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Posted on Dec. 5: Memorial service to mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Candles will softly light the dark sky as a group, huddled closely, will walk towards the steps of Gilmour Hall. A reflection will light the steps and remind them of why they are outside on this cold December night. It is to remember the 14 women who lost their lives to violence on Dec. 6, 1989 in the Montreal Massacre. The 14th annual National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. beginning on the steps of Gilmour Hall and proceeding into Gilmour Hall, Rm. 111. In the Council Chambers, 14 students will place a rose in a vase to remember the 14 victims, as well as four women from McMaster who died violent deaths. Donations collected for the Bathtub Project will be presented to representatives from Hamilton organizations working to prevent violence against women. There will also be a performance by the local band the Raging Grannies. "On Dec. 6, we stand with women whose lives have been taken or demeaned by violence," says Carol Wood, ecumenical chaplain, who will open the service. "We offer our support and our commitment to work toward a more peaceable and just society."

Posted on Dec. 4: General Ideas exhibit features influential art of the 60s and 70s

The work of Jorge Zontal, AA Bronson and Felix Partz, internationally recognized for their media interventions in the late 1960s and early 1970s, is on display at the McMaster Museum of Art until Jan. 4, 2003. The influential art collective "General Idea" presents more than 200 items, including prints, postcards, posters, photo-based projects, multiples, serial publications, flags and crests produced between 1967 and 1995. It closely examines a key aspect of General Idea's art, with an emphasis on changing forms of art practice and their relation to commerce and fashion. Organized by the Blackwood Gallery (UTM), the exhibit has received financial assistance from the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Andy Warhol Foundation. The circulation is made possible by a grant from the Museum's Assistance Program of the Canadian Department of Heritage. It is co-presented by the Art Gallery of Hamilton and McMaster Museum of Art.

Posted on Dec. 3: Surviving the exam crunch

Like highly toned athletes on the eve of the big event, McMaster students are trading in their Nikes for notebooks as they prepare for final exams, which run from Dec. 3-16. For some, the thought that months of classes and study may boil down to how they perform during three hours in a examination room can be a source of great stress. The key to success on exam day will largely be determined by how well students have prepared themselves in the weeks leading up to the finals. "University is not that much harder than high school, but there are higher expectations and a large increase in the volume of material and the speed at which its covered," explains Peter Walsh, academic skills counselor in the Centre for Student Development (CSD). "Once you get behind, it can be difficult to catch up."