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CONTENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

01.

EDITOR

EDITORIAL

Brittany Rose 02. LETTUCE

editor@nexusmag.co.nz

03.

UNI NEWS

DESIGN

04.

NEXUS NEWS

Olivia Paris

07. SPORTS

design@nexusmag.co.nz DEPUTY EDITORS Lyam Buchanan

08. CARE

lyam@nexusmag.co.nz Bronwyn Laundry

10. ENTERTAINMENT

bronwyn@nexusmag.co.nz

12. REVIEWS

MANAGING EDITOR James Raffan

14. COVERED

james@nexusmag.co.nz

15. ARTS

CONTRIBUTORS Tom Collopy

15. AUTEUR

Freddy Walker Joshua Morris

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SWEET ESCAPE: ADVENTURES IN FICTION

18.

THE 3 PRINCIPLES OF A ROAD TRIP

20.

BRAVE NEW WORLD

22.

YOUR SPACE

Jared Wooldridge Te Waiaranga Ratana Megan Cullen Matthew Rae Alvin Brown Peter Dornauf Dr. Richard Swainson Vitamin D

26. COLUMNS

Yasir Khan

29.

COVER

PAK 'N SAVE HEAD CHEF

Alvin Brown 30. SNAPPED 31.

BLIND DATE

32. PUZZLES

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EDITORIAL ADVENTURE TIME? BRITTANY ROSE

I’m not an adventurous person. I hate travelling because I’m terrible at packing. I went to London this one time and never had appropriate clothes despite a 20 odd kg bag. It put me in a really bad mood.

I’m quite pathetic, and can’t even handle going away for a weekend unless I know exactly where I’ll be staying, and how I’m getting home. If the return trip is in the middle seat then I’m probably not going to leave my house. Plus, I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO. Like drink with my friends inside and never leave once the sun sets because it’s too cold and rainy now. Or ignore the essay, report and two tests I have to tackle before next Wednesday and just sit at my desk crying instead.

None of the above is particularly relatable for the carefree, yet-to-hit-20 student population, I know. For content more your vibe, check out Lyam Buchanan's yarns about road tripping, anti-Snapchat sentiment and advice that would have me sulking (Principals of a Road Trip p.22); or laugh at Bronwyn Laundry’s deluded expectations of a road trip (p.26) in her Expectations vs Reality column.

Jared Wooldridge’s take on adventure is much more my speed — minimal effort, maximum result (Sweet Escape, p.18) because it’s all about stories of adventure rather than actual physical adventure. I spent most of my childhood hanging out with the Baudelaire orphans and fostering a gigantic crush on Violet. Oddly enough, I also adored Olaf’s accomplice, Esme, in The Ersatz Elevator. Fictional adventures satisfy me because they take place within my brain, and are most likely experienced tucked up with a hot water bottle and a coffee. No wind, no puddles and no nature.

Now I barely read because I’m a fraud of an English major, but I’ll happily binge watch Orphan Black. Sarah Manning and her clones do more than enough adventuring to make up for my desire to stay on the couch.

I don’t know, maybe it’s the grey skies bringing me down, but the antics of the exchange students that Rachael Elliott spoke to (p.20) just make me want to take a really, really long nap.

Zzzzz...

Britt

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I was looking at your food review for Eat My Lunch and there was a sandwich made with seed bread.

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Do all of the lecturers across all of the faculties sit in a board room and plot to ruin our lives by putting all deadlines on the same day? It sucks. This time

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Why do you have a Labour MP as a Bachelorette suggestion, but not a National MP. And why the heck do you think the BigSave Furniture Lady is more appropriate than the Briscoes Lady? You suck nexus I told you on Facebook, and I’ll tell you again. There would simply be far too few blondes if we were to swap those ladies. It’s very important that anything Bachelor/Bachelorette related has an abundance of blonde women. They have more fun, you see? – Editor

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BACHELORETTE NZ 2 CHRYSTAL CHENERY

Naz would make the best Bachelorete. Why didn’t you suggest her?

I’d watch that because I bet she’d fuck before the fourth episode Woah, woah, woah. None of that language here, thanks. – Editor

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Engineering student Elliot Baptist is up for a Waikato District Youth Award for

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his contribution to the Glen Afton Line Heritage Railway. He’s club chairman, newsletter editor and helps keep the trains running.

TABLE TENNIS CHAMPS Eight Waikato students competed at the National University Table Tennis Championships in Auckland last week. The Mens’ and Womens’ team came second overall.

TOP SCHOLARSHIP WIN PhD student Sheree Balvert recently won the 2016 Pukehou Pouto Scholarship, worth $10,000. She’s putting it towards her research of the negative impact of agriculture on the environment.

SEARCHING FOR MUSSELS Science student Michele Melchior won BADMINTON BRONZE

a $5000 Summer Research Project

Four students took home bronze medals after competing in the

last year. Her 10-week project involved

National Tertiary Badminton Championships last week. (L-R)

monitoring freshwater mussels to

Manveer Bassan, Vincent Harris, Erena Calder-Hawkins and

measure the health of Waikato’s aquatic

Natalie Trow made up the Waikato team.

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NEWS BUDGET 2016: DEBT, HOPELESSNESS AND EDITORIAL TEARS BRITTANY ROSE AND JAMES RAFFAN

WHY WE HATE OUR LIVES: THE BRITT AND JAMES STORY...

Last year, in an effort to be truly pragmatic we embraced our inner Fox News

10 WAYS STUDENTS ARE SCREWED 1.

There is some money going to education, but fuck all going to tertiary.

for Budget 2015. For those of you who don’t know Budget Day is the annual

In theory better funded education at Early Childhood level is great for

gathering of politicians to sit around and act like indignant children simultaneously

the future, however it doesn’t really help those of us about to enter the

congratulating themselves for manufactured numbers while fucking the poor,

workforce drowning in student loan debt.

students, and anyone else who probably wasn’t going to vote for them anyway.

2.

If you’re studying in FASS, FoE SMPD or WMS you’re shit outta luck. The

We tried, we really tried last year to show that there were two sides to the story.

money that is going to tertiary isn’t across the board, it’s targeted at

We manufactured a jilted lover scenario and got comments from local MP’s to

science, agriculture, and undergrad medicine. But we don’t have a med

feed into our quirky little narrative and those of us who attatched our name

school — yet.

to it basically needed three days worth of cold showers to feel anything again because the truth is there are not two sides to the story there is one.

3.

While the largest chunk of our tax dollar (21%) goes to health, 17% goes to superannuation. That’s directly to old people who may or may not be

The government does not give a fuck. National and Labour have a history of

retired because it isn’t means tested like all other social security and

pulling the ladder up behind them and not paying any attention to the students.

welfare is. This cash is purely for living past retirement age.

Those students who are getting soaked on their way to uni because paid parking is too much of a stretch; they’re lumbered with debt, and if they are lucky enough

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(gross, p/w), while students who are single, living alone, 24 and over get

to get housing it is more often than not in shitty flats with poor heating while

$210.13 (gross, p/w). We broke asf.

they struggle by on casual contracts, working crappy jobs in time they should be 5.

doing readings and attending classes.

Superannuation payments for a single person, 65 and over are $443.43

There is no increase in student allowance thresholds — so you’ll still receive less from StudyLink if you have the audacity to work an extra shift while

Bill English went to great pains to point out last week that he has no idea

studying to retain your ‘responsible employee’ rep.

what’s wrong with young men in New Zealand — calling them “pretty damned hopeless”, now he’s smirked his way through the announcement that student

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There wasn’t even a mention of student loan EFTS caps - so looks like we’re stuck at 7 EFTS worth of eligibility. To bad if you want to retrain throughout

fees have a maximum cap of annual 2% increase. Does he hate young people?

your career...

This budget seems to be all about creating that elusive surplus in order to claim bragging rights while actually doing not very much. James Shaw mentioned

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increase.The increase has now been capped at a maximum 2% annual

that this is the first budget in eight years to talk about climate change. Eight

increase. That’s not a fuckin’ decrease.

years! Why? So next year they can give tax cuts to farmers and attempt to buy an election. The worst part, the absolute worst part of all of this is the Nexus

Studying is getting more expensive because student fees are still gonna

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You still cannot receive a Student Loan for postgraduate study. This

Managing Editor found himself listening to it all thinking that Winston Peters was

change was announced on 24th May 2012, and completely ignored an

making sense. How far through the fucking looking glass have we come?

increasingly competitive job market with more qualified applicants going for jobs. If you don’t have a piece of paper you’re unlikely to get a job; and

So instead of us ranting, raving and possibly committing defamation by accusing

if you don’t have money, you can’t really pay to get that piece of paper.

one party leader of being a racist and the other of being Marie Antoinette it

Unless, of course, you’re one of those who(se parents) can fund it through

might just be easier if Nexus left it to some other people. We have assembled

a different method.

a bunch of quotes, fact charts and graphics that tell the story of the Budget 2016. We have got the most memorable and cringeworthy reactions from

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If you’re a parent and a student start pinching pennies — there’s gonna be a

the opposition leaders. We have also got a Presidential round table featuring

change to the decile funding system, and shit knows what that might mean

quotes from WSU President Indula “Indy” Jayasundara, SAWIT President Logan

for your wallet, overdraft or credit card.

