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Photo by Tim Potter 2 The Nugget Thursday, April 5, 2018 NEWS&FEATURES Trump sure can talk While the art of oration dates back Trump promises to lower unemployment To secure a platform, a successful thousands of years, there are many 20th rates by eradicating illegal immigrants. orator points out what he believes to be century orators who have become well While improvising off-prompter in inaccurate beliefs the audience may hold known for their rhetorical skills. Individ- a July 2017 rally, Trump deemed illegal and establishes arguments that align bet- uals like Martin Luther King, John F. Ken- immigrants “animals,” “predators,” and ter with their own. Since the public has nedy and Adolf Hitler are recognized for “criminal aliens who poison our commun- become aware of Russia’s involvement their powerful orations. Each of these men ities.” He accused immigrants of torturing in the presidential election, Trump has were able to shock, excite, and motivate and murdering young girls, not citing any directed all the blame on the Obama admin- millions to forward their social and polit- specific examples of when such incidents istration, despite the ongoing investigation SHAWNA BANNERMAN ical agendas. had occurred, yet the mainly white crowd into his involvement with the Russians. In a Assistant Editor A great orator presents new and shock- was appeased nevertheless. tweet, he wrote, “I have been much tougher ing ideas that motivate an audience to One third of Trump supporters reported on Russia than Obama, just look at the President Donald J. Trump, arguably believe, as Trump does through strategic an annual household income of more facts. Total Fake News!” the most powerful man alive today, is oration skills. He knows his audience and than $100,000, and Trump has become an At a speech last September at the incredibly insensitive. He lacks empathy approaches it accordingly, sometimes strad- expert at appealing to them. When speak- United Nations, Trump warned about the and basic social skills. Despite his numer- dling the border between truth and fiction. ing in front of wealthy white collar sup- increasing security threat North Korea ous flaws, there is one thing Trump is: a Trump’s infamous border wall, one of porters, Trump follows a teleprompter. His poses, shortly after threatening to “totally powerful and successful orator. his major campaign promises, is one of the speeches are clear, concise, follow a struc- destroy” North Korea if the U.S. is forced Oration is the art and practice of public most well known and outrageous proposals. ture and address specific issues. to defend itself. While blaming the Clintons speaking. Most commonly an orator’s goal While Trump is still attempting to locate Conversely, when Trump speaks at ral- for “allowing” North Korea to increase its is to change perceptions about a political enough funding for the wall, as his plan for lies to the working class, he often goes off nuclear weapons program, Trump called or social issue by using arguments, lines Mexico to fund it fell through, this promise the cuff. It’s evident from his poor English, Kim Jong-un “short and fat,” clearly escal- of reasoning, anecdotes and illustrations to is still popular among his white-dominated exaggerated hand gestures, lack of struc- ating tensions. incite the audience to believe their position. supporters. It is estimated that eight million ture and use of pop culture terms like “fake Trump’s confidence as an orator clearly Often the speaker will appeal to the audi- illegal aliens hold jobs in the U.S. while news.” Trump is aware that different audi- exceeds his presidential skills. Despite his ence’s emotions, instead of using logic to there are 6.7 million U.S. citizens without ences will respond differently to his tactics many faults as the leader of the free world, prove a point. employment. Through building the wall, and he alters his speech accordingly. Trump has mastered the rhetorical art. 49,000-worker shortage seen By JORY PROFT ex-owner of a pipeline locating company. per cent in the coming decade. try’s aging population. An employment shortage of 49,000 Swiredowski believes a skill gap par- In 2017, 15-to-24-year-olds made Despite all the doom and gloom, a com- workers is expected when older Albertans tially exists because older oil field workers up just over five per cent of oil and gas mon sentiment is that this industry may retire in the next 10-15 years, according are often fearful of being made obsolete – employees. And most of them are choosing become more competitive due to oil and to Alberta’s Labour Market Highlights for making them resistant to properly training post-secondary education over immediately gas beginning to downsize and jobs being 2017. Nowhere is this gap being felt more the young Albertans expected to takeover entering the workforce. phased out with many workers. than in oil and gas, where there appears to their roles. Alberta workers with a post-secondary The opportunity for more competition be a shortfall greater than just the number The government has acknowledged certificate or university degree grew from 54 could provide employers a wider variety of workers. these coming skill gaps. per cent in 2007 to 63 per cent in 2017. of highly-qualified candidates. And with This is not news in the province, which The 2009 study also outlines that Kalem Michaud, a second-year electri- fewer available positions, education may published a 2009 report that said that gov- the province will need to “keep people cian, chose a trade that required post-sec- give younger workers an upper hand. ernment, industry and educational institu- in the labour force longer and provide an ondary education and believes many other This can be seen in the 2009 study, tions need to work together to reduce the adequate supply of young workers with young Albertans have as well instead of which said that between 2015 and 2025, problem. needed skill sets.” waiting and working. the quality of labour supply in Alberta is The issue is not just about the amount The report says that just over a third of “A lot of young people work these jobs expected to improve further based on the of bodies available to fill positions, but in workers in 2026 will be 65 and older. until they figure out what they want to do ... forecasted overall level of educational the experience and qualifications younger In 2017, there were just over this may be why there aren’t a lot of people attainment. workers may not have. 140,000 oil and gas workers with about entering the trades,” said Michaud. “I think this will be a good opportunity “You get a person with 25, 30 years 36 per cent aged 45 and older. This fig- However, a recent report on the oil and for Alberta’s oil and gas to fix some of the of experience (in oil and gas), you can’t ure likely contributes to the projections gas industry says the sector ranks in the top issues they have had in the past and for the replace them on a dime – you have to train that Albertan’s working age population three for expected employment growth in next generation to make some much needed these people,” said Victor Swiredowski, an will drop from 72 per cent in 2017 to 64 the next four years – likely from this indus- changes,” said Swiredowski. Thursday, April 5, 2018 NEWS & FEATURES The Nugget 3 Why can’t we talk? male writers, female authors are playing more accurate to real life. The Nugget into the idea that men are always at fault Both genders are guilty in perpetu- Room E-128B and need to consider a woman’s needs first ating these ideas through their total dis- 11762–106 Street and foremost. regard for being open about the issues Edmonton, Alberta I discovered this trend through an arti- men may face in relationships and dating. T5G 2R1 cle in The Atlantic. Although it was written Obviously, women have faced much Production Office 780-471-8866 in 2013, these columns for men still have greater adversity within gender relations www.thenuggetonline.com not developed into much. and I don’t mean to dis- Senior Editor In 2018, the most nota- credit any of the work that JORY PROFT A woman Michael Menzies ble examples of columns proclaiming has been done to promote In 2018, men cannot easily complain for men are GQ and Reddit. equality. These types of [email protected] that men are about women. Of the last 30 articles gender issues have been Assistant Editor Dating can be really tough and frustrat- about relationships in GQ, all are pigs is around forever, but why Shawna Bannerman ing for both men and women, but it seems less than a third were male- not likely to stir have men yet to move for- to be much more acceptable for the latter authored. With titles like: up controversy, ward in the category of [email protected] to comment on annoyances they experience 15 Things You Must Own while a similar relationship guidance? Sports Editors in relationships. A woman proclaiming that Before You Invite a Woman As a single young Tre Lopushinsky men are all are pigs is not likely to stir up Over (female-written), in statement by a man who has not been Conner Toffan controversy, while a similar statement by a which the author berates man would have super successful in the man would have him labelled as a woman- men on all the objects they him labelled as dating game as of late, I [email protected] hater and a sore-loser in the dating world. may not own, it is a perfect a woman-hater have learned that com- Entertainment Editors Why is there a double standard? example of how men are and a sore-loser plaining about the shady, Alan Holmes Relationship advice columns have long still being told they need to in the dating inconsiderate moves some been a hub for people to air their grievances change for their partner. women pull is a touchy Steven Smith about a partner (or lack of). On the totally oppos- world. subject. I discovered that [email protected] Historically, these columns were non- ite end of the spectrum, Reddit seems to griping about times you’ve felt mistreated Photo Editor gendered and were often referred to as have a major victim’s complex. Just by almost always makes a man sound pathetic Tim Potter “conduct literature.” Despite this, they gen- viewing r/askmen, you would think that and people are quick to question what you erally focused on giving women etiquette men are an underprivileged, minority as a man did wrong – never considering [email protected] lessons instead of actually giving insight- group. And if you want to be truly dis- that the potential partner may actually be Media Operations Manager ful, personal answers to a reader’s inquiry. gusted, you’ll check out any page asso- at fault. I’m not saying I am perfect and I Nicole Murphy The answers were mostly written by men ciated with incels – basically, men who probably am the problem sometimes, but [email protected] and it showed. The suggestions often cen- believe women are the devil and any man when a woman sincerely has poor char- tred on the idea that when a woman had an who can get an attractive woman is a jerk acter traits, why does it feel like a risk to Production Manager issue with a partner, they were the problem and con artist. openly criticize her? Frank MacKay and should change their behaviour to better With these being the majority of Everyone knows both genders have [email protected] fit a man’s needs. options for male relationship advice, issues with certain parts of dealing with Today, relationship advice for men is a it’s possible that men may either start each other – why can’t we all critique the growing trend but has not advanced much to believe they are always the issue, or qualities that we dislike in each other? Submissions encouraged: past being conduct literature. Similar to the develop a victim’s complex – completely After all, constructive criticism is often the [email protected] thoughtless advice previously provided by losing the necessary gray area that is only way people can grow. The opinions expressed by con- tributors to the Nugget are not necessarily shared by NAIT offi- cials, NAITSA or elected school Intn’l fees likely safe representatives. By MICHAEL MENZIES costs of dorms and meal plans. They’ve lion. NAIT’s salaries for upper administra- International student fees appear to be since been criticized by the students’ union tion are also in the hundreds of thousands staying the same for the next school year and academic staff. of dollars, including President Feltham’s at despite NAIT’s deficit of $6.1 million last “We know that we need the resources in just under $500,000. year. order to do the things we need to do to meet “There actually is a market for talent,” Letters In a recent interview, President and the needs of students. But all of these deci- Feltham said. We want your views CEO Glenn Feltham said he “doesn’t sions will be driven by what we believe is “This province is well served when Is something bugging you believe international tuition is going in the interests of our institution, as well as they have among the best talent in the about NAIT or the world? Do up,” when asked about the current in the interest of our students,” said Feltham. country. In no way am I saying that Glenn you have some praise for the budget cuts happening at the University Last year, NAIT increased international [Feltham] is the right person, but when I of Alberta and whether similar changes tuition by 24 per cent with little warning to look at colleagues, I’m in awe when I see school or life in