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Griffins set to host holiday exhibition hockey action
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Griffins set to host holiday exhibition hockey action
Dallas Smith looks for a rebound against NAIT goalie Brendan Jensen during a game earlier this season. The teams will meet in exhibition action on Dec. 28 (Nick Kuiper photo). Jefferson Hagen, Sports Information Officer For now, a trio of exhibition men’s...
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Men's basketball squad set for California warm-up tourney
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Men's basketball squad set for California warm-up tourney
Jake Notice, right, looks for an opening against Alberta last week. The Griffins are off to a California holiday non-conference tournament later this month (Nick Kuiper photo).  Jefferson Hagen, Sports Information Officer While most will be sipping hot ch...
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Griffins Landing Three Stars of the Week
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Griffins Landing Three Stars of the Week
Lee Iverson had 24 combined kills against UBC on the weekend and is the Griffins Landing first star of the week (Chris Piggott photo). MacEwan AthleticsLee Iverson is the Griffins Landing first star of the week for his performances in leading the men’s volleyball team...
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New CFAC Week 108: Garage doors
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New CFAC Week 108: Garage doors
Door installation continues into another week at the new Centre for Arts and Culture. Last week, it was the vestibule entrance to the main atrium that received doors; this week, crews turned their focus to something a little more heavy duty, adding doors to some less visible but equally important...
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Collaborative effort results in anthology of emerging writers
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Collaborative effort results in anthology of emerging writers
It all started with Shawn Hamm’s vision. He wanted to start a creative writing club open to all students across the university, not just in the English department. Anyone who considered themselves a writer could join—whether they were studying science and math or lugging literature textbooks home...
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Valiant comeback effort falls short as Griffins edged by Pandas
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Valiant comeback effort falls short as Griffins edged by Pandas
Kayla Ivicak puts up a jumper at the buzzer that went off the backboard, rim and out (Len Joudrey photo). Jefferson Hagen, Sports Information Officer Down by as many as 16 points at one point of the fourth quarter, the MacEwan Griffins valiantly fought ...
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Griffins undone by defensive shortcomings in loss to Bears
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Griffins undone by defensive shortcomings in loss to Bears
Thomas Jereniuk tries for the hoop against Alberta's Lyndon Annetts on Saturday (Nick Kuiper photo). Jefferson Hagen, Sports Information Officer Jumping out to an eight-point first quarter lead, the MacEwan Griffins seemed poised to rebound from a poor op...
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Griffins' shooting goes cold in loss at Alberta
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Griffins' shooting goes cold in loss at Alberta
Paige Knull drives around Alberta's Megan Twyoniuk on Thursday night (Nick Kuiper photo). Jefferson Hagen, Sports Information Officer Cold shooting doomed the MacEwan University Griffins in a 64-45 loss at cross-town rival Alberta on Thursday night.Hittin...
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Sizzling three-point shooting sinks Griffins at U of A
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Sizzling three-point shooting sinks Griffins at U of A
MacEwan's Jake Notice drives into the zone as the Griffins took on Alberta on Thursday night (Nick Kuiper photo).  Jefferson Hagen, Sports Information Officer The Alberta Golden Bears were sizzling from beyond the arc as they handed th...
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Errors cost Griffins as they get swept by UBC
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Errors cost Griffins as they get swept by UBC
Kate Rozendaal (#7) and Lauren Holmes (#15) try to get one past the block of UBC's Laura MacTaggart on Friday night (Chris Piggott photo). Jefferson Hagen, Sports Information Officer A string of errors from the home side started in the middle of the secon...
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Small school star finding stride in middle for MacEwan
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Small school star finding stride in middle for MacEwan
Griffins' middle McKenna Stevenson (#11) and setter Claire McLoughlin (#8) are building a strong relationship that's crucial for success on the volleyball court (Chris Piggott photo). Jefferson Hagen, Sports Information Officer Armed with big dreams of pl...
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Norwegian's impact a result of off-season commitment
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Norwegian's impact a result of off-season commitment
Kai Hesthammer battles at the net with Saskatchewan players in a match earlier this season (Chris Piggott photo). Jefferson Hagen, Sports Information Officer It was during a trip to Alberta’s capital in high school that the seed was planted for Kai Hestha...
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Flat Griffins draw ire of coach after loss to UBC
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Flat Griffins draw ire of coach after loss to UBC
Lee Iverson (#2) of the Griffins attempts to block UBC's Jordan Deshane on Friday night. Iverson led the Griffins with 12 kills (Chris Piggott photo). Jefferson Hagen, Sports Information Officer If there was a volleyball equivalent of a post-game bag skat...
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Making a green impact
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After a one-year hiatus, the Office of Sustainability is bringing back Green Impact. The program, which originated in the U.K., encourages staff and faculty to work together to adopt sustainable behaviours in the workplace in an effort to improve well-being and resilience on campus."We want peopl...
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Energetic Ivicak leads Griffins into rivalry series
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Energetic Ivicak leads Griffins into rivalry series
Kayla Ivicak looks for an opening against Victoria in a game earlier this month (Chris Piggott photo). Jefferson Hagen, Sports Information Officer Effort and grit are quickly becoming the hallmarks of the MacEwan University Griffins women’s basketball tea...
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