By: George Hong The Alberta economy is down and NAIT’s carpentry program is down 25% but all the classes are fully booked with waiting lists. Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Office provides funding for all the apprenticeship programs in the province. The...
NAIT Wellness and Adversity Profiles
Willow Shelley Title: NAIT Students’ Association Vice President Student Services What you wouldn’t know about this person: When someone is organized, a high achiever and a perfectionist we often would not guess that they have ADHD. However, growing up Willow Shelley...
NAIT Wellness Week Events Nov. 17-24, 2018
By Tora Matys Life gets busy sometimes, and far too often people forget to make time for themselves. Don’t worry, the NAIT Students’ Association has your back. They are offering a variety of events from Nov. 17-24 to help your physical and mental wellness. Saturday...
Clubs and Wellness
By George Hong NAIT has 96 active campus clubs and students are able to start their own club by following the required steps on the NAIT Students’ Association website. Clubs Support Specialist, Laura Hebert, educates students how to start a club, advertise to increase...
Minimum Wage Increase Has a Downside
By Joe Lipovski The Nest has eliminated two positions and decreased hours of operation to compensate for the provincial increase of minimum wage to $15. The Nest general manager, Michelle Dirksen, says that by December the restaurant will need to re-evaluate and, if...
Apprentices Need Opportunities
By Zachary Flynn In less than 10 years, there will be an estimated need for 14,000 welders in Canada, yet NAIT’s welding program has decreased their intake significantly over the past few years. Spots in NAIT’s welding program have been reduced to less than a third of...
Lowest dropout rate…
By: George Hong The Digital Media Information Technology (DMIT) program at NAIT has fewer dropouts than all other IT programs in North America. The Program Chair, Steve Chattergoon explains that most IT programs have only three graduates for every 10 registered...
Rave debate is ongoing
By: Tora Matys The City of Edmonton has a history of reactionary bans, but raves have received significant attention from the council in 2018. Earlier this month, six people were sent to hospital in critical condition after attending Soundwave, a Electronic Dance...
Exploring Masculinity at NAIT
By Jory Proft The M.A.N. Program is in full-swing, but not all of the NAIT community believes a men’s group is the way to deal with masculinity and sexual violence. “I don’t think this is a men’s or women’s issue. This stuff is 100% all of our [society’s] problem. I...
Old habits die hard
By Elliott Knopp With only six Edmonton locations licensed to sell cannabis once it is legalized, some illegal Edmonton courier companies are not waiting for Oct. 17 and will continue to operate. The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission states the province's...