In the wake of increased provincial government funding aimed at attracting international PhD students, Ontario universities including the University of Toronto and Brock University have lowered tuition prices for graduate students from abroad. In Jan. 2018, the University of Toronto announced that, come Sept., international students will pay the same prices as domestic students. A […]
By: Jordan Graber There tends to be a certain amount of stereotyped differences between the two programs, which seem to exist in the shadow of science, technology, engineering and math programs. This creates issues with equal representation for programs at McMaster and career opportunities for students’ experiential development. STEM faculties seem to gather more attention […]
By: Nature at McMaster In 1941, McMaster Chancellor Howard P. Whidden said that the Westdale property’s “beautiful surrounding and natural setting” was one of the most important reasons that McMaster University relocated from Toronto to Hamilton. The vision for this move, as summarized in a quote published in the Hamilton Spectator in 1929, was that […]
By: Adrianna Michell While living on residence for the first time, I had come to think of on-campus housing as a rite of passage for university students. I thought of communal bathrooms, the inevitable roommate conflicts and the disappointing dining hall foods. I anticipated these to be an unavoidable part of residence living. However, despite […]
The event hosted close to 1900 students and community members, as well as a variety of other influential members of parliament, including #HamOnt born and raised Catherine McKenna, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. https://www.facebook.com/TheMcMasterSilhouette/videos/10156054911134222/ [thesil_related_posts_sc]Related Posts[/thesil_related_posts_sc]
By: Betty Bechtel I wish to thank the many students who came to my rescue on Nov. 29 at around 3.30 p.m. I was picking up litter in front of my home when I slipped on the grass and fell, hitting the right side of my head on the sidewalk. Many students came to help […]
The inaugural motionballU Marathon of Sport McMaster took place on Nov. 18. The event made for an exciting day of athletic competition that teamed up McMaster students with Special Olympics athletes in a variety of sports. Motionball is a not-for-profit organization that builds awareness and raises funds for the Special Olympics Canada Foundation. Founded by […]
When Chris Black first started at McMaster University in 2002, he was chasing a career in engineering. By the time he graduated in 2006 he had a full time job, but not in engineering management like he originally thought. Black found himself as a story editor for TSN. After barely making it out of his […]
