By: Michael Running Most of us take time for granted. Whether you’re talking about the 10 minutes you have to move from class to class or the hour and a half you’re given to write your midterm, few people are actually cognizant of its value. This past week, the MSU hosted Maccess, a campaign held […]
By: Isaac Kinley McMaster’s Perspectives on Peace campaign began on Sept. 21 with a field trip to Brantford’s Woodland Cultural Centre and a tour of the Mohawk Institute residential school. Teddy Saull, a former MSU president, launched the campaign during his 2014-15 mandate, in partnership with President Patrick Deane. Perspectives on Peace is set to […]
[adrotate banner="13"] [feather_share show="twitter, google_plus, facebook, reddit, tumblr" hide="pinterest, linkedin, mail"] This school year, the MSU will be launching their inaugural Emergency Bursary program. Spearheaded by current VP Finance, Daniel D’Angela, and a group of representatives, the SRA Finance Committee worked to develop a feasible and flexible program that would provide emergency dollars to students […]
Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, Reza Moridi, came to McMaster this afternoon to announce an additional $6-million investment in accessibility programs at Ontario Universities. “McMaster University is a fitting place for today’s announcement. This is an institution committed to creating and supporting a learning environment, and has put a lot of thought and planning […]
It took 22 hours for the Student Representative Assembly to elect this year’s MSU vice-presidents– a meeting that might not happen next year if some students have their way. Though there is almost unanimous consensus that the VP electoral system is flawed, exactly how the system should be reformed is a divisive topic that led […]
The pictures, names, and detailed resumes of students involved in the contentious Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions campaign in North America are now easily compiled for your convenience in a website called Canary Mission. The purpose of Canary Mission is to identity individuals who engage in activities that are “anti-Freedom, anti-American, and anti-Semitic,” so that these […]
[adrotate banner="13"] [feather_share show="twitter, google_plus, facebook, reddit, tumblr" hide="pinterest, linkedin, mail"] By: Mike Gill Following the General Assembly, there’s been a tangible stir around Vice-Presidential elections within the MSU. Currently the VPs are elected by the incoming Student Representative Assembly members and outgoing Board of Directors. Many have voiced concern, saying that students should have […]
[adrotate banner="13"] [feather_share show="twitter, google_plus, facebook, reddit, tumblr" hide="pinterest, linkedin, mail"] It’s never popular to suggest cutting services that anyone is invested in. So it’s unsurprising that the McMaster Student Union tends to add services rather than reduce them. However, although we have a growing student body with diverse needs, because of politics, we also […]
General Assembly is always a tense affair. The issues brought to the floor bring out opinions of varying intensity in students from all backgrounds. The direct democratic forum allows for students to express themselves and, within the rules outlined, have any conversation about the direction of their student union. The rules that govern General Assembly […]
[adrotate banner="13"] [feather_share show="twitter, google_plus, facebook, reddit, tumblr" hide="pinterest, linkedin, mail"] After a week of campaigning and a controversial protest in the MUSC atrium, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Campaign successfully passed at this week’s General Assembly. The final vote count was 622-28, with 77 abstentions, meaning the assembly met quorum and the motion is […]
