Farzeen Foda Senior News Editor No longer will a Google search of “McMaster” reveal a bulletin of University news, due to the various technological changes taking place throughout the University. With the digital age and McMaster’s increasing recognition worlwide, the University continues to attract higher numbers of applicants each year. To make the application process […]
Brandon Meawasige Assistant Sports Editor In hosting the Ryerson Rams and Toronto Varsity Blues on Dec. 2 and 3 the Marauders men’s basketball team will look to improve on a 5-1 record and round off the first half of their 2011 schedule in style. McMaster ended their recent road trip with two victories in […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor Another dominant weekend at a dual meet saw the Marauders qualify a 12th athlete for the CIS national championships. The event in question was the Brock-Mac Cup, a meet held at the two aforementioned schools over the course of two days on Nov. 26 and 27. McMaster garnered medals in […]
Ben Orr Sports Editor Consistency continues to be elusive for the McMaster women in the early stages of their OUA season. The Marauders played to yet another weekend split, losing to Queen's on Nov. 25 before rebounding against RMC the next night. They continue to stay glued to a .500 record at 3-3, good […]
Farzeen Foda Senior News Editor McMaster University’s Budget Remodelling Task Force recently released its Final Report, available online through the Provost’s Website. The Task Force has been working on this project since 2007, when Phase I was initiated, noted Khaled Hassanein, chair of Phase II of the Task Force, which started in August 2009. […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor They’ve long been a constant presence at sporting events and special functions across campus, but the McMaster marching band is intent on making that presence felt much more this year. The group has embarked on a program of improvement and expansion that has seen them don professional uniforms, hire section-specific […]
Dina Fanara Assistant News Editor The Student Success Centre (SSC) has been in existence for only a year and a half, but has already made some significant accomplishments. In 2010, for example, the SSC won the President’s Award for outstanding service to the university’s student population. The creation of the SSC was a collaborative effort […]
Jemma Wolfe, Senior ANDY Editor The spindly star with the iconic side-swept hair – Lights – crooned her way to the hearts of those in attendance at campus bar TwelvEighty last Saturday, Nov. 26. After an energetic opening set by Toronto-based dance-rock band Nightbox, Lights took to the stage amidst frenzied chanting of her […]
Jemma Wolfe, Senior ANDY Editor Friday Nov. 25 is a day McMaster will never forget. For the first time in our university’s history, our football team brought home the Vanier Cup after quite possibly the most exciting game the league has ever seen. It was so thrilling, so emotional and so euphoric that even I […]
Myles Herod, Entertainment Editor The Muppets Directed by: James Bobin Starring: Jason Segel, Amy Adams We all know the Muppets. They may not be as ubiquitous and popular as they once were, but their infectious mixture of slapstick, strangeness, satire, and singing is familiar to generations alike. In their newest incarnation, director James Bobin and co-writers Nicholas Stoller and Jason […]
