On May 6th, NAIT students and staff gathered in South Lobby to recognize and observe “Red Dress Day,” a day of recognition for the over 1000 missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S) across Canada. Hosted by the Office of Equity,...
Notes from the NAITSA Senate: March 6 recap
The eighth NAITSA senate meeting was held on March 6, and started with a presentation by Solomon Lacoursiere and Vice President Academic Marina Bruno–students-at-large sitting on the NAIT Board of Governors. They both shared the experiences from participating on the...
Battle of the campus bars
NAIT’s campus bar, The Nest, has won the Best Bar None campus award for 8 years, but do they deserve it? Do the U of A Golden Bears or the MacEwan Griffins deserve it over us? Let’s find out. On a scale of 1-The Nest (10), two students, one with 20+ years experience...
Notes from the NAITSA Senate: February 7 recap
The governing body of the students' association met on February 7 to oversee the work of the Executive Council. Many topics were discussed after VP Academic, External and Internal presented their report to the senators. The first round of questions were directed at...
Aboriginal Culture Day
I attended Aboriginal Culture Day on September 22nd. We started the day with a welcoming breakfast in the ceremonial room at the Nîsôhkamâtotân Centre (E121). Friends of the centre, students and working folks met and shared stories over a meal and coffee. Once...