As NAIT continues to welcome more international students and faculty, the chance to express these cultures on campus is becoming even more important. On Wednesday, March 28, NAIT’s International Centre will host its third annual Global Village Fair. The event will be...
NAIT a top employer
For the seventh consecutive year, NAIT has been named one of the top employers in Alberta. The annual competition, held by Alberta’s Top Employers, named the 70 best places to work on Feb. 21. The criteria include: work atmosphere, training and skills development; and...
Don’t stress over stress
Stress is bad. Avoiding stress is in your best interest. Avoid embarking on stressful ventures and, when stress is unavoidable, figure out how to minimize it. As a full-time student, balancing studies, managing a job, a social life and extracurriculars, stress is...
Happy NAIT Pride
This week at NAIT has been a celebration of inclusivity and diversity with their annual Pride Week. Students and staff had the chance to engage in a wide variety of festivities including queer colouring, collaging, a discussion about challenging homophobia and...
The truth about mentalism
Men•tal•ism: the theory that physical and psychological phenomena are ultimately explicable only in terms of a creative and interpretative mind. “When it comes to mentalism, one of the biggest misconceptions is how real people think it is. There are three theories as...
Still biting after all these years
In 2018, it’s tough to imagine an internet without viral videos. Every day we see multiple videos in the news, across our social media feeds and even just in general conversations with other people. It wasn’t that long ago however, that only a small amount of videos...
Holy Roller hits a homer
The Whyte Avenue area welcomes a new player to the restaurant scene with the Holy Roller. This cafe-restaurant-bar mashup is under the same ownership as the neighbouring Mexican restaurant and tequila bar, El Cortez and the South- ern table and bar, Have Mercy Tavern....
Excellent opportunity
If you’re a student who has an affinity for music, then Take the Stage is the perfect opportunity for you. This second showcase of student talent is coming March 15, from 4-7 p.m. at the Nest. There are nine performers this year, with the same rules and regulations as...
Blurred lines bedevil equality
Many Oscars have graced the stage of this world: Oscar the Grouch (he lived in a trash can), Oscar Leroy (he likes to say jackass), Oscar Mayer (weiners) and, of course, the Oscar. The one whom the Academy Awards – the Oscars – are named after. Who was this man, if he...
Lower the nostalgia volume
I am tired of nostalgia. This does not mean that I am sick of the past. I will still hear the Morrowind theme, close my eyes and be transported to the snowy shore of Raven Rock. I still love “We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank” by Modest Mouse. The past defines...