I don't know how open this secret is, but McMaster Professors/Alumni earn more than the average doctors and lawyers.

Here is the link; listed in it is the salary of every faculty member at McMaster;
http://www.workingatmcmaster .ca/me...-2011-1-46.pdf

Upper-years, post your tips and 'secrets' here for first-year students to read!

BSB has computer labs that are empty at nights. They close at 11pm on Mon-Thurs though.

If you live in the higher floors of Brandon, hang out near the mailboxes during a fire alarm. You'll stay warm in the winter, you'll be first to know when the alarm stops (it's still audible), and you'll have first dibs on the elevators going up (as long it's before 9pm).

Subway is open 24/7, and "Sub-of-the-day" only changes at 3am.

If you have an exam in IWC, go in through DBAC.

Agenda's that are given out during welcome week have some pretty good coupons.

theres an underground pathway from mary keyes to BSB, and if you keep going in that pathway you can go to abb

Let's make this active again!! It's such a cool thread with great information

The floors in the quad buildings are colour-coded (useful when you get turned around in the basement)!

TSH = Green Stripes
CNH = Brown Stripes
KTH = Black Stripes
Gilmour Hall = All Beige

Originally Posted by AngryBean

If you want to chill and piss off as many people as possible, go to the group study room in the basement of Thode. There you can scream, fight, watch TV, make out loudly and play video games full volume without any consequences... yep, noone will ever tell you to shut up, even in the studying area, they are not even going to replace the hollow walls to soundproof ones.

To clear up the record on this statement:

• If you approach staff at the service desk or email [email protected], we will speak to the individuals making too much noise in the basement. If you email, please be as specific as possible about the location of the noise (a room number is best)
• The group study rooms, while not in an ideal location (surrounding the quiet study area), have been somewhat soundproofed over the last few years. They are better than before, at least.
• The silent study room should absolutely be silent. If that's what you want, please use the room.
• NOT REALLY A SECRET: If other folks are bothering you with noise, but you don't want to complain, we can give you earplugs if you ask at the desk.

If you are frustrated by noise in the quiet study area, please tell us at the desk. Of course the staff can't do anything if they aren't aware there's a problem - it's up to you to let us know. The last thing we want in Thode is pissed off students.

Andrew Colgoni,
Services Librarian,
Thode Library

Borrowed from a thread on r/mcmaster


Brand & Locations
Tim Hortons Vendor IAHS
Tim Hortons Vendor Student Centre
Tim Hortons Vendor DBAC
Tim Hortons Vendor Keyes
Tim Hortons Self Serve IAHS Café
Tim Hortons Self Serve La Piazza
Tim Hortons Self Serve MDCL (Café One)
Starbucks Vendor Student Centre
Williams Vendors HSC
Marley Coffee* Thode Reactor Cafe
MSU Special Student Union Store
Van Houte ETB
Van Houte JHE
Van Houte BSB
Van Houte EMW Bistro
Van Houte Hamilton Hall
Van Houte ???Centro???
??? Bridges

*Yes, for real, the Thode Reactor Cafe has switched to Marley Coffee

Male bathroom in Thode's basement is a constant source of piss smell on the floor. It's 1 door is always open by the janitors, meaning if someone opens the 2nd door you can see guys holding their wieners (some brilliant architecture right there). Also the sink table there always has a puddle there (I don't even know whether it's because the bathroom's users are pigs or because it's broken), kinda like the male bathroom on the 2nd floor of ITB that has been broken for 4 or 5 years now.

Doubt they fixed any of that over the summer.

Originally Posted by GeorgeLucas

Male bathroom in Thode's basement is a constant source of piss smell on the floor. It's 1 door is always open by the janitors, meaning if someone opens the 2nd door you can see guys holding their wieners (some brilliant architecture right there). Also the sink table there always has a puddle there (I don't even know whether it's because the bathroom's users are pigs or because it's broken), kinda like the male bathroom on the 2nd floor of ITB that has been broken for 4 or 5 years now.

Doubt they fixed any of that over the summer.

Um, I'm hoping this thread doesn't become a hate-on for Thode or the libraries. We (the services staff) have very limited say over the custodial care for the library, but we can certainly relay your concerns on, and see if we can't get them resolved.

If you have further suggestions for the University Libraries, please consider using our suggestion tool: http://library.mcmaster.ca/php/suggestionbox.php

Andrew Colgoni
Services Librarian,
Thode Library

All the buildings at McMaster (main campus) connect through an underground tunnel which is used for electrical or mechanical issues.

It's not a secret if there is a door and people take the very public staircase in UH to the top.

this has likely been mentioned before, but there is tunnel connecting Thode and ABB underground

You can go from General Sciences Building 2nd floor to BSB 1st floor.
JHE is connected to JHEA, which is connected (second floor) to ABB, which is connect (basement) to thode.
The Student Centre, TSH, KTH, CNH, Gilmour Hall, University Hall are all connected.

What ever happened to the statue infront of 1280? There was something about engineers having taken it down some how in 2010?

in this location https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/5538848136