Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor A split of their final two games was enough to clinch a first round playoff bye for the Marauders in the OUA’s West division. McMaster opened their weekend on Oct. 21 with a home contest against the Waterloo Warriors at Ron Joyce Stadium and continued to demonstrate the stout defence […]
Sonya Khanna Business Editor Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney has decided to maintain the benchmark interest rate at one per cent, reflecting a weaker economic outlook in Canada as well as a bleak global economic environment. The reason for this decision was cited to be a result of low target interest rates as […]
Miranda Batterink The Silhouette Skip the Tim’s line and brew coffee at home. Make a beeline for the rotting discount produce cart at your local grocery store. Split a pitcher, pass on personal pints. The student life and the endless struggle to save money fit together as naturally as Halloween and candy corn. Most […]
Sonya Khanna Business Editor According to the Conference Board of Canada, since the mid-1990’s income inequality in Canada has been rising at an alarming pace compared to the U.S. The Board reported that Canada has had the fourth-largest increase in income inequality among its peers. Although the United States currently stands as having the […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor The Marauders clinched a bye to the OUA quarterfinals in the most emphatic way possible this past weekend, dealing out convincing defeats to the Waterloo Warriors and Laurier Golden Hawks. In the final weekend of their conference season the Maroon and Grey welcomed the Warriors to Ron Joyce Stadium on […]
Dave Lorne The Silhouette It is difficult to observe how war is not opposed to peace, and it is common to understand the binary as anything but lead and gold. The warmonger is interested in conflict, but the capable war-worker may well be aiming at the exact other, conflict resolution and swift transition into […]
Erin Chesney Silhouette Staff Discussion arose surrounding the current prisoner swap that occurred in Israel in last week’s edition of the Sil [“Prison swaps are dirty business” – Oct. 20]. After being held captive for over five years, Israeli sergeant Gilad Shalit was released in exchange for 1027 Palestinian prisoners. While last week’s article […]
Violetta Nikolskaya and Matt Martorana Mcmaster Debating Society M: Thousands of people gathered in the streets of Libya this past week to celebrate the death of Muammar al-Gaddafi, the former Libyan President. Gaddafi, despite coming into power with an overwhelming popularity, died as one who was hated by most of his citizens. When […]
Andrew Terefenko Opinions Editor Seven Billion. That is going to be the world population by the end of October, going by figures the UN released earlier this week. Seven billion people who are going to live – mostly long and resource-dependent lives. As of writing this we are a cool million away from the […]
Jemma Wolfe Senior ANDY Editor The night before their Friday, Oct. 21 show at TwelvEighty, Epic Meal Time personality Muscles Glasses tweeted, “Any bitches wanna fuck!? Send pics to [email protected]. We’re in Hamilton tomorrow night.” Little did I know, that offensive tweet aptly foreshadowed the show to come, as Friday’s “performance” by Epic Meal […]
