Julia Redmond Silhouette Staff One may have noticed the swarms of undergraduate students wandering around campus in business attire last week, looking uncharacteristically put together. The unusual dress was probably attributed to the McMaster World Congress. The annual World Congress is “a learning event,” explained Arush Goyal, a fourth-year Commerce student and one of […]
Jemma Wolfe Senior ANDY Editor “To me, being onstage is stressful but exhilarating, a huge rush that makes you feel like you’re in a totally different place for a few minutes,” said Emma Mauti, President of the McMaster Dance Club. Mauti, who’s been dancing since the age of five, led 270 members of the […]
Ben Verkerk The Silhouette As Canadians, a mild winter comes as a bittersweet circumstance for most. On one side, the roads are safe, accidents are down and CAA members can rest easy knowing their 100km of free towing is still available to them. On the flip side, sledding on cafeteria trays at faculty hollow, skating […]
Natalie Timperio Senior InsideOut Editor There’s a fine line between what constitutes friendly behaviour and sexual harassment. Innuendos may often be taken for commonplace among the student body, whether in workplaces, classrooms or other social settings. Then again, even if someone does in fact feel sexually harassed, speaking out about it can be quite difficult […]
Sumeet Khanna & Violetta Nikolskaya Mcmaster Debating Society S: Think what you may of Newt Gingrich, but he sure knows how to be radical. ‘Let’s colonize the Moon!’ Okay. I want to first look at the practical benefits of a purely scientific colony. If we place astronaut-scientists on the Moon, build them a base, […]
Rachael Ramos The Silhouette Since the release of Facebook everyone was wondering when it would go public. Well, eight years it’s finally happening. Late in January, Facebook announced its initial public offering through which anyone will be able to buy shares of the social network company on an open stock exchange. According to popular tech […]
Sonya Khanna Business Editor Social networking has provided individuals with an unprecedented wave of opportunities, allowing users to bask in the joys of freedom of speech. Microblogging sites such as Twitter are used in many varieties as both an outlet for the coordination of ideas and current events, as well as an avenue for individuals […]
47 votes have made Siobhan Stewart the MSU president-elect. The fourth-year anthropology student won the presidential election in the early hours of Feb. 3, defeating competitors Chris Erl, David Campbell, Mukhtar Galan and Alex Ramirez. “I don’t know what to think right now. I can’t process this right now,” said Stewart, clearly overwhelmed by the emotion […]
Dina Fanara Assistant News Editor “Education is our right, we will not give up the fight!” Feb. 1 was known as the Day of Action for university students across Canada, as many marched through their respective campuses to take a stand against rising tuition fees. McMaster students gathered to chant in Mills Plaza from […]
Farzeen Foda Senior News Editor The 14th annual Charity Ball, themed Cirque, will be held on Feb. 3. Hamilton Convention Centre will see hundreds of McMaster students piling through its doors, dressed to impress. Over the years, Charity Ball has been seen as the biggest formal for McMaster students, and until recent years, has […]
