C/O Yoohyun Park As McMaster returns to in-person learning, second-year students are creating their communities in their own wa Plain and simple, the 2020-2021 year was a hard year to enter university. In the time spent attending university from the comfort of our childhood bedrooms, staying connected had new barriers for everyone. For students entering […]
C/O Yoohyun Park Although many hoped for an in-person year, hybrid learning continues to have mental health impacts on students Since March of 2020, almost all McMaster University students have been unable to attend in-person classes, access on-campus services, or engage in extracurricular activities on campus. However, this fall, for the first time in over […]
C/O Daniel Schludi Immunocompromised populations can now receive the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario By: Anna Samson, Contributor On Sept. 10, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization released new guidelines regarding the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to now include immunocompromised people. Based on this recommendation, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Theresa […]
C/O Travis Nguyen What does conservation look like during a pandemic? By: Kate O’Melia, Contributor Throughout the last year and a half, Canadians have had one solace that has been relatively cheap, recentering and unifying: the great outdoors. Outdoor activity is an industry that has been thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a 2020 report […]
C/O Yoohyun Park The newest safe space and friendly face for McMaster’s Black student-athletes By: Acacia Lio, Staff Writer In October 2020, a systematic review of the Black student-athlete experience within McMaster’s department of athletics was conducted due to reports of anti-Black racism from student-athlete alumni. A recommendation of this report was to increase representation […]
C/O Travis Nguyen Kicker: After a tough opener against the Mustangs, the Marauders have a big season ahead. Although the McMaster Marauders football team started their season with a tough loss against the Western Mustangs in their opening game, the reigning provincial champions are confident of progressing through the year with considerable success. The opening […]
All images C/O Bob McNair The first interdisciplinary evidence-based exhibition to unpack the current discourse and complexities of global vaccination debuts at the McMaster Museum of Art The debate on vaccines is neither new nor exclusive to COVID-19 vaccines. However, it has taken greater precedence in the context of the current pandemic with millions continuing […]
C/O Unsplash How I found light during such a dark time By: Ana Mamula, Contributor I remember being on campus and getting an email saying school would be off for a week due to COVID-19. Little did I know we would still be close to the same circumstances to this day. The pandemic brought every […]
C/O Yoohyun Park Being so far away from McMaster can make you feel alone and disconnected By: Bianca Perreault, Contributor Along with COVID-19 came a million other things that made life that much more confusing. The stay-at-home lockdown, the safety protocols and a lot of self-learning were part of many people's journeys. To learn by […]
Travis Nguyen/Photo Editor As intramurals around campus kick off, the soccer intramurals in particular took off with immense interest. As of Sept. 17, intramurals for some leagues have begun. The very first sport that started was competitive soccer, which consists of 16 teams of seven players who play every week that subsequently proceed to play-offs. […]
