Winter Fest 2026 was insane. What did it mean to students?
Inji at Winter Fest 2026 by Katrina Hay A summary of the event and an investigation of how it contributes to student life. Fall Fest’s smaller and colder counterpart, Winter Fest, hit The Starlite Room on Jan. 16. The event happens every year, but 2026’s show truly brought the heat. With a vibrant setlist featuring various genres from Pertinence, PARTYOF2, INJI, and charlieonnafriday, this year’s show had something for everyone. The vast majority of MacEwan students know about Fall Fest, but Winter Fest doesn’t seem to hold the same traction. According to Courtney Milford, SAMU’s event producer and one of four people who make up the students’ association’s events team, the budget for Fall Fest is simply larger because of the...
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Christenson family name removed from MacEwan Centre for Sport and Wellness
(Left) Centre for Sport and Wellness sign with the Christenson Family name on Nov. 12, 2025. Thai Sirikoone/the Griff. (Right) Centre for Sport and Wellness sign without the Christenson Family...
Allard Hall is a really blank canvas
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MacEwan will continue to follow controversial trans athlete legislation with proposed policy
MacEwan University. Amanda Erickson/The Griff The Fairness and Safety in Sport Act requires women and girls in sports to provide documentation of their sex to participate. MacEwan University says...
Home Front’s ‘Watch it Die’, is the 80’s ranting about mortality and I love it.
Photo by Matthew Kadi The Edmonton pop-punk band Home Front released their sophomore album, ‘Watch it die’, which is an exploration of mortality, but not just the idea of dying as a person,...
MacEwan revises sexual violence policy
The MacEwan clocktower. Amanda Erickson/The Griff MacEwan University recently completed a fully comprehensive revision of it’s sexual violence policy that included three major changes that align...
Griffins cruise to two straight victories over Trinity Western Spartans as playoffs grow closer this past weekend
Images are of an earlier-season game against TWU. Photos courtesy of James Maclennan. Kadyn Chabot scored twice and Myles Gauld and Vincent Scott each had three-point nights in the second of two...
Chabot makes record breaking goal, MacEwan wins 7-4 barn burner vs Trinity West
Images are of an earlier-season game against TWU. Photos courtesy of James Maclennan. Kadyn Chabot breaks single season goal record A third period three-goal surge wasn’t enough for the Trinity...
Alberta Number One review.
Image stills and poster from Alberta Number One provided to the Griff by Pender PR. Alberta-inspired film has its Edmonton premiere at the Metro Cinema. Alberta Number One, directed by Alexander...
SAMU chief returning officer report provides recommendations for future students’ council elections
Photo by Amanda Erickson/The Griff CRO Josh Stock’s report highlights some inconsistencies in the SAMU Elections and Referenda policy and procedure. It has been almost two months since the new...
Career misconceptions: What the media and general public get wrong
The Griff talks to four MacEwan students in four different programs/majors, and asked what media, television, or simply the general public gets wrong about your field of study Have you ever...
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