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The New Rules on Campus
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Money Heist
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The Other Covid Tests
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The Incerto
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Nexus Fixes Student...
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Bad Year Good Music #3
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Living My Best Lockdown... 11
The Midnight Library
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Full Exposure
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Single Sentence Reviews
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Top 10
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Darts and Crafts
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Don’t Quote Me
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Snapped
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Clickbait Moodboard
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Nexus Five
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Horoscopes
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Hot or Not
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Puzzled
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Ahh McKay
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This vs That
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The Ocho
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Left vs Right
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Dunn Dunn Dunnnn
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Waikato Students' Union
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WSU Student Support
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Slightly Stoned Chef
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Don't Be a Dick...
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We thought we would do the University a favour and let you know about some of the “New Rules on Campus.” The most important of which is that it is important that you feel safe. If you don’t then tell someone. Whether it is the WSU or the University or even the unpaid intern that collects our SNAPPED section, reach out and let someone know. Rooms Lectures are going to continue faceto-face with classes of up to 100 people. If your class has more than that then check out Moodle for more details. Some of those lecture theatres with multiple entry points are going to be clearly labeled so you know which are entry and exit doors. You must keep a one metre distance between you and your classmates which means now it isn’t as socially awkward when no one sits next to you because “COVID safety” is a thing. Don’t fuck around in corridors or other spaces waiting for a lecture. Think of it more like a Tinder one night stand. Arrive on time, get out quick, get distance between you. Check Moodle for regular updates.All lectures will have an online learning option available so if you can’t be on campus don’t stress. Just let people know. Masks There are three simple rules here: 1. Masks suck. 2. If you wear glasses, masks really suck. 3. Get a mask and fucking put it on. Basically masks are condoms for the face: Everyone would love it if you lived in a world where you didn’t have to put one on but you have to, so do it. It doesn’t matter if you are on campus, on a bus, in a corridor, in line at Bongo, or on the shuttle. Just put a mask on. Stay two metres away from people when you get food or coffee where possible, and just be a GB about it.
Honestly, we should have been wearing masks in that Student Centre elevator years ago anyway. If you don’t have a mask the University has a limited supply that you can pick up in the Student Centre and the HUB in Tauranga or by calling 0800 WAIKATO but honestly you can sort this out without them. You are basically adults now. We want to stress that a mask isn’t the same as a personality but if you want to throw some colour in, then great. You could also touch up your eyebrows or something because the world doesn’t make sense anymore but regardless, be sure to buy some mints or something, mask breath isn’t worse than the disease but it may keep your mask from being gross. Contact Tracing Just do it. Now is not the time for your bullshit deep state paranoia. The government has better things to do than track your Pornhub history. Save lives Gen-z. The Library and Labs And educational facilities are open with the latter being 24/7 (side note the University guide says 24/7 and over the weekends, which we think means they don’t know what the 7 is for in those numbers). Standard rules apply including wearing a mask, social distancing, and it is a library so don’t talk, smile, or do anything remotely fun. Work-Integrated Learning Including practicums, internships & placements can resume but are subject to the Level 2 protocols that apply to the workplace that you are in (e.g. schools, businesses, community organisations). NEXUS MAGAZINE / ISSUE 21
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The problem of student welfare is one with a reach that extends so much farther than Covid-19 or lockdown and the idea of a singular government grant being able to fix things is laughable.
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Maybe I’m just a cunt, but fuck was it satisfying seeing you lot in lockdown. Watching mild panic flood through group chats, desperate drug deals cut between overly staged ‘home office’ stories; frantic news updates scattering my feed, topped off with a few delightful “kia kaha, stay strong NZ” posts. It’s that same feeling as watching a big match and the camera cuts to a crying child wearing the losing team’s jersey. Bliss. I’ll readily admit that the UK’s response to COVID was piss poor, and absolutely no part of me would be surprised if we end up in another couple of lockdowns; but after spending the vast majority of last year, and the first four months of this year, stuck in a series of strict and seemingly endless restrictions - I could not care less about the wellbeing of anyone who has to “stay home, stay safe” for a couple days, let alone a few weeks. Maybe I could blame some form of Stockholm Syndrome, but the entertainment value, and my overwhelming bitterness, have smothered any opportunity for empathy. Let’s crack out the violin real quick. Whilst you non-ex-pats lived the dream taking the piss out of the constant nagging “you don’t know how lucky you are”, enjoying the freedom of a life without lockdowns amidst a flurry of festivals and ‘kiwi summer’ festivities - those of us without the blessing of an MIQ slot wiped the incessant moisture of the UK winter from our screens, queued outside supermarkets, ensuring we didn’t miss any opportunity to live vicariously through the stories of people we’re too anxious to ‘catch-up’ with, driven entirely by the fear of being a dull drain with no stories of any substance to share. The ‘OE’ is dead. I haven’t returned to an office since the first week of March 2020;
if you’re able to get into a pub the whole table-service-only scenario can have brutal wait times; flights are fucked, accomodation is bonkers, and any form of non-bubble socialising typically involves some of swab in the gob or spit on a stick. Those lucky enough to get festival tickets come home with hearty new variants which knock them for weeks; those rich enough to get abroad have the fear of ever changing restrictions leaving them stranded in red zones. All in all it’s truly dreamy scenes. It’s definitely jarring to watch the extent of your restrictions in relation to the number of cases, we’re confidently cracking >1000 each day in a region with a population of 1.8 million and the local government is currently bribing us with £100 to spend on the high streets. While a couple of cases might throw out your routine for a wee while, at least be slightly stoked with how the Government is dealing with it regardless of your political leaning. There’s no doubt that you’ll be back to normality long before we’re able to leave the house without a mask, letting strangers spit in your mouth purely to flex on those of us stuck watching from afar. Here’s hoping the MIQ scalping situation is next on the agenda, my ‘whiny pom’ mentality is in desperate need of ‘tall poppy’ replacement.
