#YEG Archives - The Griff

Meet some of this year’s students’ council candidates

Meet a few of the students’ council candidates who will be running in the upcoming election taking place on Oct. 16 and 17. Not all candidates responded to the Griff’s request for

October 16, 2024

Campus

The New Dean on Campus

Deric Olsen Looks at the Big Picture in FFAC Originally published on September 1, 2024 During an interview on the fourth floor of Allard Hall, one of the last things I ask

September 4, 2024

Magazine·News

Realpolitik: New executives appointed by SAMU

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

April 11, 2024

Campus

If there was an apocalypse at MacEwan, here’s where I’d be

As our parents, guardians, older siblings, and other, much wiser people in our lives warn us, we must always be prepared for the worst to happen. Obviously, one of the worst things

April 2, 2024

Opinions

Sephora kids: what the fuck!

Recall the early 2000s with me quickly. Chunky, bedazzled Nokias that could withstand the force of one thousand drunk partygoers when you (inevitably) lose it on the dance floor. The beauty of

March 28, 2024

Culture

Executive Committee election: official results

The results of the SAMU Executive Committee (EC) election are now final, and all three candidates who appeared on ballots were able to win a spot in SAMU’s highest governing body. Gabriel

March 20, 2024

Campus

MacEwan’s community crowds the SAMU building to participate in the Black Stories of Belonging event

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

March 14, 2024

Culture

The Young, Gifted, and Black Cabaret Nuit celebrates Black joy

On Feb. 9, Black performers danced in a room full of joy during the Young, Gifted and Black (YGB) Cabaret Nuit on Friday for Black History Month. The group describes the event

March 4, 2024

Culture

Meet the independent author behind the dark sapphic fantasy book When Two Roads Meet

Saige Caljouw was an avid reader in junior high. She basked in character-driven books and movies. When she was younger, she used to write quite frequently but like most of us, she

February 26, 2024

Culture

The Griff wins nation-wide Student Publication of the Year award at student journalism conference

This past weekend, the Griff attended NASH 86, a student journalism conference hosted by the Canadian University Press (CUP) at NAIT/NAITSA, where it won Student Publication of the Year alongside the Western

February 20, 2024

Campus