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800 students to receive McMaster degrees today

Some 800 hard-working undergraduate and graduate McMaster students will gather at Hamilton Place today to receive their degrees at two McMaster Convocations. At the ceremony for graduates in the Faculties of humanities and social sciences and the Arts & Science Program, beginning at 9:30 a.m., Jack Granatstein and Valerie Tryon will be awarded honorary degrees. Peter Martini and Louis Nirenberg will be awarded honorary degrees at the ceremony for graduates in the Faculties of business, engineering, science and health sciences, beginning at 2:30 p.m. File photo of spring 2000 graduands

posted on Nov. 9: Chancellor’s Gold Medal Winner: Carl Rothfels

When Carl Rothfels got a message from literature professor Jean Wilson last week to call her as soon as possible he wondered what was up. Was he in trouble? What did he do? The news she had for him was good. He has won this year's Chancellor's Gold Medal. "I was completely surprised and I still feel a little strange about it. There are a number of people who have done so much. I'm not entirely sure why I was selected." Rothfels, who describes himself as a "chronic generalist" who has a difficulty narrowing himself down to a specific path and area of specialization, is currently completing his final year of a five-year Combined Honours Arts & Science and Biology Program. While maintaining a straight-A record in academics he has been an avid naturalist.

University will lease downtown Hamilton courthouse from regional council

Hamilton-Wentworth regional council has agreed to lease the old Wentworth County courthouse to the University for 10 years. The University plans to use the former courthouse in downtown Hamilton to alleviate a space shortage on campus. Harvey Weingarten, provost and vice-president academic, said no decision has been made about which employees will move to the old courthouse but the University will examine who can most benefit from being downtown. The University won't pay any rent for the building, but will pay for all operating costs. Regional council also wants the University to pay $113,500 a year for capital improvements to the five-storey building. (Source: Hamilton Spectator, Nov. 9/00)