Art can be aesthetically pleasing and aesthetically disturbing. It can be bought, sold and even inked into your skin. But is it anything more than an intellectual or visual diversion - something to look at, think about and move on from? Who are the artists that create it? Who do they create it for? Does […]
Starting in May, no one under 19 will be allowed into club nights at TwelvEighty. The rule change does not apply when the campus bar is acting “in the capacity of a restaurant or a bookable venue.” Campus groups that book the space for an evening event, then, could invite students of all ages. But […]
Adam Van Koeverden visits for 125th Anniversary McMaster alumnus and Olympic medalist Adam Van Koeverden visited Hamilton on Monday as part of McMaster’s 125th Anniversary celebrations. The luncheon, hosted by the Alumni Association at the Hamilton Convention Centre, was sold out. Van Koeverden spoke about the City of Hamilton and his time at McMaster […]
SRA passes motion to allow club to ask for a levy of $0.90 per student Three years ago, Joshua Patenaude attended the very first general meeting of the McMaster Marching Band. It was small then. It had just received ratification as an MSU club, and was finding its feet with meager funding and only a […]
If you looked at early photos of the McMaster campus, you might notice that it looks drastically different than it does today. In the 82 years Mac has spent in this city, the school has grown, more buildings were put up to accommodate the growing population, and the campus expanded to take up more of […]
There are those who would look at the score of the 48th Vanier Cup and say that it was all for naught. There are those who would argue that the most important game was lost and that everything before was a historical footnote. Those people are very wrong. Speaking not only as a fan, or […]
A crowd of 37,098 streaked the Rogers Centre with maroon and grey for the 48th Vanier Cup against the Laval Rouge et Or Friday night. Unfortunately, the record-breaking crowd for the CIS championship game also left, for the most part, with heavy hearts. Glen Constantin’s team would not be stopped. In a battle for historical […]
For the McMaster Marauders’ women’s basketball team, this season was supposed to be filled with optimism and opportunity. After an 80-67 loss to Queen’s Gaels at home this weekend, the team is staring at a 1-4 record. Expectations were not incredibly high for the squad, but the record has put a damper on the locker […]
By: Alexandra Reilly It was a fight to finish this past Saturday afternoon in Burridge gym as the McMaster Women’s Volleyball team pulled out a huge win in five sets against the Brock Badgers. Going into the match, Head Coach Tim Louks was quite confident after the team’s double-header win the previous weekend. “Brock is […]
By Sabeen Kazmi On my way home from McMaster on Wednesday evening last week, my sister texted me exclaiming that Israel and Hamas had agreed on a ceasefire. According to Owen Jones - an independent columnist - the recent conflict between Israel and Gaza began in early October when Israel ignored the ongoing ceasefire negotiations […]
