By Chris Avery Stores are closed, countries are locked down and it is considered criminal in some areas to go outside. The rules governing how people interact are constantly changing. The long-term effects of such a grand social experiment are currently unknown. Is...
By Mia Hildebrandt Christina Liaño, an 18 year old student living in London explained that on March 24 the city finally went into lockdown. “People aren’t really taking it seriously. It’s going to get worse,” said Liaño. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone...
By Madison Gummow NAIT’s student counselling assistant Stef Guilly has an interactive self-help book coming to shelves near you. “This is my second book, Forest Talks, and I wrote it as a way to lead people into a conversation about connecting with themselves. The...
By Mia Hildebrandt The Nugget has been on campus for 56 years, yet some people are still unsure about what The Nugget actually is and what The Nugget can do for you as a student. Nicole Murphy, the Media Operations Manager says that she can see how The Nugget can...
By Chris Avery Leon Hsu, NAIT Alumni and Canadian Taiwanese citizen, believes Taiwan’s proactive measures have kept the cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan low. As of March 21, Taiwan reported only 153 confirmed cases, and 2 deaths. Hsu says Taiwan stresses the importance of...
By Karlie Mickanuik The long awaited tuition increase is officially coming to NAIT. NAIT students received an email in early March directly stating that tuition rates will be increasing for the 2020-21 academic year. All programs will see an increase in tuition of...
By Chris Figliuzzi I had planned to write about how I have spent the last 2 years fighting, fighting with doctors, administrators, and heads of hospitals. I had planned on telling you how it was like a weight had been lifted when I was told I would receive a kidney...
By Nicole Murphy A family from Edmonton currently living in New York City sends this message back home to Canada: “Overreact.” The family of five has made the decision to shelter-in-place to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The normally bustling city has been the...
By Scott Zielsdorf The students’ association at NAIT (NAITSA) will remain largely unchanged despite recent school budget cuts. As the school and students association are two separate organizations NAITSA has its own budget and will operate as normal. NAITSA President,...
By Karlie Mickanuik Edmonton’s fashion scene primarily uses exports to get raw materials for clothing items, they were feeling the impact of the virus weeks before there were cases in Alberta. With the pandemic the world is facing, exports of any kind have become more...
