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Editor Jessica Wilson editor@nexusmag.co.nz Design Olivia Paris design@nexusmag.co.nz Deputy Editors Brittany Rose & Jules Craft
01 EDITORIAL Jess Is a Slimy Fish
03 NEWS
Mass Surveillance: Hard To Spell, Harder To Stomach
08 SPORTS 20th Time’s The Charm?
Managing Editor James Raffan Contributors Philip McSweeney Alexander Nebesky Ty Hart Chris Reive Sam Marelich Chris Kader Johnny Ryan Jared Wooldridge Hp Caitlin Orton Melissa Stevens Kelsie Morland Richard Swainson Peter Dornauf Onyx Lily Luke Arnold Emma Nygard Drunk Professor Aunty Slut Resident Gay Hunter Martoncik Zac Lyon Shannon Stewart Sarah & Priscilla Alix Higby Photography Cameron Robinson Advertising aj@wsu.org.nz
10 ENTERTAINMENT Horoscopes/ Trending on Twitter/ Please Don’t Quote Me / Beats by J
13 REVIEWS
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16 AUTEUR Inside The Jackal
17 ARTS Bloody Monkeys
18 50 YEARS OF NEXUS Why You Should Take Any Notice When So Much Has Already Been Said
20 FEATURES
Gettin’ Down With The Kids / Mummy vs Halls vs Flatting / Craft On Culture
26 YOUR SPACE Crazy House: Hillcrest
28 COLUMNS
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Editorial NEXUS MAGAZINE
Jess Is a Slimy Fish
You’re a misunderstood radical who doesn’t take orders
Jess Wilson
weird world. And you’re just like the rest of us. Welcome to
from The Man. You’re like a rat with pink fur. A Hillary Clinton without a pantsuit. A CEO with a vagina (fuck the patriarchy). You’re a unique individual trying to make sense of this weird, student culture. What the fuck is student culture? Great question, thank you for asking. Is it the way that hot girl in your marketing
When Meghan Trainor said she’s “all about that bass”,
class swishes her hair? Is it the way you sleep all day, only
what she really meant, is that she is all about the European
awakening to defecate and eat low-fat yoghurt? You bowels
freshwater perch, known as… The Bass.
really do suffer with the stress of your lifestyle, so you have
When Skrillex said “d-d-d-drop the bass”, what he really mean, was drop the largemouth bass, populous in North
to make an effort to get at least one serving of yoghurt per day.
America. It’s a very slimy fish.
Yeah, probably not.
I’m running with an aquatic theme for these editorials. I can’t
I’m going to be real with you. Realer than Kylie Jenner’s lips,
stop. Won’t stop.
but not quite as real as Tupac.
Are you starting to get into the swing of things? Becoming
I don’t know what student culture is.
the proper piece-of-shit student you were born to be? If you’re not some freakish subhuman who actually enjoys structured learning, then you have likely already convinced yourself that lectures are pointless. You have almost certainly ceased attendance to one, if not
In this issue the Nexus writers will attempt to deconstruct and finally, fully understand, what student culture is. Prepare your body. Prepare your minds. And prepare you credit card (a girl’s gotta eat). Get ready to learn about the University of Waikato’s unique student culture.
all, of your lectures — which is bad for me because this editorial only gets read in lectures once people have finished reading the interesting content.
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Dear Nexus
Shut Up Dickhead
Miss Rad
XX Oppressed in the Tron
To the kid that dissed me for using the word RAD — you suck donkey balls.
I would like to complain about the lettuce last week about not being a “d**khead”.
RAD according to the Urban dictionary is an abbreviation of the word
The writer should understand that I am extremely triggered by bad words and
‘radical’ which was made ‘popular’ by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
don’t think that I should have to suffer the systemic oppression of hearing things I
Ninja Turtles are the best, Ninja turtles are RAD and you are not.
don’t necessarily agree with. Quite the example of traumatic language. Now I must leave, my Tumblr is calling me.
Swipe Right Future Mrs Bennet
Hey “Non-Smoker” Kylie “The Real Bitch” Kingi
David Bennett, I hope you read Nexus, because my love has been unrequited for too long.
Firstly, what’s with the stage name? Secondly, what’s with the attitude?
When I first saw you campaigning passionately last year. I was immediately
It’s understandable that two of the university’s well-recognised students shouldn’t
attracted to your shining head. It is hypnotic in ways I can’t begin to explain.
have been smoking on campus. However, in no defence for either of you fuck
My passion faded over summer, I moved away, found another love, but
ups I would like to say that despite your concern for a ‘smoke free campus’ you
coming back to uni and seeing you on campus brought it all back. Plus,
shouldn’t be waltzing around publicly humiliating people. I find it hilarious how
your pens are the best. It’s meant to be.
you’ve broadcasted someone else’s wrong doing when you can’t even broadcast your real name. It’s one thing to be rude but it’s another to be a hypocrite. Check yourself before you wreck yourself.
Dear Editor
average female of above average size for some casual coitus and return
The Annual Call From A Fourth Year Student For Wheel Cakes
within the hour. Most people judge Kev, but I want to give him a shout
Bring Me Wheel Cakes
The Flatmate Kev Won’t Screw
I want to tell you about my flatmate *Kevin.* Kev is clocking tinder, like every day. The other day he managed to leave the house, visit a below
out, it takes mad skills to clock tinder. Good on ya Kev, keep up the below average work. The wheel cake man has been gone for four years now. We’re sorry its not you it’s us, please come back. All I want is to devour those delicious little morsels while
Pant Designers, Sick of the Deception
skipping that boring last hour of class, is that too much to ask?
Disclaimer Letters published contain the opinion of the writer and the writer alone. Nexus publications take no responsibility for the content or opinions so expressed. By submitting your letter you give consent to its
Sort your priorities out. Women need pockets too, and not those shitty fake
publication in Nexus and subsequent public scrutiny. Letters are the authors
ones that don’t even fit a credit card in them.
own work and Nexus will not edit to compensate for lack of intelligence or
There’s a whole world of shame that accompanies having to stick your phone literally down your pants in public, so I repeat, sort it out.
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NEWS FEATURE Reports that data was collected on New Zealand citizens holidaying or residing in regions the government were spying on have been confirmed but not yet sufficiently addressed, despite the illegality of the actions. Reforms to the GCSB authorized greater intelligence-seeking measures for the agency, but it is still illegal to spy on a New Zealand citizen without a warrant, and claims that any information actually received were ‘discarded’ still contravene human rights. Meanwhile, some hard-liners naive hopes that the Prime Minister John Key would resign, based on a promise made last year that ‘I’ll resign if the GCSB conducts mass surveillance’, have been dashed as Key rescinded on his promise for the umpteenth occasion.
MASS SURVEILLANCE: HARD TO SPELL, HARDER TO STOMACH Philip McSweeney
After contacting the GCSB by typing ‘GCSB’ three times into a facebook-chat box, I was told that they had no official comment to make at this time. A spokesperson also asked ‘why you type anilingus into google so much jesus christ’, adding ‘I understand that Vanessa Carltons ‘One Thousand Miles’ is a catchy, hooky and poignant song about the all-too-human yearning for love and acceptance, but four hours in a row? Come on man. Pretty embarrassing.’ They also confirmed that they have seen your nudes, but remain pretty unimpressed to be honest. Meanwhile, Edward Snowden could not comment. ‘I’m sorry, I’d love to give you a quote’, he said, ‘but I’m much too busy at the moment — absolutely snowed in,
It emerged last week that New Zealand’s electronic surveillance agency, the
even!’ I didn’t laugh and neither should you.
GCSB, has been monitoring New Zealand’s allies as well as their enemies. The voluminous list includes many of our Pacific Neighbours - Vanuatu, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, New Caledonia — as well as more obscure localities, which include Nauru and Kiribati (thank god someone is finally taking a stand against those infamous hives of espionage eh). The spy agency essentially intercepts communications from these countries, breaks them down into individualized packages and supplies the resulting data with the NSA and the ‘Five Eyes’ — a political intelligence — sharing alliance made up of New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.
SIDE NOTE Are you bothered by the idea of mass surveillance in NZ? Vicky Jackson, Secondary Teaching Yeah, yeah. I think we’re entitled to our privacy. If you haven’t got anything to hide you shouldn’t be bothered but it’s still a massive invasion of privacy. I mean are we required to wear tin foil hats in New Zealand now?
While it’s safe to say only the very naive weren’t aware that this activity was being conducted, having it corroborated by official documents has
Jake Barber, Sport & Leisure
lent impetus to the call for review and checks of the GCSB’s multitudinous
No. It just doesn’t bother me. I don’t know. It prevents
powers.
situations that, you know, shouldn’t be happening.
This revelation, shared by whistle-blower Edward Snowden in conjunction with ‘The Intercept’ and investigative journalist Nicky Hager, is but the latest in a series of leaked information which calls into question the ethical credibility of the way in which information is taken and disseminated by the GCSB.
Phillip James Garrity, Theatre Quite a bit. It doesn’t seem necessary. And undermines our trust in government and shows they have no trust in us.
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden last year revealed that all the parties of this alliance were spying on each other. Earlier this year, the GCSB was also criticised for institutional political bias after it emerged the director of the agency, Ian Fletcher, appointed on John Keys recommendation, was
Christopher James Beattie, Life
an ‘old school friend’ of Keys. Labour leader Andrew Little spoke against
Not in the slightest. This is NZ, bring it on, there won’t be
the decision, stating “we can’t have the Prime Minister shoulder-tapping
enough financial return to keep it going. Facebook does it
his mates like that.”
all for us anyway.
Reaction to the leak has been mixed. Defenders of the GCSB’s activities, among them Cam Slater and the National Party, claim that monitoring online behaviour and activity is a necessary precaution in the interest of the public; detractors, including The Greens, claim that the spying is an erosion of citizens privacy and civil rights, and that spying on Pacific neighbours represents an act of colonialism injurious to ongoing relations with the developing nations.
Anna James Tashkoff, Te Tohupaetahi I think that privacy is always an issue. The main thing I’m worried about is the way the government pushed it through. It felt underhanded. I worry about how it could be used.
