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Posted on Feb. 4: McMaster’s new online photo gallery offers unique snapshots of campus

McMaster's campus is picture perfect. A serene image of a student studying in the faculty hollow, the beauty of fall reflected in a window of Edwards Hall, an athlete swimming in the Ivor Wynne Centre pool, and the warmth of the biology greenhouse on a cold day, are just some of the images found at Picture McMaster -- a new self-serve photo gallery that offers a wide array of images from across campus. To launch this new service, McMaster faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members are invited to participate in a photo contest. Contestants are encouraged to "picture McMaster" in a unique and innovative way. Electronic entries must be in one of four categories: people, buildings, campus scenes and sports. Winning entries will be displayed on the Picture McMaster Web site (http://www.picturemcmaster.ca). Click here to read the photo contest terms and conditions.

Posted on Feb. 3: McMaster student new president of Canadian Nursing Students’ Association

Two McMaster University nursing students have taken on leadership roles with the Canadian association representing their profession. Third-year McMaster nursing student Sandra Woltman is the new president of the Canadian Nursing Students' Association (CNSA). Woltman, a resident of Dundas, Ontario, grew up in Carlisle, Ontario, and attended Waterdown District High School. "It's an exciting time to be a nursing student," says Woltman. "Lots of things are happening at the national and provincial levels, like the inquiry into SARS. There's lots of change for the better coming from the many reviews." She encourages nursing students to become politically and professionally involved in nursing associations and have their voices heard, "because it's our future as nurses and the future of our healthcare." Noeman Mirza, second-year nursing, is CNSA's new director of publications and promotions. Mirza is originally from Toronto, and attended Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute.