What exactly is SAMU?
From student government and advocacy to food supports, campus events, and the Griff, here’s how the Students’ Association of MacEwan University operates.... Read more.
Behind closed doors: How accessible is MacEwan’s board of governors?
Despite the impact of the board’s decisions, there is still a gap in public access.... Read more.
Alberta student aid changes could leave students with funding gaps
Higher student contributions and the return of parental and spousal income calculations raise affordability concerns.... Read more.
“Welcome to God’s Country”: U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra downs a 9 a.m. whisky shot at annual Pacific NorthWest Economic Region in Edmonton.
Ambassador Hoekstra urged Canadian leaders to better sell the country’s economic strengths before capping off his discussion with a cross-border whisky toast.... Read more.
Federal government announces $289 million in research funding at MacEwan University
Federal spending supports nearly 1800 social sciences and humanities research projects across Canada, including several at MacEwan... Read more.
Two MacEwan alumni appointed to the board of governors
Lorne Gladu and Karen Jeu join MacEwan’s highest governing body as alumni representatives.... Read more.
SAMU executives absent from Premier’s KDays Breakfast following last year’s advocacy effort
Last year’s executives used the event to advocate for students to provincial officials. This year’s committee opted out of attendance.... Read more.
City of Edmonton announces 500 new downtown student housing units
The initiative includes a 10-year affordability requirement.... Read more.
Budget 2026 and the Mintz Panel: What Alberta’s overhaul means for universities
Budget 2026 signals a change for Alberta universities.... Read more.
MacEwan Residence takes over lost and found during security renovations in Robbins
Lost and found service is expected to be handed back to campus security in July.... Read more.
SAMU Executive Committee Profiles: President
SAMU Executive Committee President: Olda Ayodeji, Nathan Poon, and Izzy Reyes.... Read more.
Royal Alexandra Hospital supervised consumption site closure prompts critique of Alberta government’s push to recovery-only models
The site was the first hospital-based supervised consumption site in North America.... Read more.
Who’s keeping print alive? How some of Edmonton’s hyper-local publications continue to operate
In a world where getting your news often means checking your phone, some publications are still pushing papers around their neighbourhoods.... Read more.
MacEwan students march in support of Trans Day of Remembrance.
Members of the CSGD queer leadership team organized a march to remember the lives lost this year.... Read more.
Andrew Knack sworn in as Edmonton’s new mayor, pledging collaboration and compassion
Edmonton’s 37th mayor was sworn in amidst performances and speeches at City Hall on October 29.... Read more.
Longtime Towers bartender resigns amid disputes with Aramark
After 13 years behind the bar, Jill Brekke says mismanagement and missing gratuities mark a shift in culture at MacEwan’s campus pub.... Read more.
How artificial is our love?
Having a relationship with an AI LLM is a complicated, strange, and ultimately new trend — is it benign or beneficial? Amanda Erickson Illustration by Evelina... Read more.
SAMU reshapes how student groups operate, from funding deadlines to cap on executives
The student groups’ entrance in the SAMU building. Amanda Erickson/The Griff The new rules challenge groups while aiming for fairness. Amanda Erickson Photo... Read more.
The Edmonton Pride Parade is back and better than ever
Edmonton’s Pride Parade hits the streets after a 7-year hiatus. Text and photos by Amanda Erickson/TheGriff After nearly eight years, Edmonton’s Pride Parade... Read more.
MacEwan, downtown and the community revitalization levy
Graphic by Forrester Toews/The Griff, Photos by Amanda Erickson/The Griff What is the CRL, and how does it change the downtown landscape around MacEwan? This past... Read more.
What you missed at the Mitchell: Those mountains of shadows and valleys of light
Artist Anna Binta Diallo reframes maps and memory. PHOTO: Detail shot of Sediments and sky in Topographies by Anna Binta Diallo. Amanda Erickson/The Griff. From... Read more.
MacEwan’s silent summer
A July evening on campus.... Read more.
“A cautious approach” Alberta’s 2025 budget buckles up for tariffs
Spending on higher education plateaus Budget 2025 sees Alberta’s spending slow down as shrinking oil prices, and looming tariff threats are expected to deflate... Read more.
OPINION: The press doesn’t need democracy, but democracy needs the press
People insist on making a connection between journalism and democracy in the North American media sphere, with democracy being viewed as the freedom of the people,... Read more.
A look at MacEwans Car Community
Originally published on January 1, 2025. CORRECTION: The photo of Simar Nayar’s BMW 335is is misattributed. The photo is by Leo, or @flickz.lp on Instagram.... Read more.
Only rizzlers in Ohio can read this…
Originally published on October 1, 2024 Folks, I hate to admit it, but we’re getting old. The days of slaying are fading away and the concept of serving tea has... Read more.
Makerspace Makeover
Originally published on September 1, 2024 Along the walls of the Makerspace lay an array of whiteboards with hastily written messages, accompanied by a pile labelled... Read more.
Sephora kids: what the fuck!
Recall the early 2000s with me quickly. Chunky, bedazzled Nokias that could withstand the force of one thousand drunk partygoers when you (inevitably) lose it on... Read more.
First-year MacEwan students discuss lack of educational and emotional support throughout the pandemic.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, students felt the burden of a lack of support on their backs. The students were thrust into a new, unfamiliar online education... Read more.