MacEwan student and SAMU Students’ Council member, Layal, is running a fundraiser to help fund members of her family to leave Gaza. Layal lived in Gaza until her family made the difficult decision to leave during the war in 2014, but not all of her family was able...
On April 4, 2024, SAMU Students’ Council held a special meeting to appoint vacant Executive Committee positions for VP student life and VP external. The VP student life position was left vacant before the election, and the VP external position became vacant...
Do you feel uncomfortable walking alone to your car, apartment, transit station, or elsewhere after dark? If so, you should check out MacEwan’s Safe Walk program – they provide at least two volunteers to walk students to their destination in the evenings from...
UPDATE MARCH 21, 2024: This article has been edited to change the name of MacEwan’s Office of Human Rights, Equity, and Inclusion to Office of Human Rights. A member of the office informed the Griff that the office changed its name shortly before this event took...
The SAMU Executive Committee (EC) plays an integral part on campus, from overseeing the general manager to being responsible for the campus environment and resources for students. Each position is responsible for a different portfolio of responsibilities....
One of the events organized during Mental Health Week The sixth annual Mental Health Week was organized by MacEwan and SAMU. The events are open to all students, faculty, and staff members. The week-long event, featuring various departments, was an informative...
Food for Thought town hall hosts hundreds Hundreds of students were treated to a free lunch, courtesy of SAMU, at midday on Wednesday during the student association’s Food for Thought town hall in the Lookout. The only price tag for Banh Mi sandwiches and Panago...
Continued increases in tuition leaves SAMU unsatisfied The chips are down, the talks are over, and tuition is going up – again. After consultations between SAMU and MacEwan, the board of governors approved a domestic and international tuition hike of 2 per cent for...
Misfortune Tellers will be opening Fall Fest 2024 On Jan. 5th, Misfortune Tellers, paro!, Delta 88, Lewd Antics, and Trireme fought to the death for the opening slot of Fall Fest 2024. Just kidding!It wasn’t to the death — just a little friendly competition. ...
After 1333 students out of a possible 15,548 eligible voters (8.6 per cent) cast their digital ballots, the results are in. Every candidate who ran this year will have a seat on the Students’ Council. The percentage of voters has increased by 32.3 per cent compared...
Did you know that MacEwan has a students’ council? It has 14 councillors and five executive committee members who represent the student body of MacEwan. Right now, it's election season for the councillors, and the Griff is here to help explain how this specific...
From Oct. 3 to Oct. 4, nominated candidates for the upcoming students’ council elections all set up in the SAMU building between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. MacEwan students were able to attend “Meet the Candidates” and learn more about the nominees for the student council...