Robinson and NZUSA President Linsey Higgins.

10.

With the announcement of up to seven new charter schools teaching is

While we hope this is informative and entertaining it is also just so we can vent

getting more niche (read: questionable) so, teaching graduates, start

before we go and drink scotch and cry in a corner thinking about things.

applying for retail jobs now.

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PRESIDENTIAL ROUND TABLE

OPPOSITION SOAP OPERA

Indula, Logan and Linsey all have their say on what this budget means for you.

Is Winston a bit of a (entertaining) racist? Is James Shaw the person who you want your mum to meet but will probably never be Prime Minister, Did anyone

Indula Jayasundara (WSU President)

watch Peter Dunne or the ACT guy? No... we didn’t either.

“The disappointing part is that the government is out of touch enough to believe that a drop from 3 percent to 2 percent as a maximum fee increase is good news.

Winston Peters

When everyone else is talking free education”

“More forests have fallen to print National's propaganda than to build houses”

“In the last five years the average weekly student allowance has gone up by a few

“I’m standing up for New Zealanders who know who this

dollars but students are having to work more just to keep up.”

country used to belong to.”

“It would be easier to understand if we could see more value in the services, or better funded support networks but we don’t.”

“Students will lie awake wondering if they can ever pay off their loans or find a good job when they finish their studies.”

Logan Robinson (SAWIT President) “This budget represents the bare minimum required to keep the middle New

“Now the PM might sleep like a baby, but hundreds of New Zealanders don’t.”

Zealand demographic from calling for change. State-run services are falling

“A bit like that man Merril Lynch. Boasting he’s a self-made mad, he’s never

behind, but this budget props them up enough to keep most people blind”

been a businessman he’s been a money trader — speculating against who? His

“At least National are consistent with their centre-right status.. As an opposition party, Labour has offered no real immediate alternatives to this budget. Maybe they should be honest about sitting right of centre too."

country’s currency!”

“Proof that the emperor from Merril Lynch has no clothes.”

In reference to the $5,000 emergency funding to move homeless from Auckland,

“There is some benefit to the additional funding for trades training and Level 1 and

“No matter how many generations you’ve been living in Auckland she wants you to

2 courses, but not at the expense of ongoing cuts to student loans and allowances.”

get out of there so they can make room for an immigrant… To say that it’s a matter

“As a social work student in my final year of study, I can already see this budget means that I won’t be short of chances to use my knowledge, skills and training.”

Linsey Higgins (NZUSA President) "Today I heard Steven Joyce talk about focusing funding on ensuring our education system is a quality one. NZUSA gets this, we believe we should have a system that means students’ qualifications are worth something. However, when students are making decisions like whether to buy tampons OR food, or whether to spend money on bus fares to uni OR a warm hoodie (from Kmart) to get them through winter, I think students are more interested in the pressing issue of their daily needs."

of racism shows just how unpatriotic and un-New Zealand some people are.”

Metiria Turei “The Budget good: cutting the one for two emissions subsidy and a little more for Whanau Ora. The Budget bad: Nothing to build more houses and zero for child poverty.

The most important challenges facing our country ignored while John Key gives a shouty speech about NZ wine.”

James Shaw “And John Key’s Government? It’ll be remembered for

"Students are living in slums or couch surfing from friend to friend. Students

nothing but this: Record numbers of homeless people;

can't afford to live on the meagre sums the government dishes out each week.

Children suffering from Third World diseases because

Telling students that government support is just a “supplement” to your other

of the condition of their homes; The biggest decline in

income is a joke. I remember back to 2008 when I was 18 and I could live on a

homeownership ever; Two-thirds of our rivers so polluted

student allowance in Wellington. It wasn’t fun or sexy but you could manage it.

they’re not safe to swim in; The highest ever rate of greenhouse gas emissions;

Eight years on, that’s no longer a reality."

Native wildlife inching closer to extinction; and the conservation estate crumbling.”

Andrew Little "Scratched out, patchwork" “Hodge podge” “Out of touch” “Piecemeal package” “In this Budget, Bill English's eighth, they have failed.”

CONCLUSION: REFLECTION, WHISKEY AND TEARS Brittany, James and Olivia sat in a room on Thursday night trying to think of a way that we could end this. A caustic tale with a moral at the end and a sign of hope but that probably doesn’t exist here. What we found instead was pure unadulterated hopelessness.The kind you mainline into your veins.

The stupidest part was that we agreed if just one of them hadn’t been abusive or petulant, or shouted, if they had simply said “this is a vision that isn’t ours or the Graph: Income for a student who is over 24, single, and receiving full allowance

people we represent, here is what we believe” they would have had our vote. Or

for all 52 weeks of the year is $10,926.76, gross, per year ($210.13 p/w)

at least we wouldn’t be so depressed.

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NEWS RATE MY TEACHER BRITTANY ROSE

How do the results impact on future pedagogy and paper design?

Not our area specifically, and we haven’t been intimately involved in paper design discussions — but as we see it, student comments are a valued part of the paper and teaching review process for many, since we collate a lot of data when a course review comes along. While only being one piece of the review puzzle, student feedback can highlight things in a paper that could be overlooked.

The semester is drawing to

a close, and with exam revision comes the

Students’ comments can give insight into what may have happened around

opportunity to reflect on your papers — and even evaluate your lecturers.

assessments, and can provide suggestions about what can be changed for the

Nexus spoke to William Shields, the Evaluation Coordinator from the Centre

better. Student comments can also be a clear indicator that something needs

for Tertiary Teaching and Learning here at Waikato Uni.

to be changed, as well. So, these comments can also enhance the process to ensure that the review, design or new teaching methods fit well with how

How long have paper and teaching evaluations existed formally at UoW?

students are changing.

A bit before our time, but at least since the mid-90’s. We have some old data on floppy disk that I want to archive, but I need something to read them first!

How does the paper and teaching evaluation process impact on decisions made by the University regarding what papers are taught, and by whom?

What is the purpose of evaluation? How does it impact on staff?

Not really our area — but I’d say it’s primarily decided based on EFTS, what

In short — Professional Development. We want the University to be a great place

papers are approved, and (in the near future) how papers fit into the new

for people to learn and grow, the best way to do that is to improve teaching. The

Curriculum Enhancement Framework.

best way to improve teaching is to help our teaching staff figure out what they do right, and what they get wrong with regards to students’ learning.

Why did the evaluation process move online in 2014?

Two things — one, the Cycle Four Audit insisted that we move online and we had

Who reads all of the feedback?

a deadline; and two, the old paper-based system was on its last legs and couldn’t

So lecturers read their own reports about the paper and their teaching;

handle being used anymore, so we needed a replacement.

Chairpersons and Deans get aggregated reports about the papers under them, and as a recent change, can now receive a lecturer’s or tutor’s teaching data;

Are there any noticeable changes in completion rates of evaluations now

and the University gets a summary of how the Faculties went — for the Tertiary

that they are hosted online, rather than on paper in class?

Education Commission.

No matter where you look, when something is changed, people will resist and cause a less than ideal result. So, yes evaluation rates have fallen, which was

Is the information provided anonymous?

foreseen thanks to the multitude of research done around the world about

The big question. There are two words at play here — anonymous and confidential.

moving evaluations online. From now, it’s all about changing mind-sets and

Between students and lecturers it’s anonymous as possible, since it’s our job to

attitudes around feedback and sharing your voice within the University.

ensure that. So, no student information is shown on any reports, staff don’t get any data until after grades are finalised and there’s no way for a staff member to

How can students find relevant Paper & Teaching Evaluations for their papers?

request “who is this student?” Though students can identify themselves through

1. Emails are the best place to look — emails are sent to every student that has

the way they write and what they say.

an evaluation, but if students can’t find it — let us know, and we can track

Confidentiality is what we do. We have a signed agreement with the University and its students to hold the confidentiality of data in the highest regard. The

down where it went. Sometimes students don’t have a chance to change their preferred email or their preferred email is locked for some reason.

key reason why it's confidential to us, is safety. Anonymity keeps students safe,

2. Moodle homepage has links to evaluations, as well.

but lecturers are people too, and keeping them safe (in case of threats etc.) is a

3. And here’s a direct link into the system isg-blue.its.waikato.ac.nz/Blue/

responsibility of the University. Only in cases where a staff member’s safety is in jeopardy are situations when we’ll need to pull everything apart to find out who

If students have questions about evaluations or other issues around this, please

made the careless, threatening comment.

let us know! evaluations@waikato.ac.nz, wshields@waikato.ac.nz or 838 4341

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SPORTS OPINION STATE OF ORIGIN TOM COLLOPY

SPORTS OPINION SPORTS’ KHAL DROGO FINALLY GETS RECOGNITION FREDDY WALKER

Game one of the 2016 State of Origin series between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues will be played at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on

Kiwi Steven Adams has always been a guy with a lot of potential.

