By: Tom Lewis McMaster men’s soccer ended their season on a high, taking silver at the CIS National Championships in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The York Lions underlined their status as Canada’s strongest university side with a 1-0 win in the tournament’s last game, but the Marauders gave a good account of themselves in the first all […]
By: Rachel Katz The Medical Radiation Sciences and Medical Physics programs are both under the microscope, but for different reasons. Changes to these science programs were proposed as part of the recent Faculty of Science planning document. According to Robert Baker, Dean of Science, the Medical Radiation program is one of the faculty’s most popular. […]
With the fall break over, students have trudged back to school for the November grind, with the end of the semester in sight. But next year, a new fall break format is expected to bring drastic changes to the structure of the fall semester at McMaster University. In the Oct. 19 Student Representative Assembly meeting, […]
By: Waleed Aslam Why did Hamiltonians elect a mayor they once kicked out? On Oct. 27, Hamiltonians cast their ballot and chose their old mayor as their new mayor. Eisenberger previously served as mayor from 2006-2010. Although it did not come as a surprise to many of us, Fred’s victory is interesting because it came […]
McMaster was a historically upper-class, white institution and this continues to be reflected in the key symbolic public spaces on campus like Council Chambers and Convocation Hall. But McMaster’s student body is now fully inclusive of both male and female students of different racialized backgrounds, religious beliefs and abilities. Having students, faculty and staff from […]
By: Tom Lewis The Marauders made the best of their OUA Final Four tie on Saturday, Nov. 1 against Ryerson, but ultimately dispatched the Rams side on penalties to qualify for this week’s national championships in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. While Mac may have missed out on the OUA gold medal, losing 2-0 to West […]
The offseason was technically not as long as in previous years, but few breaks will have felt longer for the McMaster men’s basketball team. After finishing fifth at the CIS Final 8 last March, Mac has regrouped and retooled to make another running at capturing the schools first W.P. McGee trophy. In the first national […]
After a long match and victory against a tough opponent in the York Lions, the Marauders had little time to recover from that match and prepare for their next one. The team had to travel four and a half hours to North Bay, Ont., arriving at around one in the morning. “We left right after […]
Distinguished alumna Susan Cunningham will be returning to McMaster on Nov. 6 to give the inaugural lecture for the new Academic Women’s Success and Mentorship lecture series. Her talk, Leadership and the oil patch: How I got there and what is needed, will describe her path to success, lessons learned, and strategies for leadership. Cunningham […]
By: Stephen Clare Speaking at TwelvEighty last Thursday, Oct. 23, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi quipped that he was here to “steal our children.” Though the comment was paired with a hearty chuckle and Nenshi’s trademark smile, the sales pitch that followed was no joke. The popular mayor, ranked last year by Maclean’s as the second […]
