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The forgotten allergy

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

March 22, 2026

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I became the first influencer on MacEwan Student Life

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

March 21, 2026

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Should the Griff go full digital?

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

March 21, 2026

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An evening with Tina Friml

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

March 14, 2026

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Edmonton has a problem, and it’s that I’m not the mayor

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

March 14, 2026

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The bad guys won at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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

March 14, 2026

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Grocery prices, supermarket monopolies, Carney’s plan, and going broke together

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.”

March 5, 2026

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Why are we reporting on separation at all?

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

March 3, 2026

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Vintage clothing vendors and how some MacEwan students feel about them

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’

February 23, 2026

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The fibre art of connection

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

February 5, 2026

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