Features Archives - The Griff

The revitalization of downtown: Who is it really for?

Illustration by Hayden Carkner/The Griff How students benefit from a revitalized downtown For most Edmontonians, waking up to a text asking if they want tickets to tonight’s Oilers game would be a

March 7, 2026

Features

How artificial is our love?

Having a relationship with an AI LLM is a complicated, strange, and ultimately new trend — is it benign or beneficial? Amanda Erickson Illustration by Evelina Migaldi When Rob first opened up

September 23, 2025

Culture·Features

Through the eyes of the Griffin: 54 years and counting

Pictured: Áine Humble, who won our very first national championship in any sport (1987-1988). With her is head coach Alan Thom. She was recently inducted into our Wall of Distinction last April.

September 4, 2025

Campus·Features

A look at MacEwans Car Community

Originally published on January 1, 2025. CORRECTION: The photo of Simar Nayar’s BMW 335is is misattributed. The photo is by Leo, or @flickz.lp on Instagram. We apologize for the error. Meet Karen,

January 18, 2025

Campus·Features·Magazine

November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 19, 2024

Features·Magazine

Acupuncture and massage therapy on campus: a win-win for students

According to the massage therapy and acupuncture students, the benefits of these practices are endless, especially at MacEwan University If you’re a university student, odds are that you’ve been stressed before. There

March 5, 2024

Campus·Features·Magazine

MacEwan alumnus spearheads diversity, equity, and inclusion for Hockey Canada

In recent years, Hockey Canada has been involved in multiple scandals, leaving stakeholders to depend on new diversity, equity and inclusion frameworks. Some of the biggest scandals over the past few years,

January 3, 2024

Features·Magazine·News

The time my father’s best friend turned out to be a serial killer

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Sometimes, we don’t know who the people close to us really are. In 2000, my dad, Aquiles, was working as an orthodontist in Chiapas, Mexico

October 23, 2023

Features·News

“Safer sex doesn’t have to be unsexy”: Putting safety first as STI rates rise in Edmonton

With sexually transmitted infections on the rise, where can students get tested and how can we reduce the stigma? When you hear the term “safe sex”, you probably envision the same thing

October 5, 2023

Culture·Features

A woman’s journey with hope as her pathway

Iryna Ilienko’s life has been turned upside down. The mother of two fled Ukraine with her daughters, leaving her husband behind in the war-torn country. Now, in Canada, there is not a

September 19, 2023

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