By Adel Ahmed With the hospitality industry taking substantial hits over the last two years, one bar at NAIT has decided to shut its doors for the foreseeable future. Nest Eatery will be closing its doors to the public until September 2022 due to the COVID-19...
Campus Activities Board extends hiring deadline
By Amy St. Amand The Campus Activities Board (CAB), the force behind the hundreds of events, club activities, and volunteer opportunities NAITSA hosts each year, has extended their hiring deadline. Students have another chance to apply for several open positions and...
Executive Council nominations open
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...