Rachel Harvey / The Silhouette Every year at the end of March, fourth-year undergraduates in McMaster’s Engineering program celebrate their graduation by designing an on-campus prank, fondly called The Kipling Prank. Previous years have included stunts such as filling a hallway with balloons, or creating a giant castle out of red solo cups. This year, however, […]
Callum De Maria / The Silhouette The night of August 8,2012 was the eve to my twentieth birthday. Some may ask how much fun I had that night, or what type of crazy fun-filled events went down before I turned 20 and left my teen years permanently behind. I simply reply to them with, “my night […]
It’s not always easy to decide what courses to take. Every year, after flipping through the course calendar or asking friends, students battle with SOLAR to choose their courses. But with a recent website development, the MSU hopes to make the process easier. Current MSU VP (Education) Huzaifa Saeed has spearheaded the creation of the […]
The Cadillac Lounge was almost exactly what I had imagined. Hubcaps lined the stage, Elvis photos and leopard print sheets adorned the walls and a beer tap made out of a guitar head turned out drinks. The owners were certainly swinging for the blues-rock bar fences. It was a cool vibe for a music venue. […]
Laura Sinclair Silhouette Staff The snowy, slippery and cold conditions were not enough to slow down rookie Madeleine McDonald and veteran Lindsay Carson at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on March 24 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The two members of the Marauders’ cross country and track team managed to bundle up and use their experience […]
In a season that’s been filled with triumph, the McMaster Marauders can add another accolade to the long list. Former Mac basketball player Lisa Thomaidis has been named the new head coach of Canada Basketball’s Senior Women’s National Team. Currently, Thomaidis is the head coach for the University of Sasketchewan Huskies, where she earned […]
At this time each year even the casual sports fan is reminded just how grand the spectacle of college athletics has become south of the border. Heroes are made on the hard court and for at least one year, that glory will last entrenched within March Madness lore. Buzzer-beating shots, upsets and breakout stars […]
I volunteered for MAC Bread Bin in second year, and I helped run an event called Feed the Bus. We parked a school bus on campus and asked students to donate food and spare change for Hamilton food banks. I was a SOCS rep then, too, so I talked to one of the vice-presidents of […]
Last year, the MSU managed to get close to 670 students to fill up Burridge Gym for its annual general assembly. But at Tuesday evening’s assembly, attendance peaked at 60, and fewer than 30 students participated in voting. Because this year’s quorum of 629 students was not reached, votes were not binding on the MSU. […]
Nominations for next year's McMaster Students Union vice-presidents were opened at Sunday's SRA meeting, and six students, all of whom were either on the Assembly or in attendance, were nominated. Anna D’Angela and Justin Korolyk were nominated for Vice-President (Administration). Lisa Bifano and Spencer Graham were nominated for Vice-President (Education). Jeffrey Doucet and Marc Lamoureux were nominated for Vice-President […]