general? could happen at NAIT. students. the talent.” Keep your thoughts short The U of A made headlines last week The U of A’s been further criticized for Feltham continued by saying that and to the point. No more by cutting their budget by four per cent their cuts because of the salaries that upper Alberta has been enormously blessed to than 100 words. Submit while increasing international student administration receive, including Presi- have incredible leaders. your letters with your real tuition by 3.14 per cent and upping the dent David Turpin’s of over half a mil- NAIT will table its budget in May. name and contact info to: [email protected]. We need to list your real name. Getting something off your chest is downright ther- apeutic. Write us. 4 The Nugget NEWS & FEATURES Thursday, April 5, 2018 NAIT Blatchford plan still on By MICHAEL MENZIES ready to move through those,” said Feltham. like managing the energy system,” said Fel- 20,000 new students. From 2008-13, NAIT Senior Editor “The city has had to determine its vision for tham “So I wouldn’t say the price is the pri- went from 2.2 applications for every available Student housing for NAIT on Blatchford those lands. We have always been a part of what mary sticking point, it’s just gaining a level of program seat to 3.9 applications, with total land is “still going to happen,” says NAIT that will be but we’re still working with the city comfort for both parties.” applications doubling. President and CEO Glenn Fel- on exactly how that works.” “Blatchford itself is going to be too cool Despite NAIT’s 2016-17 deficit of $6.1 tham. Originally reported in In an update given to staff for words.” million, its first in 15 years, and a statement 2013, NAIT has had its sights from an a Board of Govern- If NAIT gets the land it hopes for, it would by Feltham on March 1 that “we cannot con- on acquiring and developing a ors meeting last October, Fel- have the potential in the future to move all of tinue to operate as we are,” he is optimistic portion of the adjacent former tham said that both the city and the skilled trades onto main campus where 95 for the future. airport land for a few years. NAIT have agreed on broad per cent of students would then take classes. “I can’t imagine there’s an institution any- Feltham told The Nug- terms but “much work must still That could mean a huge new building. where that’s better positioned for the future get last week that the Blatch- be done before an agreement is “It would unbelievable to bring all our and that’s able to meet the needs of learners ford subdivision develop- finalized.” skilled trades back to Main Campus, but the and industry than NAIT.” ment, which would include, in NAIT is currently one of nature of the skills centre we would need In 2011, NAIT drafted its vision for the NAIT’s portion, student dorms, the largest post-secondaries in would be twice the size of CAT. So when future called NAIT 2021, a plan for what the a clinic, childcare and new ath- North America without student we’re looking at a skills centre, it would have school will look like in 2021. The aim is for letic facilities, will be part of housing on campus. Most stu- to be, for example, where the bus barns are it to become one of the world’s leading poly- “one of the niftiest commun- Glenn Feltham dents decide to rent while some now. That would have to be an 11-acre or technics and the most relevant and responsive ities in North America.” However, negotia- live at MacEwan or U of A dorms. 12-acre building.” institution in Canada. tions with the City of Edmonton have been One of the biggest challenges besides cost Consolidating on one main campus, plus Currently, NAIT administration is look- sluggish, leading some to question whether is the promise that Blatchford will use renew- Spruce Grove, the home of the new crane and ing at updating the plan. NAIT 2021+ will it’s ever going to happen. able energy, be carbon neutral and be designed hoisting program, would help NAIT’s goal of affirm NAIT’s promises to industry, students, “As we’re moving towards our vision, to encourage sustainable lifestyle choices. growing by over 50 per cent with almost half staff and Alberta, and will uphold NAIT’s when we have the opportunity to move on “The complexities of these types of trans- of these students in programs that didn’t exist core values of collaboration, accountability, those things, when windows open, we’ll be actions are really significant in everything, 10 years ago. That would mean an estimated respect, support, and celebration. A life after the military By SHAWNA BANNERMAN serving members six months to attend to accept that his career with the Armed Huber is among 24 per cent of veter- Chris Ruston sits across from me in the school, re-educate and reintegrate them- Forces has abruptly ended. ans who are medically released from the NAITSA office, his right hand holding a selves into the civilian workforce. “I do miss the uniform. I do miss that military. Tim Horton’s cup, his left in his pocket. He “During that process, I found out that I feeling I had when I would go to work “My career was essentially over, as fidgets slightly, rubbing his fingers along could do some schooling and that’s how I every day, knowing that I had a purpose,” soon as they said I couldn’t be deployed his jeans, tapping his toes on the carpet. ended up here at NAIT. I’ve always had a he said. “I still haven’t fully accepted the anymore. I felt useless at the end of the “Five years ago, I had decided this is passion for cooking.” fact that my military career is day. I felt like I wasn’t con- what I want to do, this is the way my life is Ruston is in the Culinary Arts program, done and I’m now a civilian tributing to my team and I going. This is who I want to be. In my mind, and although the adjustment has been diffi- and in school.” felt like I’d let people down that was a 25-plus-year plan ... Now the cult, he finds comfort in the traditions that Kyle Huber is a first-year because of that, including problem is everything’s been turned up on resemble those of the military. student at NAIT in the Con- myself. I found that I needed its head and I have to come up with a whole “The kitchen is basically designed struction Engineering Tech- to go elsewhere where I could new plan so I don’t exactly know where I’m off the brigade system. Because of that nology program. After a actually apply my skills and headed or what to expect.” it’s kind of easier to transition,” he said. seven-year career as a com- be of use again.” According to Veterans Affairs Canada, “There’s a lot of great people that I’ve met bat engineer, Huber will After his departure from 42 per cent of veterans released from the and that I will know for years to come, but be released from the mil- the military, Huber says the Forces between 2012 and 2015 reported it’s a different atmosphere. I can’t say it’s itary in May 2018. Though transition to the civilian and difficulty adjusting to civilian life. Of those worse, it’s just different. Trying to readjust it wasn’t a path he expected, student lifestyle has been who released between 1998 and 2015, 35 for the way life is now and the way school his passion for construction made easier by the experience per cent were unemployed at the time of the is, the way everything is now is ... defin- developed during his time in he’s had at NAIT. A genuine survey. Ruston, who officially released in itely more of a challenge than I thought it the military. smile formed on Huber’s face January, is among five per cent of veterans was going to be.” “I had it figured out when Photo by Loreena Jans as he described his instructors who pursued further training. Ruston chuckles as he explains his sud- I was 14 that I wanted to be Kyle Huber and the camaraderie among Having joined the forces in October den decision to join the military in 2012. a soldier,” said Huber. “The military has his classmates. 2012, Ruston spent six years as a combat “I just woke up one morning, went in, large community involvement. When they “I sense more cohesion at times engineer, working in various bases across inquired about it, signed up and that was [the public] look up to you and they believe between students working together than I the country. The rough lifestyle as a combat pretty much it,” Ruston said. “I’ve always in you and what you’re doing and how sensed while I was in a trope or a platoon engineer left Ruston with a back injury and, had a lot of jobs but I’ve never had a career you’re helping and that you are providing ... ,” said Huber. early this year, he was released. ... I figured the military would provide me a genuine service towards the country ... “Here, the people want to be here, and As a condition of a medical release, the with a stable career path.” that’s what gives you the sense of purpose, they make you want to be here, and it feels Vocational Rehabilitation Program allots Now, five years later, Ruston struggles that’s what kind of drives you.” a lot like home.” Thursday, April 5, 2018 NEWS & FEATURES The Nugget 5 Around, around we go By MICHAEL MENZIES entism Exposed. The film disputes “ori- Robbie Davidson says he was on his gin” theories like evolution, big bang and first date with his future wife when she a heliocentric (sun-centred) model of the admitted she didn’t believe human beings solar system. have landed on the moon. “We’re not saying you can’t believe Davidson was surprised. “You don’t in things and can’t look into things, but believe we landed on the moon?” what we’re asking is what truly is science? He didn’t believe in the moon landings Going to real empirical science.” either. It was the biggest conspiracy that Many flat earthers cite experiments Davidson believed for a long time until, such as “Airy’s failure” an experiment con- that is, he started looking into the most ducted by British astronomer George Bid- audacious and booming “new” conspiracy dell Airy in 1871 or the Michelson-Morley – the commonly held belief that the earth experiment (1887) which led to Einstein’s is a sphere. special theory of relativity, as unintentional Hot off the heels of the first Flat Earth proofs that the earth does not move. International Conference (FEIC) event in “Try and do an experiment and wrap Raleigh, NC last year, the Edmonton native water around a ball. Furthermore, find and local flat-earth proponent booked West something that’s spinning and moving Edmonton Mall for Aug. 9-10 for Canada’s while keeping water on it. But then you’ll first FEIC. say that’s gravity, right? Well, here’s the interesting thing about gravity. It’s never Misconceptions been seen, it’s never been measured, it has When many think of flat earth, they not gone through the scientific method. You imagine boats falling off the edge or a flat talk to five different scientists they’ll give disc floating in space. This is what the old you five different definitions ... No one has Flat Earth Society believed and are mis- the precise definition of what gravity is.” conceptions about the modern movement, Davidson says. Open invitation “We (flat earthers) all believe the earth Flat earthers want a moderated debate, is round, or 99 per cent of us,” said David- too. Davidson says he’s invited “the son. “We just don’t believe it’s a sphere. It Gods of science today” Bill Nye and Neil can be round and not be a sphere.” deGrasse Tyson to come “destroy the flat Modern flat earth essentially boils earthers,” which they’ve declined to do. He down to two salient points: the earth’s would extend the same offer to instructors movement and its curvature. at NAIT if they were interested. “You can’t conclusively prove scientif- “It’s unbelievable how many people are ically that we’re [the earth] moving or that talking about flat earth and yet no one will Photo by Aiden James we are on a ball at 2,500 miles of circum- actually seriously address it if this is such a Robbie Davidson ference at eight inches per mile squared. concern ... If that’s the case that this theory of earth from space are faked and are not ing or that we’re curved at eight inches per We cannot prove that using the scientific is dangerous, you’d think that they [scien- true evidence. mile squared ... If anyone there wants to be method.” tists] would want to step in and make sure “If anything, challenge us respectfully. famous in your paper [The Nugget] they Flat earthers agree on most details, but people don’t get involved in such a danger- We don’t mind being challenged and if will be Einstein-famous if they can develop generally differ in three categories: reli- ous cult, you know what I mean? there’s new evidence that comes forward an experiment to conclusively prove this. It gious, conspiratorial and scientific. David- The only stipulation would be that about something that hasn’t before, then can’t be done so far. And if it is done, then son believes in a literal interpretation of the photographs of the earth from space would bring it up.” I’m done. No more conferences and I’ll go Bible and believes “scientism” pushes an be inadmissible as proof. Since nearly all “You cannot find a scientific experi- back to believing in the globe.” anti-religion agenda, which he explores in flat earthers reject that man has been to the ment that you can go out with your NAIT Tickets for a weekend pass at the flat one of his Youtube “documentaries,” Sci- moon, (some even space) they say images buddies and do to prove that we’re mov- earth conference retail for $249. 6 The Nugget Thursday, April 5, 2018

