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Posted on Nov. 3: Marauders win OUA semi-final, next up Yates Cup

With a 55-15 win over the Windsor Lancers at Ivor Wynne Stadium on Saturday, the undefeated McMaster Marauders will advance to the Yates Cup Saturday, Nov. 8 against the Wilfrid Laurier Hawks. In its debut at Ivor Wynne Stadium in front of a 5,154-crowd, McMaster accumulated 598 net yards on 345 yards rushing and 251 yards passing. The game was moved to Hamilton's east end due to the battered field conditions at Les Prince Stadium caused by the high volume of rain over the past four weeks. McMaster has not played a game at Ivor Wynne Stadium since it was dedicated to former director of athletics Ivor Wynne in 1970. McMaster is looking to win its fourth consecutive Yates Cup next weekend. The team will likely be ranked #1 in Canada this Tuesday as the first-ranked University of Saskatchewan Huskies fell in the Canada West semi-final to the University of Alberta 10-4. The 105th Yates Cup will take place at Ivor Wynne Stadium at 1 p.m. Tickets are available beginning Tuesday at 12 p.m. at Copps Coliseum, the Hamilton Tigercat box office and the McMaster Compass Information Centre with no service fee. Tickets are also available on Ticketmaster by phone 905-527-7666, Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.ca and all Ticketmaster locations. Normal services charges apply.

Posted on Oct. 30: The new math: a centre that embraces logic, angles, creativity

A new era in the teaching and learning of mathematical sciences has begun at McMaster University with the opening of the James Stewart Centre for Mathematics. The interior of ivy-clad historic Hamilton Hall (circa 1929) has been restored to house the new James Stewart Centre for Mathematics. The $11-million restoration was overseen by a working group of McMaster mathematicians that included professor emeritus James Stewart, a champion of mathematics at the University for 26 years. Stewart donated $1 million to the project with additional gifts coming from mathematics graduate and Board of Governors member Richard Buckingham, Deloitte & Touche, the McLean Foundation, SuperBuild and the Ontario Innovation Trust fund. At a gathering celebrating the official opening of the building Thursday, Stewart said that his support was given as a way to say thank you to the people in the math department that had always supported him. "I am very happy that this centre associated with my name is such a beautiful building," said Stewart. "The original idea was for a brand new building, but that proved impossible. I have to say I am absolutely delighted with this exceptional building."