NUKS Autumn 2021 | Spectral: Age of Information

K U N S SPECTRAL: AGE OF INFORMATION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Amare, To Love...........................................................................................1 Labels? Unboxing the gift called "Spectrum".................................... 2-3 Recommendations.................................................................................... 4-5 The War in Afghanistan never ended.................................................. 6-7 KNUS in pictures....................................................................................... 8-9 nothing really happens (a short story)................................................ 10 R e c i p e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1 A poem.........................................................................................................12 Another poem, and a letter about growing into your own skin...13 Pick tarot cards and see what they have to say............................... 14 Horoscope................................................................................................... 15 Sneak peak to the Inclusion Committee, and some quotes......... 16 More quotes................................................................................................ 17

DEAR READER,

Welcome to the first edition of the NUKS in the academic year 2021-2022. What a journey you’ve had so far! You should be proud of yourself.

In this first NUKS, we’ll be doing an examination - but don’t worry, it’s not the kind of examination you get a grade for. Examination, after all, has two meanings. The first meaning of examination is ‘a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a subject or skill’. We’re not going to test your proficiency in this NUKS; we will be doing ‘a detailed inspection or study’.

Just as examination has two meanings, so does spectral, the first part of the title for this edition. Firstly, spectral can refer to something that is ghostlike - a spirit, a phantom, a ghoul; a spectre. Secondly, it refers to things that are to do with (or made of) a spectrum or spectra. ‘Spectral composition of light’, then, could refer to a manifestation of light that is ghostly, or the wavelengths of light that an object is composed of. Many of the articles in the NUKS will examine double meanings, spectra, spectres, and ghostly feelings.

We were born in the same generation as the internet, and we grew up with it. As the voice of our generation once said, “Maybe the internet raised us”. In this NUKS, our editors explore what it means to live in the Age of Information - to live at a time where we have near-infinite knowledge at our fingertips every second of the day, but still feel like there’s something missing. To have the technology to create something groundbreaking, but to share a video about trying to locate clothes at a soup store instead.

We’d love to hear what you think of our work, so be sure to get in touch and have a chat.

Much love, Editor-in-Chief: Charlie Chowdhry

Designer-in-Chief: Anthea Vevirya Djajaprawira

Editors: Misha Alzer Kameron Brnja Anna Heijnis Daniela Piangiolino Angela Wang

Adil Boughlala Evelien Denneman Stefani Karanacheva Kai van der Vlist Jonathan Zackor

With many thanks to the Commedia, Gyoni, Jasmine and Angela <3

Amare, To Love By: Daniela Piangiolino

Disclaimer: This article reflects my personal thoughts and my experiences, and it is not meant to teach you what is right and what is not. I hope that this sharing helps!

How strange it is to realise that these are my last few months in the Netherlands. It is strange because, after months spent with my closest friends, I am now getting to encounter new people, to create new connections, to build new relationships. A few days ago I was in Amsterdam with Freya, and we were looking at people in the metro, wondering how they got there, what path they were taking, and where they were going. Everyone was absorbed in their thoughts, and they all went in different directions. We were sitting there imagining the place they were reaching, the people they were going to meet, their happinesses and their sorrows. However, all of us were present in the same carriage at the same time, sometimes meeting other eyes, sometimes smiling at each other through the facemask, before getting off the metro and perhaps never encountering each other again. In this period, I feel like I am living in a limbo, a metro carriage full of old and new people that fill my life, and I am waiting for that final stop that will force me to leave that carriage.

Still, there is something special happening in this carriage. I am building relationships with people that I have just met, and I am realising how unique and extraordinary every personal connection is. When translating this feeling to romantic relationships, I find myself dreaming about situations in which it is possible to bring different romantic partners together. I was probably seventeen when I first came across the concept of polyamory. The word polyamory derives from Greek and could be translated as ‘many loves’, and it is the practice of, or desire for, intimate relationships with more than one partner, with the informed consent of all partners involved. Coming from a Catholic background, I have struggled a lot in validating the polyamorous perspective and understanding that my fascination towards it went way beyond my teenage desires. Only now I am realising how close I am to this perception of romantic relationships. I have recently fallen in love with two people, and I am fascinated by how different our relationships with each other are. Born so spontaneously, these relationships are making me realise how magic human connections are, when based on trust, affection, and curiosity.

