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A peek into MacEwan’s Police and Investigations studies program and crime lab When I heard that the Griff was presented with the opportunity to write a story about the on-campus crime lab used by the Police and Investigations program, I was jazzed. Look, I’ll be...
What started as four high school kids playing their favourite songs from the Beatles became a polished, high-energy indie pop band touring cities all over North America. Lead singer Drew Shalka and drummer Derek Chalut met in junior high. The two shared...
Zach and Giancarlo use pool to get students to play pool and socialize outside of class hours It’s been years since I held a pool cue in my hand. The essence of pool, as I recall, lies in the exhilaration one feels when sinking the eight ball — the winning move....
I scared myself on purpose for your reading pleasure While driving down the highway heading east towards the country, I should have remembered the old adage: Those who go looking for trouble, find it. At the time, I couldn’t remember if that line came from...
Climate change isn’t breaking news. For young people, warnings of the end times and ecological disasters are constant. For many Gen Z students, they’ve been told since childhood that climate change is going to be the end of the world.It turns out, experiencing a...
With sexually transmitted infections on the rise, where can students get tested and how can we reduce the stigma? When you hear the term “safe sex”, you probably envision the same thing I do: a woman, around 60 years old, standing in front of you and putting a...
Picture this: The crisp bite of autumn is in the air with all its oranges, yellows, and browns littering the rime-bitten grass. It’s a time of harvest, coming comforts, layered clothes, pumpkin spice, and soup. For some, in anticipation of Halloween, it’s goddamn...
“That’s a very long line…..” said my dad when we reached the newly opened American cookie company — the Crumbl Cookies. Crumbl Cookies opened last March. The lines this time were shorter compared to when it first opened. We left that afternoon, hoping...
Matthew Dutczak, better known by his alias “the mall guy,” started his YouTube channel Best Edmonton Mall in 2016. According to his channel’s description, Dutczak’s goal is to “look back on the largest mall in North America with rose-coloured glasses.” Dutczak now...
ON-CAMPUS THE MALL: Exhibition | April 1 | Mitchell Art Gallery, Room 11-121, Allard HallSongwriter’s Concert | April 1, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Betty Andrews Recital Hall, Room 11-150, Allard HallMusical Theatre: Spring Awakening | April 1 to 2 | Triffo Theatre, Room...
On March 23, American stand-up comedian, Trevor Wallace, brought his live comedy show “Are You That Guy?” to MacEwan University. This is Wallace’s second time in Edmonton since performing at the 2022 Great Outdoors Festival. “I thought the (city) was cool,” he...
The Edmonton Craft Beer Festival hosted thousands of attendees at the Edmonton Expo Centre over the weekend. Organizers and local vendors say it is the largest beer event in Edmonton. "This event hasn't super happened this big in a few years in Edmonton. It's going...
The spotlight is on Alberta after the success of micro-budget local production, Skinamarink, and the influx of big productions like The Last of Us and Ghostbusters Afterlife, and it seems that Alberta’s film industry is on the cusp of a major explosion. According...
On March 11 and 12, MacEwan University’s music students will be putting on a contemporary combos concert, featuring ensembles performing everything from R&B and soul to contemporary pop and jazz. “It’s a unique group of ensembles,” says Jim Head, the...
Looking back, I was a weird teen with weird tastes. When I consider the development of my interests, I remember I went through so many erratic changes. In junior high, I went through the inevitable and cliché emo phase. Then, as high school rolled by, I adopted the...