Members of the Student Representative Assembly adopt a motion in response to the Middle East conflict amid rising campus tensions On September 22, the McMaster University Student Representative Assembly passed a resolution aimed at addressing the impact of the ongoing violence in the Middle East on its student body. The resolution follows widespread grief among […]
As the 2023/2024 academic year comes to an end, McMaster's Arab, Israeli, Jewish, Muslim and Palestinian students share how the ongoing crisis has impacted their year cw: discussion of ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis, including descriptions of violence and reference and mentions of genocide, anti-semitism, Islamophobia, anti-Israeli and anti-Palestinian sentiments All interviewees were anonymized. On Oct. 7, […]
The recent Student Representative Assembly meeting on Feb. 25 began with a review of the broad report by McMaster Students Union president Jovan Popovic on his his recent endeavours and future plans.
On Nov. 26, 2023 the Student Representative Assembly met for the last meeting for the Fall 2023 semester.
SRA meeting on Jan. 29 involved discussions on the role of the Ombuds Office, the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance and the MSU rejoining CASA. he Student Representative Assembly meeting 22M took place on Jan. 29 in Gilmour Hall. In this meeting, the assembly covered the accessibility and services of the Ombuds Office, the initiatives being […]
McMaster Lifeline club de-ratified after student petition receives over 3000 signatures C/O Silhouette Archives McMaster Lifeline has been an active and often controversial anti-abortion group on campus, over the past few years. Recently, their Instagram account began to circulate widely on social media and prompted criticisms from students. Upon learning about McMaster Lifeline and their […]
Student concerns after presidential acclamation lead to SRA review of elections bylaws C/O The Silhouette Photo Archives The Student Representative Assembly has been discussing possible changes to Bylaw 7/A, which outlines the electoral procedures of McMaster Student Union electoral at-large elections. The change could add a vote of confidence to the procedure instead of acclamation. […]
New clubs policy of minimum $5 fee and 25 general members sparks outrage and MSU response.
Clubs will be required to have a minimum $5 fee and 25 general members to be ratified for the 2021-2022 academic year The McMaster Students Union recently made changes to the MSU Clubs policy which has sparked outspoken anger and frustration. Approved on March 26, 2020, the MSU Clubs policy was modified to include several […]
By Eric Sinnige, Contributor Note: This article is from the perspective of an individual Student Representative Assembly member, and not representative of the whole SRA, or the McMaster Students Union. The Sept. 22 deratification of the McMaster Chinese Students and Scholars Association has been a frequent topic in the Student Representative Assembly and the Silhouette […]
