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IND I E NI GHT AT THE NEST , SEPT . 25 THE P l e a s e r e c y c l e t h i s Thursday, September 18, 2008 newspaper when you are Volume 46, Issue 4 finished with it. YOURNUGGET STUDENT NEWSPAPER EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA SHINE TIME! Shinerama shone some light on the Cystic Fibrosis cause Story page 3, colour photo spread pages 12, 13 Photo by Javier Salazar CLEAN MACHINE This bike gets some TLC from two Shinerama volunteers last Saturday in a NAIT parking lot. NAITSA Presents... PERFECTBLUE Indie FREE SEPT. 25 CONCERT @The nest YOUR CAMPUS RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 4:30pm SERIES $10.50 Jugs of domestic - Everyday - 4-7pm 2 The Nugget Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 NEWS&FEATURES NAIT’s Christmas came early CHRIS CARMICHAEL-POWELL Senior Issues Editor As the rest of us hold on with our dear lives to any moment that closely resembles the quickly fading summer weather, NAIT is already eagerly fill- ing its pockets with some pre-Christmas cash. Last week, NAIT received a large donation from Finning and the Caterpil- lar Foundation totalling $3 million. “The contribution that Finning and the Caterpillar Foundation are making will help new, energetic students keep Photo by Leigh Frey, NAIT TCI our industries moving forward,” said A Caterpillar mini-excavator provides a backdrop last Tuesday for Dr. Sam Shaw, left, NAIT President and CEO; Chad McCo- Finning technician and NAIT alumnus nnell, NAIT alumnus and current Finning technician; Jon Carman, President, Caterpillar Canada and Dave Parker, President, Chad McConnell. Finning following the presentation of $3 million to NAIT by the two companies. With them are a group of heavy equipment program students who will benefit from the donation. “This gift will bring the latest tools and technology to the classroom and it will The contributions were made specifically to donated by Finning, coupled with an addi- projects at this time. make sure that students learn from and with the the institution’s Heavy Equipment programs. tional $1 million to boost NAIT’s Heavy “Finning and the Caterpillar Foundation’s best.” One million dollars in equipment was Equipment Technology (HET) and Indus- investment in NAIT allow us to help these trial Heavy Equipment great companies with training new employees Technology programs. and current employees on the latest technology. Caterpillar topped it off Partnerships like this help to offset Alberta’s with a supplementary skills shortage in a program area that is expe- $1 million donation, in riencing increasing demands for highly skilled cash! graduates,” said Dr. Sam Shaw, NAIT’s Presi- “Investing in NAIT dent and CEO. means creating countless NAIT is currently the leading trainer of success stories. “We’re heavy equipment technicians in Alberta, with working hard to pro- enrollment this year at 1,350 apprentices. vide our customers and The HET program has gained a considerable partners with a skilled amount of popularity throughout the past half workforce. At the same decade, including a jump in enrollment of 107 time, we’re committed percent. to providing this skilled “This is a perfect fit for Foundation funds ... workforce with excit- Among other benefits, foundation contributions ing opportunities in our help enhance educational programs in the com- industry,” said David munities where our employees work and live,” Parker, president of said Will Ball, Caterpillar’s social responsibil- Finning (Canada). ity initiatives manager. Photo by Mandy Kostiuk NAIT is still unsure “This gift to NAIT has the potential to SOMEBODY WILL HAVE TO PAY of how the cash funds also help our dealers in Canada, Finning, Edmonton police oversee the cleanup after a fender bender Wednesday in front of NAIT on are to be allocated, as and our customers by helping to train the Princess Elizabeth Avenue. the money is not ear- best and brightest to develop strong techni- marked for any specific cal skills.” Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 NEWS & features The Nugget 3 The Nugget Room E-128B 11762–106 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5G 2R1 Production Office 471-8866 [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Gabrielle Hay-Byers [email protected] Senior Sports Editor Nahreman Issa [email protected] Sports Editor Amber Tienkamp [email protected] Senior Entertainment Editor Bryce Althouse [email protected] Senior Issues Editor Photo by Shant Chakmakian Chris Carmichael-Powell Volunteers have a little fun as they get ready for their Shinerama fundraising efforts on Sept. 13. [email protected] Managing Photo Dept. Editor Javier Salazar [email protected] Photo Submissions Editor Shinerama cleans up Patricia Andrade SHANT CHAKMAKIAN [email protected] time ... We want to ensure that Shin- Hudsons, Diesel, Globe and Oil City. time,” she said. Online Editor More than 80 students rocked erama is properly planned and sup- Grundke said the funds raised For more details on the VIP card, Kathleen Versteegt Shinerama on Saturday, Sept. 13, as ported fully by NAITSA,” she said. were a little less than the target sum. check out shinerama.naitsa.ca and [email protected] the school managed to raise almost “We opened up applications last “We were a bit short of our goal fight Cystic Fibrosis while you party. Production Manager spring and hired a full-time summer for Shine day, but with the Shinerama Be sure and come on down next year $6,500 to fight Cystic Fibrosis. Frank MacKay Students from Respiratory Ther- student to plan the events.” cards, we will be back on track in no and join the fight against CF. [email protected] apy and various other programs went Despite the success of out and gave a solid effort as they this year’s Shinerama, there raised some serious cash. were setbacks. ETS was not For advertising, call 471-8866 It was great weather and as a result sponsoring it this year, and as or e-mail: [email protected] it boded well for the car wash at NAIT a result, a single school bus as that team raised over $900! had to take everyone to their Submissions encouraged. Students were spread out in loca- respective locations, a few [email protected] tions all over the city, such as Lon- groups at a time. THE DEADLINE IS ... donderry, Kingsway, Westmount and Adding to that, the depar- Noon on the last school day of West Edmonton malls. ture was late as everyone was the week. (All submissions must Some locations were better than asked to show up at 8:45 a.m., include your name and student ID others – West Edmonton Mall was but arrived at their respective number.) busy as usual, locations but places like hours later. The opinions expressed by contribu- Westmount Also the tors to the Nugget are not necessarily saw very little after party shared by NAIT officials, NAITSA or traffic due to a admittedly elected school representatives. demographic had little that consists mostly of seniors. effort put into it. But no matter the conditions, that Most people didn’t want to didn’t deter students from putting in a come to The Ranch and peo- solid effort no matter where they were ple who volunteered in previ- Letters and really championing the cause. ous years knew not to expect NAITSA Campus Culture Direc- much from the Shinerama We want your views Is something bugging you about tor Jennifer Grundke was happy with after party. But those who went NAIT or the rest of the world? Do this year’s fundraiser. noticed that The Ranch rocked you have some praise to dish out “Very successful, well organized,” it anyway. about the school or life in gen- she said after the event. (There were) Currently, the fundrais- eral? “lots of committed volunteers who ing is not over as the Shin- Get those thoughts into print. Keep them short and to the signed up in advance and a great turn- erama VIP card is available point. No more than 100 words. out and fantastic weather.” at the NAITSA office. This Hell, we’re a newspaper not an As for why the Respiratory Ther- year the Shinerama VIP card encyclopedia. Give us a break! apy students did not organize the took a new direction, offering Submit your letters with your real event again this year, it came down to deals at places other than clubs name and phone number to: stu- [email protected]. a question of time, Grundke said. – like Earths Revolution, Mor- Don’t sweat it. We won’t publish “It’s a very large work load,” she inville Paintball and Vertically your phone number, but we do said. “They did an outstanding job Inclined. need to list your real name. organizing and planning, but it’s a The card still offers deals It’s all good. Getting something very time-consuming project and took and priority entrance at places off your chest is downright thera- peutic. Write us. up a huge amount of their personal like The Ranch, Union Hall, 4 The Nugget Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 Tech iPhone’s for me! Talk SHANT CHAKMAKIAN Since its release, the iPhone has taken the Geotagging photos, which is posting photos functionality of Facebook IM, which can be a to not be glued to Youtube and chatting it up market by storm. to particular co-ordinates, are all new features mixed blessing. on Facebook 24/7. Combining mobile computing and a strong enriched with onboard GPS. Facebook IM can be useful, but IM can For those of you who do have iPhones, platform for not only making calls, but staying With the advent of devices like the Black- be very invasive, especially if you are online control your habit before it becomes a com- connected, the iPhone is rapidly evolving into berry Bold, people have come to expect Wifi.