Daily News

December 13, 2000

The Office of the Registrar has rescheduled all exams cancelled because the University was closed due to the snowstorm Monday night and Tuesday. Registrar George Granger said a team of people involved in the administration of examinations collaborated to develop a plan that would work best for students and faculty. "We reluctantly went to the Sunday option (to replace Dec. 12 exams) because it allows us to replicate the cancelled day," he said. "We think it is the method that best reduces the stress on students." Exams cancelled on Tuesday have been moved to the same time slot and location on Sunday, Dec. 17. This includes examinations scheduled by special arrangement by the Centre for Student Development, the registrar's office or the associate deans' offices, as well as all deferred examinations from August and all instructor-invigilated exams. Exams that were scheduled to be written on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. have been rescheduled to new times and locations. For a complete list of rescheduled exams go to http://registrar.mcmaster.ca/internal. See related Daily News story: Travel plans, exams may conflict with some rescheduled exams (end of story)

December 12, 2000

The University is open today, Dec. 13. All examinations scheduled for today will proceed as planned. For further information about the examination schedule and rescheduled exams please go to registrar.mcmaster.ca/internal.

December 12, 2000

We have been advised by senior administration that the University is closed today, Dec. 12. All examinations and classes scheduled for today, Dec. 12, are cancelled. For more information about the examination schedule please go to registrar.mcmaster.ca/internal. Faculty, staff and students are advised to consult the Storm Emergency Procedures Policy and local radio stations for additional information. Any further information will be reported on the Daily News and local radio stations, OLDIES 1150 am, CHAM 820 am, CHML 900 am, Y95 95.3 fm, K LITE 102.9 fm. Toronto stations CBC Radio One 99.1 fm and CFRB 1010 am will also carry information.

December 11, 2000

Innis Library is proving to be a popular spot for all-night study sessions. For the first time, the library in the School of Business is open 24/7 during the exam period that ends Tuesday, Dec. 19. Waves of students have been rolling through the doors beginning around 11 p.m. when other libraries on campus close. Jennifer King, chair of the McMaster Students Union Student Life Committee, said 65 students used the space for quiet study the first night it was available. Numbers progressively increased as exams were in full swing last week, with up to 400 students coming in at various times through the night at the end of last week. Usage peaks between 1 and 3 a.m., King said.

December 11, 2000

Attention all of you hip hop dancers. The McMaster Hip Hop Dance Company needs you! A call has gone out from the company seeking three . . .

December 11, 2000

We have been advised by senior administration that the University will be closed as of 7:30 p.m. All evening examinations and classes are cancelled. Faculty, staff and students are advised to consult the Storm Emergency Procedures Policy and local radio stations for additional information. Any changes to exams scheduled for tomorrow, Dec. 12, due to adverse weather will be reported on the Daily News and local radio stations, OLDIES 1150 am, CHAM 820 am, CHML 900 am, Y95 95.3 fm, K LITE 102.9 fm. Toronto stations CBC Radio One 99.1 fm and CFRB 1010 am will also carry information.

December 8, 2000

A $750,000 gift from the Jack and Ina Pollock Charitable Foundation will help to fund research at McMaster in the field of childhood disability. The donation, announced on campus yesterday (Thursday, Dec. 7), will benefit three key areas of research at CanChild: * the effectiveness of children's rehabilitation services; * measurement of children's rehabilitation; * the life experiences of children with disabilities and their families; and will help support the creation of a chair in disability research. "Projects funded by this generous support will lead to new discoveries about effective interventions for children and youth with childhood disabilities, and the efficient and timely dissemination and use of research information in health care practice," said Mary Law, associate dean of rehabilitation science.

December 8, 2000

New faculty on campus are being given a helping hand in becoming accustomed to the learning environment at McMaster. Every Friday until the Christmas break, . . .

December 7, 2000

McMaster's quiz bowl champs conquered Cambridge. Now they've set their sights on California and the District of Columbia. The team is hoping to raise money so they can attend two competitions -- at the University of California (Santa Barbara) and George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) -- as a tune up to the Canadian national academic quiz championship in Waterloo in February.

December 7, 2000

A paper outlining six recommendations for handling the amounts of kitchen waste and styrofoam items generated by the new University Student Centre received overwhelming endorsement from the Student Representative Assembly (SRA) at its meeting on Dec. 3. The document, Environmental Recommendations: McMaster University Student Centre, was written by SRA Arts & Science representative Arif Manji. The proposals, which arise from discussions Manji had with a group of concerned students, are aimed at making the centre an environmentally friendly operation from the start. The recommendations include a surcharge on styrofoam containers, use of an industrial-size composter for kitchen refuse, and the purchase of cleaning products that are more environmentally friendly.

