Daily News

October 24, 2005

Renovations to the Health Sciences Library in the McMaster Health Sciences Centre will begin within the next week with hoarding put up around some construction areas. First will be the closure of the north-west entrance to the building and the Ewart Angus Centre, which will be replaced with a temporary entrance on the east side of the Ewart Angus Centre. These changes are the first of many temporary accommodations to be made during the year-long, $7-million improvements.

October 21, 2005

When visiting a relative in a distant country, most people spend the time visiting family and seeing the sights. Not Daniel Martinu. Last year, the Prague resident visited his aunt, who lives in Freelton, about 15 kilometres northeast of Hamilton. Rather than the usual drives in the country or walks around the city, Daniel decided to take a course. He enrolled in the Management Studies program offered through McMaster Universitys Centre for Continuing Education in Summer, 2004.

October 21, 2005

McMaster undergraduate students have voted to oppose the renewal of an exclusivity agreement with Coca-Cola. Student were asked if they support removing McMaster's exclusive rights contract with Coca-Cola/Cold Beverage, if it should renew its own memorandum with the school regarding the deal, and if it should urge the university not to renew the agreement. Students voted yes on all questions asked. "This sends a very positive message," says Tommy Piribauer, McMaster Students Union president.

October 21, 2005

Every morning next week, you may hear a loud trumpeting voice bellow "Good morning McMaster." It won't be Robin Williams, in a sequel to his popular 1980s hit Good Morning Vietnam, but one of McMaster's Healthy Workplace Week coordinators, who will help keep McMaster active during a national weeklong event for workplace health. Good Morning McMaster is one of several initiatives planned Oct. 24-28 for Healthy Workplace Week. Each year, organizations across Canada set aside a specific week to increase awareness about the importance of workplace health to personal and organizational performance. McMaster is once again joining in on the national celebration, providing a wide range of activities.

October 21, 2005

Hamilton, which once again has thrown its hat into the ring to host the Commonwealth Games, is looking for community support in its quest to bring the Games home in 2014. The McMaster community is encouraged to show its support for the bid, by logging on to www.hamilton2014games.ca and registering your support.

October 21, 2005

The McMaster Marauder golf team travelled to Sunningdale Golf & Country Club in London, Ontario to attempt to defend the Ontario championship the men's team captured in 2004. Although they didn't return with the Ruttan Cup as team Champions there was a lot to celebrate. Jason Wellings shot an even par 72 on the final day to secure the Len Shore Trophy as the OUA Individual Champion. As a team, the Marauders overcame a poor first round to take silver.

October 20, 2005

Those who take the shuttle bus on campus will get off at a Healthy Pit Stop on Friday morning. Displays, refreshments and information booths targeting healthy and active living will be set up near the current shuttle stop at Mary Keyes Circle from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Oct. 21.

October 20, 2005

Double honours are being given Oded Bar-Or, professor emeritus of pediatrics and director of McMaster University's pioneering Children's Exercise and Nutrition Centre at McMaster Children's Hospital, by the American Academy of Pediatrics' Council on Sport Medicine and Fitness. Besides receiving the Thomas E. Shaffer Award for lifelong contributions to the field of pediatric sport medicine, a new award named in his honour has been announced by the council. Starting next year, the Oded Bar-Or Award will be presented annually to the best sports medicine or healthy active living presentation at the council's abstract session during the academy's national conference.

October 20, 2005

Health care in Hamilton has ranged from its first municipal hospital for homeless typhus patients in 1848 and the home of Canada's first internationally renowned physician, William Osler, to the creation of the world-class Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. A permanent gallery on the History of Health Care in Hamilton was installed Wednesday at the McMaster University Medical Centre, with pictures and detailed descriptions of the places and people who have made important advances for the care of Hamilton area citizens.

October 20, 2005

In another 75 years, much will have changed at McMaster, including a small tree planted today to mark the University's 75th anniversary. A European Beech tree, which will grow into a large deciduous tree, with elephant hide-like bark and lustrous dark green leaves, was planted during a ceremonial tree planting in front of Hamilton Hall, one of the original six buildings opened in 1930.

October 19, 2005

McMaster University Senate last met on Wednesday, Oct. 12 in the Council Chambers of Gilmour Hall. The following are some of the items addressed at this meeting.

October 19, 2005

McMaster's Amy Roefs is taking big strides towards finding a cure for leukemia and lymphoma. The residence manager for Matthews, Moulton & Wallingford Halls, recently has undertaken the goal of running a half-marathon to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, with a group called Team in Training. Roefs, who is training to run the marathon in Phoenix, Arizona in January, needs to raise $5,500, which will go towards researching the leading cause of childhood cancer.

October 19, 2005

The McMaster sprint track team took time out for their training schedule last weekend to participate in "The Joy and Hope of Haiti Run" put on by the local Runner's Den. The team ran in the 5 km race, which started at Westdale high school and continued through the surrounding neighborhoods.

October 19, 2005

Stretch. Breathe. Walk. Run. If you haven't already registered for the second annual McMaster United Way Run/Walk, don't forget to sign up. The event takes place on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005 from 12-2 p.m. The route includes a 5km run or a 3km walk through the beautiful McMaster campus.

October 18, 2005

If you take a moment to walk around the McMaster campus, you may notice little white bracelets adorning the wrists of many in the crowd. Millions of people in Canada and abroad have begun to wear these bracelets as a sign of support for the latest movement to take the world by storm. This past summer, Bono of U2 and many other musical celebrities joined forces to declare solidarity with the Make Poverty History campaign.

October 18, 2005

McMaster graduate student Razvan Nutiu has been selected as a runner-up to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council's (NSERC) Innovation Challenge Award competition.

October 18, 2005

Recent events in the news are undermining attempts to teach children about the dangers of bullying. Tracy Vaillancourt, an assistant professor of psychology at McMaster University, says the softwood lumber dispute, the tug-of-war over federal transfers to have-not provinces, the war in Iraq, and the assertions by religious fundamentalists that the flood in New Orleans was "God's will" are examples of how adults belittle others and perpetuate the practise of bullying beyond the classroom.

October 18, 2005

McMaster undergraduate students will head to the polls this week to vote on whether the student union should oppose McMaster's exclusive rights contract with Coca-Cola. Students also will vote on a McMaster Solar Car Project student levy and will elect new members of the Student Representative Assembly. Student will be asked if they support removing McMaster's exclusive rights contract with Coca-Cola/Cold Beverage. The referendum will ask if the McMaster Students Union should oppose the McMaster University - Coca-Cola Exclusive Supplier Agreement, if it should renew its own memorandum with the school regarding the deal, and if it should urge the university not to renew the agreement.

October 17, 2005

From antiques to autos, pottery to property, you can buy anything over the Internet. eBay, 'The World's Online Marketplace

October 17, 2005

Ninety participants from the DeGroote community took part in the 2005 Disnat DeGroote School of Business Stock Market Challenge that saw more than 8,000 stock trades placed over the last few months. On Tuesday, Oct. 11 in the Gould Trading Floor, a representative from Disnat/Desjardins awarded prizes to the winners of the challenge.