More than just varsity sports at Athletics Centre
BY GRANT JENKINS Sheridan College may be considered an art school, but there are still plenty of ways for students to get active even if they don’t play a varsity sport. Most students come to Sheridan to pursue a career in its many different programs often forgetting that the college offers sports, and has an athletics […]
Three guys and a birding film
BY MARK ELGIE It is said that birds of a feather flock together. Now, thanks to The Birder, it can also be said that birds of a feather plot revenge together. Three years after its release, The Birder was shown to Sheridan faculty and students in a special film screening in the SCAET building on […]
Visual Merchandising show-and-tell
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARK ELGIE They began moving tables, chairs, and setting up stands near the Second Cup in SCAET wing on Friday, Jan. 15. It wasn’t long until people gathered to see what all the fuss was about. It was a showcase hosted by Sheridan’s Visual Merchandising Arts program, where students of the […]
Battling buckthorn
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROSS ANDERSEN Trafalgar Campus’ ecosystem is getting a makeover as contractors fight the invasive species known as buckthorn. The thorn is a threat to Sheridan’s ecosystem. It surrounds the existing plant life, traps it and the vegetation dies. Sheridan has trees, which are swamped with buckthorn and have no room to […]
How to find local events
STORY BY SAMANTHA MAICH Feeling stuck on Trafalgar Campus with nothing to do in your spare time? Don’t despair. From Sheridan’s International Student Association, to participating in sports events such as Women’s Basketball and attending the Musical Theatre students’ performances, there is plenty to do on and off campus. Many students do not travel farther […]
Survey shows students wouldn’t pass up a U-Pass
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA Ninety per cent of Sheridan students who were recently surveyed say they are in favour of a transit discount pass. A survey of 466 students conducted last week by the Sheridan Sun discovered near unanimous support for a transit U-Pass. The survey was posted on various Sheridan-related Facebook groups for […]
Emmy-nominated grads share work experience with students
STORY BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES For the first time, Sheridan alumni and Emmy-nominated animators from Guru Studio came to enlighten animation students about the life of an animator. Last week, representatives gave a presentation about their studio and the message they wanted to share with students. “You just have to believe in what you’re creating and […]
Library assists first-year students
STORY AND PHOTO BY CATARINA MUIA When it comes to doing college research, 21st-century college students typically bypass libraries and head straight for the Internet to find facts. After all, poring over stacks of books is something their parents or grandparents did. But according to Jamie Goodfellow, nothing could be further from the truth. Goodfellow, […]
Changing minds one umbrella at a time
STORY BY VANESSA GILLIS Many Canadian students take democracy for granted. Phebe Leung is trying to change that and make students more aware of the struggles for political freedom in Hong Kong. Leung, a second-year Crafts and Design (Glass) student, has started the Awareness Project for the Umbrella Revolution in the form of an art […]
Police investigating sexual assault near Trafalgar Campus woods
STORY BY CHRIS COUTTS A 21-year-old woman was sexually assaulted near Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus on Thursday afternoon, say Halton Police. The woman was walking near the college at around 8:15 a.m. when three men, who appeared to be intoxicated, approached her, police say. One of the men sexually assaulted her before she managed to flee […]