Wednesday the 1st of June. Being a NSW Blues fan hasn’t been easy in recent

Picked up in the draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder, he was

years with the Maroons winning 9 of the last 10 Origin series, 2014 being the

touted as being a guy who in four or five seasons would be a

exception. Whilst there are many factors that can affect the outcome of this years

decent player. But Adams has worked his way into being one of

series these are two are of great importance.

the best Centres in the NBA today.

1) DEBUTANTS There are many players that may make their Origin Debuts this series. For the Maroons’ Corey Oates, Justin O’Neill, Kyle Feldt and Gavin Cooper all may make their debut this origin series. Many of these players already have solid combinations within the Queensland team, for example Corey Oates and Darius Boyd have combined well for the Broncos over the past few seasons and are likely to be in the starting lineup come Game One. For the Blues; Adam Reynolds, Josh Mansour, Matt Moylan, Tyson Frizell and Dylan Walker have been named in a 19

What really makes Adams a brilliant player is that he is a fighter.

Both figuratively and literally. He often finds himself getting opponents ejected with his rough style of play. It really gets up his marker’s skin, but it is exactly this style of play that I love.

Why wouldn’t you annoy the hell out of a guy who is trying to beat you? Adams wins half of the battle before the game starts, he gets inside the heads of his opponents and beats them mentally before he beats them on the floor.

man extended squad for Game One. The well-tried Panthers combination of Matt

As stats go, the numbers speak for themselves. He averaged

Moylan and Josh Mansour and Souths halfback Adam Reynolds set to start for the

eight points per game during the season, and 6.7 rebounds per

Blues in Game One. The performances of these debutants and how they handle

game. These numbers are understated. In an Oklahoma side full

the big stage will be a key factor in the outcome of this Origin series.

of stars such as Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, to have a guy like Steven working hard and putting up decent numbers

2) IMPACT FROM THE BENCH

every time he is on the court is what makes a franchise work. His

NSW have the edge in this department. Players such as Josh Jackson, David

contribution to the team on and off the floor is invaluable.

Klemmer and Andrew Fifita can come off the bench and make an instant impact on the game. Fifita especially who in 40-50 minutes off the bench can get through a mountain of work and open up the middle of the park with his offloading and tackle breaking ability. We have to also consider the eight Queensland hopefuls who were made unavailable for selection in February for breaking curfew. Two of whom would have almost certainly come off the bench and have massive impact on the game, those being Anthony Milford and Dylan Napa who have been two of the form players in the NRL thus far.

This year’s Origin Series will likely be decided in Game Three. NSW will win Game One in Sydney in a close 18-14 encounter. Queensland will win Game Two at home in Brisbane and then their experience will get them over the line in Game Three in a tough, nail biting decider back in Sydney.

I also love Adams because of his attitude. On the floor, he is one of the toughest guys around. With his caveman like features he may as well carry a club he is that menacing to opponents.

However, off the court he is one of the funniest guys in the NBA. He is the perfect example of a guy who you would hate to come up against, but after all is said and done you’d love to have a beer with. That’s the New Zealand attitude and he represents our nation so well.

Now the Khal Drogo of basketball is plying his trade in the playoffs. His stats have only increased from the regular season, and he is gaining plaudits by the game. If he continues his development, Adams will be earning huge money by the time

Although I am optimistic that the Blues can win this year, realistically I can’t

his contract is up for review in 2018, be that from OKC or another

envision it happening. I would love to be proved wrong though!

franchise. Either way, Steven Adams is a star.

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Philanthropist, Buddhist and WSU President Indula Jayasundara is bringing his music to the people. The only problem is his music kinda sucks. This week’s excuse for not writing a President’s column was that he was busy donating guitars to the WSU at “Drop The Mic” in Level Zero. He also said something about STMG, 391’s and case comps but by that stage we had lost interest.

For those of you who were there or who have been to any open mic this year you will notice three things. The first is that this President loves giving money back to students. More than any President in WSU history Indula has given his honoraria back to students. Nexus already ran a story on how he has spent money on Indula’s got you covered, or director event projects as well as giving money to actual social causes.

His latest charitable endeavour is the donation of ten guitars to the WSU so we can give guitar lessons which is the perfect lead-in to the second point - Indula Jayasundara has the voice of an angel, if the angel had a really gravely rock voice. He is a charted artist in Sri Lanka and his singing voice has actually stopped Level Zero dead in it’s tracks. If you are seeing him for the first time you are captivated, he really is that good.

But don’t mistake this for a bromance [Editor’s Note: it’s definitely a bromance] because the third point is the most important one. The flaw in all of this is if you see him for a second time or a third or fourth you realise the guy actually only knows four songs. So if you are not a fan of Peter Andre, The Cranberries, Ronan Keating or John Mayer (and no one should be) then you may want to bang your head against the

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nearest desk at your fifth open mic.

In his defence Indula is an International student and as he told Nexus “The mid 90’s really only just got to Sri Lanka about five years ago so you can’t blame me... that’s

Is your supply of pens from politicians was running low?

racist #That’sRacist”

Are your breakfast cereals lacking in iced coffee? Do you

So since Indula is offering guitars for music lessons we thought we would call him

want at least three more fliers about yoga, meditation and

out on some presidential hypocrisy and start the unofficial Nexus competition

advocacy? We know you really only care about energy

“Indy Rocks The WSU” comp.

drinks and free food..We’ve got you covered.

Send your official Indy Rocks song requests to editor@nexusmag or comment on

The WSU Free Study Packs are back in the Cultural Hour

Facebook and once every few weeks Indula — accompanied by musicians from

(Wed 1-2) of study week make sure to get yours at Level

Volume on Campus — will record and post one of your songs.

Zero. LIMIT 1 Per Customer

Volume on Campus open mics are every Friday in Level Zero from 12pm.

For more information on guitar lessons visit facebook.com/VolumeOnCampus/.

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FILM X-MEN: APOCALYPSE JARED WOOLDRIDGE

You know, I really love the X-Men movies, and I was psyched for Apocalypse; and while there was stuff to like, the movie as a whole was a mixed bag. If you’ve seen any of the other movies, then this one almost feels like a true reunion/origin story for the series as a whole. While it’s the third movie with the prequel cast, they only just got around to forming the actual X-Men, and while that’s compelling, the Apocalypse part? Yeah, no.

Ten years after the last film, we see Charles Xavier and his School for the Gifted come under attack from the world's first mutant, the ancient Egyptian Apocalypse and his four horsemen. We see a number of new and old faces reintroduced, some welcome, others just sort of... there. As the two sides form, more than a couple of characters are shunted to the back, seemingly important but only given one or two lines, max. It’s a classic case of overstuffing a film.

It’s almost two movies; you have the X-Men, then you have Apocalypse. The X-Men stuff is far more interesting, as you see them form. Apocalypse, aside from being a waste of Oscar Isaac, seemingly turns up because the film needed somebody to get them together. His story is bland, the classic world-domination bad guy,

POETRY ARK

BY RONALD JOHNSON JOSHUA MORRIS

but at least it does set in motion some pretty cool set-pieces, in particular with Quicksilver doing his quick thing. In the end, it just feels like someone finally decided the X-Men should actually exist as a team for the next movie, and hey presto, Apocalypse gives you a two-hour team-building exercise.

What do you think when you hear the phrase ‘epic poem’, do you think the Iliad, the Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost? Well if you thought Milton’s masterpiece it automatically means I want to marry you and allows us to segue into talking about what the 20th century poet Ronald Johnson has done with his fantastic book, Ark.

FILM THE GUEST TE WAIARANGA RATANA

A work that took over 20 years to complete at 307 pages with a total of 99 pieces, it is no small feat and commits to a grandeur in scale that very little modern pieces have done since, evoking

Directed By: Adam Wingard

the epic. It feels very much like a modernist reaction to John

Starring: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Lance Reddick

Milton’s aforementioned long poem. Each piece in Ark works as a metaphor for one plank of wood — in essence building a boat out of words to survive by, calling to mind T.S Eliot’s “fragments shored against my ruin”.

The Guest is an exciting thriller that too few people have seen or even heard of.

