"As a first-year student, a mental health advocate, and a person who lives with generalized anxiety disorder, I feel it is my duty to speak up as colleges across Ontario fail to prioritize student mental health during the ongoing faculty strike." - Hailey

"Furthermore, every day that the strike continues we lose more money. We, as students, invest in your institutes, vying for a relatively stable future. But the colleges have let us down. The faculties have let us down. Continue fighting for what you deem right. But don't let us suffer so much in the process." - Anonymous 

"The strike has caused nothing but chaos." - Anonymous

"I'm in a program that's only one year long. It was supposed to give me what I needed to audition for other programs, but now I'm not sure I'll have enough skills to apply and audition for any other programs." - Anonymous 

"I'm an ALS student with many problems with anxiety depression and other mental and health diseases. Now they are going to crunch 6-7 weeks of work into 3 weeks on top of the work that those 3 weeks are needed for..." - Anonymous 

"Money has been going to waste." - Aidan 

"Being able to come to Sheridan and actually study what I love and am interested in made me the happiest I’ve been in a long time but now to have it all put on hold instantly brought back that stress I felt in high school." - Anonymous

"The strike has gone on for far too long." - Jessica 

"This has become an added stressor in my life. The longer the strike goes on, the worse my mental health gets." - Catarina 

"Not only does this mean that I will be worrying about final assignments and tests over the Christmas break, I might not even be able to go home and see my family at all this holiday." - Jessica

"This decision was something students got no say in, nor were prepared for, and are facing the severe consequences." - Shay 

"The strike has thrown my life completely out of balance. It is not a vacation or a welcome break; it is a source of anxiety and uncertainty." - Alex 

"Due to this strike, I find that I am now unable to find a job for the holidays due to the uncertainty of my schedule, which really sets me back financially." - Anonymous 

"The only person who has been of any help what so ever during any of this is my programs T.A." - Amy 

"I feel like I am wasting my time, energy and money that I worked hard for and this is so frustrating." - Anonymous

"I don't know what else to do. It's painful sitting in limbo with barely any options." - Maisie 

"I really don't want a crammed semester, it's unfair." - Sakshi

"The year has been put on hold and therefore so has my future." - Anonymous