By Orrin Farries A love that clears the net finds ground inside the painted lines of NAIT’s home gym. Ooks volleyball player Jonathan Shapka met his girlfriend, Sarah Melenka, while they were both representing the blue and gold. “It was at the athlete combine. I was...
By Adrian St. Onge The NAIT Ooks men’s basketball team is coming back from the winter break with an 8-6 record. Pushing to keep their playoff hopes alive, rookie head coach Slav Kornik looks to get the team trending towards winning ways. “We have a good atmosphere....
Dr. Glenn Feltham joined NAIT as CEO in 2011 and has worked relentlessly to drive NAIT towards its vision as a leading polytechnic. He even spent his first few months as CEO as a student-for-a-day, experiencing over 30 programs. It was under Feltham’s leadership that...
By Madison Gummow Captain of the NAIT Ooks men’s hockey team may have four years of ACAC experience under his belt, but he also has years of experience from his time in the WHL. Colton Waltz spent three and a half years playing for the Brandon Wheat Kings and finished...
By Eryn Pinksen Hundreds of students, instructors and supporters attended the Students Not Silent March on Monday November 18. The march was hosted in alliance by the MacEwan University Students’ Association (SAMU) and the University of Alberta’s Students Union...
By Jonah Peterson One program at NAIT decided to find a way to keep students incorporated and engaged in Remembrance Day. Last year, Carmen Schnirer, the Interim Academic Chair of Graphic Communications, asked students to create a banner for Remembrance Day that...
By Colin Gaumont Stef Thomson Head Coach In her second year as coach of the woman’s hockey team, Stef Thomson sees coaching as more than just a profession and more of a way of life. She lives and breathes the sport on an everyday basis. “When you go into college...
By Mia Hildebrandt Every collegiate student athlete has the challenge of balancing academic work with competing at a high level in their sport. While most athletes play one sport and have their hands full, Will Pittman is doubling down on the experience. Pittman is...
By Nicole Murphy The Alberta Government has asked all post secondary schools to align with a freedom of speech policy created out of Chicago. The Chicago Principles were implemented after a series of students at various schools wanted to stop controversial speakers...
By Zachary Flynn Benj Heinrichs Head Coach “They’re just all in. This has been the most fun I’ve had so far since I’ve been at NAIT and it’s just a group that’s willing to go as hard as they can and want to learn,” said women’s volleyball head coach Benj Heinrichs....
