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Volume 12

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Volume 11

| OCT 08 | NOV 08 | DEC 08 | FEB 09 | MAR 09 | APR 09 |

Volume 10

| OCT 07 | NOV 07 | DEC 07 | FEB 08 | MAR 08 | APR 08 |

Volume 9

| OCT 06 | NOV 06 | DEC 06 | FEB 07 | MAR 07 | APR 07 |

Volume 8

| NOV 05 | DEC 05 | FEB 06 | MAR 06 | APR 06 |





Volume 12



2 - October 2009
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings
Selected news from near and far
4 Letter to the Editor
Response to the last issue
22 Column: An Illustrated Guide to...
October
By Joyce Li & Chiara Meneguzzi
24 Column: Power/Play
A Reason to Fight
By Yang Lei
26 Column: Sexin'
Sex in the Champagne Room
By Marisa Burton

FEATURES
6

The Kimberly Hoax
Hard truths about diamonds
By Shohinee Sarma

8 Pseudoscience
Scaring people away from good medicine
By Ana Nikolic
9 April 5/09
Poetry
By Sarah Jennison
12 Exposed
We are being watched
By Anna Kulikov, Kate Logan & Andrew Prine
14 Nuit Blanche
Photography
By Jeremy Burgin & Haleigh Fox
15 The Magic of Hallowe'en
Ode to a favourite holiday
By Sarah Jennison
16 Graduated and All Grown Up
Feeling lost all over again
By Yasmin Tayag
17 Thank You For Your Daughters
Reinterpreting the old slogan
By Leah Klein
18 Spreading Yourself Thin
Hallowe'en fiction
By Grant Johnson-Koehn
20 Pashminas at Polling Stations
A summer in Iran
By Shohreh Soltaninia






1 - September 2009
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings
Selected news from near and far
5 Column: An Illustrated Guide to...
Hamilton
By Joyce Li & Chiara Meneguzzi
21 Column: Power/Play
No Cold Feet
By Yang Lei
30 Column: Sexin'
Sex in Mills (Or, HQ 0-72)
By Marisa Burton
31 Incite Pencil Adventure
Maze
By Chris Hilbrecht

FEATURES
9

Welcome to Westdale?
Our hood's dark history
By Simon Fung & Kate MacKeracher

10 Milling About
Cycling past steel factories
By Galen Crout
12 Florida on a Shoestring
Reading Week ruckus
By Kerry Scott
14 Unravelling the Hour
On time
By Samantha Green
15 A Sinister Conspiracy
Left-handed rights
By Catherine M. A. Wiebe
18 Culture Shocking!
Divided by diversity
By Laurence Scott
19 Review: Done Like Dinner
Student sustenance
By Alan Boroway & Kim Haviv
22 Risking Arrest for the Red Hill
Activism in our backyard
By Sachi Gibson & Trevor Stark
24 Planet Bollywood
A whole other world
By Muneeb Ansari & Chris Evans
26 Pulling Back the Veil
Responsible science
By Dan Milisavljevic
28 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Incite's Beginnings (But Were Afraid to Ask)
By Matthew Beall & Eric Tam





Volume 11



6 - April 2009
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DEPARTMENTS
3 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
6 Column: Mac in Time
Trivial Pursuits
By Melissa Charenko and Kate Logan
8 Review: Bite-Sized Pieces of Our Heritage
Reviewing Historica Minutes
By Melissa Charenko, Ben Freeman, Anna Kulikov, Hilary Noad, Siva Vijenthira, and Hannah Webb
12 Column: Eat
One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure
By Alex Business and Severin
18 Column: Reframing Hamilton
The Commonplace of Community
By Jeanette Eby

FEATURES
4

Food for Thought
An Interview with Catherine M.A. Wiebe
By Nick Davies

7 Banksy
The World's Most Famous Graffiti Artist
By Marcello Mercanti
10 McMaster Photos
Snapping Around Campus
By the McMaster Photography Association
13 P.O.V.
Original Fiction
By Garnet Johnson-Koehn
14 Skinny Jeans and Batty Boys
Letter from London
By Rob Lederer
16 Life for Less
Hamilton on a Dollar a Day
By Andrew Prine
19 Twitting, Twittering, Twit
The Strange World of Celebrity Twitters
By Katherine Georgious and Raman Nijjar
20 Miss Nippon's Revenge
Original Fiction
By Justina Chong






