Photo C/O Grace Gkuang By: Saad Ahmed A recent publication co-authored by a McMaster alumnus links a major biological pathway to fat, stress, and aging. The study was conducted by Ayush Ranawade, a PhD alumnus from the Gupta Lab at McMaster University who is currently pursuing postdoctoral studies at Harvard University, and Avijit Mallick, a […]
Photos C/O Sabrina Macklai On Nov. 9, recipients of the Wilson Leadership Scholar Award, one of McMaster University’s largest scholarships, held a dinner meeting in partnership with the Socrates Project to discuss free speech and McMaster’s current guidelines in light of the larger province-wide focus on the issue. The event was invite-only, consisting of nine […]
Photo C/O Fraser Caldwell For many players, the reach of sports extends far beyond the lines painted on the field. This is definitely the case for fourth-year midfielder Yordan Stoyanov of the men’s soccer team, who was awarded the Ontario University Athletics West Community Service Award. “It feels nice to be recognized for something… I […]
[spacer height="20px"]Back in September, a Silhouette contributor signed up to write a story about a piece of information that was stuffed into an old board of governors meeting agenda. While the contributor was working on the story, the agenda curiously vanished from the McMaster website. The agenda has since returned, being scrapped initially as a […]
Photo C/O McMaster Students Union By: Sabrina Macklai Students are frequently encouraged to get involved in activities outside of the classroom. We are told that participating in co-curricular activities not only provides us with an opportunity for personal growth and a social support network but also is looked upon favourably by employers and graduate and […]
Photo by Kyle West On Oct. 22, McMaster students headed to the polls, voting in their respective wards for councillor, mayoral and trustee candidates, respectively. Despite improvements overall for the city, the numbers suggest that student turnout continues to falter. Overall turnout this year for the city was up from the 2014 municipal election turnout, […]
Photo by Kyle West By Elliot Fung In L.R. Wilson Hall on Oct. 26, McMaster staff and students listened to presenters such as Peter Mascher, vice-provost (International Affairs), and Sean Van Koughnett, associate vice-president (Students and Learning) and dean of students, speak about the status of the “McMaster Model for Global Engagement” implemented in 2017. […]
Photo C/O McMaster Daily News Like most post-secondary institutions, McMaster University has a communications and public affairs office which releases press statements and other similar material in order to inform their students and faculty of the affairs of the institution. While there is nothing inherently wrong with such a set-up, why is this office’s main […]
Photo from Silhouette Photo Archives By Maanvi Dhillon *CW: This article contains discussion of sexual assault* [spacer height="20px"]During the summer, an Ontario Superior Court Justice ruled in support of an accused person’s right to use extreme intoxication as a defence in sexual assault cases. The rule has implications on campus as McMaster University continues to make […]
Photo C/O @mac_rowing Sometimes we forget beyond the “big” sports that McMaster has so much to offer when it comes to sports. There is a whole bunch of sports outside of football, basketball, soccer and volleyball that not only exist at Mac, but compete within the Ontario University Athletics league. One of these sports happens […]
