NAIT’s Men’s Hockey Head Coach Relieved of Duties

By Lauren Jarman

It’s not an April Fool’s joke, on April first it was announced that Ooks men’s hockey coach Terry Ballard has been relieved of his duties.  Ballard had been working with the team for 14 years.  He had a record of 216 wins, 127 losses and 23 ties.

Athletics coordinator Gregg Merropoulis says that his overall record that wasn’t the problem, but his record during playoffs.  Under Ballard the team had 37 wins and 41 losses.  “We’ve gotten close to ACAC Championships, but for a program that’s prided itself with 17 ACAC Championships since the beginning of play back in the ‘70s, we really haven’t got there in the last few years,” says Merropoulis.  The team made the ACAC playoffs this year but was knocked out in the first round in a two game sweep by the Augustana Vikings.

Make-A-Wish, and NAIT Students Will Grant It

By Melinda Paplawski

Last year the Make-A-Wish foundation’s Edmonton office decided it had a problem, it needed a new lobby. Their current lobby was plain with a few pictures, and they wanted to better reflect the attitude and work that the charity does. They still had one big problem though, being a charity, they didn’t have the money to hire a designer, or to complete the redesign. So they approached NAIT Interior Design instructors to ask for their help. The “Design Dilemma” was built into the curriculum for this year of the course, and yesterday the designs were unveiled and the winner was chosen from 12 submissions by students of the course.

Looking to Flying the Coop?

by Raeesa Merali

Being a student, and moving out on your own can be a bit nerve-wracking especially when you need to cover the costs of a place to live which for students in most cases constrains the bank account.

Financial advisor, Derek Weisbeck’s thinks your first step to moving out on your own should be to check classified ads as well as websites.