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posted on Nov. 27: Students make their choice for University Centre name

The votes have been cast and the winner is. . .The McMaster University Student Centre. The Student Representative Assembly of the McMaster Students Union voted 17-14 yesterday in favour of naming the building that is now under construction the McMaster University Student Centre. The list of possibilities had been narrowed to three finalists by the Ad Hoc Committee on University Centre Naming. They were: the B.F. Trotter Student Centre, the (McMaster) Student Legacy Centre and the eventual winner, the McMaster University Student Centre. Members of the SRA, which represents undergraduate students, solicited feedback from students across campus prior to the vote.

posted on Nov. 27: New centre provides more comfortable environment for writing tests

Writing tests, mid-terms and examinations will be a more comfortable experience for McMaster students this year with the completion of a new 135-seat testing centre. The much-needed facility opened last month in the basement of Arthur Bourns, in what was formerly the building's cafeteria. The University has been without a large testing centre for three years. The need for large classroom space to accommodate growing enrolment necessitated the conversion of the former testing room (located in CNH-104) into a large classroom (which now seats more than 400 students). McMaster continues to use a smaller testing centre located in BSB-B154, which seats 64 students. "This new testing centre will help the educational experience of our students. It represents the first of several renovation and expansion projects on campus which will help us to address both the current and future needs of this institution in the face of growing student enrolment," says University provost and vice-president academic Harvey Weingarten.

posted on Nov. 23: McMaster will have a presence in downtown core

The dream to have a McMaster presence in the downtown core will be realized now that the Hamilton Transition Board has approved a proposal for the University to lease the old Wentworth County courthouse. The board voted 5-1 in favour of the plan on Tuesday (Nov. 21), which will mean some groups on the main campus will move to the Main St. West site in the coming months. McMaster business professor and assistant vice-president information services & technology Marvin Ryder, who chairs the board, abstained from voting. "It's very exciting," said Karen Belaire, vice-president administration. "It's a great building and we will have a fabulous location. We're right on the 50-yard line with the best seat in the stadium." Belaire said she will be working with city staff to finalize the financial aspects of the deal.