The Grind’s open mic nights offer a chance to connect, celebrating creativity and community through performance The McMaster Students Union’s campus coffee spot, The Grind, and McMaster’s campus radio station, 93.3 CFMU, have brought open mic nights back this winter semester. The first event took place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2025, at The Grind. Students gathered to watch and listen as their peers shared […]
Marauders swim team travels to Markham, Ont., for the OUA championships, women’s swimmer Michelle Wang earns individual gold in the women’s 50-metre butterfly From Feb. 7 to 9, 2025, the Marauders swim team hosted the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships in Markham, Ont. The women’s and men’s teams raced in the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, individual medley and relay events of various distances. Overall, the Marauders swam well, with both […]
McMaster’s Campus Well-Being Survey returns after three-year absence to assess student experience The Canadian Campus Well-Being Survey has returned to McMaster University two years after it was last run. Conducted in partnership between the Student Wellness Centre and McMaster’s Office of Institutional Research and Analysis, the survey aims to gather data aimed at helping to […]
The Marauders cross-country team travelled to Boston, Massachusetts, to compete in the Terrier Classic, where runner Alexander Purnell broke two McMaster records in one race On the weekend of Jan. 31, 2025, psychotherapy master’s student Alexander Purnell and the rest of the cross-country team took on the Terrier Classic, an indoor meet where top schools […]
As we approach the upcoming Provincial election, the overwhelming likelihood of a conservative majority is pushing many students to consider voting strategically. While the sentiment behind strategic voting — to avert the victory of a least preferred party (most frequently conservatives) by voting for whatever other candidate has the best chance of winning — makes sense in certain circumstances, strategic voting is a critically flawed strategy that students should reconsider.
Donald Trump’s inauguration in January caused a lot of political change north of the border. Provincially, conservatives are looking to take advantage of a strengthening position by calling an election. Federally, Pierre Poilievre's association with Donald Trump looks like one of a few factors eating into his chances at a majority come the next election.
DeltaHacks celebrates 11 years of empowering students to innovate and create positive change across various fields through hackathon On Jan. 11 and 12, 2025, DeltaHacks hosted its 11th annual hackathon for change in the Peter George Centre for Living and Learning, dedicated to empowering students to create positive change in their communities through projects in […]
With people turning to social media dating platforms to get their romance, dating in the contemporary world is becoming extremely complicated As the nature of society becomes increasingly chaotic and in ways disconnected, so does romance. The boundaries of romantic relationships are becoming increasingly blurred and the idea and definitions of being in one are […]
Read the pages of Sex and the Steel City and you’ll hear the full gambit of love at university, from romance to heartbreak. It’s one of the learning experiences universities don’t advertise on their brochures, but it’s an integral part of many students' university lives. For queer students in particular, the newfound freedoms of university life can be an integral part of self-discovery.
In an era where physical intimacy no longer requires commitment, we’re seeing the decline of traditional courtship The process of getting to know someone through consistent dates and meaningful conversation is a crucial stage before entering a committed relationship. This “traditional” stage of dating allows both people to invest time and effort into building a […]
