Students reacted with shock when the announcement was made that the NAITSA Computer Commons in the HP Centre would face an hours reduction starting this summer. Effective June 1, the computer commons was no longer a 24/7 facility and the reason might come as a...
The first week of classes is always one of the most exciting parts of the school year – it’s a new start! For our first issue of the year, our editors are sharing their advice for setting yourself up for success throughout the term. Danielle...
Starting your education at NAIT is a major life change. It may be your first educational experience away from familiar faces, the first time you have attended school in years or it may be your first experience living away from home for an extended period of time....
Welcome back, Ooks! Wondering what an Ook actually is? Short for Ookpik (or properly, Uppik), the Inuktitut word for snowy owl, they’re a traditional Inuit toy made from wolf or sealskin. NAIT’s original ookpik was a gift to NAITSA from the Department of Northern...
Build yourself an ecosystem of apps that can help you succeed! While these are some of the apps that are the foundation of my current system, I encourage you to experiment and try new ones – you never know when you’ll find a new favourite. Do you have a Gmail account?...
According to men’s soccer head coach Charles O’Toole, the difference between last year’s ACAC bronze medal finish and a trip to the CCAA nationals boils down to a few moments. “Basically, a 15-minute lapse in our semifinal game cost us that trip,” he recalled. The...
Shortly before I wrote this, the 2016 Olympic Sum-mer Games came shuddering to a halt. I say shuddering – a particularly dramatic verb in my mind – because I think it’s the best way to describe how the magnitude of sporting curiosity created by the Olympics so quickly...
Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm since its launch on July 17. In approximately two weeks, the app had over 100 million downloads worldwide! One of the great benefits of the game is how it has managed to get people out of their homes on an adventure to...
