If you’re at NAIT for spring classes, you’ve probably noticed that there are less students on campus — but more Canada geese. Their nesting season coincides with NAIT’s spring semester, and the large migratory birds have overtaken the courtyards and parking lots,...
AV & The Inner City: Edmonton’s rising soul stars
From porch concerts to topping charts, soul music group AV & The Inner City is a local, “all-female, vocal-centric” band like no other, and they’re bringing a new and unique flavour to Edmonton’s music scene. Climbing to number seven on CKUA Radio’s top 30...
A first-timer’s tattoo guide
Getting your first tattoo can be intimidating; it is a piece of art that will stay with you forever. Despite the worries, it’s not as scary as it seems. The Nugget talked to Travis Salty from Easy Tiger Tattoo to compile a guide for students excited about taking their...
Horror, heart and homegrown talent shine at YIKES! Film Festival
YIKES! Film Festival took place last weekend, marking a successful third year of this NAIT alumni-founded event. The local event showed four feature films and various short films, most of them under 20 minutes. In total there were 43 showings over the course of three...
How student-friendly is the City of Edmonton?
I feel like college students are often overlooked in city planning. Growing populations, increased infrastructure needs and rising costs in Edmonton impact everyone — including students. When it comes to what makes a city student-friendly, the QS World University...
NAIT grad’s monster of a film festival grows again
YIKES! Film Festival is gearing up for its third year in Edmonton on Nov. 6, 7 and 8. The festival focuses on horror, sci-fi and experimental films in an atypical, laid-back atmosphere. Danny Chamberlin, Festival Director and NAIT alum, said YIKES! differs from other...
Explore Edmonton’s best trails before winter hits
Fall technically goes on until Dec. 21, but anyone who’s lived in Edmonton for a winter knows that the crisp leaves, cool air and beautiful colours won’t last that long. We need to make the most of this very short season, and what’s better than a walk in some of the...
Finding life among the graves at Edmonton Cemetery
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...
Alumni’s short film challenges views of disability and accessibility
Created by two NAIT alumni, Path Unpaved is a short film that explores disability in a new way. Focused on Brad Bartko, who was born with Cerebral Palsy, the film highlights Bartko’s experiences with disability accessibility, the adversities he and others endured and...
Fall-tastic Edmonton activities to resurrect you from the study grave
With fall leaving our long-hot summer in the dust, the horrors of student life have crept up on most of us. Plus, it’s only a matter of time before our City of Champions turns into a winter wonderland. To round out your fall before we’re dusted with snow (and more...










