Month: November 2015
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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Events, the United Way

Events, the United Way

NAIT’s 2015 United Way Campaign has kicked off once again, with the goal of raising $75,000. Running from Nov. 2-27, NAIT staff will be working with the United Way to engage staff and students on campus to raise funds for the organization. United Way is an...

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Girls learn to speak in code

Girls learn to speak in code

On Nov. 7, a group of young girls broke the Internet. Or at least that was the joke when hundreds of girls participating in Girls Learning Code Day events, hosted by 22 chapters across Canada, caused Mozilla Thimble to go down. NAIT Women in Technology and Trades...

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Life you change may be yours

Life you change may be yours

A diverse group of volunteer organizations from around Edmonton attended a recent volunteer fair on campus to showcase various volunteering opportunities within the community. They came to attract a broad group of students, each one looking to fulfill a different...

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Men sweep, women swept

Men sweep, women swept

It was a wild two nights for the NAIT Ooks men’s hockey team, as they took down the second-place Augustana Vikings in a midweek home-andhome affair. The first game took place Wednesday night, a 4-1 victory, before the Ooks won 5-4 in overtime on the road the following...

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Soccer women advance at nats

Soccer women advance at nats

The NAIT Ooks female footy phenoms began their bid for a national title at Fleming College yesterday morning with a bold statement to the rest of the field. After arriving in Peterborough Ontario earlier in the week, the Ooks crushed the Mount Saint Vincent University...

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