With a slow burn approach and a sense of unease building through the picture, the payoff is definitely there. The film is nothing new though, it recycles many typical aspects of the genre, but it still feels fresh.

And what fragments they are. They evoke the experimentalism of modernist writing while demonstrating a lust for knowledge that combines the cosmic and the bodily. Comparisons of cell structure to galaxies create the we-are-all-made-of-stars sentiment without being that saccharinely maudlin and cliché.

Dan Stevens portrays David Collins, an army vet who visits the family home of his friend, Caleb, who died during the war and fulfilling his dying wish. Maika Monroe plays Caleb’s sister, Anna. Anna is unsure of David's motives and intentions but with time he proves himself a member of the family, by helping out in every way he can.

“After a long time of light, there began to be eyes, and light

Without giving too much away, The Guest is an amalgamation of action, thriller

began looking with itself. At the exact moment of death the

and horror, with a scary and unique twist, that could be seen as predictable to

pupils open full width.”

some, but definitely not something to spoil.

Johnson showcases formal experimentation that does not fall

Contrastingly, because the film is a real slow burn, there are times where it feels like

into the trap of feeling detached from human experience. Ark is

nothing is happening, and that is because nothing is. If you can invest yourself in

at once epic and personal going somewhere Milton never really

the characters and sit through some or the less memorable stuff, you are rewarded

reached: the human heart.

with interesting action scenes, character moments and a killer soundtrack.

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TECH GHOST MATTHEW RAE

Ghost is a one of a kind e-board sold here in New Zealand by the new company, Ghost.

I was terrified when I first got on, I trip over my own feet without the need for wheels under them, but this was different. It only takes a short time to get your balance, the ghost board even comes with a learner speed to help when starting out. After about 10 minutes I was zipping around the Nexus office and bugging everyone — Sorry guys.

If your main concern with e-boards is that it’s another reason for the population to get fat, let me tell you, I haven’t had that much of a leg workout since I stopped going to the gym. Just to stay balanced, it requires all your leg muscles. Then there’s moving. To go forward you lean forward and vice versa going backwards.

Make sure you watch where you’re going or you’ll run into a trashcan like I did.

BOOK PIT BULL: THE BATTLE OVER AN AMERICAN ICON

BY BRONWEN DICKEY MEGAN CULLEN

Now if you think you’re in for a smooth ride, think again. For the Ghost to stabilise, there can be no fluctuation from suspension or differing tyre pressure. You feel every bump, so stick to smooth concrete — or the ramps on campus. With white, black and grey colours “cleverly” named Assassin White, Char Black and Oxide Grey, and a Snapchat vibe Ghost image theses boards are kinda cool looking.

They’re running a promo that you can join in — ‘A Ghoulish Game of Hustle’ — they’re trying to reduce the cost of the Ghost board, which is good since it’s $799.

Pit Bull follows Dickey’s journey to try and reconcile ‘dangermurder-dog’ pit bull hype with her own affectionate pit bull rescue, Nola. She tackles misinformation and scaremongering head on with scientific evidence, hands on research and the stories of everyday people whose lives are impacted by these dogs. Pit bull advocates are calling it a game-changer — and I don’t think they’re wrong. This is the sort of book that will save lives — perhaps some of the 3,961 dogs who were

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impounded by the council and killed last year in Auckland alone. One key take home fact: ‘pit bull’ is not a breed, it’s a type — it describes dogs with certain physical characteristics.

So breed specific legislation is never going to be too effective!

In need of some fresh new jams to breathe new life into your gym workout? Would a catchy tune give you the motivation to run an extra kilometre? Lucky for you Spotify has absolutely hooked it up with this collection of pumping tracks. The

While a little stodgy in places as she attempts to corral the

‘Kids Workout’ playlist is all you’ll ever need. Chances are it will fill your withered

legions of historical data she had to wade through, Dickey

heart with youth; you’ll find yourself running like you did when you were 6 years

manages to walk the line between educational and boring

old, your view on life will be bright and full of opportunity. However it is far more

as fuck. (Partly because she added pictures of cute dogs

common for this collection to make your ears bleed and fill you with enough anger

in between the really droll stuff.) In all though, Pit Bull is

where you’ll easily lift double your current personal best.

engaging, insightful and very relatable.

Featuring cult classics such as ‘Shake My Sillies’ and ‘Dorothy’s Dance Party’

It’s one of those books that if everyone read it, the world

you’ll find yourself pumped for days. These simple, light hearted tracks allow you

would be a better place. Dickey digs into the links between

to forget about your crippling debt and make you feel as free as your cat, who

poverty, and animal cruelty. It’s a book about dogs, but it’s

ran away from you years ago. Do you find yourself dreaming of a toned, tanned

also a book about the hard stuff: the science of nature vs

Enrique Iglesias worthy body? Grab a bottle of canola oil and blast ‘Merengue!’ or

nurture, the way the media drives narrative and the role of

‘Conga!’ while you lather up. These culturally diverse tracks give a realistic and in

race and class in our societies.

depth look at life within Southern America, who needs Contiki? Maybe the more

A great read for anyone even remotely socially conscious.

Also, cute dogs.

alternative ‘I’m Gonna Catch You’ and ‘Dance to Your Daddy’ are more your scene?

Each to their own.

If this playlist sounds like a bit of you then call 07-838-4037 and book an appointment with one of the University counsellors.

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COVERED ALVIN BROWN Age: 19 Occupation: Photographer/Graphic Designer What kind of camera/accessories do you shoot with?

Canon 600D with 3 Basic Lenses: 18-55mm, 55-200mm and a 50mm When you are shooting, how much of it is instinctive vs planned?

Well, I guess its all dependant on what kind of shoot I'm doing.

For example, when I shoot weddings or family portraits I really try not to take any of the typical "planned or posed" shots and tend to go by the feel of the family or couple and also take into consideration the location etc (anon shots); Where as if I'm shooting in town on say a casual Instagram shoot, I tend to setup a lot of photos, get models to pose in certain positions to get the desired effect, then again I do take canon portraits as well.

Favourite Facebook reaction?

The love one? lol Describe your style in 3 words: Modern, explorative, fun!

Where can people find you online: Instagram: @exploreauthentic Facebook: Explore Authentic Photography If you could be any fictional character who would you be and why?

Easy, HULK! and why? Muscles. I mean, who wouldn't!

If you could murder any fictional character, who & why?

Dolores Umbridge from the Harry Potter series, she honestly was the devil incarnate lol! —

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ARTS HAUKURA/ NEON VOICE PETER DORNAUF

Zena Elliott’s exhibition, ‘Haukura / Neon Voice’, currently

to inform his early experimental foray into new forms,

showing at the Waikato Museum, reveals a shift in the artist’s

seen in his famous Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon of 1907. The

oeuvre. She has evolved from her earlier pop culture imagery

German expressionists at the turn of the twentieth century

to work that presents a pronounced Māori presence. But with

also employed the bold geometric and sharply truncated

that move, she has brought with her all the bright colours and

elements they found in the ethnographic section of the

bold performance that was part of her earlier forms. Thus a

Dresden Museum at the time to help them with their break

strong contemporary feel is conveyed in the new work, where

from realism.

older traditional styles receive a makeover and conventional Māori motifs are ushered into the twenty-first century.

by indigenous art in the first instance. She continues the

realistic hip-hop street art imagery to geometrics is a bold

tradition in New Zealand begun in the mid twentieth century

trajectory. Elliott’s goal is essentially the old modernist one

by Gordon Walters who abstracted the Koru form into what

of “making it new” and in this endeavour she has borrowed

became his ubiquitous signature style. There has been some

some of the elements from modern art and applied them

negative reaction from the traditionalists — there always

to her latest works that incorporate both the vocabulary

will be — but most have embraced the new energy and

of indigenous forms and the language of early twentieth

reinvigoration such a marriage has rendered between the

century modernism. Thus a hybrid emerges where abstract

fusion of old and modern.

the forms one finds in conventional Māori art.

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elements back from modernist design that were initiated

Elliott has also gone completely abstract, or nearly so. From

notations and patterns cohere with - and spark off against —

AUTEUR OVERRATED ‘GENIUS’

So in a sense, Elliott is returning the favour and borrowing

Elliott’s predominant configuration is a linear one, taken from tukutuku panels and other meeting house patterns, which

This presents as ironic in a sense because one of the

she has simplified and morphed in countless inventive ways,

inspirational sources feeding into early modernism came

adding bright fluro colours. Māori artist, Darryn George, is

from what was labelled ‘primitive’ art — essentially non-

another who has done something of the same. This show,

Western, indigenous cultures. Picasso used African masks

‘Neon Voice’, is at the cutting edge of modern Māori art.

