Last Friday’s climate strike brought the climate crisis to the forefront of public conversation. There is an ever-growing awareness of the dire reality of the climate emergency: if immediate, far-reaching action is not taken, there will be major harm to ecosystems and loss of life. A 2018 report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on […]
Photo from the Silhouette Archives By Wei Yan Wu, Contributor On Sept. 27, thousands of Canadians took to streets and parks to participate in the Global Climate Strike to raise awareness on the climate emergency. On a request by students calling for cancellation of academic activities in order to make time for strike attendance. In response, […]
More than 2,000 maroon-clad students ventured to Dalewood Avenue last Saturday to celebrate McMaster’s first ever “Fake Homecoming” or FOCO, one of the largest student street parties that the university has seen in years. FOCO was planned in response to the university’s decision to move its annual Homecoming event to the weekend of Oct. 18, […]
Photo by Matty Flader / Photo Reporter By Mads Clement, Contributor cw: mental health, suicide In 2018, the Student Representative Assembly voted to rescind the Peer Support Line (PSL), an anonymous hotline that existed to support students and their mental health. PSL offered students a place to chat with another student trained in peer support […]
Photo by Cindy Cui / Photo Editor By Ember, Contributor Every day, I am faced with choices that others may perceive as rather trivial or inconsequential. I choose whether to take the stairs or elevator, whether to take the bus or walk to campus or whether to watch a required video for class from 2010 […]
Fall Career Fair is McMaster University’s largest career event of the year, featuring 110+ employers all in one place. This year, the fair will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in DBAC Sport Hall, with opportunities for full-time, part-time, paid internship, co-op and summer jobs. Research the companies that are attending the fair. […]
Photo by Hannah Walters-Vida In April 2017, construction for McMaster University’s Peter George Centre for Living and Learning began. Situated directly beside the Ron Joyce Stadium, PGCLL is projected to be a complete 14-storey, 335 000 square foot building by Nov. 4, 2019. Holly Gibson, manager of marketing and communications for McMaster’s Housing & Conference […]
Photo by Kyle West Sept. 13, 2018 Ursula Johnson’s Mi’kwite’tmn (Do You Remember) art exhibit opened at the McMaster Museum of Art. Through three distinct spaces and public performances, she showcased Indigenous culture and the obstacles that it faces. Sept. 25, 2018 A series of break-ins concentrated in a short amount of time occurred near […]
Photo by Hannah Walters-Vida By: Olivia Fava On August 8, Premier Doug Ford visited McMaster Innovation Park along with two other Progressive Conservative party members, Member of Provincial Parliament Donna Skelly and MPP Ross Romano, the training, colleges and universities minister. During the tour, they were notably received by leaders from Fusion Pharmaceuticals, a cancer […]
By: Elizabeth DiEmanuele The Student Success Centre and Graduate Studies have introduced new positions for 2019-2020 to support the academic, personal and professional success of international students. “Enhancing the experience and academic success of our international students is a shared responsibility, which is why we are excited about creating a campus-wide support network around […]
