Month: March 2016
CAT building almost ready

CAT building almost ready

As construction nears completion on the Centre for Applied Technologies build-ing, the next part of the project is about to start – transitioning staff, students and equipment from the Health, Business, Engineering Technologies, and Sustainable Building and...

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Perfect ending for Ooks hockey

Perfect ending for Ooks hockey

The perfect season capped off in the perfect way this past weekend as the NAIT Ooks men’s hockey team struck gold to take the ACAC championship for the second year in a row, with a perfect 36-0 season. This is the second time in ACAC history the Ooks have finished...

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Women take home bronze

Women take home bronze

NAIT Ooks have added another new title to their ACAC championship – they are national bronze medallists. The women proved they were a force to be reckoned with, opening their trip to Windsor, Ontario at the Nationals as they destroyed the VIU (Vancouver Island...

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Basketball gold – against all odds

Basketball gold – against all odds

“It’s a dream come true!” Those were the words echoed through-out the court after the men’s basketball team captured the national champion-ship this past weekend in Fort McMurray. The underdog Ooks went into the ACAC playoffs second in the North Division and pulled...

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A model guy!

A model guy!

When Sangjune Lee’s name wasn’t among five announced during the final stages of last Wednesday’s NAITSA’s Next Top Model finale, he thought his night might be over. “I was thinking, ‘Oh wow they called five people already. I guess I’m not the winner,’ ” he recalled....

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Elwins take it to the Nest

Elwins take it to the Nest

Guitarist and keyboardist Feurd Moore is the sole member of the Elwins with ties to Edmonton. He was born here, actually, and attended Avalon junior high school until he was 14, at which point he and his family moved to Newmarket, Ontario. That’s where the ideas for...

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Skies are falling?

Skies are falling?

Things were not quite of this world on campus last week, as students participated in a live mega-game called “Watch the Skies.” The premise? How does humanity react to the revelation of intelligent alien life? More specifically, alien life that wants to destroy...

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All Sports Market

All Sports Market

Raise your hand if you’re a sports fan. Maybe not literally depending on where you are, but good to know either way. If you raised your hand, then you’re in for a treat. The World’s First Sports Stock Market (All Sports Market) was recently launched. Still have your...

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A broadcast trailblazer

A broadcast trailblazer

A lot has changed in the sports media landscape in the last decade. Gone are the days when we crowded around the tele-vision to watch highlights or even a game itself. Scores and the latest news about our beloved teams are available at the touch of a button on our...

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Is Daylight Savings Time worth it?

Is Daylight Savings Time worth it?

Ahhh, daylight saving time. A delight in the fall when the time goes back an hour and our social media feeds are home to charming “Turn Back Time” Cher puns but in the spring it simply means the inconvenience of switching all of your manual clocks and dragging your...

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