Lene Trunjer Petersen The Silhouette For a film enthusiast such as myself, the annual Art Gallery of Hamilton’s World Film Festival is an obvious reason to dive into great independent films and documentaries. To satisfy my curiosity, I spoke to Festival Director Annette Paiement about how the World Film Festival came to be and what the […]
Bus service changes were part of President David Campbell’s platform during the election race last January, and now he’s set to make good on those promises. “The [Hamilton Street Railway] bus pass fee is triannual, so every three years we renew it with the HSR,” said Campbell. “Our current agreement is expiring in April, so […]
John Bauer The Silhouette After a slow start to the campaign, the McMaster men's baseball teams is showing signs of rounding into mid-season form just as the games start to mean more. A 2-2 week brings their record to 3-8, so it may be too little too late, but with their remaining schedule featuring a […]
William Lou The Silhouette The ball continues to roll for the McMaster men’s soccer team, who took on the Waterloo Warriors on a cold Wednesday night at Ron Joyce Stadium. Before the game, head coach Dino Perri, sporting a toothy grin, greeted fans and family along the sidelines, taking time to shake hands and converse […]
I stepped outside of the University of Guelph athletic centre, and immediately was immersed in a sea of red, black and yellow tights, crop tops, hair bands, sweaters and body paint. As I walked towards Alumni field, it hit me; I was no longer in Marauder territory anymore, and I no longer felt welcome. People were […]
John Bauer The Silhouette After a strong start to the season, it appears that McMaster's men's lacrosse team has come back to earth. The men opened the season 2-1 with wins over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues and the Laurentian Voyageurs, but dropped to 2-3 this week after consecutive losses to Western and Laurentian. […]
Alexandra Reilly Assistant Sports Editor The Western men’s rugby team kept their undefeated season in tact this weekend, as McMaster’s hard fought battle just was not enough to take down the Mustangs on their home field. On Sept. 21 the Marauders travelled to London, Ont. to battle against a 2-0 Mustang crew. Although the game […]
Alexandra Reilly Assistant Sports Editor A blowout was what the McMaster women’s rugby team saw a year ago when they faced the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. A repeat was definitely what the team hoped for, and that is exactly what they got. The Marauders travelled down the Q.E.W. on Sept. 21 to face the […]
Aurora Coltman Silhouette Intern For years, researchers and engineers have puzzled over how to make a human-powered helicopter. On June 13, 2013, Cameron Robertson and Todd Reichert, the 'AeroVelo' team, saw that dream realized they successfully met the conditions of the Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Challenge. And with this accomplishment behind them, the […]
If you pause for a moment in the middle of campus at around half-past the hour mid-day, McMaster is a sight to behold. Thousands of students of every gender, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, nationality and personality possible will flood past you. It’s a far cry from who composed the student body when McMaster first came into […]
