Each year NAIT students vote in a new group of student executives to fight for their wants and needs. The students that are voted in make up the Executive Council, a group of student leaders that work to represent the student body in committees and government, and...
Nîsôhkamâtotân Centre career fair returns
By Amy St. Amand The Nîsôhkamâtotân Centre, in collaboration with NAIT Career Services, is hosting a virtual career fair for First Nation (Status & Non-Status), Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) students. The career fair returns virtually after a two-year hiatus. Students...
Truth Before Reconciliation: Pîkiskwetân (Let’s Talk) sharing circle series returns
The Pîkiskwetân (Let’s Talk) Sharing Circle Series returns to NAIT this semester, starting on January 17th. The series is hosted by the Nîsôhkamâtotân Centre, supporting NAIT’s Connecting the Four Directions document and continued efforts with Truth and...
How McGill graduates launched an app to connect tutors and students
By Almalexia With the fall semester now in full swing, NAIT is offering students a chance to get ahead on their studies by using Nimbus, a Canadian-made tutoring app. Nimbus is free to use and offers students the ability to find tutors, or become a tutor themselves....
NAIT ready to splash in the new year
NAITSA is ready to kick off 2022 with a bang. The Campus Splash and Bash is returning for its second installment, happening on Saturday, January 8, 2022. The Splash and Bash is a party with discounted tickets to the World Waterpark at West Edmonton Mall, in...
Alberta to face supply shortages as routes to B.C. destroyed
By Noah Rishaug Record-breaking rainstorms struck British Columbia last week, with a month's worth of precipitation falling in one day. The rain caused mudslides and flooding across the province, resulting in four confirmed fatalities. Environment and Climate...
Edmontonians rally in support of Wet’suwet’un land defenders against Coastal Gas Link pipeline
https://youtu.be/vEMl7HwmzLI About 200 people gathered in downtown Edmonton Monday evening to show solidarity with Wet’suwet’un land defenders near Houston, B.C. The demonstration was organized by Climate Justice Edmonton. Food Not Bombs YEG provided warm drinks and...
Growing a ‘Stache’ for Charity
Photo via Curtis Hawley Movember Page Movember is a campaign that takes place every November recognizing men’s mental health, suicide prevention, and prostate and testicular cancer awareness and research. Movember is globally the leading charity for men’s...
“Employers like work experience”: Work Integrated Learning programs en route for most post secondary programs
By Noah Rishaug Students at NAIT could soon see practicums and internships become more readily available or even mandatory in the coming years. The Alberta government has been working closely with industry leaders and post secondaries across the province with the goal...
Food banks serving record number of Edmontonians
Picture yourself standing in the middle of Roger’s Place, looking out into the packed stands. If every seat in there was filled, that would be the same amount of people that visit the Food Bank every month: around 21 thousand. Now imagine half of those are children....