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SHORT NEWS
THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE STUDENT VOICE? Ty Hart
On February 11th the Education Amendment Bill (No 2) passed its third and final reading in Parliament. Aside from creating a controversial professional body for school teachers, this bill also reduces the size and membership requirements of University
ARE WE NOW FIGHTING TOURISTS AS WELL AS TERRORISTS? Alexander Nebesky
Councils. On top of this, it also provides for a certain number of members of the Council to be dictated by the Minister of Education. So why should you give a fuck? Representation — whether it be in Parliament, or in a smaller context like in University — is important. If you aren’t represented, it’s likely that the big-thinkers and penpushers that run the world won’t be forced to give a crap about you, your dog, or what you think. At Waikato, representation obviously comes from Student Representatives who sit
One hundred percent of people who drive on the same road as a tourist
on the various decision-making boards across our glorious University. Chief among
driver will die at some point in their lives. It’s a sobering fact.
those is the 11 people you vote in each year to represent you as your Students’ Union
But there are those in our great and glorious land that choose to stand
Board of Directors.
up to this ever-present menace, for instance, an Otago Peninsular man
These boards, such as the Council of the University of Waikato, are responsible for
who heroically snatched the keys from the hands of a ferocious tourist
the governance of the University. You’ve heard of the Academic Board, right? The
driver, when he himself was driving on an invalid license.
people who shout at you when you’ve committed the mortal sin of plagiarism, and
Often New Zealanders are quick to point the finger at tourist drivers
other such horrors?
and their terrible road skills — and sometimes with good reason, tourist
The University Council is like that. Only bigger. They decide where the University is
drivers have been the cause of about 4% of national deaths on our
going, how it’s going to get there, and what happens to you and I in the meantime.
roads. Whilst in the lower South Island, tourists have been the cause of more than 10% of injury crashes in the past five years. Though the national rate may not be incredibly high, the high number of crashes in the South Island is alarming. Figures such as Gerald Wong (National President of the New Zealand Chinese Association) and Greg Murphy have argued that car rental agencies should have to administer a learners-like simple test to ascertain whether or not the drivers hiring cars are capable of driving on New Zealand roads. On the other hand this is hardly the rental agency’s responsibility, is it…? Is it? Automobile Association spokesman, Mike Noon, and chief executive of the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand, Chris Roberts, certainly think so, claiming testing our annual 2.8 million visitors would be impractical. So what the fuck are we supposed to do? We could also try taking the laws into our own hands, by quite literally taking keys from poor tourist drivers and get the shit beaten out of us. Have you got any better ideas? But perhaps we shouldn’t be blaming the tourists? As of March this year, there have already been over 50 motoring deaths in New Zealand,
According to WSU President Shannon Stewart Student Representation on the board is paramount to a continued student voice. “Having a student member of council is the best way to ensure that student views are not only heard, but taken into consideration, at the highest levels of the University.” Up until 2011 the President of the Students’ Union automatically sat on the University Council as your voice. Then the government had the genius idea that it was no longer mandatory to join your Students’ Union and the $100 you were paying them for things like O-week, Advocacy, Clubs and Representation was scrapped. As a result they also removed the President’s automatic seat and replaced it with a low turnout election for a student representative. Incidentally that election has been won by the WSU rep every year except one. In fact, so low was the interest in the last one that it was just awarded to the WSU President because no other candidate existed. That doesn’t mean that the position hasn’t been important, “Over the years Student Members have fought to stop fee increases for both domestic and international students, prevented courses being discontinued, and had input into major projects such as the Student Centre and new Law and Management building to ensure they are student friendly,” said President Stewart. But now there is a real threat that Student representation will be axed completely.
with only a few being the faults of tourists. In reality, New Zealanders
While the political spin on this is that smaller University Council’s will enable a more
cause more road accidents than tourists do. While this can easily be put
skill-based membership, for you and I it means that the representation of the student
down to the fact that there are more New Zealanders in New Zealand
voice is in danger. Sure — you could argue that a smaller Council means less discussion,
than tourists, it’s a reminder that we should focus on remedying not
more action. Either way, we will try and find out what the University is planning and
only tourist driving, but New Zealanders’ driving. How to do this? Fix
you will be the first to know.
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NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES Class representative elections are under way. If you have been elected as a class rep, be sure to check out (and bookmark) the Class Rep website for resources and ideas: sites.google. com/a/waikato.ac.nz/class-reps Training is compulsory for all first time class reps. For A Semester, training will be on Wednesday 18 March at 1pm in SG.01 for Hamilton-based students, and on Monday 23 March at 11am in V.125 on the Windemere campus for Tauranga-based students. If you have been elected, ensure you register either online or with your Programme Administrator. We intend to email a weekly news bulletin to you this year so make sure we have your preferred email address. For further information, email studrep@waikato.ac.nz
LITERARY MAYHEM
GIVE BLOOD NEXT WEEK NZ Blood’s Mobile Blood Collection Unit will be at the UniRec from Monday 23 to Wednesday 25 March, from 10am–2.30pm
University of Waikato student writers are participating
each day. Drop-ins are welcome, but it’s best to make an
in Hamilton’s Fringe Festival this month by holding ‘An
appointment beforehand — you can do this by calling 0800
Evening of Literary Mayhem’ where creative writing
448 325 or visiting www.nzblood.co.nz and clicking ‘Book
students will present their work with a bit of dramatic
Appointment Now’. Don’t forget to bring your ID.
spin and interactive twists. The performance will take place at the Art Fusion Gallery on campus — the ground floor of the Student Centre — on Thursday 19 March, 5.30-7pm. It’s an R18 event.
GET EMPLOYMENT SAVVY Career workshops at the Hamilton and Tauranga campuses are starting for A Semester and cover a range of employment skills: CV preparation, cover letter writing, interview skills, career planning,
to book your place, visit www.waikato.ac.nz/sasd/
$500K ON OFFER FOR POSTGRAD STUDENTS
careers/workshops2015.shtml
The University’s six Research Institutes are offering doctoral
social media for professional use, networking skills, personal branding skills and a LinkedIn tutorial. To view all the workshops available, and
March is also recruitment season for a lot of graduate and summer internship programmes and a number of employers are coming to campus to connect with students. Visit www.eventbrite.co.nz and search for ‘University of Waikato’ to see all the events that are happening.
scholarships worth up to $85,000 (open to international and domestic students), and masters scholarships worth $12,000 (open to domestic students only). The Research Institutes support world-leading research in environmental science, demography and economic analysis, business and leadership, professional learning and development, education, and Māori and indigenous development. Awardees are required to study full-time. www.waikato.ac.nz/research/research-institutescholarships.shtml
SMOKEFREE CAMPUS The Hamilton campus is Smokefree; part of our commitment to provide a healthy environment for all campus users. If you smoke, please leave the campus grounds before lighting up. If you’re thinking about quitting, call Quitline on 0800 778 778 or visit www.quit.org.nz for free advice and support, or call into the Campus Pharmacy or the Student Health Service. 5
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NOT AN APOLOGY BUT NOT NOT AN APOLOGY TOO In issue two Nexus published a piece titled, ‘Social Media Outrage At Black Face.’ We stand by that piece and everything we said. The notion of cultural appropriation is abhorrent and dressing as other races for entertainment purposes is boring and ignorant. What we didn’t intend to do was make two students the poster children for the issue or racism in general on campus. The girls whose image featured in the article (they were not referenced) came to see us and stated that they now realise why their costumes had caused offence but as a result had been subjected to a lot of personal backlash because of the image. We didn’t intend to single you out as the cause of a larger issue and we are glad to hear you will be dressing as Tigers at the next Jungle Party.
IRELAND ACCIDENTLY LEGALISES CLASS A DRUGS Yeah this happened. Thanks to a legal loophole in a court decision Ireland accidently legalised Ketamine, Mushies and a variety of other class A narcotics. But before you go booking your Ryanair flight to Dublin you should know that Irish lawmakers have now fixed the mistake, but for 24 hours it was legal to hit the pipe. The major question of course is would anyone actually notice the difference. This is a country that created a mythical race of gold stealing rainbow-living leprechauns, invented Guinness the
To the Prime Minister, The Texas Twitter Priest, the Pen Collector, David
world’s only certified breakfast meal replacement alcohol and loves to river dance,
Bennett and the media (specifically the Waikato Times) who featured
a dance created solely for people so baked they can’t move their arms. For what it’s
in the same spread we just wanted to make it clear that we absolutely
worth we think they may as well just use it as a social experiment and keep it legal. Do
intended to call you out and we aren’t sorry at all. You are ridiculous
the same in Scotland too, they actually made the Unicorn their national animal. These
people and institutions and that’s just how we do this shit, deal with it.
are two countries where legal drugs probably won’t change a damn thing.
NEXUS PRESENTS FREE POLITICAL PARTY ADS Last year when we covered the election we noticed a distinct lack of interesting adverts from our political representatives. As an attempt to rectify that we’ll start with Hamilton East MP David Bennett. David, feel free to use this. We won’t even seek royalties.
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WTF: WAIKATO TIMES FOCUS
NEWS IN NUMBERS
Every few weeks we like to look at the Waikato times. If for no other
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GUIDELINES TO CURB CHILD PREDATORS We don’t want to be too pedantic here but shouldn’t the goal be eliminating child predators rather than curbing their behaviour?
SIZE OF GENDER PAY GAP GOOD... OR BAD? Well, there is a “pay gap” based on gender so I am going to assume… bad. Look out for next week’s follow up, ‘Separate drinking fountains based on race? the Times asks you.’
FAREWELL TO HOSPITAL’S FLUFFY FRIEND SMOKEY
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Death toll when two helicopters collided for a reality show in Argentina
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Age of English girl who received a cycling-on-path police warning
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Speed clocked outside a Waikato school
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Poison threatened to be placed in Fonterra milk formula
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Number of asylum seekers Indonesia is threatening to give to Australia
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This story was about the hospital’s stray cat dying. While the Times can cover whatever they want they should also have mentioned other notable deaths this week like: Their professional credibility, dead. Journalism, dead. The right to call any section NEWS, dead.
TOILET IN DUMPED RUBBISH The biggest issue in this article isn’t actually using the term ‘dump’ in the same sentence as ‘toilet’, but the fact they managed to write over 600 words on an old toilet.
NAILED IT Politicians are having a bloke-off, and Winston Peters is winning.
WEIRD FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW Cocaine was officially removed from the Coca-Cola ingredients in 1903. Camels have three eyelids to protect them from sand.
Peters tweeted “No nail fail here,” effectively pulling the grown up
Banging your head against a wall will burn 150 calories. Which is more than you can
version of poking out your tongue and going, “Na, na, na, na, na.” The
burn in a 9am group meeting, a similar exercise.
tweet contained a video of Peters being oh-so-manly and successfully hammering a nail. What a down to earth guy. Winston’s ‘prize’ is
Starfish don’t have brains.
attaining the humble, DIY-kinda-guy image John Key was hoping for
There is an average of 293,066 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault
in his recent attempt at ‘mucking in’. While trying to help construct
each year.
a hoarding for National’s Northland candidate Mark Osborne, Key missed the nail repetitively and laughed it off like manual labour’s jus’ no biggie. The image-building exercise backfired when the video went viral and people began laughing at the fact the little Johnny obviously
African-Americans comprise 13% of the U.S. population and 14% of the monthly drug users, but 37% of the people arrested for drug-related offenses in America. And 0.02% of Presidents.
failed woodwork at school.
You cannot cry in space because there is no gravity for the tears to flow.
Thank God for social media, otherwise how would our politicians
Dynamite was invented by Swedish chemist/engineer Alfred Nobel (of Nobel prize
make themselves look like a joke? You can only pioneer the three man
fame). You can make Dynamite with Peanuts as peanut oil contains glycerol and
handshake once in your life.
glycerol is used to make the explosive Nitro-glycerine.
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SPORTS OPINION
HIGH FIVE
QUOTES Muhammad Ali had this to say before knocking George Foreman out at the Rumble in the Jungle — “I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.”
Shaquille O’Neal was asked if he visited the Parthenon when he was in Greece. His reply was stunning — “I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs that we went to.”
2OTH TIME’S THE CHARM?
David Beckham was once asked if he was a
Chris Reive
volatile player. Turns out he thinks volatile means versatile — “Well, I can play in the centre, on the right and occasionally on the left side.”
