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July 22, 2005

Passion to volunteer drives student to Tanzania

McMaster student Navneet Binepal has always been an active volunteer, helping with numerous community and school-related volunteer activities, such as the William Osler Health Centre in Brampton, the MS Walk, 30-Hour Famine and CIBC Run for the Cure. But never has her urge to volunteer taken her so far from home, until now. On August 5, the 19-year-old, first-year health sciences student will travel to Tanzania for four weeks to volunteer either at an orphanage or a hospital or teach English to elementary school children.

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July 21, 2005

McMaster kinesiologist receives award at international conference

Sue Inglis, professor and faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University, received the Dr. Garth Paton Distinguished Service Award at the 2005 North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference June 3, in Regina, Saskatchewan. Named for one of the founding members of NASSM, the Dr. Garth Paton Distinguished Service Award is one of the organization's most prestigious honours. It is presented annually to one member, and nominees must have at least 10 years of experience in the field and must have an ongoing exemplary record of service to NASSM and the profession.

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July 21, 2005

Final stage of Main Street entrance project nears

The end is in sight for work on the new Main Street entrance. Work is slightly ahead of schedule for completion by mid-August. The final stage involves work in two areas: the completion of work already underway on Forsyth Avenue to the south of the MUMC parking garage; and from July 25 to August 14 the intersection of the original University Avenue and College Crescent will be closed to permit the completion of construction.

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July 20, 2005

Curtains rise on McMaster Summer Drama Festival’s 15th season

As sunlight dims in Faculty Hollow this Friday, the curtains will rise on McMaster Summer Drama Festival's 15th season. This year, more than 75 students and community members will bring a mixture of classic dramas and contemporary Canadian works to the McMaster campus and downtown Hamilton. Last year, more than 1,100 people attended performances of the McMaster Summer Drama Festival.

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July 19, 2005

McMaster joins 2014 Commonwealth Games bid

McMaster will support Hamilton's second go at bringing the Commonwealth Games to the Steel City. In 2003, the City of Hamilton lost its campaign to host the 2010 Games to Delhi, India. But McMaster President Peter George is confident the City has a better chance at capturing the Games this time around. In today's Hamilton Spectator, George said he'd heard "internationally the sentiment among some members of the Commonwealth is that they owe Hamilton one."

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