''The Silhouette'' (founded circa 1930) is a student newspaper at
McMaster University
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, located in
Hamilton,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. The masthead staff consists of the Editor-in-Chief, a recently graduated student from McMaster, and approximately 15 paid full-time students. The newspaper is published every Thursday during the academic year, and once during each summer month. The circulation is 3,000 copies per week. The paper contains six major sections; news, opinions, sports, features, arts and culture, and Humans of McMaster.
The paper switched from broadsheet quarter fold to tabloid in August, 2014. In September, 2021, the paper switched from tabloid to 8.5x11" in order to focus on rebranding the ''Sil'' in an accessible format.
Among the student population at McMaster, the paper is known as ''the Sil''.
Currently, the paper has shifted its focus to a heavier online presence in order to become more accessible and grow with the ever-changing media landscape.
Notable contributors
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Peter Calamai (June 23, 1943 – January 22, 2019), a science journalist who served as editor-in-chief of ''The Silhouette'' during his time at McMaster.
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Gary Lautens (November 3, 1928 – February 1, 1992), a Canadian humorist and newspaper columnist who wrote for the ''
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and pa ...
''.
*
Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946), a Canadian actor, comedian and writer.
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Dave Thomas (born May 20, 1949), a Canadian comedian and actor.
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Keiko Margaret Lyons (born Nov 21, 1923), a former Vice President of CBC.
See also
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List of student newspapers in Canada
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List of newspapers in Canada
This list of newspapers in Canada is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Canada. Daily newspapers
Local weeklies
Alberta
* Airdrie – '' Airdrie Echo''
* Bashaw – '' Bashaw Star''
* Bassano – ''Bassano Times''
* Beaumont †...
References
External links
''The Silhouette''Dancing to Our Own Rhythm
at the Silhouette Newspaper (McMaster University ''Dance Brain'' Project)
Student newspapers published in Ontario
Newspapers published in Hamilton, Ontario
McMaster University
Newspapers established in 1930
Weekly newspapers published in Ontario
1930 establishments in Ontario
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