MPP educates community at Tuition Town Hall
BY ELISE MORTON A Tuition Town Hall held at Sheridan’s Hazel McCallion Campus on March 16 gave the community an opportunity to ask MPP Dipika Damerla questions and learn more about the Ontario Student Grant (OSG). Around 50 people including students, parents, community members and reporters who were eager to have their questions answered attended […]
Students give blood to save lives
BY KELSEY LYONS AND OLIVIA LITTLE Students from Hazel McCallion Campus gave their blood on Monday at a Student Union sponsored event. Students and Student Union share why they supported the event and the importance of blood donation.
Sheridan takes on OCMC 2015
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JESSICA ROVEDA Sheridan’s marketing and advertising students can take a well-deserved bow after winning fourth place overall in this year’s Ontario Colleges Marketing Competition. Hosted by George Brown College, the event took place at the Hilton Toronto Nov. 26 and 27. It put the skills of marketing students from 12 Ontario […]
Next Big Idea winners make resto nutrition data easy to find
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JESSICA ROVEDA The future of accessible restaurant information and nutrition facts is almost here. Entrepreneurs Delmar Powell, David Pullar, and Richard Green’s Second Waiter mobile app was the winner of Next Big Idea, a contest held on Oct. 6 at Sheridan’s Hazel McCallion Campus where competitors showcased their inventions for a […]
Lucky students cruise through Toronto in style
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JESSICA ROVEDA Sheridan students who cruised Lake Ontario until 2 a.m. on Sept. 9 still managed to make it to early classes the next day. As part of the #FROSHONFLEEK series of first-week events put on by the Sheridan Student Union, a River Gambler boat cruise titled Ship Just Got Real […]
Students get schooled in safe party procedures
STORY BY JESSICA ROVEDA PHOTOS BY ELISE MORTON Participation freebies weren’t the only thing that students took away from Sheridan’s health and counselling services’ Wellness Week. Friday’s Sheridan Parties event encouraged personal safety in a social setting, part of a series of informative events that took place from March 16 to 20 across all campuses. […]
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 […]
Students speak up to help break language barriers at HMC
STORY BY KIRAN R. KHAN Sheridan will hold its first International Student Speech Contest on Friday at HMC to help international students overcome language barriers. “The speech contest is held especially for international students, most of whom are not native English speakers,” said Siyu Wu, peer mentor at the International Student Centre at HMC. […]
St. John Ambulance hosts CPR training event
VIDEO BY KATE WOODS On Oct. 30th, St. John Ambulance held a CPR training event at Celebration Square in Mississauga. The event was to teach families and students the importance and how to perform CPR in an emergency.
Breaking ground at Sheridan’s HMC2
STORY BY CORDELL VENTURA & MICHAEL MELRO Sheridan took a giant step into the future last Friday when ground was broken on HMC2. College president Jeff Zabudsky, outgoing mayor Hazel McCallion and other dignitaries gathered to start construction on the second phase of the Mississauga campus. The 220,000-square-foot building will include space for up to […]
SU and college scramble to fix shuttle bus mess
STORY BY CHRIS COUTTS Some arrive late. Some have to leave early. Some even miss their class altogether. The shuttle service to Sheridan’s three campuses has been experiencing delays and backlogs since the first day of fall classes, and the college’s administration and Student Union are unclear on how to effectively resolve the problems. The […]
