Tag: Sheridan
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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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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…
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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…
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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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Breast Cancer: a look at cases in men and women
INFOGRAPHIC BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES With October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Canada, the Sheridan Sun decided to look at a few key differences in breast cancer between men and women. While 99% of cases of breast cancer are female, men are still at risk of getting breast cancer. Sources: www.cbcf.org www.cancer.ca http://www.bcsc.ca/ http://www.runforthecure.com
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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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Laptop readiness pays off
PHOTOGRAPH AND STORY BY RYAN MARSHALL Getting her laptop ready for the start of school paid off for Melissa Takatsch. She attended Sheridan IT’s Laptop Readiness session on the first day of classes to get her laptop connected to Sheridan WiFi and printers. Now, a month later, she is walking away the proud owner of…
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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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E-sports: The growing culture
STORY AND INFOGRAPHIC BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES AND ROBERT SGOTTO Professional gamers have been given the nod from the U.S. government. Last year, Washington granted professional e-sports players athletic visas that will allow foreign competitors to easily enter the country for tournaments. But for a league that calls itself e-sports, is it really a sport? Over…
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Sheridan gets fit
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DYLAN PASLEY It is the beginning of week five and you are putting on your favourite pair of jeans. They’re a little bit tighter than they should be. Then you recall how you have been eating burgers at the caf and drinking beer at the campus pubs. It’s at that moment…
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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…
