NAIT and NAITSA are organizing an HPV mobile vaccine clinic. For anyone 26 and under who hasn’t had their first shot yet, it will be available between February 6th to February 9th. Anyone eligible can book their vaccine and make their way to the north lobby near the...
Too hot to handle: Students try their luck in hot-wing contest
Chicken wings, a pub classic, were once considered a wasted part of the chicken. The wings were tossed in the garbage or used in a stock. It was not until 1964 at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York when Teressa Bellissimo cooked some wings as a late-night snack for...
Peace River Honey buzzes to the top in Alberta’s largest honey competition
At the age of 16, Gilbert Wolfe convinced his father to buy him 50 beehives. Setting up in a rustic granary, Wolfe extracted honey from his new hives. Then some harvests later, in 2006, he began retailing and packaging his product, called Peace River Honey. As you...
From soldier to software: NAIT student feature
NAIT student Brendan Spence is looking for a career, not just a job. After eight years of service in the Canadian Armed Forces as a combat engineer, he is now studying software development—his second NAIT diploma. “Typically, a lot of guys who go through my...
Food insecurity in Albertan students’ households
More than 40 per cent of post-secondary students struggle with severe food insecurity in Alberta. Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and...
The many hazards of cycling in YEG winter
I ride my bike nearly everyday, and when winter inevitably hits hard and fast I’m still out there. Naturally, having clear bike paths is important. The build-up of packed ice and snow can create some dangerous scenarios for all cyclists looking to commute or get some...
Edmonton Krampus Lauf: March of Santa’s Sidekick
On a chilly winter night under the glow of a waxing moon, in the shadow of the haunted Walterdale Theater, a group of demonic goats gathered around the gazebo for pictures, after a night of teasing, but never terrorizing, the patrons of Whyte Ave. The 10th annual...
Lifelong learning at NAIT
After graduating NAIT, education and connection doesn’t need to end. The NAIT Alumni association offers an opportunity to build careers to new heights with a series of lifelong learning events. NAIT grads can discover new ways to advance skills through a variety of...
Accessibility and equity at NAIT
In 1992, the United Nations recognized the need for equity and justice as it pertains to people with disabilities and thus launched the official International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) to take place on December 3rd of each year. Equity is the...
NAIT offers new way to say “thanks”
NAIT’s mental health program has created a new initiative called “well-being champion” (WBC) that allows students and staff to acknowledge an instructor or peer for outstanding well-being behaviour. Mental Health Program Coordinator, Rosie Colangelo, believes this...