By Orrin Farries Yasser Abdullahi was running a tepid pace for greatness on the basketball court. With a national championship with NAIT already under his belt, he knew the next challenge ahead was for him to become ‘the man’. It was summer 2017, and having just...
4 Easy Halloween Costumes On A Budget
By Nicholas Hotte Money can be an issue for some students. Dressing up for halloween is a fun activity nevertheless for some. Here are three costumes that are easy to make with household supplies that most people have on hand. These costumes are easy to make even for...
HQCA Survey Results: Alberta’s Response To COVID-19
By Jared Gomes The Health Quality Council Of Alberta (HQCA) has released their results for the survey they conducted on May 25 to June 29 of 2020. During the time of the survey schools, recreation centres and public facilities were closed. Many Albertans were working...
Gold and silver linings
By Orrin Farries The year 2020 has thrown many curve balls at the major sporting organizations that provide the week-to-week entertainment that many fans have become accustomed to. The NHL and the NBA both had to put their seasons on hold, and both came back with...
ACAC Announces Plans To Develop Winter 2021 Schedule
By Zachary Flynn The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference announced Friday morning that it would continue to evaluate the feasibility of a 2021 season and work to develop an updated winter 2021 schedule. NAIT athletics manager, Jordan Richey, says the league will work...
Conspiracy Corner: Trump and COVID-19
By Elijah O’Donnell On Friday October 2, 2020, president of the United States Donald J. Trump posted his now infamous tweet stating that he and the First Lady were COVID-19 positive. The tweet spread quickly, becoming his most liked tweet ever with 919 thousand...
Short Story: Drifter Part 4
By Nicholas Hotte As I got on my horse, I realized that Carson was still in his room. I rushed back into the house and grabbed him. I might have been able to keep up with her, but I couldn’t just leave Carson. So I dropped him off at the neighbors. There's no way I...
Ooks Preseason Brings Bonding Opportunities, Challenges
By Zachary Flynn With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying all ACAC play until at least January, the NAIT Ooks have been taking advantage of the extended off-season to build team chemistry. “It’s a bit of a blessing in disguise. Obviously, all of us wish we were starting to...
Poem: Bomb
By Marco Madron I stand upon the stage A soldier of speech. Bullets for words, A dagger Of amplification It’s just five minutes, You can get through it. First joke. Missed its mark, Thought it was funny. They did not. Ok, four minutes, On to the next bit. Vacuum for...
The Norwood Pen Pal Program
By Nicholas Hotte The Norwood Pen Pal Program is a new program at NAIT. It gives NAIT students the opportunity to communicate with a senior citizen and grow a connection with them. In the Norwood pen pal program, students will hand write a letter and be linked up with...