V: As a fourth year student, I have come to love and dread OSAP. For an independently funded student, OSAP is the only way I am able to stay in school. I have worked part time for years but it does not pay all the bills at the end of the day. Every year, with […]
By Edward Lovo There is a view of education that requires challenging. It's rather natural to be anxious about the prospects of one's choice of study. One worries about what career path one will take after completing a liberal arts degree, for example. However, the view of education that ought to be challenged sees education […]
Student and faculty groups in Ontario don’t like what the government has in store for the future of post-secondary education. In response to a recent discussion paper by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU), several groups say they do not agree with Minister Glen Murray’s proposed reforms. Key issues raised by student […]
Dina Fanara Assistant News Editor The 35th Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) General Assembly was held on campus last weekend, March 9-11. Hosted by the McMaster Students Union (MSU) and the McMaster Association of Part-Time Students (MAPS), the main topics of discussion included student health, student mobility, mature students and the beginning organizational steps […]
Amanda Watkins Silhouette Staff Nowadays, it is very rare to find someone reading a book in their free time. With the chaos of school, work and a social life, most people choose quick Facebook sessions on their computers or playing Bubble Blaster on their phones over sitting down with a literary classic. Having little […]
Riaz Sayani-Mulji The Silhouette As a SRA member who supported the motion to stand in solidarity with the Quebec students facing a 75 per cent increase in tuition, I was fairly puzzled after reading Mr. Colbert’s piece “Assembly needs to stay relevant,” in which he made light of the motion and deemed it to […]
In light of the ethnic cleansing and violent dispossession of Palestinians, the need for reshares and reposts has never been more apparent By: Shehla Choudhary, Contributor cw: genocide, ethnic cleansing, violence On May 16, nearly 1000 protestors gathered at Hamilton City Hall and marched through the downtown core. Similar demonstrations occurred in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square and Mississauga’s Celebration Square. […]
This year’s MSU General Assembly proved the venue can be both effective and inefficient in providing a democratic forum for the student membership to “show up and speak out.” Attendance at the Assembly peaked at 630, three members from quorum. Compared to last year’s peak attendance of 60 students and to a string of non-quorate […]