In Woody Allen's Manhattan, Diane Keaton introduced

HOU HSIAO-HSIEN

the concept of "the academy of the overrated", a list of

The Assassin, Hou's mock martial arts epic, came in a

pretentious artists whose achievements never quite match

number one on Sight & Sound's Top 20 films of last year. I've

their reputations. Find below a list of 21st century filmmakers

yet to meet anyone who can tell me why. It lacked action,

that comprise my own academy of the overrated, cinematic

coherent character motivation or any discernible thematic

"geniuses" whose most salient talent is to induce boredom

point. Other Hou films to avoid: Cafe Lumiere (2003) and

in blindly loyal, if frequently, dishonest critics.

Flight of the Red Balloon (2007), two would-be homages to Ozu with near non-existent narratives. Admittedly his earlier

JEAN-LUC GODARD

work is better. Saving graces: A City of Sadness (1989), The

The majority of serious writers about film would argue that

Puppetmaster (1993) and Three Times (2005).

Godard is the greatest director alive, the enfant terrible of the French New Wave who continues to challenge

CLAIRE DENIS

audiences nearly 60 years after debut, yet most of his work

Another darling of the French intelligentsia, Denis' work is

is frustratingly dull if not an incomprehensible mess. It's

too subtle by half for my taste and is frequently undone by

pseudo-intellectual mumbo jumbo, devoid of characters or

ill considered endings at odds with what has gone before.

meaning but often indulgently full of platitudinous attacks

Most overrated films: Beau Travail (1989), The Intruder

on western, particularly American, culture. Godard is the

(2004) and White Material (2009). Saving graces: No Fear,

ultimate cinematic emperor with no clothes.

No Die (1990), 35 Shots of Rum (2008) and the bizarre and bloody vampire film Trouble Every Day (2001).

ARNAUD DESPLECHIN The maker of long, rambling family sagas that go nowhere.

PEDRO COSTA

The typical Desplechin character is selfish, rude, intolerant

Is your idea of fun watching a homeless Brazilian man

and mentally unstable and/or a drug addict — just the

whine about his lot to camera for over two and a half hours?

person you want to spend three hours with. Movies to avoid:

If so then Costa's Colossal Youth (2006) may well be the

Kings & Queen (2004) and A Christmas Tale (2008).

film for you.

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FEATURE SWET ESCAPE: ADVENTURES IN FICTION JARED WOOLDRIDGE

Lord of the Rings are the clearest examples of this; no Hobbit wants to leave the Shire, they just want to hang around, eat all day, party all night, and smoke (pipe) weed every second of every single day. But after that first step? Their lives are completely changed, and by the time we see the likes of Bilbo wander back to his hole, he has fought goblins and spiders, seen a mountain of gold and confronted the dragon within; he has played a game of riddles in a darkened tunnel, and returned home a changed Hobbit. Undoubtedly it was a dangerous journey, but would you not just kill for an opportunity to be part of an adventure like that?

Okay, now some of you might not, Tolkien might not be your thing. Maybe you imagine yourself as James Bond, travelling to exotic locations, making love to

What is it about adventures that we love so much? We cannot get enough of the

women and saving the day. Or perhaps the chosen wizard, getting your letter at

things, whether real adventures featuring living, breathing heroes, or fictional

age eleven, summoning you to school. Fighting pirates? Solving crimes? Searching

ones, with characters we could only wish were so. Go to the movies, the

for treasure? Fighting the Halfmen of O? Dinosaurs? Just saying. It is a well-known

bookshops, turn on the television, maybe watch the news, play a video game

fact that life can be quite boring sometimes. If you are wanting proof, just read

— you will find tales of wonder and excitement in every corner where a story

through your course outlines. But these heroes, these protagonists, in these

can be told. But just what is it that makes us love adventures so damn much?

stories, they do not have course outlines to read. They do not travel to the moon,

As I write this at my desk, on my laptop, I can clearly see a whole bookcase groaning under the weight of volume upon volume, featuring everything from The Guns of Navarone to The Lord of the Rings, from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy through to The Hunt for the Red October. It is a genre without end; in just

day. In real life, they probably would, after the end of the story, but that is the point; this is not real life, and we do not have to see how the story would realistically end.

We just care about what comes between the prologue and epilogue.

those few books, you find a political-thriller, fantasy, and a war epic. Adventures

When you read a story, or watch, or even play through, you get sucked into it.

can take place anywhere, anytime, with anyone. There is literally no limit to what

If you are playing through it, in a video game say, you by necessity become the

an adventure story can do; just look at a show like Doctor Who even, on the air for

character, and you are sucked in. Games with a great story, like the BioShock

50 years, and creates a new story in a different time and place every week, with

series, or Skyrim, they package their graphics and shooty shooty bang bang

all manner of weird and wonderful things.

with heartfelt stories in fantastical worlds, beneath the sea, in the clouds, or

Forget about those 50 years, however, because adventure stories were around long before that. Go back earlier, to Moby Dick, or Alice in Wonderland, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Man Who Would Be King, Treasure Island, probably the most famous adventure story ever written. You can even go back further; the tales of King Arthur, stories from the Bible, going all the way back to ancient Greece with Homer’s Odyssey, tales of adventure are inescapable. As for what makes them so loveable, well I think I can give you an answer.

These stories are all about people running away, leaving port, setting sail and getting into all sorts of fantastical goings-on while they are away. Whether it be hunting down the white whale, heading down the Mississippi river, or maybe a trip down the rabbit hole, or across the Indian border to set oneself up as a monarch in a foreign land, one thing remains in common with practically every adventure ever told; most of them usually involve the protagonists leaving the front door, heading out into new experiences, tackling new frontiers, boldly going where they have not gone before.

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or wherever, and get back before 10 to have a good night's sleep for work the next

a medieval fantasy world. You have movies and plays, where they literally try to separate you from the outside world; they dim the lights, remove all other noise, and do their best to transport you into their reality. And then you have the greatest of them all: books. They try something different to the others. They rely on your imagination, the mind of the reader, to create the world themselves. To create the image in their own heads to get lost in, for a time. The story, as written, becomes something even greater, and something entirely original, in each of the minds of its readers.

The world is a weird place. At once, it is boring, horrific, dangerous, beautiful, and worrying. The news never helps, but every now and then, a story passes across our eyes, and through our ears, and we can at least escape from the tedium, the terror, and the torment; and it is a tale that transports you there, allows you to switch off, and for a time, imagine something exciting, something romantic, something you could never experience in life. In a reality where the good guys never win as often as they should, the simple stories adventures give us a way out of the monotony, and speaking from a personal perspective, they make living

It is, broadly speaking, escapism. Pure and simple. All of the heroes in these

in the real world a hell of alot better. Getting out of bed in the morning is easier

stories, whether they initially want to or not, end up having an extraordinary time,

if you know, waiting for you when you get back home, lies an escape into a world

and return home a different person to how they started. The Hobbit and The

you could only dream of. Fantasize your heart out.

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FEATURE THE 3 PRINCIPLES OF A ROAD TRIP LYAM BUCHANAN

If you’ve found yourself lacking one of these critters when you’re mid-roadie it’s time to kick someone out and grab a hitchhiker.

Chances are if you’re truly being spontaneous it’ll be at some ridiculous hour and your lack of sleep is about to get a whole lot more real. If you remember much about being 11 then you’ll remember that the less sleep you had the deeper the yarns would get; the same principle applies in this situation, though instead of talking about the one time you saw a pair of tits on TV it usually centres around the ever increasing possibility that you could potentially be a parent and not realise.

Lyam is not from Hamilton. He has this desire to gtfo of Waikato, and set off on winding journeys in search of himself. So what are his suggestions on road tripping? Carefully plan an itinerary? Send a postcard to your Granny? Not likely. The following three principles essentially permit you to carpe diem, to yolo, to just do you.

DISCONNECTION This is simple. Nobody is going to die if they don’t know what you’ve done in the past 20 minutes. You won’t die either if you don’t know what someone else has done in the past 20 minutes. If this concept is a little too challenging for your simple little mind then here are some even simpler steps: • Don’t check Insta;

Compared to other Universities we’re blessed. The majority of us have cars, some

• Don’t check Facebook;

form of license and a mutual craving to get the fuck out of Hamilton. The idea of

• Don’t check Tinder;

driving when you live in a city like Auckland or Wellington may seem ideal but in

• Don’t even think about making a fucking Snapchat story.

reality it’s no more than a huge hassle; in a way we’re actually lucky Hamilton is just an overgrown town.

