Typing is fast and convenient, but many McMaster students say they remember less after laptop-heavy lectures. Are handwritten notes actually better for learning? W alk into any lecture hall and you ...

Standing on the deck of the pool at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Center, surrounded by Olympic athletes like Gretchen Walsh and Adam Peaty, McMaster Women's Swim Team captain, Michelle Wang felt like her ...

While a person may appear healthy, abdominal fat may be harming their arteries and cardiovascular health Carotid atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular condition that develops when plaque consisting of ...

When you think about home-court advantage, people usually point to loud crowds, late-game momentum and the energy that shakes Burridge Gymnasium or Ron Joyce Stadium. But this year, Marauders athletes ...

Sometimes I wonder whether we’re moving forward or backward. I mean technology keeps evolving, but somehow in that, our voices are being suppressed. Even though this phenomenon is predominantly in the ...

O ver the years, Hamilton’s Westdale community has seen dessert spots come and go. Yet, one shop has stood tall for over two decades, delighting students and locals alike with its sweet treats and ...

I used to believe that if you prepared enough, you would be prepared. It sounds logical; planning should protect you from uncertainty. Yet readiness and reality rarely align, especially for ...

Fresh off their most successful season in over half a decade, Kendall reflects on his crowning achievement and the Men's Rugby season as a whole It started as an ordinary Tuesday for Aiden Kendall, a ...

The stressful phenomenon of grind culture is no mystery to most students, but it’s time to move past it and find fulfillment in connection once again I f you’re on LinkedIn, then you’re probably ...

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The Silhouette’s Executive Editor Andrew Mrozowski sat down with MSU President Piper Plavins to discuss her term so far and her progress on her platform commitments, which focused on improving student ...

More than 300 students gathered on the John Hodgins Engineering field on Sept. 15, 2025 for McMaster’s "Performative Male" contest, a satirical competition hosted by Sandbox Socials that blurred the ...