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Photo by Shelby Mandin Companies have been affected by the inflation of the economy and have taken to reducing the volume of products rather than continuously increasing prices. Some products have decreased in quantity but their prices have continued to go up....
The construction project between buildings 7 and 8 that has been blocking space around and inside the two buildings’ pedway is now set to be complete by spring/summer 2024. Students returning to classes will also notice large advertisements calling the project West...
The phenomenon of reinventing oneself Have you ever felt that urge to dye your hair, change your look, and move cities after experiencing heartbreak from that one person who was just supposed to be a summer fling Tinder date back in 2020? Too specific? Let me start...
A stellar lineup helps SAMU’s annual festival find its groove again For the first time post-pandemic, Fall Fest is back at its original location in front of building 6, and all MacEwan Students aged 17 or older are welcome. The event starts at 2 p.m. on Friday,...
Eighty-nine per cent of residents are MacEwan students, 11 percent from NAIT MacEwan Residence, which opened in 2005, has reached full capacity for student occupancy for the first time.The building has 12 floors, each filled with students from MacEwan and NAIT with...
Finding your niche on campus can be a challenge, especially when it’s your first year of university and your social skills are more than a little rusty after COVID. But there are so many options for on-campus community, and student groups and communities are...
Cuffing season may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to give up on love. While many students may turn to Instagram DMs, Tinder, or the highly underused MacEwan Anonymous Acknowledgments, Admit, and Confessions Facebook page in hopes of...
Let’s be honest, making friends is far from easy. And at university, there isn’t a one-stop, all-you-can-eat buffet of friendships available, like there was during recess in elementary school. Instead, it can be very daunting to reach out to people and form...
We are all fascinated and terrified by the implications of artificial intelligence. The concept of artificial intelligence has been in our collective consciousness for many decades now and people are aware of the potential dangers. A large amount of public concern...
The Canadian Budget for 2023 was recently announced, making significant changes to the health care and housing system while post-secondary institutions saw little change to assist in the rise of tuition or in creating employment opportunities for graduates. The...
Lauren Beatty This redesign of the griff serves as a reintroduction edition to students. Most current students need to become more familiar with the griff since they begantheir post-secondary journey during the pandemic. The purpose of this redesign is to allow the...
On April 5, originally-elected candidate Ismaeel El-Hakim fell short by 86 votes behind his months-long political rival, Jakob Cardinal in a by-election for the VP External of SAMU. In March, El-Hakim finished with a whopping 875 votes, and was named unofficial...