Daily News

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.

October 17, 2005

More than 800 high school students from across Ontario and beyond will travel to Hamilton on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005 to participate in some friendly competition and great learning opportunities at the annual McMaster Engineering and Science Olympics. For the first time, a class from Quebec will attend with the participation of St. George's School of Montreal. The program will engage students in a variety of engineering and science-related competitions with the opportunity to earn tuition entrance awards. A physics paper triathlon, photonics puzzles, the building of a mechanical transporter for golf balls, an egg drop event, and mathematical mental gymnastics are just a few of the fun and challenging events.

October 14, 2005

When a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Pakistan, India and Afghanistan, on October 8, its aftershocks hit close to home. Like many McMaster students, third-year students Fathima Khosa, Rafia Waraich and Amber Idris have family in these regions. Fortunately they did not lose immediate family members in the disaster, but they can sympathize with others who have.

October 14, 2005

For their outstanding contributions in the arts and sciences, McMaster's Alumni Association has recognized Leonard Blum and Rajendra Singh as recipients of the 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award. Established more than 15 years ago, the Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest form of recognition offered by the Alumni Association to its members.

October 14, 2005

Peter Rosenbaum, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, works to make the latest research and newest ideas about childhood disability available and accessible. His work helps parents ensure that their children have access to new treatments or discoveries about the causes of childhood disabilities. Rosenbaum was awarded an honorary degree this week by Laval University in recognition of his contributions to the health of children with cerebral palsy.

October 13, 2005

Gordon Brockhouse, son of McMaster professor and Nobel prize winner Bertram Brockhouse, delivered the remarks below on behalf of the Brockhouse family at the dedication of 'Brockhouse Way.'

October 13, 2005

With a sound all his own and the swing and soul of Mel Torme, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra, jazz singer and writer Aubrey Tadman has journeyed far and wide from his native Winnipeg, performing across North America and scriptwriting in Hollywood and Toronto for some of TV' s top shows (among them Three's Company, Welcome Back Kotter, Mama's Family and Private Benjamin). On Friday, Oct. 14 he appears in the 2005-2006 Celebrity Concert Series at McMaster University's Convocation Hall.