Social media has been helping me a lot in learning various perspective on polyamorous relationships, and in this regard, I recommend you to check out @polyphiliablog on Instagram, as it presents a good representation of polyamory, which is usually neglected. Building an emotional home with two different people is particularly fascinating, as you learn that taking care (and being taken care) of is an ongoing process that is multi-faceted.

Before this metro carriage comes to the next stop, I will fill my heart with feelings and share them with the people around me, continuing this journey of love.

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B E L S ?

A L unboxing the gift called

"SPECTRUM"

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We don’t have to contemplate labels or binary thinking in a binary way either, even though it's almost inherently human to do so.

As a first-year ACS student, a maxim settled its seed in my forest of thoughts: To every academic question there must be an answer. From childhood on, we are imprinted by all kinds of dichotomies: male or female, right or wrong, success or failure, life or death… We all know that there is often an area of Greys, but for 20 years of earthly time, I wasn’t aware of the fact that I still tended to fit everything into boxes, while proudly claiming that I am someone who thinks “outside the box”. It is through the circumstances created by the pandemic – in the age of being forced to reflect, transforming mental breakdowns and identity crises into poems – that I was hit by an epiphany. Now I see that the space outside the box is still a box, just in a different form.

A struggle I’ve been having is the urge to find a term for every box that lives in my mind: What do I call the inner child that threatened my initial perception of femininity? Is what I feel platonic, romantic, both, or neither? My brain has been trying to finish its essay on that for half a year, and it gave up. Mr. Society, its teacher, insists that it elaborates on an answer which fits the standards created by him. Brain is under panic: “If I write ‘Angela is my gender, and at least for me, feelings like love are too complex to fit into sub-terms as above’, will I get a bad grade?” So, Brain goes on research again, finding one source after the other. Yet those are essences of other Brains, and one just can’t think exactly like another. There is an urge to prove that an identity or experience is real and legit, but what if there are just a few sources that only slightly resemble what is unique to you? As long as Mr. Society isn’t open to evolve supportively alongside his students, they will suffer in confusion and helplessness, punished for who they are and feeling pressured for having a “proper” explanation for something where there simply isn’t one (yet). In an ideal future world, Mr. Society won’t have any (preferred) pronoun, and not every question has to have an answer. Maybe, the answer is in the question itself? In the process of letting go of the dependence on labels, I realized that I didn't really need them myself. It was a compulsory belief that I needed labels to be convincing with my arguments.

We don’t have to contemplate labels or binary thinking in a binary way either, even though it's almost inherently human to do so. We find our sense of self and community in the freedom of saying who we are out loud: I am queer and I feel like I belong to the big family of all the lovely queer people I’ve met. There’s a comfort in that. I think the problem arises when we linger in one box that is too comfortable to come out of, and not acknowledge the existence of other ones; Unsealed boxes aren’t necessarily limiting since we can open them easily. In fact, we do need boxes to contain knowledge, or to boldly tell the world: "Hey, this is me".

Nobody would say that, in order to paint a rainbow, one only needs to use Black & White.

More and more people are starting to seek something beyond just binaries (fortunately), and it doesn’t have to be the middle of a straight line – why not think in shapeless spectrums of countless colours? I don’t know the name of every colour, but I know that the ways to describe them are a beautiful spectrum growing eternally in size. Eventually, names will be invented for whatever we discover, but until then, we don’t have to get lost in the attempt of finding the “perfect description.” :)

Written by Angela Wang

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THE WITCH'S BOOK OF SELF CARE: Magical Ways to Pamper, Soothe, and Care for Your Body and Spirit Book by Arin Murphy-Hiscock If you are new to the world of spirituality and would love to discover more, this is a really fun and extensive book to read.

It is full of journal exercises to get to know yourself and meditations you can do (there is even a mediation practice with a cup of tea!). It also contains a lot of information about crystals, teas and aromatherapy. So if you want to take care of your mind, body and soul, this is the book to grab!

