Tag: Sheridan
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App helps students pre-order and pre-pay for food
BY COLLEEN PODMOROFF Ordering food at Sheridan College just got a little easier. There’s a new tool on the market to help students get their food faster, without standing in long lines. It’s called Boost. “We started Boost with the mission to cut down student wait time while they wait for food. Our goal is…
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Colouring Sheridan blue
BY ANDREW SEMKOW First it was Game of Thrones, then it was Vogue, and now Sheridan College has published its own adult colouring book. The book, simply titled, The Sheridan Notebook, was created by Brandon McFarlane, a professor of creativity and creative thinking, and released on Aug 30. McFarlane came up with the idea while…
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New way to pay for food at Trafalgar
BY QUIN VERTOLLI Chartwells has introduced a new centralized payment method at Trafalgar Campus at the beginning of this semester aiming to improve its efficiency. Using the new payment system, students will line up at cash registers in the middle of the cafeteria. In theory this will speed up wait times and free up…
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HonkMobile launches parking payment app
BY COLLEEN PODMOROFF Sheridan students, staff and faculty now have a new way to pay for parking on campus with their smartphone. HonkMobile launched a mobile parking payment app, replacing QPay and Locomobi. “Sheridan made the transition to Honk as it allowed for seamless integration with epark, i.e with no added expenses to the college,”…
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South Park enters its 20th season
BY QUIN VERTOLLI This past week the hit TV show South Park aired its 20th season and fans of the show were thrilled to see its return. With 285 episodes and counting, it is one of TV’s longest-running shows. But why is this show so successful? Sheridan College is world renowned for its animation programs…
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Lunch n’ Learn informs Sheridan about invasive species
BY MARK ELGIE Students and staff were invited to bring their lunch and learn about invasive species Tuesday, March 15. The event, hosted by the Office of Sustainability and featuring the Ontario Invasive Plant Council’s Colin Cassin as speaker, touched on invasive plants and insects, and how they can be identified. Not all invasive species…
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Sheridan a cappella group hits the right chord for stressed out students
BY JASMINE ANTHONY At first glance, the rehearsal of the Sheritones, Sheridan’s a cappella group, seems like an impromptu gathering of friends. Everyone is comfortable with each other, and there is happy chatter around the room. Someone enters late, and a series of questions are shot off: Name, program, favourite alien movie and vocal range?…
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Let the Sheritones serenade you
BY NATALIA CAMARENA AND STEFAN LEE Keep your ears open Sheridan: if you are ever in G Wing after classes have finished you may find yourself dancing along to popular music, a cappella-style, courtesy of the Sheritones.
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Sheridan student gets standing ovation at open mic night
BY KELSEY LYONS Not long after Lauren Quiquero could talk, she could sing, with a perfect pitch at that. The 19-year-old Sheridan student sang at the open mic/poetry slam at The Marquee to kick off Black History Month on Feb. 23. She had the crowd going long before the song ended and they gave her…
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Davis Toastmasters hosts dual speech contest
BY CONNOR RIDLEY Davis Campus hosted the annual Davis Bruins Toastmasters speech contests March 10. Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization that operates clubs devoted to education in communication and leadership skills. Participants in the Speech Evaluation Contest observe a speech before presenting a two- to three-minute evaluation, while contestants of the International Speech Contest present…
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Outdoor show travels to Toronto
BY ROSS ANDERSEN Travel enthusiasts and campers filled the International Centre over the weekend, exploring different opportunities for fresh-air fun at The Outdoor Adventure Show. More than 300 exhibitors displayed their gear at the show, offering the latest in camping technology. Innovative tents that doubled as hammocks were a major eye catcher. All eyes were…
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Lawyer warns of systemic racism fuelling the security state
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN While some Canadians may find the niqab an infringement on Canadian culture, legal scholar and activist Azeezah Kanji sees the recent election debate as one of the latest examples of a deeply entrenched system of institutionalized racism. Two weeks ago, University of Toronto’s Hart House hosted its annual Hancock Lecture, given by…