Daily News

November 7, 2005

In front of more than 3,000 rain-soaked fans, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks ended the McMaster Marauders' season for the second consecutive year with a dominating 43-21 victory. With the win, Laurier now hosts the Western Mustangs in next week's Yates Cup, as the 'Stangs defeated Ottawa 18-10 in Saturday's other OUA semi-final.

November 4, 2005

Six-hundred and fifty new members were inducted into the McMaster Chapter of the Golden Key International Society today (Nov. 4). Accompanied with family and friends, the ceremony took place in the new MDCL building with notable keynote guest speaker Alex Perwich, CEO of Golden Key International. Founded in 1977, the Golden Key Society recognizes and honours undergraduates whose academic performance ranks within the top 15 per cent of the University in their respected faculties.

November 4, 2005

An academic seminar on water governance, hosted by McMaster and the Royal Society of Canada, will take place today (Friday, Nov. 4) at the University. The topic is a timely and important one across Canada, with complex issues facing all levels of government. Some of those issues include bulk water exports, drinking water contamination, pharmaceuticals discarded into rivers and lakes, municipal sewage, and massive irrigation by factory farms. These problems are exacerbated by the fact that water flows freely between a multitude of borders: municipal, provincial, national, and Aboriginal.

November 4, 2005

Waist-to-hip ratio, not body mass index (BMI), is the best obesity measure for assessing a person's risk of heart attack, concludes a global study by McMaster University researchers published in this week's issue of The Lancet. If obesity is redefined using waist-to-hip ratio instead of BMI the proportion of people at risk of heart attack increases by threefold, calculate the authors.

November 4, 2005

For part-time students juggling work, home and courses can be an overwhelming load. Imagine the challenge part-time students with all of the above responsibilities and a disability face. The Centre for Continuing Education is dedicated to helping part-time students with disabilities meet their academic and professional goals.

November 3, 2005

Research Infosource Inc. released its 2005 report ranking Canada's top 50 research universities and McMaster, once again, placed among the country's best. McMaster placed third in the Research University of the Year category based on its ability to attract and capitalize on its research income. McMaster is the only Ontario university to have placed in this category every year since the ranking's inception in 2003. The rating, based on Statistics Canada data, reflects total sponsored research income, faculty and graduate student research intensity, and the number of publications in leading journals.

November 3, 2005

The inaugural National Pain Awareness Week will be launched in Hamilton on Sunday with an afternoon forum on understanding and coping with chronic pain. The forum will take place from 1-6 p.m. at the Royal Botanical Gardens on Plains Road West in Burlington, with three keynote speakers, as well as information displays. The speaker presentations will start at 3 p.m.

November 3, 2005

More than 100 Grade nine students visited McMaster on November 2 as part of the 11th annual Take Our Kids to Work program. The students were welcomed by Mark Haley from Human Resources and then they enjoyed a variety of activities including a demonstration of rare insects by Marvin Gunderman ("the Bugman") from the Department of Biology. Students also participated in a variety of tours hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Nuclear Reactor, the Department of Psychology and the Planetarium. These activities were followed by campus tours conducted by volunteers from the Office of Student Liaison.

November 3, 2005

More than 350 students from four local high schools will be at McMaster today to prepare for real life situations in the business world. The School of Business is hosting the second annual DECA case competition. Students in Grades 9-12 from four Hamilton high schools - Parkside, Waterdown, Saltfleet and Sir John A MacDonald - are participating in the regional competitions, hoping to advance to the provincials in December and the international competition in Dallas, Texas.

November 2, 2005

Students will rally for a safer campus core beginning this week. McMaster's Student Representative Assembly (SRA) has organized a rally throughout the month of November to push for the creation of a safe pedestrian only zone in the core campus area. The rally begins today (Wednesday, Nov. 2) and will continue until Nov. 30.

November 2, 2005

McMaster received a glowing report card today from the Globe and Mail. In an annual survey of students at Canadian universities, McMaster received mostly A's in categories based on education, services, careers, campus facilities, and what the community is like off-campus. "The results are a great vote of support from our students who believe McMaster provides a premier education in a friendly, diverse, supportive and spirited atmosphere," says McMaster President Peter George. "It's a clear vote of confidence in our faculty and staff."

November 2, 2005

Physicians should be wary of overly optimistic results from randomized clinical trials that are stopped early because of apparent benefits, says a study led by McMaster University researchers. A review article in the November 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) states that although the trials stopped early are becoming more common and gaining more publicity, they often show implausibly large treatment effects and fail to report the specifics on why the trial was stopped.

November 1, 2005

While most residence students would consider themselves too old to "trick or treat", approximately 60 students felt the time was just right to "trick or eat". The third annual Trick or Eat run by Meal Exchange at McMaster took place last night. Meal Exchange is an organization that involves students from across Canada at more than 30 campuses dedicated to fighting local hunger.

November 1, 2005

Fiona Smaill has been appointed chair of the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, announced John Kelton, dean and vice-president of the Faculty of Health Sciences. Smaill's appointment is effective July 1, 2005 and she had been acting chair of the department for the previous year.

November 1, 2005

David Cameron, the youthful, red-hot leadership hopeful of Britain's Conservative Party, would be wise to heed the lesson learned by his party from this past summer's election campaign: Just because the incumbent loses popularity does not guarantee victory for the opposition. Image trumps substance as the leading criteria people use to determine where to cast their votes.

October 31, 2005

McMaster has put a spotlight on what, how and where students learn, and on supporting the University's nearly 1,400 faculty members who give their heart and soul to undergraduate education. Over the past few months, four committees have met regularly to examine aspects in education that deal with curriculum, teaching methods, learning space and recognition of teaching. The committees are part of the broader Refining Directions strategy to provide an innovative and stimulating learning environment where students can prepare themselves to excel in life.

October 31, 2005

The McMaster Maroons, with G. R. Allan Home and School, held its annual pumpkin hike in Churchill Park on Friday, Oct. 28. More than 650 children attended the event, which involves a small hike along a trail entirely lit up by jack-o-lanterns. With the help of the Maroons, students of G. R. Allan School carved many of the pumpkins in the week leading up to pumpkin hike.

October 31, 2005

As Saturday's quarterfinal matchup between the McMaster Marauders and Windsor Lancers began, it seemed as if the problems that plagued the Marauders in their three regular season losses would pop up again in the playoffs.

October 31, 2005

On Wednesday, Nov. 2, the McMaster University Student Centre marketplace will be a-buzz about booze. The popular annual Alcohol Awareness Fair will be taking place to provide education about the potential harms of alcohol use and associated activities. This is a fun and interactive event of discovery about safe alcohol use.

October 28, 2005

Throughout the month of October, the McMaster community has been celebrating the University's 75th anniversary in Hamilton. To round out the celebration, the Daily News recognizes (in no particular order) 75 people, places and things that make up McMaster University. From the McMaster Museum of Art to Faculty Hollow and President Peter George to George Gilmour, McMaster has a lot of interesting places and people. If you think we missed something particularly notable, let us know, and the Daily News will follow-up on your suggestions in the near future.