Reminder: Everything said in this book is just a way to guide you, but you can use whatever feels good or attracts you personally. This book is a stepping stone to learn about spirituality, but it feels different for everyone so just do whatever you like!

WORK YOUR LIGHT: Oracle Cards Cards by Rebecca Campbell If you are already into tarot cards or want to start using them, the ‘work your light’ oracle is a beautiful and easy card deck to start with. Not only the illustrations on the cards are absolutely stunning, the messages on them too. You draw one or multiple cards and then you can look up the meaning of the card in the little book that is included. Sometimes they contain healing tasks you can do, like meditating, dancing, singing, journaling or taking a walk in nature. These cards are a fun way to make you think about your own life, or start a deep conversation with friends!

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ANTICHAMBER Video game by Demruth Antichamber is a first-person puzzle game where the spaces you walk through are optical illusions and couldn’t be possible IRL. Through minimalism and intimate sound design, it feels both more familiar and foreign than that dream you had of getting lost in TvA.

The Birdwatcher's Guide to Atrocity Album by Seeming The Birdwatcher’s Guide to Atrocity by Seeming, written during Covid-19, the protests after George Floyd’s death and the tail end of Trump’s presidency, sounds like both a hopeful antidote and a head-on challenge without diminishing the bleakness and gravity of this age. If you’re done getting your post punk vibes from bands like Joy Division, and thought-provoking mysterious lyrics from Leonard Cohen, give this a try.

Also, the singer is apparently a music professor who loves cats.

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The War in AFGHANISTAN

never ended By: Adil Boughlala As

someone

who

was

born

right

after

the

turn

of

Content warning: mentions of war, murder and suicide, images of terrorism and oppression

the

millennium, I have never quite grasped the immensity and graveness of the War in Afghanistan. I had known of the 9/11 attacks, mostly from television and the internet, but also

in

school.

Islamic

To

me,

household,

sensitive,

as

to

someone

these

me

they

who

‘stories’ connote

was

have

raised

in

always

islamophobia,

an

been as

if

I

directly had something to do with these attacks, or as if I was supportive of al-Qaeda or the Taliban. With everything that is happening right now, I think it’s important to look back

at

the

War

in

Afghanistan,

how

it

started,

how

it

‘supposedly’ ended, and most importantly, the effects it has had on the Afghan citizens.

However, the War in Afghanistan was said to have ended on the 30th of August, when the military troops of the United

States

of

America

fled

Afghanistan,

leaving

the

Afghan citizens that had worked together with the USA these past two decades in the hands of the Taliban. It is precisely this kind of discourse on the War in Afghanistan that I want to problematise, because the War is not over yet – at least, not for the Afghan citizens. Imagine telling an Afghan parent who lost their child in a US bombing that it was for their best interests, and that the war is ‘finally’ over?

They say the War is over, but for who exactly?

For the Afghan citizens, these past two decades have been tumultuous, having to flee from their houses, either fearing

What

happened

between

whose

perspective

media,

the

you

Eastern

2001

are

media,

and

looking or

the

2021 from;

Afghan

depends the

on

Western

citizens?

It’s

important to objectively look at the situation: George Bush, along with British forces, invaded Afghanistan in October 2001. The US has put several billions of dollars into their military budget, developing faster, stronger, and deadlier weapons, such as the military drones, or if you ask me, flying execution machines. On the other side of the war, alQaeda and the Taliban have killed many people in the Middle East as well – both Western soldiers and Afghan citizens. There is no ‘good’ side in war, and there is no way for us to confirm that everything we are being told is really true. Information differs depending on from where and by whom we get it. Especially in the Age of Information (or in some cases, the Age of Disinformation), we should always be critical of what we hear and see. This has been proven again on the 21st of September this year, when an Iraqi war veteran

publicly

yelled

at

George

Bush

that

“[he]

lied”

about the Iraq War – another war that the USA has been involved in. What exactly is the War on Terrorism, and who is really the terrorist?

