Photo: ℅ Stephen Narancic Four local high school teammates all commit to McMaster for 2021-2022 school year Recruitment is a fundamental task for any university sports team looking for sustained success. It’s common to see recruits from all over the province, as well as the odd recruit from outside of Ontario, and sometimes outside of […]
C/O Yoohyun Park After heading into the break strong, both the men’s and women’s volleyball teams look well prepared, hitting the ground running After another stunning call by the Ontario provincial government to deem the Ontario University Athletics an amateur league (non-elite), many wondered what the future would hold for university athletes. The winter break […]
C/O Lausanne hockey club As a campus without a rink, McMaster hockey has never been a major source of popularity with students, but they certainly deserve it Ranging from American football to soccer in both women’s and men’s categories, the Marauders have 16 sports that are representing the school in Ontario University Athletics, with an […]
C/O Wikimedia, Keith Allison cw: death Kobe Bryant’s impact on Marauders basketball athletes is still strong two years after his passing Jan. 26, 2020, it seemed like a normal day. Until it wasn’t. At 9:47 a.m. in Calabasas, California, the police department received an emergency call about a helicopter crash into the mountainside. It was […]
C/O Kevin Patrick Robbins Students can learn more about how sexuality is defined by social constructs in a sociology course Sexuality is often considered an uncomfortable topic, especially in the classroom; however, there are many courses at McMaster which cover topics related to sexuality. SOCIOL 3UO3, for example, is a course that explores issues related […]
The Silhouette: Please introduce yourselves. Hilary Menezes: My name is Hilary Menezes. I'm a third-year student at McMaster and I'm currently pursuing an English and cultural studies degree with a minor in political science and a certificate in leadership. Madison Menezes: I'm Madison and I'm in my second year of mechanical and biomedical engineering. Please […]
C/O McMaster Marauders, Sherbrooke Athletics Jessica Pearo-Rawlins is one of the newest inductees into the McMaster Sports Hall of Fame Jessica Pearo-Rawlins is one of 2021’s four inductees into the McMaster Sports Hall of Fame. Immediately after the mandatory 10-year waiting period from which she graduated from McMaster, she was nominated and then selected by […]
C/O Travis Nguyen An in-depth look at the Marauders basketball teams after years of success Anyone who has been following Ontario University Athletics basketball recently would be quick to note the Marauders as one of the powerhouse teams in the league. Not only have the men’s and women’s teams started their 2021-2022 seasons strong, with […]
C/O Pasha Malla The Silhouette: Please introduce yourself. Pasha Malla: My name is Pasha Malla. I’m the 2021-2022 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence. I'm also teaching a class in [the arts and science department], a special inquiry class on speculative fiction. What is your role as the Writer in Residence? I'm available to the […]
C/O Ester Chow The Silhouette: Please introduce yourself. Ester Chow: My name is Ester Chow and I'm the Assistant Director of the Food Collective Center, the FCC. I go by she/her pronouns. I'm in my fourth year of [the health sciences program] in the Child Health specialization. What is the FCC? You can think of […]