The NRL has kicked off once again, so it would be rude of me not to write a piece about the Warriors this week. Let’s talk their chances of taking the title. It’s been widely commented on that the Warriors have one of the easiest draws in
Who could forget Tana Umaga’s great call over a
the competition this year, playing more matches against teams considered as this
soft refereeing decision on a tackle on Dan Carter
year’s cellar dwellers than against top 8 potential teams. It’s true, as the Warriors
— “We’re not playing Tiddlywinks.”
only play the Sea Eagles, Bulldogs and Roosters once, whereas they play teams like the Tigers, Raiders and, my pick for wooden spooners, the Titans twice. But if you ask me, that isn’t something to look too much into, as upsets and
Benji Marshall didn’t try to sugar coat why he left
Cinderella stories are part of why sports are so great.
the Blues last year to head back to league — “I
Will new signings play a factor? Bodene Thompson and Ryan Hoffman will go a
was just an average rugby player.”
long way in strengthening up the defence, and Hoffman provides another proven attacking threat to an already dynamic offence. I’ve heard a lot of people say that the Warriors have what it takes this year for a long run into the playoffs, but I remain sceptical. Maybe it’s because I don’t actually support the Warriors, but to me they have always been a hard team to follow. They could play out of their skin one week and then lose to the bottom placed team the next. Consistency and racking up away wins will be the key to success for the warriors this year. I’m predicting them to finish 7th. Also, stop calling Shaun Johnson ‘Magic Johnson’. Magic Johnson was an NBA player. Find another cool nickname for him.
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IF WE CAN MAKE IT THERE.... When the Warriors first walked out on to the pitch against the Broncos 20 years
a realistic chance. As for the Warriors the 0–1 record probably won’t inspire a lot
ago the message was simple: New Zealand Sports would gain legitimacy if a team
of confidence but if you think that, you didn’t watch the game. Tuimoala Lolohea
from our side of the Tasman could win the league. The same logic was applied
proved to be dynamic in his new fullback role while Ryan Hoffman showed the
the the NZ Knights, then the NZ Kings, Then the Wellington Phoenix. It would
quality and consistency that could make him the buy of the season. When you
be easy to sit back now and say that the Breakers have won four titles in five
then add the injured Sam Tomkins back into the mix in at five-eighth forming a
years and we no longer have anything to prove but that simply isn’t true. While
mouthwatering combination with Shaun “Not Magic” Johnson the odds of seeing
we don’t want to jinx it this year could see the Phoenix and the Warriors join the
the Warriors lifting a trophy shorten significantly.
Breakers as champions of, lets say Australasia. Don’t laugh we are serious about it, honest. For a brief period this week ‘The ‘Nix lead the league and the addition of experienced striker Joel Griffiths could be just the boost required to make them 8
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If that 20 year old goal of, “Win the league to win legitimacy” still stands then New Zealand sports could be legit as fuck by October.
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ZERO HOUR CONTRACTS Recently the issue of Zero Hour contracts has become prominent. Those contracts are prevalent in major companies like Sky City, Starbucks and KFC. These contracts don’t guarantee people work but require them to work when they are called in. This is a very different Left vs Right because we think that there aren’t actually two sides to this particular story.
LEFT
RIGHT
Just in case it needs reiterating, the clue is in the name. This week,
Are you a big corporation trying to save those pennies to pay for the
people who our bureaucrats count as happily employed will be offered
new corporate jet? Is the decor in the executive bathroom so 2010? Are
no work and make no money to live on. All while maintaining their total
you a bit short on change but plan on buying lunch at Momento? Zero
availability for whatever measly amount of income might get dangled
hour contracts might be just the ticket. Well renowned for serving shit
their way in the uncertain future.
to customers on an industrial scale, zero hour contracts are used by
These people on zero-hour contracts might very well be in a desperate situation today, but that’s not the only reason they’re more than likely
great corporate citizens including McDonalds, Burger King, Starbucks and Skycity, to extend the same privilege to workers.
liable to take anything they’re offered. While unreliable employers
But seriously, on the face of it, zero hour contracts don’t look too
are encouraged to overstaff and juke their status as ‘job-creators’,
bad. They give employers the right to offer you hours on demand - if
unreliable employees can be encouraged with the threat of employed-
they are busy they will call you in, if they aren’t, they won’t. You aren’t
unemployment, and assuming you’ve been there more than 90 days, it
locked into fixed hours which gives you more flexibility. If you are a
saves a lot of paperwork.
student who needs a bit of money and have a fairly flexible schedule
So, your nominal employer uses you when they feel like it, and you make sure your life doesn’t get in the way of that ‘job’.
(sorry engineers, this is another party you aren’t invited to), this sort of arrangement can work really well - I’ve personally done it for a few years now at university. Generally, you don’t get sick days with holiday
The less-cynical part of me thinks just mentioning the facts should
pay paid on top. Nothing too sinister - this is your stock standard casual
establish the unfairness of this, but some might argue that new
employment contract. Sure this isn’t too good when you are raising
innovations precarity actually benefit some types of workers. Maybe
a family, but for thousands of young New Zealanders this gives them
your 37 pieces of flair have ingratiated you enough with some manager
money and experience. The obvious benefits for the employer is the
to allow you to dodge shifts when they clash with your studies. The
ability to cut down the wages (often the biggest company expense)
problem with that scenario is it’s rarely ever the case. Zero-hour
and is one of the reasons they don’t mind hiring someone with no
contracts discipline workers just like high unemployment. Show back-
experience to do a few hours here and there.
breaking flexibility, keep your mouth shut and you get the prize of being allowed to work. That’s why the practice came here, that’s why it’s spreading, like it has overseas. Along with the handful who it works
Zero hour contracts are like that, but with one nasty little addition: you can’t refuse hours.
for, go tens of thousands for whom it sucks. Including the employees
Obviously this is good from a corporate point of view, but if you’ve
of the massive Restaurant Brands and government sweetheart state
ever worked at a big supermarket / fast food / retail chain you will
beneficiaries like SkyCity.
know one simple fact: management can’t organise shit. This is always
The real insidiousness of this is its potential chilling effect on workers taking any collective action to improve their situation. At least if they want that call…
compounded by the fact, no matter what the economic times look like, head office will be trying to cut down on hours. If you get a zero hour contract and you are happy with the hours offered and the time of day they sit at, then no harm is done. However, if you are handed a zero hour contract and they drop your hours there is only one option: take it like a good right winger and spend those free hours looking for a new job. This is not the column I expected to write. I’m a big fan of casual contracts and some of the flexibility and experience they have to offer. Zero hour contracts have lots of bits I like, but the non refusal of hours is straight up corporate bullshit.
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NEXUS MAGAZINE Entertainment
HOROSCOPES
TRENDING ON TWITTER
Aries (March 21 — April 19)
#IJUSTHADSEXNOWIAM
You will meet a handsome, tall, dark stranger this week. Under no circumstances should he be approached. Campus security has been notified. Taurus (April 20 — May 20)
Fucker @fgtveasssassin · Mar 8 #IJustHadSexNowIAm Gay 1
This week Jupiter threw some serious shade in Venus’ direction and Saturn got
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involved because Saturn is a nosey bitch that has to get all up in other people’s business. Fuck you, Saturn. Also buy a lotto ticket. Gemini (May 21 — June 20)
Meteor Cur @MeteorCur · Mar 8 #IJustHadSexNowIAm waiting a year for my next birthday so my wife will have sex with me again. 2
This week life throws you lemons. If you ask us life is a dick for throwing anything at you at all. For starters, lemons really hurt when they are thrown at you. Maybe life should throw something different, like apples. Who ever heard of a lemon bong?
Milfncookies @Milfncookiies · Mar 8 #IJustHadSexNowIAm pregnant
Cancer (June 21 — July 22) After consulting with the stars we have something life changing and amazing to tell you but we want to build suspense so keep reading every week. We promise to let you know soon #cliffhanger #lazyhoroscopes Leo (July 23 — August 22) At times this week it will feel a little like you are the Pope. Y’know, talking to an imaginary friend and immovably convinced of your values and morality to the point
Todd @NotTheFakeTodd · Mar 8 #IJustHadSexNowIAm constipated
Diane N. Sevenay @Diane_7A · Mar 8 #IJustHadSexNowIAm probably going to prision 6
you impose it on others. Keep up the good work.
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Virgo (August 23 — September 22) By Friday you will have mastered the art of the multiple orgasm. Your body and mind will connect to give you the ultimate holistic, satisfying sexual experience. This frees up Saturday for you to begin to learn how to do that with a second person in the room. Libra (September 23 — October 22) Once you forgive yourself, you can begin the process of forgiving others. Except for those who live in Orchard Park, some of those dicks don’t warrant your forgiveness
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and instead can expect vengeance. Scorpio (October 23 — November 21) This week you will find love. Spoiler alert: it’s in the fridge between the vodka and cheese. Love really is in the last place you expect it to be. Sagittatrius (November 22 — December 21) They say a horoscope should be personal but vague, so when I write my girlfriend cheated on me this week because she is an unloving hosebeast who is incapable of real human emotion you should read, “Relationships are difficult, find your inner peace in open communication, not confrontation… Julia.” Capricorn (December 22 — January 19) 1 shot whiskey, 1 shot tabasco sauce, cold coffee and then half a berocca with a water
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chaser. Hangover cured. Who said horoscopes couldn’t be edu-tainment. What’s Hot Aquarius (January 20 — February 18)
1. The weather. Am I right?
Freedom is simply the perception our id, ego and superego have of an unattainable
2. Netflix is launching here on March 24. If you don’t see me for all of
state of bliss... see Dad, told you I would use that philosophy paper.
April, you’ll know why. 3. @ProBirdRights on Twitter. You’re welcome.
Pisces (February 19 — March 20) Dear Sir / Madam: This is a note to let you know that we owe you 1 horoscope… redeemable at the Nexus office. Unfortunately our Astrologists left early muttering the words, “Guinness,” and, “It’s St Patrick’s week bitches, we’re out!”
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What’s Not 1. The death of Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon #childhoodruined 2. Apple Watch. Cool, another thing I don’t need but will probably buy. 3. Allergies. They really get up my nose.
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Reviews NEXUS MAGAZINE
FILM REVIEW
MUSIC REVIEW
FOCUS
SIX60 – SELF TITLED
Jared Wooldridge
Hp
Focus is an interesting movie. It features two stars, both at
Somewhere between scoring number one singles, winning New
entirely different points in their careers; one rising, and one who
Zealand Music Awards, and being called out by certain music
has fallen into a slump of Johnny Depp proportions. They both
critics for being generally rubbish, Six60 managed to make a
work admirably in a movie that looks and sounds great, that
name for themselves. Well, not to forget their roots (my friend),
manages to say Smith may still be relevant. But the film gets
this five piece band was originally formed in Dunedin and
way too caught up in its own intrigue.
though they have been a little quiet since their multi-platinum
It all starts off innocently enough, with a meeting between our two heroes, experienced con-man Nicky (Will Smith), and Jess, a grifter floating through town, played by Margot Robbie. Robbie,
debut album, they’re back. This new record is true to form and bound to catch ears and awkward pakeha dancing from here to the deep south.
who earned a lot of well-deserved praise for her role in Wolf of
The album’s opener tells us that this is, “for the world,” though
Wall Street, has plenty of chemistry with Smith. Which is good,
despite the impressive line-up of international producers, this
as the whole movie hinges on them being able to convince the
album is likely to appeal to New Zealanders in the first instance
audience that they are hopelessly, madly in love with each other.
for its laid back groove. The term BBQ Reggae has been
Mind you, it takes a couple of coincidentally cliche meetings
despairingly swung around this band and there are plenty of
before they realise it.
songs here that reinforce this label — despite the album neither
As with all movies that rely on tricks and cons to get us through to the end, the story proves a little too twisty and turny for its own good, as shocks and revelations begin piling up. In the end, it smacks a little bit of a story trying to be too clever, but luckily, at 105 minutes long, we do not have to suffer too much. At least the performances will make the story bearable for those interested in the romance angle, and Focus gives Will Smith a chance to prove he can still act. I think we can all breath a sigh of relief, and hope he will finally learn his lesson from After Earth.
being reggae nor that tasty when grilled. There’s something in the ubiquitous plodding tempos, horn accents, and spiritcrushingly dull lyrics that make it hard to defend this album against the BBQ Reggae labellers and general naysayers. Despite this, there are catchy hooks aplenty, wafting verses and sweet vocals that will appeal to many. First single, Special, was yet another number one for the band with its smooth grooves. It’s a good representation of the songs here. This album is harmless pop and is bound to have a large audience, though unlikely to trouble their primary auditory cortex.