On

the

15th

of

Taliban

August

this

year,

the

president

of

leaders

occupied

the

presidential

palace,

which drove thousands of people to the border, attempting to flee the country, or to Kabul’s airport, where only chaos and disaster awaited them. We have all seen the gruesome videos of the thousands of people at the airport of Kabul, desperately clinging onto the airplane while it took off – some of them falling to their deaths from the airplane’s

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Taliban

occupation,

However,

because

or

the

being

USA

bombed

has

by

decided

the to

US.

leave

Afghanistan, and the fighting between the Taliban and the USA

has

stopped,

consequences. apparent

for

the

citizens

These

are

now

consequences

women

who,

for

a

left

are

long

with

the

especially

time

during

the

Taliban rule, had not been allowed to go outside without a male family member accompanying them, or go outside at all without a hijab. You might have seen the videos of Afghan shop owners painting their shops because they had images

of

women

on

them

–

something

which

is

not

allowed as women are supposed to stay at home and take care of their family, instead of working. In the sports world, tensions

have

arisen

as

the

Afghan

teams

are

being

boycotted if they play with the Taliban flag, but if they do not do that, they are in danger of being removed from the team, or even of being tortured and killed for betrayal. On the

15th

soccer

of

September,

team

commented

escaped

that

they

the to

are

Afghanistan Pakistan.

“ready

women's

youth

Taliban

have

The

for

inclusivity,

but

not

selectivity”, but the sudden flux of images of protesters being abused by military forces sadly prove otherwise.

Afghanistan, Ashraf Gani, fled the country. Following this, the

a

wheels during take-off.

I

do

not

cannot

have

tell

important

the

you

for

us

solution

what to

or

be

to

who

fixing you

critical

the

should

and

situation believe

always

think

and in. of

I

It’s the

bigger picture – “why” is something you should always keep in mind. The War in Afghanistan is a war that we have all contributed

to,

be

it

physically,

culturally,

through

islamophobia or other discourse. With that said, I want to close this article with a poem by Bas Bibi Shiva, a Pashtun poet.

" I ’ M

T I R E D

E X O T I C I

S A N G I N ’ S *

W E R E

P O O R

S E P A R A T I O N K I N D

I T

O F

M E

B U T

G A R D E N S ; O U R S .

B R O U G H T

T H I S

G R I E F :

M A D E

A N D

P R A I S I N G

F L O W E R S .

M I S S

T H E Y

O F

I T S E L F

T H E

A

V I L L A G E

M U L L A H * * T H I E F . "

The poem is made by Bas Bibi Shiva and taken from Poetry Foundation. * Sangin was the village Bas Bibi lived in before they had to flee because of the NATO bombing. The village lay in a rural district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan. ** In Pashtun society – the largest Iranian ethnic group historically referred to as Afghans – the village mullah is all-powerful, and his word can doom any villager. The metaphor in the second landay is that separation is also all-powerful and unjust.

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KNUS in pictures | Commedia

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nothing

a short story by Stefani Karanacheva

the last warm day of october. you are coming home from a long trip. the afternoon sun gently touches your skin as you are looking at the now-empty corn- and sunflower fields from the passenger seat. it is beautiful. there is a song playing on the radio, but you don’t really pay attention to it, your focus is mostly on the sound from the tires moving on the asphalt. you even forget about the driver; it is just yourself, the scenery, and the muffled sound of the tires. you catch yourself zoning out – maybe it is time for a small nap. as you make yourself comfortable in the seat, the driver turns on the heating and everything feels cozy. you look into the eyes of the sun for the last time before you doze off into the sweet embrace of slumber.

really

suddenly, you are five again. the training wheels of your old bike clack behind you as you ride down the street alongside your best friend. you are laughing, god knows why, but it is the funniest thing you have ever heard. you know that this is just a dream, and that little helmet on your head feels just a tiny bit tight, however, it gives you a sense of security. no accident or injury could stop you from having the time of your life. your toys are all over the lawn and you would love to play with that…what was it…wooden airplane that your grandpa gave you for christmas. but at that moment, nothing seems more interesting than riding in circles and giggling.

the sound of the car moving on gravel gives an indication that the trip is over. summer is over. the day is over. but you don’t want to wake up. it is so warm and comfortable. you can feel that you are being picked up and carried inside just as when you were a child. though, then you would imagine that you are levitating or flying. now you just feel guilty for the person carrying you, their poor back.

happens.

the sound of fire crackling lightly wakes you up. you find yourself on the softest couch ever. it is not a bed, but it is just as comfortable. the smell of hot cocoa just adds up to the coziness of the picture. you can hear the rain rattling on the windows. it has been a long trip indeed. it has been a long summer.

