Tag: Trafalgar
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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…
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Student Union turns down job poster
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA A disabled Sheridan student is giving the SU a failing grade for its unwillingness to help him hire a personal assistant. Earlier this month, Peter Biec, a second-year Advertising and Marketing Communications – Management student who uses a wheelchair, brought a want-ad poster to hire an assistant to Sheridan’s Student Union.…
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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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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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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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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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Hey Bruins, here is the Trafalgar Campus Gym
VIDEO/AUDIO BY KATE WOODS The Sheridan Sun visits the Trafalgar campus gym to see what it has to offer students who want to get fit. Hours of operation are: Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday – Sunday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, please visit the Sheridan Bruins website.
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Accessibility around Trafalgar campus assessed by Interior Design students
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MEHREEN SHAHID For a decade, he has sought solutions to accessibility issues around Sheridan. Finally all his requests and protests are now being heard one-by-one. Peter Biec started as a student of Journalism–Print, then took some continuing education courses and is now a student of the Advertising, Marketing and Communications program.…
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Self-defence for women at Davis
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA A string of unsolved sex assaults at Sheridan College in recent months has prompted the school’s Judo/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club to encourage female students to learn how to fight back. The club joined forces with the fitness organization, MoveU, and put together a “self-defence for women only” class on March 3, at the…
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Social media’s newest drinking game
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA Social media has given drinking games a sickening new twist. The international drinking game, ‘NekNomination,’ which originated in Australia, consists of drinking an alcoholic beverage while adding an unsafe twist, such as adding urine to the drink or jumping into a lake afterwards. The person would then nominate some else to…