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COMEDY NIGHT AT THE NEST, DEC. 1 THE Please recycle this Thursday, November 24, 2011 newspaper when you are Volume 49, Issue 12 finished with it. NUGGETYOUR STUDENT NEWSPAPER EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA BUILDING A NEW NEST NAITSA announces plans to renovate the campus hot spot – story, page 3 Photo by Anthony Houle A LONG REACH NAIT badminton player Jim Chou returns serve during the second tournament of this year’s badminton sea- son. NAIT won all five categories in the event, which was held here. See story, page 8. 2 The Nugget Thursday, November 24, 2011 NEWS&FEATURES An idea that saves lives Obviously, without water we would die. But when droughts, tsunamis, and other natural disasters occur, you often won- der how people will have access to clean, drinkable water. And most of the time, they don’t. Not until rescue crews arrive to help them. A friend showed me a video of a bril- liant engineer and innovator on TED Talks. If you’re not familiar with TED Talks, it’s DOSE OF a conference where various speakers share EXTRAORDINARY their views or ideas that they have accom- plished (www.ted.com). ANNA ESTANISLAO Michael Pritchard, an expert and owner Issues Editor of a water treatment plant in Ipswich, Eng- Water is one of the most essential and land, developed a product that can provide basic necessities that we need to survive. clean water in an instant when there is none easily available. It’s called the Lifesaver. Adequately named, it’s a bottle that removes the small- est bacteria, viruses and other microbio- logical pathogens and transforms the dirtiest news.sky.com water into drinking water in seconds. Michael Pritchard, with his Lifesaver invention. In the TED conference Pritchard spoke in, he demonstrated how the Lifesaver into a glass and drank it with no hesitation. Today, Lifesaver bottles are used by bottle works. He had a tank filled with After watching the tsunami that hit thousands of people around the world. Prit- water from the rivers that flowed through South-East Asia and when Hurricane chard’s invention is distributed to refugees, the city of Oxford. Then he added runoff Katrina followed, these events struck a flood victims and those who have no access from a sewage plant farm, rabbit feces and chord in him. He watched refugees on the to clean water. The Lifesaver bottle is also pond water. I know, it sounds disgusting; TV, waiting for clean water to arrive from widely used by the military. it certainly looked disgusting and unfit to rescue crews. Pritchard’s actions are definitely inspir- drink. For Hurricane Katrina, he says in the ing and have changed so many lives. You I won’t describe all the components and conference, “OK, I thought, here’s a First can watch Prichard’s TED talk at www.ted. technical information of the bottle but two World country, let’s see what they can com/talks/michael_pritchard_invents_a_ of the parts that he talks about is the pump do. Day 1: Nothing. Day 2: Nothing. Do water_filter.html. And for more information handle connected to the bottom of the bot- you know it took five days to get water on the Lifesaver bottle and Michael Pritch- tle and the filter located inside which is to the Superdome? People were shooting ard, visit www.lifesaversystems.com designed to block the tiniest viruses. each other on the streets for TV sets and If you would like me to feature someone optimalfunctioning.com He simply scooped the water up in the water. That’s when I decided I had to do who inspires you, e-mail me at issues@nait. The Lifesaver bottle, gave it a few pumps, poured water something.” ca. NAIT honours one of its own By STEVEN DYER Federation of Chefs and Cooks and volunteers with There are all kinds of awards that NAIT students a number of organizations, including the Canadian can win, from scholarships to leadership awards. But Foundation for AIDS research, the Heart and Stroke did you know that NAIT also honours its alumni? Foundation of Canada, Osteoporosis Canada, the Each year NAIT awards one grad with the Spirit of Canadian Diabetes Association and the United Way NAIT Alumni Award and one with the Alumni Award of Canada. of Distinction. This year the Alumni Award of Dis- He is currently working on his own cookbook as tinction was awarded to chef Corbin Tomaszeski, well as three new restaurants and even a full-service whom you might have seen on the popular shows catering business. He also recently claimed the pos- Dinner Party Wars, Restaurant Makeover and Crash ition of executive chef at the Royal Ontario Museum. My Kitchen. When Tomaszeski came to NAIT to receive the Tomaszeski grew up on