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....
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...
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...
By Jordan Tougas The Ooks Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams are looking to bring in some extra money near the end of the season. The NAIT Ooks Hockey Gala is hosted by Ernest’s and aims to raise money for both hockey teams. The Ooks are working through the last few weeks...
By: Eryn Pinksen NAIT has acquired 32.79 acres of the Blatchford development plan after a finalized agreement with the City of Edmonton. The long-term plan is to bring the satellite campuses to the main campus, except for Spruce Grove, and to build a NAIT student...
By Peter Go About two hours east of Edmonton is the small town of St. Paul Edmonton. St. Paul has a population of just under 6,000 people. To give you some context on how small St. Paul is, NAIT has about 16,000 students in credit programs and 12,000 students in...
By JORDAN TOUGAS A NAIT Ooks Men’s Hockey player is stepping up to tell NAIT that he wants athletes involved in budget discussions. Brendan Jensen is the starting goalie for the Ooks’ Men’s Hockey team. In December, he started a petition asking NAIT’s Board of...
By TY FERGUSON While many rang in the new year with the same old chilly weather, the NAIT Ooks Badminton team escaped to Hawaii. From January 1st to the 11th, the badminton team spent their time on the island playing in the annual Hawaii Aloha Badminton...
By MICKEY STREAN The NAIT Ooks Curling teams are gearing up for the ACAC Winter Regional. The tournament takes place at the Avonair Curling Club on January 25, 26 and 27. As with all other Ooks games, admission is free. Going into the tournament, each of the...
Entering the new year in 2nd place, the Men’s Hockey team plans to carry the momentum from 2018 throughout the rest of the spring. Featuring Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s Volleyball and Men’s and Women’s Hockey.
