The Silhouette is a student newspaper at McMaster University

McMaster University

McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...

, located in Hamilton

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The newspaper is published every Thursday during the academic year, and once during each summer month. The circulation is 10,000 copies per week. The paper usually contains four sections; News/Opinion, Inside Out/Business, Sports and Andy.
The paper is a broadsheet quarter fold. Amongst the student population at McMaster the paper is known as the sil.

Notable contributors

• Gary Lautens
  Gary Lautens
  Gary Lautens was a Canadian humorist and newspaper columnist. He wrote for the Toronto Star from 1962 until his death....
  
   (November 3, 1928 - February 1, 1992), a Canadian
  Canada
  Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
  
   humorist and newspaper columnist
  Columnist
  A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
  
   who wrote for the Toronto Star
  Toronto Star
  The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
  
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