Buffalo Sacred & Sacrificed: A book report
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 University’s iconic clock, a jar of peanut butter behind a hat on a desk, a painting of a farm behind him, and his right hand resting on one of his books, Buffalo Sacred & Sacrificed. Of all his books, why should MacEwan’s students pay attention to this one? No matter which word you use for these animals, you can not deny the species’ history and importance to the land that supports our university and Turtle Island. Published in 1995 by the Alberta Sport,...
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Only rizzlers in Ohio can read this…
Originally published on October 1, 2024 Folks, I hate to admit it, but we’re getting old. The days of slaying are fading away and the concept of serving tea has gone cold. I swallowed this pill...
Pathetic aesthetics
The poor woman attempts to find individuality Blueberry nails, copper hair, mafia wife, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter colours. Clean girl, feral girl, preppy girl, alt girl. Girl. Girl. Girl....
Dealing with your dead body
Midterms got you stressed? Too much caffeine giving you some eerie heart palpitations? Learn about dying here! Originally published on October 1, 2024 Hey you! How are you going to deal with...
Smokey summers
Originally published on October 1, 2024 There is plenty of uncertainty surrounding the catastrophic events of this summer. Jasper, Alberta, home to just under 5,000 people, has unfortunately been...
Protestors disrupt MacEwan’s annual address
MacEwan reports on the year’s success, answers questions on Palestine Editor’s note: In accordance with the Griff’s guidelines on conflicts of interest, we disclose that coordinating editor Nour...
New Spins on Pumpkin Spice
Reviews of four pumpkin spice hidden gems from around (MacEwan’s) campus As autumn settles in, the pumpkin spice phenomenon that is synonymous with the season finds itself on café menus once...
Meet some of this year’s students’ council candidates
Meet a few of the students’ council candidates who will be running in the upcoming election taking place on Oct. 16 and 17. Not all candidates responded to the Griff’s request for comments by the...
MacEwan council to vote on removing next year’s fall reading week
Everything you need to know about the possible cut MacEwan’s academic governing body, the General Faculties Council (GFC), will vote this month on whether or not to remove the fall reading break...
U-Pass Negotiations: Will Costs Go Up Next Year?
For nearly four years, the price of the Universal Transit Pass, or U-Pass, has stayed steady at $180 thanks to a historic price freeze. But, whether that price tag will go up or down in 2025 was...
Farewell, Tokyo Police Club
Ontario indie rockers perform love-letter performance for Edmonton At my sister’s house, in her bedroom, sitting in a drawer, is a scrap of bright orange construction paper. It’s over nine years...
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