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March 16, 2023
Canada’s healthcare system requires further improvement towards treating black patients 

I believe the Canadian healthcare system was not designed in a way that allows for patients to be treated equally. Numerous times, it has been discussed that people of colour are not receiving adequate care compared to their European counterparts.  

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February 9, 2023
Results published from the 2023 MSU referenda

This MSU election season, students not only voted for their 2023-2024 President elect, but they also voted in three referenda about whether to continue paying for the Hamilton Street Railway bus, McMaster University Solar Car and Engineers Without Borders.

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January 27, 2023
The AGH’s digitization lab is increasing access to artworks

Art has early origins and continues to be relevant today. It’s important to collect and record art as a way of documenting history. However, what happens when art is documented but not immediately put up for display? They become a part of a collection of pieces hidden from the world. 

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January 27, 2023
Jovan Popovic elected president of the MSU

After an eleven-day campaign period, Jovan Popovic was elected president of the MSU for the 2023-2024 academic year

On Jan. 26, Jovan Popovic was elected president of the McMaster Students Union for the 2023-2024 academic year.

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September 15, 2022
Dragons return to the waters at McMaster 

For almost two years the dragon boat club at McMaster University trained online. The club delivered its workouts, paddle practices and fitness tests via Zoom until they could cautiously resume in-person training during the 2021-2022 school year.  

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April 21, 2022
Eight books to read this Earth Day

C/O Emma Shemko Book recommendations for the earth lovers and tree huggers  By: Emma Shemko, contributor  Happy Earth Day! Reading books is a great way to celebrate our beautiful planet not only on April 22, but all year round.   Often Earth Day book recommendations can be tough-to-read non-fictions with inaccessible language that discourages readers, leaving […]

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February 10, 2022
Let's talk about athlete’s mental health 

C/O Pixabay There needs to be more awareness surrounding athlete mental health  As we near the date on which the latest COVID-19 measures will be lifted, Ontario University Athletics has officially announced a resumption of their sport competitions and there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel for many student athletes. […]

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October 7, 2021
Why it’s okay to miss out

C/O Avel Chuklanov, Unsplash Prioritizing work and school over social commitments is something to be proud of By: Ardena Bašić, Contributor The stereotype surrounding university and college years often involves abundant partying, going to events and socializing in general. While this is one way of ensuring one doesn’t miss out on “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunities, it sometimes […]

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September 30, 2021
Second-years are building community and discovering campus

C/O Yoohyun Park As McMaster returns to in-person learning, second-year students are creating their communities in their own wa Plain and simple, the 2020-2021 year was a hard year to enter university. In the time spent attending university from the comfort of our childhood bedrooms, staying connected had new barriers for everyone. For students entering […]

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December 10, 2020
Taking an extra week to breathe

Winter 2021 semester delayed As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, universities across Ontario have made the decision to extend winter break. This includes the University of Toronto, Western University, McMaster University, Laurentian University and the University of Waterloo.  When news first broke out among students that various universities had announced a winter break extension, students at […]

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