By Zachary Flynn The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference announced Friday morning that it would continue to evaluate the feasibility of a 2021 season and work to develop an updated winter 2021 schedule. NAIT athletics manager, Jordan Richey, says the league will work...
NAIT Set To Release New Mental Health App
By Breanne Brown NAIT is introducing a new mental health and resilience trainer right in your pocket. Headversity is an app that gives you the ongoing ability to maintain good mental health. The Nugget had the opportunity to speak with Lynn Ryan, mental health...
HanJan Restaurant Opens Its Third Location Amidst Pandemic
By Erica Cawagas Local Korean restaurant HanJan opens its third location amidst the pandemic. Hanjan South first opened their doors on 99th St in 2017. A second location is off Whyte Ave, sometimes known as Round 2, and the newest HanJan is located near Oliver square....
Food Trucks Giving Restaurant Owners Opportunity To Stay Alive
By Zachary Flynn For two local restaurant owners, moving into the food truck business was the perfect opportunity to replace income lost due to COVID-19. “There is a restriction of seating capacity because of COVID. 50% is actually 30-33% because if two people sit at...
NAITSA Annual Trick Or Treat Event Seeking Volunteers
By Jared Gomes NAITSA still requires volunteers for their annual Trick or Treat event. This yearly event is a long standing tradition to collect donations for the NAITSA food center. Due to COVID-19 some things had to be changed in order to make sure everyone stays...
Online Classes Bring Opportunities For Flexibility
By Zachary Flynn The mass migration of classes to online platforms gave instructors in many different areas two main options: live synchronous classes or asynchronous learning through reading or recorded lectures. For the traditional student who is used to sitting in...
Why Tuition Isn’t Decreasing For Online Classes
By Zachary Flynn The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the landscape for post-secondary education with many students learning remotely. The lack of a physical classroom and the new ability to attend a class from the comfort of home has some wondering why they’re...
Nimbus: A New Form Of Tutoring
By Marco Madron NAIT and NAITSA have teamed up with Nimbus Learning to bring students a new way to have access to one-on-one tutoring. Though NAIT does have a tutor registry in their learning services, they have retired it and merged with the Nimbus platform which has...
The Nest To Reopen For NAIT Students
By Marco Madron Since COVID-19, students have lost many beloved hang-out spots; however, some have started to make a comeback. A spot soon to join these places will be NAIT favourite, The Nest Taphouse Grill. General manager of The Nest, Michelle Dirksen said that...
Peer Mentor Program Seeks To Help New Students Adjust To Campus Life
By Blake Fisher The NAIT International Peer Mentor Program seeks to help international students adjust to campus life. The program works to reduce the stress these students encounter through building a student-to-student community and support network. It is not...