Being a student is difficult, but a necessary struggle. For some students, it's a delicate balance between paying bills, saving for the future and keeping your grades intact and up to snuff. For those who have dependents, it can be an even bigger struggle. We have a...
The Alberta government, through Premier Danielle Smith, recently announced a provincial referendum scheduled this fall. On Oct. 19, Albertans will be asked to vote on a range of government policy topics. Critics have referred to this as an “anti-immigrant” referendum,...
“Slate campaigning” is a term many NAIT students either don’t understand or just ignore, having no practical effect on their daily student life. But for those who do know what it means, particularly those who have run for any NAITSA elective office in recent years,...
To say this city has gone to hell with snow removal is an understatement. If you’re an Edmontonian commuting the residential streets, the public sidewalks and worst of all, past the windrows, best of luck. Honestly, it seems like the powers that be forgot that people...
On Jan. 15, the NAIT Academic Staff Association (NASA) held a strike vote where 83 per cent of the votes cast were in favour of authorizing a strike. Although this does not necessarily mean a strike is imminent, it is the closest NASA has gotten to an actual strike...
Okay, NAIT. Show your work. It’s time to look around. I was grateful to see coverage of the NASA collective agreement bargaining by the Nugget, as well as the article about the Photographic Technology program closing. I’m a PhotoTech grad, so it’s dismaying to see its...
Whether you’re an early bird or a night owl depends on your nature. Early risers at NAIT can easily grab a seat in the library or enjoy the bright, open space of the NAITrium. But for students who study after dark, it’s a challenge. Once evening classes end and the...
When I stroll through the halls of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), I see students wearing the same brand sneakers, streaming the same U.S. TV shows and aspiring to study or work south of the border. Everywhere I go, it seems like the U.S. is...
I’ve always wanted to be born in another decade. So when I heard that the iconic “Wild Rose Country” license plates, that have been a consistent sight throughout Alberta since the 80’s, will be replaced by a new design, of course I was sad. Alberta plates have gone...
The history of unions in Canada is a long one. Trade and skilled-worker unions have existed since the 1820s, but it was typographers that took the first union action in 1872. Unions exist to assist workers with negotiations in the workplace for things like wages,...
