When causes and student governments clash
BY DUY HUYNH What would you want a portion of your tuition going toward? Thursday night’s concert or organizing a racial protest down Yonge St.? That’s one of numerous questions many at York University are pondering after news surfaced that the institution’s former Student Union VP Equity, Alexandria Williams, donated $7,500 to Black Lives Matter […]
Blue Jays tip their caps to Athletic Therapy students
BY ISABELLA KRZYKALA AND HAILEY MONTGOMERY The Toronto Blue Jays honoured Sheridan College Athletic Therapy students Kevin Bryant and Justine Branco, at the Rogers Centre, on Sept. 12 during a pre-game ceremony. Both Bryant and Branco were recognized for their academic excellence and the dedication they show toward the program. Branco was awarded the […]
Colleges and McDonald’s form partnership
BY BRENDEN ZERIHUN A recent partnership between Ontario’s colleges and McDonald’s Canada will allow employees of the fast food chain to be able to earn credits toward a college business diploma. As part of the new partnership, managers who have completed a certain level of training will be able to forgo the equivalent of first-year […]
Hundreds line up for YouTube beauty guru’s palette launch
BY JUSTINE POLANIC Beauty gurus are among the most popular YouTubers, and one of them held a meet and greet last Saturday at the Toronto Eaton Centre Sephora store. Welcoming around 500 screaming fans, 22-year-old Nikkie De Jager, of The Netherlands, entered Sephora. De Jager currently has almost 5.5 million subscribers on her NikkieTutorials channel. […]
Budget is key for international students
BY RENATA KHUZINA The beginning of a new school year causes stress and excitement for everyone, but some international students face challenges that local students will never know. Madina Asrorova, 19, emigrated from Russia last year, and is currently studying Business Administration Marketing at HMC Campus. International students can put themselves in a precarious situation […]
Multi-level marketing: Gold mine or scam?
BY JUSTINE POLANIC In the digital age, students are finding more ways to make extra money, and multi-level marketing is becoming a popular option. Multi-level marketing is a sales strategy that involves consultants not only making money off of a product they sell, but also the consultants the recruit. Examples are Avon, Mary K and […]
Liberals fail on promise to indigenous students
BY BRENDEN ZERIHUN The Liberal campaign during last year’s election promised to add $50 million per year to the indigenous program that distributes money to students to cover their post-secondary education. The recent budget failed to make good on this promise. First Nations students who pay for post-secondary education face different obstacles, including a financing […]
Classic Rock Live! another hit for Musical Theatre
BY CAIT CARTER AND ROSS ANDERSEN Last Saturday, students, friends and family gathered at the Marquee to celebrate the opening of Classic Rock Live! The event is an annual performance put on by the second-year Musical Theatre students at Sheridan, where they polish skills in performance, choreography and team work. The event celebrated its 13th […]
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? […]
Flynn calls free tuition ‘ingenious’ at Sheridan announcement
BY JASMINE ANTHONY MPP Kevin Flynn held a session at Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus on March 15 to announce the new Ontario Student Grant, which was released as part of the recent 2016 provincial budget. In front of an audience of about 30 faculty members, students and media, Flynn and Sheridan President Jeff Zabudsky shared pride […]
Brother’s needs lead to app to help autistic students
BY GREG LOWENTHAL A sister’s frustration led to the creation of an app for autistic students and other students looking to organize their everyday lives. The app is called Motify. The name is a combination of the words Motivate and Simplify. Shauna Jones, a student in the software development and network engineering program, developed the […]
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 […]
