Arnaud Thia-Nam The Silhouette If there is one thing I have learnt from my expatriation, it is to better appreciate my French status. More often than not, I would only be asked about stereotypes earned many years ago by people who, I can only assume, were poor representatives of who and what France is really […]
Palika Kohli The Silhouette The following books serve as a guide to defining my version of the “coming-of-age” genre. What they have in common is that, in one way or another, they have all resonated with me at some point in the past six months. They are listed in as chronological an order as I […]
Tobi Abdul Staff Reporter The McMaster women’s volleyball team travelled to Guelph to face the Gryphons this past Saturday, Nov. 16 in an attempt to continue their two game winning streak but were met with a heartbreaking loss of 3-1. Nov. 17 saw them return home to Burridge Gym to face the Brock Badgers where […]
Taylor Black is the quintessential poster boy of Hamilton hoops. Growing up in Winona, Ont., a small town wedged between Stoney Creek and Grimsby, Black has played basketball in Hamilton at every level and is now, while donning Marauder maroon, one of the best players in the Steel City. The fourth-year kinesiology student plays a […]
McMaster’s men’s basketball team took both the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country to the wire, but watched the game balloon out of hand with six minutes left in the fourth quarter. Ottawa went on a 17-2 run to close out the game and Carleton put Mac away with a 15-8 run. […]
The Marauders swim team broke records and reached the podium numerous times at the Tihanyi Division Championships on Nov. 16 and Nov. 17 at Ivor Wynne Centre. The team finished second overall, just behind the Toronto Varsity Blues, and had several strong finishes and performances across the board. One of the most notable finishes on […]
William Lou The Silhouette The McMaster women’s basketball team split a weekend double-header against the Carleton Ravens and Ottawa Gee-Gees to improve to 5-1 in the regular season. On Nov. 15, the Marauders dominated the Ravens on both ends of the floor en route to a gritty 59-39 victory. As usual, the Marauders won on […]
Workers from McMaster’s facility services unit have officially severed ties with their old union. In a vote conducted by the Ontario Labour Relations Board on Sept. 23, the 270 workers who make up the unit decided to break off their five-year agreement with the sizeable Service Employees International Union two years early and instead entrusted […]
Michael Ryu The Silhouette A recently published study called “Bridge That Gap: Analyzing the Student Skill Index” puts into the spotlight a critical problem: students who have graduated from post-secondary education are unable to uphold the quality of work that employers expect. In fact, employers are experiencing an increasing divide between the standard of work […]
Aurora Coltman Silhouette Intern A vibrant green and blue six-person tent secured in the awnings of McMaster University’s Student Centre is host to the Assyrian Chaldean Syriac Student Union’s newest event. The event, which began on Nov. 11, 2013, and shall continue until Nov. 14, 2013, has been organized to raise awareness and funds for […]
