Today’s media and news landscape makes connecting with influential figures and their supporters seem easier than ever. But there’s a catch: increased accessibility means anyone can share media to spread a message, making impactful issues trickier to understand. ...
ChatGPT is killing my spark (and it’s killing yours, too)
I’ve been a passionate reader and writer ever since I was little. Reading other peoples’ experiences and writing about my own has always been a large part of my life. I was that kid who hid under the covers, reading novels with a flashlight until well after midnight....
New coach, new vision for men’s basketball
The men’s basketball team has had an interesting tip-off this year. A new coach and only a single returning player meant the team faced a lot of change before they touched the court in October.
Second annual YIKES Film Festival ‘bigger and better’ than last year
After its success in 2023, YIKES! Film Festival is returning Nov. 7 and 8 for a second year to celebrate horror, sci-fi and everything in between. YIKES Film Festival founder and organizer Danny Chamberlin, a NAIT marketing grad and local filmmaker, hopes the annual...
Students want accountability after NAIT Pride: ‘They don’t care about actually protecting us when the cameras are gone’
After NAIT’s tenth Pride Week and second year raising the Pride Progress Flag on campus, some NAIT students were left feeling like the institution’s commitment to queer students fell short. Members of two NAITSA Campus Clubs are concerned that NAIT and its Office of...
NAIT students host first game development conference, aim for yearly event
Members of the Game Creators Space Club at NAIT are hosting a free game development conference in the Productivity and Innovation Centre on March 9.
A ‘labour of love’: Team NAIT wins silver at IKA Culinary Olympics
Days before the IKA Culinary Olympics in Germany, NAIT’s first all-woman Community Catering team of Culinary Arts professionals are ready for anything. The team of seven Culinary Arts students and recent graduates would go on to bring home a silver medal in their...
What we can learn from Edmonton’s niche experimental live music scene
There’s something special about entering a live music venue that feels effortlessly lived-in; a place where it’s evident every type of person imaginable has stood in the same spot you’re standing, watching a local band play a genre you’ve never heard of before. Just a...
NAIT grad and disability consultant to give away power wheelchair for Christmas
A disability consultancy firm founded by a NAIT grad is helping someone in the community this winter by giving away a power wheelchair. The initiative is part of Disability: Accessibility by Design’s (ABD) HOPE Campaign. Brad Bartko, ABD’s founder and a NAIT Radio and...
Pushing the paradigm: Big Wreck writes new ‘Pages’ in Canadian rock history with upcoming EP
Canadian-American rock icons Big Wreck are releasing a new EP on November 24, and they want you to know that they’re harder, louder and faster than ever. Led by musical powerhouse Ian Thornley, Big Wreck’s songs have resonated through decades. This month, the band is...