Cecile Bukmeier joins autobody program A first for NAIT as an instructor By KELSEY BAKER One of NAIT’s newest teachers has come full circle. Cecile Bukmeier, who Cecile Bukmeier started in NAIT’s pre-employment program after high school, has recently become the first female teacher in the Autobody program. Her love of the industry started early. “My dad was a mechanic when I was growing up, so whenever I went to visit him we were working in the garage and I was always asking to help him.” It was a hot rod magazine, however, that was the final trigger to spark Buk- meier’s career. “I was reading a hot rod magazine and saw this candy paint job, just the most insane car … I read the credits under- neath the photo, and saw that someone had painted it. I thought, ‘somebody painted this car?’ I didn’t even know people could do this. I want to do this.”

Door opened The door to the autobody world was opened and the Registered Apprenticeship Program at her high school organized a placement at a local shop near Bukmeier’s high school. That’s not to say that it’s always been smooth sailing for Bukmeier. She’s had to be persistent and uphold a rather thick skin to follow her dreams in a largely male dom- inated industry. “On my interview [for RAP], the owner brought me around the shop and was like, ‘you know, we don’t get a lot of girls in the back, it’s a lot of guys working here and it’s a really tough, dirty job. I think you would be more suited to being a receptionist.’”

Slow start Photo by Melissa Potter Bukmeier insisted that she was inter- into many shops, resumé in hand and get- NAIT staff about an unexpected opening in fortable, now am I going to have to fight ested in the shop rather than doing paper- ting turned away or brushed aside. their program. Sinclair explains they keep again to be taken seriously because I’m work and they decided to take her on. Scott Sinclair, department head of in touch with a lot of their students after young and a female in the autobody trade?” Although she was in the environment she Transportation at NAIT, recognized Buk- graduation, and they had followed Buk- Of course, Bukmeier decided to apply aspired to, it was mostly floor sweeping and meier had a special skill. meier’s career as a journeyperson. for the job and, since being hired, is enjoy- taking out garbage as opposed to learning “I met Cecile when she was a student “We liked the energy she had about her, ing the position. Sinclair is happy to have the industry. of mine in the auto body pre-employment not only her skill set,” he says. “We had Bukmeier on the staff and pleased to have “I kept asking these guys if they could class and there was definitely a spark with never had a female teacher in the auto body someone with such passion and skill teach- show me anything and kept getting turned her then … she was one of the top students program, and encouraged her to apply. She ing future auto body technicians. down. It was annoying; I didn’t want to in the class, progressed through the pro- did, and she interviewed extremely well.” “She’s very much a mentor for our sweep the floors all the time. I understood gram, and did very well in all periods of it.” Bukmeier, however, was nervous about female students who come through … hav- that I had to pay my dues but I had read what Bukmeier did so well at NAIT, in fact, applying for the job. ing a female who’s been very successful is a prepper does and I knew there were a lot of that the Alberta government contacted her “I didn’t know about being an very advantageous. She’s an excellent role parts I could potentially sand but they never about competing in the provincial trades instructor,” said Bukmeier. “It took so long model.” gave me the shot to go and do that.” skills competition. Winning this, she moved to be taken seriously in the industry, so to A welcome addition to NAIT, Buk- This discrimination would persist on to the national competition and domin- be in the forefront, training apprentices meier, who started out as a frustrated stu- through the following years while Buk- ated there as well. and being in direct contact with these shop dent herself, now acts as a supporter and meier worked to complete her apprentice- Following the competition, Bukmeier owners who potentially may not like me inspiration for those following a similar ship. She became accustomed to walking returned to work and was contacted by because I overcame it. I had just got com- path. Thursday, April 5, 2018 The Nugget 7 OPINION — Editorial — Reach out, be offended MacEwan. Although my choice of trade (Radio and major deficits and “gendered budgets” it’s difficult to Television) coupled with my extra work for a news- fathom what the province or country will look like in paper, would’ve best prepared me for a career begin- five to 10 years in nearly every way. Give credit where ning in 1978, not 2018. credit’s due: because it will be due for decades whether I have yet in my short time away from home to help it’s our own Mastercards or Prime Minister Justin Tru- a friend install a satellite dish or lend them a loonie deau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s. to snag the latest Sun or Journal. If radios weren’t If you’re about to exit the halls of NAIT to enter installed in cars, we would no longer have the thrill of this treacherous and uncertain world, you might need hearing our texts read live on air on Now radio. As we some reassurance, a game plan, if you will. wait drearily for traffic on the Henday to relax, at least Here’s what I’ve devised. The method to sanity we can share that hilarious time a ex-girlfriend’s mom (or insanity, just as easily) is to seek every opportun- burnt ravioli during a family dinner. But for how much ity to offend yourself. Offend yourself with the authors MICHAEL MENZIES longer? whose work is opposite to your views. Offend your- Senior Editor Media is at a crossroads. It is entering its most self willingly with the good and bad. Challenge what t is offensive to challenge yourself with ideas. volatile and unpredictable future. Not so high a horse you think and don’t waste your time stewing and tak- And even more so, it is offensive to be challenged I’m riding over those measly psychology majors two ing offence about things that don’t matter to you: make Iby ideas. If that didn’t count as offensive, what years later am I? Is that the future teacher I hear laugh- it about the most meaningful things. Make it work for would? ing at me with their paid benefits, months of leisure you, against you and with you. Well, violence, for starters. But as far as student time and union security or am I only imagining it? We are privy to the most information human beings life goes today, universities are not doing much of the What could be more offensive than making the have ever had and, like every other time in history, challenging anymore, trading a battleground of ideas wrong life-choice? In that case, the post-secondaries we’ve known the least amount to get by. for a chamber of groupthink. have done the best they could. Maybe captioning and Enough moralizing. “Offend in every way,” as the I pondered going to university, borrowing tens of court reporting was the best program after all. White Stripes sang. At least then, maybe, hopefully, thousands from our noble government for a liberal arts The world’s a bit nuts these days. In the age of you’ll learn something. education or delving into the crevices of the human mind, but I was scared off.

No jobs for university grads Not only was I hearing about weakening education but there are no jobs for university grads. There’s no reason to rack up all of that debt for no payoff, they cried. It’s not worth the strain, either, not to mention all the other topics of the day like mental health, social media taking our joy (and our data) and ideologues for instructors. A university doesn’t have a lot going for it other than a name and tradition. What is the value of the average university educa- tion I skipped out on? It’s dollar signs in the young engineer’s eyes – anxiety in everyone else’s. There’s no longer trusty oil and gas to help the hurtin’ Albertan. Our federal government will hardly support a pipeline that’s already passed the House of Commons.

NAIT an excellent alternative There’s an even tougher hierarchy to climb in the cutthroat retail game if you sit out of the classroom gibberish. At a $15 an hour minimum wage, try accel- erating up the company ladder and seeing where upper management leads. A dollar or two more? So I thought hard about university and its value when faced with the future. NAIT provided an excel- lent alternative from the khaki pants, round-rimmed frames and Herschel-supporting students of U of A or YouTube

By MICHAEL MENZIES are being reminded that their vehicle will NAIT students clamouring for parking be towed if they park without a permit in: spots: be advised. The City of Edmonton’s new parking fine is in place and will hurt -Reserved stalls the wallet more than in the past. -Accessible stalls -No parking zones Due to a new bylaw in effect since Jan. -Emergency access routes 1 parking without a valid permit or pay- -Within 5 metres of crosswalks, inter- ment stub will cost $100, twice as much sections, fire hydrants, yield signs or stop as the previous fine of $50. However, fines sign. for illegal parking in an emergency zone or accessible space remain at $50. With files from NAIT Protective Services NAIT Parking Services says at the moment there are no more parking passes available for this semester but students should check back consistently as spots do open up over time.

Costs fluctuate between $71-94 per month for those parking passes depending on the location.

