Melancholia Starring: Kirsten Dunst Directed by: Lars von Trier 2 out of 5 stars Myles Herod Entertainment Editor Behind the seismic mess that is Melancholia, there is an unquestionable talent at work. Danish director Lars von Trier has exhibited the prowess of a full-fledged artist before, and certainly will again. Just consider 1996’s Breaking the […]
Farzeen Foda Senior News Editor Universities have undergone a drastic shift in recent years, much of which, most would argue, has been positive. Due to systematic mobilization of resources toward research and innovation, a greater influx of discoveries have been observed – a trend to which McMaster can certainly attest. There are, however, negative shifts […]
Sonya Khanna Business Editor With rapid improvements to various forms of social media in recent years it shouldn’t shock many to learn that with continued growth in the competition for talent, social recruiting tops the list two years running as the most popular area to increase investment. According to a survey by leading recruiting software […]
Sonya Khanna Business Editor The Government of Canada introduced new changes to Canada’s pension landscape on Thursday, November 17 that unveiled the proposed implementation of the Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP) framework. According to Minister of State Finance Ted Menzies, over 60 per cent of Canadians do not have a workplace pension plan. Self-employed […]
Rob Hardy Silhouette Staff Another Christmas season started to make its presence known this past week, and once again we are poised for the same in-your-face bombardment we get every year. If anything about Christmas has changed over the past couple of decades, it’s simply that the holiday season gets bigger every year. It’s […]
Erin Chesney Silhouette Staff It is very inspiring that in a world of daily overdose on hatred and violence that there are so many of us out there that want to provide aid and comfort for those less fortunate. In recent years, the act of being charitable has almost become a trend of our […]
Ingie Metwally The Silhouette Is the Slut Walk a degrading walk of shame or a feminist movement? Apparently, it is the latter. On Apr. 3, 2011, thousands of people gathered to protest violence against women and the blaming of rape victims. Michael Sanguinetti, a Toronto police officer, was the one to incidentally inspire the […]
Hasheel Lodhia & Anmol Lamba The Silhouette Q: Is it ethical for McMaster University to sell energy drinks on campus during exam season, despite the alleged health risks? ANMOL: McMaster’s examination period will soon be upon us. As students tackle a demanding course load, they have to deal with another one of university’s realities – […]
Alex Rockingham Silhouette Intern An agreement has been reached between McMaster administration and CUPE 3906, a union representing the University’s Teaching and Research Assistants. Two weeks ago, the union approved a strike mandate, demanding wage increases and benefit improvements. In the end, the strike was not implemented, as both parties reached a settlement through […]
Kacper Niburski Assistant News Editor In a three-dimensional world, expressions of art from novels to paintings are often limited by their two-dimensionality. A page, a canvas or a screen all fail to capture the world as it is, becoming instead a representation of how it appears to be. That is until now, thanks to McMaster’s […]
