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January 17, 2019
McMaster’s weekend stars of the court

Photo by Kyle West Both the men's volleyball team and women's basketball team took the weekend by storm with two victories each, while the men's basketball and women's volleyball teams won one out of their two games. Here are the stars of the weekend. Sarah Gates The second-year is no stranger to the Pita Pit […]

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January 14, 2019
McMaster University Continuing Education Can Help You Find a New Job

People from all over the GTA can now head over to nearby Hamilton to benefit from McMaster University’s Data Analytics Continuing Education programs-- programs which could lead to a job in almost any industry. The certificate in Big Data Analytics gives adult learners the tools and techniques to help guide organizations in the exploding field […]

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January 10, 2019
McMaster student activists launch “Whiter World” campaign

Photos C/O "De Caire Off Campus" Facebook page   In Dec. 2018, posters featuring the same font and design as McMaster University’s Brighter World campaign posters but instead reading “Whiter World” began popping up in various locations around campus. According to the De Caire Off Campus Facebook page, the group behind the campaign is the […]

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November 29, 2018
The need to change McMaster's assessment structures

Photo by Grant Holt By: Brent Urbanski University testing is the Neapolitan ice cream of student evaluation. With its two midterm tests and single exam, this format has become known to students as an imperfect trifecta. As this format continues to be observed by students across classes, it becomes clear that university testing needs to […]

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November 28, 2018
How did the Bertrand Russell Archives end up at McMaster?

Photo from Silhouette Photo Archives By: Natalie Clark On Nov. 15, the McMaster Alumni Advancement Committee organized a lecture and exhibit at the McMaster Museum of Art to highlight how the Bertrand Russell Archives made their way to McMaster University. Guest speakers included archives senior research associate Andrew Bone and archives librarian Myron Groover. The […]

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November 22, 2018
From McMaster to the mountain

Photo from Silhouette Photo Archives By: Sam Marchetti The Hamilton Mountain, as it is affectionately referred to as by many Hamiltonians, is more than just a section of the Niagara Escarpment. It is an entire community, filled with rich history, quiet streets and the ever-out-of-reach Lime Ridge mall. The mountain community is composed of largely […]

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November 22, 2018
McMaster’s changes over Patrick Deane’s term

Photo from Silhouette Photo Archives By: Grace Kuang McMaster president Patrick Deane is approaching the end of his second five year-term in his role as president at the university. Over the past nine years, Deane oversaw significant changes at McMaster, such as the addition of new infrastructural developments and interdisciplinary programs at the university. “It […]

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November 22, 2018
Meet the McMaster wrestling team

Photo C/O @mcmaswrestling This weekend, the McMaster wrestling team headed to the York University Open, and two Marauders came home with one more medal than they came with. Rookie Ligaya Stinellis took home her second divisional gold of the season and second-year Simi Jayeoba took home silver. We caught up with the two Marauders after […]

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November 16, 2018
McMaster professor ousted from course following student petition

Photo from Silhouette Photo Archives Hundreds of students in McMaster’s introductory finance course commerce 2FA3 received a failing grade on their first midterm, with the class average sitting at 50.6 per cent, barely scraping past the passing threshold. “The main issue began with many students complaining that prof. Trevor Chamberlain, who was teaching all four […]

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November 15, 2018
The problem with McMaster's study spaces

Photo by Kyle West By: Sam Marchetti McMaster University’s campus is truly a beautiful place. The Hamilton property is situated on a literal paradise with astonishing natural beauty surrounding the school. McMaster also offers a wide range of spaces for students to use, from the basement of H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering to […]

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