Issues - 2 T Editorial - 7 NAI NUGGET Sports - 8 Thursday, December 14, 2017 thenuggetonline.com Volume 55, Issue 8 @nuggetonline Entertainment - 14 Photo by Tim Potter RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR! The 2017-18 editorial staff of The Nugget are back for another semester. They are, left to right, Michael Menzies, Conner Toffan, Tre Lopushinsky, Shawna Bannerman, Tim Potter, Alan Holmes and Steven Smith. 2 The Nugget Thursday, December 14, 2017 NEWS&FEATURES New year, new me trapped by my quotidian rhythm, I had comfortable job, where life was pre- it was truly my decision. outgrown the city and had an over- dictable and reliable but my gut was The phrase ‘New Year, New Me’ whelming homesickness for my family, the driving force for my decision. I often implies a lack of control, as if the three provinces away. quit my job, I sold my car and half of new year itself will change one’s life. I had tried for months to brush off my belongings; I packed the rest and I The new year, despite its hype, is sim- these feelings. I attempted to distract moved across the country. ply the change of a calendar year; that myself with social gatherings, tedious What began as a half-hearted ‘New doesn’t mean your life is suddenly going hobbies and tasks that provided me with Year, New Me’, has turned my life to change. The new year can be the a temporary sense of purpose. around. This isn’t the first time I’ve catalyst but you are responsible for the SHAWNA BANNERMAN By January, I knew that something started anew, but this was the first time change. had to change. You might say I experi- Assistant Editor enced a quarter-life crisis. I heard The fruitless and clichéd phrase, myself say the dreaded words: ‘New “New Year, New Me,” is prevalent at the Year, New Me.’ start of a new year, especially on social Usually, I am the first person to media, where follow through is often warn others against using the phrase. absent. Despite its over- Don’t be fooled into use and tiresome con- believing that time notations, there is some The new year, alone will improve your truth to the phrase that’s despite its hype, life. Don’t buy into the used as a declaration for is simply the belief that the change of change. change of a a calendar will improve Throughout 2017, calendar year; your life or that a hash- my life, my goals and tag will set you apart. I, as a whole, have that doesn’t The new year is as good evolved. I will retain, as mean your life is a time as any to commit I always have, the foun- suddenly going to to improving your life dations that make me change. The new but change comes from who I am. But 2017 was year can be the intentional actions, self a lesson and a sometimes catalyst but you awareness and realistic harsh reality check, goals. Change does not about my priorities, my are responsible come from a status, no relationships, the person for the change. matter how many likes that I am and the person it receives. Simply say- that I want to be. ing or typing the words will not make 2017 was the most terrifying, event- them true. If you’re going to use those ful and defining year of my life. But it words, it’s expected that you follow didn’t start out that way. through. Before the year began, I was living I was prepared to follow through but in a small city in Ontario and working I knew that my beckoning for change a comfortable but underwhelming, job. would not be easy. However determined I had a reliable nine-to-five schedule, I was to become a “New Me,” my cli- received steady paycheques, had bought chéd quest called for some serious self- my own car and had finally become self- reflection and tough decisions. I eventu- sufficient. I thought when I graduated ally realized that I had known all along from post-secondary the previous year why I was unhappy. I knew the cure for that this was the ultimate goal. I thought my discontent but for months I had been that I had finally succeeded. in denial because I was afraid of risk. In reality, I was not happy. I felt My brain urged me to remain at my Thursday, December 14, 2017 NEWS & FEATURES The Nugget 3 Nest, Ernest’s win The Nugget By MICHAEL MENZIES Room E-128B Senior Editor NAIT’s own restaurants are receiving 11762–106 Street critical acclaim. Edmonton, Alberta Ernest’s has been named one of the 100 T5G 2R1 Best Restaurants in Canada for 2017 by Production Office 780-471-8866 OpenTable diners. www.thenuggetonline.com The winners are based on more than Senior Editor 500,000 restaurant reviews submitted by diners using OpenTable