5 - March 2009
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
12 Wanderings: Irish Pubs
Leprechauns and Taverns and Beers, Oh My!
By Natalie Raso
16 Column: Reframing Hamilton
Hamilton as the Classroom
By Jeanette Eby
18 Column: Mac in Time
The Arts Quad Squad
By Melissa Charenko and Kate Logan

FEATURES
6

On the Road with the Winegusts
A final family adventure to New York City
By Adira Winegust

8 Bigger than Jesus (Literally)
Why were ancient creatures so huge?
By Chris Hilbrecht
9 Ceremonial Showdown
Oscars vs. Basftas
By Sarah Byers and Sabrina Jeria
10 March Memoirs
A grab bag of the month's history
By Anna Kulikov and Andrew Prine
14 Salvia Salvation
A look at the controversial hallucinogenic herb
By Ishani Nath
15 Poetry
Original Poetry
By Paul Huebener and Catherine Zagar
16 Incite Diversions
Comic and crossword
By Nick Davies and Chiara Meneguzzi
20 El Malecón
Photography
By Will van Engen






4 - February 2009
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
6 Review: Hot Chocolate
Reviewing Exotic Chocolates
By Siva Vijenthira
9 Column: Eat
Together, We Make and Break Bread
By Zsuzsi Fodor
16 In Search Of: Blind Dates for Valentine's
Blind Encounters
By Adira Winegust
18 Column: Reframing Hamilton
Wandering and Belonging Together
By Jeanette Eby
22 Column: Mac in Time
Looking for William McMaster
By Melissa Charenko and Kate Logan

FEATURES
8

If a Picture is Taken and No One Sees It...
The Philosophical Implications of Facebook Albums
By Natalie Raso

10 Living the Examined Life
Musings on the Value of Perception
By Carolin von Harsdorf
11 The Naked Eye
The Ongoing Debate Over Fighting in Hockey
By Marcello Mercanti
12 Keep on Barack-ing in the Free World
An Obama Inauguration Road Trip Logbook
By Patrick Byrne
19 All My Single Ladies... and Gentlemen
Living the Single Life
By Sabrina Falco
20 A Sweet Concoction of Sorts
Original Fiction
By Garnet Johnson-Koehn
24 Wintry Harbour
Original Photography
By Will van Engen






3 - December 2008
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
6 Review: Shelf Life
Reviewing Hamilton Grocers
By Hilary Noad and Hannah Webb
11 Column: Reframing Hamilton
On Listening
By Jeanette Eby
14 Interview: Checkin' Him Twice
Hamilton's Mall Santas
By Chris Hilbrecht and Andrew Prine
19 Column: Mac in Time
School Spirit, Then and Now
By Melissa Charenko and Kate Logan
21 Column: Eat
This Food's Got Soul
By Zsuzsi Fodor

FEATURES
8

Dance With Me
Original Fiction
By Daniel Carens-Nedelsky

10 Renewing Democracy
Reflections on the American Election
By Nick Davies
12 McMaster Photos
Snapping Around Campus
By the McMaster Photography Association
16 Debate: Invasion of the Google Mind-Snatchers
Is the Internet Making Us Stupider?
By Chris Hilbrecht and Mary Yang
18 Crossword
Playful Puzzles
By Joyce Li, Chiara Meneguzzi and Will van Engen
22 We Know What You're Doing
Original Fiction
By Garnet Johnson-Koehn
24 First Dream of Winter
Original Poetry
By Catherine Zagar






2 - November 2008
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
8 Wanderings: James Street North Art Crawl
High Art in the Hammer
By Sabrina Falco and Natalie Raso
9 Wanderings: Carluke Orchards
Apple Pie: the most delicious cliché
By Catherine Zagar
10 Interview: Dr. Atif Kubursi on the Credit Crisis
Incite's asks about the credit crisis
By Resham Ejaz and Shohinee Sarma
18 Column: Mac in Time
McMaster at War
By Melissa Charenko and Kate Logan
19 Column: Reframing Hamilton
Love is Extravagant
By Jeanette Eby
22 Column: Eat
My Mom's Dream of Chickens
By Zsuzsi Fodor

FEATURES
6

Scrutinizing Saturday Mornings
The Serious World of Children's Television
By Katherine Georgious and Ishani Nath

