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Students’ Council Meeting — July 16, 2025

Council discussed low engagement with Griffins games, the Edmonton Student Alliance’s transit survey, and voted to reinstate a councillor. Photo: MacEwan Students’ Council VP’s set up before the meeting on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Amanda Erickson/The...

MacEwan president Trimbee seeks reappointment

MacEwan University’s president and vice-chancellor, Annette Trimbee, is seeking reappointment for the position she’s held since Aug. 1, 2020. The process is overseen by the presidential reappointment committee, which will gather feedback over the coming weeks and...

Encampment sweeps: A cruel reality

Close your eyes for a moment and imagine the following: you have fallen on hard times and have now lost everything — your job, education, housing, and your family and friend’s support. Where and who do you turn to? Perhaps a homeless shelter for the night or a...

Sun, sand, and root canals

Last September, Ryan Bloemen, a young adult from Edmonton, attended the first of three dental appointments for replacement fillings and persistent cavities. Ryan, like many young adults, had inconsistent dental work since he had turned 18 due to a lack of time and...

Where did the sugar go?

What Western Canada’s sugar shortage means for casual and professional bakers Holiday baking plans might be put to a halt this year due to a sugar shortage. The Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver has been involved in a labour dispute. As a result of the strike,...

MacEwan student Misha Bazelevskyy missing in France

The MacEwan University student missing in Nice, France after a person driving a truck killed 84 people has been identified. Twenty-two-year-old Mykhaylo "Misha" Bazelevskyy has been missing since the attack, and his whereabouts are currently unknown. He was one of...

Bright future for old CFAC building

MacEwan University’s new Centre for the Arts and Culture building has been under construction for over a year. With its fall 2017 grand opening looming closer, one wonders what will become of the old Centre for Arts and Communications (CFAC), which has been a...