Daily News

McMaster closure for Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004

In accordance with the McMaster University Storm Emergency Policy, we have been monitoring the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Web site this morning. The H-W District schools are already closed for the holidays, and are therefore not affected by today's storm. However, we are now advised that all H-W District School Board buildings are closed for the day. Accordingly, McMaster will close today at 12:30 p.m. All essential services will continue to operate. Please note that under the terms of the McMaster University Storm Emergency Policy this closure is for the balance of today and tonight. Please check the usual media sources for information for Friday, Dec. 24.

Bus buddies

It's like bathroom tissue; use the last sheet, replace the roll. If you take the last bus ticket from Planning & Analysis' petty cash box, you're supposed to let someone know to replace the strip. But yeah, sometimes you get busy or forget. Half of Planning & Analysis' employees commute to McMaster's Downtown Centre by bus or on foot. For meetings on main campus, department staff take transit; the trip from downtown is a mere eight minutes if the Beeline is running and the bus conveniently drops its passengers a scant 30 seconds from the Student Centre and Gilmour Hall. It's a departmental practice that Carolyn Essner, Anne McInnis and Nancy Weller appreciate.