12 McMaster Photos
Snapping Around Campus
By the McMaster Photography Association
14 MACouture
Incite Investigates Student Fashion
By Anna Kulikov, Teanna Lobo and Tajana Ristic
16 The Bear on the Roof
Original Fiction
By Garnet Johnson-Koehn
20 Letter from Sweden
Behind the IKEA Curtain
By Will Goldbloom
23 Diversions
Comics and Maze
By Nick Davies, Chris Hilbrecht and Andrew Prine
24 The Monarch
Original Poetry
By Paul Huebener






1 - October 2008
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
8 Column: Mac in Time
Edificial Intelligence
By Melissa Charenko and Kate Logan
10 Review: Hamilton's Iffy Eateries
When Sketch and Fetch Collide
by Sabrina Falco and Natalie Raso
14 Column: Eat
Sex Workers Go Organic
By Zsuzsi Fodor
20 Column: Reframing Hamilton
Engaging with the Random
By Jeanette Eby

FEATURES
6 Letter From: A Biking Viking
From Ottawa to Halifax on Two Wheels
By Dave Matyas
9 Comics
Incite Funnies
By Nick Davies and Carolin von Harsdorf
12 Arts Spread
By Jamie Cheung, Sasha Klein, and Heather Smith
15 Rocket On
The Relevance of Space Exploration Today
By Yang Lei and Hilary Noad
16 Electoral Dysfunction
Incite's History of Dirty Politics
By Anna Kulikov, Raman Nijjar, and Andrew Prine
18 Itch
Original Fiction
By Garnet Johnson-Koehn and Tajana Ristic
21 Just Watch Me
Incite interviews Bob Logan
By Siva Vijenthira
22 Halloween: Sweet or Saccharine?
An Incite Debate
By Carolin von Harsdorf and Catherine Zagar
23 The Shell
Original Poetry
By Paul Huebener
24 Hamilton
Original photography
By Will van Engen





Volume 10



6 - April 2008
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
8 Review: Romance Language
The sexy, sexy world of romance novels
By Andrew Prine, Hannah Webb, Chris Evans, Chris Hilbrecht, Yang Lei and Ben Freeman
16 Column: Trappings
Night
By Siva Vijenthira
18 In Search Of: Psychics!
Going on a clairvoyage
By Elise McCormick, Tamara Sandor, and Anne van Koeverden
27 Column: Myths
The Tavern
By Nick Davies

FEATURES
6

Garden of Eden
A trip to the Royal Botanical Gardens
By Chris Hilbrecht

10 Globalising the Ivory Tower
University systems worldwide
By Muneeb Ansari, Julie Compton and Jordan Mackenzie
12 Union Joke
Appreciating one of Britain's finest exports
By Katie Huth and Noel Iverson
14 Ogygia
Original fiction
By Anonymous
17 The evolution of the engineer
Looking past the red suits
By Stephanie Tom
20 Mobilising the Middle Class
An interview with Deirdre Pike
By Jeanette Eby and Zsuzsi Fodor
22 Letter from Mount Ararat
Nadine Bukhman describes her journey
By Nadine Bukhman
23 Comic
"Rare Lenience" by Nick Davies
By Nick Davies
24 Europop Tarts
A guide to the Eurovision Song Contest
By Ana Nikolic
28 Before Night Falls
Original poetry
By Nicole Grimaldi






5 - March 2008
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
15 In Search Of: Study space on campus
Finding that perfect nook
By Ben Freeman and Hilary Noad
18 Review: The Human Conditioner
Incite tries out shampoo, so you don't have to
By Ishani Nath and Andrew Prine
20 Column: Trappings
Accent Grave
By Siva Vijenthira
25 Column: Myths
The Gate
By Nick Davies

FEATURES
6

Malice in Wonderland
Why we should appreciate Sarah Silverman
By Laurence Scott

7 I don't want to sell handicrafts
Looking beyond victimhood
By Kerry Scott
8 Impostor Syndrome
On the pitfalls of graduate school
By Sarah Roger
10 Love in the Digital Age
Why breaking up is hard to do
By Ying Ying Li
12 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Incite
The word from two of Incite's founders
By Matt Beall and Eric Tam
16 Letter from San Francisco
Graduate school, West-Coast style
By Jacob Stewart-Ornstein
21 Ode 2 Britney
Original Poetry
By Tamara Sandor
22 Confessions of a TA
A TA dishes the dirt on how to manipulate
By Dan Milisavljevic
24 Womb Raider
Or, the art of keeping things going
By David Mackenzie
26 The River Stynx
Digging into the bowels of the cruise ship world
By Patrick Byrne
29 Tastes like White Things
Original fiction
By Catherine M.A. Wiebe
30 Gray Matter
Confessions of a McMaster graduate
By John Wyeth
32 Happy 10th Birthday Incite!
Original art
By Jenny Zhan






