Times are getting tougher in Alberta, and no one knows it better than Alberta’s food banks. Although the growth in people utilizing food banks has been steady since last year, both the Edmonton Food Bank and the University of Alberta’s Campus Food Bank have reported...
Keep on Keepin’ on
If you’re reading this editorial, there’s a 99 per cent chance that you’re either a student at NAIT or a member of my immediate family. If you’re not a member of my immediate family and you are, in fact, a student, there is a 99 per cent chance you are going through...
Sky’s the limit for program
The Crane and Hoisting program got a big lift on Nov. 18 when NAIT staff, student leaders and dignitaries packed into a canvas tent in Spruce Grove to kick off construction of NAIT’s newest campus. Scheduled to open in June 2016, the facility will be the new home of...
Latest snow is here to stay
After weeks of dirty grass without any snow cover, we are now finally into the stage where the snow will stick around. By stick around, I mean stay until spring. We saw a surprise snowfall on Thursday, Nov. 19. The morning commute to school and work was sloppy and...
Ooks sweep Kings
The Ooks basketball teams shone at home with two four wins against the King’s University Eagles this weekend. The ladies thrashed the last place Eagles 94-30 and 88-46 while the guys edged out a tough King’s squad 83-77 and 90-77. Both NAIT basketball teams improve to...
Men, women split vs Keyano
An exciting exhibition of volleyball took place over the weekend as the NAIT Ooks hosted the Keyano Huskies. The ladies rebounded from a tough five set loss (25-17, 23-25, 24-26, 25-12, 9-15) to win 3-1 on Saturday, while the men prevailed in four before just falling...
When imagination ruled
In an ancient time, the schoolyard was full of collectible card games, contact sport and other imaginative forms of entertainment. But now there are so many more rules over what can and can’t be played. This area of the world isn’t as bad as some but you just don’t...
Art of writing holiday cards
Even when I was too young to receive any mail other than an annual birthday card from my grandma, I was always running to the mailbox to see what the mailman had delivered. These days, I have a lot more mail coming in but I still keep that childhood joy alive by...