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posted on Dec. 4: Greg Marshall wins national coach of the year title

McMaster's Greg Marshall has been named the 2000 CIAU Football Coach of the Year. For Marshall, his fourth year at the helm of the Marauders was his best yet. Leading the Marauders to a first-place finish in the highly competitive Ontario University Athletics(OUA), his team set a new Canadian Interuniverstiy Athletics Union (CIAU) and OUA record for points scored in a season with 325. Success continued through the playoffs as well, as the Marauders won their first ever Yates Cup (OUA) Championship. The Marauders were ranked among the CIAU Top 10 the entire season, peaking at fourth in the nation while finishing with a 7-1 record. Since taking the helm of the Marauders in 1997, Marshall's teams have improved every season.

posted on Dec. 4: Aidoo named most outstanding university football player in Canada

Marauder record-setting running back Kojo Aidoo won the Hec Crighton trophy last night, honouring him as the best university football player in the country. Aidoo, a third year social sciences student, ran for 1,329 yards and 20 touchdowns this year, setting Ontario conference records. During the post-season, Aidoo rushed for 351 yards and a pair of majors. This is the second time Aidoo, 21, has been awarded top honours for his play. He was named CIAU rookie of the year in 1998. Other Marauders honoured at the CIAU awards in Toronto included quarterback Ben Chapdelaine and receiver Ryan Janzen who were named as first team all-Canadian while receiver Mike Linton and guard Ryan Donnelly were named to the second squad. "It's a great accomplishment for our team," said Aidoo. "My goal this year was I wanted to show everyone what we were accomplishing here." This season, the team won the Yates Cup for the first time ever. The Marauders were defeated by the Ottawa Gee Gees in their bid to win the national semi-final Churchill Bowl. For more coverage see: McMaster Varsity Athletics Hamilton Spectator The Toronto Star Photo: Hamilton Spectator

posted on Nov. 30: MUSA, University negotiators to meet with conciliator

Bargaining teams for both the University and the McMaster University Staff Association (MUSA) expect to meet with a conciliator in the coming weeks to move contract talks along. The negotiating team for MUSA informed the University negotiating team on Nov. 24 that it has applied to the Ontario Ministry of Labour for a conciliation officer. Either party can request conciliation. It is expected a conciliator will be appointed within the next few weeks. MUSA president Barry Diacon says the union's bargaining team made the application because "we have reached an impasse with the management (bargaining) team on the most important items in the contract language. We have been talking back and forth for awhile now and are not making any progress, even though our proposals on language are in place and working at other universities." Mark Haley, assistant vice-president human resources, says bringing in a conciliator is premature. "It can be a part of the process and may be very helpful. We haven't yet discussed money and there are still some other matters we haven't discussed. The University (negotiating team) wants to discuss compensation. Compensation is a very important issue to our employees and to the University."