If there is life out in our universe, NASA is sure to find it. A recent planet discovery conducted by NASA shows that earth may indeed have a “twin” planet. This planet, or Kepler-22b was found in the centre of the “Goldilocks” zone. Kepbler-22b is a planet that may hold the essentials to life, such as water.
“The answer to whether it would be fit for Earth-type life of any kind would need knowing what its surface composition is,” said Bill Harris, a Physics and Astronomy professor at McMaster University. “We don’t know anything…

Club Gain isn’t your typical social group.  Ran out of the Delta United Church in downtown Hamilton, Club Gain is a social group for young adults with disabilities.  The club started eight years ago after founders Shonna Sager and her mother discovered there were no social groups for young people between the ages of 14 and 26.
The club is entirely parent and worker free; volunteers are what keep the club running.  Currently, with only five or six consistent volunteers, Club Gain is running the risk of being shut down.
“We have advertised at…

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mohawk’s varsity basketball teams headed across town for their last game before the Christmas break. Both teams were victorious over the Redeemer Royals.
The women took the floor first and handed the Royals their ninth straight loss with a convincing 81-60 win. The women improved to 5-4 for the first half of the season while the Royals are still winless at 0-9.
The Mountaineers had points from 10 different players with Daniella Randazzo leading the way with 15.
The men, after struggling…

Every movement has its detractors, and the Occupy movement is no different. It may, in fact, be worse. There’s a tendency among many, from casual observers to the main target of ire (the “1%”), to dismiss the protestors as a group of shiftless hippies; drum circle riff-raff who need to suck it up and get a job.
And if one picks out certain protestors, it’s an easy assumption to back up. Walk up to x number of protestors at any event and you’re bound to find one who can’t verbalize why s/he’s protesting before…

On Friday Dec. 2 the public relations program at Mohawk College is putting on a charity entertainment night for The Jack Project. The charity raises mental health awareness for suicide prevention.
“It helps youth who are transitioning from high school to post secondary education,” said Kait Hunt, who is planning the charity night. “They also provide information for parents and teachers. They partnered up with the Kids Help Line.”
Hunt said she heard about the charity from her mother. The planning began with a class project where she was to pick a charity to…

People drinking one too many candy cane martinis this holiday season can get home safely on the cheap.
Operation Red Nose is a volunteer service in Burlington that picks up people and their cars, and drives them home for free in an effort to thwart impaired driving.
2011 marks the third year that Operation Red Nose has been in Burlington. The service started in Quebec in 1984 as a fundraiser for Laval University’s swim team.
Chairman of the Burlington branch, Jim Francis, says it’s about giving people more choices.
“I think people appreciate that…

Nestled in the corner of the university’s Student Centre, Occupy McMaster is no longer simply another collection of protestors against economic injustice. To the students who make up the protest, their sit-in has taken on a quality different from other occupations.
“It’s a student version of it, so it addresses university issues in particular, but we also address issues on a broader scale,” said one student, who did not want to be named.  “For me personally, so far I see nothing but positive things coming from it. It’s a good place to share art,…

Third year Advertising students made a clean sweep at the Canadian Marketing Association Awards, taking gold, silver and bronze in the Creative and Marketing categories for university and college students.
“It’s pretty much the Oscars of our industry,” said creative advertising professor Jef Petrossi.  “The fact that we won six awards is fantastic for attracting new students to the program.”
“I’m extremely proud of my whole group,” said Sean Simons, who was a member of the bronze metal creative team.  “The fact that we fell short doesn’t even matter, because other members of our…

Electronic waste, or e-waste for short, is quickly becoming a problem worldwide. Things such as old televisions, computers, tablets, cell phones and more are harming the health of those around us due to the way we discard them.
“It is important to discard of our unused electronics responsibly because of the health effects that could be the outcome of toxins that leach into our ground water and vegetation which is then consumed by the community,” said a Professor of Sociology at Mohawk College, Shaun Iles.
For the time being this electronic waste that is being created is simply…

Getting paid to vacation was something 24-year-old Kate McKenna never thought would happen to her.
“It all started thanks to an e-mail from my Dad’s friend. He knew I’d been doing online work with the Hamilton Ticats and thought that the Transat opportunity might be one I was interested in.”
Once beating out two thousand other applicants, Kate found out she got the all expenses paid, $40,000-a-year job in a final ‘mock’ interview.
The ten finalists were asked to promote a local tourist spot. Kate produced a winning tourist video for Hamilton’s Hutch’s on…