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NEXUS MAGAZINE Reviews
FOOD REVIEW
APP REVIEW
THAI CLASSIC CUISINE
QUIZUP
Caitlin Orton
Melissa Stevens
I’m a ‘regular’ kind of person. By this I mean there are regular
Just like ‘Sims’ or ‘Angry Birds’, this is the kind of game you
places in Hamilton that I will go back to till the day I die. Thai
will spend two weeks fixated on and then forget about. It’s the
Classic Cuisine is one of those places.
perfect way to show off your random knowledge of useless facts
I first experienced Thai food back in high school and it’s been a love affair ever since. I say love affair because it keeps me cheating on my diet and it’s sucking the money out of my wallet. Love sucks. But with all that aside, Thai Classic Cuisine is great. The food is amazing! It’s hot, filled with spicy zing, and they even do those carrot/cabbage art pieces that you couldn’t do no matter how many Pinterest lessons you look at. Panang Sizzling is by far the most incredible meal I have ever tasted. You’ll always know when it’s ready, because the waiters have to stand in the kitchen doorway for a minute until the steam reaches an acceptable level of this-won’t-burn-your-face-off. Les Mills is also just next-door. So if watching people in gym clothes walk past makes you feel guilty then you can always decline the extra rice. The food is just fine without it. There’s usually parking right outside as well or you could catch the bus. It’s Victoria Street, any bus will do.
‘Name the Golfer’, QuizUp is bound to have the perfect category for you. QuizUp is a social quizzing game so it is the best to play when you connect it with your Facebook account, but you don’t have to. It can also be fun to play with total strangers around the word, but you may miss out on the bragging that comes naturally with this game. The game uses achievement badges, titles, and pie graphs that map your wins and losses. Your QuizUp profile is very detailed, it shows all the different categories you have played and how you did in them. This game is also incredibly simple to use and beautifully designed. The use of greys and pops of colour make it very aesthetically pleasing. If you play QuizUp for as long as I did, you will start getting the same questions over again. This can make playing feel repetitive and stale. If you get up to the levels around 20, you are bound to get at least two to three questions you already know in each
This tiny restaurant is always a pleasure to go to. The women
game, meaning if you verse your lower-level friends, you will
wear beautiful traditional clothing and are always a delight to
beat them with ease — which can kind of take the fun out of it.
talk to. Plus their golden cutlery always keeps me entertained. If it were a little cheaper, I’d be there every week.
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to your friends and family. From ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ to
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If you find me on there, prepare to lose at ‘Game of Thrones’.
Reviews NEXUS MAGAZINE
BOOK REVIEW
BOOK REVIEW
EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU BY CELESTE NG
FIGHT CLUB BY CHUCK PALAHNIUK
Kelsie Morland
Brittany Rose
This book has been on the market for a year, but it only just came
We all know the story: an un-named Joe Bloggs protagonist — “I
to my attention last week. I honestly could not put this book
am Joe’s Raging Bile Duct… I am Joe’s Grinding Teeth.” — meets
down; I read it in two days.
the magnetic and masculine Tyler Durden and they start Fight
Set in the 70s, the story follows the Lee family, seemingly normal on the surface. Upon opening the book I didn’t really know what to expect, but when the first line I read was, “Lydia is dead,” I was instantly hooked. The book follows James, the father; Marilyn, the mother; Nath, the eldest and only son; and little Hannah, the youngest daughter, and their struggle to deal with the murder of their daughter Lydia.
Club. The ever-destructive Marla Singer ruins the therapeutic experience of crashing support groups for our strangely omniscient narrator, and tells Tyler Durden she wants to “have [his] abortion” (Interesting tidbit: in the film this was altered to “I haven’t been fucked like that since grade school” due to concerns surrounding censorship — Google it, controversy galore). We all know the story, but I promise you it’s even better in written form. Having seen the movie and experienced mind-
By the end of the first chapter, you find that the murder of
blowing excitement at the plot twist (don’t worry, no spoilers,
their second eldest child is not the only problem this family has
because the first rule of fight club is we don’t talk about fight
experienced. Flashbacks to the 50s and the issues the family
club).
faced being a mixed ‘American-Oriental’ family, a mysterious disappearance, and of course the over-looming murder; this family has a lot more secrets than I first discovered.
Seeing the film prior to reading, I wasn’t concerned about following the plot, I could enjoy the writing for the genius that it is. This also had the added bonus of supplying imagery of a
I know with Uni, finding time to read a book seems pretty
topless Brad Pitt — this enhances the experience drastically.
redundant. I mean, with all the readings we never do, all the
Other highlights include how Marla Singer’s character is fleshed
towning we need to get done, who has the time am I right? This
out, she’s nuanced and a lot more accessible in written form than
book is such an easy fast read that it should be on everyone’s
in the film.
reading list. Whether you buy it, download it, or borrow it, please read this book!
Read this book for the relentless imagery and crass, abrasive tone. Or read it in anticipation of Fight Club 2, the comic book. Either way read it, then check out Palahniuk’s Facebook page and take a peek at the first 6 pages of the sequel.
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NEXUS MAGAZINE Auteur
“CARLOS WAS BIG ON MARXIST RHETORIC, WHISKEY AND HOOKERS…”
Inside The Jackal Richard Swainson
Syria and Libya and East Germany, taking money and shelter from the highest bidder as he sought to further a rather vague, pro-Palestine, anti-west agenda. In terms of results he actually didn’t achieve much beyond a certain notoriety in the press. Carlos was big on Marxist rhetoric, whiskey and hookers and came to believe in his own publicity as the headlines flattered his ego. All of which makes for highly entertaining cinema. Five years ago
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Today we imagine terrorists as religious fanatics, puritanical, humourless
French director Olivier Assayas turned Carlos’ two decade run as
hypocrites dreaming of a multiplicity of afterlife virgins even as they
public enemy number one into both a five and a half hour miniseries
plot their latest bombing or gleefully behead captive infidels. Allah
and a feature film of more easily digested length. A character study, a
is great and all of that. There was a time, however, when those who
meticulous recreation of time and place and a work of huge historical
sought political change through random acts of violence were of a
research, Carlos the Jackal is revelatory when it comes to the origins
more hedonistic stripe. Taking their lead from Karl Marx by way of Che
of modern terrorism. If a cold war dominated world where people
Guevara, these nominally leftist bohemians were sexually liberated and
spout left wing cliches with a straight face seems rather quaint, the
indulged in generous helpings of drink and baccy, defining themselves
techniques employed by Carlos and his rag-tag crew of the spoiled and
against the stifling morality of the “petite bourgeoisie” mainstream.
the disaffected are precisely those of today’s Muslim lunatics.
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, aka “Carlos the Jackal”, was the most infamous
Auteur House stocks both versions of Carlos the Jackal as well as the
example of these fun-lovin’ killers. Between 1973 and his capture just
equally noteworthy, The Baader Meinhof Complex, a film that deals
over twenty years later, Carlos was responsible for a series of bombings
with the same period, albeit from the perspective of a sulky post-war
and kidnappings throughout Europe and the Middle East. Initially
German generation seeking to ensure their country not repeat the
aligned with the radical anti-Zionist group the Popular Front for the
fascist mistakes of its past. As with Carlos’ group, the tactics might be
Liberation of Palestine, in later years Carlos’ allegiances shifted between
diabolical but the thinking behind it fascinates.
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Arts NEXUS MAGAZINE
“...TESTS HAVE SHOWN THAT MOST PEOPLE’S AESTHETIC APPRECIATION LEVELS REMAIN WHAT THEY WERE AT THE AGE OF TEN THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES.”
Bloody Monkeys
Barton, director of Victoria University’s Adam Art Gallery, backed that
Peter Dornauf
I recall from a little while back, students at Vic becoming angry at a
up. She said she was amazed at what people didn’t like.
famous Peter Robinson painting, thinking it was racist, but completely missing the irony in the work. Dumb and dumber. Then there are stories of works of art being tossed in the skip in a varsity clean out.. That happened in Auckland. We’re a nation of visual illiterates but you don’t A recent Listener article alerted Joe Public to perhaps a little known fact that universities around the country house and display their own permanent art collections. What it also revealed was the somewhat startling observation that staff at these institutions of higher learning, exhibit a profound ignorance and even antipathy toward contemporary art. Now I know one can’t be an expert on everything, but one assumes and even expects from people with PhD’s after their name, a certain level of cultural sophistication, as well as a measure of awareness regarding the zeitgeist and at least some passing knowledge and appreciation of the modern. But nope. The revelation that a certain member of staff (name withheld) threatened to make a pin-board of a painting by one of New Zealand’s top artists if it wasn’t removed from the premises got me shaking my head. Was this just an aberration, a rogue dunce who’d slipped past the net and found himself (I’m assuming it was a male) in a place where his judgments were aesthetically challenged? Apparently not. Linda Tyler, curator of the University of Auckland’s art collection, in commenting
expect that at a university. Actually tests have shown that most people’s aesthetic appreciation levels remain what they were at the age of ten throughout their lives. As a consequence, crap rules. Steph Chalmers is the manager of Waikato University’s art collection but sadly the level of art appreciation will remain at pre-adolescent levels here because some gormless admin manager cut the Art History course from the curriculum some years back. Does any of this make the slightest bit of difference? Not if one’s intent in such institutions is to pump out brain-dead bureaucrats, dumb lawyers, dim-witted scientists, even dense grads from the English faculty who don’t know how to read a Judy Millar or Fiona Pardington. If cultural retards are your mission, then canning art history puts you right on track. The sad irony is that this university is putting up money to establish and grow a significant art collection (a commendable goal) but at the same time making sure no-one understands or appreciates it.
on current visual discernment, claimed that despite the place being a
Until we educate, then things will remain at the pubescent level of “I
tertiary institution, the level of education about art wasn’t high (allow
know what I like and I don’t like that.” A monkey knows what it likes but
for euphemism) and that people had very conservative tastes. Christina
some of us need to make our way down out of the trees.
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NEXUS MAGAZINE 50 Years of Nexus
FROM THE VAULT
Why you should take any notice when so much has already been said Within the last two years New Zealand has embarked
of users and, more importantly, how much less likely the
upon perhaps the greatest mass flouting of the law in its
symptoms would be due to other causes. Furthermore, the
history. Marijuana, a mild euphoric drug known and used
post hoc case study reasoning must be avoided because
throughout the world for centuries and for a long time part
the role of marijuana in the precise etiology of behavioral
of the bohemian scene in the U.S.A., has suddenly become
disturbance is not known. The first requirement for an
commonplace among students at universiites, urban youth,
understanding of the local marijuana scene is an estimate
and even young teenages. Along with the estimated 10
of the number of times it has been used. It is important to
million American users the writer predicts that at least 15%
find out in what form it was used and when it was used. The
of the age group between 17 and 25 in the urban centres
setting in which the drug was used provides and indication
of New Zealand have used marijuana at least once, and that
of the need the drug is fulfilling and, therefore, we need to
this number is increasing rapidly. Just how rapid this increase
know where marijuana is used. Furthermore, how likely is is
is can be gauged from the fact that although confiscations
that people will will want to use marijuana in the future?
represent a very small percentage of the total marijuana available, the court convictions for possession alone have increased nearly fifteen-fold in the last year. One reason for the explosion in the use of marijuana is that the old fears have been shown to be exaggerated. There is no evidence that marijuana is addictive, nor that it leads to crime, immorality, or stronger drugs. Other social dangers remain: a person high on “pot” and behind the wheel of a car is as potentially as dangerous as someone who has had “one too many”.