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Inspiration taken from: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wegpF4BHu5dQG7sTg 1Cz9?si=SO30NW9RQOecx5E-bdKpDw&dl_branch=1

By: Anna Heijnis In my opinion, even instant powdered miso soup is pretty tasty, but making a really good miso soup is nearly as easy as making ordinary miso soup, so you may as well do it properly. It takes only a tiny bit of effort to add extra texture, flavour and general heartiness to the always-delicious base of miso stirred into hot dashi. Just run to your nearest toko and get all the essentials!

YOU’LL NEED 4 tablespoons miso (use a good-quality aged red miso if you can) 600 ml dashi (any dashi is fine, including instant dashi) 5 mm slice of fresh root ginger (unpeeled) ¼ leek, finely sliced 2 tablespoons dried wakame 2 shiitake mushrooms, destemmed and sliced (rehydrated dried mushrooms are ideal) 8 mangetout (snow peas) or snap peas ½ block (200g) film silken tofu, cut into 1cm cubes a few pinches of white sesame seeds

U P E

O

SS

MISO

Combine the dashi and ginger and bring to a boil. Add the leek, wakame and shiitake to the pan, reduce the soup to a simmer and cook for a few minutes, until the leeks soften and the wakame plumps up. Add the mangetout / snap peas and cook for another minute, retaining their colour and texture. Fish out the ginger from the soup and discard.

Remove from heat and whisk in the miso. Divide the tofu among deep bowls and ladle over the soup and vegetables. Garnish with sesame seeds!

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V A E N L D By: Jonathan Zackor With the colder seasons coming, we might all be looking for some comfort in our living space when it is pouring outside, and when we have to wake up and walk back home after class in the dark.

Personally, I am someone who is very attached to attractive and comfortable scents, and when something smells good, I am instantly comfortable. For example, I like to “spice up” my laundry by using essential oils in the dryer!

Another way to make your space smell amazing is by making your own room spray.

❖ Mix about 15 to 20 drops of the lavender oil with two tablespoons of witch hazel or vodka, shake it thoroughly, and then fill it up with the water. To make it even more pretty, you can add some (plastic-free) glitter, and add some dried lavender buds to the bottle.

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YOU'LL NEED Lavender oil (Or make your own by mixing dried lavender with coconut oil and let it set for about 7 to 10 days. After straining it through a cloth, it’s ready for use) Witch Hazel or Vodka Water (to dilute) Empty spray bottle

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Recipe from the book Vegan JapanEasy by Tim Anderson

Spray it on your bed sheets or any surface in your room, and set up the fairy lights (an obvious classic) or light some candles, get a hot water bottle, and you instantly have a cozy and pleasant-smelling oasis.

O O M Y S P R A

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A POEM.

by Jonathan Zackor

I am haunting my own lifebringing storm, and fear, and unruly cloudscausing your socks to become wet through tiny cracks in your shoesAnd with trembling fingers, I sit.

With legs and feet that cannot keep still, as if their small movement could somehow convince my body that I am running away.

Running from the fear, the commotion that you have caused in my spirit.

You are the angel I could not kill.

You are the one letting everything else fade into the background like supporting characters in the hallway of a high-school teen movie.

You are in every smile I see.

We are both ghosts, lost in the yellow candlelight, And even though ghosts don’t bother me anymore We cannot be chained to life together.

