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Carrie: The Musical finds new life off Broadway

Photo of Carrie: The Musical by Brianne Jang Formerly hailed ‘the worst musical of all time,’ the musical adaptation of a cult film classic has made its way back to the stage. Broadway theatre is the highest level of musical theatre performance in the world (along...

Local hard-rock band Revera release new single

Local hard-rock band Revera played their new single "Waste of Fire" at B Street Bar in Edmonton, AB. Hayden Carkner/The Griff The Edmonton-St. Albert-based band celebrated their release with a high-energy show in Edmonton’s Prince Rupert neighbourhood Edmonton-St....

What’s in a name? At least $250

The process of changing your legal name in Alberta is a lengthy and expensive one It costs $250 to legally change your name in Alberta. Well, for some people it’s less and it depends on why you’re changing it. And how much you’re changing. And what forms you fill...

Fall Fest 2025 happened

The sun has set on another successful Fall Fest, SAMU’s annual welcome-back bash Evan Watt Photos by Amanda Erickson Here we are. The first month of another year at MacEwan University has come to a close. Classes have been dropped, textbooks have been legally...

Griffin’s golf team gone after ACAC highs

Originally published on January 1, 2025. Walking through the pedway between Building 8 and SAMU, it’s hard not to notice the walls of banners in the David Atkinson Gymnasium. These banners celebrate the many successes in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference...

Fallout New Vegas made me fall in love with video games

I’m not the first person to gush over my nostalgia fuelled love of Fallout New Vegas and I won’t be the last. But when I think about it, it’s this game that I owe my eternal love of video games to almost entirely.  When I was in high school, Fallout New Vegas...

Fuelling our fire

Let's make the Griffins’ den roar once more Deep in the belly of Rogers Place, far from the main arena where thousands of fans pack the stands 75 nights a year for Oilers and Oil Kings home games, lies a small, unassuming ice rink. The City of Edmonton’s logo is at...