Whether marijuana legislation is liberalised or not, it is clear that the demand for the drug is increasing and prediction as to the number of future users is both desirable and necessary for adequate assessment of the future social consequences. Since at present the bulk of marijuana use if confined to university populations some estimate of the parameters in such institutions is paramount. It is intended that such a survey could be easily adapted for use elsewhere. The University of Waikato campus offers an appropriate starting point for such an investigation by virtue of its relatively
The major problem is considering marijuana in New Zealand
small population and minima number of part-time students.
is the lack of any baselines on which to gauge both the
Accordingly, the whole campus population could be studied.
deleterious effects and general consequences of widespread
There follows a questionnaire. It is obvious that no survey
use in society at large. For example, any clinical data based
can gather all the data required to answer all the questions
of severe cases with marked behaviour problems is of
of such a pressing problem. Nevertheless, the information
questionable worth unless the problems can be compared
gained from this attempt would go some way in satisfying
with the probability of occurrence of those symptoms due
the pleas for a more realistic and scientific appraisal of the
to other causes. Single case evidence, although scientifically
drug problem in our society.
and medically, useful, cannot be reasonably used as evidence until we know how many such cases are likely in a population
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Nexus — March 1st, 1972
A family-friendly event for all ages free arts & crafts stalls, face painting, food, dance party and special guest performance
Family Day SATURDAY 21st March, 11:00AM - 2:00PM Village green, UNIVERSITY of waikato CAMPUS FREE PARKING IN GATE 1 AND GATE 2B
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NEXUS MAGAZINE Feature
GETTIN’ DOWN WITH THE KIDS Onyx Lily
It’s easy to forget that a third of Waikato students are above the age of 25. Who are these students, and if they’re not actively engaging in our sweaty nights it town, what are they doing instead? When you ask most people what they think “student culture”
spouses and dogs and mortgages, and all kinds of other
means, they’ll say one thing: drinking. And for a majority of
pilferers of our time and energy, which means we don’t go
straight-out-of-school undergrads, that is the glue that holds
through our study with the same group of people. So we
the student body together. Especially during a crowded,
might not ever really feel like part of a group. (Contrary to
sweaty night out at the Outback. Eww.
popular belief, we don’t even meet up at the start of semester
But around 35% of the student body at the University of Waikato is actually made up of adult learners — us folk who have reached the decrepit age of 25 or older. So for those of us for whom the novelty of playing three-man with a plastic bottle of Kristov 62 has worn off, and the idea of going to a
a long involved question just as the lecture finishes, offer answers/opinions at least once every 15 minutes, and be sure to tell at least one story about children/career/vast life experience in each class).
foam party is literally laughable, what exactly is it that makes
When I was thinking about what student culture actually
a “student culture”?
meant, I started in the place all good students start —
Adult learners (they stopped calling us mature students a while back, I imagine in recognition of the fact that age doesn’t equal maturity, and to make it clear that the rest of you are still children) can be a solitary bunch. That sounds like an oxymoron, but what I mean is, we don’t arrive in big
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to go over the adult student code of conduct, i.e. always ask
Wikipedia. But rather than just a page, “student culture” is a whole Wiki category, which currently has 140 listed subpages. I didn’t read them all, but some of the titles were intriguing — Panty Raid, Hobo Day, and Goldfish Swallowing among them. What the hell are you guys getting up to?
groups from the same school, or bond over the bad food
Wiki having let me down for once, I did a bit of a Google
and pungent foot-smell of the halls of residence, or hook up
Scholar search, and then got bored reading all the research
with each other in an alcoholic haze. We often study part-
so decided to generalise based on my own experience
time because we have jobs and children and elderly parents,
instead.
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Feature NEXUS MAGAZINE
For a lot of adult learners, coming into or returning to tertiary study can be fucking terrifying. It’s often a long time since we were in a formal learning situation and the stakes are also often higher than for the average school leaver — debts carry more fear, and the hoped-for outcomes are more specific and more important. An adult coming back to tertiary study has usually seen the world and found themselves not quite prepared for their intended place in it, whereas school leavers tend to have fewer concerns about the massive amount of money they’re spending on their studies, and more vague hopes and dreams in their shiny little eyes. (Told you I was going to generalise). Student culture isn’t any one thing, but I guess you could describe it as a feeling of connection among the students of the institution in terms of values, activities, environment, interests and expectations (e.g. we value drinking, we like to do drinking, we go to places where we can drink, we are interested in drinking and we expect to get drunk). School-
Panty Raid, Hobo Day, and Goldfish Swallowing among them. What the hell are you guys getting up to?
leaver undergrads, particularly those in the halls or flatting on or near campus, have a pretty interconnected uni and non-uni life, while a large proportion of adult learners wear a student hat, which is very different from their home hat. So for adult learners, the “student culture” is pretty much
trying to better myself, but also contributing in a small way
the things that happen while we’re on campus. I’m not even
to the potential of tomorrow’s leaders.
going to talk about online students. They can write their own damn article. Now, Waikato may not be the couch-burning, student-ballet, crazy-initiation capital of New Zealand, but we do have a pretty awesome campus, and a lot of interesting stuff going on. Art and music happening all the time in the Academy, Māori performing arts students and staff pulling together the hugely impressive Kingītanga Day (no, it’s not just a day off), trenchcoaters playing Orc Ball or whatever the hell it is on the village green, mutant fish in the Oranga Lake, (and the ducklings, oh my god the ducklings), the implaccable tai chi pensioners, and the random peace sign guy to name a few. Having an enclosed (rather than a city) campus, and being away from the centre of Hamilton does make the Uni feel like its own little small town where even the bank tellers know
Oh yikes. Got a bit touchy-feely there didn’t I? Sorry. Actually one of the best parts of adult student culture is being able to get some vicarious young-people buzz, while also being so fucking glad we are past all that. We are forced to carefully manage our time, so we can watch smugly while you young’uns scramble to finish and print your essays a few minutes before the deadline. We have young kids and other commitments that keep us up late and get us up early, so watching you stumbling into lectures with a hangover and wearing last night’s clothes makes us feel better about our eye bags. And yeah, we know you groan when we ask questions and share (another) life experience, but we no longer care what a bunch of 18-20 year olds think, so it doesn’t bother us!
you by name — and that’s kind of cool in this anonymous
Of course, “over 25” spans a pretty big age range, and while
day and age.
I may be the wrong side of 30, I probably can’t speak for
I love sitting at Momento and listening to the snippets of conversation of students and staff around me, stumbling upon a contemporary dance rehearsal around one of the
adult students in their 50s or 60s. But the government thinks we’re all the same, according to the funding rules, so screw it, I will.
Uni sculptures, discovering a new quiet spot to study in the
And hey, we may be more likely to be desperately sculling a
library stacks, and generally soaking up the buzz of being
glass of pinot noir when the kids have finally gone the fuck to
around a lot of mainly young, enthusiastic, intelligent, and
sleep than we are to be knocking back tequila slammers and
curious students. Feeling like I’m a part of that — not only
jugs of Waikato Draught, but drinking is important to us too.
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MUMMY VS HALLS VS FLATTING VS TRANSCENDING TO A HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS Luke Arnold
How does student life differ in different residential situations? Luke Arnold compares and critiques the home, halls, and flatting experiences. A few more years with mummy and daddy never killed
Why just 30 minutes ago I was at the dining table in my
nobody…. Maybe. If you ask me how I feel about living with
underwear, eating a juicy sirloin steak courtesy of Mummy,
my parents while studying, I will tell you that I’m dead inside
when Father began to yell from the couch. “What is wrong
and therefore do not feel anything. My internal death was
with you boy? Put some damn clothes on!” After a moment
due to the overwhelming happiness of still being disciplined
of deliberation he succumbed to join me in shirtless and
by my father well into my 20s which proved too joyous an
pants-less glory, and we dined together comfortably with
experience to go on living. I’m kidding if you haven’t noticed
our bare trunks pressed against the table. This is the beauty
already.
of family living.
In moving on with my afterlife, I have adopted the philosophy
Getting along with your parents enough to live with them
‘to not bite the hand that feeds you.’ I no longer succumb to
a little longer is not completely pathetic; yes it makes you a
telling my parents of their need for plastic surgery or beg
fucking baby, but a baby with enough coin to throw at the
for a new iPhone on the daily. Being more passive (or kind
other babies to make them do dumb shit for you.
as some would say) has proved valuable in creating a good family dynamic after high school.
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that life is too hard to go on alone. Whilst I have clung onto the same job I’ve had since third form, a part-time income on minimum wage does not a well-nourished student make. By throwing away my dreams of youth community living, I have pleasured myself with new clothes, $$$savings, a nice car, and my regular Friday night hooker, Sebastian. If you have a dope ass father like mine, then you can also rope him into picking you and your friends up from town at 3am. He even brings me ice blocks to fuel the next day’s hangover vom. Alternatively, considering the things I’ve missed out by living at home, including not getting the chance to meet a variety of people or to explore different settings outside my comfort
Throw parties when you want and huff paint when you want.
zone, I’ve sacrificed a lot of my independence and haven’t yet mastered the ability to make it on my own in the ‘real world.’ The reality is that in today’s economy, parents will carry a
buying): many more shameful drunken memories and a ton
large portion of your living expenses if you attend a halls of
of lifelong Facebook friendships that are not necessarily, but
residence for your first year. However, this cost of sending
probably at some point, sexual in nature.
an adult baby asshole to an out-of-region university is very expensive. I think that if parents actually get along with their adult baby assholes, it makes way more sense for everyone involved if students attend a local university and live at home.
Finally, the most reasonable and relatable option of accommodating yourself for uni, is obviously flatting. It’s safe to assume that with enough flatmates, students can fend for themselves and escape the behavioural conditions associated with using a parental wallet. Sucking up to mum
Even better, if most of your friends are staying in the area
and dad now becomes obsolete, and the freedom to screw
you can smother the life out of these friendships and never
one’s life over is obtained, thanks to frivolous Studylink loan
leave each other. After all, what’s more satisfying than
spending. Upon asking my friend Gary’s flat how they liked
keeping your high school friends on a tight leash of fond
the lifestyle, I discovered that this was potentially the best
memories. This is not to say you can’t make new friends
of the three options. “Throw parties when you want and
living at home, just probably not as many as you would being
huff paint when you want.” Thank you Gary, what invaluable
prison buddies with everyone in the halls.
insights you have shared. Gary also pointed out it’s the right
To investigate the halls of residence experience, I asked my ex-Bryant baby girl what she thought about living at home versus the halls. But before she could answer me, S Club 7’s popular year 2000 hit ‘Reach’ began its iconic pre-chorus: “We’ve got to all stick together Good friends, there for each other Never ever forget that I’ve got you and you’ve got me, so Reach for the stars…”
people that make a good flat, so if you’re gonna have a good flatting experience, you best get along swimmingly with whoever is going to be left home alone with your toothbrush and their asshole. All in all, it comes down to opportunity and circumstance as to where you end up. If you got the dollar bills, then the halls should get you a new circle of friends. If you got the friends, then you can construct an epic flat full of backyard weed and microwaved (Watties Tomato Soup + curry powder) Butter Chicken. If you are a stingy hoe like myself, then
In this moment we simultaneously understood the
keep suckling on that titty, baby, because mummy can only
importance of the halls of residence and there was no longer
produce milk for so long.
a need to conduct an interview for this article. If you attend
Photography: Louise Hutt
the halls you get something money can’t buy (but kind of is
This E.T. is staying home.
