Brianna Smrke The Silhouette “It’s the dream that makes artists go on.” With this line from his novel Flashforward, renowned Canadian author Robert J. Sawyer addressed a crowd of faculty, Trekkies, undergraduates and library staff in Faculty Club’s Great Hall on Nov. 25. Sawyer was recently awarded his twelfth Canadian Science Fiction ‘Aurora’ award […]
Kacper Niburski Assistant News Editor What’s hotter than a nurse? A male nurse. What’s hotter than a male nurse? McMaster’s Nursing Health Services Research Unit (NHSRU). On Nov. 3, the provincial government’s new Chief Nursing Officer, Debra Bournes, extolled the NHSRU for their efforts in pioneering undergraduate research with the Undergraduate Student Research Internship […]
It's the day they've all been waiting for. Every CIS player dreams of playing in the Vanier Cup, and for the players and coaches of the McMaster Marauders, that dream has finally come true. The Sil's got your Vanier Cup needs covered. Check here tonight for the game story and follow @Decker_Brian, who's live on […]
Ben Orr Silhouette Staff The Marauders’ young season has been inconsistent to say the least. Still, after splitting another weekend's games, the McMaster women's basketball team sits at 2-2, good for a tie for fifth place in the OUA West division. The Maroon and Grey pounced on the York Lions on Nov. 18 before […]
Dina Fanara Assistant News Editor When an organization has been around as long as the Society of Off Campus Students (SOCS), which has just this past weekend celebrated its thirtieth birthday, bumps in the road are often faced. Whether it be the group’s journey from a club under the jurisdiction of the McMaster Students Union […]
Brian Decker Executive Editor Saying the McMaster football offence has been potent of late is like saying Lamborghini has built a few cars. They’re not just moving the ball and scoring points; they’re doing it in brilliant fashion. In their three playoff games in 2011, they’ve outscored opponents Queen’s, Western and Acadia by a […]
Brandon Meawasige Assistant Sports Editor For nine Marauders, Friday’s Vanier Cup game against Laval at Vancouver’s BC Place will be their last chance to don the Maroon and Grey on the football field. Of that group, most will be playing in their last game of competitive football; a culmination of years dedicated to hard […]
Brian Decker Executive Editor The Laviolette Bridge towers 160 feet above the St. Lawrence River in Trois Riviéres, practically shaking with the wind as nearly 30,000 cars pass over it each day. It is not meant for bikers or pedestrians, but to handle the crush of cars and trucks that travel over its two-and-a-half […]
Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor It was a nippy night in Kingston, but Dan Groenveld mounted the steps of the charter bus without footwear. He was sporting more icepacks than items of clothing, but the young hitter seemed as if he couldn’t possibly care less. Close behind, Dave Preston was singing, with a look of […]
Sam Colbert Managing Editor Thank you, McMaster Students Union, for the Union Market. Its coffee and bagels are cheap, its employees are friendly, and it’s right on my way to most classes. For me, an average Mac undergrad, it’s one of the most valuable things the MSU does. So last week, when the Silhouette […]
