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February 3, 2005

Alumni to hit the courts for Marauder Weekend

Alumni will sweat out sweet memories on McMaster's courts during the annual Marauder Weekend Feb. 5-6. The memories begin Saturday in the Burridge Gymnasium. The first alumni match involves a women's basketball game at 10 a.m. followed by a men's match at 11 a.m. The games will be followed by a Marauders alumni luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the mezzanine. A recruiting tour and lunch will take place Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Ivor Wynne Centre.

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February 3, 2005

Adam van Koeverden captures Ontario athlete of the year award

McMaster student Adam van Koeverden, Canada's only two-medal winner at the Athens Olympics, has been chosen Ontario athlete of the year for 2004 in a poll governed by the Ontario Sport Legends Hall of Fame. In winning, van Koeverden captures the Syl Apps Award in memory of the former Maple Leafs' star and world-calibre pole vaulter. Lori-Ann Muenzer, who won cycling gold in Athens, placed second in the voting, while McMaster University running back Jesse Lumsden was third.

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February 3, 2005

Experience inspires future female engineers

More than 150 young women in Grades 9, 10 and 11 will travel to McMaster from 45 Ontario high schools this Saturday to learn about careers in engineering. The third annual Women in Engineering Experience is a full day event featuring guest speakers, discussions with engineering students and alumni, lab tours and the popular Fireball Show -- a science and engineering demonstration filled with experiments, pyrotechnics and multimedia presentations. There also will be an engineering design competition with members of the winning team each receiving a $1,000 scholarship to McMaster.

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February 2, 2005

Study reveals older people get the big picture faster

The long-held belief that older people perform slower and worse than younger people has been proven wrong. In a study published today in Neuron, psychologists from McMaster University discovered that the aging process actually improves certain abilities: Older people appear to be better and faster at grasping the big picture than their younger counterparts.

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February 2, 2005

Soulfood warms the hearts and souls of McMaster

With most reeling from the hardships of recent winter storms, and now facing biting winds and short, overcast days, McMaster staff and students have a chance to come in out of the cold when the sixth annual Soulfood fair rolls into the McMaster University Student Centre Thursday, Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This one-day event, themed "Heart & Soul", is a celebration of mental, physical and emotional health and wellness. It emphasizes holistic well-being, with the balance of the body, mind and spirit.

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