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CRAFT ON CULTURE Jules Craft
As much as we sometimes would like to, we simply can’t talk about Student Culture without Jules Craft. This week our student culture guru took to feature writing with almost exactly the level of research and reasoned debate we have come to know and love him for. He also tried to use bullet points but ‘Liv wasn’t having that mess up her layout. This wanderlust of a feature will take you through some
got E.D.M fanatics, cosplay brethas, bad boys who fight with
ideas and views on student culture, in particular the student
foam swords (seriously though someone invite me to orc
culture of Waikato University. The hard thing is how do
ball), half if not three quarters of the Chief’s development
you write about something that does but doesn’t exist?
squad, an awesome snowboarding club, a fully fledged lion
Something that’s slowly growing but still seems so far, far
brown cult, and how could I forget the dark but desirable
away, that it seems like a fairy tale? It’s all very esoteric or
underworld of League of Legends players that comes alive
it’s not esoteric and I’m using it as an excuse to use the word
in the early mornings. This is only the tip of the iceberg.
esoteric. Oooh esoteric. Doesn’t it just sound so dreamy, out
Honestly, the list of awesome things and ideas that Waikato
of understanding, and well esoteric? Before I was so rudely
Students are getting amongst is endless. The problem I see
interrupted by my problematic ADHD tendencies I was
is that it’s all split up. We as Waikato students don’t seem
spitting some mad bars on this student culture stuff. I’ve
to realise/care that all these amazing opportunities to try
always done my best to speak out for student culture and I
new things and meet like-minded individuals comes as a
stand by it but... what the fuck am I standing by? I guess to
result of our attendance at this university. Rather than, “I
give myself (and I suppose you too) some idea of what I’m
am a Waikato student,” it’s, “I’m studying at Waikato.” We
on about, I’ll narrate a few ideas by attempting to answer
have all the ingredients for culture, we’re just missing a little
these questions: What is Waikato Student Culture right now?
something and that something is a true identity, we need
Why the fuck would we want a Waikato Student Culture?
an identity to unite us. We need an umbrella that keeps us
How can we nurture/create more Waikato Student culture?
all dry, that makes us stand out to those passing by, and
*N.B: I have done zero research, however, being a Waikato Student I deem myself fully qualified to comment, rant, rave, praise, or ridicule any part of the community I am a part of. I encourage the same from you. What is Waikato Student Culture Right Now? To be honest Waikato Student Culture seems to be a dismal
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umbrella with the words “I’M A WAICAT BITCH RECOGNISE.” I can say all this but why should you care? University life is sweet! You don’t have an umbrella but you’re enjoying dancing in the rain aren’t you? Well my dear reader that leads me to my third question... Why the fuck would we want a Waikato Student Culture?
showcase. I say this not because I want to, but because
Strength in Unity
the definition of: ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a
If we are able to create our own identity then, dare I say it,
particular people or society doesn’t exactly scream Waikato
we can be identified. A part of identification is empowering
Students. Here’s the thing though, we do have a bunch of
us as students to battle for what we want. When one student
epic students and those students are sharing ideas, customs,
complains about over-priced food on campus their friends,
and social behaviours. The only thing is that we aren’t really
family and maybe their social media following will hear
sharing these things as a particular people or society. We’ve
about it — Shit we might even get discounted spring rolls
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on Thursdays between the hours of 1 to 2 am in the morning.
song or writing a bible, however, I have neither the time nor
If 10,000 students speak up and commit to spending on
the qualifications for such feats instead I’m going to yarn
campus if and only if, the prices go down then something
about the two P’s: Pride and Participation!
can be worked out that benefits everyone. Fuck it, sounds like I’m feeding you low key unionist political propaganda, I just want $1 sushi.
To have an identity we need to make sure we reinforce it whenever we can. If you are enrolled with Waikato University
Traditions
guess what? YOU ARE A WAIKATO STUDENT! That facts
Part of culture is tradition. Do you have something epic that
not going to change as long as you’re enrolled. Let us be
your family does every year? The Crafts (my family) have a
real for a second other people think Hamilton/Waikato is a
tradition of coming together once a year for Christmas and
bit of a shit hole. Do you know what I say to those others?
nearly slaughtering each other with slanderous comments
FUCK YOU I’m a Waicat and proud. You see changing our
and cleverly designed insults that turns a lovely lunch into the
reputation doesn’t start with other people it starts with us.
breeding den of mental breakdowns. It sounds terrible but I
Outsiders aren’t going to wake up one day and think, “you
love and look forward to it every year. I love our O-week but
know what I’ve been a little harsh on Waikato in the past, I
we need something more than second and third years using
think I’m going to start giving them more props.” They are
the old wolf in sheep skin method by dressing up in Togas
going to wake up with the same attitude everyday unless we
every year to prey on first years as they march. The idea is to
change it. That means when people ask you where you study
have annual events that every student looks forward too and
you don’t look away and mumble, “I’m studying in Waikato,”
participates in. You know how that engineering paper races
no you look them dead in the eye and say “I AM A WAIKATO
boats on the university lake every year? How fun would it be
STUDENT.” People sense confidence the way police dogs
if 5,000 students showed up with a couch, a few beers, and a
sense the scent of that underwear thief who is creeping
flag of the team they were hooting for? Why not make being
around Ham East. If you don’t stand up and say you’re proud
a Waikato Student more than attending class and fighting
of being a part of something how can you expect anyone
over study spots in the library (amazing facility by the way)?
else to respect that thing. No matter what- roar at the top of
Vibes “Aw man I just want to have more cooler, mellow, radtastic vibes on campus mannn. I want to see more loveee mannn.”
your lungs. A lion is lion all day every day no matter what the other animals act or do that’s why they hang out in PRIDES (yes that is a lion pun).
Yes I know it all sounds a little airy fairy but more people
Participation
hanging on campus, more people sharing with one another,
For every person that says, “No,” culture shrinks, it loses
and more people involved in something bigger than
power, it becomes a little more irrelevant. For every person
themselves does actually sound pretty fucking awesome.
that says, “Yes,” culture grows, it gains momentum, others
It’s like when you build a tree hut out in the bush with your
begin to say yes, then all of a sudden a snowball of yes’ is
mates, all of a sudden you and your gang have a secret
rolling down the mountain of culture and slamming into
headquarters for all your planning of mischief and mayhem.
the city of Hamilton that lies below. Yes is the essence
When you’re called home for dinner you’re guttered because
of participation: YES to contributing to your student
you know the boys will be back at the tree hut playing pirates.
community, YES to everyone going down on the Saturday
When outsiders come you welcome them but are always
for the final of the varsity rugby final, YES joining the WSU,
on edge to protect your headquarters with your life (or a
YES to demanding $1 SUSHI! Yes to all these things because
branch you found on the ground). When you finally have to
soon a culture and history builds up. Yes my flatmates and
grow up and leave it behind you are sad, however, they are
I will be carrying a couch down to the lake because that’s
not tears of joy you shed, they are tears of happiness as you
what we did last year, and the year before that. Yes I will be
will always remember how it started as a tree and you left
putting my name down for the management school’s touch
it a home. Vibes is when the campus becomes the tree hut
rugby team because we’ve been in the final every year for
for every Waikato Student in existence, vibes is everyone
the past 10 years and the engineering school is a bunch of
wanting to contribute and improve the tree hut, and last but
pussys (fictional example guys don’t be upset). We don’t
not least vibes is $1 sushi.
have a strongly defined culture yet but without a heap more
How can we nurture/create more Waikato Student culture?
Artowrk: Kyler Martz
Pride
yes’ we won’t even get close.
It is undeniable that there are more effective techniques for
Just say yes you lazy fucks.
building and contributing to culture such as making a theme
Tehe. Xooxoxoxooxxox WUV JAH BOIZ CRAFTS <3
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NEXUS MAGAZINE Your Space
Crazy House: Hillcrest I arrive at the massive two-storey house to find just one of the five flatmates home. Hamish, a young man with a hairy face and a kind smile, greets me around the back of the house by the paddling pool. I can see several electric guitars and four oversized longboards leaning against the wall be the stairway. Hamish explains how his flatmates share a lot of the same hobbies. Upstairs, I find a kitchen covered in day-old dishes, likely because “clean freak” Allan is away. A toilet plunger with a roll of 3-ply loo paper on its handle sits atop the dining room table. Surrounding the plunger are 5 beanies. By the fireplace, I find 90s romance novels, the leftovers from a recent book burning. Pushed into the dining room table is a chair with a toilet set attached to it. This is the quintessential kiwi flat. A hyperactive kitten with toothpick limbs mews and meows as it parades around its cardboard temple, a loving creation by Casey. The exceptional weirdness of this flat is strangely comforting. Each flatmate’s personality is free to run wild in the decor. This is a place where you won’t be judged — the flatmates are likely to be just as crazy as you are.
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THE SINGLE LIFE
“GOOD-LUCK TRYING TO CONVERT HER TO THE CHURCH OF MISOGYNY AND COMMITMENT.”
Alone But Not Lonely Emma Nygard
The ‘Girl’s Just Wanna Have Fun’ Girl Take Cyndi Lauper’s loud, upbeat, 80’s anthem and personify it. You know the girl I’m talking about, she’s always bouncing around the club, flirting with two guys at once and totally fucking loves her single status. Good-luck trying to convert her to the church of misogyny and commitment. The Self-Sabotaging Single Yeah, she complains about not having a boyfriend and having to
There is, after twenty years of experience, something odd I have noticed about the way people treat single girls. As if we’re all walking clichés who bury their heads in Austen novels and idolize
best friend because she’s scared of her own feelings. The Sassy Single
hopeless as me.
She’s the solid 10 that doesn’t even need tinder to get laid, she’s
gals alike, probably intended as flattery, but there’s some kind of deep rooted misogyny in this harmless question. It irks the inner
a freedom seeker that isn’t looking for any kind of commitment. Don’t try and tell her to settle, because like all aspects of her life, she knows what she wants. Basically she’s Beyonce without Jay-Z.
psycho-feminist in me. Stop telling people they need a relationship
The Sampler
to be happy. Stop telling girls that their single status is surprising
She’s that customer at McDonalds that can’t choose anything off
because they are totally cool enough to land a boyfriend, as if they
the menu. She doesn’t want a Big Mac combo, she just wants a
needed your blessing anyway. Go listen to ‘Independent Women’
bite. And a bite of something else and hey maybe a stop off and
and shut up.
Burger King on the way home. No commitment. She wants to try
What I have realised is that this stereotype of desperate, single
before she buys… without actually buying. Ya feel?
girls whose only goal in life is to find her Prince Charming (thanks
Being single isn’t a bad thing. Being in a relationship isn’t a bad
Katherine Heigl), is totally outdated and inapplicable to the bulk
thing. So let’s just stop making people feel weird about it. If you
number of singles I know. There are, of course many variations
want to be single, then be single. If you don’t, well, welcome to
of ‘single- girl’ so let me shed some light for all you people who
the club!
pigeonhole singletons as desperate and lonely.
