After defeating the Western Mustangs in five sets in the Ontario University Athletics championship, the McMaster women’s volleyball team will now head to the U Sports national championship from March 17-19, hosted by the Ryerson University. As the winners of the OUA conference, Mac was rewarded with the number two seed in the tournament, and […]
If you had a Monday night class or midterm, your schedule just got a whole lot lighter. Due to a snowstorm expected to dump up to 30cm on Hamilton, McMaster University announced it will close at 5:30 p.m. McMaster will close tonight at 5:30 p.m.: https://t.co/s2pRkE2teO — McMaster University (@McMasterU) March 13, 2017 Only essential […]
By: Moleen Makumborenga The first thing I notice in lower year courses is an utter disdain of the diversity on campus. I do not know if my experiences were exclusive to my proximity to lower-year students or if they are an objective characteristic of the McMaster environment. I am convinced that it is the latter. […]
By: Saad Ejaz Thousands of Canadians across the country have sought to show their support for the victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting, as the country struggled to understand how it became a setting for the tragic events on Jan. 29. On Jan. 30, as the flags in front of the Burke Science Building […]
By: Vanessa Polojac The Bandicoots took their haunting bass-driven sounds and low vocals to another sold-out show at Baltimore House. The quartet, all native Hamiltonians, hope to focus their efforts on another year of local shows, and their upcoming EP. Despite only forming in 2014, Justin Ross (guitar & vocals), Lorant Polya (bass), Andrew Parkinson […]
By: Shruti Ramesh - WGEN Contributor As a woman in academic spaces, something that is too uncommon is the presence of women who look like me and whose names sound like mine. It’s not that these women aren’t out there. At McMaster alone, we have women of colour who are competitive in their fields across […]
By: Takhliq Amir As a student who never experienced life living on campus and did not grow up in Hamilton, I’ve found it hard to feel a connection to this city the same way I do to my hometown. The stress and added weight that often accompany heavy schedules filled with group meetings and other […]
By: Social Work Class 3D06D Contributors We, concerned Bachelor of Social Work students, would like to address the safety issues on this campus that have been largely ignored by the university and the president, Patrick Deane. On Dec. 8, 2016, two McMaster students booked a study room at Innis Library under the name “McMaster KKK […]
By: Eamon Hillis Omar Ahmed, a third-year McMaster varsity wrestler, suffered a hamstring injury at a Guelph wrestling tournament on Jan. 21. Despite pulling out of the event, Ahmed is confident about his status moving forward. “I should be ready to go for OUA’s,” Ahmed says. “My goal is to win a Gold medal. It […]
By Aidan Johnson, Councillor for Ward 1 This article is in response to our Jan. 12 editorial “Who represents student at city hall?” and is presented as it was received. In October 2014, I had the honour of being elected city councillor for Ward 1 (West Hamilton). Many students voted for me. I remember those votes […]
