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Photo by Amanda Erickson/The Griff The program gives users free or discounted access to pools, rec centres, golf courses, and more in Edmonton. City councillor Michael Janz recently put forward a motion to review the Leisure Access Program (LAP) to include...
MacEwan School of Continuing Education wants to make AI skills accessible and relevant for all professions. Nian Minten This summer, MacEwan’s School of Continuing Education (SCE) announced the launch of its new AI-aligned programs. As AI continues to evolve and...
The student groups' entrance in the SAMU building. Amanda Erickson/The Griff The new rules challenge groups while aiming for fairness. Amanda Erickson Photo by Amanda Erickson Students’ Association of MacEwan University (SAMU) student groups are adjusting to new...
Students’ council members chat before the September 17th meeting. Amanda Erickson/The Griff Councillors ask executive committee members tough questions. Raynesh Ram Photo by Amanda Erickson SAMU kicked off its 2025-2026 students’ council meeting with a packed...
Protestors chant together. Amanda Erickson/The Griff. Demonstrators called out Carney for his alleged hypocrisy Raynesh Ram Photos by Amanda Erickson Pro-Palestine demonstrators rallied outside an Edmonton hotel hosting Prime Minister Mark Carney and the...
PAWSS now goes by WAGS to meet the requirements of MacEwan’s standards. Raynesh RamPhoto provided by WAGS CORRECTION SEPT. 24, 2025: MacEwan's contract with Good boy Dog Training was not invalid, but rather had expired. Additionally, Good Boy Dog Training says they...
Members of the group spoke about housing and transit safety issues. Raynesh Ram Photo by Amanda Erickson The Edmonton Student Alliance (ESA), a collective that represents over 100,000 post-secondary students in Edmonton — including MacEwan students — has been in...
Graphic by Forrester Toews/The Griff, Photo by Amanda Erickson/TheGriff Editor’s note: The author, Darcy Hoogers, served as vice-president (academic) for the 2024-2025 SAMU executive committee. Hoogers also ran for president this year, but was defeated by Poon....
Photos: Amanda Erickson/TheGriff A new mental health platform and election changes were discussed at this month’s SC meeting. MacEwan is considering adopting an online program for students in crisis Vice-president (student life) Alem Tesfay said MacEwan is in talks...
Graphic by Forrester Toews/The Griff, Photos by Amanda Erickson/The Griff What is the CRL, and how does it change the downtown landscape around MacEwan? This past July, Edmonton city council voted to extend the Community Revitalization Levy (CRL) until 2044 — an...
Illustration: Hayden Carkner/The Griff 15 million dollars from the federal government will be available for property developers to create student housing downtown. The city of Edmonton’s executive committee voted to recommend a new affordable housing initiative for...
Although the group has been suspended for their demonstrations at MacEwan, they say their movement will not stop. SAMU officially suspended the Palestine Student Alliance (PSA) in May after handing out multiple warnings for violating the student group code of...
Photo: Amanda Erickson/The Griff The pilot program offers discounts until Sept. 1 This past June, MacEwan officially announced the off-campus housing pilot program for which students can apply to rent an apartment close to campus at a discounted price. The...
Photo: Amanda Erickson/The Griff The Textbook Affordability program is continuing to look for alternatives. Depending on the program, domestic students could pay up to $1,000 for textbooks in a single semester. MacEwan’s textbook affordability program aims to...
PHOTO: MacEwan Students’ Council VP’s Wilfrid Youbi Fansi and Andrei Santiago pose for a photo with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at the KDays Premier’s breakfast on July 18, 2025. Amanda Erickson/The Griff SAMU executives met with politicians to discuss student...