Farzeen Foda Senior News Editor “What haven’t we done that we could do if we were just a bit more creative?” said Susan Denburg, associate vice-president academic for the Faculty of Health Sciences. Denburg was recently appointed Strategic Advisor for the Forward With Integrity initiative. In response to the letter written by University President, […]
Jonathon Fairclough Production Editor People ask me from time to time how I’m able to travel every summer. Most assume that I have charitable kin or that I’m in good stead with credit companies, but the answer is far simpler than that. Every summer, thousands of jobs open up overseas and every summer, thousands […]
Wendy Chi & Amanda Mihoub Wright McMaster Debating Society Wendy: Statistics about what students are doing after university are painting a less than optimistic picture of the future of undergrads across North America. In many cases, recent grads find themselves in one of three scenarios: unemployed, working in a field unrelated to their education, […]
Nichole Fanara The Silhouette The president and three VPs of the McMaster Students Union delivered their annual State of the Union address on Jan. 26. Under the stage lights of TwelvEighty, alongside president Matt Dillon-Leitch, were Alicia Ali, vice president of education, Duncan Thompson, vice president of finance and Katie Ferguson, vice president of […]
Aaron Grierson The Silhouette Talk about a whirlwind campaign this year; posters started going up about two weeks ago, and according to the MSU website, we finish voting today. (It’s a little surprising that none of the candidates’ posters had the voting date on them, but I digress.) Matching the speed of these campaigns […]
Kacper Niburski Assistant News Editor The open forum discussion began with the harrowing reality that ten million people die each year due to lack of access to medicine. An expert panel of university professors and pharmaceutical CEOs went on to address the variety of obstacles present in the global campaign to provide universal and […]
Ben Orr Silhouette Staff The McMaster women's basketball team did last weekend what it struggled to do all year: capture positive momentum and earn a winning streak. But despite some last-second heroics from Taylor Chiarot, it all came to a sudden halt on Wednesday night as the Brock Badgers overcame some late drama and […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor The Marauders had a well-considered plan of attack in hand as they entered Alumni Hall on Jan. 28 to take on the top team in Ontario. Unfortunately, when that approach failed to yield results against the Western Mustangs, the Maroon and Grey proved unable to adapt under fire. The result […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor There is an inherent pain and longing involved in rehabilitation. Being unable to perform at a level one has become accustomed to brings with it a host of emotions and a hefty dose of anxiety. But for two members of the Marauders track program, lengthy layoffs from competition have been […]
Brandon Meawasige Assistant Sports Editor Prior to taking the court for last Wednesday’s game against the Guelph Gryphons, the men’s basketball team had lost three games in a row, a streak that brought into question their ability to contend with the best of the OUA west. With the season hanging in the balance head […]
