Photo by Cindy Cui / Photo Editor By Christina Reed, Contributor Every winter, many women in Hamilton find themselves without a safe, warm place to sleep. Without protection from the elements, these women struggle to survive. As affordable housing in Hamilton becomes increasingly inaccessible, the number of homeless women in Hamilton in need of emergency […]
Photos by Andrew Mrozowski / A&C Editor On Nov. 21, the Ontario Divisional Court struck down the Student Choice Initiative, a controversial directive introduced by the provincial government which required universities and colleges to allow students to opt-out of student fees deemed “non-essential.” Three judges unanimously ruled that the government did not have the legal […]
By: Jeff Low The fact that 6 out of 10 Canadians only have basic financial skills means that there’s a sizeable gap in financial education. Mac’s Money Centre is helping students bridge this gap. Recently, Mac’s Money Centre hosted Money Talks With Financial Experts as part of Financial Literacy Month. The event featured an interactive […]
Photo by Maxine Gravina / Digital Media Specialist The 2019 U Sports Championship Cross Country Tournament was held last weekend on Nov. 9. Both the men’s and women’s teams travelled to Kingston for the tournament, which is widely regarded as the most important event of the year for cross country. Both teams put as much […]
Photo C/O Brandon Vandecaveye / Western Mustangs On Nov. 9, the McMaster Marauders beat the Western Mustangs 29-15. This marks the eighth Yates Cup win in school history and will hopefully lead to the fifth Vanier Cup appearance for McMaster, although the Marauders will have to get through the University of Calgary Dinos first. Although […]
Photo C/O Tamas Munkacsi By J., Contributor If you need any additional proof that the McMaster Students Union made the correct decision to revoke MSU club status for the McMaster Chinese Students and Scholars Association, then look no further than Mac CSSA’s own lawyer. On Nov. 3, Mac CSSA made an appeal to reverse […]
Photo C/O Kyle West By Anonymous, Contributor As a non-Chinese faculty member, I have been following events unraveling around the Student Representative Assembly’s decision to de-ratify the McMaster Chinese Students and Scholars Association. As an associate chair of my department, I interact with undergraduate students on a daily basis, which is why I was troubled […]
By Wei Wu, Contributor On Oct. 30, pro-life demonstrators stood by L.R. Wilson Hall carrying signs with images of aborted fetuses. It is not clear whether the demonstrators were students at McMaster, or whether they had connections to any existing clubs. According to Michael Coutu, a student at McMaster, the demonstrators exposed passersby to their […]
Photo by Matty Flader / Photo Reporter As accelerating technological advancement changes the digital landscape, the role played by social institutions like schools, companies and the government will shift. Students entering the workforce may be faced with the aftershocks of this digital shift and are looking to prepare themselves. On Oct. 2, students filled McMaster’s […]
Updates Nov. 20: After meeting with a mediator, the university and the union representing TAs and RAs have reached a tentative agreement. If the CUPE local 3906 membership accepts the agreement, there will be no strike. Highlights CUPE 3906 represents approximately 2,700 TAs and RAs at McMaster. Since the summer, they have been renegotiating their […]
