Month: October 2015
Early workouts bear fruit

Early workouts bear fruit

Working out in the morning is the worst! Or at least that’s what I thought the first few times I made my way to the gym or the pool at 6:30 in the morning. No late nights with The Tonight Show and Jimmy Fallon or burning through the last 32 chapters of the latest book...

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Almond milk – at home

Almond milk – at home

Almond milk is a great alternative to cow or soy milk and, if you have a blender, it’s incredibly easy to make at home. This recipe can be made in about 15 minutes with some minimal preparation the night before and can be customized to suit your tastes. While you can...

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July Talk takes over Nest

July Talk takes over Nest

Keep your eyes peeled NAIT students, sometimes a little local fame drops by the campus. A successful performance by Canadian band July Talk took place at the Nest on Oct. 9 with Peter Dreimanis, Leah Fay (lead singers and guitar), Ian Docherty (guitar), Josh Warburton...

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Women split, men sweep

Women split, men sweep

It took four periods but once the first puck went in the net, the NAIT Ooks women’s hockey team got their mojo in the offensive zone. The three time defending champs won their home opener Saturday night 4-1 against the SAIT Trojans after getting shut out the previous...

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LRT and potential danger

LRT and potential danger

Many NAIT students get to campus each day via Edmonton’s LRT. For the most part, the system is safe but that doesn’t absolve riders of their responsibility to prevent accidents and injury. The Edmonton Transit System tasks their employees, from train operators to...

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Bul Go Gi still delights

Bul Go Gi still delights

I’ve been going to Bul Go Gi House since I was a little girl and it’s always been a delightful choice for a dinner out or for grabbing takeout. I had made plans to have dinner at Cafe Bicyclette before catching a play at La Cite Francophone with a friend of mine on...

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Just let the music flow

Just let the music flow

My friend was shredding a little John Mayer on a public piano in Churchill Square last weekend. Well, he was attempting to shred, when a pair of young women crept up behind him and asked if they could give it a go. “I play a little,” one of them said, as she slyly...

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Moving forward at retreat

Moving forward at retreat

Running a club at NAIT isn’t all fun and games. Sometimes you need to take a little bit of training at a club retreat. Yet some would ask, are club retreats really so vital? For many clubs and members alike, retreats are essential to how a club functions. “The...

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Come one, come all to NAIT!

Come one, come all to NAIT!

Mark your calendars, NAIT students. Open House is back! Bring your friends and family to NAIT and show them what this institution has to offer. Check out NAIT’s Open House on Friday Oct. 16 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) and Saturday Oct. 17 (10 a.m.-3 p.m.). Everything has free...

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Can’t have it both ways

Can’t have it both ways

“You know, we just gotta keep playing our game, putting pucks in deep and we’ll give ourselves a chance to win.” How many times has this utterly useless sound bite made its way into living rooms, bars and jumbo-trons across this continent? In fact, apply this to any...

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