Karen Piper The Silhouette In 1492, Christopher Columbus embarked on a journey to find a new route for British trade ships to sail to India. However, he inadvertently ended up crossing the Atlantic Ocean, all the way to the New World: the Caribbean Islands and the Americas. Columbus was astonished to discover that that these […]
Bianca Caramento The Silhouette Liberal democracies continue to advocate equality. Yet, minority groups still have difficulties getting accepted to the positions they apply for. Whether it is for a job or a spot in university, minority admissions are substantially lower than their counterparts. In an increasingly competitive job market, with employers expecting more and more […]
Amanda Watkins LifeStyle Editor It was homecoming weekend. There I was at 9:00 in the morning, dancing to Nicki Minaj and far from my normal sober reality. My housemates and I were hosting our own informal house party to get ready for the football game as we passed around a can of something called “Sucker […]
John Bauer The Silhouette At the midway point of the campaign, the promising start to the season has all but evaporated for the McMaster men's lacrosse team after a tough loss to the Guelph Gryphons. They now have six games left to show that lacrosse matters at McMaster. The game in Guelph on Sept. 25 […]
John Bauer The Silhouette Hockey fans excluded, there are very few people that enjoy the change of seasons that happens every year around Sept. 22. After a disastrous week of play, you can put the McMaster men's baseball team near the top of the list of autumn loathers. Coming into the week, the team had […]
Looking back to last season, winning three consecutive games in a row was not at all a concern for the McMaster football club. The Marauders face an uphill battle, attempting to climb out of the OUA basement. The road to the playoffs should not be a difficult one, as their next three opponents collectively own […]
Laura Sinclair Senior Sports Editor The Marauders rugby team held on to a lead against the visiting Brock Badgers on Sept. 28, and won the game with a score of 22-19. The win was no easy task for Mac, as the Badgers got off to the first lead in the 18th minute of play when […]
William Lou The Silhouette The McMaster men’s soccer team looked to extend their six-game winning streak as they took on the Windsor Lancers and the Guelph Gryphons in this week’s matchups. However, they were treated to a rude awakening. They rode a wave of momentum into last week’s games, punctuated by a defiant 5-0 victory […]
Alexandra Reilly Assistant Sports Editor Despite an incredible effort from the Marauders on Sept. 28, their efforts were no match for the CIS top ranked Guelph Gryphons who unloaded a 44-27 victory on the McMaster crew. The Marauders are now 2-2 on their season and tied with York for second overall in the OUA’s Russell […]
A small fire in the A.N. Bourns Building that evacuated students, staff and faculty was put out earlier today. A fire alarm in the building was pulled at 12:21 p.m, causing the building to be evacuated for about 1 hour. The Hamilton Fire Department responded promptly to the alarm and worked with McMaster Security Services […]
