The dark world of human trafficking
BRITTANY PREOCANIN Last year there were about 45 women and girls, on any given day, prostituting between Trafalgar and Guelph Line. “It’s happening here. What you see in Oakville and Burlington, it’s just a drop in the bucket from what you see in Mississauga and Toronto,” said John Cassells, a street youth specialist with SIM […]
Sheridan parking fees to rise again in September
STORY BY COURTNEY BLOK PHOTOS BY COURTNEY BLOK Students returning to Sheridan in September will get a bit of sticker shock. Fees for parking at all campuses will be rising as part of the increase phased in over three years. The current price of $430 for two semesters, or $495 for the entire year, will […]
Alumni return to mentor Finance students
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MEHREEN SHAHID Take up an opportunity as soon as it comes knocking, try to be different and never judge or stereotype those you meet. This was just some of the advice given to 16 Accounting and Finance students during a mentoring event organized by Sheridan’s Career Centre and Alumni Office at […]
Working toward a gentler ‘rise of the machines’
VIDEO BY ADAM BUCK In the spring of 2014, Sheridan students began work on Project Jesse, a partially autonomous robot intended to share workload of home-to-home caregivers. This year’s group is working hard at Davis Campus, 3D printing the individual parts they need. Red Tree Robotics, headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, designed the chipset (or brain) […]
Bringing Change to Sheridan
BY KIRAN R. KHAN Sheridan Student Union, the voice of the students at Sheridan College, looks forward to making more changes to the student body to provide students with a better academic experience.
Disconnecting at the dinner table
STORY BY KELSEY LYONS PHOTOS BY KELSEY LYONS Here’s some food for thought: The world today revolves around technology and it’s creating a disconnect between people. This was the main idea of an exhibit last week at the Trafalgar Campus. Last Thursday, The Gallery in the AA Wing presented the Food for Thought exhibit featuring […]
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. […]
OSAP to go up with the cost of living
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE OSAP has recently made some changes to make education more accessible for students. OSAP funding will go up with the cost of living, with amounts increasing annually starting in the fall. “OSAP will go up to $155 per week for single students and for married students it will go up to […]
Hoop and flow helps students get loose and de-stress
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE The Hoop and Flow Arts Club provides students with a unique way to beat stress during the school year. Pia Supino-Mayka, 32, third-year Illustration student, president of Hoop and Flow Arts, started the club in September with her friend, Chris Moors, 22, third-year Illustration student and vice-president. After discovering hula-hooping a year […]
Lady Bruins barely clinch a win
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA After struggling through five sets, the Lady Bruins managed to hold on to a win against Conestoga College. The women’s volleyball team is a real threat in the league this year, but had a lot of difficulty overcoming the Condors at Friday’s game. After battling back and forth they finished with […]
