MacEwan University’s student publication. Honest reporting, quality media, and good vibes.

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 hot glue gun and some cardboard, or a stack of images and a pair of scissors. But while arts and crafts are in essence an individual act — I mean, only one person can wield a crochet hook at a time — the community that’s created when crafters come together can be something special.  In the last few years there’s been a resurgence of the fibre arts popping up online. In today’s world, crocheting and knitting are no longer an old woman's game. More and more millennials and gen z-er’s are picking up the hobby as a way to wind down, express themselves, and to connect with the...

Read More

The Latest

How-to: achieve clear skin

As cold weather creeps around the corner, maintaining perfect skin will be, for most of us, one difficult task. But no need to worry — achieving great skin doesn’t need to be a complicated...

Beyond the latte: Spiced pumpkin recipes

The season of changing leaves, warm fires, and crisp walks outside has arrived — and with it an overwhelming barrage of pumpkin spice lattes. However, pumpkin doesn’t belong only to the...

Club Q & A: Poetics Club

There are two listed poetry clubs on SAMU’s club directory. What makes your club unique? We basically, as two different clubs, decided that we were going after different goals, so the other...

Stepping towards sustainability

As corporations, institutions, and individuals head toward “going green,” the use of solar panels has become one of the more popular options for reducing ecological impact. MacEwan University’s...

Griffins take to the ice

To be the best, you have to beat the best. That will be the mentality of every opponent stepping on the ice with the MacEwan University Griffins in 2017-18. When both the men’s and women’s...

Date night: corn maze

There isn’t a more quintessential fall activity than heading to a corn maze on a crisp Saturday afternoon. With several mazes in the Edmonton area, you’ll be able to get your fill before snow...

Screaming Immortality

Everyone has heard the clichéd success story of a rock or metal band starting out in a friend’s basement and eventually making it onto the big stage. For Calgary-based metal band Divinity,...

Recipe: fridge-raider ramen

Every student in university knows the joke that we basically sustain ourselves on ramen. If you’re taking a quick trip to Sobeys or Save-On, you’re guaranteed to find some sort of discount...

Study spot: Dirtbag Café

Dirtbag Café is no ordinary coffee shop. Along with traditional café items like coffee and cookies, it offers a selection of beers from a number of craft breweries, as well as ciders, wines, and...

Jan. 2026!

The Griff November 2025

Newsletter

Updates