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New Indigenous stoles represent culture, accomplishments and possibility at convocation
Convocation audience members will notice something new at this year’s celebration: a thoughtfully designed stole, featuring geometric patterns and traditional Indigenous symbols. It’s a new initiative from NAIT’s Nîsôhkamâtotân Centre to celebrate the accomplishments,...
Updates on NAIT’s 18 paused programs
In May 2025, NAIT paused 18 programs, and NAIT’s Academic Council has been working their way through the list to decide these programs' fate. The council has finished for the year, after adding one extra meeting in June to finish up. Of the 18 paused programs: 2 were...
Student Life
Two students, two stories: Finding the course load that fits
Starting post-secondary often comes with a big question: How many courses should I take? Some students love staying busy and thrive under a full schedule, while others prefer fewer classes to keep stress manageable. For many NAIT students, their fast-paced two year...
The ultimate guide to parking at NAIT
Parking at NAIT can be confusing. That's why we've created this interactive map of all the parking zones at NAIT. Related: Need NAIT student parking? Here's my advice as a former 'resourceful' parker To use this guide, see the legend in the bottom right corner. The...
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Opinion
The cold, hard truth about on-campus addiction: We’re not doing enough
NAIT is a polytechnic that has a bar on campus, and that might sound like a good thing — having once dreamed of a life in the trades, I can respect the desire for an adult beverage at the end of the day. Trades people have extraordinarily hard jobs. Between the hours...
A high school graduate’s dilemma: Work first, or go to post-secondary?
Every year, high school graduates face two choices that determine how they will spend the next few years. Some graduates go straight to some form of post-secondary study. Others prefer to undergo one or more “gap years” after they graduate, which are usually spent...
Sports
‘Everything falls into place’ for Ooks men’s futsal and soccer athletes
NAIT athletics’ dominance across the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference continues as the Ooks men’s futsal team put in a championship performance at the provincial championships the third weekend of March. They took commanding leads through the first two games...
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Level Up: Student game development conference
On April 19, NAIT's Game Creators Space club held Level Up, a networking event for students interested in gaming, development and programming. They connected with professionals, tried games from local studios and attended panel discussions.
PHOTOS: Nîsôhkamâtotân Centre end of year celebration
NAIT's Aboriginal Centre held a celebration at the end of term to honour students' hard work. It was held at Ernest's, and attendees ate a 3-course meal before a gifting ceremony and tribute to Indigenous students and graduates.
PHOTOS: Alex Kim, 2026 Chef in Residence
Chef Alex Kim, Culinary Director at Five Sails in Vancouver, returned to campus as NAIT's 2026 Hokanson Chef in Residence. Kim did hands-on demonstrations, lessons and special events with the students of the Culinary Arts program. Related: NAIT culinary grad takes...
Common Market review
Reporter: Tanroop Mahal Video Edits: Jalyn Dalke
Videos
We asked the NAITSA Executive Council Candidates one question
https://youtu.be/Y-FURpmmS3A?si=ZwYFOdAImmWtzV_I
Common Market review
Reporter: Tanroop Mahal Video Edits: Jalyn Dalke
Brightspace: Yay or nay?
Reporter: Tanroop Mahal Edited by: Jalyn Dalke