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...
Talus Balls of Terror descend on YEG for first YIKES Film Fest
If you thought the spooky season was over, you thought wrong. 16 indie horror, sci-fi, fantasy and thriller films will take over the Foundry Room in the Oliver Exchange Building on November 16 and 17 for the first YIKES Film Festival. The festival will feature 16...
NAITSA Emergency Food Centre sees 100% increase in demand, donations needed
NAITSA’s Emergency Food Centre has seen a 100 per cent increase in requests in September compared to last year. According to Jessie Burchnall, the U-Pass and Food Centre Specialist at NAITSA, the Food Centre received 79 food hamper requests in September 2022 compared...
Learning Services hosts student art contest to showcase diversity and inclusion
Learning Services is hosting an art contest open for all NAIT students. The diversity and inclusion themed contest started in September and has been extended to December 8. Kyle Kirzinger, a Learning Strategist at NAIT’s Learning Services, said it’s a way to let...
Winter is buzzing: How to help local bee populations as cold weather approaches
After hosting two successful events last semester, NAITSA’s Sustainability Committee organized another ‘How to Make a Bee Hotel’ event. Spots for the returning event filled up fast, but according to NAIT Biological Sciences Instructor and resident bee enthusiast...