Allard Hall’s half-car mystery is finally exposed
The half-car sitting in the Allard Hall Parkade. Jesse Roma/The Griff There is a chopped-in-half car sitting in Allard Hall’s parkade. What the heck is it, and what is it doing there? Deep inside the bowels of Allard Hall hides one of MacEwan University’s more puzzling artifacts: the rather filthy rear end of an early-2000s Chevrolet Cavalier. This half-car has sat here for years, tucked into a stall on the east side of Allard’s parkade. The longer it sits, the more questions are raised. Why is it there? What is, or was, its purpose? What happened to the rest of it? And if it’s going to keep sitting there, can someone just buy it from the school and put it to use in some other fashion? “It seems to literally just be collecting...
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O-day’min Park officially opens in downtown Edmonton
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Halloween 2025 at MacEwan
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I made some art at the Mitchell Art Gallery, and here’s how it went
Illustration by Virginia Boden/The Griff This is my first year at MacEwan. Much like most first-year students, it's been a big adjustment. I moved five hours away from my home and had to...
MacEwan faculty association’s role in defence of Alberta’s labour movement
The crowd approaches the Alberta Legislature on October 6, 2025. Amanda Erickson/The Griff. A collective response from a collective front. Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan took...
Month in review: October edition
Photo courtesy of Connor Hood. Sports in October, and what they tell us about these squads. October has come to an end, and many Griffins games have come and gone, with some seasons coming to an...
Andrew Knack sworn in as Edmonton’s new mayor, pledging collaboration and compassion
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Are we glorifying serial killers?
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Is studying getting to be too much?
Camille Villoso, MacEwan University student, appears stressed while studying, balancing notes and digital work during a challenging study session. Edmonton, AB. October 16, 2025. Alexia Pang/The...
Why calm under pressure is the Griffin’s goaltending secret
Lindsey Johnson. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Chelmick. How mindset drives performance in the net. MacEwan University’s men’s and women’s hockey programs have found themselves backed by stellar...
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