Aaron Grierson The Silhouette Vegetarianism. Veganism. These are both commonplace ideas in this day and age. Yoga too has been gaining popularity over the last couple of years. Looking back on the cultural history of the West, these three things were not so popular or well known. Now that cannot be attributed to media […]
Natalie Timperio Senior InsideOut Editor So you’ve got a persistent, irrational fear of an object, activity or situation, and it leads to an intense desire to do anything in your power to avoid it? Yeah, you’ve got a phobia. It may cause difficulty breathing, a racing heartbeat, body tremors, a churning stomach or excessive sweating, […]
Amanda Teseo Silhouette Staff Let me paint a picture for you.You’re driving to school Monday morning (late, of course) only to be caught behind a car crawling at 20 kilometers per hour. You arrive to class late, and wet from getting caught in the rain, and then spill your coffee. So you are left to […]
Cassandra Jeffery Assistant InsideOut Editor According to the Slimband dieting center, the average 20-year-old woman weighing in at 120 pounds and reaching a height of five foot, two inches should consume a total of 1776 calories per day. Not 1880 or 1978, but exactly 1776; one calorie over and the wrath of Jenny Craig will […]
Amanda Watkins The Silhouette Right after Christmas and right before Valentine’s Day is not just the time of year when single people wallow in self pity. It’s also the time when viruses and bacteria wallow in the halls using sneezes and saliva as transportation to their next victims. It’s a time when used and crumpled […]
Maryann Ashley SHEC Media At the end of last semester, when all of my final papers were due and the impending doom of exams was pressing down upon me, I had a pleasant and unexpected surprise in one of my classes. My professor finished our class a little bit early and offered to teach some […]
Julia Redmond Silhouette Staff For most university students, the start of the final semester involves graduate school applications, or the beginning of the job search process. For one McMaster student, the post graduate plan is one of incredible prestige. In December, Sheiry Dhillon, a fourth-year student in the Health Sciences program, was named […]
Meaghan Langille The Silhouette Canada has the potential to be a leader when it comes to global development. The problem is that potential is not being realized by the Canadian government and may be hindered further when the next federal budget is presented. In an attempt to further reduce the deficit, the government has […]
Mohammad Zubairi The Silhouette I’m not sure how, but about two months ago, I received a letter from a Canadian lobby group that will remain unnamed, which started off as follows: “British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have all declared multiculturalism to be a failure.” Part […]
Dina Fanara Assistant News Editor Students trying to get to and from McMaster may have a hassle on their hands. Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) workers may begin striking on Jan. 30 after Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 107 voted 94 per cent to strike on Jan. 15. The HSR workers, under […]