In addition to the heavier costs, students 8 The Nugget Thursday, April 5, 2018 SPORTS Believe in yourself I thought I loved. I was working night shifts and the con- Grade 7 comprehension and writing level. Jump to me at stant flow of energy drinks and darkness did nothing but 24 when I was upgrading to get into the radio program. hurt me. I was lost. All I had during that time was podcasts, I earned an 85 per cent in Engligh 30-1 and the compre- books and a good friend. Pruski inspired me to start read- hension and reading level of a university student. Now ing, which is a hobby I had never thought of acquiring. this might seem like me bragging, but it’s not. I’m try- When I was in Grade 5 I lived in Bellingham, Wash- ing to inspire. I thought I was an idiot unable to succeed, ington with my mother. I recall my teacher at the time, but when I started writing for The Nugget, it changed me. Mrs. Smith. She had a pair of wide rimmed glasses and I was driven to improve. I didn’t want to be the dumbass TRE LOPUSHINSKY wrinkles that resembled cracked, dry dirt. When we had giant dude. Sports Co-Editor reading time all my other classmates got to choose their If it weren’t for our senior editor, Micheal Men- Fifty three per cent. That was my mark in English own books. Mrs. Smith took it upon herself to choose zies, I don’t know if I would have kept writing or even 30-2 in high school. It was a measly grade to get my a special series of Treehouse books that were set for a improved. He’s helped me a lot. Thanks, captain. diploma for a student who didn’t show up to class and second grade reading level. But I felt compelled to read As much as I hated my time at the warehouse, it didn’t care. I care now. I’ve been your co-sports editor graphic novels. helped me, reading legit helped me. Knowing that I for two semesters while I’ve also been taking the radio At the time, it was Tin-Tin. She didn’t believe I was wanted more lit a spark in me and helped me get to a and television course at NAIT. I’m done in less than capable of reading the books I wanted to and from then place where I am happy. I am going into a career I want to a month. I went from an 18- year-old who spent his on neither did I. be in and have passion for. I am in a healthy relationship weekends drinking to the point of forgetting them to a The only time I felt truly driven to read real books and with a loving girlfriend, and I am an editor for a college dude who grew up and realized what he wanted to do not just graphic novels was when Pruski instilled some newspaper. That’s big for me. I never thought I would with his life. confidence in me. Thanks for nothing, Mrs. Smith. ever write for a paycheque, let alone enjoy it. The biggest Prior to last January, I had worked at a warehouse When I was 19, I was upgrading English 30-1. I never thing you can take from this is if you want to do some- for three years as a supervisor and I hated my life. I was showed up, barely did the work. When I took the read- thing and someone says you suck at it, screw what they trapped in an emotionally abusive relationship with a girl ing comprehension and writing tests it told me I had a think and do it. NAIT athletes honoured By CONNER TOFFAN rookie of the year. Leblanc also scored nine After another season has wrapped goals and six assists which lead all rookies up for all Ooks teams, many players and in scoring. Leading scorer Kendra Hanson, coaches have been honoured for their work. Verca Kuzelova, and Carlin Boey were also In curling just over a week ago, Jules all named to all-conference teams. Owchar received the Curling Canada women’s The men’s hockey all-conference teams coaching award, while Jonah Tobinski of the were littered with Ooks, as defence man Ty men’s curling team took home the CCAA Stanton and Corey Chorneyko, along with men’s fair play award along with his bronze forward and leading scorer Jake Mykitiuk medal from the CCAA curling championships. were all honoured. On the CCAA level, volleyballer Cole Samson Cleare and Brady Mackay Burkart and women’s basketball player were both named onto the men’s north all- Kika Greenlee were named All-Canadians. conference basketball second team after On the ACAC front, Brittney Savard, they both helped the Ooks to a fourth place a forward from the Ooks women’s hockey finish in the league. Sydney Hurlburt repre- team, flexed her academic muscle, winning sented the women’s basketball team, get- the ACAC top women’s hockey scholastic ting named to the women’s north second achiever. Savard posted nine goals and six all-conference ACAC team. assists this year in 21 games with the Ooks, In men’s volleyball Burkart, Devon while scoring a near-perfect 3.9 GPA dur- Klein and Mitch Lewington were all named ing the first semester in the personal fitness to the northern all-conference team. program. Savard was also named to the The NAIT athletic awards banquet is ACAC all-conference team, as she was sev- April 6. enth in the league in scoring. Elsewhere on Brittney Savard, top women’s hockey the women’s hockey team, Megan Leblanc scholastic achiever, fights for a goal was named the ACAC women’s hockey in front of the MacEwan net. NAIT Athletics

September 6, NAIT holds its rst Courtyard Carnival. 1990

1990 1991 February 1, NAIT set to take over Westerra Institute of Technology. January 24, survey to make NAIT smoke free is struck down. Thursday, April 5, 2018 SPORTS The Nugget 9 Pro athletes are worth it players can struggle to even make minimum wage and it is esti- slowly degrading your body to nothing as you have every sin- mated that plenty of them make less than half of what an aver- gle decision you make on and off the ice, court or field scrutin- age fast-food worker does. ized. So next time a player signs a huge contract, don’t fall into In the minors, NBA G-Leaguers can make around $23,000 the trap of “James Harden will make $364 per shot attempt in a year and minor league baseball players make about $2,000 a 2023” because that only accounts for two and a half hours worth month, but that salary is cut off once the season is over. of an athlete’s long and gruelling day. When we look at how much athletes are paid, we use tun- Don’t forget, that if players got paid less, the owners would nel vision to make sure we only see the Lebron Jameses and make more. The money would not be in your pocket. I don’t the Clayton Kershaws of the world, who both make around think Steve Ballmer (owner of the Los Angeles Clippers who is $32 million. If Clayton Kershaw makes $32 million this year, worth $36 billion) needs much more money in the bank. CONNER TOFFAN that accounts for about 3,200 minor league salaries. But Ker- And if you’re dead set on the viewpoint that athletes are paid Sports Co-Editor shaw makes much more than what his contract with the Dodg- too much, do you go to the movies? Do you even have a tele- Are athletes paid too much money? It’s one of the most ers says, because that doesn’t include sponsorships. If anything, vision at home? Do you still go out and pay for tickets to concerts debated questions in sports. It also has one of the most obvious those other athletes aren’t being paid nearly enough. or sporting events? In the end, they’re all forms of entertainment answers. No, they aren’t. When we think about athletes’ salaries, we often compare where the best are making a lot of money. Many people need Now, there’s no question that athletes are getting PAID. The them to our own. So when we see that athletes are making mil- entertainment to escape from the reality of their daily lives and, in average salary in the NBA is a whopping $6.2 million. In the lions every year, and we’re only making tens of thousands, it that, sports are no different from movies or music. MLB it’s $4.4 million and in the NHL it’s $2.9 million. And skews our perception. When you actually compare the jobs, NFL players make a good living, but there’s currently no somehow the largest league of all (the NFL) has the lowest being a pro-athlete isn’t always so great. A lot of players have price to cure their scrambled-egg brains from years of head average salary at $2.1 million. fallen into drugs and alcohol. Plenty have mental health issues trauma. This is basically the definition of making bank. at a high rate that not many will understand because they’re per- Yes, athletes can make a lot of money. But they often live All jokes aside, pro athletes are just the tip of the iceberg. ceived to have these amazing jobs. Being a pro athlete isn’t a on a poverty salary, too. For as much as a top-end athlete can What goes unnoticed by many is the fact that there are hundreds normal job. You wake up early in the morning to eat, work out, make, they have usually earned it. But never forget about the of thousands of pro athletes across the world fighting to make a practise and play. You get home late at night, often in the early thousands of athletes who aren’t signed to 13-year, $325 million decent living. Even at the highest level of minor league baseball, morning, as well as after late night games. All the while you’re contracts like Giancarlo Stanton. CURLING NATIONALS Ooks pick up bronze – twice By ARIELLE TRISCHUK point each. Then the Ooks took a 4-2 The men faced their rivals from the game eventually wrapped up with a score of The NAIT Ooks men’s and women’s point lead in the fourth before ACAC championships, the Augus- 8-4 for the Ooks. teams took bronze at CCCA curling nation- losing their advantage in the tana Vikings. They lost their Jules Owchar, the Ooks’ curling coach als in Leduc on Mar. 24. The women faced eighth end where the MacEwan chance at placing in the provin- and winner of the ACAC coach of the year off against the MacEwan Griffins while the Griffins led 6-4. But it was the cials but this time the men came award, was awarded again, this time by men’s team battled the Augustana Vikings. tenth end where the Ooks would to compete. The team scored three the CCAA with the curling Canada coach- The women’s bronze medal game lead 8-6 and give them the points in the first end and even- ing award for his work with the women’s was close in the first two ends with one bronze medal victory. tually took a 7-2 lead in the sixth end. The team. GOLF Whatever happened to ... By PETER GO NAIT won the gold in the team event, finished 25th and shot 171. NAIT’s top to try out. Guys needed to be at least an Golf is a love/hate sport. It all boils shooting a low score of 625 in two player for that year was Greg Connell eight handicap. While girls needed to be down to if you understand it or not. Golf rounds and beating Mount Royal by who finished 21st by shooting 167. under a 20 handicap. is a complex game, filled with angles eight strokes. The Ooks also won gold in The Silver Torch award is the high- It is understandable why a couple of and alignments that take years to figure the singles event when Craig Compton est recognized award at the NAIT ath- years ago, people weren’t interested in out. A couple of years ago, NAIT had a posted a low score of 151. The coach of letic banquet, given to an individual golf. But it is interesting to think what golf team. the gold-medal-winning golf team was who has contributed the most to their if? What if there were a golf program When you step into the NAIT gym- none other than NAIT’s curling coach, team’s success and, for the 2014-15 sea- now? Would there be a larger turnout nasium, you see a variety of banners Jules Owchar. son, that award was given to Steeden. now? spanning all sports. The odd one out of “I enjoyed working with young golf- NAIT went into that season as host of There are some people who are read- this bunch is golf. NAIT has nine golf ers,” said Owchar. “We won nine [cham- the North Golf Regionals, held at Goose ing this article and would love to try out championships. They were good. The pionships] and that’s a lot for a school in Hummock Golf Resort. The next year for the golf team. But it’s not possible team folded in 2015 after budget cuts. this part of Alberta.” they were gone. any more.There are so many questions The last time NAIT students held In the 2014-2015 season, NAIT had Looking back at the past Nuggets, that will most likely be un-answered for golf gold was in 2003 at the Fort two players finish in the top 25 in the there are advertisements about the golf quite some time when it comes to golf McMurray Golf and Country Club. North Golf Regionals. Luke Steeden, team. They were pleading for anyone at NAIT.

