November 2018
NAIT NewsWatch – November 30, 2018
For the last NAIT NewsWatch of the semester, we see how the lack of snow is affecting businesses like ski hills, how NAIT is adjusting the menu for students due to the outbreak of E. coli in lettuce and what NAIT is doing for students that aren’t able to go home for the holidays.
Salvation Army launches its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign
The Salvation Army launched its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign to raise money for those in need during the holidays. The Christmas Kettle Campaign is The Salvation Army’s biggest campaign event of the year. Their goal this year is to raise around $550,000. There are red kettles placed around the city for anyone to donate money to. […]
NAIT launches new peer support group
NAIT’s Students’ Association has been developing a peer support program over the past two years and it’s getting close to its launch date on November 26. “There’s not a place where students can talk to other students, can talk to peers that they know exactly what they’re going through and to feel comfortable talking to someone that […]
NAIT NewsWatch – November 23, 2018
On this week’s NewsWatch, we get a preview of the Grey Cup, including everything you need to know about both teams before the big game, and a look the festivities going on around the city during the event. Live reporter Drew Medve tells us about the White Ribbon campaign at NAIT, and how students are […]
MacEwan nursing students educate young men at NAIT about testicular cancer
Men get hit where it hurts the most. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, last year, 11,100 Canadian men were diagnosed with testicular cancer. With numbers like that, people are looking for ways to remind men to check themselves. But that’s no easy task, as there isn’t anything as symbolic as, say a pink ribbon. […]
No fall break for NAIT students
It’s the time of year where many schools, such as the University of Alberta and MacEwan University, have up to a week-long break. Many post-secondary institutions give students a break each semester, however, NAIT only provides a break for students in the winter semester. There are many staff and students who believe a fall break […]
Edmonton names new police chief
The Edmonton Police Service has tapped St. Albert native Dale McFee to head EPS beginning in February 2019 on a five-year contract. The new police chief has over two decades of service with his most recent post as the deputy minister of policing and corrections in Saskatchewan. The role of chief is familiar to McFee […]
New play in Edmonton breaks boundaries: Viscosity
For most plays, you arrive at showtime and leave at the end. Most shows separate the audience and stage. Not Viscosity. It’s the bandit of all plays. When you walk into the theatre there will be no audience seating area. It’s the stage, and that’s it. On the stage, there are seven ‘stations’ you can […]