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JUP JUP Honestly, we miss all of the Hi-5 team. Not only did they show a diverse and relentless positivity but they also showed us that it was okay for a grown man to have a perm. But there is a five-legged hole that exists in all of our hearts and to this day we can’t open a cupboard without a tinge of anticipation and then crushing disappointment. Damn you Jup Jup you beautiful alien bastard! DREW NEEMIA You didn’t actually abandon us but as a nation, we forgot about you. That said, we still cherish the postcards from Sticky TV and we haven’t forgotten (god help me) Sticky Stars - which was nothing less than a bunch of awkward karaoke sessions in a weird caravan. According to Wikipedia, Drew is doing awkward karaoke to his own original songs now. We can’t wait to hit our 30s and watch him open a show for David Dallas, Michael Murphy, and the two girls from True Bliss who still talk to each other. SUN BABY Nobody in the land of the Teletubbies shone brighter than you and when you left, a darkness came that we haven’t truly gotten over to this day. Now we know why they sing, “please don’t take my sunshine away”.
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DJ VINYL RICHIE Not only did the only “Gangster” part of What Now abandon us but you can draw a very direct line between him saying “Follow me at www.bebo.com/viynalrichie” and them cancelling Bebo. All jokes aside though gangs aren’t good. BIG FRESH SUPERMARKET You turned supermarkets into a destination for children. You made us want to not stay in the cars with our older brothers. There were dancing animatronic vegetables, magic shows, and for some inexplicable reason hay bales and country music shows. You may well be the reason that Wagon Wheel resonated in our collective consciousness. Then in a blink of a mechanical carrots eye you were gone and we were left with Countdown who did free apples for kids. Fuck you Big Fresh!
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Jamie Strange MP for Hamilton East
07 839 6803 jamie.strange@parliament.govt.nz
David Bennett List MP based in Hamilton East 510 Grey Street, Hamilton East 3216 davidbennettmp@parliament.govt.nz davidbennett.national.org.nz 07 834 3407
Authorised by David Bennett MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
Authorised by Jamie Strange MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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DON’T FORGET
TO TAG ON AND TAG OFF
New fare capping means that you can travel by bus as much as you like in Hamilton for just $18 a week! Visit busit.co.nz or call 0800 205 305 to find out more.
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A SPRINGBOARD TO SIMPLICITY Quinn McKay
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THE OCHO Cam Olsen
WSU SPACE ROCKS
STUDENT SUPPORT
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Waikato Students’ Union
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Makes up for Solar Power, congrats on the mahi Whaea Lorde.
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So, you're telling me there's a version of myself out there who's not thousands of dollars in debt? Sign me up! NEXUS MAGAZINE / ISSUE 21
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021 Pursuant to rule 9.1 of the constitution of the Waikato Students’ Union Inc., notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of members shall be held on:
Wednesday 22nd September 2021 | 1pm The WSU Basement | SUB and online via Zoom Business to be conducted includes: - Minutes of previous general meeting - Presentation of the annual report for 2021 - Presentation of the audited accounts for 2020 - Presentation of the annual plan and budget, including approval of Directors honoraria for 2022
Further information is available from wsu@wsu.org.nz or visit https://wsu.org.nz/official-notice-of-the-agm/
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021 Pursuant to rule 9.1 of the constitution of the Waikato Students’ Union Inc., notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of members shall be held on:
Wednesday 22nd September 2021 | 1pm The WSU Basement | SUB and online via Zoom Business to be conducted includes: - Minutes of previous general meeting - Presentation of the annual report for 2021 - Presentation of the audited accounts for 2020 - Presentation of the annual plan and budget, including approval of Directors honoraria for 2022
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PUORO / 娱乐
You are listening... About I don’t know what the fuck is going on anymore. Lockdown ended or something.
Playlist as Messy as Me - Bronwyn Laundry
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