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The roles and responsibilities of our elected student representatives. Election season for the SAMU executive committee (EC) is coming up again in March. Students are heavily encouraged to vote every year, but nobody really seems to know what they’re actually...
Photo by Charlotte Legrand. Is SAMU improving school spirit? Alem Tesfay, SAMU vice-president (student life), spoke about trying to increase student attendance at MacEwan Griffins events during his term. Though Tesfay has undoubtedly made efforts towards his...
The Robbins Health Learning Centre at MacEwan University. Amanda Erickson/The Griff. As Alberta’s healthcare system faces sweeping legislation and mounting strain, some MacEwan nursing students say they are concerned about what awaits their careers after...
Photo by Forrester Toews/The Griff SAMU has been in talks with MacEwan to reestablish the Ombuds office, yet the discussions have stagnated. SAMU and MacEwan have discussed bringing the ombuds office back to the university. However, what happened during the...
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...