Yoohuyn Park/Production Coordinator Do grades have to be everything? By: Hadeeqa Aziz, Contributor This one is for all the first years. So you’ve heard your grades will drop and you’re rather terrified of what the next couple of years will bring. And rightfully so, because according to data collected by the University of Waterloo, the […]
C/O @nthenyoudie_ Hamilton-native Paulo Leon discusses the evolution of his music and where his drive to pursue his passion has led By: Edwin Thomas, Contributor Music has been a significant influence throughout Paulo Leon’s life. Chilean folk music and poetry was the soundtrack of his childhood. His mother, Nancy, was a guitarist and singer for […]
C/O @k33ping6 Keeping Six is destigmatizing drug use and homelessness through arts-based initiatives With a worsening homelessness crisis in Hamilton and the recent prohibition of encampments and vaccine passports further increasing barriers to access for Hamilton’s homeless population, services seeking to help and provide a voice to homeless people are needed more than ever. From […]
PHOTO C/O Govind Krishnan, Unsplash Midnight exams, sky high airfare and unpredictable COVID regulations now a reality for many of Mac’s international students. Starting on Jan. 29, 2021, alongside the Canadian government requiring all international travelers to Canada submit proofs of negative COVID-19 tests administered at time of landing, new quarantine restrictions for travelers were […]
C/O Yoohyun Park MacDivest paints mural to demand attention from the Board of Governors On March 4, 2021, McMaster University announced that President David Farrar had urged the Board of Governors to divest from their use of fossil fuels as an investment pool. “President David Farrar has asked the Board of Governors to put in […]
Yoohyun Park/Production Coordinator Discover local BIPOC wellness brands to curate your own self-care kit With reading week around the corner, there is an audible sound of relief echoing through campus and understandably so. It has been an exhausting few months for everyone, constantly adapting to new changes and challenges. Some of us may have lost […]
After having spent the pandemic season as a member of the Edmonton Prospects, Julian Tymochko is back and hungry for a championship Photo: C/O Edmonton Prospects & Julian Tymochko McMaster may have gone a year without sports, but not all of their athletes chose to wait out their return to the game. Marauders pitcher Julian […]
McMaster’s 5:30 a.m. athletes: the rowing team C/o Yoohyun Park Meet a McMaster sports team who finds themselves with very minimal media share — the rowing team. They were founded in 2002 and are composed of varsity, junior varsity and novice teams. The rowing team attends numerous regattas, the most recent one being the invitational […]
Photo by Travis Nguyen / Photo Editor Why the way mathematics is taught does a disservice to its students “What are you studying?” This is the question all university students continuously face. It’s an easy icebreaker, a well-meaning inquiry, a pointed question and just about everything in between. As an Arts & Science student, I […]
Andrew Mrozowski/Editor-in-Chief McMaster University attempts to discourage students from partaking in any homecoming festivities On Oct. 1, Hamilton Police Services went through the Westdale area with a letter addressed to McMaster students from the Student Support and Case Management department. "As we head into the weekend and the excitement of our first home football game […]