A LETTER ABOUT GROWING INTO YOUR OWN SKIN 12

by Angela Wang

Her sky was painted in darkest purple

Your eerie whisper ripped out the light* Warm winds carried it, like fragile fire by an autumn candle Then above her shone a cozy orange Her universe suddenly shielded from cold She was frightened of not being afraid She was terrified of not having to fight You were her Grim Reaper dressed as a scarecrow Her sky in flames with ten-folded glow It wasn’t your fault that her love was too red Nor was it her fault, for new life means death Two creators are doomed to destroy Burnt sienna leaves testify this love The perished longs to flourish anew Hugged by earth she forgets what was blue For the pain is deeper in Halloween black A season that’s never left Your innocent crime of her heart’s theft Will forever haunt the lonesome tree Its roots hold her back, she cannot be free Instead of tears in October rain she drowns Blinded and trapped by ever-growing brown She screams in quietest silence: My sunset will never be beautiful again.

*”ripped out…”: it’s not removing something but pulling out something new (light) out of something old (dark purple) in a sudden and intense manner.

《PUMPKIN PAIN(T)》

The fact that who I actually am is different from what others are used to perceiving took me a long time to accept. Maintaining an image that matches what people in your surroundings think of you can be a difficult habit to break.

I subconsciously found traces of who I want to express myself as in the worlds of music, art and literature before I even realised I desired change. It is only during the quarantine periods that I finally looked inward, and noticed how much there was to unravel underneath the surface. During this year, I properly began to grasp a significant part of my identity and how I want to communicate it.

I remember the first time I suspected that I might be nonbinary. I was about fifteen, I looked in the mirror and for a brief moment, I had a thought that gave me a glimpse of something that I didn’t understand, but somehow felt was mine. Something about the pandemic forcing me to spend time inside, further away from conventions that are tied to the binary society we live in, brought back this drive to peer into my own soul and take my identity into my own hands.

I have been dealing with two big transitions since I arrived in Nijmegen at the end of August.

Moving to a new country for university is a total shift in my environment and lifestyle. I am still adjusting to a new routine (to the pile of readings I am behind on: I’m looking at you). It might take a while for me to fully process everything that is going on but that is okay. I expected this first transition to be unpredictable, but I did make a promise to myself about the second one. I made the decision to fully step into the person I want to be by expressing my gender identity more openly and confidently. This is a continuous process: I am still learning to adapt to this level of interaction with the world. I am endlessly thankful that most people I have met so far have not hesitated to recognize me for who I am.

I wanted to write a letter like this because I hope that I can inspire at least one person to embrace their authentic self a little bit more, whatever that might mean for them. It is important to point out that sadly, not everyone can do this in a safe environment. If this is something you are dealing with, please take care of yourself and stay safe. Your exploration is valuable and important, even if it is currently behind a closed curtain. My wish is for all of us to exist in a world in which we can grow, grow, grow, without any pressure to hide. By Kameron Brnja

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Y K O C I R P AROT CARDU S T ou, then see below to kno most to y w wh at th peaks s t a e ca s th d rds r a c wa f o nt t r i a p o te a k ll y c i P ou …

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PILE 1 You pulled the Page of Wands who is an apprentice, or student like yourself. He is creative and full of inspiration. You also pulled the Six of Cups, which in this tarot deck is a self-portrait painted by the artist of his adult and child self. It deliberately invokes the almost fairylike scene of Singer Sargent’s painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, and with it those magical memories of childhood. Lanterns are interwoven with the near-infinity of stars in a night garden, and combined with the Page the cards want to tell you to embrace your inner child, reconnect with the boundless and non-judgemental imaginations a child still dares to have, and be gentle enough to accept their mistakes. You have to suck at something before you can get good at it. You can’t let your progress be discouraged by failure, or the fear of failure. After all, a student is still learning.

PILE 2 You were drawn to the Nine of Swords. The nightmare card sees that there are thoughts and feelings weighing you down, that creep up and amplify when you are safe on your own. Reminiscent of Goya’s The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, it simultaneously tells you that the worries and inner turmoil keeping you awake at night might not be as realistic as you think. In the clear light of day you see the card of Strength, which in this case are all your worries and raw emotions in their feral, monstrous form. However, you can tame this beast. Not by brute force and pushing everything away, but by being vulnerable and loving to yourself. Don’t push the thoughts out, but accept the emotions for what they are.

