Andrew Terefenko Opinions Editor When one is violently bed-ridden (by a sickness, not a serial killer, of course), there are few avenues for entertainment at hand. So from my choices I tried to select the one that was least likely to send me into a slumberous stupor. Alas, I fialed. This is my experience […]
Natalie Timperio Senior InsideOut Editor Get me the fuck out of here. I don’t often drop the F-bomb, but in times of utter chaos and confusion (because truly, that’s exactly what the situation was like for me), swearing becomes the only form of emotional release. Sadly, no matter how many times I repeated those […]
Farzeen Foda Senior News Editor One of McMaster’s relatively new graduate programs, the Masters in Global Health, will be taking a trip to India’s Manipal University in April as part of a two-week symposium in collaboration with a Manipal University and Maastricht University in the Netherlands . During the event, which has the theme […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor Confidence has been in short supply for the Marauders this season. But after two convincing home victories on Jan. 13 and 14, the Maroon and Grey have given themselves a reason to believe. Looking to erase a four-game losing streak that stretched back into 2011, McMaster swept aside the RMC […]
Josh Parsons Music Editor Whether you’ve taken notice or not, it’s clear that Hamilton has reconfigured its image considerably over the past decade. After years of crippling economic instability from the collapsing industrial sector, artists are now repossessing the city. As they’re saying down on James St. North, “Art is the new steel.” […]
Roy Campbell Silhouette Staff Vendors and restaurants across campus are considering how their products are manufactured as McMaster implements a new fair trade policy on campus. The new policy requires all vendors serving coffee, tea or chocolate to make available, fair trade certified options for these products. This fair trade certification process comes as […]
Kacper Niburski Assistant News Editor As administrative committees start to blossom around the themes dictated in President Patrick Deane’s letter Forward with Integrity, various faculties and student groups are voicing their concerns. Among the many, McMaster Humanities Society (MHS) hosted an open forum on Jan. 12 to discuss both the possibility of introducing experiential […]
Cassandra Jeffery Assistant InsideOut Editor Every year a birthday marks a miniscule milestone in life compared to what grand scale accomplishments are on the horizon. A celebration is a necessity, yet some of us cannot help but loathe the idea that we are one birthday closer to graduation and one year closer to the […]
Katherine George Silhouette Staff How much truth is there to the phrase, “once a cheater, always a cheater”? There are many reasons available to better explain or understand why an individual in a committed relationship would resort to cheating. It might be because one person, often the person who is straying, is trying to […]
Meagan McEwen SHEC Media Over the past week, I have been to several physical activity classes where the onslaught of “New Years’ Resolution-ers” has been very apparent. Packed spin, core, and yoga classes, and waves of people coming to try out the climbing wall are all fantastic to see, but the pressure to shape […]
