By Stephanie Swensrude NAITSA has partnered with Gud Box to provide fresh produce to the NAIT community. The Gud Box costs $30 and comes with around 20 pounds of vegetables and fruit. It is available to be picked up every second Friday from 12 to 3 p.m., with the...
NAIT offering interpersonal workshops free for students
By Linda Shaw and Loretta Della Mora Student Counselling Do you experience feeling nervous, unsure, and uncomfortable in social situations? Feeling uncomfortable and awkward in social settings is a concern for many adults, which can lead to anxiety and even avoiding...
NAITSA Land Acknowledgement and The Origins Of The Ook
By Jorgia Moore VP Internal “Ooks” has become a regular term for NAIT students; our athletic Ooks teams, our Ooks Life events, the Ook on various items in the book store, even our Ooklets here at the NAITSA office. The ook is a snowy owl, a big bird known as an...
Bus routes divide city council going into election season
By Noah Rishaug It has been around two years since the city's plan for transit reform was approved in November 2019 and the debate is still alive and has proven divisive in the chambers of city council to this day. The Edmonton Transit Strategy is a report that...
NAIT’s Gaming Community Continues to Grow
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Universities and Colleges have struggled to keep athletics afloat. Enter a new wave of sports: esports. Esports is an opportunity for students who share the same interest and love for video games to connect from all across the...
NAIT students get access to MacEwan’s pool
With the closure of NAIT’s pool comes new opportunities. NAIT’s students and staff now have the chance to take a deep dive into Grant MacEwan’s pool facilities, all that is needed is the one AT NAIT Card. Carole Holt, the Well-Being Manager at NAIT, says the...
NAIT to close in honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
In June of this year, the Canadian government approved the creation of a new statutory holiday, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, to be recognized each year on September 30. The day was created in part in response to the discovery of unmarked mass graves...
Drunk Driving: Impact That Lasts Forever
On September 25th at 1pm MADD Canada will be unveiling a monument in Spruce Grove to honour those lost in tragic drunk driving incidents. One of my dearest friends' names will be on the monument. Supplied photo On September 17 2020, my friend Alexandra (Alex) Lillia...
Tips for time management: Student Leadership Summit
NAITSA offered a Student Leadership Summit September 1, 2021 where some of the Nugget contributors learned about time management from NAIT Student Services. Here are some of the tips of time management that they provided. Start budgeting time by planning the...
NAIT to require Proof of Vaccination for all on-campus cisitors
NAIT is joining eight other post-secondary institutions in Alberta to require proof of vaccination for all students, staff, contractors and visitors on NAIT campuses. The mandate will go into effect on November 8, but that means that the second dose of a Health...