PILE 3 The Hanged Man might sound like a scary card, but maybe you’ve spotted the resemblance to Saint Sebastian, who has been embraced as a queer icon. His facial expression could be read as pain, but also as divine ecstasy. Sometimes you need to let go. Loss of power and choosing to surrender can be a solution, not a failure. The cherry tree is blossoming; good tidings are on their way. In combination with the Three of Coins (or Pentacles) that depict a younger and older person working as equals in a team, it shows you that sometimes it’s good to take a step back, listen and work more practically as a group. You don’t need to do everything on your own.

By Misha Alzer © Fyodor Pavlov Tarot

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S C O O R PE O good faith n i % 0 ) (10 Charlie Chowdhry & Misha Alzer

ARIES

LIBRA

Oh dear, Aries. Your essay topic was too ambitious, and it didn’t do as well as you’d hoped, which has left you feeling a little sheepish. Your search for purpose did not match any documents yet, but you can always try different keywords - there’s many ways you can do things that matter.

You have assignments due, but perhaps you are also due to examine the choices you are making. Be sure to have an Overview; how can you make your Life™ a Brighter Space, Libra?

TAURUS

SCORPIO

The Refter is out of your favourite sandwich; you’re starving, but the line for the Spar reaches to Venus, your ruling planet. Your stomach rumbles. Are there any sources of bread that you’ve been overlooking? What are you truly hungering for, Taurus?

Your Discover Weekly on Spotify predicts a dark week ahead, but the Met Office says it’ll be sunny. What gives? Why do you keep playing the same 5 songs over and over?

Scorpio, if you put your thoughts on shuffle, what will you Discover Weekly?

GEMINI

SAGITTARIUS

You see your doppelganger at the library at 2:22, and it amazes you. They look sad and tired, just like you, Gemini. You look back at the page and see the words are all jumbled, but maybe it’s just because you’re reading Hegel. Is there a double meaning?

Sagittarius, what’s up with you?! You have so many unread emails, but you have been sending messages from the universe to Spam as well. When was the last time you looked through your mental inbox?

CANCER

CAPRICORN

Perhaps you don’t care to look back on your memories from 1 year ago today, but your reaction to these reminders tells you something. What’s on your mind, Cancer?

Share with your close friends only, or do you want to be visible by everyone?

Using all the psychic wisdom you have, you can tell that you’re going to get 100% similarity on Turnitin, the Erasmus building is going to catch fire, and your essay is only going to get a 7.5. But that’s okay, Capricorn, because you don’t actually have any psychic wisdom.

LEO

AQUARIUS

Leo! You are putting off updating your computer, and you keep dismissing the messages you've been sent. What has your Higher Self been trying to Remind You about Later? Don’t ignore the problems that pop-up.

Your Instagram is flooded with activism, but are you staying active in your own life?

Perhaps you’re letting it all wash over you, Aquarius. Maybe you can’t swim out of the lazy river yet, but you could tan or eat some grapes while you float along.

VIRGO

PISCES

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Your in-lecture daydreaming keeps being interrupted by rude awakenings. You’re having a nightmare, but you can’t remember if your dreamcatcher was ethically purchased. Pisces, is the Universe sending you angel numbers, or is your average screen time for last week 11 hours?

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SNEAK PEEK TO THE INCLUSION COMMITEE!

by Daniela Piangiolino Who are we? We - Daniela, Adil, Anna, Farijn, Freya, Hannah, Miriam, and Sara - are ACS and ACW students who try to bridge the two tracks through fun activities! We are there to help all students with any problems that might face, especially regarding integration and settling in Nijmegen. You are very welcome to join us!

What is the integration manual, and where can I find it? The integration manual is a document that is meant to help (international) students set up everything they need in Nijmegen, from the BSN number to health insurance to public transport, etc. You can find it on the KNUS website and in the WhatsApp group chat(s)! If you can’t find it, ask any member of the InCo! What is the buddy system? We are now starting the buddy system! It allows first year students to access help from older year students when it comes to settling in Nijmegen, study-related struggles (together with your mentor), and social interactions. If you are an older student who wants to be a buddy for the first years, or a first year student wanting a buddy, sign-up to the buddy system via the link in the WhatsApp group chat(s) bio!

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SEE YOU IN THE SECOND EDITION OF THE NUKS !!!

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