4 - February 2008
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
6 Column: Trappings
The World Wide Web of Lies
By Siva Vijenthira
8 Review: Potent Potables
Incite investigates neglected spirits of the LCBO
compiled by Kate MacKeracher
16 In Search Of: People-watching
Campus Creepers
By Katie Huth and Raman Nijjar
23 Column: Myths
A Statistical Anomaly
By Nick Davies

FEATURES
7 On Mouths
Kissing versus biting
By Justina Chong
10 In the Land of Giants
On being short
By Jordan Mackenzie
11 Turn the Taxi to the Lounge to Boogie-Woogie
Original Fiction
By Catherine M.A. Wiebe
12 Letter from: Tanzania
Volunteering in Morogoro
By Ariel Wilson
14 Covering Our Tracks
On drugs and literature
By Rob Lederer
15 Comic
Rare Lenience
By Nick Davies
18 Confessions of a Medical School Applicant
From a disgruntled applicant
20 Dreading Doomsday
Apocalypse Now?
By Zsuzsi Fodor, Chris Hilbrecht, and Hannah Webb
22 Rainy Morning
Original Poetry
By Jessica Schular
24 Kensington Market
Original photography
By Danielle Giroux






3 - December 2007
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
6 Column: Trappings
Go Hug Yourself
By Siva Vijenthira
20 Toolbox: Instant gravy
How to make fast cash
By Chris Hilbrecht, Rob Lederer, Jordan MacKenzie and Andrew Prine
23 Column: Myths
E-Frankenstein, or, The Postmodern Prometheus
By Nick Davies

FEATURES
7 The Art of Followership
Do we need a followership programme?
By Kate MacKeracher
8 Letter from: Brazil
Adventures in Brazil
By Caroline Landau
10 Debate: Controlling Cyberspace
Who controls the Internet?
By Muneeb Ansari and Ana Nikolic
12 Poetry
Original verse
By Justina Chong
14 More Pennies for Our Thoughts
Three positions on rising tuition
By Chris Evans and Zsuzsi Fodor
17 Comic
Rare Lenience
By Nick Davies
18 Stories to Tell Each other where we Came From
Original Fiction
By Catherine M.A. Wiebe
22 A View from the Top
The Trials of being a Tall Girl
By Vasiliki Bednar and Katie Merchant
24 Photography: Blueberries
Original photography
By Christa Hirsch






2 - November 2007
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
14 Toolbox: You Got Game?
Gaming for n00bs
By Andrew Carreiro
22 Wanderings: Bingo Dabblers
Is happiness really shouting "Bingo"?
By Robyn Guyatt, Adam Lewis, and Laura McGhie
23 Column: Myths
The Mongrel
By Nick Davies

FEATURES
8 Perspective: Seedy Release
A foray into Hamilton's Central Spa
By Oliver Edson
8 Feature: Socializing Science
Incite explores scientific literacy
By Insiya Essajee, Nicholas Holm, and Katie Huth
11 Photo Essay: Visions of Burma
Two people, two perspectives, one photo essay
By Jesse Bauman and William van Engen
16 Perspective: Sleeping Lessons
Dreaming up new sleep patterns
By Ben Freeman
17 Miscellany
Rare Lenience and Poetry
By Nick Davies, Justina Chong
18 Review: Finding McMaster's Hotbed of Hotties
Discovering the best pick-up spots on campus
By Teal Booth and Caroline Olsen
20 Letter from: the Arctic
Adventures in the Far North
By Dave Matyas
24 Poetry: In the Barrios
Original poetry
By Lyndall Schumann






1 - October 2007
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
8 Column: Trappings
I'd Tap That
By Siva Vijenthira
9 Wanderings: The Mills Archives
Incite ventures into the McMaster Archives
By Patrick Byrne and Kate Mackeracher
23 Column: Myths
The Encounter
By Nick Davies

