Katherine George Silhouette Staff The transition from living at home with parental supervision to the freedom of a university lifestyle can be drastic. University is an environment that provides numerous opportunities to party. Sometimes, university years can foster excessive drinking habits. Realistically, drinking in a social atmosphere is nothing out of the ordinary, especially for […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor Marauder teams will be sporting the swoosh for the next five years, after McMaster’s Department of Athletics and Recreation announced a long-term exclusivity deal with the world’s largest sports apparel manufacturer on Feb. 6. The agreement represents the first such commitment for Nike in Canada, although such exclusive apparel deals […]
Vanaja Sivakumar The Silhouette Many McMaster students can recall feelings of frustration with respect to the teaching practices common at the University, and consequently have ideas to improve the situation. These pursuits, often hindered by a lack of communication, paved the way to the McMaster Seminar on Higher Education, featuring a series of discussions […]
Brian Decker Executive Editor The McMaster Students Union Elections Committee did not receive any formal complaints about the 2012 presidential election, according to Chief Returning Officer Steven Thompson. “We make a technical complaint system available so anyone can say if they think there’s anything wrong with the system. We didn’t get any official complaints […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor McMaster’s cheerleading squad changed its composition this season and has seen immediate returns on that decision. On Dec. 3, the Maroon and Grey representatives topped the University Small Co-Ed division of the National and Open Championships, surpassing the other four members of the field. Team member Janelle Smith believes that […]
Maggie Cogger-Orr Silhouette Staff In a rivalry that will get any McMaster student’s blood boiling, the Western Mustangs rolled into town Wednesday night, up against a Marauder team coming off two frustrating losses. Fortunately for those fans, the Marauders were able to take out some of that frustration on the Mustangs and rolled to […]
Brandon Meawasige Assistant Sports Editor At first glance, McMaster rookie Adam Presutti, who stands 6’2” and weights 175 lbs, is not the most physically imposing point guard in the OUA and he is certainly not the most experienced. That being said, the Marauders are in the middle of a five-game win streak, with Presutti’s […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor Tinkering with a team’s tactics is the continual responsibility of a coach. But in the wake of his squad’s seventh consecutive win, Marauder coach Tim Louks believes that he nearly coached his team out of a victory. In order to pursue a particular matchup in the fourth set of McMaster’s […]
Farzeen Foda Senior News Editor On Feb. 6, McMaster University welcomed a $30-million gift on behalf of the Marta and Owen Boris Foundation in support of stem cell research and better access to specialty health care. Owen Boris was the founder of Mountain Cablevision, one of the few cable suppliers to the Hamilton Mountain […]
Sam Colbert Managing Editor After sending it to a committee for further review at a meeting almost a month prior, the Student Representative Assembly (SRA) ultimately decided on Feb. 5 that the McMaster Students Union (MSU) would not support the End the Ban campaign. The campaign, which would be adopted from the Canadian Federation […]
