@ Ottawa - September 15th 1PM The Ottawa Gee-Gees have struggled out of the gate in the 2012 season, dropping games to the Windsor Lancers and the York Lions. Their defence has been a serious area of concern; after two games, they are ranked 9th in the OUA, giving up 561 yards per game. In […]
By:Rob Hardy The latest issue of Macleans magazine came right on the heels of festivities welcoming frosh and returning students back to university campuses across the country. Making it the cover story for its September 10 issue, “The Broken Generation” looks at the fallout of accumulating social and economic pressures along both sides of the […]
By: Arnav Agarwal As incoming first-year students begin their university careers, their first footsteps are drowned out by cheering Welcome Week representatives with dyed hair and painted suits. Some scamper away with the newcomer’s baggage, while others surround and welcome them enthusiastically with cries such as “we love you, John; oh yes, we do,” cheers […]
There’s no American football stereotype that properly fits Joey Cupido. In the OUA, without the luxury of copiously recorded combined statistics, it is nearly impossible to determine who is the fastest, who is the strongest or which player can jump the highest. If there were such a discussion, the fourth-year cornerback for McMaster would surely […]
By Udoka Gabriella Okafor While watching the Olympics, I was quite interested in the multitude of events. Seeing the likes of Usain Bolt and other athletes racing the track was very impressive. From their colours to their audacity, they represented their nations proudly. Yet while these athletes are certainly the superstars of their nations, they […]
Ask. Then ask again – this time through a months-long and thousands-strong public protest. And, eventually, you will receive. Student activist groups in Quebec are tentatively celebrating victory. The newly elected Parti Québécois minority government has promised to cancel the tuition hikes initially proposed by the previous Liberal government. What have we learned here in […]
As students get settled in Hamilton for the fall semester, the harvest season is ramping up at local farmers’ markets across the city. Farmers’ markets have sprouted up in communities in the area. The Downtown Hamilton, Locke Street and Dundas Farmers’ Markets are closest to campus, and the MSU Farmstand is on campus. The influence […]
Alvand Mohtashami The Silhouette Westdale hosts mix of students and permanent residents, providing a campus-town feel. Yet along with that comes a frustration from both groups, as students want to experience the freedom of being away from home and residents seek a quiet and clean environment. While resident reactions to this past Welcome Week vary […]
By: Jennifer Bacher What is happiness? It is often pursued but not everyone achieves it. It cannot be bought or sold and it helps people but can also cause problems. So how do we find it? Being in University is probably the most stressful, fun, tiring and rewarding four years of your life. With […]
Whenever I consider Andy in my mind, I immediately picture all my close friends at McMaster sitting in our little house off Emerson, each flipping through a copy of the magazine. And then I find myself hoping that they all find something within its pages – something interesting, informative, invoking, or inspiring. I suppose that […]