a farm just outside of award he stopped by the Culinary department to see Edmonton and it was there that he first became what had changed in the nine years since he gradu- interested in cooking. That interest grew into a pas- ated and he also gave some advice to the students that sion as the celebrity chef grew older and eventually were around working in the lab areas. took the Culinary Arts program at NAIT, graduat- “I realized that this was a prestigious award in the ing in 1992. sense that it really allows me to say that I’ve made a It was busy for Tomaszeski following his gradua- difference,” Tomaszeski said when asked about the tion but it paid off for him. He hosts three TV pro- award. grams that air on the Food Network and is one of the “I’m a reflection of this institution and I think by top chefs in Canada. He is well known for his hearty receiving this award it just proves to me that they’re soups, which he said he learned from his mother as doing the right thing, that it worked with me and it’s edmontonjournal.com a child. going to work with hundreds of other students, I’m Chef Corbin Tomaszeski speaks with student Kate Marshall during a He is also an active member of the Canadian very proud to be here.” recent visit to NAIT. Thursday, November 24, 2011 NEWS & features The Nugget 3 Renovation gets OK By MATT BUGG lowed by the construction of larger washrooms – have been hired by the firm may also take part in the The Nugget A years-overdue renovation is finally coming thereby negating any gain in space. construction. Room E-128B to a popular campus landmark. NAIT Students’ “A secret shopper program is possible after Also covered at last week’s Senate meet- 11762–106 Street Association President Govind Pillai announced Christmas to assess (the needs) of the Nest,” ing was a presentation by Susan Fitzsimmons, Edmonton, Alberta during last Wednesday’s Senate meeting that a pro- explained Pillai. NAIT’s Director of Teaching and Academic T5G 2R1 posal to renovate the Nest, NAIT’s campus bar, has Once the designs have been received, they’ll be Development. The presentation focused on the Production Office 471-8866 received approval to head to the presented to Senate in late Janu- revamped Faculty Development and Perform- www.thenuggetonline.com design and budgeting phase. ary or early March for approval. ance Evaluation – better known to students as Editor-in-Chief NAITSA will then forward them to the electronic NAIT Student Satisfaction Sur- Pillai had just one word to Celeste Dul describe his feelings about the Edmonton-based construction man- vey. The survey was suspended in 2004 follow- news: “Ecstatic.” agement company, Clark Builders. ing an investigation that found they were being [email protected] “The Nest has been in need of One of the proposals will be chosen used inconsistently and only to punish instructors Issues Editor a renovation for decades. We will and construction will begin with a with unfavourable results. A task force was struck Anna Estanislao now have an opportunity to give projected completion date of mid- last year to re-examine the usefulness of student- [email protected] students a space they can be proud August. The Nest would then re- based performance evaluation. Assistant Issues Editor of,” he said. open gradually in preparation for Several issues were tackled in the presentation Claire Theobald Three local design firms will the 2012-13 academic year. given to Senate, including survey fatigue, data col- [email protected] be asked to prepare a concept for a Although students will not be lection and the use of the survey results by faculty. renovation that takes advantage of the existing facil- directly involved in the design phase, Pillai said that Currently there is a pilot phase involving only a Sports Editor ity. NAITSA had initially planned on expanding the a an estimator with Clark Builders, a NAIT grad handful of programs, but Fitzsimmons indicated that Patrick Knowles Nest but according to Pillai, 2006 building codes and a former NAITSA executive member, will be the surveys are expected to become a part of every [email protected] would have required that any increase in size be fol- involved in the process. Other recent graduates who course offering at NAIT by next spring. Assistant Sports Editor Baljot Bhatti [email protected] Entertainment Editor Natascha Bruhin An awesome Aussie opp [email protected] By ANIKA NOTTVEIT experience,” Mark Kelly says. Assist. Entertainment Editor When starting at a new school, September is an exciting time of year. “It’s a great if you’re looking for a change of lifestyle or to get away Christine Vu There’s nervousness involved for some students.