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What are your roles within the student group? Celina Vipond: Not everyone has super-defined roles yet, because this is actually our first running semester, but basically my job is to give direction to the club, and I have a lot of community networking connections...
What is your role in the Botanical Club? Brittany Tonsi: I am the president of the MacEwan Botanical Club. I oversee the logistics of the club and make sure that events run smoothly. Nicklas Baran: And I am the secretary. I used to serve as the president but the...
What is the history of the club? Mitchell Norenberg: It’s actually one of the oldest clubs at MacEwan. It kind of morphed out of the Open Doors Club, which itself was formed in 2000, and then around 2010 it was somehow morphed into InQueeries. We are the campus’...
How long has the club been around? Brianna Madron: We’re MHRC right now, the MacEwan Human Resources Club. We used to be called HRMSS (Human Resources Management Student Society), and that started I believe five years ago-ish. Then we rebranded to MHRC around two...
American Sign Language (ASL) serves as the predominant language used in the deaf community in North America. Within Canada, the two main sign languages are ASL and Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ), used in Quebec. ASL in Canada also differs regionally. With a few...
Why did you decide to start this club? I started it because there’s not really any way for advanced dancers to dance at MacEwan University, and continue to perform and have classes and stuff like that. So, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time and I was like,...
What are the Leguminadi all about? The Leguminadi is a social club at MacEwan University. We are focused towards creating a welcoming atmosphere for those who are vegan, vegetarian, or those who want to engage in a plant-based lifestyle. We try to provide...
An improvised interview with two club executives, Danny Batraki and Ciorstadh Reid. When was the club founded? Danny Batraki: It was founded between eight and 10 years ago. There was a group of gentlemen who got everything started together; they passed it down,...
What is the Idea and Social Club and what do you do? Keith Sabine: We’re a club that wants to bring people from all different disciplines together to talk about ideas and be social. Every couple of weeks we have an informal table talk that’s open to anyone to come....
The formation of the MacEwan University Hip Hop Dance Club started with a simple web post. “It’s funny,” says Jeff Baglinit, a club member. “Small things lead up to huge things.” On a book exchange forum, someone asked if there was a dance club at the university....
When did you decide to begin a French Club here at MacEwan? Eric Thompson: The club started in 2013. It was started by Julie Masson in an effort to make the French language and culture more visible at MacEwan. The club was also started as an opportunity for members...
Let’s start with your introduction, why you were interested being involved in the German Club, and how it came to be what it is today. My name is Reiss Kruger. I’m in my fifth and final year of my bachelor of arts, and I’ve been involved with the MacEwan German...
Sitting in the brightly decorated Aboriginal Education Centre gathering room, the Aboriginal Students Club’s current president, Marlisa Brown, and former president, Danielle Lightning, discussed the club. [M – Marlisa, D – Danielle] What are the goals of the...
What is your name and role in the group? My name is Shawn, and I am the president of the club. What is the Gamers Association? The Gamers Association is just that: a group where gamers can get together on campus to enjoy our hobby in a team-based environment. We...
What is the History Club? Predominately, we’re a club of history students. We do peer and academic support. Really, we just came together as a study group and then later we thought, ‘Why not organize it so we can host events and things like that as well?’ Now, we...