Tag: student life
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New Year’s resolutions can be kept – if you know how
STORY BY CAIT CARTER New Year’s resolutions were made just over two weeks ago, and it’s time to consider whether the annual tradition is worth its while. When a new year begins, some people use the date to make fresh starts. Goals vary from things such as improving one’s health to becoming more money wise.…
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Single moms jump through hurdles for diploma
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE Being a single mom in college means balancing assignment deadlines, parenting, and often, full-time work. Michelle Candelaria, 30, Early Childhood Leadership student and single mother to her eight-year-old daughter knows the challenges that lone parenting adds to the already difficult task of earning a diploma. “The hardest part is juggling the…
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Student grocery shopping all about planning ahead
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAIT CARTER The new school year has arrived and first-year students have had a lot to prepare for: new classes and teachers, a different type of homework, making new friends and something often forgotten – buying their own groceries. There are several options of grocery stores available within walking distance of…
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It’s a hard-knock life
STORY, INFOGRAPHIC AND PICTURES BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE. “We’ll keep your resume on file.” These are the six words no graduate wants to hear, although, perhaps it’s better than hearing, “nametag and uniform deducted from paycheque.” Well, choose your poison because only 51 per cent of Sheridan graduates will be hearing, “you’re hired!” for a job…
