For those who experience periods, expressing the challenges of menstrual symptoms can feel uncomfortable, and for those without a period, it can be tough to know how to help. Particularly for those who were raised believing that period talk is taboo, it may feel...
Every year, Mom and Dad would take me back home to Vietnam to visit our relatives. For as long as I can remember, I hated returning home. I was accustomed to the Westernized way of life, and to be broken-heartedly honest, Vietnam was no longer my home. All the...
The phrase “long-distance relationship” never meant much to me, until I lived it. I used to scroll reels and quotes about it on Instagram, taking them lightly, never imagining I would one day resonate so deeply with them. But now, every single feeling I experience...
People often use the quote, “teamwork makes the dream work” to explain that working together can result in better outcomes than working alone. Who knew that words so encouraging could be so misleading? If you’ve taken a business class at NAIT, you’ve probably had to...
Across culture, religion and race, people all over the world celebrate the anniversary of another year passing in some festive way or another. It’s when we can leave the past year behind and cross into the new year with hope of new beginnings. Although most people...
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...
As another year ends, and in the spirit of the upcoming holidays, let’s put our Santa hat on and take a look at the naughty or nice behaviours NAIT students have displayed throughout the year. Did you make it to the nice list by setting a good Ooks-ample? Or will you...
Daylight Savings Time (DST) ended on Nov. 3, and we returned to the standard time. Why do we play this charade of DST? DST is the practice of uniformly moving our clocks one hour ahead in summer months to artificially make the sun set later. Some advocated shifting...
The aurora, also known as the northern or southern lights, is a phenomenal natural light show that illuminates the night sky with vibrant colours and swirling patterns. In the northern hemisphere, it’s known as the aurora borealis, and in the southern hemisphere, it’s...
Superstitions: every culture in the world seems to have at least one. They are usually based on ancient tales and some have a questionable scientific basis, but superstitions have become so widespread that it’s hard to tell where many began. Superstitions,...
