he Nest has secured yet another win of “Best Campus Bar” in the Best Bar None (BBN) awards, making this their eighth consecutive victory. The team found out at the 14th annual awards ceremony, where 75 local bars and restaurants gained accreditation in the...
Souch student lounge gets new furniture
Souch campus sees a new welcoming student lounge thanks to new furniture from NAITSA VP External Jenna Williams and the NAIT Facilities Management and Development Team. The satellite campuses fall under Williams’ purview, and during a recent visit to Souch, she...
New NAIT club focuses on art of drag
After struggling to find a way to start learning more about performing drag, Tee Galitzine, a Culinary Arts student, decided to start a NAIT club focused on the art of drag. “I felt like [starting a club] was a good place to start, especially since NAIT doesn’t have a...
New flag plaza “important step” for NAIT
NAIT has begun construction on a new flag plaza that will display seven flags important to the institution’s vision and commitments. The new plaza will now display the Treaty 6 and Métis flag, in addition to two NAIT flags, a Canadian flag, a province of Alberta flag...
NAITSA introduces new advisor position for academic support
Students have a new support system for dealing with academic challenges: NAITSA’s Student Academic Rights Advisor. Renata Medeiros, former NAITSA VP Academic and new Student Academic Rights Advisor, can help students with “basically anything they are struggling...
Gallivan data breach could put some NAIT students’ info at risk
Update: This article was originally published with the statement that students' ID number, name, email, address and/or date of birth were compromised. This is incorrect. Only the students' name, ID number and date of birth were included in the breach. Personal...
Family of geese saved from NAIT courtyard
A family of geese were rescued from a NAIT courtyard on May 17. Two adult geese and their three goslings were first spotted in Courtyard 6 on Saturday, though it is unknown when they first arrived. NAIT Protective Services (NPS) received numerous calls from concerned...
Community and growth in Winnipeg punk band’s newest album
Winnipeg-based punk band Tunic has released their third album, Wrong Dream, and will be playing in Edmonton on May 26 as part of their North American tour. Singer and guitarist David Schellenberg said the album demonstrates some growth and maturity in their...
Finding community in new places: Financial Domination in a post-pandemic world
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people had to adjust their daily lives. People who worked in offices started working from home, students who went to campus to learn transitioned to online classes and party animals stopped going out. Sex workers, those...
NAIT students must now apply to attend convocation
Starting this semester, NAIT students will now need to apply to attend Convocation. According to the NAIT website, those who “expect to meet all graduation requirements or complete your technical apprenticeship education before June 2, 2023” are invited to apply to...