Giving away home advantage
Photo: Grace Mwasalla stands ready to take on the action by the Cougars. Alexia Pang/The Griff. The mental toll that stems from a lack of crowd support. Home advantage is supposed to mean something. The familiar space, the comfort of your locker room, and the roar of the crowd surrounding you. But what happens when those bleachers are bare? For athletes, the absence of fans isn't just noticeable; it's psychological. "It sucks because lots of schools thrive upon their fans," says Spencer Loucks, a fourth-year middle blocker with the MacEwan University men's volleyball team. "Part of me wanting to play is seeing the fans in the stands; it's just that atmosphere. It's fun, it's crazy, it's something you want to do on a Friday or Saturday...
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City of Edmonton executive committee recommends student housing incentive
Illustration: Hayden Carkner/The Griff 15 million dollars from the federal government will be available for property developers to create student housing downtown. The city of Edmonton’s...
After suspension, the Palestine Student Alliance reflects on its past activism and the future
Although the group has been suspended for their demonstrations at MacEwan, they say their movement will not stop. SAMU officially suspended the Palestine Student Alliance (PSA) in May after...
New head coach David Kapinga has big plans for Griffins basketball. And he’s ready to work.
New MacEwan men’s basketball coach David Kapinga. Amanda Erickson/The Griff A new era of Griffins basketball has arrived. The 50th anniversary of the MacEwan Griffins is already shaping up to be...
Griff Notes: Aug. 14, 2025
Graphic: Forrester Toews / The Griff A review of Alex G’s new album, Headlights Forrester Toews On July 18, Alex G released his tenth studio album, Headlights. Alex G previously released under...
Off-campus housing project pilot program available to MacEwan students
Photo: Amanda Erickson/The Griff The pilot program offers discounts until Sept. 1 This past June, MacEwan officially announced the off-campus housing pilot program for which students can apply to...
How is the library trying to make textbooks affordable?
Photo: Amanda Erickson/The Griff The Textbook Affordability program is continuing to look for alternatives. Depending on the program, domestic students could pay up to $1,000 for textbooks in a...
World premiere of Monoceros highlights MacEwan’s theatre season
Photo: Forrester Toews/The Griff The Alberta-set musical will be the third show this season, slated alongside The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Carrie: the Musical, and A Chorus Line....
Alberta is destroying our sports scene
Trans athletes are athletes. Let them play. Graphic: Forrester Toews/The Griff. In Oct. 2024, a fourth NCAA women's volleyball team forfeited their match against San Jose State University (SJSU)....
What you missed at the Mitchell: Those mountains of shadows and valleys of light
Artist Anna Binta Diallo reframes maps and memory. PHOTO: Detail shot of Sediments and sky in Topographies by Anna Binta Diallo. Amanda Erickson/The Griff. From May 24 to Aug. 8, MacEwan’s...
MacEwan’s silent summer
A July evening on campus. Construction workers walk through the MacEwan pedway. Amanda Erickson/The Griff. A man sits in a bus outside the SAMU building. Amanda Erickson/The Griff. The MacEwan...