C/O Georgia Kirkos What the university hopes a near full return to in-person will look like 2022 marks nearly two years of McMaster University students adjusting to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. After the initial school closure in March 2020, the McMaster community has faced recurring uncertainty every semester. Unfortunately, it seems the winter semester of […]
C/O McMaster Sports The women’s basketball team hits the ground running in the first month of play As many McMaster students have become used to seeing, the women’s basketball team is once again finding themselves in the midst of a strong season. Despite a fairly inexperienced roster full of athletes making their university debuts, the […]
C/O Anna Katherine Verdillo, taken at PNB formal 2019 Student societies, clubs and services are looking forward to in-person events Soon after the start of the semester, McMaster released a statement regarding in-person classes in the winter 2022 semester with very limited exceptions. In the same update, students were promised pre-pandemic capacity for on-campus student […]
C/O Ainsley Thurgood The return to in-person learning in winter 2022 also means the return of students supporting local businesses Whether it be for a coffee run at Paisley’s or a pitstop for pho at Saigon Asian Restaurant, Westdale Village and the businesses located there are staples within the McMaster community. However, Westdale’s streets lined […]
C/O Yoohyun Park With several new rules and regulations, sports have looked much different for the athletes. After more than a year without sports due to the pandemic, university athletes across Canada were beyond excited to hear that they would be returning to play in the 2021-2022 season. Lower-year students would finally get their first […]
C/O McMaster sports The Marauders are one of only three undefeated teams remaining. If there is any team that McMaster students can depend on to win, the men’s volleyball team is as safe a bet as it comes. After having won the championship nine times in a span of only eleven seasons from the 2007-2008 […]
C/O McMaster Sports As the Cross Country season ends, there is a lot to be proud of and a lot to look forward to Over the past couple of months, the cross country and track teams have been finding significant success through several points in their season. Previously, Alex Drover, a fourth-year cross country veteran, […]
C/O Jessica Yang North Korean human rights advocacy group HanVoice is helping refugees resettle in Canada According to Human Rights Watch, North Korea’s government is among the world’s most repressive, severely limiting the freedoms of its citizens. The North Korean government has been found to have committed numerous crimes against humanity. HanVoice, founded in 2007, […]
C/O Ainsley Thurgood McMaster students struggle to find safe and quality housing for the upcoming semester Off-campus housing at McMaster University is known among students for being notoriously difficult to find while at times being subpar in quality. Students often spend many hours searching for accommodations suited to their needs, and even then, they may […]
C/O Marcus Spiske Moving from abroad for university bittersweet for young adults By: Sama Elhansi, Contributor While moving across the world to a whole new country, completely alone as an 18-year-old, “overwhelmed” would be an understatement to describe the thoughts and emotions coursing through my mind. From reading the title, you’ve already guessed where I […]
