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The Hands That Hold Us

Originally published on October 1, 2024 I was not made for this. I was not made to slip over skin, in between, then inside. I was not meant to taste the bite of blood, fresh and warm, deep within the heart itself, or the arm, stomach, thigh. I remember before. I...

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 gone cold. I swallowed this pill recently as I began my slangmaxxing journey in the hopes of...

Pathetic aesthetics

The poor woman attempts to find individuality Blueberry nails, copper hair, mafia wife, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter colours.  Clean girl, feral girl, preppy girl, alt girl. Girl. Girl. Girl. All the many spiralling aesthetics develop from over-consumption....

Dealing with your dead body

Midterms got you stressed? Too much caffeine giving you some eerie heart palpitations? Learn about dying here!  Originally published on October 1, 2024 Hey you! How are you going to deal with your dead body?  While you’re alive, you have the responsibility to...

Smokey summers

Originally published on October 1, 2024 There is plenty of uncertainty surrounding the catastrophic events of this summer. Jasper, Alberta, home to just under 5,000 people, has unfortunately been hit with what seems to be Alberta's perennial forest fires, begging...

Farewell, Tokyo Police Club

Ontario indie rockers perform love-letter performance for Edmonton At my sister’s house, in her bedroom, sitting in a drawer, is a scrap of bright orange construction paper. It’s over nine years old now, and it’s a bit wrinkled, but this piece of paper holds the...

Desperate times call for desperate sales

Originally published on October 1, 2024 Everybody knows that tuition prices are climbing up, and our wallets cannot keep up. However, we would love to give you some advice on how to cut costs, with only a few incisions. Each class at MacEwan costs roughly $621 —...

Summer favs

Originally published on September 1, 2024 Food from CocoMelt in London By: Leanna Bressan My summer favourite is my food order from CocoMelt in London, England. I had a sushi crepe filled with brownie, strawberries, and chocolate spread, drizzled with milk...

Passing the torch

A raw conversation shared between two culture editors, one from the past and one from the present. Before the Griff, Intercamp ran the news around MacEwan. Before the university consolidated into one campus, MacEwan was a community college split into four campuses:...

Creative spotlight: MadJohn! & Co.

 A conversation with Madden Lewis, the lead of the band MadJohn! & Co., about creative expression, safe spaces, and redemptive outlets Madden Lewis, a first-year music student, doesn’t recall a time in their life when music wasn’t a constant.  “I don't...

Creative Spotlight: Ntwali

Edmonton-based rapper Ntwali Kayijaho celebrated his 10th anniversary of rapping this year when he turned 27.  A little over a year ago, I sat down with the Rwandan-born rapper to talk about his music career, his upbringing, and aspirations for the future....