By Madison Gummow The provincial government is working with the National Allied Golf Associations Alberta (NAGA) to open as usual this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. New rules will be implemented to prevent the spread of the virus. As of now, all golf courses...
Local Band Uses Music To Connect With Community
By Karlie Mickanuik Ayla Brook & The Sound Men is an Edmonton based roots rock band that has been making music together for over a decade. Ayla Brook is the frontman of the band playing guitar and is the lead vocalist. Brent Oliver is the bass guitarist and...
Esports Thrive Despite COVID-19
Despite many organized competitive sports facing cancellations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world of Esports is thriving. Being an organized sport that relies on computers and online streams, many prominent esports leagues have been able to make the...
Editorial: ‘I Wasn’t There’: WWE Wrestles Boredom With WrestleMania 36
By Orrin Farries Sports Editor WWE hosted its most recent ‘showcase of the immortals’, Wrestlemania 36, to a live audience of its production crew and former New England Patriot and Wrestlemania emcee, Rob Gronkowski. There is a lot to unpack with Vince McMahon’s...
Ook Grads Spread Their Wings
By Mia Hildebrandt As the athletic seasons are wrapping and graduating Ooks are starting to spread their wings out in the real world, they reflect on what being a part of the NAIT athletic family has meant to them over the years. Donnelly, Hurlburt, Lewington and...
NAIT National Champion: Alex Fung
By Alvin Thammavongsa Alexander Fung had a year to cherish and remember this year on the badminton court. Competing in mixed doubles with his partner Eyota Kwan, they went undefeated throughout the season, and won gold at ACAC provincials en route to Nationals. On the...
Like Father, Like Son: A Legacy Of The Ooks
By Orrin Farries The father-son sport legacy is a substantial oddity. Dell Curry and Stephen Curry, Bill Walton and Luke Walton, Archie Manning and Eli (and Peyton) Manning, to name a few. These pro sports dads would of course bring their child up in the culture of...
Editorial: NAIT Students Have Access To Chaplains Of 8 Different Faiths
A message from Andy Renema, a Christian Chaplain at NAIT: When I wait at the crosswalk on 106 street, wearing my NAIT jacket that has “CHAPLAIN” on the back, some people have asked me what a chaplain does. They might know that there are chaplains in hospitals and...
Grassroots Lobby For Free Edmonton Transit
By Stephanie Swensrude Free Transit Edmonton is a “group of misfits” centred around the idea that mobility is a human right. “Transit is an essential service,” said Danika McConnell, an organizer for the group. The group formed in August 2019 when the City of Edmonton...
Editorial: Social Isolation Threatens The Structure Of Our Society
By Chris Avery Stores are closed, countries are locked down and it is considered criminal in some areas to go outside. The rules governing how people interact are constantly changing. The long-term effects of such a grand social experiment are currently unknown. Is...