A call for stronger presidential platforms Whoever wins tonight should fight to keep their promises, but also consider what is actually in the MSU’s power
Last week, the Silhouette News team wrote up platform critiques for each of this year’s McMaster Students Union presidential election candidates. The critiques collectively point out that while the candidates are trotting out some interesting ideas, many are patently unfeasible. Madison Wesley advocates for a McMaster campus store textbook rental program, but the director of retail services at McMaster told our News contributor that...
We can do better Students are struggling, so why are this year’s presidential platform points surrounding mental health nothing more than talking points?
On Jan. 11, McMaster Daily News published an article by Catherine Munn, an associate clinical professor from McMaster University’s psychiatry and behavioural neurosciences and lead psychiatrist at the McMaster Student Wellness Centre. Titled ‘Why are so many students struggling with mental health?’, the article discusses the factors that may lead to why students are struggling with mental health and the support systems in place,...
In defence of print media In our ever-increasing digital world, there remains an important need for print publications
In light of recent discussions made by the Student Representative Assembly concerning the fate of Incite Magazine, talks of the supposed “death of print” have once again circulated campus. Incite Magazine is McMaster University’s creative arts and writing publication featuring student work across a wide range of mediums. The magazine, which prints three times a year, is entirely student-led and student-funded, receiving $1.02 per...
Weed is the new steel So what is going to happen in April?
In a few weeks, the question of whether Hamilton should host private cannabis stores goes before the city’s planning committee. Within the year before marijuana was legalized, the number of marijuana dispensaries operating in Hamilton had nearly tripled. With nearly 80 dispensaries popping up around the city, Hamilton had the most dispensaries per capita across Ontario, a testament to how huge the weed market really is in our city....
Weed is the new steel So what is going to happen in April?
In a few weeks, the question of whether Hamilton should host private cannabis stores goes before the city’s planning committee. Within the year before marijuana was legalized, the number of marijuana dispensaries operating in Hamilton had nearly tripled. With nearly 80 dispensaries popping up around the city, Hamilton had the most dispensaries per capita across Ontario, a testament to how huge the weed market really is in our city....
Boom, roasted We need you to roast us like a Rotisserie chicken
Working at a newspaper is a good time, especially when the mean comments come in. Here at the Silhouette, we’re no stranger to harsh comments. For real, just go through our Facebook reviews. For whatever reason, you folks think that you could do our job better than we can. Sure, maybe you could, but you don’t, so until you overthrow the staff at the Silhouette and claim the paper as your own, we’re asking you to roast us. Your student...