between Nov. 1, Michael Menzies 2016 and Oct. 31, 2017. [email protected] “This is fantastic news.” said Ernest’s Assistant Editor maitre d’ Mitch McCaskill. Shawna Bannerman “It’s a tribute to the work we do at NAIT and at Ernest’s in trying to be leaders in the [email protected] industry,” McCaskill said. “At the end of the Sports Editors day, it’s the students who put us in the Top Tre Lopushinsky 100, because it’s the food they create and the Conner Toffan hospitality they provide that puts us among the best restaurants in the country.” [email protected] This is the second year Ernest’s has Entertainment Editors been recognized by OpenTable. In 2016, it Alan Holmes was named one of the 100 Best Restaurants Photo by Kathleen Freeman for Foodies in Canada. OpenTable is an accredited establishments for their commit- Other winners are: Steven Smith online reservation tool used by more than ment to provide patrons a safer and enjoy- ● Bar/Lounge: Central Social Hall [email protected] 2,000 restaurants across the country. able experience,” said Alain Maisonneuve, ● Hotel Bar: The Lion’s Head Pub – Radis- Photo Editor ••• acting president and chief executive officer, son, Edmonton South Tim Potter The Nest Taphouse Grill has won Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission. ● Restaurant and Bar: Provincial Kitchen Edmonton’s Best Campus Bar award for “Over the past eight years, the con- and Bar [email protected] the third straight year, courtesy of Best tinued success of this program is a result ● Restaurant and Bar, Separate Lounge: Media Operations Manager Bar None. The NAIT Students’ Associa- of a collaboration between industry and Boston Pizza Lounge (Mill Woods) Nicole Murphy tion bar edged out MacEwan’s Towers on our partners, the City of Edmonton and the ● Small Pub: Kelly’s Pub [email protected] Fourth Pub, the U of A’s Room at the Top Edmonton Police Service, who are helping ● Pub: Hudson Canada’s Pub (Whyte and Dewey’s at the eighth annual Best Bar to address alcohol-related harms and pro- Avenue) Production Manager None Edmonton accreditation and awards mote responsible consumption.” ● Large Pub: O’Byrne’s Irish Pub Frank MacKay night on Nov. 22. The awards celebrate venues’ com- ● Club: The Ranch Roadhouse [email protected] “Congratulations to all the winners and mitment to safety and responsible service. ● Casino: Century Casino Submissions encouraged: [email protected] The opinions expressed by con- tributors to the Nugget are not Movember “The= strides havemoney been massive between this year and last By SHAWNA BANNERMAN necessarily shared by NAIT offi- NAIT has raised over $11,000 in its 2017 Movember campaign year,” said Sawchuk. to support programs in Canada dedicated to preventing and spread- Movember began with a kick off week, and each preceding cials, NAITSA or elected school ing awareness about prostate cancer, week was spearheaded by depart- representatives. testicular cancer as well as mental ments on campus in an attempt to health and suicide awareness. A Mov- extend the campaign to more staff ember wrap-up event was held in the and students. Various programs, such CAT Building on Nov. 30 to celebrate as the Paramedic students, the Den- the campaign. turist Technology students and the Letters David Sawchuk, a Radio and Medical Lab Tech staff and students We want your views Television instructor, has been a also got involved. In addition, Shop Is something bugging you major leader of the campus campaign at NAIT sold Movember T-shirts about NAIT or the world? Do for the past three years. Sawchuk said and donated a portion of each sale to you have some praise for the the dedication of staff and students Movember Canada. at NAIT this year has significantly “The cherry on top, the absolute school or life in general? impacted the campaign. ribbon on this little package is being Keep your thoughts short “Things have really progressed endorsed by our president, Glenn Fel- and to the point. No more in the past two or three years. This tham,” Sawchuk said. than 100 words. Submit year specifically we had a really big The campaign was extremely your letters with your real commitment from both academic and well received by staff and students name and contact info to: non-academic staff to bring the move- and Sawchuk hopes to continue the [email protected]. ment to a number of different facets of legacy in future years. NAIT,” said Sawchuk. “Hopefully there can be some We need to list your real As a result, four teams, which heritage or we can build some cul- name.