January Game Day Recaps
Photos provided by MacEwan Athletics. Griffins women’s basketball struggle, fall to Dinos 75-21 The Griffins couldn’t get anything going in the loss to Calgary. The MacEwan Griffins women’s basketball team had one of their toughest outcomes of the season, falling 75-21 to the University of Calgary. The game was problematic from the start, with the Griffins not putting any points on the board until the very end of the first quarter. Coach Katherine Adams spoke on what she believed was the biggest killer for the team. "In the first quarter, 11 of their 13 points came off turnovers, and those are things that are under our control, but unfortunately they turned up the heat, and we didn't respond,” said Adams in a Griffins Athletics report....
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The Chvrch of John is a musical sanctuary
The Chvrch (read: church) of John, Edmonton’s latest arts and music venue, opened to the masses on Jan. 22, adding a little culture into the city’s up-and-coming Ice District. Located in the...
Wee Book Inn is a family tradition
During its 45 years in business, the Wee Book Inn has been a mainstay for Edmonton readers. Carey Luxford currently co-owns the three store locations, but his late father, Darwin Luxford, opened...
SAMU Music Showcase promotes student musicians
Edmonton’s arts and culture scene has been thriving in the past few years — we were even listed in National Geographic’s Best Summer Trips 2015 — and live music is a vibrant part of our city. The...
Warm Night YEG event promotes safe spaces in our city
Recently, there was a tremor in the landscape of social media: the announcement of a pro-misogyny group (unnamed here because they don’t deserve more web traffic) calling for organized meetings...
Changing politics in Alberta
Thomas Lukaszuk, former deputy premier of Alberta and former Progressive Conservative MLA for the Edmonton-Castle Downs constituency, discussed changes in Alberta politics at MacEwan University...
Unrealistic expectations
“Honest politician” is an oxymoron. During the election, hopes are high and candidates are optimistic about the future, so they make promises that are sometimes difficult to keep. Rachel Notley’s...
The Almanac offers local music and refined pub fare
A great cocktail is an elegant balance of disparate ingredients — at least, that’s what I gather from The Almanac’s bar manager, Joshua Meachem. He explains that the goal is to combine all five...
MacEwan’s murder mystery musical
As someone who is obsessed with television and film, I rarely attend musical theatre, but last week I was lucky enough to take in a MacEwan University production encompassing all that makes live...
Career fair encourages students to “get to work!”
Résumés, business cards, and ties? Students at MacEwan University ditched their backpacks and sweatpants for a day to meet with some of Edmonton’s top employers. On Jan. 20, MacEwan’s Career...
You are enough at Not Enough Fest
There’s no question that the mainstream music scene is generally centred on white heterosexual male musicians. It seems that whenever female, queer, or transgender people take the stage, the...
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