kicked […]
Solar panels light up Davis
STORY BY AMANDA SPILKER Sheridan is shining some light on renewable energy. On Oct. 4, the Davis campus Integrated Energy Systems Laboratory (IESL) invited the public inside as part of an annual province-wide initiative called Green Energy Doors Open. The single-day showcase allowed the Sheridan community to witness all types of green energy initiatives. The […]