If you make a Snapchat story of the trees as you drive past — especially if you use some shitty filter to make it as arty as possible — I’ll personally chase you down

As you must know by now everywhere worth going is well out of walking

and shatter your phone, along with your hopes and dreams.

distance and public transport should be avoided at all costs. In reality everything about this quaint village makes it plausible for us to own a trusty tupperware box

You should only need your phone to bust out a jam or for finding your way home

with wheels. If you’re the type of person to only use your car for satisfying the

when you end up somewhere you really shouldn’t be. I don’t mean to sound like

cravings of grease at 2am, or dropping your mates at class when it rains, you’re

some dirty old hippie but what's the point? Why are you getting out and going

doing it wrong; the primary use for your glorified tin can should be filling it with

somewhere if you’re just going to continue doing everything you would’ve done

anyone and everyone while getting lost in the search for somewhere new.

if you were still stuck in the stale shack you call a flat.

Every good road trip follows the same three principles: Spontaneity,

EXCITEMENT

Disconnection and Excitement. Without these there’s no point. You might as well

The most standard form of excitement on a road trip is always nudity. It doesn’t

be stuck in the back of your Mum’s SUV as she carts you and your whiny siblings

matter where you are or what the weather is like, someone is always far too keen

across the country.

to get their kit off and do something to ensure their name in the book of legendary yarns. I’ve genuinely never been on a roadie for longer than an hour where my

SPONTANEITY

passengers haven’t either graced a family with a prime view of their genitalia on

Jumping in a car and going down the road to Burger King without 3 hours of prior

the side of the road, or mentally scarred a group of tourists with their incredibly

planning is not spontaneous. Piling into a car with a towel, as many substances

luminescent rectal regions moving as fast as possible to the nearest body of water.

which void sobriety as possible and no idea where you’re going is spontaneous.

Planning literally ruins everything that has even the slightest aspect of fun; the

Sometimes you just have to be cunt, it’s healthy. Heckle people as you drive past,

best nights out have been the ones where you had no clue what you were going

jump a fence and have a manu competition in someone's pool, find a street sign

to do, the same way that the best wanks are when you don’t plan what hand

on the ground and put it in your boot so you can promptly bring it back to the

you’re using.

nearest official government agency and be an exemplary citizen. A road trip is your best chance to be an absolute dropkick and get away with it. Do you really

The less you know the better it’ll be. The only person that should have any form of

think your parents were the perfect citizens they portray themselves to be when

idea where you’re headed is the driver, though even if they’re as clueless as you it

they were 19? Chances are you were conceived on some drug fueled road trip

doesn’t matter. As long as they aren’t inebriated you’ll end up somewhere better

through the Coromandel. Just accept it.

than where you started off. It’s ridiculously cliche to say it but the people you’re with are the biggest part of it, every good road trip consists of the classic crew:

PHOTOGRAPHY: BILLY LEE-POPE

• The unbelievable — yet somewhat believable — yarn spinner; • Some alternative fuck playing indie tunes and vibing far too hard;

If all else fails just fall back on the absolute classic, “I spy with my little eye”.

The last time you played this your vocabulary didn’t stretch much further than ‘green’, ‘tree’ or ‘sky’, dabbling in I Spy with anyone mildly educated is more dangerous than playing Monopoly. When someone starts to use words along the

• The mysterious creature who feeds everyone illicit substances;

lines of ‘reflection’ or ‘textiles’ you’ve got approximately thirty seconds before

• Someone who’s far too keen to skinny dip;

something starts crying. Be warned, this game is similar to slamming back your

• The glorious driver who doesn’t ask for fuel money.

mate’s Mum. The friendship is irreparable but the reward is far too satisfying.

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FEATURE BRAVE NEW WORLD RACHAEL ELLIOTT

Scariest adventure?

Carrie: The Ledge Bungy in Queenstown. Bungy jumping is not something I ever really thought I would do. It was fun and I'm glad to be able to say I've done it, but I don't think it's something I ever want to do again!

Colin: Jumping of a 134 metre high cliff! Doing a bungy jump was definitely on my bucket list, and since I am a bit crazy sometimes I decided to do the highest one in New Zealand. It is ridiculously high! I do have to point out that

Students from all over the world come to study here at Waikato. They’re here

my Norwegian friend Morten (who is always bragging about his expeditions and

for a good time, not a long time, so they make it their mission to knock off as

experiences in the army) was more scared than I was. He almost shit his pants.

many kiwi adventures as possible. Their International Student Advisor Rachael

Natalie: I think I have to put the Ledge Bungy as the scariest if I have to choose

collared five of them to find out just how far down the rabbit hole they’ve been.

Carrie Blazer, Truman State University, USA, Biology.

Colin Tissen, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, Finance Natalie Jansson, Stockholm's University, Sweden, teaching Nicholas Irick, Lebanon Valley College, USA, Chemistry Kristi Estes, University of California – Santa Barbara, USA, Biochemistry.

one — but even that was more fun than scary. Good scary.

Nick: Franz Josef. Pat and I decided to check out an old mining tunnel after our hike. We had one or two close calls due to the rain making everything really slippery. But once we reached the bottom we came into a beautiful valley with a powerful river gushing through.

Kristi: Our first night out on our road trip, my sister and I were looking for a free campground I’d found on the DOC website but the directions to it were super

Favourite adventure so far and why?

vague and we ended up wandering around the backcountry for ages with no cell

Carrie: I really loved scuba diving at the Poor Knights Islands. We had to wake

reception and no clue where we were. That was scary!

up really early to catch the boat, so we got to see the sunrise over the ocean. The diving was spectacular — we got to see all sorts of marine life, including eels,

Adventure recommended for other students?

stingrays, and hundreds of fish.

Carrie: I know Kiwis don't often stop and do some of the more touristy things,

Colin: My favourite adventure so far was climbing up the Pinnacles and staying in the cabin for the night. It is definitely worth it to climb up there early in the morning to see the sunrise. I would also recommend being a bit more prepared than I was, you need more than just beer and peanuts if you spend the night...

Natalie: I loved Milford Sound and Cape Reinga, just overall being able to be out on the road with new close friends seeing new things every day...

Nick: My favourite adventure so far has been traveling around Queenstown and especially Milford Sound- breath taking. Also bungy jumping in Queenstown- I'm an adrenaline junky so after doing skydiving, bungy was next on the list.

Kristi: We went on a road trip from Hamilton to Queenstown and back again. It

all the cool things around me in the US, so please don't make the same mistake.

I think even a whole lifetime isn't enough time to discover all there is in New Zealand, so get started now!

Colin: Skydiving! After my 19,000 feet jump at the Franz Josef Glacier I decided to do it again in Taupo. Don’t think about the fact that you are going to jump out of a plane, just do it!

Natalie: I definitely recommend renting a camper or doing busing around, many places are amazing so everything would be a great adventure.

Nick: Do every adventure! I enjoyed the Tongariro crossing the most.

was a lot of driving and we kept interrupting the conversation to point out how

Kristi: Definitely go to Queenstown. Even if you’re not into extreme sports it’s a

beautiful everything was (like Lake Tekapo).

beautiful city and there are all sorts of activities based in the area.

Hardest but most worth it adventure?

When people visit your hometown/country, what adventure should they do?

Carrie: Hiking the Key Summit Track at Milford Sound, mostly because I was sick

Carrie: If you ever come to the US you should visit Glacier National Park in

so I got out of breath very quickly on the way up. It was really frustrating, but so

Montana. I know it's kinda tucked away in the very upper Northwest corner, but

worth it in the end because we had 360 degree panoramic views — unreal how

it's probably one of my favourite places.

beautiful it was.

Colin: The Netherlands are not really the place to go when you are looking for

Colin: Hiking the Tongariro Crossing including climbing to the summit of Mt

adventure. Check out Amsterdam, or go to a bar and try the amazing Dutch and

Ngauruhoe. The climb to the summit of the volcano is hard and can be quite scary

Belgian specialty beers!

at times, but the views at the top are totally worth it! The crater is massive and we decided to climb down into it. The day after we read on the internet that you’re not allowed to enter the crater because of toxic gasses that could kill you (oops...).

Natalie: Sleeping in a tent on top of a camper was very cold at times, one night in Milford sound we actually checked into the hostel cause we were so cold, makes for fun memories though, especially Carrie talking in her sleep about sheep cause we saw them everywhere!

Nick: The Tongariro crossing. It was quite physically demanding since we went the opposite way than most. But it was so amazing to spend time with people ARTWORK: NICK OSBORNE

but I say do it! Before I came to New Zealand, I didn't often stop and appreciate

from my Hall gazing over the beautiful landscape.

Natalie: If you come to Stockholm I would recommend doing it in the summer and going around the archipelago. Enjoy the bright evenings — come during midsummer celebrations!

Nick: My home town is small with not much to do, but if you come to the east coast I would say do a caving experience at Mammoth Caves in Kentucky.

