NAIT has proposed a two per cent domestic tuition increase for the 2025/26 year. The tuition increase, along with NAIT’s 2025/26 budget, was approved by NAIT’s Board of Governors at their meeting on March 4. The budget still needs to be approved by the Advanced...
Students can dodge GST at the Nest until June
The Canada-wide GST break ended on Feb. 15, but there’s still one place on campus where students can escape paying tax. The Nest, which is owned and operated by the NAIT Students’ Association, has extended their GST exemption, so students won't have to pay GST when...
NAIT kicks off black history month
February signals the start of Black History Month, and NAIT began their month-long celebration to amplify Black voices across campus. The first event was a career speaker series, hosted by the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (OEDI) and Career Services. Three...
NAITSA Executive Council Candidates answer 1 question
Deciding who to vote for NAITSA Executive Council (EC) can be challenging—all students have to decide is a two-minute video, a few paragraphs in the Nugget and whatever the candidates say during their campaign period. We wanted to give the student body a bit more to...
NAITSA unveils new mural in student study space
Students looking for a relaxing but aesthetic study space can head to T109 to see NAITSA’s newest mural. The former classroom was converted to a student study space last January. While students have been using the space, NAITSA President Jenna Luczak noticed the usage...
2 reasons students should pay attention to NAIT’s collective bargaining
Remember that random gathering of people with flags and signs outside HP last month? Well, the collective bargaining that prompted NAIT's academic staff association (NASA) to gather in public is still ongoing, and yes, students should be paying attention. Each side...
NAIT launches first gender-based sexual violence campaign
Posters in the hall featuring the slogan ‘this matters’ and a QR code are part of NAIT’s first ever campaign to raise awareness around gender and sexual-based violence (GBSV). The campaign is part of NAIT’s larger commitment in 2023 to take seven actions to address...
NAIT chosen to lead Canadian junior culinary team
NAIT’s reputation and success at international culinary competitions has granted them a new opportunity: selecting and training the country’s national junior culinary team for the next four years. This team of aspiring chefs, all 25 and under, will compete at...
Changes to post-grad work permit will have ‘negative impact’ at NAIT
This article was previously published in the November 13 print issue. Read it here. New changes to policies about international studies in Canada have left NAIT needing to accelerate plans to rebalance their international and domestic student population. Announced in...
Ooks Life going mobile with new app
Students can access campus life, events, clubs and more a lot easier, thanks to a new mobile app version of Ooks Life. NAITSA soft-launched the brand new app late in September after learning about it at a conference. Brayden Shopland, NAITSA VP Internal, routinely...