This past year could not have came and gone faster for the Canadian University Press. After a long and difficult year for the organization, it has finally found a new direction and renewed hope with a newly elected board of members. CUP is a national, non-profit...
Some of NAIT’s buildings can leave a little – or a lot – to be desired for aesthetics and many students would attest to the benefits of more coffee on campus. The new Centre for Applied Technologies building under construction north of the HP Centre will offer both...
We have been basking in the warm temperatures these past few days as well as last week. Temperatures were about 10 C above the seasonal average and morning lows were abnormally high as well. You are probably wondering when the cold is coming. I do not see any...
On Nov. 26, the Nest Taphouse Grill won the Best Bar None award for Best Campus Pub. For those of you that don’t know, the NAITSA-run Nest is NAIT’s oncampus bar. Opened in 1988, the Nest has been a popular spot for friends to hang out, grab a drink or enjoy events....
When it comes to setting the tone as an institution, NAIT definitely has the brass that leads by example. NAIT’s President and CEO Dr. Glenn Feltham represents our school while also serving as the chair of Polytechnics Canada, a committee of representatives from the...
The NAIT Academic Staff Association (NASA) is taking issue with some of the changes being proposed in a broad based academic restructuring underway at NAIT. The NAIT Academic Staff Association (NASA) believes some of those changes will shortchange instructors and...
Connor O'Donovan How does the old adage go? The one about how many words for snow exist in the Inuit language – what was it? 50? 60? I’m pretty sure that phrase is a load of ignorant, false knowledge but the fact remains, snow was incredibly important to certain...
Times are getting tougher in Alberta, and no one knows it better than Alberta’s food banks. Although the growth in people utilizing food banks has been steady since last year, both the Edmonton Food Bank and the University of Alberta’s Campus Food Bank have reported...
If you’re reading this editorial, there’s a 99 per cent chance that you’re either a student at NAIT or a member of my immediate family. If you’re not a member of my immediate family and you are, in fact, a student, there is a 99 per cent chance you are going through...
The Crane and Hoisting program got a big lift on Nov. 18 when NAIT staff, student leaders and dignitaries packed into a canvas tent in Spruce Grove to kick off construction of NAIT’s newest campus. Scheduled to open in June 2016, the facility will be the new home of...
