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October 27, 2005

Ninety-nine bottles of beer in the wall

Every year Hamilton generates approximately 275,000 tonnes of waste material. Of this, around 100,000 tonnes - the equivalent of nearly 90,000 Honda Civics - ends up in landfills. Although significant improvements have been made to landfill design, some environmental risks persist. Also, landfills are an unsustainable disposal method as they have a limited lifespan - the fill gets full. Consequently, it is crucial that as much waste as possible be diverted from landfills.

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October 27, 2005

Students win at game of Cops and Robbers

Remember when you were a child running after your friends in a good game of Cops and Robbers? Remember the skill and finesse required to escape the authorities or to catch the thief? Well, two McMaster students certainly can and they don't have to think back that far. This past June, Wolfgang Thaller and Shiqi Cao spent one long, sleepless weekend mastering the childhood game. Except they did it with computers.

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October 26, 2005

Marc Garneau, Eugene Levy to receive honorary degrees from McMaster University

Astronaut Marc Garneau and comedian Eugene Levy will receive honorary degrees at McMaster University's fall convocation. The ceremony will be held in The Great Hall of Hamilton Place on Nov. 18. Eugene Levy will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree at 9:30 a.m., and will address students graduating from the faculties of business, humanities, social sciences, and arts and sciences. Marc Garneau will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree at 2:30 p.m., and will address students graduating from engineering, science, and health sciences.

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October 25, 2005

Alumni, faculty travel the world together

Alison McQueen, associate professor of art history and Luke Chan, associate vice-president, International Affairs are taking their expertise and enthusiasm for their areas of study to the world. The McMaster Alumni Association has announced two exclusive travel opportunities next spring, "Spotlight on Rembrandt - Holland 2006" and "Many Faces of China" each with carefully crafted itineraries and unique enrichment programs for the McMaster community.

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October 25, 2005

McMaster on the move for United Way

Employees and students braved the chill and the rain in today's second annual McMaster United Way Run/Walk. The route included a 5km run or a 3km walk through the McMaster campus. Following the race, prizes and gifts were awarded for categories of individual and team participation. The event wrapped up with light refreshments and presentations at Quarters.

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