Myles Herod, Entertainment Editor Some days, I wake up thinking that things can’t be all that bad in the entertainment industry. Then, I remember the state of Hollywood comedies. Trust me, it’s pitiful. Most comedies – be it movies, TV shows, whatever – work for a handful of reasons. Some toy with our beliefs and […]
Jack and Jill Starring: Adam Sandler Directed by: Dennis Dugan 1 out of 5 Sean Hardy I went to see Adam Sandler’s Jack and Jill this week. Sadly, I must conclude that it fell somewhat short of my expectations. Take a moment to make sure you […]
Daniella Porano The Silhouette It’s November. Each day, the weather gets colder, the workload grows larger and boys get … hairier? No, the recent growth of facial hair isn’t in preparation for the cold. In fact, “Movember” is more than an attempt to annoy girlfriends and skip the shaving routine for an entire month. Startlingly, […]
Brandon Meawasige Assistant Sports Editor No. 9 Acadia Axemen (8-1) Flying under the radar until late in the season, the Acadia Axemen have quietly put together one of the most successful overall teams in the CIS this season. The Axemen will bring twelve conference all-stars to the Uteck Bowl including the AUS Most Valuable […]
Brandon Meawasige Assistant Sports Editor Striving for the pinnacle of university football in Canada and facing an unknown opponent, Head Coach Stefan Ptaszek and the McMaster Marauders travel to Moncton, New Brunswick this week to represent the OUA as champions in the 2011 Uteck Bowl on November 19. Ptaszek, in his sixth season as […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor For 119 minutes, the Marauders had held off the lauded attack of the Cape Breton Capers and kept their hopes of national hardware alive. In one cruel, final twist of fate those aspirations came crashing to a halt. With only seconds remaining before the two teams moved on to penalty […]
Ben Orr Silhouette Staff The 2011-12 season didn’t start easily for the McMaster Marauders, with arguably the two toughest opponents of the first semester crossover schedule heading to the Burridge Gym to take on the Marauders on Nov. 11 and 12. But if the weekend was a sign of things to come, it looks […]
Paul Fowler In the 1960s, Lou Reed fronted avant-garde rock group The Velvet Underground, one of the most prophetic and influential bands of all time. Twenty years later, Metallica’s ferocious riffs and aggressive guitar solos helped to define the genre of thrash metal. Lou Reed and Metallica have only one thing in common: their best […]
Alex Rockingham & Karianne Matte Silhouette Interns The Council of Ontario Universities has honoured former McMaster President Peter George with the David C. Smith Award. The award is granted to those who have worked to improve education and research. Bonnie Patterson, the council’s president, described him as “a passionate leader,” who “transformed McMaster University with his […]
Dina Fanara Assistant News Editor An announcement was made to all users of McMaster’s Pulse fitness centre on Nov. 11 with regards to a new usage monitoring system. It will be implemented to regulate the number of users allowed to use the Pulse at any given time. The new practice is called the “one-in, one-out” […]
