The following are selected questions and answers from the Sil’s interview with MSU presidential candidate Dan Fahey. What made you come to McMaster? Well, my course at my home university is also in integrated sciences, and there’s a partnership between the two schools. And I heard about this [exchange program] and thought, right, go to […]
The following are selected questions and answers from the Sil's interview with MSU presidential candidate Adrian Emmanuel. Q: How does your campaign plan to motivate and inspire students to care about a) voting and b) the MSU? Since I’m trying to change the MSU from a student union to a nation, I want students, when […]
Last night’s informal debate at TwelvEighty offered a look at how the candidates stand out in a crowd, but it wasn’t the night for tough questions or head-to-heads. Personalities and common goals emerged early in the hour-long panel talk, which allowed candidates who have fallen under the radar to share the floor with the frontrunners. […]
Seven competitors are seeking election to the 2013-14 presidency of the McMaster Students Union. Follow the links below for candidate profiles and selections from our interview transcirpts. Jacob Brodka Profile Interview David Campbell Profile Interview James Dowdall Profile Interview Adrian Emmanuel Profile Interview Dan Fahey Article Interview Haman Man Profile Interview Rory Yendt Profile Interview
The McMaster Association of Part-time Students cleaned house last Friday. Its board of directors announced that MAPS had “ended its relationship” with its beleaguered executive director Sam Minniti and that none of the current board would stand for re-election at the Association’s Feb. 5 annual general meeting. On Monday, MAPS released its 2011 financial statements, […]
Within two days after being elected MSU President, he plans to disband the entire Union. RELATED: Selected questions and answers from our interview with Adrian Adrian Emmanuel is running to be elected (for-life) as Emperor Adrian of the Space Maroon Empire. Emmanuel has been contemplating a run since last year’s presidential election, and in the […]
McMaster is more than just a school for James Dowdall; it’s a family. Dowdall, who hails from Calgary, calls his first-year roommates “brothers” and his circle of friends a “family away from home.” And it’s clear he wants McMaster students to feel the same way. RELATED: Selected questions and answers from our interview with James […]
Dan Fahey is not your typical MSU presidential candidate. To start, he’s the first student of the young iSci program to run. But most notably, he’s not from McMaster. Fahey is an exchange student from the University of Leiceister in England. RELATED: Selected questions and answers from our interview with Dan “I’ve not met a […]
The name Haman Man probably doesn’t ring a bell for most McMaster students. While most of the other candidates have aggressive poster campaigns and a perpetual campaign headquarters in MUSC, Man has so far flown under the radar. But in this year’s presidential election, the mild-mannered fourth-year student should not be underestimated. RELATED: Selected questions […]
Maryssa Barras The Silhouette Intern Alumni Association hosts Welcome Wednesdays Starting on Jan. 23 the McMaster Alumni Association will be hosting Welcome Wednesdays. Once a month students will be welcome to visit the Alumni House for free coffee and bagels from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Members of the Student Relations Committee will be present […]
