By Scott Zielsdorf A local Edmonton developer is looking to breathe new life into a hotel situated in historical Whyte Avenue. Initially built in 1891, along with the railroad, the Strathcona hotel is one of the oldest buildings in the Old Strathcona area. It’s one of...
Podcasting More Accessible Than Ever
By Emily Devereux For a medium that has only been around a decade, podcasts have taken ahold of many of our ears. According to The Infinite Dial® 2019 Canada report, 36% of Canadian adults have listened to a podcast in the past month. Some big names are playing in the...
Live Your Dash: Olivia Davis
By Colin Gaumont The Ooks’ backup goalie is used to making saves for others. But when life threw a shot at her in 2013, she had to make a save for herself. At the age of 13, Davis was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a type of cancer in the blood. Davis...
Ooks Players of the Year
By Zachary Flynn Matt Zima ACAC North Men’s Soccer Player of the Year Zima was named the ACAC North Men’s Soccer Player of the Year following a season where he led the league in scoring, finding the back of the net 20 times over 12 games. “It felt like all the hard...
Fans from 8,000 km Away
By Orrin Farries For several months, Aoi Komori, a Japanese player on NAIT’s women’s soccer team has been on a steep learning curve: navigating her way on a new team in a new city in a new country all while learning how to speak a new language. Hailing from Naruto, a...
eSports Growing at NAIT
By Corbin Adams NAIT is doubling-down on eSports this year following the success of last year’s eSports Invitational. The League of Legends Tournament took place on October 26. Overwatch and DOTA 2 events will take place in November. NAIT Campus Recreation wants to...
Women Win ACAC Gold
By Madison Gummow The NAIT women’s soccer team will move on to nationals following their second straight ACAC championship on Oct. 27. The men’s team finished the tournament with a bronze medal, bringing an end to their season. Both the NAIT men’s and women’s soccer...
Connecting NAIT Veterans
By Shawna Bannerman Every year, around Remembrance Day, NAIT veterans meet to connect and build a sense of community around their shared pasts. The Luncheon invite is extended to all known past and present military members who are now staff at NAIT. The luncheons were...
Editorial: Soldier On
By Isabelle Martel Assistant Editor If you’ve ever had the opportunity to meet me in person, you would likely take notice of my many tattoos. One of these tattoos being the iconic Bluenose ship, which is featured on our Canadian dime. I got this tattoo in honour of...
Mawji Centre: Entrepreneur Resources for NAIT Students
By Mahmuda Sheikh The Mawji Centre is a resource and support centre for entrepreneurial spirited students from all departments and is not exclusive to business students. Cecile Wendlandt, the director of the centre explains that they help students come up with ideas...