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Illustration by Hayden Carkner/The Griff Forever the girl with the peanut allergy When I was in elementary school, there was one thing I never left the house without: my EpiPen. As the kid with the peanut allergy, I remember constantly being toured around the...
Graphic by Morgan Oracheski How a school-run app can connect students through running bits In my curiosity and natural attraction to being funny, I began posting on the new MacEwan Student Life app about different topics, sending “inspirational” morning messages,...
Photo by Thai Sirikoone/The Griff To my surprise... some students apparently don’t care about the Griff. To hear that a MacEwan student representative candidate wants to take action to reduce funding for the Griff and turn it into a fully digital magazine was...
Photos by Terence J. Fougere / The Griff. American comedian comes to campus Vermont-born and Boston-based comedian Tina Friml, who you may recognize from TikTok, where she has over 300,000 followers, graced SAMU's comedy night on March 5. Friml's comedy career...
Three things I would do if I were mayor for a day. If I, Alex Bellisle, were mayor of the City of Edmonton for a day, there are three things I would do to make the city a better place to call home. Make the city walkable. I love walking. When I visit cities...
Graphic by Forrester Toews The politics of Trump’s administration have made the Canada-USA rivalry games bigger than hockey. Losing an Olympic gold medal game in hockey sucks. Losing two gold medal games is worse. But losing two gold medal games to the United...
An aisle in Safeway promoting sales on snacks and chips. Amanda Erickson/The Griff “Fortunately, Prime Minister Carney has a plan, but is it even any good? Probably not, because it's the government.” Find me one person who is happy with how much they pay for...
The idea would never have gained this much traction without its media coverage. Alberta separatists are the newest right-wing hot topic in the province, despite the severe lack of logic behind the idea. Every news outlet wants to report on the possibility of...
An outdoor vintage market in Edmonton. Amanda Erickson/The Griff University students are the target demographic for vintage shops. Did you know that vintage clothing vendors pop up at MacEwan? Remember when ‘thrift’ was a dirty word? Hard to believe there was a...
My personal journey of finding my place within the crafting community. Sometimes it can be nice to curl up at home with a crochet hook and a ball of yarn, or a hot glue gun and some cardboard, or a stack of images and a pair of scissors. But while arts and crafts...
Mark Carney announcing his bid for Liberal leadership in Edmonton’s Laurier Heights neighbourhood in mid-January 2025. Amanda Erickson/The Griff The prime minister gave a wakeup-call speech at the World Economic Forum warning that the current world order may be a...
Heated Rivalry continues to push the boundaries of what defines hockey with its Shane and Ilya-fueled whirlwind romance. Amanda Erickson/The Griff A new Canadian TV series challenges stereotypes and offers hope, showing how unique stories can receive worldwide...
The friendly face of a Towers bartender. Franz Pechardo/The Griff. Downtown Edmonton is full of places to grab a drink - which is the best for students around campus? To judge the best bar around MacEwan, I need to establish criteria to rank them by. In building...
Image courtesy of Adobe Stock. The fan reaction to Stranger Things’ finale is the least strange part of the ending. What’s strange is that it happened twice. Imagine something for me. The series finale of your favourite show is about to drop after a three-year...
The Empty Walls of Allard Hall. Jesse Roma/The Griff Why doesn’t our fine arts building feel like a fine arts building? Have you ever walked into a building and thought, “Yeah, I am totally in the wrong place.” That was me in my first year of my bachelor of design...