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May 11, 2005

The building blocks of a healthy campus

McMaster is providing the building blocks to a healthy environment through a new Sustainable Building Policy. "We want to ensure McMaster is on the leading edge of sustainable building development," says Tony Cupido, director of physical plant. "We've developed a policy that will provide a sustainable framework so that when we're designing and operating our buildings we're keeping the future and the environment in mind."

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May 10, 2005

New student president sees McMaster’s big picture

For a change, Tommy Piribauer stands in front of the camera, not behind it. He displays a broad grin as he leans against a sign in front of the McMaster University Student Centre. After all, he just finished talking about his new role as president of the McMaster Students Union (MSU). His smile disappears momentarily, while reminiscing about his days as a photographer. Leading a student body of 17,691 will not leave much time for his favourite hobby.

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May 9, 2005

Three McMaster rugby members named to national team

Three current members of the McMaster men's rugby team were recently named to the National Team that will compete in the Super Powers Cup in Japan. Dan Pletch will go on this tour hoping to add to the six caps he won in 2004. Pletch has bulked up to 260 lbs while also improving his speed and agility.

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May 9, 2005

End-of-life care involves a more holistic approach

Over the past few years, Pungi Dorasamy has expanded his view of end-of-life care to include a more holistic approach. An internal medicine and respirology specialist at McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences and attending physician at Hamilton Health Sciences, Dorasamy says that it has become obvious that physicians are being trained in curative medicine, and their view of palliative or end-of-life care is centred on the physical aspects of patients' well-being.

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May 9, 2005

MACafe Scientifique to explore water – the foundation of life

H-2-0 - or dihydrogen-monoxide - is really one of the more fascinating little molecules on our planet. It's the foundation of life, a mode of travel, a healing force, the reason Earth is called the Blue Planet. So, what's up with water? Why is it so cool (literally and figuratively)? Why do fish hang out at the bottom of lakes? Why do we look to bacteria to help clean up dirty water? Why is the search for life on other planets always about the search for water?

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