Randall Andrejciw The Silhouette Like most students, I reacted with excitement when I heard that Starbucks would be opening in the Student Centre. But my joy quickly turned to incredulity when I considered the many drawbacks. I understand that this is a good business move for Starbucks and McMaster Hospitality Services. Starbucks certainly owns the […]

Cassandra Jeffery / The Silhouette I’ve recently returned from a one year study abroad tour in Mannheim, Germany. Putting aside my overwhelming enthusiasm for copious amounts of cheap and delicious beer and basically everything Deutsch, I began my adventure with a desire to discover every possible nation surrounding Germany that my wallet and my schooling would […]

While there are women’s centres in over 20 schools across Canada, McMaster is one of a handful of campuses that does not have a comparable centre. So for the past few months the MSU has been investigating if there was a need for a women’s and trans* centre (WTC) on campus. Research from the WTC […]

Amit Sikder and Sophia Salem set aside time each week to help out fellow students, but the hours they put in are also an investment in themselves. Sikder and Salem volunteer in various roles on and off campus. Both are Student Success Leaders (SSLs), assigned by the Success Centre to different units seeking to improve […]

McMaster is known to have the cheapest but sparsest student health insurance plan in the province. But at Sunday’s SRA meeting, a motion was passed to allow for a referendum to ask students if they want an extended health plan that would include vision care, oral contraceptives and paramedical care. Extending coverage to all three […]

With the second round of negotiations on the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty to be held in New York on March 18, students at McMaster are joining the mission to spread awareness about the issue. The December shooting in Connecticut reignited the gun control debate in the United States and abroad. Months before this shooting, […]

Alon Coret / Student Health Education Centre   During this past Reading Week, I participated in the Mac Serve Program, right here in Hamilton. The six days were densely packed with learning opportunities and exposure to some shocking realities. Our group explored issues surrounding food (in)security and youth poverty, volunteering at places such as the […]

McMaster carrying $150M in deferred maintenance, $50M “critical” Last week, the Student Representative Assembly approved a policy by the MSU to lobby the University and Province to pay off more of McMaster’s deferred maintenance costs. “Deferred maintenance” is a fancy term for the backlog of unpaid repairs on infrastructure that have been deferred until funds […]

It was the greatest game ever played. This statement can neither be proven nor disproven; any other overtime championship win throughout history is undoubtedly comparable. However, if you ask anyone who watched McMaster win the 2011 Vanier Cup over Laval by a score of 41-38, they will tell you that it was not an average […]

There’s a mystique about Western University. The hate thrown at Western is incomparable to any other university in Ontario, and possibly for good reason. Chances are you’ve had an interaction with a Mustang, Western’s mascot, and those interactions probably were not very positive. The London, Ont. university has gained a reputation for being cocky or […]