C/O Julia Ford Transforming Mac: a week aimed at enabling trans students to network and heal. To commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20, McMaster Women and Gender Equity Network dedicated itself to organizing Transforming Mac, an annual weeklong series of events dedicated to giving trans Marauders a space just for them. Intended to […]
C/O Yoohyun Park Concerns raised surrounding clean drinking water access in Indigenous communities At the beginning of October, Iqaluit residents began noticing an odour in their tap water and some expressed feeling ill. After an initial inspection of the treatment plant and water samples on Oct. 4, the city of Iqaluit determined that the water […]
C/O Yoohyun Park What does the announcement of a minimum wage increase mean for the McMaster Community? In 2017, Kathleen Wynne, previous premier of Ontario, stated that she wanted Ontario’s minimum wage to rise to $15 per hour by 2019. However, when the current Conservative government won in 2018, they promptly put a pause on […]
C/O Iconscout After taking the first two games of the season in their only flight trip, the team has set themselves up for another successful year On Nov. 5 McMaster’s women’s volleyball team played their first games of the season. After making the long trip out to Lakehead — the only trip they will make […]
C/O Dolled UP Desserts Katarina Poletto, the founder of Dolled Up Desserts, reveals her journey from the Health Sciences program at Mac to opening her own bakery After graduating from her undergraduate studies in health sciences at McMaster University in 2016, Katarina Poletto was ready to begin her master’s degree at the University of Chicago. […]
C/O McMaster Rowing The first major rowing competition after a year and a half was welcomed by many On Nov. 6, the Canadian University Rowing Championships took place at Brock University. After over a year of the COVID-19 led recess, the best rowers from universities across Canada gathered to take part in the competition. There […]
C/O Leon Wu Confining students to mandatory courses early on hinders their learning By: Ardena Bašić, Contributor In Canada, most students start post-secondary programs between the ages of 17 and 20. Such endeavours require us to make decisions that will ultimately dictate the kinds of careers — and overall futures — we can achieve. Although […]
“Yeah, I’m totally fine.” The human body is incredible, isn’t it? It’s capable of so much — all we have to do is train it and trust that it will keep up with any physical exertions that are inflicted. It suffices to say that most of us have gotten quite good at inferring the consequences […]
Sil sit down with Steven Page on first BPAC performance since COVID On Nov. 13, the Steven Page Trio is once again performing at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre as part of an Ontario-wide tour. This performance marks approximately eighteen months since the trio’s last performance in Burlington — the group’s last show before the […]
C/O Ainsley Thurgood An examination of testimonies from freshmen across different first-year majors By: Kirsten Espe, Contributor Over the past few months, McMaster University students faced the daunting task of preparing and completing their midterms for their selected courses. For many first-year undergraduate students, this was the first high-stakes assessment they have had since the […]
