Your health is an important part of your life, but what happens when it’s taken away?
Ooks petition to stop budget cuts
By JORDAN TOUGAS A NAIT Ooks Men’s Hockey player is stepping up to tell NAIT that he wants athletes involved in budget discussions. Brendan Jensen is the starting goalie for the Ooks’ Men’s Hockey team. In December, he started a petition asking NAIT’s Board of...
Ooks win gold in Hawaii
By TY FERGUSON While many rang in the new year with the same old chilly weather, the NAIT Ooks Badminton team escaped to Hawaii. From January 1st to the 11th, the badminton team spent their time on the island playing in the annual Hawaii Aloha Badminton...
No credits for ESL
By George Hong Mastering a second language is hard and English is considered one of the most difficult. The English as a Second Language (ESL) program at NAIT doesn’t count for credit toward a diploma or degree, but the students can benefit for a lifetime. The ESL...
Eating well on $4 a day
- Celia Nicholls If you’re anything like me, you tend to reach for high carb convenience foods to keep you going through what is probably one of the busiest times in the school year. You might feel like you just don’t have the time or energy to prepare a wholesome...
Money – what a problem
- Emily Keller Money. The one thing I always seem to need but never have enough of, and the one thing that controls everything, yet I don’t understand it. I don’t know anything about saving for retirement, and honestly, I don’t know much about savings accounts in...
Economy affecting carpenters
By: George Hong The Alberta economy is down and NAIT’s carpentry program is down 25% but all the classes are fully booked with waiting lists. Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Office provides funding for all the apprenticeship programs in the province. The...
NAIT Wellness and Adversity Profiles
Willow Shelley Title: NAIT Students’ Association Vice President Student Services What you wouldn’t know about this person: When someone is organized, a high achiever and a perfectionist we often would not guess that they have ADHD. However, growing up Willow Shelley...
NAIT Wellness Week Events Nov. 17-24, 2018
By Tora Matys Life gets busy sometimes, and far too often people forget to make time for themselves. Don’t worry, the NAIT Students’ Association has your back. They are offering a variety of events from Nov. 17-24 to help your physical and mental wellness. Saturday...
How Your Wellness Affects Others
By Jory Proft, Senior Editor When dealing with wellness, it’s important to think about how your well-being affects others and how others’ wellness affects you. It’s often hard to recognize just how much someone else’s emotions rub-off on you and vice versa —...