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 a monthly print issue (September to April) with new content uploaded on our website weekly.
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
Denny Williams
NEWS EDITOR
Denny is a first-year Media Communications and Production student and the news editor for the Nugget. After spending 20 years living and working in China, he returned to Edmonton and decided to pursue his interest in media and storytelling. He enjoys meeting people, learning about their experiences and finding stories that might otherwise go unnoticed. Outside of the Nugget, he enjoys learning about Edmonton’s history, finding interesting stories in every nook and cranny, taking month-long cycling trips in the summer and quilting at the sewing machine during winter.
Cashton McGillivray
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR
Cashton is a second-year Architectural Technology student working as the Nugget’s arts and culture editor. As an avid percussionist and composer, you’ll find him performing on the drum kit or marimba across town. In his spare time, he enjoys designing board games and painting.
Ibrahim Basim
JUNIOR EDITOR
Hi, my name is Ibrahim Basim. I’m currently enrolled in the BBA Finance program here at NAIT. Outside of school, I enjoy staying active by playing badminton, going to the gym, hanging out with my friends and doing a bit of reading in my free time. As a junior editor, I’m looking forward to contributing new ideas, working with other writers and helping create unique and interesting stories that are relevant to NAIT students!
Ashendra Wijesinghe
PHOTO EDITOR
Ash is the photo editor for the Nugget’s 2026-27 year. He is enrolled in the Construction Engineering Technology program. He has an unhealthy obsession with cameras and street photography. He is a fan of Formula 1 and aviation and probably spends more time looking at that content than he should.
Pia Vistro
DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR
Pia Vistro is a second-year Business Administration – Marketing student and a digital content creator at the Nugget. Always looking to try something new, she channels her curiosity into exploring food, experiences and people, creating content that is fun, engaging and reflective of campus life. Whether it’s chasing an exciting idea or booking her next trip, she’s usually somewhere new and wouldn’t have it any other way.
Eben Camphu
VIDEO EDITOR
Eben is a second-year Narrative Cinema Production student and the video editor for the Nugget. Eben enjoys creating visual media while telling stories. In his free time, he watches a lot of movies and rages on roguelikes.
Kaye Tejano
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
Kaye is a second-year Business Administration – Marketing student and is returning as the Nugget’s social media coordinator for their second year. Both ambitious and creative when it comes to making social media posts, Kaye hopes to convert viewers into readers. In their spare time, they have multiple art-related hobbies, and spend a lot of time on PC games and dancing sometimes on campus. They’re usually struggling to fight the urge to make new projects while having a stack of unfinished creations.
Damary Chavez
ONLINE EDITOR
Damary Chavez is a second year Digital Design student whilst working at the Nugget as their online editor. She enjoys unwinding with creative outlets such as crochet, painting and designing passion projects. She hopes to one day become a mermaid, but in the meantime, she’ll work towards gaining all the expertise she can to one day own her own design firm.
Alleah Boisvert
SENIOR EDITOR
Alleah has been with the Nugget since 2020. Beginning as a contributor, she became a student editor in 2021 and started working in campus media full-time after finishing NAIT’s BBA program in 2025. She is a two-time NAIT alumna and the current communications director for Canadian University Press. As a marketing grad, Alleah is interested in how storytelling, media literacy and technology shapes 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.