C/O Simranjeet Singh Simranjeet’s Singh’s platform offers an ambitious number of ideas to various issues With a whooping 26 platform points, Singh brings forth a myriad of solutions to pressing issues, but not without question of feasibility. Singh’s platform hinges on extensive collaboration with numerous organizations within McMaster University and the city of Hamilton. Student Wellness […]
C/O Georgia Kirkos What the university hopes a near full return to in-person will look like 2022 marks nearly two years of McMaster University students adjusting to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. After the initial school closure in March 2020, the McMaster community has faced recurring uncertainty every semester. Unfortunately, it seems the winter semester of […]
C/O McMaster Sports The women’s basketball team hits the ground running in the first month of play As many McMaster students have become used to seeing, the women’s basketball team is once again finding themselves in the midst of a strong season. Despite a fairly inexperienced roster full of athletes making their university debuts, the […]
C/O Ainsley Thurgood McMaster students struggle to find safe and quality housing for the upcoming semester Off-campus housing at McMaster University is known among students for being notoriously difficult to find while at times being subpar in quality. Students often spend many hours searching for accommodations suited to their needs, and even then, they may […]
C/O Julia Ford Transforming Mac: a week aimed at enabling trans students to network and heal. To commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20, McMaster Women and Gender Equity Network dedicated itself to organizing Transforming Mac, an annual weeklong series of events dedicated to giving trans Marauders a space just for them. Intended to […]
C/O Yoohyun Park What does the announcement of a minimum wage increase mean for the McMaster Community? In 2017, Kathleen Wynne, previous premier of Ontario, stated that she wanted Ontario’s minimum wage to rise to $15 per hour by 2019. However, when the current Conservative government won in 2018, they promptly put a pause on […]
C/O Yoohyun Park Persons Day commemorates the well-known Persons Case, when women were included in the definition of “persons” On Oct. 18, Canadians celebrated Persons Day, the annual commemoration of the case of Edwards v. Canada, more commonly known as the Persons Case. This case took place in 1929 and ruled that women should be […]
What exactly does an in-person experience mean after months of remote education? In March of 2020, students at McMaster University watched their academics get shifted to a virtual landscape. Now, after almost a year and a half, virtual learning appears to be coming to an end. On Oct. 21, Susan Tighe, Provost and Vice-President (Academic), […]
Graphic By: Yoohyun Park/Production Coordinator With more study spaces and expanded facilities, an updated hub for student life is underway At McMaster University, the David Braley Athletic Centre serves multiple purposes for students, including recreation, fitness training and rehabilitation. As a staple building of McMaster for more than 14 years, this year, facilities at DBAC […]
C/O Creeson Agecoutay, CTV News It's time to recognize what we've done and stop celebrating genocide cw: indigenous inequalities, genocide, residential schools The Silhouette encourages both the McMaster University and Hamilton communities not to partake in Canada Day celebrations. Take the time to reflect on not only the recent news about the countless graves found […]