FEATURES
6 Review: Scents for Cents
Incite sniffs around for the perfect cologne
By Zsuzsi Fodor, Ben Freeman and Chris Hilbrecht
10 Fiction: Present Imperfect
Original fiction
By Catherine M.A. Wiebe
12 Perspective: Love Letter to New Orleans
Tings Chak experiences the Big Easy
By Tings Chak
14 Musings: Up Close and Personal
A history of the kiss
By Rob Lederer
15 Comic: Rare Lenience
Original comic
By Nick Davies
16 Perspective: Artful Dodgers
Scoping out the graffiti around campus
By Chris Evans, Cory Ruff and Hannah Webb
18 Perspective: It's A Hard-Knock Life
Making your debut in Canadian Theatre
By Julia Lederer
21 Poetry: Living Off the Land
Original poetry
By Cassandra Tilson
22 Perspective: Sustenance for Sustainability
Why you should eat local
By Vasiliki Bednar





Volume 9



6 - April 2007
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
21 Column: Digitize Me, Captain
Procrastination 101
By Andrew Carreiro
24 Review: The Joy of Cheese
Deliciously cheesy
By Kate MacKeracher and Catherine M.A. Wiebe
27 Column: Pop
To pop or not to pop
By Rob Lederer

FEATURES
6 Interview: Wall-To-Wall with Peter George
Sitting down with the Prez of Mac
By Rahim Jamal and Kerry Scott
8 Debate: Dealing With Drugs
Should Canada legalize narcotics?
By Muneeb Ansari and Katie Huth
12 Feature: Get Hammered
Cool Hamilton stuff for a hot summer
By Nick Davies, Erin Dunham, and Jeanette Eby
14 Photos: Living in Red
A photo essay
By Stephanie VandenBerg
18 Letter From: Notes from the Road
Pakistan to Nepal to India
By Adam Scott
22 Fiction: Whirr-Click
Original fiction
By Daniel Rosen
23 Perspective: CPAC
Reality TV since before it was cool
By Ben Freeman
28 In Search of: Getting Ink Done
For the perfect tattoo
By Emma Love






5 - March 2007
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
6 Letter From: Belgium
Land of chocolate and beer
By Scott Lemoine
17 Column: Digitize Me, Captain
The down low on DRM
By Andrew Carreiro
18 Wanderings: Mac's Little Brother
Wandering through Mowhawk
By Zsuzsi Fodor and Katie Huth
27 Column: Pop
Sermon on the Tube
By Rob Lederer

FEATURES
8 Musings: Move over Joan Rivers
Celebrity Blogs
By Vanessa Wynn-Williams
10 Feature: The F-Word
Modern feminism
By Anna Strathy, Maya Borooah, and Leila Beheshti
14 Musings: Planet Bollywood
A whole other world
By Muneeb Ansari and Chris Evans
19 Perspective: Power to the People
Engineers without Borders
By Shobhit Shanker
20 Debate: A Non-lethal Issue
Are non-lethal weapons the lesser evil?
By Erin Dunham and Patrick Egit
24 Wanderings: Through the Fiberglass
A day in Second Life
By Ana Nikolic
26 Toolbox: Living La Vida Lava
Adventures on Lavalife
By Alanna Courtright and Manisha Phadnis






4 - February 2007
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
10 Wanderings: Hamilton Landmarks
I am on fire and have dangerous cargo; keep clear
By Ben Freeman, Robyn Guyatt, and Laura McGhie
17 Column: Digitize Me, Captain
Gaming Consoles
By Andrew Carreiro
24 Letter From: Cuba
I am here...
By Maria Trimble
27 Column: Pop
Confessions of a Serial Starter
By Rob Lederer

FEATURES
6 Feature: Searching for Sustainability
McMaster's shameful environmental practices
By Kerry Scott
12 Musing: Unravelling the Hour
On time
By Sam Green
16 Interview: Defying the Israeli Defense Force
Incite talks to Jonathan Ben-Artzi
By Muneeb Ansari
18 Day in the Life: Boxing Daze
Shopping with the Jamals
By Rahim Jamal
21 In Memoriam: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
For a great man
By Jeanette Eby
24 Perspective: Whose Tube?
Activism on YouTube
By Saurabh Chitnis
25 Perspective: Resurrecting the Christian Left?
It's Alive! Somewhere...
By Kate MacKeracher and Jacob Stewart-Ornstein
28 Original Fiction: Dictionary of Loss
The last thing she forgot was how to speak
By Catherine M.A. Fox-Wiebe






