Alizeh Khan The Silhouette With quality food, a great atmosphere and a name that has become grounded for the McMaster and Hamilton community, Basilique is more than just a place for great food. Gourmet pizzas, shawarma and delicious vegan dishes are just a few reasons or rather menu items that have made the restaurant […]
Farzeen Foda Senior News Editor The beginning of each term brings a new rush to bookstores, with students left at the mercy of professors who insist on using new editions of textbooks, and publishers who eagerly await the opportunity to correct a few typos and sell a new edition of an old textbook at […]
Kacper Niburski Assistant News Editor After five years of serving as McMaster’s Provost, Dr. Ilene Busch-Vishniac has decided to leave McMaster and become the ninth president of University of Saskatchewan starting Jul. 1, 2012. “To leave this office the last time, to leave McMaster, to leave the students; it will be all so hard.” […]
Rachel Harvey The Silhouette Well, they’re still there. Since November students have been “occupying” McMaster’s student centre in what they say is a move to encourage the McMaster community to “stand in solidarity with the Occupy Movement occurring around the planet to address the systemic injustices engrained in our society” (taken from an Occupy […]
Violetta Nikolskaya, Matt Martorana, Wendy Chi & Amanda Mihoub Wright MacDebate Matt: We from Mac Debate would like to welcome you to the New Year, full of new beginnings, resolutions and hopefully new business for the McMaster Students Union. Travel Cuts, which was in MUSC between Union Market and the pharmacy, has left. It’s exciting […]
Brian Decker Executive Editor Patrons looking to enjoy a pint at McMaster’s newest watering hole will have to wait a little while longer. The Phoenix Bar & Grill, originally set to move from Wentworth House to the Refectory in January, will not be moving until at least mid-February due to unforeseen construction issues. Contractors working […]
Kacper Niburski Assistant News Editor If there would be one word to characterize the current motif in education it would be optimism. Despite overwhelmingly large class sizes, climbing tuition fees, and the increasing reliance on private partnerships, educators have shown nothing short of bravery and courage in an uncertain, and at times, questionable future. This […]
Brian Decker Executive Editor Perhaps no team would be more suited to play in an overtime shootout for the Vanier Cup than the McMaster Marauders. Armed with an MVP wide receiver, an All-Canadian field goal kicker, a talented group of slotbacks, a powerful running back and a quarterback who had permanently entered Beast Mode, […]
Imran Motala Silhouette Staff Where else can you find delicious Persian eats at an affordable price? Located in downtown Burlington (420 Pearl Street), Rayhoon’s Persian Eatery offers this and so much more. I had the fish stew, Fesenjoon, the Rayhoon Special, and for dessert, Faloodeh, all accompanied with delicious Duke, which consists of milk, […]
Aaren Fitzgerald Silhouette Staff I met James Cameron at the Recycle Me event held in the McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC) last Thursday. Cameron is a soft-spoken and charismatic young man whose health has played a significant part in his life, but does not define him. “I was born with cystic fibrosis, he explained. […]
