Sonya Khanna Business Editor Eager business enthusiasts congregated in CIBC Hall on Jan. 14 to showcase their business talents in preparation for the DECA provincial competition at the end of January. DECA seeks to provide students with hands-on experience, enhancing business skills and providing networking opportunities; delegates spawn from various educational disciplines. Saturday’s competition […]
Shama Kassam The Silhouette Everyone knows the most cost effective way to eat when you’re at school is to pack food from home. Buying food on campus can be frustrating and expensive if you don’t have cash, and the choices can get pretty boring after being at McMaster for a few years. Sometimes long […]
Alizeh Khan The Silhouette One of the most popular traditions for Canadian university business students is here again. Students from across the country at dozens of schools will soon be participating in Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec. Participants from various Canadians universities have registered, and soon registrants are to create the proposal that is […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor The results don’t make for the most impressive reading, but the Marauders believe that their experience at the EBWM Invitational in Saskatoon will help them transition well into the second half of their conference campaign. Matched up against three of the toughest teams in the country in an event that […]
Simon Granat The Silhouette At this past week’s Student Representative meeting, the Assembly voted to not endorse the End the Ban Campaign. I was not one of those representatives. The End the Ban Campaign is a nationally run campaign that advocates against discrimination. Its goal: to allow men who have had sex with other […]
Riaz Sayani-Mulji The Silhouette As a SRA member who supported the motion to stand in solidarity with the Quebec students facing a 75 per cent increase in tuition, I was fairly puzzled after reading Mr. Colbert’s piece “Assembly needs to stay relevant,” in which he made light of the motion and deemed it to […]
Dina Fanara Assistant News Editor The Travel Cuts location at McMaster closed its doors in the Student Centre (MUSC) not long before the end of first term. Now, it’s space next to Union Market is up for grabs. When Travel Cuts closed, it promised students that its services would still be offered from an […]
Kacper Niburksi Assistant News Editor Ever notice how, when you walk through the Student Centre (MUSC), something doesn’t feel quite right? No, it’s not the noxious, lingering smell of cheese pizza at every step. Nor is it the zoo of students bustling through its doors at any hour of the day. Instead, it is […]
Erin Chesney Silhouette Staff The holiday season is usually associated with spending quality time with family. The festive dinners and joyful celebrations, regardless of religious affiliations, is the perfect forum for enjoying the company of our loved ones. My experience during the winter break throughout my upbringing was consistent; I had always accompanied my […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor These days, Kevin Rempel is best known for his exploits on a sled. But in 2006, it was another vehicle entirely that changed Rempel’s life unalterably. The Dundas native lived to ride his dirt bike. Not only did he ride, he sought most to bask in the pure, adrenaline-fueled freedom […]