Kristi: If you visit California, come during the summer and make sure you visit Yosemite. Don’t miss out on Tuolumne Meadows and there are lots of other things to see in the area as well, like June Lakes and Mono Lake.

Follow @waikatostudyabroad on Instagram to keep up with the adventures of

Kristi: I don’t know if anything was truly hard, but sleeping in a car definitely has

our Study Abroad and Exchange students!

its downsides. Especially in the South Island where it can be really cold.

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EXPECTATIONS VS REALITY ROAD TRIPS

HALF-BAKED WITH VITAMIN D BROWNIES

BRONWYN LAUNDRY

VITAMIN D

EXPECTATION

If you followed my last column you’ll have a stack of green butter but nothing

You and your besties blast throwback hits as you sing at the top of your

to do with it. You could smear it on toast or use it as a lube (don’t use it as a

lungs, heading to the *~Great Unknown~*. The wind blows through your hair

lube), or you could make a hot batch of brownies because it’s so edgy to make

in slow motion as you lean out the window and whisper to yourself “And in

hash brownies.

that moment, I swear, we were infinite.” It’s a glorious day and all the GoPro footage your bestie is getting is bound to be a hit on Facebook when you set it to a Six60 tune. You pit stop at every town for cliché photos with the local landmarks that you’ll cherish forever and show your grandchildren. You throw away all maps and let the universe guide you, and you end up in the most majestic and secluded place that you know you’ll never be able to find again. You all bond and share your wildest dreams and everything looks like a summer advert for Corona. When the sun goes down and it’s time to leave, you drive into the night, feeling as though your souls are connected.

This recipe is simpler than my carrot cake recipe and probably more delicious because fuck vegetables (if you’re lonely. Mother once caught me sitting naked in the bathtub full of feijoa peels with half a courgette sticking out of my asshole. I told her, I said, Mama, it is not what it is. She looked me dead in the eye and said to me, she said Vitamin, I loved you like a child, but I don’t want a half-produce grandchild galavanting about the Empire, insinuating themselves into the nightclubs of Venice, sucking Bordeaux from banana peels on the Steppe. There is not enough room in the linen cupboard for another bastard half-produce grandchild reading Locke and reaming the threaded nuts of the hot water bottles. If only, if only your father hadn’t shouted “nice tits slut”

REALITY Somehow you wind up driving even though you’d bought a bottle of Scrumpy to drink in the car. One of your mates is car sick and the other drank too much V and insists upon making a toilet stop every 2 minutes. The playlist your bestie prepared kinda sucks but everyone is too awkward to tell them so you let them keep the AUX cord. Everyone mysteriously went missing when you stopped at the petrol station so you end up paying for the gas and wondering if this mish is even worth it. You get lost at least five times and when you finally end up at your destination it’s absolutely packed with tourists and families.

Your day comes to a standstill when one of your mates realises she dropped her earring into the water a la Kim K and you all have to go diving while she cries about her Nana buying them for her 21st. On the drive home everyone falls asleep and you’re left to entertain yourself and think about all the sand you’re going to have to vacuum out of your car.

at me from the back seat of Uncle Beatrice’s Escort, you might never have made turgid my womb, split me open from clitoris to perineum to sphincter like your Uncle Beatrice’s Escort. I said, Mama, I said, didn’t you love me once?

She laughed. Once! Once was more than you deserved. She spat in my face, did my Mama, and shunted me onto the streets. I scraped a fish head from the spouting and wrapped it in my neckerchief. The gulf between then and now is lost to the gutters of Berlin. I learned that today Mama is dead. Or maybe yesterday; I can’t be sure.)

Preheat your oven to 180ºC. Melt 125g of your quality butter, and beat in ¾C sugar, 2 large eggs, and a teaspoon of that quality vanilla extract. Measure out a cup of flour then take off a tablespoon. Sift your short cup into your wet mix, along with 5T dark cocoa (again, not Nestlé; they’re asshats) and 1t baking powder. Combine, and pour into a greased, wax-paper lined 20-23 cm square tin. Smooth the surface

Word of advice: Worth it.

and bake for 30 minutes, or until firmish at the centre.

When it has cooled a little, dust with icing sugar and cut it into squares to serve, obviously.

Adding ~100-120g of smashed chocolate into the mix makes for a decadent treat. Put some white chocolate in your brown you racist. Also a sprinkling of raspberries goes a long way.

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HEIL HOGAN MUD MILFS

NERD YORK TIMES GIRL GERMS

LYAM BUCHANAN

JARED WOOLDRIDGE

Only certain creatures like touching mould, though not even the creamiest of

As I do most weeknights I was sitting at home, watching the ever-funny

critters like to be unsuspectingly touched by it. Getting groped by a walking

Stephen Colbert, when he brought up a fact I had previously been unaware

fungal infection, who’s old enough to have done the exact same to your

of. No doubt at least some of you have seen Iron Man 3, the one famous for

parents in their day, is really not a good time. Sadly these people love to reside

the Mandarin actually being an actor while Aldrich Killian was the bad guy all

wherever live music lives, unfortunately students who want to be able to talk

along, but I doubt (without any actual knowledge of you, sorry) that many

while drinking also reside here.

of you will know that Aldrich Killian was originally supposed to be a woman.

For those unaware here’s a list of the people who won’t send you straight to jail if you decide to randomly touch them: 1. Yourself. Just keep it behind closed doors you sexual pest.

Marvel heads put a stop to this, though, declaring that a female villain would hurt toy sales. Makes... sense? No, no it doesn’t.

First of all, I doubt that Aldrich Killian was the stand-out star of that film, and parents were suddenly inundated with requests from children, screaming

Hopefully the mouldy pests of Hood Street have the literacy abilities to be able

and shouting, “parental figure, buy me him!” He was decidedly meh. But

to understand this and implement it into their day to day lives. Some would

who knows, maybe, if Aldrich Killian was a woman, the monumental sales of

think of it as a blessing to get lucky with an older lady; they’re experienced,

another forgettable Marvel villain might have shrivelled up entirely, because

they’re probably someone's Mum and it’s just generally a yarn you can spin at

who would ever want to buy a woman toy/figure/merchandise! Ye gads, I don’t

any occasion. As a guy with long hair who couldn’t grow a beard to save his

even know if women buy toys! Except that I do, of course. I happen to know

life I’m a hit with saucy silverheads. Sadly my first encounter with someone's

a fair few who do, with collections vaster than a vast thing, always looking

Mum was not one I really want to remember.

for more diversity in their choices. I myself have a niece, six (ish, I’m bad at

Unless you’re into poorly written erotica I would advise this is where you flick

counting) who, begs for a Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, and Wonder Woman; but

to the Sudoko and pretend this is where this column ended.

I suppose these individuals are the outlier. I suppose it’s impossible for a male to buy one of these as well, I suppose, Marvel?

To give you an idea of what this creature looked like I can assure you the only dick she’s been teasing for the past five years is the long phallic member of

I’m sorry to pick on you, Marvel, creator of many non-Black Widow female

menopause. Keep this mental image in your mind. To this lovely lady my head

heroes, but the truth is this is not a problem unique to you. The entire

was just one big ol’ breast, with my bun representing a rather pronounced

entertainment industry, it seems, are terrified of what female characters/

nipple. It started with a head massage but quickly progressed into a fully

merchandising can do for their sales. Have any of you seen the new Star

fledged bun groping session. She was tender.

Wars? Remember the main character? Her name was Rey, a new jedi for a new generation. She was awesome, I loved her, my niece loved her. And wowee if

By this point I still had no idea who was making sweet love to the back of my

they didn’t shaft her in the merchandising. There’s a chronic lack of toys in

head, but I assumed it was just one of the boys. When I looked down and saw

her image! They even left her out of the Monopoly game! It’s just ridiculous!

freshly painted nails caressing my premature beer belly I started to realise

Although, no more ridiculous that the whiners on the internet claiming that

what was happening. Without hesitation she put a hand on my shoulder then

gender has nothing to do with this problem. No, because a movie studio didn’t

grasped my not so long phallic member. It was at this point where all I could

step in an order that the villain’s gender be changed because of toy sales.

do was hope my mysterious molester was Hilary Barry. Sadly, it wasn’t.

Because women don’t sell or buy, it appears. This is only one part of a wider

Within three seconds I slithered out of her embrace and promptly re-evaluated

problem in Hollywood, but I’m so glad that the ever-uninteresting Aldrich

my existence; even though three burly blokes tried to persuade me to take her

Killian was played by a man instead of a woman. I can sleep easy now.

home I politely declined and scuttled off in search of other tragic 18 year olds.

