Nexus 2017 Issue 17

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A Fresh(er) Approach: Little Resigns, Ardern New Labour Leader — Page 04 The Ninth Annual Circle Jerk — Page 17 Full Exposure with Gareth Morgan — Page 26

1 EDITORIAL 4 NEWS

Take Me Home, Country Roads

NEXUS ISSUE 17 7TH - 11TH AUGUST 2017 CO-EDITORS Bronwyn Laundry

A Fresh(er) Approach: Little Resigns, Ardern New Labour Leader Dunne It Again: NZUSA Disapprove of UnitedFuture Proposal Decimating the Decile System TL;LR The Diminutive Post Top Ten

17 FEATURE 20 CENTREFOLD

The Ninth Annual Hamilton Circle Jerk

Artwork by Tim Ingle

Lyam Buchanan editor@nexusmag.co.nz

MANAGING EDITOR James Raffan james@nexusmag.co.nz

DESIGN Vincent Owen design@nexusmag.co.nz

DEPUTY EDITOR Jennie-Louise Kendrick jen@nexusmag.co.nz

REVIEWS EDITOR Alexander Nebesky reviews@nexusmag.co.nz

CONTRIBUTORS Tim Ingle Ngamihi Photography Kate Lunn Cameron McRobie Tom Collopy Andrew Howard

22 FULL EXPOSURE 25 STUDENT EXPERIENCE Interview with Gareth Morgan

10 SPORTS 13 ENTERTAINMENT 14 REVIEWS 30 COLUMNS Vape Naysh Y’all Time to Front Up?

Puppet Master Politics Laundry List FOMO Club Spotlight: WUSSA

Album Now: Everything Now by Arcade Fire Video Game: Until Dawn by Supermassive Games TV: Rick and Morty Season 3, Episode 2 Single: LMK by Kelela

Pass the AUX WUG Life Eco Emporium Arts Yam & Troy the Science Boys The Morning After

Jacqui Swney Tom Featonby Valerie Bianchi Peter Dornauf Troy Anderson Julie Charlton Lauren KB

OFFICES Ground Floor SUB, Gate One University of Waikato Knighton Road Hillcrest Hamilton 3216

DISTRIBUTION Matthew Rae

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37 SNAPPED 39 BLIND DATE 40 PUZZLES

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Take Me Home, Country Roads Last week we covered a bunch of the restructuring about to take place in different faculties, including the devastating removal of the biotechnology major which has left a certain Nexus Editor to reconsider their entire career path during a mild bout of angst. Instead of being rational and realising that this has little to no effect on their employability, they’ve instead formulated a revolutionary idea to reshape the means by which we view life post-studying.

With great pleasure we present to you, seven reasons why moving to a small country town in America to restart your life as a teenage heartthrob country musician will bring you success and happiness only ever witnessed in 2008 Taylor Swift music videos and farm boy orientated rom coms.

1. Country music is the purest form of art. No other genre or artistic medium allows its creator to express themselves quite like it. Personal satisfaction comes as a direct result of fulfilling expression, it’s the perfect chance to reinvent yourself and become the raw, sensual yet mysterious being you’ve always craved.

2. Not only will your Dad and/or childhood friend abruptly perish but you’ll also fall into the deep trance of your first true love before being violently and unjustly kicked to the curb. Thus allowing you to write a chart topping single about your emotional vulnerability as a result.

3. Expressing yourself on stage will bring great emotional relief. However eventually you’ll find this becomes a crutch that you’re unable to function without.

4. Doing this will ensure you undoubtedly move into a safe neighbourhood where your perfect children can grow up desperately in love with the boy/girl next door. Ultimately leaving them romantically stunted and unable to move on from the missed opportunities of their youth.

5. Unless you’re shirtless and sufficiently oiled while riding your steed across the ever expansive ranch, it’s considered inappropriate to not be wearing a flannel shirt.

6. Your superior genetics will be carried on as you’re legally obligated to only engage in polygamous relations with immediate family.

7. A large red ‘truck’ will be gifted to you upon arrival to your new residence, which you will eventually form a passionate connection with. This truck will constantly remind you of the summer joyrides where you’d take you’d sweetheart for picturesque escapades, preventing you from ever forgetting the nights you spent on the tray lost in eachothers arms. You’ll eventually be able to pass this onto your oldest child for their 16th birthday, you’ll feel a singular tear well up as they pull out of the driveway for the first time. Off to experience all that beautiful truck will bring them. ♦

— Lyam & Bron

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U N I N E W S Bus to Uni The Bus to Uni is up and running for Semester B. Students who live in outlying areas of the Waikato region can catch a bus to Uni for just $1 a ride. Visit waikato.ac.nz/student-life/campuses/ buses-to-campus to find out about routes and registering for the bus.

