Julia Redmond Silhouette Staff “We are all citizens of the world,” said former American president Woodrow Wilson. “The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.” But on March 10, over 70 members of the McMaster community embraced their global citizenship and gathered in Hamilton Hall to attend the 7th annual […]
Karthicka Suthanandan & Andrea Tang Members At-Large in McMaster Debating Society K: Last week, Invisible Children released a video that went viral instantaneously. The video documented personal testimonies and accounts of issues in Uganda, specifically the crimes of Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army. The heinous nature of Kony’s crimes essentially […]
Rob Hardy Silhouette Staff Discussion about the institution that is a university becomes quite complex, and many opinions exist. As I researched and interviewed a large number of faculty and staff, it is clearly a contentious issue, especially since the concept has markedly altered a great deal. Nevertheless, what follows is my own take […]
Kacper Niburski Assistant News Editor There’s nothing popping about kernels in one’s shoes. It’s uncomfortable. It’s irritating. It’s a simulation of what dementia patients go through daily. Through a use of taped fingers, weights and glasses festooned with saran wrap, the McMaster’s Alzheimer’s Society, in partnership with the Hamilton-Halton Alzheimer’s Society, challenged students on […]
Laura Sinclair The Silhouette Imagine an isolated lake in the middle of a big city; it is surrounded with beautiful forestry and vegetation that the various animals of the Canadian wilderness call home. The lake is calm, and at certain parts of the day, beautiful swans can be seen on it. Now imagine this […]
Farzeen Foda Senior News Editor In cooperation with the YWCA Hamilton and McMaster University, the McMaster Students Union hosted on March 6 the first ever International Women’s Summit in light of International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day takes place this year on March 8. With the goal of bringing down the barriers that continue […]
First-year guard Aaron Redpath has been a consistently strong contributor for the Marauders this season, and his efforts were rewarded with recognition as a member of the OUA West’s All-Rookie Team. Redpath’s ability to get into the paint paid its biggest dividends when the Maroon and Grey booked their ticket to the OUA Final Four, […]
Dina Fanara Assistant News Editor In preparation for the upcoming Global Citizenship Conference (GCC), taking place at McMaster on March 9 and 10, the GCC’s organization committee and the World University Services of Canada (WUSC) hosted a discussion panel with regards to world issues on March 5. The main focus of the discussion centered […]
Dina Fanara Assistant News Editor Creating experiential educational opportunities that allow students of all disciplines to use the knowledge of their field can be difficult to come by. But Nancy Doubleday, McMaster HOPE chair in Peace and Health and professor of Philosophy, has been working to create a new field course that will begin […]
Maggie Cogger-Orr Silhouette Staff For the second year in a row the men’s rugby team journeyed westward to British Columbia to compete in the second annual CIS University Sevens Tournament. After losing in the plate final (third place game) to UBC last year 31-0, the Marauders were looking to improve […]