3 - December 2006
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
12 Letter From India
It's India Baby!
By Vass Bednar and Graham Jenner
23 Column: Pop
Internet Idol
By Rob Lederer
24 Poetry: In the city
Original Poetry
By Rebecca Wood

FEATURES
6 Review: Beer Beyond Quarters
Your guide to Hamilton's dive bars
By Anna Strathy and Vanessa Wynn-Williams
8 Feature: Ungrateful Guests
Does McMaster have an obligation to Hamilton?
By Katie Huth and Rahim Jamal
14 Perspective: Full House or Three's Company?
Incite discusses student living arrangements
By Chris Evans, Zsuzsi Fodor, and Debjani Poddar
16 Debate: Smarter Spending: Legislating Accountable Foreign Aid?
Prioritizing poverty or waste of paper
By Ana Nikolic and Stephanie Tom
19 Letter From: Nitty Gritty at the United Nations
On the ground at the climate change conference in Nairobi
By Zoë Caron
20 Toolbox: Buy a Computer, not a Headache
Advice on getting a new laptop or desktop
By Andrew Carreiro
22 Perspective: Minding Multiculturalism
Does Christmas belong in schools?
By Andrea Simon






2 - November 2006
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
10 Letter From Norway
A Mac student in Bergen
By Brad Wentworth
21 Wanderings: Falling for the Falls
The ups and downs of Hamilton's many waterfalls
By Jeanette Eby, Zsuzsi Fodor, and Katie Huth
23 Column: Pop
Lingo in Limbo
By Rob Lederer
24 Poetry: I Found Your Blue
for Miles Davis
By Alexis Motuz

FEATURES
6 Feature: Hamilton Votes
A primer on the upcoming municipal election
By Muneeb Ansari, Sam Green, Meaghan Smith, and Jacob Stewart-Ornstein
8 Perspective: Fan-dom of the Opera
Your guide to student opera appreciation
By Chris Evans
12 Fiction: Imaginative Geography
A treeplanting tale
By Nikol Harber
16 Perspective: Beasley Blossoms
Exploring a comunity garden for Hamilton's immigrants
By Debjani Poddar, Sugandha Nagpal, and Ana Nikolic
18 Review: Bangs For Your Buck
Hairdressers of Hamilton
By Emma Love
20 Interview: Big Man on Campus
Stephen Lewis on social activism
By Sam Green, Kerry Scott, and Jacob Stewart-Ornstein
22 Arts: Art Attack on Mac
The McMaster art scene
By Elaine Logie






1 - October 2006
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
5 Wanderings: An Organic Experience
Plan B Organic Farms
By Kerry Scott
12 Letter From Lebanon
In the summer of 2006
By Sam Green
23 Column: Pop
...and all you got was that stupid T-shirt?
By Rob Lederer

FEATURES
6 Toolbox: School Runnings
Staying fit on campus
By Alice Honig and Katie Smith
8 Feature: Who Rules the School?
The search for new faces in Canadian politics
By Saurabh Chitnis, Ben Freeman, Emma Love, and Jacob Stewart-Ornstein
14 Perspective: The McMaster Etiquette Manifesto
Etiquette solutions for student dilemmas
By Anna Strathy and Vanessa Wynn-Williams
16 Interview: Fighting the Big Guns
Dr. Joanna Santa Barbara on the prevention of nuclear war
By Jeanette Eby and Zsuzsi Fodor
18 Review: Fear and Lattés on Las Campus
An increasingly jittery review of coffee shops
By Nick Davies, Robyn Guyatt, and Laura McGhie
20 Debate: Canada's Military Presence in Afghanistan
Should I stay or should I go?
By Muneeb Ansari and Katie Huth
24 Poetry: A Manhattan Affair
Original Poetry
By Parker Bell





Volume 8



6 - April 2006
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
11 Column: Rock of Ages
Denoument
By Claire Marie Blaustein
17 Perspective: Parks for People
Amsterdam, Jane Jacobs, and a plan for parks
By Elisa Penn and Alex Patterson
23 Column: Pop
Ain't No Party Like a Mario Party
By Rob Lederer
24 Wanderings: Parks I have been
Original Poetry
By Catherine M.A. Wiebe

