You may be intrigued by the idea of celebrating the spooky season by paying a visit to a local cemetery, but how much do you really know about them? Ghost stories aside, a cemetery is often referred to as a symbol of the bridge between life and death. For fans of the...
Sustainability spotlight: Sara Farrar and Cherry Pick Collective
Sustainability Spotlight is a collaboration between the Nugget and NAITSA’s Sustainability Committee. Each month, the committee interviews a sustainability expert to learn more about their journey. This month features Sara Farrar, NAITSA's Campus Clubs Finance...
Sustainability spotlight: Uplift Adventures
Sustainability Spotlight is a collaboration between the Nugget and NAITSA’s Sustainability Committee. Each month, the committee interviews a sustainability expert to learn more about their journey. This month features Heather Davis, NAIT alumna and founder of Uplift...
Sustainability Spotlight: Re:Plenish Zero Waste
Sustainability Spotlight is a collaboration between the Nugget and NAITSA's Sustainability Committee. Each month, the committee interviews a sustainability expert to learn more about their journey. This month features Meghann Law, co-owner of the zero waste refillery...
Don’t get lost in misinformation. Here’s how to approach political media with a critical lens
Today’s media and news landscape makes connecting with influential figures and their supporters seem easier than ever. But there’s a catch: increased accessibility means anyone can share media to spread a message, making impactful issues trickier to understand. ...
There’s no shame in (re)learning Canadian Parliament basics
I’m sure I’m not the only one who fell asleep during social studies in grade school. I remember nodding off on a school trip to Alberta’s Legislature while I was supposed to be observing parliamentary processes. This landed me in trouble with my teacher, who couldn’t...
My idol turned out to be a horrible person. What now?
“Never meet your heroes,” a saying sometimes attributed to French novelist Marcel Proust, refers to the disappointment one feels upon discovering that a person whom they admire turns out to be unworthy of the pedestal they are placed on. I did meet my hero and idol....
Period talk: Normalizing the menstrual cycle will improve relationships
For those who experience periods, expressing the challenges of menstrual symptoms can feel uncomfortable, and for those without a period, it can be tough to know how to help. Particularly for those who were raised believing that period talk is taboo, it may feel...
Whispers of my heart: A childhood of assimilation and the yearning for my home culture
Every year, Mom and Dad would take me back home to Vietnam to visit our relatives. For as long as I can remember, I hated returning home. I was accustomed to the Westernized way of life, and to be broken-heartedly honest, Vietnam was no longer my home. All the...
Worth the distance
The phrase “long-distance relationship” never meant much to me, until I lived it. I used to scroll reels and quotes about it on Instagram, taking them lightly, never imagining I would one day resonate so deeply with them. But now, every single feeling I experience...