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them to bits. Every time she’s into somebody she’ll get with their
Bridget Jones (guilty). However not everybody is as lame and
“Why are you single? You’re such a cool girl.” Quoted by guys and
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sleep alone, but every time someone’s interested in her she’ll pick
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ALC 101
“WEIGH UP WHETHER YOU WOULD PREFER A KG OF MINCE, OR A $7 BOTTLE OF CORBANS RIESLING.”
Lesson Three: Drinking on a Budget
it is really nice to be able to grab a coffee on the green and get
Drunk Professor
charges. 101 & Outback generally have door charge on a Saturday
to know the people in your tutorial groups. Basically, although drinking is an age old tradition, it’s important to budget for other forms of social interaction too. Step Two: Organise Your Social Life When organising your drinking calendar, don’t forget about door night, and Static will throw in the odd gold coin entry for that super cool act they have on the decks. The Bank is always a good time for the financially restricted because they never seem to have a door charge. Be selective about which night/s you would like to
Any citizen in a capitalist society requires an income in order
get wastey. Remember that town is pretty dead on a Friday unless
to function in a socially acceptable and financially independent
there’s been a rugby game on. If the Chiefs have won, cruise into
manner. Students are required to dedicate a dominant proportion
town and revel in the Free Friday glory.
of their time to study, making it difficult to maintain employment and earn money while attaining passing grades. Students are therefore rarely active participants in the economy. While some work nights or weekends to supplement their minimal student allowance or living costs, others scrape by on $50 per week after rent & bills. This reality, combined with the apparent compulsion to consume alcohol, results in the need for the following three step process to getting drunk as a skunk on fuck all dosh. Step One: Budget Wisely Weigh up whether you would prefer a kg of mince, or a $7 bottle of Corbans Riesling. Sometimes this decision leads to a vegetarian
Step Three: Plan Accommodation Everyone likes sleeping in their own bed, but sometimes it can be worth a rubbish night’s snooze on a friend’s couch if it means you can split a taxi fare. Taxis are expensive, a ride from Victoria Street to Hillcrest area is approximately twenty bucks. If you have a group of more than 5, ask for a maxi to town because it will obvi be cheaper than two cars. You never know what kind of financial surprise is around the corner, so if you’re a generous drunk leave your card at home. Or don’t go to town yourself, house parties are always free.
diet, which is colourful and cheap as long as you do it right. Halls
Next week Drunk Professor tackles the challenge of maintaining
students are lucky to avoid the cost of dinner, but keep in mind
relationships through the haze of vodka.
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THE WEEKLY GRIND
“MY FAVOURITE CONVERSATION INVOLVED A BOY ‘CONSULTING HIS GRANDMA’ ON MY DICK PIC AND HER DECIDING IT WAS “NOT BAD”.”
Upping Your Grindr Game
cropped image of your body. BUT AT LEAST begin a conversation
Resident Gay
Play With Me
with someone by sending them a decent headshot. People don’t have time to flirt for half an hour toward a big reveal that shows you are not remotely what they are looking for.
Spice it up! I always jump for joy when the conversation is random yet flirty and fun. And you can still have a decent conversation while being sexy and provocative and naked. My favourite conversation involved a boy ‘consulting his grandma’ on my dick Last week Nexus’s Emma Nygard lessoned us on how to create the perfect Tinder profile. This week, Resident Gay does the same, except with the more raunchy app Grindr.
Probably my biggest beef with gay dating is this notion of ‘str8 acting’. The moment I see these two satanic words, I consider
within 5km and obtain nudes.
going back in time and pressing my heel into the soft part of your
replacement surgery? Grindr yourself a cute doctor in the hospital to take the pain away, and potentially put your adoptive African children through college. Sick of watching X factor NZ alone on a Sunday night? Grindr yourself a toy boy and judge his sex factor instead. Looking for marital advice because your wife doesn’t
baby head. The problem lies in the assumption of ‘straight’ being synonymous with masculine, and ‘acting’ meaning you are playing a character, AKA not being yourself. It’s basically inferring that you are a closeted douchebag ashamed of your attraction, and clinging on for dear life to the term ‘straight’ whilst remaining just as ‘gay’ as the rest of us.
have the penis you wanted for Christmas? Grindr yourself a gay
Be Straight With Me
hoe who appreciates the intricacies of desiring another man.
Obviously masculine boys are a fucking turn on to most, and if
Alas, it’s no longer enough to exist on Grindr. Because prince charming is not so charming most of the time, you need to inspire the horn dogs to be better. Let me help society.
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Be Gay
One of life’s sweet delights in 2015 is the ability to find 10 gays
Have to wait 20 minutes while grandma undergoes a hip
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pic and her deciding it was “Not Bad”.
femininity doesn’t work for you, then cool. But being abrupt and rude about it makes you a tool. Instead of saying NO FEMS maybe say ‘prefer masculine guys only, sorry’. There. You encourage what you want without demonising femininity. Honestly, there are some
Give Me Face
really hot fems out there anyway. I would choose a hot fem any
You’ll need to start with the quintessential profile pic. If you are
day over an ugly brute of a man. So it’s your loss really if you aint
too scared of your identity being put out there, use a strategically
feeling it.
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AUNTY SLUT
“I USE THE ‘SLUT’ IN MY NAME TO HIGHLIGHT THE UNFAIR JUDGEMENTS PLACED ON WOMEN WHEN WE DO THINGS PEOPLE DON’T APPROVE OF.”
Sluts Are People Too Aunty Slut
the male teachers and pupils — as opposed to actually dealing with the extremely fucked up notion that men are unable to stop themselves from sexualising young girls? Heard about all the mothers being told that they’re disgraceful for breastfeeding their kids in public, while walking past a whole bunch of billboards using tits to sell shit? That’s what’s considered normal in our society. Society is fucked up man. Don’t buy into that crap.
Dear Aunty Slut
In case you missed it, this column is all about sex-positive,
When you’re a slut, you know it — why do these bitches wear no
body-positive, feminist sex advice. I use the ‘Slut’ in my name to
clothes to town then complain about getting felt up? If you go into
highlight the unfair judgements placed on women when we do
town looking like a skank, guys are going to think you’re a skank,
things people don’t approve of. Like, for instance, wear clothing
Just sayin
that shows off our innumerable assets. Newsflash ‘Just sayin’, when they’re heading out on the town,
Dear Just sayin, Oh dear, you seem to be infected with an insufferable bout of internalised misogyny.
girls don’t choose their clothing to please anyone but themselves. Maybe that skirt feels awesome swishing around their legs. Maybe they know their ass looks amazing in those shorts. But their ass doesn’t have to look amazing to anyone but them. Women are
Internalised misogyny is the involuntary acceptance, by women,
entitled to like their own asses and want them to look good,
of the sexist messages that permeate our society. Or, for those
without some prissy little shit snarking at them from across the
of you who haven’t had your third coffee yet — you shame other
room so she feels better about herself.
people because it makes you feel like you fit in. The way we’re socialised means that we are taught from an early age that the bodies of women are wrong. Ever been told you’re not being very lady-like? Ever been told that skirt you’re wearing isn’t ‘appropriate’? Heard about the school in the states that banned yoga pants because it was ‘distracting’ for
This sort of public policing of women’s appearance goes on too often. I’m sick of hearing it. You’re at uni now ‘Just sayin’. It’s time to learn how not to be a whingey brat. I believe in you. Love Aunty Slut Send your sexy sex questions to auntyslut@nexusmag.co.nz
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A FASHIONABLE LIFESTYLE
“...SEX IS ETERNALLY STYLISH, AND IF YOU’RE REALLY COMMITTED TO FASHION, YOU WILL INCORPORATE IT INTO YOUR LOOK.”
Achieving Style Nirvana Jess Wilson
in sex. There’s nothing wrong with being aesexual or dressing modestly, and this outlook is purely prejudice. However, sex is eternally stylish, and if you’re really committed to fashion, you will incorporate it into your look. To enforce the idea of you being a “freak in the sheets”, opt for BDSM collars, leather harnesses, and lacey tights or fishnets. No Social Media Did Aristotle have Facebook? No. You only know this because you frequently read his work.
If there’s one thing I know, it’s John Key personally — that, and fashion. There comes a certain point, where you know so much about fashion, that you simply stop caring about being trendy or #onpoint. Once this knowledge of fashion has been achieved, you reach a level of coolness that I have deemed ‘Style Nirvana’. You’re no longer a follower, but a trendsetter. Congrats. Unlucky for you though, you probably haven’t been studying the ins and outs of the fashion industry since your were young and hairless. Don’t fret. You can still get that prestigious trendsetter look by following these rules.
piercings, or “bullrings”, bridge the gap between human and beast, creating a complex societal message on the ideas of socialism, capitalism, and of course, veganism. A widely detested part of the face, the nose is a perfect place to express your sociopolitical agenda, as well as scaring off basic people. Wear Sunglasses Making eye contact with people may be a form of socialisation in humans, however for us trendsetters it is an infuriating habit that reminds us of our finite humanity. Furthermore, eye contact tends
Showing your body shape further implements the idea that
to make plebs feel as though they can relate to us, which is false.
you are a human being. A product of nature. An unoriginal and
Disguise your eyes with the largest, darkest sunglasses you can
disgustingly fleshy form that has been replicated billions of
find — preferably Prada.
being an abstract idea, a philosophy even, disallow yourself from wearing any clothing that shows off your figure.
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It’s not just a piece of metal stuck through your snozzle. Septum
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Sexualisation and BDSM
stylistic contrast. If you must have a boyfriend or girlfriend, keep
The problem with covering your body so much, is that it can
PDA to an absolute minimum and refrain from all sexual contact.
often be miscommunicated by plebs as you having no interest
STIs will hinder you trendsetting abilities.
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Alright so I walk into the bar, and first thing I do is down 3 tequila
are that level of awkward where you’re stuck in a full elevator
shots. My nerves were all over the place, I had no idea what
behind an old woman with gas issues. So I walk on in, trying
to expect. When I saw her walk through the door and see me
to ooze confidence, and trying to seem chill as hell. You know
though, most of that excitement dissipated. I think I might’ve
what? Didn’t have to!
been imagining someone that was wife material, or at least
The Lady’s Experience
When I first spoke to him he had already had three tequila shots! Sort of set the scene of the night. Me coming, not realizing if I
The Gentleman’s Experience
attractive enough to take home drunk. She wasn’t bad looking or anything; she just looked like my bloody sister.
was going to drink at all, decided to reflect that fun spirit and go
Anyway, we got the introductions out of the way with more
with it. Silly, silly girl! I got drunk and soon after we had finished
tequila, and sat at a table and got the banter going with more
at the restaurant, we moved to the bar next door to continue
drinks. I can’t remember fuck all about her tbh, it was just
drinking where we were soon joined by the employees of the
typical small talk. We decided to play 20 questions with a drink/
restaurant we were at earlier as it was hospo night. I wasn’t
shot on every question. We decided that the first 10 would be
wasted but after mistakenly sculling back a beer (I hate beer!) I
completely non-sexually orientated, and the last 10 — purely the
had to run to the bathroom and came out glistening! ‘Glistening’
opposite. After the 10th question we worked our way to another
as in my eyes were bloodshot and glassy and the look failed to
bar. By this time, we were both a bit drunk, and I found out she’s
go out of style.
a bit of a horndog (and she fucks on the first date).
