Ben Orr Silhouette Staff After a tough start to 2012, the McMaster women's basketball team rebounded impressively with back-to-back wins in Thunder Bay on Jan. 20 and 21. Lakehead is home to one of the most difficult gym's to play at in CIS basketball, but the Marauders escaped with two strong wins, taking their […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor With the OUA Championships looming, it appears that the competition is wary of the Marauders. For the past few weeks, McMaster has engaged in dual meets – short, one day-long events with a small field – and has come up against competition with the most serious of mindsets. The upper […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor The course of every season poses challenges and demands adjustments on the part of any team. For their part, the Marauders have shown a remarkable ability to roll with the proverbial punches as injuries strike and squad roles continue to morph. With backup players forced into central positions, young players […]
Brandon Meawasige Assistant Sports Editor In the span of just over 24 hours this past weekend the McMaster Marauders went from being a top seeded team in the OUA, defying the stigma of their youth to becoming a victim of the negative side effects of inexperience. After losing back-to-back games in Thunder Bay at […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor The Marauders are winning, and they’re doing it by committee. A team that was forced early in the season to rely heavily on its few remaining veterans is seeing its balanced approach to the second half pay dividends on the scoreboard and in the standings. After dropping a tight five-setter […]
Dominika Jakubiec Upon viewing the two current exhibitions at the McMaster Museum of Art (MMA), Liminal Disturbance and Unfallen, I was immediately filled with wonder at the ideas posed by Canadian artists Greg Staats and Ramona Ramlochand. Both exhibitions are an artful array of photographs and interactive pieces that comment on the complexities and wonders […]
A Dangerous Method Starring: Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley Directed by: David Cronenberg 4 out of 5 Myles Herod Entertainment Editor For those who appreciate David Cronenberg’s work, there comes an undaunted delight in knowing it will break the rules. His origin is a gory one. Debuting in the 1970s, the Canadian filmmaker cemented his status […]
Josh Parsons Music Editor The term “indie” pops up more often these days than a tweet tirade from Kayne West. Yet many people are still baffled by the illusory nature of the concept. Is it a simplification of the word “independent”, a style of music or something much more enigmatic? The development of the term […]
Jemma Wolfe Sr. ANDY Editor Five minutes into the concert had me questioning why I don’t listen to more classical music. Twenty minutes in had me convinced to take up the cello. There I was at the First Unitarian Church of Hamilton on Sunday, January 22, for the 5 at the First’s concert, totally mesmerized […]
Matt Martorana & Andrew Terefenko MacDebate & the Silhouette Q: Will Research in Motion be able to survive the year in light of its recent struggles? Matt: With Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis stepping down as Research In Motion’s co-CEOs, RIM hopes to send a message to its investors that it is ready to make the necessary changes […]
