By Aaron Grierson All the talk of mental health the last few weeks are making me depressed. It may sound like a bad joke. Many of my friends suffer from various mental ‘abnormalities’ or ‘illnesses.’ I’ve experienced first hand how useless you can be when someone breaks down because they’re having an off day […]
McMaster’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is continuing their efforts to bring about a fair trade campus status for McMaster. Last March, a motion was brought forth at the MSU’s general assembly for the MSU to work with the university to attain the status, but the motion was dismissed because quorum wasn’t reached. A fair trade […]
By: Scott Hastie & Alexandra Reilly Over the weekend, the McMaster Marauders women’s volleyball team played their second and third games of the 2012 OUA regular season. The first match was a road trip to the University of Guelph to take on a young Gryphons team, followed by a home game hosting the University of […]
McMaster's men's volleyball team continues to put the OUA on notice that they are the team to beat this season, after two convincing victories over the weekend. On Friday, the Marauders would take on last year’s OUA Champion, the Queen’s Gaels. The Gael’s are a perennial force in the OUA but are facing a minor […]
One more win, and one step closer to the OUA championship. With the defeat of the Guelph Gryphons, the McMaster Marauders men’s soccer team moved into the OUA Final Four. The match at Ron Joyce Stadium was a cold and wet affair, but the weather could not keep Mac down as they finished the day […]
In preparation for Hurricane Sandy’s anticipated effects on Hamilton early this week, which include high winds and potential flooding, the City has taken some measures to contain the heavy rainfall forecasted for the region. The City says the high amount of rain has the potential to overwhelm Hamilton’s sewer system and may cause basement flooding. […]
McMaster University scored in the A to B range in 17 categories presented in the Globe and Mail’s latest Canadian University Report, released earlier this week. McMaster was ranked first in the ‘large school’ category in research opportunities (B), quality of teaching and learning (A-) and campus atmosphere (A). The report placed McMaster at the […]
A procession for Lincoln Alexander moved through downtown Hamilton early Friday afternoon. Canada's first black member of parliament, who died on Oct. 19 at 90 years old, received a Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University in 1949 and an honourary doctorate in 1987. After retiring from his post as MP for Hamilton West in 1980, […]
With millions invested in preliminary research on a light-rail transit system in Hamilton, the City is under pressure to move the project forward. Over the past five years, Hamiltonians, councillors and McMaster representatives have been making the case to the province for LRT in Hamilton. LRT would provide train access every two or three minutes […]
Part 1 of an ongoing series How is experiential education framed in Forward with Integrity? It’s been just over a year since McMaster’s president Patrick Deane issued his visioning letter, “Forward With Integrity,” to the McMaster community. The letter introduced new strategic priorities for the University. It planted notions of “a student-centred research intensive institution,” […]