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1991 1992 Mr or Miss NAIT Pageant (began in 1967) cancelled due to Avionics Engineering Program introduced at NAIT. lack of participation. Only 2 applicants are crowned. 10 The Nugget SPORTS Thursday, April 5, 2018

MEN’S HOCKEY A great team remembered By TRE LOPUSHINSKY The NAIT Ooks hockey program holds a very rich his- tory. There is one team in particular that shines amongst the rest – the 84-85 men’s Ooks. The team won all their regular season games, swept their opponents at the nationals and capped off their season with a perfect 33-0-0 record. The season prior saw the Ooks losing the championship by one goal. They were hungry and with most of the team returning for the 84-85 season, they won gold. For 34 years, few college teams have been able to replicate what the Alberta Sports Hall of Famers (only CCAA team to be inducted) had been able to achieve. Perry Pearn coached the NAIT Ooks for 14 seasons, gaining six conference titles and six national championships, one of those seasons coached was the 84-85 season. Perry felt that the Ooks had the best forecheck in the ACAC, bring- ing the pressure to the team’s side was their specialty. There was other parts of their game they felt led to their success. “Eighty hits a game would set us up for success along NAIT Athletics with no more than 20 turnovers a game. With both we were was captain for the next two seasons. During his tenure he game both teams faced off in front of an attendance of 13,354. winning 90 per cent of our games.” won three ACAC and two CCAA championships. This game set an attendance record for a hockey game featuring The 84-85 Ooks are one of five North American post sec- During the Christmas break of the season the Ooks took two Canadian post secondary teams that still stands. The series ondary hockey varsity teams to go undefeated in regular season place in their first European tour. The team collected four wins would continue seven more times. and postseason games. This feat stands through 213 teams and and a tie in Switzerland. The Ooks ended up beating eventual Through the regular season the 84-85 Ooks managed to four different leagues. Of the five, the 1984-85 NAIT Ooks had Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU) champion, break six conference records -- most goals (222), most assists the most wins. York University Yeomen for the Altjahres Cup. This win made (343), most points (565), most wins in a 25 game regular sea- “It put college hockey on the map in my opinion.” the Ooks the first team in its CCAA national hockey cham- son (25), fewest losses (0), and highest winning percentage This was Ron Amoyotte’s response when asked about the pionship season to down a university team in its CIAU (now U (1.000). These records have yet to be broken. The team holds impact of the team. Ron was in his rookie year with the Ooks Sports) national hockey championship season. a prestige within college sports that should be known. coming off a national championship with his junior team. In the national championship, the Ooks faced the U of A Since then, the 2015-16 men’s hockey team also went “Coming from juniors, I thought it was going to be a let down. Golden Bears in a Ronald Mcdonald Charity game at North- undefeated, with a 36-0-0 record en route to an ACAC It turned out to be a great experience with great hockey.” Ron lands Coliseum. This series was called Face-Off. During this championship. CURLING Thursday, April 5, 2018 The Nugget 11 12 The Nugget Thursday, April 5, 2018 Thursday, April 5, 2018 The Nugget 13 14 The Nugget Thursday, April 5, 2018 ENTERTAINMENT

Core lessonsways to make great moments in her life and those moments would sustain her. These adventures lead her to hug a koala in a koala suit and all of the taxidermy one can imagine. It is a heartfelt, ridiculous look at someone who is just trying to live their life day to day and sometimes those days are bad. I think a lot of us suffer from some form of depression. From the way we look, act and feel these are all ways we can feel depressed. I per- sonally tend to suffer through seasonal affective disorder (SAD) around Nov. 20 till about Chi- By STEVEN SMITH nese New Year. It is weird and arbitrary, but Entertainment Co-Editor though reading Lawson, I realized I had already There is a book that I have read over the last year used the core concept of Furiously Happy to help that I have taken to heart. Its title explains it all – me from my personal depression. The reason it Furiously Happy. Written by Jenny Lawson, a com- tends to get better around Chinese New Year is edian and blogger, she takes awkward moments in because I love Chinese New Year. I’ll always do her life and puts them to paper. She writes about her something fun, exciting and sometimes crazy. By experiences with mental illness, depression and anx- embracing those moments that make us ridicu- iety. It was referred to me by my girlfriend because lously happy, we can get through those times of she saw much of herself in the book, but I think the hardship. core concept rings true for everyone. When we are sad or depressed, it can take a lot for Lawson, a long time sufferer of depression, came us to do anything. So on those days when you are feel- up with a philosophy of being “Furiously Happy” ing OK, do something fun and wild. You’ll be happy after a particularly bad time in her life. She stated that you did it and it should make the downtime a little less between those moments of depression she would find painful. Amazon.ca Thursday, April 5, 2018 ENTERTAINMENT The Nugget 15