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hari kOrero HARI KORERO MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING

NEW LOCALS ADVENTURE SPORTS

ANONYMOUS

YASIR KHAN

Ok I’m not getting married, heck I’m not even Greek but I seriously feel like

Different people, different way. Some love it risky and wild whereas some

that movie is the story of my life. So let me give you a bit of background. I was

spiritual and rejoicing. Some people fear to try it whereas others try it to get

brought up in that Māori life and I’ve always been too scared to take people

rid of their fears.

home. Well last year I hit the whipped zone and finally had someone good enough to meet māmā and pāpā, but my parents didn’t expect a non-Māori.

Instead I turned up with a beautiful Pākehā girl. Now don’t get me wrong I’m all about that mix and mingle life, but I didn’t think that there would be so many differences.

So just to give you an idea of our two worlds.

‘Rejuvenating’, ‘raising self-awareness’, ‘changing perspective’, ‘creating memories’, ‘feeling fit and healthy’, ‘boosting self-confidence’, ‘challenging against all odds,’ be the reason what it may, adventure is something you will have to try at least once in your lifetime.

Although I have experienced many of these adventures, there are still a lot left from the never ending list. I have planned to complete a few by the end

I’m the oldest of five kids, she’s the younger of two kids. She’s got one cousin

of this year that are on the top of my bucket list. New Zealand is one of the

she talks to, I’ve got too many to count, and that’s just the actual blood

well known tourist destinations for its wide range of adventure sports. Sky-

cousins, heck - and I even have aunties and uncles that are the same age as

diving, bungee jumping, scuba-diving, skiing to rafting, kayaking, off-roading

me. She knows one set of grandparents and I have all the whangai nannies and

and fishing and a whole lot of various adventure activities are available in

koros and even close with the greats. She is constantly meeting more people

New Zealand. The most interesting thing is that we get this wide variety of

in my whānau. My family kiss EVERYONE hello, her family aren’t touchy at all.

activities in this small country, well in reach for tourist and students. Since

Her parents cook the exact needed portions for dinner and need a few days

there are a lot of activities available in this country I want to take a walk on

notice if you’re gonna go around for kai, my whānau don’t even know what

the wild side.

portion control is and still get hungry after three courses.

I know and have personally experienced that it is hard at times to save large

I understand why she gets overwhelmed when we go to whānau gatherings.

amounts for some of these activities but once you try it you will never regret it.

She’ll get the shock of her life when she finds out that she has to learn a few

When I did a few of these activities I did find it expensive, but after researching

of the whānau songs, actions and all. Poor girl. Oh well, she’s landed a bit of

about the high price set for them I realised that the only reason for it is that

a package deal. My family welcome her in with open arms and I didn’t expect

adventure sports operators emphasise a lot on the quality of the products to

anything else, she brings a bit of flavour to our coco whānau. But I just want

be in accordance to the health and safety standard, unlike few other countries

to know if anyone else out there can connect with me when it comes to taking

that do not set a criteria for it to be safe. Some of these sports seem to be

your Pākehā partner home to meet your tribe of a family, I’m sure it’s not just

extreme and fatal but in reality there have been very few fatalities while

me. I wanna know your story.

performing most of the activities other than hang gliding and base jumping.

If you’re keen to get your whakaaro out there then let us know. It doesn’t have

A quote that personally inspires me is "Life is either a daring adventure or

to be about this specific kaupapa, just anything that floats your boat really.

nothing" by Helen Keller, one of the famous American authors, would be well

Contact us at vpmaori@wsu.org.nz or editor@nexusmag.co.nz

suited to sum it up. So if you are a person who feels the thrill just by the very sight of these activities or by listening to someone’s experience then you should definitely try it out.

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PAK ’N SAVE HEAD CHEF BACON AND EGG PIE INGREDIENTS 4 sheets pre-rolled flaky puff pastry 6 rashers bacon, roughly chopped 8-10 eggs 1/4 cup of milk Serves 4 METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 180°C bake. Lightly grease an ovenproof dish.

2. Use 2 sheets of pastry to line the base and sides of the dish.

3. Break half the eggs in to the bowl followed by the bacon, then the rest of the eggs. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Brush the edges where the pastry will join with milk.

Lay the remaining pastry over the top and seal the edges. Brush the pie top with milk and make a slit in the top to allow the steam to escape.

5. Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes.

6. Serve with a classic tomato sauce!

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They each bragged about their ability to procrastinate when emailing in for a blind date, and they both used sporadic CAPS LOCK to scream their enthusiasm - what a match! She is a music major, while she plays computer games and signs off emails with “xoxo Gossip Goat”. They both seem like lovely girls, and they’re close enough in age that they might just fall in love. Unlike last week, smh.

If you are sk8r boi who’s said “see ya later” to your girl then email editor@nexusmag.co.nz and hit us up for a Blind Date. There are some killer straight girls waiting for a hot match. References to 00’s pop culture will DEFINITELY increase your chances of being selected by the Editor. She’s feeling nostalgic.

SHE SAID

SHE SAID

I showed up first and after 20 minutes of waiting, thought I was going to

I was halfway to The Bank, downing some Scrumpy in the car when I

be stood up. She finally showed up. She was super cute and obviously just

realised I forgot my ID. Shit. We had to drive home, and I was worried she

as nervous as I was. We both ordered the Feijoa cocktail and from there,

would think I had stood her up. I turned up at the bar and the staff raised

discovered we had a lot in common.

their eyebrows CAUSE OH MY GOD LESBIANS ON A DATE!!!!

To be honest, I already had a boyfriend, however we have an open

I finally got to the table and holy damn, thank god I'm into redheads cause

relationship and are both totally open to new experiences. The two of us

she was a fucking babe. I already decided the goal of the date was to get

got talking and it felt like we’d known each other all our lives. It was a

her into my bed and realised drinking cocktails would be an A+ way to

match made in heaven. I was super lame and ordered fish and chips, then

start. She told me she was in an open relationship and that was fine by me,

she made me look fat by ordering a salad.

as long as the boyfriend had no plans in getting involved cause gross, boys.

It got to 9.30 and the staff started cleaning up so we thought it was time

Conversation kept flowing, as did the bottle of wine, and I honestly

to leave. We took a cab back to her place. I met her flatmates, then we

forgot the rest of the restaurant was even there, I had never gotten on

went to the bedroom. If you’ve ever heard anything about redheads you’ll

with someone so well before. We eventually decided it was go time and

know that we’re extremely kinky and down for anything in the bedroom.

I got the pleasure of taking her home, where I was embarrassed by my

I haven’t had many lesbian experiences but this was by far the best. I

flatmates, but then they got to hear the sounds of us banging all night. I

couldn’t have, in my wildest dreams imagined the positions we tried, but

got to show her many new exotic things that I don’t think she even knew

it was a night I will never forget. I don’t think I have ever experienced the

lesbians could do, but from the sounds coming from her I think she really

“Big O” that many times in a row. Nexus have truly outdone themselves. I

enjoyed this girl on girl experience. Shot Nexus!

think she may be the one.

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HOROSCOPES CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 22 — JANUARY 19)

CANCER (JUNE 21 — JULY 22)

You’re likely to reconnect with an old friend this week, and it’ll

Beware of the next full moon, no supernatural creatures, but the

make you remember why you stopped connecting with them.

bright lighting makes it harder to get away with outdoor sex.

AQUARIUS (JANUARY 20 — FEBRUARY 18)

LEO (JULY 23 — AUGUST 22)

We know you lied to the doctor this week; smoking an apple

This week will see you meeting a sexy stranger in a dimly lit

pipe doesn’t constitute your 5+ a day.

Hamilton bar. Lucky numbers are: 6, 9.

PISCES (FEBRUARY 19 — MARCH 20)

VIRGO (AUGUST 23 — SEPTEMBER 22)

Game of Thrones finally showed a dick! Signal your approval! Keep

SOS, I’m trapped in a horoscope factory! Send help!

sending dick pics to nexusmag. [Editor’s Note: Don't fucking do this] ARIES (MARCH 21 — APRIL 19)

LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 23 — OCTOBER 22)

This week the stars suggest you move to Pirongia, and live as a

Take some inspiration from Paris Hilton, and treat yourself

llama farmer. Better than failing STMG191 for the fourth time.

today: “you should live everyday like it’s your birthday.”

TAURUS (APRIL 20 — MAY 20)

SCORPIO (OCTOBER 23 — NOVEMBER 21)

First Oscar and Hannah, now Maddy; Home and Away actors are

The gym is overrated, as is toilet training: Less time doing pull

dropping just as fast as their ratings.

ups, more time wearing pull ups. .

GEMINI (MAY 21 — JUNE 20)

SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 22 — DECEMBER 21)

Look out for the Tron’s 26th annual secret underground rave this

You know you’re getting old when you smash back a box of do-

week. Can’t tell you where it is though, then it wouldn’t be a secret.

bros, and suffer a two day hangover. Sorry I mean *weak.

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