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January 18, 2024
Graduate students demand McMaster address living conditions at downtown residence

In Sept. 2023, McMaster University's new graduate student residence on 10 Bay Street opened to tenants. This is McMaster’s first graduate residence and was first announced in 2021. The residency was announced to follow a phased occupancy model, which allows students to move in gradually while construction continued on incomplete sections of the building. 

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January 18, 2024
McMaster Athletes Care organizes breast cancer haircut initiative

On Jan. 17, McMaster Athletes Care hosted their Shoot for the Cure initiative aimed towards awareness and fundraising for breast cancer research.

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January 11, 2024
Men's volleyball returns after winter holiday

The McMaster University men’s volleyball team began their season back in September, with a series of preseason exhibition games. The team faced opponents such as Queen’s University, Trinity Western University, and Ohio State University. They picked up a wide array of scores and results, with the team mostly losing their first games of 2023. 

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January 11, 2024
We Remain Certain exhibition explores the Haudenosaunees and their home in Grand River Territory

The We Remain Certain exhibition had its opening reception on Jan. 11 from 5-8 p.m. at the McMaster Museum of Art, and will be available for public viewing until Mar. 22, 2024. 

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January 11, 2024
Everything to know about this year's MSU presidential election

With the McMaster Students Union presidential election just around the corner, here are the important dates, details and deadlines you need to know All McMaster Students Union members, which include all undergraduate McMaster University students enrolled in 18 units or more, are eligible to nominate themselves to run as a presidential candidate in the student […]

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January 11, 2024
Keeping Six art exhibit challenges norms and celebrates community voices

The new Art Gallery of Hamilton exhibit, This is Our Space Too, celebrates the creative perspectives of artists who have experienced homelessness and substance use Keeping Six Hamilton Harm Reduction Action League is a community-based organization that defends the rights, dignity, and humanity of people with lived experiences of homelessness and substance use. Established in […]

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January 11, 2024
Federal government addresses Laurentian University's controversial use of CCAA

In February 2021 the leadership of Laurentian University made the decision to file for creditor protection from the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act amidst bankruptcy. The CCAA allows large corporations facing insolvency to receive guidance, including plans to restructure their corporation. As a federal law, the Government of Canada introduced this act to help companies proceed with their work as they manage their internal finances. The university has since exited insolvency and terminated their protection under the CCAA as of Nov. 2022.

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December 7, 2023
Recap of Nov. 26 SRA meeting

On Nov. 26, 2023 the Student Representative Assembly met for the last meeting for the Fall 2023 semester. 

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December 7, 2023
City council unanimously ratifies agreement with HSR workers union

On Monday, Nov. 27, Hamilton city council voted to ratify a four-year collective agreement with the union representing Hamilton Street Railway workers, putting an end to concerns regarding additional transit strikes in the near future.

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December 7, 2023
Swim team highlighted in Athlete of the Week awards following meet

On Nov. 27, Sam Chisholm and Megan Deering from the men's and women’s swim team respectively won the Marauder Athletes of the Week awards. The honours were awarded to the two following outstanding first place performances at the Dean Boles Divisional Championships in St. Catherines, Ont. on Nov. 25 and 26. 

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