Month: April 2015
Housing for all?

Housing for all?

A University of Alberta student is hoping to raise awareness and provoke action in Edmonton regarding the current state of housing attainability in the city. Geneva Ricks, who is in her fifth year in the U of A’s Criminology program, is working with the university’s...

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Trailer Park comes to town

Trailer Park comes to town

The fine constabularies of Sunnyvale Trailer Park took over the Nest last Thursday. Trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey and his associate supervisor (and part-time lover) Randy Bobandy brought their shirtless, whiskey drinking, pot smoking, foulmouthed live routine to...

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Cat lovers – this is for you

Cat lovers – this is for you

Cat lovers better prepare themselves for the second annual Edmonton International Cat Fest presented by Nutrience. It will be purring down doors Saturday, May 30 at the NAIT gymnasium. Linda Hoang, NAIT television graduate and current digital communications specialist...

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Athletics honours its own

Athletics honours its own

The NAIT Ooks Athletics 2014-2015 campaign finally came to a close this past week with the 2015 Athletics Awards banquet. A plethora of awards were handed out celebrating the success of NAIT’s student athletes this year. The top honours of male and female Athlete of...

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Season marked by success

Season marked by success

As the semester winds down and the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference hands out its final individual awards, it’s time to look back on the 2014-2015 NAIT Ooks Athletics season. There were highs and lows, surprises, drama and a lot of hardware. Yes, the Ooks brought...

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Forest fire funds cut

Forest fire funds cut

Budget cuts are being seen across the board in Alberta, especially with the recent economic downturn that the oil industry has faced. To save money, the Alberta Government has unveiled a plan that could compromise the safety of Alberta residents and the landscapes...

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Time to vote – do it!

Time to vote – do it!

Albertans are at it again. After changing leaders four times in the past five years, the Progressive Conservatives have dropped the election writ a year early and forced Albertans to endure another $28 million round of signs, debates and ballot boxes. While the...

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Funding celebrated

Funding celebrated

Last week, NAIT celebrated student success across campus at the second annual scholarships and bursaries celebration. Students from all programs who had received NAIT scholarships and bursaries this academic year were invited to meet with donors and staff to celebrate...

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Lighting often overlooked

Lighting often overlooked

There are many professions within the dance community and many of them are composed of people who work behind the scenes. Have you ever wondered how everything comes together, how the lights will simultaneously respond to the music? The lighting of a room can (and...

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I likes Yikes!

I likes Yikes!

This week I’d like to turn the spotlight to a band out of Sherwood Park called Yikes. Yikes is a group of awesome, fun loving dudes who love to play classic rock. That’s really it, they’re a modern band but in many ways they are a classic rock band. The band’s...

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