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REVIEW US ON: 16 The Nugget ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, April 5, 2018 Literary Corner SHORT STORIES Tinnitus and Silence By ISAAC DYMOCK crazy conspiracy theory about brains being ness, silence, and tinnitus. She was getting restrained on a stretcher. Someone presses Ringing. Always the ringing in her ears. extracted and kept in safe storage, though, a tattoo over her heart. their hand gently on her shoulder and she Her doctor called it tinnitus, said it’s some really if that was the case how would she A tattoo part of a new fad, nanom- can vaguely see a face she recognizes. It’s sort of permanent hearing damage from too know? How could she be able to tell her achines in the ink that can be scanned by the lead singer of Gamma Ray Hard Drive, many loud noises. That’ll teach her to not brain wasn’t just sitting in a jar somewhere electronics to produce sound and moving the band she was watching. Right, he’s her go to so many neo-future-punk shows, hah. with probes dug into it sending signals that holograms. Pretty cutting edge stuff, same boyfriend. She smiles at him from down on At least the ringing is something, some- replicate her consciousness perfectly, fool- kind of tech her favourite band uses to the stretcher oblivious to how close he was thing that she can focus on in a place with ing her into thinking she is an independent make themselves appear all over a venue. to losing her. no lights, tangible sounds, or even the sen- thinker? They each have a full back tattoo of some Somewhere in the background of the sation of touch. She is in a black void, she Silence, silence and tinnitus, passes crazy tribal design and whenever the laser touching scene someone walks away into could even be bodiless and not even know for a long time as existential dread fills the show hits it they all appear midair above driving rain and a lightless street. They pull it; if not for the tinnitus. gaps where the rest of her (maybe) exist- the crowd rocking out to whatever song out a device from their coat when no one is Darkness, can’t even feel herself ent body has been taken from in her mind. their real selves were playing at the time. within sight and hearing range. Switching blinking. Can’t flex her hands or bend Hours? Minutes? Days? She doesn’t know. Cool technology the smart types are com- it on a man’s face appears, half disfigured her wrists. Can’t twist, lick, snort, twitch, Will she ever know? At this point it is ing up with these days. by some horrible bone degeneration dis- mouth, crane, flick, or even induce vomit. doubtful she’ll even wake up or be able to Something changes. No more tinnitus, ease and reinforced with primitive cyber- No senses besides ye old reliable tinnitus see anything again. what doctor? She can’t remember some- netics, he speaks in a garbled language half always blaring its monotone high pitched Silence, tinnitus, and despair. What is thing about a doctor? What’s tinnitus? She mixed between Lunarian Russian and Mar- whine into her ear drums, or is it directly the point of life if she can’t live it? Why is can feel something soft under her head, tian English. The figure’s cybernetically into her brain? She can’t tell, though her she in this situation? She doesn’t know any warmth on her skin, noises in the back of enhanced brain does an automatic transla- doctor probably did mention it and one of the answers to any of these questions. her head. Yelling? No, talking. Some is tion for him. point or another. All she knows is that she was a punk rock- hold her hand. Light. “Audio-wave tattoo sublimation is suc- Enough about examining what she ing maniac, at least that’s the last thing she Blinded for several minutes as her cessful with only a few side effects of death can’t do, what can she do? She can think, remembers. If that is even real… though eyes snap open she cries out and squirms or near endless coma. Proceed to phase so her brain isn’t turned off like in some there is one more memory before the dark- as best as she can, but can’t as her body is two, activate Project Alpha-Wave.” POETRY Poem better. And when we’ll be together In Memoriam Townie. I would like to dedicate this The secrets that we shared; again, Hawking, poem to all of the international Each other’s happiness or pain, I promise I’ll take away all your Shocking. Loss at its deepest, students who are away from their but we cared. pain. Bowie, Memories at their brightest. homes and missing their family You’ll miss how I used to irritate But till then, Story. Leaders to the end, and friends you, I’ll let you miss me, Fisher, Inspiring many a trend. You’ll miss me when I’ll be I’ll miss the way you used to Because you cannot achieve Wisher. away, mock me, too. dreams for free. Cohen, Let us remember their loss, You’ll miss my midnight talks No matter how much more will I’ll have to miss you, Bowling. Lest we become the lost. that kept you awake. we miss, But we’ll have to stay away for Prince, Let us see their shadow, I’ll miss our laughs together, In staying away also, our love our dreams to come true. Since. Let us become their sorrow. The way you made my days will always be a bliss. – By Simar Bains Downie, – By Isaac Dymock Thursday, April 5, 2018 ENTERTAINMENT The Nugget 17 Now’s the time to STRYVE! By DJANVI CHRISTIAN selection of hoodies, sweaters and headwear, he contacted Romar Duco is the founder of STRYVE clothing, a a local manufacturer to make the clothes. But he then lifestyle street-wear brand, promoting a forward-looking encountered one of the biggest problems all entrepreneurs mindset that explores all possibilities. He’s also a fashion face; the funding. At that time, Duco received almost no designer and a current student in NAIT’s Digital Media and money to fund his new venture. However, what he did to IT program. Duco is not one who rests and waits, simply make it happen truly represents what STRYVE stands for. wishing to accomplish something. He is a go-getter. It was “In December, 2016, I sold my PS4 and my two pairs this ambition and kind of thinking that eventually led him of Yeezy shoes for a higher price.” to launch his own clothing brand last May. With this initial self-funding, he then went on to launch Duco and his family lived in Toronto before moving to their first website. Since then, the clothing line has noticed Alberta. During that time, he witnessed his parents work- sales increasing, as well as local recognition. ing hard to improve their lifestyle. This made him believe He’s now running the clothing line with the help of relentless hard work certainly pays off. But the trigger first friend and associate Joshua Magtoto, a student from the launched when he was accepted into a program at NAIT. University of Alberta, who deals with the statistics and pro- NAIT has been the place where he discovered that jections of how much stock are sold. his ideas can be easily turned “I want the brand to be established locally into reality, when surrounded and support local businesses, and then the rest by knowledgeable people and will follow.” accessible, advanced technol- You may wonder why STRYVE is writ- ogy. Moreover, an institute like ten with a ‘Y’ instead of an ‘I’. STRYVE has NAIT can be one of the best a double meaning. First, it represents a set of places to market and sell a product, due to the affluence of core values that inspire others to retreat from their com- people here. In the same way, Duco’s aptitude for design fort zones and work relentlessly until their goal is achieved. was obvious and he kept sharpening this skill through pro- Secondly, is the word ‘try,’ which means that if you ever jects and small ventures. want to do something great, you have to at least try some- “I remember designing my own T-shirt for project work time. Everything starts with a seed as an idea, then through in junior high and high school.” watering, effort and hard work it grows and becomes a Following those small ventures, which strengthened his beautiful rose; just like the STRYVE logo. yearning to establish a clothing line, Duco still wasn’t sure STRYVE also aims to give back to communities, both about his idea and how he was going to make it happen. locally and globally, and to help fund people in need. Ten Then he got to NAIT. percent of their revenue is donated to charities such as We “When I first came in, I didn’t know that creating your Free the Children and YESS. own website was that easy… I was around people who Is there anything you wish to achieve? If so, what are knew how to do it and that inspired me to go for it.” you waiting for? Photo by Kyle Ladda After being sure about the branding and the design of a Go get it. Romar Duco JUST THE TIP Sex robots are coming soon By ARIELLE TRISCHUK 20 years ago. Even the RealDoll has been pounds and are easy to wash with warm gence app named Harmony. The future How is sex going to change in the around for nearly 18 years. water and soap. They also cost a min- is coming. future? It’s doubtful any other sex pos- But there’s something missing; what imum of $7000. Unfortunately, the market is gener- itions can be dreamed up since the Kama about robots? Whether you’re a fan of Realbotix has developed an artifi- ally directed towards men. Some jour- Sutra was written in 600 BCE and not Westworld, Stepford Wives, Ex Mach- cial intelligence program available as an nalists have speculated about the poten- much has changed. The only real dif- ina, A.I. or Her, I’m sure you’re aware app on your phone. Get yourself a Real- tial future of a sex robot society, and ference is the advent of soap, which I of the potential. Robots are the next big Doll with the new robotic head, pair it they’re more than bleak, mostly painting speculate increased the amount of oral step in the sex toy industry and the cre- with Bluetooth and suddenly your doll pictures of an underpopulated planet. pleasure between partners. Outside of ators of RealDoll know it. Abyss Cre- has a personality too. She can maintain I’m much more optimistic. If some that, we’ve relied on the growing sex toy ations has formed a new division called a conversation and does her best to learn people prefer the company of an imita- industry to invent new ways of improv- Realbotix, dedicated to bringing life to from each interaction. But the technol- tion human, who am I to stop them? I’m ing self-manipulation. the inanimate. ogy isn’t going to stop there. The com- sure there are instances where this may What may have started as varnished If you’ve never heard of RealD- pany is also considering adding cameras be problematic, but ultimately it’s their dildos and complex vibrators has trans- oll before, here’s some things you need to the eyes in order to track faces and personal preference. formed into a $15-billion industry. So to know. They create hand crafted sili- detect emotion. So who knows? While these dolls where is that industry headed? The Hitachi con dolls with realistic orifices. They These dolls are more than just an aren’t able to support their own weight Magic Wand already trumps most vibra- have stainless steel parts and aluminum imitation of a woman; they are a form of (yet), maybe they’ll provide the neces- tors and it’s been around for 30 years. If fingertip guards. There are 28 pre-con- companion. The new dolls aren’t avail- sary warmth and compassion missing in you’re looking for something male ori- figured, named, female dolls and three able yet, but you can start pre-ordering someone’s life. Or at the very least, save ented, the Fleshlight was invented over male dolls. They can support up to 400 and you can buy the artificial intelli- money on prostitutes. 18 The Nugget ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, April 5, 2018

