Editorial: Absent, but not apathetic
After last year’s attendance of over 670 students, this year's MSU general assembly was an embarrassment. Only 60 people showed up, and no more than 30 voted on either of the two motions.
View ArticleMcMaster releases public salary disclosure for 2012
On Thursday, McMaster University released its 2013 "sunshine list" [link], which publicly discloses the salaries of its employees that made at least $100,000 in 2012.
View ArticleEditorial: Thanks and goodbye
This is it. It’s our last edition of the year, and it’s my last edition ever. And in the last issue of every school year, it’s customary for the Executive Editor to mourn his/her time at the Silhouette...
View ArticleDeep roots: Elliott BROOD
There was a time when Stephen Pitkin, percussionist for Elliott BROOD, used a suitcase in place of a bass drum on stage. In their earlier recordings, the Toronto-based, three-piece band produced a...
View ArticleD’Angela, Doucet, Graham will be MSU vice-presidents
In meeting that lasted more than 10 hours on Sunday, the SRA selected Anna D'Angela to be the McMaster Students Union's VP (Administration), Jeffrey Doucet to be VP (Finance) and Spencer Graham to be...
View ArticleWatch the video stream from the March 10 SRA meeting
On the agenda, major items up for discussion were endorsing a Hamilton bike share program, anti-oppression training for MSU staff and SRA members, an MSU transit policy, changes to the student health...
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Editorial: A story of inherited conflict
To my sister and me, springtime meant something special when we were growing up: the start of another season of hide and seek. There was a gap in the fence between our backyard and the neighbours’....
View ArticleSRA winners announced; Leslie wins final Humanities seat in tiebreak balloting
Voting in the Student Representative Assembly general election concluded Thursday evening, and results of an extended ballot for Humanities were in by late Monady. In the initial count last week, All...
View ArticleEditorial: Why you probably shouldn’t go to the MSU General Assembly
The buzz around the MSU’s General Assembly is noticeably quieter this year. In 2012, then-MSU President Matthew Dillon-Leitch orchestrated a major marketing campaign. The posters were well designed,...
View ArticleSix nominees submitted for MSU VP positions
Nominations for next year’s McMaster Students Union vice-presidents were opened at Sunday’s SRA meeting, and six students, all of whom were either on the Assembly or in attendance, were nominated. Anna...
View ArticleWatch the video stream from the March 10 SRA meeting
On the agenda, major items up for discussion were endorsing a Hamilton bike share program, anti-oppression training for MSU staff and SRA members, an MSU transit policy, changes to the student health...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Editorial: A story of inherited conflict
To my sister and me, springtime meant something special when we were growing up: the start of another season of hide and seek. There was a gap in the fence between our backyard and the neighbours’....
View ArticleSRA winners announced; Leslie wins final Humanities seat in tiebreak balloting
Voting in the Student Representative Assembly general election concluded Thursday evening, and results of an extended ballot for Humanities were in by late Monady. In the initial count last week, All...
View ArticleEditorial: Why you probably shouldn’t go to the MSU General Assembly
The buzz around the MSU’s General Assembly is noticeably quieter this year. In 2012, then-MSU President Matthew Dillon-Leitch orchestrated a major marketing campaign. The posters were well designed,...
View ArticleSix nominees submitted for MSU VP positions
Nominations for next year’s McMaster Students Union vice-presidents were opened at Sunday’s SRA meeting, and six students, all of whom were either on the Assembly or in attendance, were nominated. Anna...
View ArticleEditorial: Absent, but not apathetic
I volunteered for MAC Bread Bin in second year, and I helped run an event called Feed the Bus. We parked a school bus on campus and asked students to donate food and spare change for Hamilton food...
View ArticleMcMaster releases public salary disclosure for 2012
On Thursday, McMaster University released its 2013 “sunshine list” [link], which publicly discloses the reported salaries of its employees that made at least $100,000 in 2012. Top earners included: Mo...
View ArticleEditorial: Thanks and goodbye
This is it. It’s our last edition of the year, and it’s my last edition ever. And in the last issue of every school year, it’s customary for the Executive Editor to mourn his/her time at the Silhouette...
View ArticleDeep roots: Elliott BROOD
There was a time when Stephen Pitkin, percussionist for Elliott BROOD, used a suitcase in place of a bass drum on stage. In their earlier recordings, the Toronto-based, three-piece band produced a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
D'Angela, Doucet, Graham will be MSU vice-presidents
Left to right: Jeffrey Doucet, Anna D’Angela and Spencer Graham. In a meeting that lasted more than 10 hours on Sunday, the SRA selected Anna D’Angela to be the McMaster Students Union’s Vice-President...
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