C/O Christian Braun Please introduce yourself.  I am Glenda van der Leeuw. I am a student counselor with McMaster Student Wellness Center and a registered social worker.   Last summer, you ran a program called "You Belong in the Room" [with McMaster University’s Student Success Centre]. How was it?   I decided to facilitate "You Belong in […]

C/O Jessica Yang/Production Assistant Although they finished 6th at the OUA, the McMaster badminton team is full of talent  Every sport at McMaster University is unique in its own way. Each sport has a backstory to it and every team member is talented in their own way. Badminton is just another one of those unique […]

C/O Rob Martin Haven’t heard of the McMaster women’s football team? Let’s change that. Many McMaster students may be familiar with our incredible men’s football team. They can often be seen practicing outside in the Ron Joyce Stadium, geared up head-to-toe on a bright sunny afternoon. What students may not know is that three times […]

C/O Jayhan Kherani Please introduce yourself.  My name is Kayla Willis-Simmonds. I'm the president of LABS, which is the Law Aspiring Black Students club at McMaster [University]. This club was created on the basis that we have a disadvantage when it comes to having the correct information when pursuing law and what law school is […]

C/O Jessica Yang Not quite the average basketball game as tensions flare following a win, but what does this say about our athletics department? The McMaster men’s basketball team has made quite the journey this season, winning 11 of their Ontario University Athletics league games, which ultimately qualified them for the OUA Championship. Over the […]

C/O Effective Altruism McMaster McMaster students get involved with the Effective Altruism movement to discover the career paths that enable them to do the most good Effective Altruism is a social and philosophical movement focused on helping people have positive impacts on the world, both in their careers and in their lives generally. This movement […]

C/O McMaster University Is this temporary or is there light at the end of the tunnel? On March 25, 2022, McMaster’s Office of the Provost issued a statement to students which indicates that the university is pausing the masking and vaccine requirements as of May 1, 2022. According to the statement, the changes are possible […]

ElevateYourSkills allows students to gain professional learning alongside their degrees, helping students increase their chance for jobs C/O ElevateYourSkills The ElevateYourSkills option at McMaster Continuing Education enables Mac students to gain professional learning alongside their degrees. ElevateYourSkills an accessible and flexible way for students to gain career skills in a wide variety of areas. Lorraine […]

C/O Yoohyun Park The McMaster Ukrainian Students' Association tells us how we can support their community during this time  In the few weeks since Russia’s initial attack on Ukraine, citizens have been devastated by the effects of war. It’s not only affecting the more than two million forced to flee their home, but also Ukrainian […]

C/O Georgia Kirkos Batton down the hatches cause Mac is staying the course for the rest of the semester McMaster will remain open for the rest of the semester, despite over 100 COVID-19 cases reported last week. Sean Van Koughnett, the dean of students, said that the numbers do not come as a shock given […]