November 3, NAIT gets a taste of the internet. 1995

1995 1996 October 2, Instrumentation Team Wins International Competition. September, NAIT’s permenant bookstore opens called Campus Reads and Needs. Thursday, April 5, 2018 ENTERTAINMENT The Nugget 19 Why I am NAIT branded! By SHEENA DUKEWICH same learning differences and had achieved great things in I have recently gotten my first tattoo and the one her life. She mentioned I should look at NAIT. I did, but it I decided to get was an Ookpik. Why would I get the wasn’t until my meeting with the Student Services Depart- NAIT mascot on my body for the first tattoo ever? Sim- ment (SSD) that I was assured I was more than talented ple – NAIT has made a permanent impact on my life and enough to be in school. And if I wanted, NAIT would be who I am as a person. It’s an unseen permanent mark and I here to make sure it happened. I felt a little hope, was still wanted to have a visual reminder and a badge of honour of doubtful but attempted it anyways. the same mark. I applied for my first diploma in Hospitality Manage- No one’s life is perfect. Everyone has had challenges ment and, in April 2017, I graduated from that program and struggles and one of my more substantial challenges with honours! I cried every semester I received my letter in my life has been academics. I am proudly a student with of being on the dean’s list. The first time I got it I actually learning disabilities. I personally like to call them learning questioned the school, asking if it was real. There must differences. I have never been good at school, most of my have been a mistake. There wasn’t. I walked across the grade school experiences have been plagued with depres- stage the first weekend of May in my blue gown and for sion, anxiety and educational struggles. I often thought I the first time in my life, my whole 30-something years, I was stupid, incapable of learning anything. I had nights, felt smart! weeks and months in high school when I was convinced I After that graduation ceremony and with the help and wouldn’t even be able to graduate. support of my school behind me, I applied to the BBA Needless to say, I did graduate high school on time in Supplied photo degree at NAIT in the JR Shaw School of Business. I am the early 2000s. I tried my first year at postsecondary right jobs between my life in security but all my jobs were mid- now in my third year classes, a Campus Ambassador, a par- after graduation like I was told I had to but I was wait- dle management, low entry. ticipant of the LEAD program and getting solid As and Bs listed my first year due to my grades. I upgraded and tried Every time I tried for a promotion, my lack of aca- in my classes. NAIT has given me an education but more again. During the second year of my program in my first demic documentation was holding me back. I felt like just important, NAIT has given me a new life. I have grown college experience I dropped out after flunking more than sticking with what I was good at and getting paid for secur- so much both personally, emotionally and academically all one class. ity work. Unfortunately, due to some scary life situations because of NAIT. I went from believing I was a stupid per- During my time at that school I was first officially diag- experienced while in security, I finally wanted to go back son that would face struggles daily in my life to someone nosed with learning disabilities. When I left school, I was to school. I checked out many different post-secondaries. who now has the belief that I am an intelligent and high convinced that because of my disabilities, I would never be I felt no renewed hope that I would be any good at school achieving individual who is capable of reaching any goal I able to stay in school. I truly felt “too stupid for school.” I this time around. I was dealing with my learning differ- want. NAIT has marked my life, and now I have let NAIT was not told this by any school or any official, it was a per- ences but even though I felt better about my differences mark me. sonal feeling. After my heartbreak with education I turned and understood them more, I still didn’t think I was smart Thank you NAIT for everything! NAIT says it’s essen- to a life of work. I got into security and became a licensed enough. tial to Alberta but NAIT was essential to me. I am truly an guard and that was my life. I held other retail and office My mother is a NAIT graduate. She has some of the Ook for life! SUMMER MOVIES Five flicks to watch for By HUNTER MURRAY up with her. Deanne decides to turn regret that is clearly supposed to be the President Avengers: Infinity War – April 27 into set-back, and goes out to start a new Trump, “Make America Great Again,” hat. Avengers: Infinity War is the third Aven- kind of life by going back to college. She Not much is known about the characters or gers movie and the 19th movie in the Marvel ends up taking the same courses as her how the story happens, but from the promo- Cinematic Universe. This also marks 10 years daughter, so that they could take the same tions and the July 4 release date, one can only since the first MCU movie, Iron Man, was classes together. This middle-aged mother assume this movie will be a war of political released. It follows the Avengers getting back is now going to be living the college life on proportions. together after the events of Captain America: campus. Her daughter may be focused on ••• Civil War (2016) and Thor Ragnarok (2017), school, but Deanne prefers the party life. Christopher Robin – Aug. 3 to take on the alien titan known as Thanos. ••• Christopher Robin is a wonderful story Thanos has been teased in Marvel movies Incredibles 2 – June 15 about to happen. Ewan McGregor plays an since 2012, which has gotten many superhero The family of superheroes are back! older Christopher Robin. He is tired and fans looking forward to his full appearance this Incredibles 2 takes place right where the Melissa McCarthy in Life of the Party. stressed over his job and misses how fun year. Avengers: Infinity War will also mark the last movie ended. This time, Elastigirl is the world used to be. That is when Win- first time that the Guardians of the Galaxy will in the superhero spotlight, as she goes out sav- zone, after 14 years since the first movie. nie the Pooh steps in. That’s right, Chris- be crossing over and finally joining the heroes ing the world on solo missions. Meanwhile, ••• topher Robin is a live action take on Win- of earth in the fight against Thanos. Bob (Mr. Incredible) is staying at home to take The First Purge – July 4 nie the Pooh set roughly 30 years after the ••• care of the kids by himself. This proves to be The First Purge is a prequel horror movie old children’s show we all used to watch. Life of the Party – May 11 tough for Bob, especially when the baby, Jack- to The Purge franchise. The title is exactly Not much is known about the plot yet, but Deanne (played by Melissa McCarthy) is Jack, still has mystery powers that the family what it sounds like. It’s the very first purge, the teaser trailer online definitely shows the perfect stay-at-home housewife. That is, doesn’t know about. Most of the voice cast will with a specific theme in mind: Politics. The that this movie is going to have that magic until her husband suddenly decides to break be returning, including Samuel Jackson as Fro- teaser poster alone is a red baseball cap touch that Disney is known for. 20 The Nugget ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, April 5, 2018 Style files - Year 3018 By NIKITA ELENIAK Captain Jory Voltron wears a Gucci vest paired with metallic arm cuffs. Commander Nikita Luna wears a Cal- vin Klein crop top with metallic arm cuffs and matching choker. Both wear a silver-plated cap. The overall metallic essence of the wardrobe is indica- tive of the time period and serves as both fashion and func- tion. The overall temperature of the planet is at an average of 127 degrees, and the metallic surface of the clothing is used to reflect the UV rays and lower the body temperature of the wearer. The caps are also used to protect the wearer from the UV rays, as well as an additional benefit of style. The metallic arm cuffs and jewelry are used to harness the energy of the rays, which are then converted into power for the wearer’s ship. Captain Voltron also holds a silver staff, used as pro- tection from the invading alien bodies. Their outfits give off a feel of practical fashion, while still looking put together in pieces that are fresh off the runway. Photo by Emily Keller The magic of entertaining By SHAWNA BANNERMAN came across magic. While most know Chun as a juggler, he sees himself as a jug- Jay Chun’s interest in magic began at a young age “You can do things that are impossible with methods gling magician who also incorporates comedy into his routine. from the influence of his father. that are possible. That really intrigued me.” “I genuinely enjoyed making people laugh and when I “My father was a sci-fi fan, and also a superhero movie fan. He has been studying magic every since and began prac- started learning magic I realized that I can leave a bigger So, growing up I was under the impression that out of the bil- tising his skills in 2011. His interest in juggling led Chun to impact in an individual’s life with a trick instead of crack- lions and billions of people on this earth, there has to be at least start the Juggling Club at NAIT four years later. ing a few jokes.” one person who actually has superpowers,” said Chun. “I started expanding more into juggling, and circus art and Magicians and physical performers go through a train- In his search for that higher power, Chun, a NAIT that inspired me to start the Juggling Club at NAIT which we’ve ing regimen which he says is no different than preparing student who’s now performing weekly at Remedy Cafe, been running for three years now.” for a physical sport. “It’s like any performance art. Any discipline requires physical practice … learning techniques, methods, presen- tations, sleight of hand, actually doing it in person, show- ing it to people, going through trial and error, making a lot of mistakes, [and] learning from those mistakes.” Dishonesty often surrounds magic, but he values how spectators can step away from day-to-day life and experi- ence the impossible. “People usually think of magic as the art of deception. Some people definitely see it as a scam or lying or being deceitful, but I like to see it as theatre and art … you’re giving someone a gift of wonder and impossibilities. With things that are possible, you’re showing them something that they can’t quite explain how it works.” As a regular fixture at Remedy, Chun performs his up- close magic with a blend of juggling and, of course, com- edy. He is also an active street performer during the sum- mer festivals in the city. “I’ve never had a single customer who left being dis- satisfied from my performance. To humbly put it, I’m quite decent at it.” Photo by Vincent Lau For more information about Chun’s performances at Rem- Jay Chun entertains edy Cafe, visit Remedy’s facebook page @RemedyCafeYEG.

The NAIT Campaign: Opening Doors successfully concludes with a total of $24 million raised, with $3.8 million raised for scholarships and student awards. 2002 2002 2003 November 1-3, NAIT Student Damara Lopez brings January, the Nugget goes online. home gold medal from Salsa Dancing competition. Thursday, April 5, 2018 ENTERTAINMENT The Nugget 21

SCREEN REVIEW Action scenes spectacular By GERVAISE BRANCH-ALLEN boy Ezra, and obdurate astromech Chopper. heavy handed control. These final episodes features Ezra battling some of the Emperor’s Starting in 2008, Lucasfilm Animation In the first season, Ezra joined the Ghost are a joy to watch as fan-favourite Expanded deadly guards without his lightsaber in a gor- produced the critically acclaimed Star Wars: crew as they helped civilians who had been Universe characters make their debut and geous looking showdown. The Clone Wars animated series. With over abused by the Empire. Along the way, he dis- the story gets closer and closer to the events I felt like each main character and even 100 episodes of rich storytelling and beautiful covered his strong connection to the Force of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star the supporting characters had at least one animation, Star Wars: The Clone Wars was a and trained as a Padawan under Kanan. The Wars: A New Hope. heroic moment, including Zeb, who gets short- fan-favourite series set between Episodes II heroes’ activities attracted the attention of the The series finale features the Ghost changed in this series at times. Zeb’s battle and III of the Star Wars saga. Following the Empire, leading to a showdown with the Jedi crew’s final attempt to save Lothal and its with Thrawn’s right hand man Rukh was a Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of Luca- hunter known as the Grand Inquisitor. citizens by recruiting allies from the previ- great way to showcase the character. sfilm in 2012, Star Wars: The Clone Wars In the second season, the Ghost crew ous seasons. Following the loss of a beloved I’m so glad Star Wars Rebels had the was cancelled in favour of a new animated joined the larger rebellion and opposed friend, the crew are more determined than chance to end in a satisfying conclusion series. While the decision was lambasted by the Empire directly. As the crew met new ever to achieve their goals. I can’t say much instead of being cancelled like its predeces- viewers, The Clone Wars made way for the allies, the Empire sent Darth Vader and two else without spoiling the episodes. sor. Star Wars Rebels was such a wonderful latest animated series: Star Wars Rebels. more Inquisitors to dispatch the team and The action sequences in the final three epi- series because it told the story of a family Set between Episodes III and IV of the prohibit their efforts to defy them. sodes are spectacular. There are huge sweep- who wanted to instill hope throughout Star Wars saga, Rebels tells the story of a rag- In the third season, a new threat arrived ing battle sequences on the ground and in the the galaxy. The last decade has been filled tag group of characters, known as the Ghost in the form of master tactician Grand Admiral air with a number of characters. According to with excellent stories in animation that I’ve crew, as they fight against the galactic Empire. Thrawn, who outmaneuvered many planned the show runners, these battles were difficult to enjoyed more than the current Star Wars In 2014, Rebels premiered as Disney’s first attacks by the rebels. Meanwhile, Sabine reluc- animate, but I really appreciate their hard work films Disney has released. I can only hope entry in the Star Wars canon. The Ghost crew tantly returned to her family after being exiled. because the final result is beautiful. One scene the future is bright for Star Wars animation. comprise of former Padawan Kanan Jarrus, This leads to the fourth and final season Twi’lek pilot Hera Syndulla, Mandalorian art- of the series. The heroes return to Lothal, ist Sabine Wren, Lasat guardsmen Zeb, street Ezra’s home, to liberate it from the Empire’s Who to call? Counselling Services – Personal con- Program Concerns – Program Chair cerns, crisis counselling, chaplaincy, 780- or Program Adviser 378-6133; Main Campus, Room W-111PB, Scholarships and Awards – Stu- Souch Campus Z-153. dent Awards Office, 780-491-3056, Room Financial Concerns, Emergency O-101 Loans, Academic and Career Planning My Wellness – Mental wellness – Student Service Centre, CAT Building resource provided for students by NAITSA. Food Bank – NAITSA has a new food Can be accessed at https://mystudentplan. bank service available. Students can con- ca/nait/en/mywellness tact NAITSA directly at 780-471-8855 or Student Loan/Grant Assistance – go to Room E-131 for more information. Financial Aid Office; 780-491-3056; Room Food Bank boxes are also located at both O-111 Patricia and Souch campuses. Tutoring Health Insurance – Student Health Main Campus, Room U-210A, Mon- and Dental Plan, 780-471-7730; Room day-Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-5 E-125. p.m. Friday, by appointment only. Book Housing – On-line housing registry at in Room U-210A or W-111PB or call www.rentingspaces.ca 780-378-6135. Injury/Minor Medical Concerns – Souch Campus, Room Z-118 Mon- Health Services, 780-471-8733; Room day-Thursday: 8 a.m.-1:15 p.m. and O-119 2-4:30 p.m. Friday by appointment only. Job Related Resources and Work- Book in Room Z-118 or Z-153 or call shops – refer to BGS Enterprises Inc., 780-378-1049. 780-425-6655 Patricia Campus, Room P-165 Mon- Learning Services – Assistance with day-Thursday: 8 a.m.-9 a.m., 10 a.m.-1 academic barriers, 780-378-6133, Metro p.m. and 2:15-4:30 p.m. Friday by Campus: Room W-111PB, HP Centre, appointment only. Book in P-165 or call Souch campus: Z-153 Souch, Patricia Cam- 780-378-1055. pus, P-127M (access through front office). Violent or potentially violent behav- NAIT Security – 780-471-7477 iour or extreme medical emergency Ombudsperson – Conflict resolution, – Security, 780-471-7477), 911 or the concerns about unfair treatment, 780-491- Police Complaint Line, 780-423-4567, if 1305, Room O-117 appropriate. Wookieepedia - Fandom

