Addressing student concerns to reinstate grade change option from Winter 2020 C/O Engin Akyurt As we head into the last half of the 2021 winter semester, McMaster University students are beginning to call for an option to make this semester’s grades on a pass/fail basis. One such student is Rozhan Estaki, a second-year sociology student […]
The MacPherson Institute has launched a new zine exploring barriers of access on campus C/O LQ from This Insane Life: MadStudents Zine, 2014 The MacPherson Institute, McMaster’s teaching and learning centre, has launched a new zine on disability, accessibility and teaching and learning at McMaster University. Current and former McMaster students with lived experiences of […]
Program launched to allow current and former foster children opportunities to attend McMaster University tuition-free for undergraduate and graduate degreesC/O unsplash Although there are many benefits to receiving post-secondary education, many Canadians are not able to attend university or college, due to financial barriers. Current and former foster children are particularly underrepresented in Canadian post-secondary […]
Period Pantry aims to advance menstrual equity movement C/O Rita Audi Two McMaster undergraduate students are improving accessibility to menstrual products in the Hamilton community through their new public period pantry project. Rita Audi and Meghna Varambally, both in their second year of the health sciences program, recognized how hard it was for individuals of […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor C/O @alliee.c This interview was conducted in fall 2020 by Sufyan Rather. The Silhouette: Give me a brief introduction of yourself!Allie C.: My name's Allie, my pronouns are she/her, I'm currently in my second-year of health sciences (I'm in the core stream, I'm not specializing) and right now I'm calling in […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor Please introduce yourself! My name is Michael Abraham. I am 27 years old. I graduated from McMaster University with a BSW, so [an] honours bachelor of social work in 2017. In general, right now, most of my work is involved in two spheres: running a youth center in downtown Hamilton and […]
By: Esther Liu, Contributor Morghen Jael is a third-year arts and science student who has been in a relationship with her boyfriend, Zooey, for two years. The Silhouette: Are you living together or in a long-distance relationship? Morghen Jael: We do not share a lease but he is living full-time at my house. So he […]
Research study launched to understand and address student mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic While student mental health is not a new issue, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have severely impacted the mental health of university students. Amidst online classes and assignments, students are forced to grapple with feelings of isolation and anxiety. In […]
Mac Athletes Care raise over $5,400 for the Juravinski Cancer Center Each year at McMaster University, many athletes from different sports around the school unite to strengthen the athletic charitable efforts with Mac Athletes Care. This past week, their objective was to help promote awareness and fundraise for the Think Pink initiative — an annual […]
MSU Diversity Services and Incite Magazine collaborate on new zine The McMaster Students Union Diversity Services and Incite Magazine have collaborated to start 2021 on a creative note with the launch of their newest publication, Soapbox. Soapbox is a zine publication for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour folks to share their art with the […]
