Article Archive for November 2012
It’s the nightmare before Christmas.
You’re on your last few bucks from OSAP, with rent and bills to pay. Exams are sucking your brains out and there isn’t even time to deck your own halls before heading home for the holidays.
What student has the time, energy, or funds to jingle all the way over to the mall and buy their brother new socks? Let’s not even get started on Hanukkah… Eight freakin’ days?
Before you make like the McCallisters in Home Alone (the first one, of course) and bolt on your way to…
The end of the semester means one thing for Mohawk College students: exam week. While some students take the time away from classes to study, others are leaving it to the last minute.
“I usually cram the night before, I just stay up all night. It’s not fun but it’s the only way to do it,” said student Kyle Fink. “If I sleep on it I usually forget everything by the next morning.”
Mohawk student Kayla Loura takes a different approach and studies a week before her exams.
“I like to make sure I…
Mohawk College Advertising students are using their skills to bring Christmas cheer to children in need on the Hamilton Central-East Mountain.
For the past four years, students have been organizing an annual toy drive for Mountain Kidz, a not-for-profit agency that provides services to children and their families. Adam Pipe, Student Representative to the Mohawk Board of Governors, says they plan on doing more this year than in the past.
“I’ve set the bar a little higher this year and we’re not just collecting toys, we’ve sought a couple sponsorships for some sweaters and…
This past weekend, Mohawk College opened its doors to prospective students and their families for the school’s annual Fall Open House.
The day featured tours for the visitors, events with prizes, free stuff to take home and displays from the Athletics Association, the MSA and the Engineering department.
Faculty and staff were on hand to answer any questions people had and explain why they should think about enrolling at Mohawk.
Lloyd Hobbs is a professor in the McKeil School of Business. Taking a break from meeting potential students, he explained why he thinks it…
Canadian journalism icon Lloyd Robertson combined sincerity with jovial humor during a discussion of his book, The Kind of Life It’s Been, at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington on Monday night. The book details his life and career over six decades working in broadcasting.
The decision to write his story didn’t come easily or suddenly for the former anchor of the CTV National News.
“It took a while for me to get to it. I decided not to get at it until very late in the game, until I was almost ready to…
Stephanie Duffin is a Mohawk Civil Engineering Technology student by day, but by night, she plays in a local women’s basketball league.
Duffin plays guard and post for the Adjusters, one of several teams in the Hamilton Ladies Basketball Association League. The league has been around for over 20 years and any woman can join, as long as they’re at least eighteen years and over.
“If they can get enough people together, they can create their own team within the league,” Duffin said.
Nancy Buschert, program manager at McMaster University’s Centre for Continuing Education…
A group of Mohawk students is forming a cheer squad to give the school’s varsity teams a boost.
The team, which is yet to be named, is the brainchild of tourism student Nash Koster, who’s acting as the team’s coach. She cheered at Durham College and placed second in a national competition. She sees the team as a chance to start something special.
“I wanted to get involved with something on campus and when I found out there was no cheerleading at Mohawk, I saw it as a great opportunity to not only get…
The swish of rackets and the squeak of shoes echoes throughout the gymnasium at Mohawk, as players dart around the badminton court. Tony Leite dives for the birdie and swats it over the net. It’s just an ordinary Thursday night at practice for the Mohawk badminton coach.
Once a Mohawk varsity athlete himself, he came back in 1986 to coach the Mountaineers. He left in 1995, but returned in 2006 once again to lead the badminton squad. He says the work has some benefits.
“It’s a great reward to see all the kids improve,…
A record crowd filled the Rogers Centre for what some dubbed football weekend in Canada, as the 48th Vanier Cup and the 100thGrey Cup both came to Toronto.
Thousands of McMaster Marauder fans swarmed the stadium Friday night, as their team did to opposing teams all year.
It was just a short trip down the QEW or a GO train ride for many, including me. It was loud, crazy and full of passionate fans for both squads, proving the sport is important to Canadians, even at the university level. The stands were maroon and…