Day: 19 November 2015
Social disconnect

Social disconnect

This past Friday, there were devastating ISIL attacks on the city of Paris, and how did I find out about it? This little blue button on my phone, that leads me to the knowledge of all happenings and goings on in the world. Facebook brings a wider dimension of...

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Coffee cup tempest

Coffee cup tempest

Social media has been abuzz with news and commentary on the now infamous red Starbucks holiday cups. With the holidays fast approaching, it is no surprise that they have come out with a new cup design. Every year, the cup is a bit different. But this time, Starbucks...

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Women settle for silver again

Women settle for silver again

In 2014, the NAIT Ooks women’s soccer team’s lone defeat was a 4-0 loss to Collège François-Xavier-Garneau Elan in the CCAA Championship match. Despite getting on the scoreboard this time, the deficit remained the same a year later. After another undefeated ACAC...

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V-ballers take three of four

V-ballers take three of four

NAIT volleyball came just short of the Rustler sweep over the weekend. The Ooks took three out of four contests against Lakeland, the ladies with the loss on Saturday in four sets (including a 28-30 final set) after winning by the same set score the previous evening...

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Vegans are welcome

Vegans are welcome

A lot of people walk right past Café Mosaics if they’re hurrying down Whyte Avenue. The owners did a massive renovation over a year ago, elevating their space from a hole in the wall to a bright and cheerful vegetarian haven. Café Mosaics is one of my favourite...

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Rock ’n’ roll with punk and grunge

Rock ’n’ roll with punk and grunge

Sister Sarcophagus isn’t afraid to make noise and get in your face, in fact, they often embrace it. Singer Heather Macklem says she “[doesn’t] want to write love songs and [she doesn’t] particularly care about making something beautiful.” Macklem always wanted to be...

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Consider the wind chill factor

Consider the wind chill factor

We are now in the middle of November with still no snow. We have seen some snowfall here and there but none that has stuck to the ground (due to warm surface temperatures). Do you remember the wind chill? Wind chill factor takes the actual outside temperature and...

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