SAMU Executive Committee Profiles: Vice President Governance and Finance
Welcome to The Griff’s coverage of the 2026 SAMU executive committee elections. These profiles aim to present balanced views based on candidate responses, all to help you make an informed decision when casting your vote. And if you’re not currently a MacEwan student, we hope this coverage offers you a window into what’s happening in student politics at the heart of our downtown Edmonton campus. Photo supplied by Nathan Poon. Nathan Poon Advocacy is a top priority for Nathan Poon in his run for vice-president governance and finance. “As a third year student I see that I know what students want, I’m a student’s first advocate,” says Nathan Poon. “I’ve been here for three years, I looked over what everyone wants and I hear everyone...
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Club Q+A: Economics Club
When did you decide to start the Economics Club? Sean Thomas: The club started two years ago, but it was very preliminary, and we only had one speaker event. A lot of us had the same class...
Recipe: Homemade perogies
The first thing you need to know about making perogies is that you can’t make them alone. Whether you decide to make them for Ukrainian Christmas, Easter, or any other fun occasion, they seem to...
Date night: Trade in your routine for a trampoline
LaunchPad Trampoline Park has everything I look for when I want to try something exciting and new with friends or a date. Trampolining is fun, affordable, active, and provides a welcome change...
Study spot: Iconoclast Coffee Roaster
Finding a good place to study can be difficult, but Iconoclast Coffee Roaster offers a great way to change up your study routine and caffeinate in the process. Located behind Oliver Square,...
The stress behind the break
The following responsibilities regularly cause university students to pull out their hair: maintaining a decent GPA, completing assignments on time, and trying to keep their heads above water...
“I was just a weather nerd”
A large crowd gathered in a University of Alberta lecture hall on Nov. 8 to listen to one of Canada’s greatest explorers: George Kourounis. His presentation, titled “Images of Climate Change,”...
Sexual identity and the Muslim faith
Over the last weekend of September, MacEwan University’s City Centre Campus hosted its first ever LGBTQ+ Muslims and Islam Conference. While initial reactions to the idea of the conference were...
Post-secondary tuition freeze extended
On Thursday, Nov. 30, amid the bustle of exam prep and final projects, Alberta college and university students received some good news. Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt was on-site at...
Wine, Food, and Fun
The 20th annual Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival came to Edmonton’s Shaw Conference Centre over the weekend of Nov. 11-12, attracting a variety of people from around the city. The event,...
MayDay Dogs Restaurant Review
Who would’ve thought you could take a simple hot dog and turn it into a restaurant? But MayDay Dogs has done just that and it’s one of the most unique ideas to come into the Edmonton food scene....
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