C/O Pardis Ghaneian By: Esther Liu, Contributor The Silhouette: Please introduce yourself! Ghaneian: My name is Pardis Ghaneian, my pronouns are she/her and I am in my final year of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour at McMaster University. In terms of clubs and involvement, I've been a research assistant, community advisor, Archway mentor and [teaching assistant] […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor The Silhouette: Please introduce yourself! Inemesit Etokudo: My name is Inemesit Etokudo but I go by Inem. I am a 28-year-old [McMaster University alumna] living out in Alberta, Canada. I split my time between Calgary and Edmonton, but I'm primarily based out of Edmonton right now. Since graduating from Mac, I […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor Photo C/O Tiffany Tse The Silhouette: When did you get into piano? Tiffany Tse: I started when I was five years old. It wasn't an amazing story, it was just my mom. One day she asked me if I'm interested in playing the piano. I said “yeah” and I didn't really […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor C/O @alliee.c This interview was conducted in fall 2020 by Sufyan Rather. The Silhouette: Give me a brief introduction of yourself!Allie C.: My name's Allie, my pronouns are she/her, I'm currently in my second-year of health sciences (I'm in the core stream, I'm not specializing) and right now I'm calling in […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor Please introduce yourself! My name is Michael Abraham. I am 27 years old. I graduated from McMaster University with a BSW, so [an] honours bachelor of social work in 2017. In general, right now, most of my work is involved in two spheres: running a youth center in downtown Hamilton and […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor Morghen Jael is a third-year arts and science student who has been in a relationship with her boyfriend, Zooey, for two years. The Silhouette: Are you living together or in a long-distance relationship? Morghen Jael: We do not share a lease but he is living full-time at my house. So he […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor The Silhouette: What inspired you to start @hamontsalsa? Salsa Sarhan: I used to have a One Direction fan page and I used to make edits. That's what inspired me. I realized I could take my own photos and incorporate my own stuff. I had a little iPod [5th generation] that I […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor The Silhouette: Could you please give a brief introduction of yourself? Matthew Thiessen: I'm Matthew Thiessen, an associate professor of religious studies in the faculty of social sciences here at McMaster. I primarily focus on ancient texts, what Christians call the New Testament and text out of ancient Judaism, whether that's […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor The Silhouette: What is the IMPACT study? Marla Beauchamp: With the start of COVID-19 and the public health recommendations on social distancing and staying home as much as possible, one of the things that concerned us was: "How could this be affecting older peoples' mobility and their social participation?" We know […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor The Silhouette: Would you have a conversation with a stranger? David Kim: My friend once shared with me that “strangers are friends you just haven't met yet.” So, yes, I definitely would and I definitely have! Most of my friends know I’m from a small rural town in the middle of […]
