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If you’ve ever walked through Building 8 at MacEwan University’s City Centre Campus, you’ve probably seen quite a few students wearing maroon hoodies sitting at the tables near the staircase to the gym. Many of them are athletes who play on one of MacEwan’s sports...
The Heart of the Robbins was full on Oct. 21 as a crowd gathered to see Natasha Lyonne speak as part of the SAMU Speaker Series. Most recently known for her role as Nicky Nichols in Netflix’s Orange is the New Black, Lyonne sat down to talk about everything...
A 19-year-old Sherwood Park male was taken into custody without incident late Tuesday morning after a threat of violence against MacEwan University was posted to a social media platform. The threat, posted by an anonymous person who self-identifies as a MacEwan...
Ah, it's that time of year again. Posters all over the walls at City Centre Campus. Candidates visiting CFAC for the first time, just to throw their face all over the (very little) space for posters that exists there. Some of these faces, which you may not have...
A number of years ago, what was then Grant MacEwan College had few food options. Subway and Burger King were the premier choices, especially during the winter months when the weather sucks and staying at school until the wee hours sucks even more. But as time moved...
The first day Denise Roy started working at the Centre for the Arts and Communications, she walked through the parkade and saw what struck her as a rather unusual art exhibit. “There’s a series of pails all down the centre, arranged. And I remember coming in from...
Danielle Campbell is one of MacEwan University’s newest faculty members, joining the school as an assistant professor in the Police and Investigations program. Campbell’s previous career, however, was as illustrious as it was riddled with challenges. She was...
Students are often found in the service industry, serving coffee and selling clothes in their spare time. Whether it's to pay for your groceries or for your loans, students work to have a bit more money to spend. According to Service Canada, 39 per cent of jobs in...
More microwaves, please We need some microwaves. Most students can't afford to eat at the school cafeteria every day. Cafeteria food is pretty much just a treat. Think about it: a slice of pizza from the Pizza 73 in Building 6 costs $5, whereas you can order a...
As part of the SAMU Speaker Series, a Students’ Association of MacEwan University initiative that brings prolific public figures to the university to speak about issues deemed important to the modern student body, Laci Green came to Edmonton on March 3. After...
Merna Schmidt knows that they will be here soon. She just doesn’t know how soon. What she does know is that she’s only going to have four days’ notice when they’re coming — if she’s lucky. But she feels that she is lucky. After all, getting to this point wasn’t...
When it comes to school rivalries, Edmontonians are likely to think of MacEwan University and University of Alberta. Granted, a fair portion of the derision is meant in jest, and a significant amount probably comes from fresh-faced kids straight out of high school....