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January 24, 2013
Online voting helps turnout but is not foolproof

For the MSU, paper balloting is a thing of the past. It’s been that way since 2011, and the students union intends to keep using Simply Voting, a digital balloting software that the MSU used in the last presidential election. “We’ve seen an increase in voter turnout over the past couple of years,” said Steven […]

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January 24, 2013
Eyes on the Forsyth

The McMaster Marauder’s men’s volleyball team continue to dominate the province and impress the nation with two more wins to add to their so far perfect season. A win in Gryphon territory on Jan. 18 and another against the second place OUA team the Waterloo Warriors on Jan. 19 has helped the Marauders to be […]

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January 24, 2013
The Proverbial Piggy Bank

Nichole Fanara / The Silhouette Thank you journalism! Thank you for being an inquiring body, thank you for following leads, and thank you for fearlessly publishing controversial topics that will now result in justice for thousands of part-time students! No thank you to McMaster University for not properly giving a shit about their student’s financial burden. […]

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January 24, 2013
Marauders ahead of the pack in London

The McMaster Marauders track team gave it their all on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Don Wright Invitational track meet at Western University. Numerous Marauders made their debut at this meet, and there were lots of good times and victorious moments for the McMaster runners at the competitive races. In the 300 m, Kara McPherson […]

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January 24, 2013
Mac loses in three straight sets

Coming off of a loss against the Ryerson Rams, the Marauders put up a hefty fight against the OUA Leading Gee-Gee’s at Monpetit Hall in Ottawa last Saturday.   The match started out early on in Ottawa’s favor as they took the lead jumping ahead of the Marauders 8-5 after a double block stuffed a […]

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January 24, 2013
Injuries holding Mac back

The old adage “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone” is ringing true for the Marauders. Through the past two games, McMaster struggled to keep their turnovers down, going beyond their 17.5 season average in their past two games against Windsor and Waterloo and the reason for the problems is the injury to […]

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January 24, 2013
Marauders hang tough

In the past week, McMaster has taken on the best and the worst of the OUA West. The results were as expected – a loss against the best and a win against the worst. But the margin in those games is what will come as a surprise to Marauder fans. McMaster took on the No. […]

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January 24, 2013
Tastiest bang for your buck

By: Ronald Leung   We’re a pretty diverse bunch here at McMaster, but perhaps one of the common threads that hold us together is our love for caffeine. If you’re anything like me, it becomes a habit that will slowly burn through your pocket. Never fear! The following is an analysis of where exactly you […]

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January 24, 2013
5 dates under 5 dollars

By: Ana Qarri   Are you crushing? Are you broke? Are you having a hard time believing that money can’t buy you love? Lucky for you, we’re here to restore your faith in popular sayings and Beatles song references. Here are five totally acceptable cheap date ideas:   Candy Picnic. Candy picnic? Yes, a candy […]

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January 22, 2013
Brodka video concept came from former Western students' council candidate

If good artists borrow and great artists steal, what do great MSU presidential candidates do? Candidate Jacob Brodka's "BRODKA 2013: Our Platform" campaign video series bears striking similarities to a video series posted by a former presidential candidate for Western's University Students Council, Adam Fearnall. Brodka's video: [youtube id="r9sFQpoXgxg" width="620" height="360"] Fearnall's video: [youtube id="KolTlDGv6iE" […]

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