In his fifth and final year with the Ooks, Samson Cleare made sure to leave his mark on the team and on the ACAC Men’s Basketball league before he leaves.
Concussions within the Ooks
Concussions aren’t uncommon with the NAIT Ooks. To keep players safe, they go through rigorous concussion protocol.
The mental toll of injuries
One week before the 2019 ACAC Men’s Volleyball Provincials, starting setter, Mitch Lewington fracture his ankle.
“It’s definitely flattening. It kinda sucks to practice all year and not be able to play in finals,” said Lewington.
Student services prepare artificial intelligence
By: Eryn Pinksen The Student Services Centre is training artificial technology (AI) to give students another option to get their questions answered. Given the name Lumi, short for IllumiNAIT, the AI chatbot finished collecting student questions at the beginning of...
First-year women’s hockey player sets records
By Jordan Tougas Photo by Railene Hooper Most of the Ooks records that have been broken this year have been done so by fourth or fifth-year players, but a first-year women’s hockey goalie has made her mark with the Ooks. Kaitlyn Slator broke the ACAC record on...
Ooks curling wins ACAC championship
After a full weekend of games, the NAIT Ooks mixed curling team is bringing home the ACAC Championship. The mens team took home silver, while the womens team won bronze.
Women’s basketball player breaks 3-point record
By Josh Hui Week after week, Sydney Hurlburt consistently shoots three-pointers - and a lot of them. Hurlburt has always been a sharpshooter in her time with the Ooks and now she’s in their record books. She hit two three-pointers in a 69-50 Ooks victory over the GPRC...
Noises from the bench – Mike Connolly
By Zachary Flynn When you watch Mike Connolly coach, yelling from the sidelines, he can come across as an intimidating fellow. “They don’t realize that when people yell, they’re very caring and very understanding and they‘re just trying to communicate,” said Connolly....
Noises from the bench – Todd Warnick
By Zachary Flynn If you’ve ever seen the Ooks women’s basketball team play, you’ve undoubtedly seen head coach Todd Warnick squatting on the sideline and you’ve definitely heard his voice over the noise of the game. When you’re putting your vocal cords to the test day...
Sex before the game?
By Moira Bryan Whether they’re taking part in a drop-in game of basketball, playing for the NAIT Ooks or representing your country at the Olympics, the topic of whether or not you should be getting in some pre-game action can come up. One study published in Biological...