Month: February 2016
Ooks Continue to Make History

Ooks Continue to Make History

The NAIT men’s hockey team had another successful weekend and moved to 30-0 after a sweep of the Concordia Thunder this past weekend with a destroying 8-1 victory on Friday night, and a 6-4 decision the following evening. Friday evening started and ended well for the...

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Men’s hockey reaches new ACAC record

Men’s hockey reaches new ACAC record

The NAIT men’s hockey team reached a new ACAC record after another exciting back-to-back series against the second-place Augustana Vikings last week. If the Ooks were to lose at all, it would have been to the Vikings; however, they recorded another shutout against the...

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NAIT Hands Out Some Green

NAIT Hands Out Some Green

Students and staff from NAIT’s Alternative Energy Technology program have developed rooftop solar panels for Hillview Elementary School. Designs for the system began in 2014. The panels are part of an effort to teach children about alternative energy. The project was...

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Meet (some of) Your Candidates

Meet (some of) Your Candidates

  Name: Abdul Anjum Candidate For: President   Active Online Presence: N/A   Campus Involvement: N/A       This candidate has been removed from the ballot. Awaiting results of NAITSA committee report. Name: Arly Caluag Candidate For: VP...

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Dead Tired Students Walking

Dead Tired Students Walking

I arrive at NAIT at that wonderful hour of eight in the morning. Do I see bright young faces eager to learn and grow? Not really. While there are a few people who seem awake and ready to go, most of the ones I pass look barely able to hold themselves up. They go about...

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Not just a boxing movie

Not just a boxing movie

There’s been a lot of talk about racial diversity or, rather, lack thereof, at the Oscars this year. For the second straight year, every acting nomination went to Caucasians and only one minority director was nominated (Innaritu for The Revenant). While I don’t think...

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Awards Season Stale

Awards Season Stale

Are film awards still relevant? When an increasing number of the films up for nomination aren’t in theatres yet and The Martian is able to classify itself as a comedy to vie for a greater honour at the Golden Globes, maybe it’s time to take a look at awards season....

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Poker Teaches Lessons For Life

Poker Teaches Lessons For Life

Whenever the subject of poker comes to mind, it is often connected to money. Either someone has just won heaps of it from a tournament or someone has found a way to blow through an insane amount of it. There are many stories that share the risks associated with the...

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