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The hike in tuition comes as SAMU raises affordability concerns. MacEwan’s board of governors has approved tuition fee increases for the next school year, including a staggering 110 per cent increase in the student Mental Health fee. Tuition is set to...
MacEwan University in Fall 2025. Amanda Erickson/The Griff MacEwan looks to review a more than 10-year-old student course feedback survey. MacEwan is considering a review of the student course feedback survey for the first time in over a decade, according to...
The SAMU Executive Committee prepares for a Students’ Council meeting. Amanda Erickson/The Griff The short meeting was marked by heavy concerns about tuition hikes. Surveys, updates on executive member meetings with MacEwan counterparts, and a question about a...
Photo courtesy of Oasisamuel on Adobe Stock The site was the first hospital-based supervised consumption site in North America. The closure of the supervised consumption site at Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital has become a focal point in Alberta’s shift toward...
(Left) Centre for Sport and Wellness sign with the Christenson Family name on Nov. 12, 2025. Thai Sirikoone/the Griff. (Right) Centre for Sport and Wellness sign without the Christenson Family name on Jan. 6. Thai Sirikoone/the Griff. Christenson did not fulfill...
MacEwan University. Amanda Erickson/The Griff The Fairness and Safety in Sport Act requires women and girls in sports to provide documentation of their sex to participate. MacEwan University says they will continue to follow the Fairness and Safety in Sport Act...
The MacEwan clocktower. Amanda Erickson/The Griff MacEwan University recently completed a fully comprehensive revision of it’s sexual violence policy that included three major changes that align with national best practices as set out by the Courage to Act...
Photo by Amanda Erickson/The Griff CRO Josh Stock’s report highlights some inconsistencies in the SAMU Elections and Referenda policy and procedure. It has been almost two months since the new students’ council election, and Josh Stock, SAMU’s chief returning...
Photo by Amanda Erickson Members of the CSGD queer leadership team organized a march to remember the lives lost this year. MacEwan University community members gathered on campus on Nov. 20 for Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), honouring the lives of trans people...
MacEwan’s SAMU building after hours. Amanda Erickson/The Griff The Indigegogy minor at MacEwan is a first-of-its-kind program. Jaycee Meneen talks about its origins and future. At the beginning of October, MacEwan University officially unveiled its Indigegogy...
Members of the Otipemisiwak Métis government and the municipal government of Edmonton walk to be seated in city hall. Amanda Erickson/The Griff The 2025 Metis Week proclamation took place at City Hall. The City of Edmonton and the Otipemisiwak Métis Government...
Illustration by Danielle Pacholuk With the increasing demand for MacEwan’s psychological and wellness services, the university is bringing on an online service called Uwill. MacEwan’s wellness and psychological services have reportedly seen a significant increase...
Ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the park. Alexia Pang/The Griff The year-round green space offers amenities to build and grow Edmonton’s downtown community. Downtown Edmonton has a new green space as O-day’min Park officially opened this November after...
The crowd approaches the Alberta Legislature on October 6, 2025. Amanda Erickson/The Griff. A collective response from a collective front. Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan took to the stage to speak on behalf of Alberta’s labour movement the day...
Edmonton’s 37th mayor was sworn in amidst performances and speeches at City Hall on October 29. Edmonton’s new mayor, Andrew Knack, was officially sworn in on Oct. 29 at City Hall, marking the start of a new era of municipal leadership focused on affordability,...