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NAIT Prepares for Student Housing

NAIT Prepares for Student Housing

By Mahmuda Sheikh In a survey released in early November, NAIT students have been asked to share their visions of an ideal NAIT student housing. The student housing design project is considering multiple possible elements of designing a ‘home away from home’. These...

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NAITSA Gets New Office Space

NAITSA Gets New Office Space

By Nicole Murphy NAIT’s Students Association’s new office space is located in the O wing in between the South and North Lobby. The modernized space upgrade is 2.5 times bigger than the old space. Leeanne Mills, NAITSA Administration Director and Project Manager during...

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UCP Budget Cuts Effect MacEwan Staff and Students

UCP Budget Cuts Effect MacEwan Staff and Students

By Karlie Mickanuik MacEwan University announced that it will be laying off staff members to meet the $17 million cut to their operating budget for the current fiscal year from the provincial government’s budget. President of MacEwan, Jon McGrath released a statement....

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600 Million Raised for Mens Health

600 Million Raised for Mens Health

By Patrick Puff The Canadian Cancer Society states that over 1,000 Canadian men will be diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2019. The Movember awareness campaign is encouraging young men to get checked as it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in young men in...

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Students March to Protest Budget Cuts

Students March to Protest Budget Cuts

By Eryn Pinksen Hundreds of students, instructors and supporters attended the Students Not Silent March on Monday November 18. The march was hosted in alliance by the MacEwan University Students’ Association (SAMU) and the University of Alberta’s Students Union...

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Reviving A Historic Landmark

Reviving A Historic Landmark

By Scott Zielsdorf A local Edmonton developer is looking to breathe new life into a hotel situated in historical Whyte Avenue. Initially built in 1891, along with the railroad, the Strathcona hotel is one of the oldest buildings in the Old Strathcona area. It’s one of...

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Connecting NAIT Veterans

Connecting NAIT Veterans

By Shawna Bannerman Every year, around Remembrance Day, NAIT veterans meet to connect and build a sense of community around their shared pasts. The Luncheon invite is extended to all known past and present military members who are now staff at NAIT. The luncheons were...

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YEG Remembrance Day Services

YEG Remembrance Day Services

Remembrance Day Service at City Hall Mayor Don Iveson will attend, service to be led by the commanding officer for the Loyal Edmonton Regiment. Seating begins at 9:45 a.m. Service goes from 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Armistice 100 Tribute at the Alberta Legislature Located at...

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Student Project Honours Remembrance Day

Student Project Honours Remembrance Day

By Jonah Peterson One program at NAIT decided to find a way to keep students incorporated and engaged in Remembrance Day. Last year, Carmen Schnirer, the Interim Academic Chair of Graphic Communications, asked students to create a banner for Remembrance Day that...

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