Tag: Sheridan College
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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…
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Sheridan’s waste audit digs deep
STORY BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES A Tim Hortons coffee cup. Is it mixed recycling? Does it belong in organics? Or does it belong with the other trash? On Oct. 16, Sheridan’s Office for Sustainability conducted its first waste audit since April 2013. With the intention of finding ways Sheridan College can reduce the amount of waste…
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Women storm Trafalgar Campus in Take Back the Night march
VIDEO BY SPENCER LUYBEN Sheridan held its first Take Back the Night march Tuesday, to promote sexual violence awareness and female empowerment. About 50 men and women of all ages took part in the two-hour event.
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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…
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Animation teams take 24-hour challenge
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA For the first time, Sheridan’s animation program competed in a 24-hour film project and brought home fourth place. The 24 Hour Animation Challenge started in the U.S. in 2009 and was only open to American colleges until this year, when Canada and Australia were able to participate, bringing the number of…
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BARRED
SAMANTHA MAICH The drinking age has been raised from 19 to 21 at some bars and restaurants in Oakville, which may be illegal age discrimination, according to a Toronto lawyer. The legal drinking age in Ontario is 19, and while bars are allowed to refuse service for various reasons, it remains unclear whether age is…
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Potluck dinner brings International students closer together
STORY BY PALWASHA TEMOR Nothing helps people get to know each other quicker than sharing food. Trafalgar Campus’ Sheridan International Student Association (SISA) hosted its first event last Thursday with a potluck dinner. Students gathered in E Wing to share traditional dishes from their home countries with other SISA members. Corey Mohamed, 19, a student…
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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…
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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…
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The Oakville Bike Tour
VIDEO BY CATARINA MUIA UCycle Sheridan held it’s first Oakville Bike Tour for students at Trafalgar campus on Sept. 25. Students made stops throughout the city, and ended up at Chocolate Alphabet & Casa del Gelato. To read the story, click here.
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Getting obsessed with ceramics
STORY BY AMANDA SPILKER “You have to be obsessed.” For Linda Sormin, who has been exhibiting ceramic sculptures since graduating in 2003, obsession is the key. “You have to be willing to spend all your time looking at things as an artist,” she said. “Without it, you end up being in a medium space. The…
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Davis Campus to host Brampton Board of Trade mayoral debate
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Sheridan College will be playing host to the upcoming Brampton Board of Trade’s mayoral debate. The Sept. 29 event, which will include only five of the 14 mayoral candidates, has caused quite a stir among those candidates not invited. “When the [Brampton] Board of Trade decided to invite only four…