By Zachary Flynn NAIT announced a flat seven per cent tuition increase for the 2021/22 academic year along with a new tuition model. “This increase aligns with the provincial tuition framework and regulations and is one measure we are taking to reduce our reliance on...
By Alleah Boisvert Healthcare workers in Alberta are concerned that stigma, poverty, and lack of awareness surrounding sexually transmitted infections play key roles in the surge in cases in the province. Natalie Dumaine is a licensed practical nurse (LPN) with...
By Kaytlyn Poberznick Sherida Edwards, creator and owner of She’s Gold, is a professional makeup artist and skincare consultant. She helps clients find products to best suit their skin type and gives tips and tricks to apply makeup properly. “I’ve been in the beauty...
By A. Jade Munsie Residents at The Waterford of Summerlea retirement community are picking up their pens and paper with NAIT students. Following the success of the first pen pal program at Norwood, NAITSA has expanded the program to Waterford residents. The Waterford...
By Zachary Flynn “I would like to say that I brought some form of innovation that really helped shape polytechnic education, making it more accessible to a larger audience,” said NAIT’s new president and CEO, Laura Jo Gunter, on what she would like herself to be known...
By Kallandra Weatherbee The NAITSA executive council and U-Pass vote took place from Feb. 5-11 and official votes are in. For NAITSA president, Jerilyn Kotelniski. Kotelniski is a second term president and business student and wants to work towards affordable tuition...
By Jared Gomes Everyone might not be able to spend time with their special someone in person this Valentine’s day but that doesn’t mean they can’t celebrate at all. There are many ways to have a romantic evening while staying safe and not breaking the bank during the...
By Kallandra Weatherbee NAIT recently launched their new Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) strategy. The EDI strategy will help bring awareness and inclusion to NAIT and its staff and students. Madlen Christianson, manager of diversity and inclusion at NAIT,...
By Orrin Farries Love has been called a battlefield, and sport is certainly a battlefield. As much as sport is divisive and the fanaticism over what colour of laundry you cheer for has often spilled over into violence in its many forms, sport is as much about coming...
By Zachary Flynn The drop deadline for the Winter 2021 semester will not be extended as it was for the Fall 2020 semester. The deadline remains at 12% of the completion of a class in which a student is enrolled. Students who drop a course before this deadline will...
