About NAIT Nugget
The Nugget has been your student newspaper since 1964.
Started as a platform to give NAIT students a voice, the Nugget has been educating and entertaining students with hyperlocal news for over 50 years. We publish 6 print issues a year (September to April) with new content uploaded on our website every Friday.
Our Mandate
The Nugget is committed to bringing the NAIT community accurate, fair and truthful news. We do our best to ensure all stories are thoroughly researched, and if we make mistakes, we own them. While the NAIT Students’ Association acts as publisher for the Nugget, they do not control what we write; the Nugget retains full editorial control of and responsibility for the content we publish. We pledge to represent our community by covering the content that matters to you. The Nugget shall deliver news that is not ubiquitous or abundantly available elsewhere, unless it is being covered in a unique way that would be of mass interest to our readership. Furthermore, we believe in providing opportunities for students. The Nugget will continue to create space for students to have a voice, learn new skills and get involved on campus.
NAIT Nugget Team
Geono Aloisio
SPORTS EDITOR
Geono is a fourth-year Marketing student returning for his third year as the Nugget’s Sports Editor. He enjoys watching, writing about or playing sports and finding the next great story about the Ooks. In his free time, he unwinds by watching one of his many favourite sports teams or by thinking of ways to improve his fantasy football or hockey team.
Rafael Luis Flores
OPINION EDITOR
Rafael is a second-year Marketing student and was a contributing writer for the Nugget before assuming his current role. He looks serious and silent but will never shut up about his favourite country (Japan) if you give him an opportunity. He is a cat lover forced by current circumstances to live with two dogs but has learned to like them. His never-ending challenge as a writer is fighting the urge to use as many words as possible.
Chinny Feb Taleon
GRAPHICS EDITOR
Meet Chinny! She is a first-year Mechanical Engineering Technology student with a passion for art. She likes to spend her free time drawing and thinking of creative designs for fun. Chinny is always busy, that’s why the “r” in Chinny means rest. 😀
Roiel Carlos
VIDEO EDITOR
Roiel is in his final year of his Electrical Installations Technology diploma. He is passionate about programming, building websites and cinematography. In his free time, he likes to catch up on sleep and take photos and videos of random stuff.
Pia Vistro
DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR
Pia Vistro is a first-year Business Administration – Marketing student and a Digital Content Creator at the Nugget. With a short attention span that keeps her constantly searching for new food spots, activities and interesting people, she’s dedicated to making sure her content is fun and engaging. She brings a curious perspective to her role, aiming to create stories that are as dynamic as campus life itself.
Alleah Boisvert
SENIOR EDITOR
Alleah has been with the Nugget since 2020. Starting as a contributor, she became a student editor in 2021 and now works in student media full-time. She is a NAIT alum with a BBA in Marketing (class of 2025) and is interested in how storytelling, media literacy and technology shape the way we communicate. When she’s not editing, Alleah likes to binge anime with her black cat, Levi.
Amy St. Amand
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Amy is the fearless leader of the Nugget. She makes sure everything behind the scenes runs smoothly, including training editors, designing layouts, and recruiting contributors. She runs on iced coffee, cross stitching, and a healthy obsession with all things spooky.