Well, it’s that time of year again. We’re back to school and that means buying books, registering for classes and the legendary music festival, Sonic Boom! It’s the festival where we are able to have one final hurrah before summer ends. In the cramped spaces of the...
September brings new beginnings
Ahh, it’s that time of year again. The bitter-sweet feeling of heading back to school. Backpack, check! Notebooks, check! Alarm clocks that are set too early, check, check and check! For some of us, it’s a return to familiarity, the joy of seeing old classmates and...
Nest Fest: three days of music and beer
Nest Fest is coming! The NAIT Students’ Association will be hosting a three-day Nest Fest Beer Gardens welcome event on September 13-15 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on 103 Street between the Spartan Centre and L-Building. This event will be a great opportunity for returning...
Ask the Editors: Setting yourself up for success
The first week of classes is always one of the most exciting parts of the school year – it’s a new start! For our first issue of the year, our editors are sharing their advice for setting yourself up for success throughout the term. Danielle...
App review: Build yourself an ecosystem
Build yourself an ecosystem of apps that can help you succeed! While these are some of the apps that are the foundation of my current system, I encourage you to experiment and try new ones – you never know when you’ll find a new favourite. Do you have a Gmail account?...
A model guy!
When Sangjune Lee’s name wasn’t among five announced during the final stages of last Wednesday’s NAITSA’s Next Top Model finale, he thought his night might be over. “I was thinking, ‘Oh wow they called five people already. I guess I’m not the winner,’ ” he recalled....
Elwins take it to the Nest
Guitarist and keyboardist Feurd Moore is the sole member of the Elwins with ties to Edmonton. He was born here, actually, and attended Avalon junior high school until he was 14, at which point he and his family moved to Newmarket, Ontario. That’s where the ideas for...
PCP – Free tuition?
Joel Leckie: We all know the impact of rising tuition costs and the ongoing debate about government subsidies for tuition. But one of the things that hasn’t really been expressed as a possible solution is revising the process of student loans. There are a ton of...
The Witch delivers dark mystery
When modernity clogs the mind with an overabundance of shock and sensations, the classics can refresh us. After waves of jump-scares and gores, The Witch, directed by Robert Eggers, is that refreshment in modern horror movies. It delivers a terror in unsettling,...
Spring time is bike time
Spring is coming. Though there is still a good chance of a second or third big winter snowstorm, it is fairly safe to say that we are coming out of the darkness and moving towards above freezing weather. That means more and more people will be bringing their bikes out...