FEATURES
6 Toolbox: Tea for Two
The history and culture of tea
By Dana Phillips and Kerry Scott
8 Feature: Blurred Vision
A look at Hamilton's sustainable future plans
By Katie Huth, Sam Green, Kerry Scott, and Jacob Stewart-Ornstein
12 Review: Sugar and Ice and All Things Nice
The good, the bad, and the ugly of ice creams
By Kate MacKeracher
14 Debate: Aid for Hamas: Will Good Will or Extremism Amass?
Should Canada continue to give foreign aid to Palestine?
By Muneeb Ansari and Nick Davies
18 Letter From: Ghana
Adventures of an exchange student in Africa
By Jonathan Millard
20 Interview: Translating Experience
A chat with McMaster's Writer in Residence Nooshin Salari
By Jeanette Eby and Laura Tomalty






5 - March 2006
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
10 Wanderings: Navigating the Beasly Neighbourhood
A tour of Hamilton's shabbier parts
By Jeanette Eby
15 Column: Rock of Ages
Definitely the Opera
By Claire Marie Blaustein
23 Column: Pop
Playlist of the Past
By Rob Lederer

FEATURES
6 Interview: The Faces of Westdale Retail
Conversations with local shopkeepers
By Nick Davies
12 Letter From: Israel
Experiences in the holy land
By Randi Gordner
16 Toolbox: When love Don't Pay The Bills
How to manage your money
By Kerry Scott
18 Fiction: Salt Bread
Original fiction
20 Debate: Iranian Nuclear Power
Sovereign right or smokescreen?
By Ben Freeman and Muneeb Ansari
24 Poetry: The heat and the Harbour Front
A poem
By Rivka Birkan






4 - February 2006
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
11 Column: Rock of Ages
Young Person's Guide to the Opera
By Claire Marie Blaustein
18 Wanderings: Testing the Waters
Hamilton Harbour on a frigid afternoon
By Jeanette Eby and Zsuzsi Fodor
23 Column: Pop
Love is in the Airwaves
By Rob Lederer
24 What If: There was a giant slide down the mountain?
Original art
By Boram Ham

FEATURES
6 Review: Midnight Munchies
Takeout in the wee hours
By Kate MacKeracher
8 Debate: Rethinking Representation
Should Canada have proportional representation?
By Nick Davies and Patrick Egit
12 Toolbox: The Final Fieldtrip
Europe on a budget
By Emma Love and Hayley Watson
14 Feature: Err-otropolis?
What is up with the Hamilton Airport development
By Kathryn Smith and Muneeb Ansari
20 Interview: Rwandan Restitution
International lawyer James Stewart
By Kerry Scott






3 - December 2005
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
12 Wanderings: Art in the Heart
James St. art galleries
By Anna Strathy
17 Column: Rock of Ages
This is Your Brain on Music
By Claire Marie Blaustein
23 Column: Pop
Facebooks in a Crowd
By Rob Lederer
24 What If: Lime Ridge mall was made of limes?
Original art
By Irfan Pirbhai

FEATURES
6 Feature: Burlington Bound?
McMaster's plans for a Burlington satellite campus
By Emma Love and Hayley Watson
10 Letter From: Paris
In the City of Light
By Angie Ng
14 Toolbox: Got Bread?
How to rise to the occasion
By Jacob Stewart-Ornstein and Catherine M.A. Weibe
18 Review: Boozing on a Budget
The Cheapest Wine since Jesus went to Weddings
By Kate MacKeracher
20 Interview: Activating Activism
Getting involved at the grassroots level
By Zsuzsi Fodor






2 - November 2005
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Happenings: Minutes from Last Month
Selected news from near and far
10 Wanderings: Night Owls
Hamilton after midnight
By Patrick Egit and Zsuzsi Fodor
15 Column: Rock of Ages
Pod People and Mahler Mavens
By Claire Marie Blaustein
19 Column: Pop
Twenty-five Things I Hate About Me
By Rob Lederer
20 What If: Animals Took Back Red Hill Valley?
Original art
By Katie McCoy

FEATURES
6 Toolbox: Play That Funky Music
On becoming a DJ
By Hayley Watson
8 Review: Rate my Room
The best and the worst of McMaster classrooms
By Nick Davies, Miguel Garcia, Kate MacKeracher, Ana Nikolic, and Kerry Scott
12 Interview: Embracing Immigrants
SISO's Loyd Kibaara
By Kerry Scott
16 Debate: Interrogating Immigration
Canada's future immigration policy
By Anna Strathy and Jeanette Eby


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