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2005 2006 October 13, Suncor donates $3 million to NAIT Scholarships and energy centre creation. Wi-Fi Connection services expand on NAIT Campus. (Expected completion to be determined). 22 The Nugget ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, April 5, 2018

Art – Year 3018

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What toport of Fivesee Finger Death Punch ’s Decemand- PVRISheartry singer,... Keith Urban, heads to Rogers By NIKITA ELENIAK As we head into summer 2018, consider ber album release, A Decade of Destruction, The American rock band comes to the Star- Place. Ripcord, his most recent album, was making some of your plans concert-based. Here and Breaking Benjamin’s Ember, which is lite Room on April 27. When they formed in released in 2016. is a quick preview of just some of the incred- scheduled to be released April 13. 2012, the band’s original name was Paris, but it Shania Twain ible acts that will be making their way through Buckcherry was later changed in 2013, due to legal reasons. A Canadian legend, Shania Twain brings Alberta’s capital city this summer. Because, The Anaheim rock band comes to Edmon- ••• her Shania Now tour to Rogers Place on May what would summer be without music? ton’s River Cree Resort and Casino on July POP 9 and 10 for two nights of her country hits. ROCK 14, in support of their seventh album, Rock ’n’ Bon Iver Clay Walker Alice Cooper Roll, produced by their own F-Bomb Records. American indie-folk band, Bon Iver, is American country artist, Clay Walker, “School’s Out For Summer,” and what Queens of the Stone Age set to play the Jubilee Auditorium on May will be playing two dates at Sherwood better way to celebrate than with “Mr. Nice Queens of the Stone Age return 28. The band’s most recent album, 22, A Park’s Festival Place; April 30 and May 1. Guy” himself, Alice Cooper? “He’s Back,” to Edmonton on May 18 to play Rog- Million, was released in 2016. ••• and playing the Jubilee August 23. ers Place on their Villains World Tour, Air Supply CLASSICAL(ISH) Melvins with English rock band Royal Blood The ’70s Australian band heads to the 2Cellos The ’80s punk rock band takes over opening. River Cree Resort and Casino on April 13. 2Cellos is a Croatian duo, with cov- Union Hall this summer, on July 24. Brush The Beaches ••• ers of some of the most popular songs up on your Melvins knowledge for this The all-girl Canadian alternative rock Vance Joy out there. Before their engagement at the show by listening to their latest album, Pin- group comes to the Starlite Room, April The Australian singer/songwriter/heart- Northern Jubilee Auditorium on April 23, kus Abortion Technician, which is sched- 25. Notable singles from the band include throb returns to Edmonton to play Rogers be sure to check out their covers of AC/ uled for release April 20 of this year. “Money” and “The Late Show.” Place on June 27. His latest album, Nation DC’s “Thunderstruck” and Luis Fonsi and Five Finger Death Punch Bryan Adams of Two, was released in February. Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito.” They are Breaking Benjamin “The Summer of ’69” singer is bringing ••• truly a hidden gem. This double bill takes over the Hawrelak The Ultimate Tour to Rogers Place on June COUNTRY Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Park Amphitheatre on Aug. 9. The show is a 8. The Canadian rocker’s tour is in support Keith Urban April 5, 6, 7, 10 and more at www.win- stop on the bands’ joint summer tour, in sup- of his latest album, Ultimate. On Sept. 22, the New Zealand coun- spearcentre.com

Alternative Nation Alice Cooper 24 The Nugget ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, April 5, 2018 On being assertive ... directly and you are making eye contact – explain yourself or giving up. You often mentally rehearse your assertive response and that is before you even say anything! have to use the “broken record technique” beforehand. • Using a calm steady tone of voice which means repeating your point in a It isn’t always appropriate to use sends an assertive message. Whining and calm, even manner. assertive communication. And it doesn’t talking softly or yelling and arguing send • Deal with criticism without taking always work to get you what you want. the opposite message. it personally or buying into it. Making But practice becoming aware of when • Communicate with ‘I’ messages. excuses or feeling like you have to explain you are feeling unheard, mistreated or Rather than “You never listen to me” you your performance can lower your self- unsatisfied with results, and gradually might say “I feel hurt when you don’t pay esteem. Instead, leave it at statements such take steps to increase appropriate assertive attention to what I am saying.” as “You are right, I did not do my best work communication TIMELY TIPS • Send direct messages. Don’t expect on that assignment.” Evaluate criticism to Counsellors at NAIT Student Counsel- MARGARET MAREAN the other person to read between the lines see if it is justified. If the criticism is valid ling are available to help you with this, or NAIT Student Counselling or hear what you really want to say. look at how you can use it to improve; if it other personal or academic problems. – Eliminate “should” and “have to” is not valid or important, ignore it. If you would like further assistance The ability to communicate effectively statements and substitute that with “choose • Learn to say “No”. Don’t feel you need book an appointment: is one of the biggest factors contributing to” or “want to” statements. to elaborate or justify. If you are unsure Counselling is free to registered NAIT to success. Part of good communication is – Avoid qualifying statements such as if you want to do something don’t com- students and is completely confidential. self-awareness. Do you have trouble saying “This probably sounds silly” or tag ques- mit right away. (e.g. “I’ll check my calen- Book an appointment at Student Counsel- no? 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The entire body has recommend this for the technology and can rent it for free. around? a rubberized coating, making it easy to Who has ever dreamed about a grip. The highlights of the camera are device with which you could take a the two 12-megapixel fish-eye lenses spherical picture? I mean a picture placed on either side to give you an that shows every single detail around instant 360-degree picture or video. The you. camera can also capture full-HD video Omni-directional camera devices at 30fps for 25 minutes on continuous have emerged over the past three years shooting. In other words, a spherical as one of the better technology break- image or movie can be easily taken in throughs, but most people still aren’t one shot. comfortable or used to them. Fortun- Also, the camera can be freely ately, I had the chance to come across moved and viewed at 360 degrees, when the very best to better understand how it is edited and shared. Moreover, it is it works. easy to use with only four buttons on the Ricoh Theta S was originally device, as well as being relatively cheap launched two years ago but has only for no more than $350. recently gained popularity. It’s a digital This is definitely a technology to Thursday, April 5, 2018 ENTERTAINMENT The Nugget 25

ing months being still and rooting ing whether you have money or not, Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) yourself in the earth. Getting com- and you want to run it and instead Weather the storm. Evil stuff is fortable with diaphragmatic breath of letting it run you. This take charge brewing and it will test your resolve. not only will increase the resonance attitude will look even better in the These are things you cannot control. in your voice when you do decide to sunshine. Control what you can so that in the face speak, but it calms you and keeps of chaos you’re taking care of yourself. you in the moment. The summer of Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) stillness for you Taurus. It’s time to let go Virgo. You will Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) learn to let go of the one thing that Your hobbies will get the best of Gemini (May 22-June 21) keeps you up at night and it will not you: but that’s alright! Tangible items Your ruling planet, Mercury, will be easy. But take the challenge and end up having more meaning than MADAME O retrograde this month but you find see how much strong you are with- we realize and it’s alright to indulge other ways to stoke the fire within out this extra weight. You might sur- and let our inner child out. As long yourself. No more Netflix marathons, prise yourself and move forward past as you keep money in order, swing April 5-12 you’re gonna be running, jumping, push the summer with a renewed spirit. away Capricorn. (Warning: These Nugget upping and sit upping. This summer horoscopes are not written you’ll spend your time connecting with Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) your body, feeling sore and enjoying it, It may not be 1967, but for you There might be a chill in your soul by an accredited astrologer.) feeling improvement and loving it. Libra it’s the Summer of Love. You Aquarius: so stay in the sun and get Aries (March 21-April 19) and your significant other will con- yourself a tan. While you’re at it Jer- Oh Aries, this summer is going to Cancer (June 22-July 22) nect on new levels and rekindle sey Shore’s coming back so relive be the summer of change: a make- The stars show a busy sum- some of the lost spark. Those not in the magic with the original series. over. Those changes you’ve dreamt mer, Cancer. You’re rethinking how relationships won’t have to wait long, Get crazy and get wild! of are happening now. No more Wal- important certain goals are to you, that one person you’ve been crush- Mart t-shirts because you’re rein- and you’re wondering if the reputa- ing on will come around. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) venting your style the way you want. tion you’ve been building is getting Watch out for miscommunica- A suit is a suit of armor, a new dress you where you want to go. In the Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) tions this summer, Pieces. Don’t a statement to the world. meantime, you’ll be plenty busy with New passions will come to you commit to too many plans, they’re work, family, and friends. this summer. There’s music to be bound to change anyway. Be ready Taurus (April 20-May 20) made, poetry to be written, and art to adapt and don’t let your spir- Venus is very present in the east- Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) to be drawn. Don’t let the moment its get too down. At least the sun ern sky, so be gentle with yourself. You’re starting to think about your pass! When it comes, listen and be is out and you can go for a walk You will get comfortable in the com- finances. You’re sick of not know- available to create. instead.

PUPPY LOVE A rescue puppy is a welcome disrup- tion for a participant in NAITSA’s ‘Puppy Yoga’ session held on March 8.

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