C/O Nico, Flickr We might get a snow day sooner than you think ❄️☃️ On Dec. 3, McMaster University posted an update on their information website, Daily News. Titled "Update on McMaster's Snow Policy", McMaster outlined amended changes to the Storm Emergency Policy. As of January 1, 2022, new amendments are in-place for the Storm […]
C/O Lianhao Qu The Silhouette: Please introduce yourself. Lianhao Qu: My name is Lianhao. I'm in my second year of [the health sciences program] and specializing in child health. My pronouns are he/him. What drew you to photography? I think it was when my dad bought me my first [digital single-lens reflex camera] for Christmas […]
C/O Starlight Canada Starlight Canada’s new initiative to cheer up hospitalized children over the holidays Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada is a nonprofit organization that helps hospitalized children and their families. The organization has been running for more than thirty years, with the ultimate goal of bringing joy to sick children. Brian Bringolf, CEO of Starlight […]
The Silhouette: Please introduce yourselves. HL: I'm Hannah Laycock and I am President of Mac Crafters. KD: I'm Kelly Deeth and I'm the Vice President Finance for Mac Crafters. AS: I'm Amr Saleh and I'm the VP Finance of Senior with Skills. ZA: I'm Zoe Ang and I'm one of the VP Events for Senior […]
C/O Robin Kamanarski The Silhouette: Please introduce yourself. Robin Komarniski: My name is Robin Komarniski. I am in my second year of cognitive science of language. I'm an Academic Committee Member of the McMaster Linguistics Society. We focus on the idea of promoting linguistics as a whole and linguistic diversity. Not only that, we just […]
C/O Robin Worrall, Unsplash Hamilton police investigated shooting threat made against McMaster University and Mohawk College On Sunday, Nov. 7, a screenshot began circulating around social media which claimed that someone had made a shooting threat against McMaster University and Mohawk College for Monday, Nov. 8. Messages in the screenshot showed an individual warning others […]
C/O Ainsley Thurgood The City of Hamilton warns students their residence may have lead service pipes via letter By: Kate O’Melia, News Staff Writer Students living in houses built before 1955 in Hamilton might be getting a letter from the City of Hamilton warning them about lead in their private water service pipe. The City […]
C/O Yoohyun Park/Production Coordinator Fans attend the game for a couple of hours, but how much effort gets put into preparing a game? Football, basketball and volleyball — these are McMaster’s three most popular varsity sports for students to enjoy watching, but there are many more, from badminton to field hockey to water polo and […]
C/O Travis Nguyen As the Ontario tennis season comes to a close, there’s lots to look forward to in the coming year After more than a year and a half of the COVID-19 break, the Ontario University Athletics made a return, which got student athletes back in the spotlight. One of the sports to make […]
MacDivest’s first in-person protest on campus a success as support intensifies for divestment across McMaster Photo C/O: Shaded Lenz McMaster University Student Center was abuzz on the morning of Oct. 27 as many Mac students rallied up for the sit-in organized by MacDivest as part of their ongoing mission to make divestment a reality at […]
