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When you hear about gender issues today, more often than not, it is with regard to women’s rights. As result, men and masculinity are often not properly addressed. Of course, this is not the intention of those driving gender rights movements, but it is a reality....
Mental health funding for post-secondary institutions is a crucial part of creating healthy environments for students. However, as the three-year pilot program from the government of Alberta comes to an end, institutions across the province are apprehensive about...
A quick glance around a classroom at MacEwan University might a slew of young faces texting or typing on their computers and tablets. Behind this exterior, however, is a demographic that goes greatly unrecognized: the mature student population. A mature student is...
If you’ve ever walked through Building 8 at MacEwan University’s City Centre Campus, you’ve probably seen quite a few students wearing maroon hoodies sitting at the tables near the staircase to the gym. Many of them are athletes who play on one of MacEwan’s sports...
The Heart of the Robbins was full on Oct. 21 as a crowd gathered to see Natasha Lyonne speak as part of the SAMU Speaker Series. Most recently known for her role as Nicky Nichols in Netflix’s Orange is the New Black, Lyonne sat down to talk about everything...
A 19-year-old Sherwood Park male was taken into custody without incident late Tuesday morning after a threat of violence against MacEwan University was posted to a social media platform. The threat, posted by an anonymous person who self-identifies as a MacEwan...
Although the weather has taken a turn towards a cold, Canadian winter, local artists Layla Folkmann and Lacey Jane Wilburn can be found hard at work creating a masterpiece of colour and creativity just north of Rogers Place by the MacEwan LRT station....
Graduate Studies. The mere concept brings to mind images of both grandeur and immense suffering. For most students, the workload of an undergraduate degree is more than enough without thoughts of piling on more years of school. Amidst the mounting debt and stress...
MacEwan hockey has officially christened the Downtown Community Arena with two victories after the women's team took a 2-1 victory over SAIT Saturday night. The prospect of a new arena had been highly anticipated for both Griffins hockey teams because it would...
A number of years ago, what was then Grant MacEwan College had few food options. Subway and Burger King were the premier choices, especially during the winter months when the weather sucks and staying at school until the wee hours sucks even more. But as time moved...
The first day Denise Roy started working at the Centre for the Arts and Communications, she walked through the parkade and saw what struck her as a rather unusual art exhibit. “There’s a series of pails all down the centre, arranged. And I remember coming in from...
Danielle Campbell is one of MacEwan University’s newest faculty members, joining the school as an assistant professor in the Police and Investigations program. Campbell’s previous career, however, was as illustrious as it was riddled with challenges. She was...