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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
One NAIT student’s quest to expand campus culture
If you follow Ooks Life on Instagram, you probably know who Tanroop Mahal is. The third-year Bachelor of Business Administration student is featured in countless social media videos promoting campus events — his student engagement efforts seem effortless. When he...
Ook, Ook, Goose: Keeping the peace with campus geese
If you’re at NAIT for spring classes, you’ve probably noticed that there are less students on campus — but more Canada geese. Their nesting season coincides with NAIT’s spring semester, and the large migratory birds have overtaken the courtyards and parking lots,...
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Opinion
SATIRE: Connor McDavid commits to NAIT Ooks for 2026/27 season amid eligibility changes
In a move that shocked the hockey world and left fans wondering, “Is this a joke?”, it is now official: Connor McDavid is joining the NAIT Ooks men’s hockey team for the 2026/27 season. The NHL superstar made the announcement Friday morning at a press conference held...
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...
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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Common Market review
Reporter: Tanroop Mahal Video Edits: Jalyn Dalke
Brightspace: Yay or nay?
Reporter: Tanroop Mahal Edited by: Jalyn Dalke
NAIT students weigh in on new NAIT/Blatchford Market LRT station
Reporter: Tanroop Mahal Video Editor: Jalyn Dalke Cover Photo (LRT): City of Edmonton
Common Market review
Reporter: Tanroop Mahal Video Edits: Jalyn Dalke
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...
SATIRE: Connor McDavid commits to NAIT Ooks for 2026/27 season amid eligibility changes
In a move that shocked the hockey world and left fans wondering, “Is this a joke?”, it is now official: Connor McDavid is joining the NAIT Ooks men’s hockey team for the 2026/27 season. The NHL superstar made the announcement Friday morning at a press conference held...
Satire: Budget cuts force NAIT to replace beloved taco in a bag with coffee in a bag
Due to a realignment of budgeting priorities, the NAIT Student Orientation (NSO) committee will no longer be serving the popular taco in a bag to new students beginning in the spring 2026 term. Instead, the committee has announced that they will be switching to coffee...