The summer season is a busy time for most sport enthusiasts. But students on a tight budget, or who will be working away their summer fun, may find themselves at a loss for ideas. Check out the following collection of affordable alternatives for sporty “staycations” around Alberta. BEST PLACES TO GO Northern Alberta: Lesser...
This provincial election is going to be one of the closest elections in Alberta history. The different political parties are looking for the support of the youth vote, and The Weal has interviewed candidates from across the province to know the position of each party. ROB ANDERSON, Wildrose Party Candidate for Airdrie The Wildrose...
As the days get longer and beach season starts to enter the minds of Calgarians, many look for a head start on the sun. Sweetan employee Jess Hosfield said spring is the busiest time for their salon. “Clients say they just don’t feel good when they’re white and pale. Getting a nice base (tan) gets them excited for summer!” SAIT...
Few surprises came at this year’s annual Trojans awards banquet held on March 30 at the Calgary Stampeders Red and White club. Top players Rachel Caputo, Darcee Froese and Jon Malin received due acknowledgment for their contributions and performance this year. The additional SAIT Trojans who earned Alberta Colleges Athletic...
The old adage of wearing your heart on your sleeve has given way to wearing your personality on the bridge of your nose with the immensely popular ‘hipster glasses’. Iconic and easily identifiable, hipster specs are the eyewear trend du jour, and are generally characterized by over-sized, thick black-rimmed frames. Originally...
Sebastian Rodas’ aggressive campaign strategy paid off this past Tuesday when he was declared the new SAIT Students’ Association president at the Gateway. Rodas earned 64 per cent or 409 votes, defeating Zaheed Khan (aka Big Z) who took in 232 votes or 36 per cent. “At the end of the day it is about letting the students...
One of the first things an athlete will talk about when becoming part of a team is their excitement to pull a jersey over their heads for the first time. While cliché, athletes will say they are honoured to wear their team’s logo, representing teams’ past accomplishments and history. However, jerseys, sweaters, and bibs often...
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Robots are taking over SAIT, if what is transpiring in the Thomas Riley building is any indication.
Local high school robot gurus have been using SAIT as a training ground as they prepare for the World Robotic Championships, better known as FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competition.
SAIT machinist instructor Jeff MacaRoy said that students, predominantly from Bishop Caroll High School, have practiced to run computer numerical control machines, computerized mills, print reading and a number of other skills directly or indirectly related to machining and engineering.
“This is obviously a way to encourage these…
Having a complexion that rivals the colour of cold oatmeal may seem more appealing when one considers the frightening possibility... 
Ever since geek-media hit the movie scene, being uncool has become a social norm.
With the annual Comic Expo only weeks... 
In partnership with SAIT Recreation, the ‘AKF Break the Cycle’ fundraiser and attempt to break the World Record for the... 
As Sarah Podorieszach slid down a German G-force tunnel, a bad turn shattered her future in Olympic luge, leading her... 
With social media becoming a larger part of people’s daily lives, it was only a matter of time before that... 
While many of you probably don’t look forward to Easter with the same excitement as when you were a kid,... 
Imagine that instead of eating lunch or doing homework during your last class break, you were hooking up with a... 
On March 30, Sled Island and the Gateway presented Anti-Freeze. It was the warm-up event for the summer music festival.... 
“Celine Dion, is she Canadian?”
Serge Pizzorno, lead songwriter and guitarist of British band Kasabian, is being tested on his Canadian... 
Athletes aren’t the only ones who perspire when it comes to sports. By the time they hit the field, court... 
Balancing school, work, and life is hard enough for any student, but when one adds team all-star to the list,... 
VICTORIA (CUP)—Have you ever noticed that dubstep is kind of like porn? No? Well, think about it.
When someone talks about... 
The latest fitness craze to promise users derrières that rival those of supermodels sounds like plastic surgery, but costs and... 
An “all-out rock and roll show,” is what Sons of Bears’ vocalist and guitarist Lorrie Matheson says fans can expect... 
Although many people forgot about battle rapping after 8 Mile, the art has remained alive and Calgary now has a... 
SAIT will replace all laptops used by first year Information and Communications Technology students after almost half of the school-assigned... 
With the next contract negotiation of the U-Pass swiftly approaching this summer, the question has been raised as to what... 
SAIT’S pathways to and from buildings have been bombarded with Sebastian Rodas’ presidential ambitions for the past week as the... 
Chinook Lodge Aboriginal Resource Centre is bringing SAIT students the third-annual Taste of Aboriginal Cultures event, which will give attendees... 
On March 21, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification Lynne Yelich announced a federal funding investment of over $712,000... 
Local rock n’ rollers Chron Goblin are a strange bunch. Since forming in 2009, the stoner-rock quartet has been hard... 
Students love their coffee, but sometimes campus life makes it difficult to remember the various establishments outside of the realms... 
Like the cassette and eight-track before it, CDs are suffering a slow, painful death. However an even older medium is... 
With the end of the winter term fast approaching, the SAIT Trojans have wrapped up competition for the year, and... 
Calgary Transit is taking the next 10 months to ask customers for feedback with their new public consultation project, The... 
Of all the causes and charities constantly vying for the attention of the public, one organization called Invisible Children has... 
Across the internet, on YouTube videos or on small media outlets, people have been talking about strange noises heard across... 
With previews of the Real Housewives of Vancouver invading Canadian TV screens on a daily basis, it’s already clear that... 
SAIT Trojans adorned colourful hair pieces to support local nonprofit organization, Wellspring Calgary, with the launch of their new fundraiser... 
Delicatessen, which derives from the word delicacies, is a shop that offers specialty foods that are often imported or normally... 
Battered and bruised, the SAIT Trojans men’s hockey team gave a valiant effort in the ACAC semifinals against the Augustana... 
With winter reduced to a few rapidly melting islands of snow, spring and its events are just around the corner.
The... 