December 4, 2000

The hot spots include the Institute for Applied Health Sciences, the Commons and Mills Memorial Library. Others on the list are Gilmour Hall and Togo Salmon Hall. What list have these buildings made? Places on campus where there are large amounts of cigarette butts strewn around the ground or steps leading into the buildings. Physical plant director Bob Carter is puzzled why smokers are littering the campus with cigarette butts. "We know it's an issue," said Carter. "The problem is caused by butts being thrown on the ground even when there may be a container nearby." Photo: Cigarette butts strewn on the ground outside University buildings and not properly disposed of in receptacles sends a negative message to campus visitors, writes a Daily News reader.

December 4, 2000

There's going to be a whole lot of planning going on around campus over the next year. The University has decided it's time to update . . .

December 4, 2000

McMaster's new Steel Research Centre officially opened on Nov. 30. For details, visit The Hamilton Spectator

December 4, 2000

McMaster's Greg Marshall has been named the 2000 CIAU Football Coach of the Year. For Marshall, his fourth year at the helm of the Marauders was his best yet. Leading the Marauders to a first-place finish in the highly competitive Ontario University Athletics(OUA), his team set a new Canadian Interuniverstiy Athletics Union (CIAU) and OUA record for points scored in a season with 325. Success continued through the playoffs as well, as the Marauders won their first ever Yates Cup (OUA) Championship. The Marauders were ranked among the CIAU Top 10 the entire season, peaking at fourth in the nation while finishing with a 7-1 record. Since taking the helm of the Marauders in 1997, Marshall's teams have improved every season.

December 4, 2000

A campaign to help student smokers “leave the pack behind” has been extended to the spring. Six students have been working in conjunction with Student . . .

December 1, 2000

McMaster's proposal for a new entrance on Main St. will be centre stage at a public information session on Monday, Dec. 4. The information session . . .

December 1, 2000

Marauder record-setting running back Kojo Aidoo won the Hec Crighton trophy last night, honouring him as the best university football player in the country. Aidoo, a third year social sciences student, ran for 1,329 yards and 20 touchdowns this year, setting Ontario conference records. During the post-season, Aidoo rushed for 351 yards and a pair of majors. This is the second time Aidoo, 21, has been awarded top honours for his play. He was named CIAU rookie of the year in 1998. Other Marauders honoured at the CIAU awards in Toronto included quarterback Ben Chapdelaine and receiver Ryan Janzen who were named as first team all-Canadian while receiver Mike Linton and guard Ryan Donnelly were named to the second squad. "It's a great accomplishment for our team," said Aidoo. "My goal this year was I wanted to show everyone what we were accomplishing here." This season, the team won the Yates Cup for the first time ever. The Marauders were defeated by the Ottawa Gee Gees in their bid to win the national semi-final Churchill Bowl. For more coverage see: McMaster Varsity Athletics Hamilton Spectator The Toronto Star Photo: Hamilton Spectator

November 30, 2000

Bargaining teams for both the University and the McMaster University Staff Association (MUSA) expect to meet with a conciliator in the coming weeks to move contract talks along. The negotiating team for MUSA informed the University negotiating team on Nov. 24 that it has applied to the Ontario Ministry of Labour for a conciliation officer. Either party can request conciliation. It is expected a conciliator will be appointed within the next few weeks. MUSA president Barry Diacon says the union's bargaining team made the application because "we have reached an impasse with the management (bargaining) team on the most important items in the contract language. We have been talking back and forth for awhile now and are not making any progress, even though our proposals on language are in place and working at other universities." Mark Haley, assistant vice-president human resources, says bringing in a conciliator is premature. "It can be a part of the process and may be very helpful. We haven't yet discussed money and there are still some other matters we haven't discussed. The University (negotiating team) wants to discuss compensation. Compensation is a very important issue to our employees and to the University."

November 28, 2000

From the outside, the building known as T-16 doesn't look much different. There are new shiny windows, but the stone work has been preserved; the friezes above the doors are there. Step inside next May and you won't recognize it. The former teachers' college, tucked behind the new Institute for Applied Health Sciences, has been gutted and is now undergoing extensive renovations that when completed, will make it a state-of-the-art facility for the Faculty of Engineering's expanded engineering software and electrical & computer engineering programs.

November 28, 2000

Mark your date books to come out and cheer this Friday. The 2000 National University Cheerleading Championships are being held on campus and McMaster's cheerleaders . . .