A team of McMaster researchers has solved a few of the many mysteries surrounding poop. McMaster University gastroenterology scientist Jan Huizinga and his team made a discovery that has uncovered some of the mysteries behind movement in the intestines and nutrient absorption. For many years now, scientists have been aware of how food moves through […]
A Change.org petition has been launched requesting that McMaster administration “withdraw discriminatory policies” against McMaster engineering students. The petition is a response to the University’s disciplinary actions against engineering student groups due to a violent, misogynistic songbook allegedly connected to members of the Redsuits. “Currently, more than 4,000 McMaster Engineering students have been found guilty […]
1) What is your choice snack food? a. Celery b. Potato Chips c. Chocolate Pretzels d. Plain sugar 2) Favourite Instagram filter? a. X-Pro II b. Valencia c. Hudson d. Kelvin 3) Best boy band? a. Beastie Boys b. One Direction c. The Backstreet Boys d. 98 Degrees 4) Best zoo animal? a. […]
As the sun hits your slitted eyes and lifts you out of a dream you had very much been enjoying, your espresso machine suddenly sputters to life and has a cup ready before you’ve even brushed your teeth. After your daily dose of caffeine, you head to the gym where the calories you burn are […]
Madeline Lawler The Silhouette The other day, I was daydreaming and pondering the state of the world and the future outcome of its people, as one is wont to do. I asked myself, “How have we lived on a planet for so long and provided it with the burden of the industrial revolution?” We have […]
This year’s Black History Month became a special one for Michael Abraham when the twenty year-old McMaster undergraduate became the first recipient of the inaugural Nelson Mandela Award at the recent John C. Holland Awards ceremony on Feb. 1. The first-year Social Science student was thrilled to receive the new award commemorating the late black […]
McMaster has found a new home for its Downtown Centre after hearing from the city that its current building, the old Wentworth County Courthouse at 50 Main Street East, is needed again for municipal purposes. Roger Couldrey, McMaster’s vice-president, administration, told the public about the find. “We are pleased to announce that McMaster is taking […]
Krista Schwab The Silhouette On Jan.28, Bell’s Let’s Talk initiative took place throughout Canada. With over 109,451,718 text messages, phone calls, tweets, and Facebook shares, Bell came through on their promise to donate five cents for each of them and contributed $5,472,585 towards initiating a conversation about mental health issues. One McMaster student, Cassie Boettcher, […]
At this moment, you are being followed. Don’t turn around. Don’t look up. They know that you will. You’ve told them as much. It started with an email. “Dear Dr. InsertYourNameHere, it typically read from a person unsure of themselves and uncomfortable enough to say ‘Hey’, “I hope this email finds you well for at […]
Wade Genders The Silhouette I used to be a Mac engineering undergraduate and I'm currently an engineering graduate student. In light of the recent events involving the Redsuits, I've felt compelled to write this letter as I feel my faculty's representatives have been unfairly disciplined. I must admit, during my undergraduate time I was never […]
