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If you’ve ever rushed to class through the first floor of Building 7, a giant portrait of our University’s namesake, Dr. Grant MacEwan, stood in your periphery. All it takes is a minute of pause to look closer at the details of what he loved in life: MacEwan...
Should all Canadians wield the power to revoke citizenship?
As the beloved character of Daredevil’s show jumps from Netflix to Disney+, fans like myself are curious to see just how many changes Daredevil’s world is in for, and if Disney can keep the same level of engagement from the original audience. The Netflix hit...
AI is a powerful tool for students and non-students alike. It saves time, helps with homework, and is arguably efficient. But what is the cost of artificial intelligence? Students are becoming too reliant on it. Once upon a time, when students were...
This issue of the Griff is talking politics and while I know it’s been an exhausting marathon of bad news, please stop thinking about Donald Trump and Elon Musk and for just a second and consider what’s shaping the city you live in. Engage your curiosity, because...
Speak truth to power. How often has this statement been regurgitated? How often has it been used to describe a journalist's contribution to society? How often have we — journalists or not — taken the time to understand what it means? In an era of “fake news” and...
“How long will it take before our access to the sun is under a paid subscription?” We ask, looking up at our family trees, standing between mangled, surfaced roots. Our gene branches respond with leaf litter. “How long?” They rustle. “It began...
It’s a Wednesday evening, and everything goes as usual. I leave my black garbage bin along the curb right beside its smaller green clone. They sit there in silence like gargoyles in the night, awaiting the arrival of Edmonton’s garbage trucks. In the early rise of...
People insist on making a connection between journalism and democracy in the North American media sphere, with democracy being viewed as the freedom of the people, and journalism being championed as a driving force for that freedom. When I say democracy, I mean the...
By Hasna Yahia Being Canadian has given me so much. It has given me privilege, safety, and opportunities. But being Canadian has taken so much away from me. I wonder what my country stands for and what it supports and I wonder where I belong in all of this. I...
The sound of boos during the U.S. national anthem at Canadian hockey games has become a powerful symbol of growing tensions between the two countries. What was once a moment of shared respect now underscores a deeper divide, as political and cultural differences...
Thank you. Merci. Vive le Canada. If you paid attention to Donald Trump’s insane ramblings during his cultish rallies, you might have picked up on an actual policy promise. Shocking, I know, but something the President constantly harped about was his plans to...
Kendrick Lamar’s sixth studio album is here, and so are the new flows he promised. On the 22nd of November, Kendrick Lamar posted a 1-minute snippet to YouTube teasing new music. Thirty minutes later, I was on Facetime with my friend, absolutely losing my...
Tales of a Rocky Horror Virgin For someone who loves queer history, I have missed out on one crucial monument — The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Every costume party has a Frank, or a Brad and Janet duo. However, I never got the references. My closest connection is...
When you’re on campus, take a second to look around. The average age of MacEwan’s student body in 2022-23 was 24 years old. In Canada, the second leading cause of death for people likely your classmates’s age, youth and young adults aged 15-35 years old, is...