After over seventy-five years of invading our eyes, ears and minds with national and international news and information, the CBC is ready to open its own mind to a larger dialogue. Friends of Canadian Broadcasting (FRIENDS) hosted a public forum dubbed “The CBC We Want” Tuesday afternoon in Innovation Park. The goal of the event […]
The McMaster Marauders men’s volleyball team is back for the 2012 season, with this past week seeing exhibition matches against Western University and the University of Waterloo. The team opened their pre-season with two impressive results, setting expectations very high for a volleyball squad with a mix of veteran leadership and young prospects. On Thursday, […]
The annual State of the Academy address is meant to be an opportunity for the Provost’s office to share information with the rest of the university on the school’s progress over the year. But this time, it was supposed to be different. The 2012 State of the Academy was promoted for its “new format,” a […]
For many students, the biggest daily dilemma is deciding what food to order for lunch. With a variety of meal-time options available in university campuses it is harder to educate students on the lack of food options available to the general public. But for one week, a group of McMaster students will be eating and […]
It was an incredible weekend for McMaster’s women’s soccer team. The Thanksgiving weekend is always a difficult one, with personal distractions running rampant for sports teams as the campus empties while students travel home to see their families for the holiday weekend. But for the ladies soccer team, there was an even greater challenge: the […]
McMaster's up and down baseball season drew to a close last week with a full slate of games. On Tuesday night, the Maroon and Grey split a doubleheader at Queen's, winning the first game 3-2 and getting doubled up in the second game, 10-5. The first game was a hitting clinic by Mac, with 12 […]
Fear not, McMaster hoop heads. Basketball is back at Mac, with the men’s team seeing their first action on Tuesday night. The Maroon and Grey took on the A Game Hoops team, a squad featuring players from the NBL, NCAA, CIS and overseas. The Marauders defeated the team from Guelph, Ont. with a score of […]
The Mizuno Classic is the first home action the Marauders have seen this year after opening their 2012-13 season with tournaments in Ottawa and Montreal. Some of the teams who made their way to McMaster this past weekend for the tournament included: Brock, Guelph, Lakehead, Royal Military College, Ryerson, Western and York. Marauder fans definitely […]
Ryan Sparrow Around 60 Hamiltonians responded to the call for demonstrations made by the Canadian Peace Alliance against the possibility of war on Syria and Iran. Among those present at the rally on Saturday Oct. 6 were McMaster students and alumni, members of Hamilton’s Turkish community, labour unions, anti-poverty activists and many others. The downtown […]
By: Johnny-Wei Bai For years, people have recognized that physical exercise improves cardiovascular and mental health, controls weight gain, and enhances academic performance. In fact, some even estimate that 20 per cent of premature deaths could be prevented by regular physical activity. Despite the benefits of physical activity, recent studies show that 85 per […]
