After paying tuition, many students may not know what happens to their money. But organizers within the McMaster Students Union are working to see that changed, and show students what happens to their fees. The finance committee of the MSU has proposed changes to a bylaw that would see student groups have their levies put […]
Samhita Misra The Silhouette It was the end of a twelve-hour workday when I sat down on the subway in Toronto, heading home. With a pounding headache and shoulders in desperate need of a massage, I pulled out my phone and began playing with it. Texting wasn’t an option underground, but I thought the message […]
Aurora Coltman Silhouette Intern Since Nov. 6, 2012, a group of McMaster University students and alumni have consulted studies and surveys from schools across Canada hosting their own Women and Trans* Centres. The students began this task in the hopes of establishing one. The committee is led by Elise Milani, SRA Humanities representative.They have been […]
On Sunday, April 7, the SRA selected Anna D'Angela, Jeffrey Doucet and Spencer Graham to be the McMaster Students Union's 2013-14 vice-presidents. Watch the video feed from the 10-plus-hour meeting below. For the story, click here. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:
In a meeting that lasted more than 10 hours on Sunday, the SRA selected Anna D'Angela to be the McMaster Students Union's Vice-President (Administration), Jeffrey Doucet to be Vice-President (Finance) and Spencer Graham to be Vice-President (Education) in 2013-14. D'Angela defeated Justin Korolyk and James Dowdall. Doucet won over Marc Lamoureux. Graham beat Lisa Bifano. […]
Ryan Sparrow / The Silhouette While students are wrapping up their courses and gearing up for exams, negotiations are underway for contract renewal for sessional faculty members. "Sessional faculty face a myriad of other problems, including the inadequacy of TA support, the rising cost of child care and a lack of decent health benefits," said […]
Ronald Leung / Silhouette Staff Lakehead law course change divides students and administration A newly proposed law program at Lakehead University has divided faculty, administration and students. The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities and the Federation of Canadian Law Societies has accepted the proposal for the law school that holds an indigenous studies course. […]
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 […]
Steve Clare / The Silhouette When viewing any controversial Opinion piece on the Silhouette website (or any online news source), make sure to scroll down to the comments section for your daily dose of disheartening viciousness. Ideally the comments are a place to continue the conversation and expose different viewpoints. Too often though, they prove just […]
I volunteered for MAC Bread Bin in second year, and I helped run an event called Feed the Bus. We parked a school bus on campus and asked students to donate food and spare change for Hamilton food banks. I was a SOCS rep then, too, so I talked to one of the vice-presidents of […]
