What is the process for applying for McMaster's newspaper. I know there is a portion of their website where you post your resume and add a comment but does anyone have any tips and such?

You mean applying to volunteer at the Silhouette, right?

Hello Philip!

If you're interested in writing for the Sil, come see us at Clubsfest on Wednesday, September 8 anywhere between 9 and 3, and we'll give you the low-down on volunteering for us.

If you can't make it to Clubsfest, stop by our office in the basement of the Student's Centre anytime in the next few weeks and chat with anyone there.

Most of the sections haven't yet determined when they will be holding their weekly Section Meetings for volunteers, but those dates should be finalized by next week and, with any luck, we'll publish them in the upcoming edition. Section Meetings are times when you can come and speak with the editors for particular sections about writing specifically for them.

A lot of it depends on which section you want to volunteer for (News, Culture, Arts, Sports, Business, Opinions, etc.)

Do you know which particular area interests you the most?

I have no idea. Ill definitely check you guys out at club fest. Thanks.

I couldn't find you guys at clubsfest. :(

How should I go about volunteering with the sil?

Aww! Yeah, it was a bit crazy around the Student's Centre, so its understandable...

The best way to volunteer is to come out to one of our many volunteer meetings, which vary by day depending on which section you want to write for.

Did you have a particular section in mind?

what if im interested in editing too? is there a way i can get the times and dates to these volunteer meetings?

What if I am interested in editing, too? Is it common for a first-year student to be an editor? Or, are there requisites (member of the team for x amount of years, etc)?

Ooh, opinions. I'm good at those. Tell me more, tell me more!

can we get the dates and times to these volunteer meetings please!


thanks

anybody?

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't answered the questions on the thread yet, but class and the first issue of the paper have been keeping me pretty busy!

Each different section has meetings at different times, depending on when the editors all don't have class. I can tell you that News meets at 130-230 every Friday and my personal office hours are around 2 every day. If you can't make any meeting, shoot us an email and we'll set up a time to sit down and chat (The news email is [email protected]).

You can stop by the office (Room B110 of the student centre, can't miss it) at any time and the editors would be glad to sit down with you and discuss how you'd like to help with the paper!

Every section can use volunteers, so all the help we can get would be much appreciated. All the editing positions are filled, but writers and photographers are always needed.

I hope to see everyone at the section meetings in the coming weeks!

One can find the times when the sections meet here.

News: Fridays @ 12:30 pm

InsideOut: Mondays @ 1:00 pm

Sports: Thursdays @ 2:30 pm

Andy: Mondays @ 1:30 pm

Photo: Fridays @ 3:30 pm

Opinions: Tuesdays @ 2:30

I think they'd love to have you guys at the Sil.

Hmm...it seems that the times I had were from last year?

Originally Posted by zeChinaman

Hmm...it seems that the times I had were from last year?

Haha, yeah, our section meetings have changed a little with a new team coming in.