But here’s the kicker, while I was being consoled, there is my
I was having a good time chatting and shit, but my date got
blind date, flirting with one of the waitresses. “He seems like a
absolutely smashed. It was kind of disastrous. Idk how but, she
bit of a dickhead,” says the girl I’m chatting to. And then he goes
disappeared. Then somehow, whether I was blessed or not, a
off with the waitress, no goodbye… Until later when I run into
conversation was struck up with the gorgeous waitress that was
him whilst I’m leaving.
serving us at the first bar. Now this girl was stunning — freckles
“Where the hell have you been?” I say (that’s the PG version; replace ‘hell’ with ‘f…’). He responds by telling me that the waitress threw up and was picked up by her friends and then proceeds to ask if I want to go back to the bar. I stupidly do. He quickly disappeared again, so I take that as my cue to leave. No
and all. We were instantaneously flirting and having deep and meaningful conversations about life and next thing I know, we’re pashing and running off to find shisha together. In the end I’m not too sure what happened to my date... I think she might’ve gone to sleep in her car, but I had a good night. Cheers
goodbyes, wasn’t worth finding him to say it.
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TRAVEL
“I PREFER MY HEAD ATTACHED, MY BODY ALIVE AND NOT STUFFED WITH DRUGS TO SMUGGLE INTO THE STATES.”
4 Foot 2 in Mexico
As long as you can walk and see over the edge of the bar, it’s all
Hunter Martoncik
2 for 1 drinks and bask in the sun. I would say to go explore the
good. All of that put aside, whether you travel to Cancun, Puerto Vallarta or Cabo, there is a lot of beach space to just sit on your ass, enjoy culture and get to know some locals, but there are enough horror stories to keep me on the resort beaches with the rest of the tourists. I prefer my head attached, my body alive and not stuffed
In New Zealand, we have O-week. In America, they have spring break. Now you may have seen the movie Spring Breakers. The first five minutes of the movie consists of girls on their knees taking beer showers and flashing their tits. We can argue about it,
a good time than become a part of the next Taken movie. I don’t know about you, but my dad isn’t Liam Neeson. Regardless, Mexico is a beautiful place to be the average spring
94 minute movie. So take those five minutes and place it on a
breaker or tourist looking to relax on the beach. The ocean is
Mexican beach next to clubs lining the shore filled with people
warm and brimming with opportunities for watersports and
partying just as hard (if not harder) than our O-week.
kayak adventures. The drinks are cheap. Same with the food, just
for worship, seeing as they are a primarily Catholic nation. The drinking age is 18, so for university students in America where
be careful you softies out there. Hot means hot in Mexico. If your boyfriend thinks he is tough and can handle it, have the tequila shots ready.
you must be 21 before you can legally destroy your liver, Mexico is
Last thing, don’t drink the water. You’ll have a lovely case of
the heaven of spring break. However, most locally owned bars in
diarrhea for the next week if you do.
Mexico don’t care so much about your age.
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with my tequila sunrise and stay on the beach. It’s better to have
but it was probably the most enjoyable five minutes of the whole
This is Mexico, Monday through Saturday. Sunday is reserved
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with drugs to smuggle into the States. No thank you. I will stick
Cooking for Students NEXUS MAGAZINE
Steak Pie Zac Lyon
Other veges you might wanna add (carrots, celery, corn) 1 sprig of rosemary 500 ml of beef stock 2 tbs of cornflour Salt and pepper 1 egg
I’m sure everyone has played Where’s Wally before. If not, what did you do with your childhood? I play a similar game at the supermarket. Spot the Flatmates.
Method
It’s not hard, groups of 19–20 year olds fresh outta the Halls, walking slowly,
1. In a hot fry pan with a little oil, sear steak until golden brown on all sides —
perusing the isles. Bickering with what fragrance of toilet cleaner to get (take a stand where it counts and this is one of those times!) or disagreeing on which ply of toilet paper to get. Just on a side note; never go for the one ply paper — while it’s so much cheaper, nobody likes sanding their arse off, the comfort level is just not there. The biggest thing that sets flatmates apart from family shopping, is the choice of food. How the hell are you meant to feed yourselves properly?! Pre-cooked burger patties ain’t meat. Never fear, for I am here. Pie, pie, pie, steak and cheese, steak and cheese, I know — I’m a lyrical genius.
don’t overcook, nobody likes eating a rubbery shoe. 2. Remove steak and fry onion and garlic with rosemary and any other veges. 3. Add back in the steak, the stock, mushrooms and mix the cornflour with a small amount of water, then add all together. 4. Heat until it starts to thicken — add any seasoning. Yep this means you taste your creation before you feed it to your hunger stricken flatmates. 5. Grab a large pie dish. Anything that looks like it will cook a pie will work. Lightly grease that bad boy and layer down puff pastry. 6. Add in the filling — can add some cheese atop the filling before sealing it with another piece of pastry. Brush over beaten egg yolk.
Ingredients 1 packet of puff pastry 500-1000 g of steak in 3 cm pieces (chuck, blade and rump steak are fine) 300 g of mushrooms
7. Whack the pie into a preheated oven at 180C for 30 mins or until the pastry has puffed and is browned. 8. It’s going to be verging on nuclear. Let it cool before eating. Whilst it
1 onion diced up
will taste amazing, people can’t taste things when their tastebuds are
2 cloves of garlic diced
scalded off.
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CLUBS
ADVOCACY
WULSA
This Is My House Sarah & Priscilla
In three words, what is your club about?
So you’ve finally moved out of Mum’s house — congratulations! An
Connections, Opportunities, Fun.
inescapable part of growing up is learning to stand on your own two
What are your main goals for this year? Ultimately we aim to make this year the best possible for all Law students. WULSA is here to connect law students with each other, professionals and academics, ensuring that you’re given all the support and advice you need. What kind of people join your club? As a general rule law students. Despite this however, we’re not exclusive. Anyone is welcome to join and come along to our events - you’re also
feet, do your own washing, cook for yourself, and find yourself a place to live. While here at WSU Advocacy we’re not up for washing your socks or serving you Mi Goreng, we do have a lot of experience dealing with tenancy. Whether you’ve got an issue with your property, landlord, or flatmates we’re here to help. We’ve put together some checklists to ensure that your flatting experience goes as smoothly as possible — if you follow these, the chance of you ending up tearful in our office will greatly decrease.
able to take advantage of the great deals members get on things like
Pre Tenancy
coffee, sushi and liquor.
Think very carefully about who you want to flat with. Make a pros and
Name some events you’ve got planned for 2015 We’ve got a huge year planned for everyone, including: Academic workshops Law Steins
cons list for potential flatmates. It might seem like a fun idea to move in with that guy from your block who downs a stein in 10 seconds flat every Thursday, but will this still be fun when it’s happening in your own lounge, and you’re trying to study?
The Law Ball
Do a proper flat inspection. Make sure you have a good look over the
Meet the Dean BBQ
property with the landlord and take note of any existing damage – taking
Social sports teams...
photos of everything is a great way to ensure you don’t get stuck with an
Where can people find you?
unwarranted bill when you move out.
Look out for our members wearing WULSA t-shirts around campus,
Fill out a bond lodgement form. When you give your landlord a bond
otherwise find us on:
they’re legally required to lodge that money with Ministry of Business,
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wulsa Twitter @WULSA Snapchat wulsa WULSA — Waikato University Law Students’ Association
Innovation and Employment, so they can’t spend it down at the pub on a Friday night. If this form is not filled out, it will be a lot harder for you to get your bond back when your tenancy is over. Make a flat account. It’s not fun when you pay the power bill and then spend a whole month hassling your flatmates to pay you for their share, only to do it all again the next month. Different arrangements work for different flats, but we highly recommend sorting out how you’re going to pay for things early on and making sure that it works. Post Tenancy Complete the final inspection with your landlord. When it’s time to move out go around the property with your landlord. This gives you a chance to discuss any problems that they pick up on and will result in less chance of a bond dispute, leaving both parties satisfied. Be ready to move out at least one day prior to the end of your lease. Everyone, and I mean everyone, underestimates the amount of packing and cleaning that needs to be done before moving out. If you aim to get it done a day or two earlier than necessary, you won’t be engaging in frantic window washing and carpet cleaning at 8pm on your last night. Get final bills for all of your amenities. Power, internet, sky tv (for you fancy ones) — anything that you’re going to get a bill for should be all paid up to date. With flatmates going separate ways into new flats or even to new cities it gets messy when you’ve all moved out and are still getting bills. Make arrangements!
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REPRESENTATION
Help Me Help You
EXPERIENCE
Help Us Help You
Shannon Stewart
On the 12th of February 2015 the Education Amendment Bill (no. 2)
Here at the WSU we understand that students are out for a good time.
was given the Royal Assent and subsequently passed into law. This
We also know that while you’re okay with spending all your money on
Act, amongst other things, made far-reaching changes to University
booze you’d like to see some value in it.
governance removing mandatory student representation and reducing council sizes from 16–24 members to 8–12. I’m not going to be drawn in to a discussion about whether these changes, as a whole, are positive or negative. The simple reality is that the changes have happened and we now need to respond to them.
Solution? We have a limited number of these beaut little cards that reward you with a dollars worth of loyalty points for every ten dollars you spend at Lawrenson group venues. Show your support for your Students’ Union by picking one up and flashing it each time you buy a Jagerbomb, QF, cider, or food — if that’s what you’re into spending your money on.
The most important thing for the Student Body to be aware of is that while student representation is no longer mandatory, it is still possible. Here at the University of Waikato we need students, the University’s customers, to stand up and demand a seat at the table. We need to let the University know that we see value in having a Student Member of Council and make it clear that we expect to see the position retained. If we can achieve this it would be fair to say that these changes may have increased student representation, proportionally speaking, making our voice even stronger. If the seat of student representation on the University Council is retained, the next question we face will be how to fill this position. Historically this position has been held ex-officio by the Waikato Students’ Union President, however, recent changes have meant that the WSU President no longer holds this position as of right and must contest a second election. I personally believe the WSU President is the best person to take on this responsibility and should hold any Council seat ex-officio, but accept that not all students may share this view. My reasoning is simple. I believe that the WSU President, democratically elected by the wider student body, has their finger on the pulse of student culture. They are in a unique position that see’s them supported by a diverse Board of 10 elected student representatives and they have access to the tools, equipment, and communications channels (like Nexus) to effectively communicate issues to the student body at large. When you combine this with a constitution that binds them to act in the best interest of the student body, as opposed to what is in the best interest of an individual. I also believe that it is important to have an academic member of staff on our University Council. I feel this will protect academic freedom and maintain high standards.
A family-friendly event for all ages free arts & crafts stalls, face painting, food,
Family Day
dance party and special guest performance
Family Day is this Saturday on the Village Green. It’s a great chance for students with young families to enjoy a day out. Look for the poster earlier in this very magazine.
Family Day
If you would like to make your views on student representation on our
Noho Marae
University Council known please email your views to Shannon Stewart
Come and experience authentic Maori culture with the WSU. Friday 27th
(President and student member of council), at president@wsu.org.nz.
SATURDAY 21st March, 11:00AM - 2:00PM – Saturday 28th March. Register now with the WSU. Departs Uni at 2pm Village green, UNIVERSITY of waikato CAMPUS
from the gate 1 bus stop. $30 per person.
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Adam Burn is not only studying towards a Bachelor of Business Analysis, he’s a Hillary Scholar and Waikato NPC rugby player. Adam’s a stand-out student, as well as a talented rugby player, earning his Waikato blazer in 2014. He’s setting himself up for a flexible future, with the support of the University of Waikato. Adam is another example of Waikato students and staff excelling in their fields.