- Joe Lipovski NAITSA (Rm E131) offers: • Health/dental plan (included in your tuition and fees) • UPass (included in your tuition and fees) • Short time loans for unforeseen expenses (not including tuition or regular bill payments). • Food trolley for students who...
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...
Keeping recyclables clean
By: Eryn Pinksen NAIT emphasizes the importance of sustainability on campus, however, it seems that students are lacking access to classroom paper recycling. I previously attended the University of Alberta and in my first introduction to that campus it was made clear...
What Makes A Good…
By Jory Proft When I think of the people that have influenced my life and helped shape the core of who I am, they are mostly women. Which, as a man, has created an internal-conflict; how can I become a good man if I primarily idolize women? I think of my sister as...
*SATIRE* Adam & Eve’s offspring at play
- Jory Proft Historians, alongside pornography academics, have found similarities between the early stories of incest found in the Bible, and the popularity of today’s incestuous roleplay porn. A recent archeological excavation recovered a large collection of incest...
Your Executives 2018-19
Your new NAIT Students’ Association executive took office last May, after an election earlier in the spring. The four are beginning the new year and have a number of priorities in mind to help enrich the student experience at NAIT. The executives are comprised of the...
NAIT recognizes athletes success at yearly ceremony
Women's soccer player Megan Loyns, left, and men's badminton player Irman Wadia, right, pose with their hardware after winning Female and Male Athlete of the Year. Photo courtesy of NAIT Athletics. On April 6, 2018 NAIT held its annual athletic awards ceremony to...
On being assertive …
Timely Tips The ability to communicate effectively is one of the biggest factors contributing to success. Part of good communication is self-awareness. Do you have trouble saying no? Find yourself trying to please others and/or putting others’ needs above your own?...
NAIT athletes honoured
After another season has wrapped up for all Ooks teams, many players and coaches have been honoured for their work. In curling just over a week ago, Jules Owchar received the Curling Canada women’s coaching award, while Jonah Tobinski of the men’s curling team took...