Black McMaster students reflect on the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 This article is a part of the Sil Time Capsule, a series that reflects on 2020 with the aim to draw attention to the ways in which it has affected our community as well as the wider world. In the […]
Students reflect on the importance of sex education both before and during university Growing up, I took a lot of art lessons. I remember one class our teacher brought out a rickety, old, wooden chair from the back room and put it on top of her desk. The chair would be the focus for this […]
Students volunteering on the frontlines speak on their experiences during these difficult days This article is a part of the Sil Time Capsule, a series that reflects on 2020 with the aim to draw attention to the ways in which it has affected our community as well as the wider world. The COVID-19 pandemic has […]
Sil Time Capsule is a new series that will continue to bring forward student voices As we near the end of 2020, now is a good time to reflect, especially given how much has changed this past year. 2020 has been a rough year for everyone, but with its difficulties come opportunities for learning and […]
Using community to learn about love, sex and health in a pandemic The first Silhouette issue I remember picking up was the 2018 Sex and the Steel City issue. It started off so normal, but by the time I flipped to the sex toy guide, I recall being rather alarmed, maybe a tad embarrassed. I […]
Holding space for community stories through arts and culture journalism C/O Anne Nygard As the year comes to an end, it’s important to take the time to reflect on the past few months. This serves not only as an opportunity to measure and celebrate our successes but also to recognize our shortcomings. It allows us […]
The Westdale brings the film adaptation of award-winning book Monkey Beach to Ontario audiences On Nov. 6, The Westdale will screen the Ontario premiere of Indigenous supernatural mystery film, Monkey Beach. The film is adapted from the 2000 novel of the same name by Haisla and Heiltsuk writer Eden Robinson. It follows Lisamarie Hill, a […]
Photos C/O Yvonne Lu, James Ramlal By: Andrew Mrozowski Stop. Take a second and look up from this article. You’ll most likely see everyone around you on some form of technology, be it on their phones, tablets or computers. We now live in a world where we are so heavily dependent on technology. According to […]
Space travel began with the launch of Sputnik 1, the first satellite. The first human to orbit the Earth was Russian, but the Americans made it to the moon first. Since then, Russia and North America have dominated space travel. The Canadian Space Agency was first established in 1989, with its first major contribution being […]
In honour of our 85th anniversary, I spent two days this week going through archived issues of The Silhouette looking for content for our special edition. The last eight and a half decades have been host to quite a number of important international events, changes to campus and the university’s structure, and my personal favourite: […]