Smoke (and Vapour) Free Campus In line with Government plans to regulate e-cigarettes and prohibit vaping in areas where smoking is already not allowed, the University’s Smoke Free Policy http://www.waikato.ac.nz/officialinfo/index/docs/smoke-free-policy has recently been revised to apply to e-cigarettes and personal vapourisers. The use of such devices in all areas of the University, including the halls of residence, is now prohibited.

Waikato Rugby Team Training - Tuesday 3pm-4.30pm, Uni Sports Fields The Waikato rugby team, which contains a number of University players, will be training on the University’s sports fields on Tuesday 8 August from 3.00-4.30pm. Students are welcome to come and watch the team train as they prepare to take on Bay of Plenty in a Mitre10 Cup pre-season match on Saturday 12 August at Beetham Park.

Are You a Top Student?

The New Zealand Top Student Awards is an annual event established to celebrate the talented individuals emerging from our universities. One student from the University of Waikato made it to the finals last year. For more information and to apply for an award, visit topstudentawards.co.nz.

Applications close 11 August.

Want Career Advice?

Career Development Services offers free advice to University of Waikato students, recent graduates and alumni. Our team can help you with career planning, CV & cover letter writing, interview preparation, social media, personal branding and job searching strategies. Visit waikato.ac.nz/ students/careers for more information.

Free Japanese film showing The Boy and the Beast (2015, 119min, PG) is a popular animation film about a stormy but great relationship between a lonely boy in the human world and a lonesome beast in the imaginary world (with English subtitles). All welcome on Thursday 10 August, 7pm in L.G.03, Hamilton.

Go to iWaikato or Student eNews for more information and other need-to-knows.

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News — Pitopito Korero

A Fresh(er) Approach: Little Resigns, Ardern New Labour Leader Kate Lunn Jacinda Ardern is the new leader of the Labour Party, following the resignation of Andrew Little last Tuesday.

Little, who held the position since November 2014, resigned from the role a mere 53 days out from the general election.

Little’s resignation followed a string of unfavourable poll results, with two external polls putting Labour on record lows of 24%. A document leaked to Fairfax media showed that own Labour’s internal polling put the party at just 23%.

Little revealed that he had discussed the possibility of resignation with Labour party senior leadership, but still retained their confidence.

This confidence proved to be short-lived, as Little announced his resignation the following day.

Ardern was unanimously appointed as Little’s replacement by the Labour Caucus, with Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis chosen to fill her spot at the deputy-leader. This makes Ardern Labour’s fifth leader since Helen Clark’s resignation after the 2008 election.

“Everyone knows that I have just accepted, with short notice, the worst job in politics,” she said during her first press confidence as party leader.

“But I also welcome this job.”

Despite the general election taking place next month, Ardern has a warning for freshman Prime Minister Bill English: “Don’t be complacent.”

Ardern has promised to bring “relentless positivity” to the campaign, saying that her team is “about the run the campaign of our lives.”

“The circumstances may not be what Labour had planned for this campaign. But that has not weakened my resolve or my focus. Or my team’s resolve.”

“We are determined and steadfast, and I consider myself incredibly lucky to now call myself leader, and equally fortunate to walk alongside someone as committed and talented as Kelvin and the rest of my team.”

The Labour Party confirmed that the party has enough money to change all its billboards, which currently picture Jacinda Ardern and former leader Andrew Little together.

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The Jacinda Effect: What are the implications for Labour?

In the post-Clark era, the Labour Party has struggled through an identity crisis, stale leadership(s), uninspiring policy and poor media relations. Support for the party dwindled, and it became clear that there was a real disconnect between Labour and the New Zealand public.

Will Jacinda Ardern finally provide a vision that more New Zealanders can connect with? And more importantly, does she have the charm, skill and credibility to actually bring the public along for the ride?

At the time of print, Ardern has only been Labour Leader for just over 48 hours. Already, we’ve begun to see the effect of the leadership change and gain an idea of how things might look for Labour come September.

Andrew Kirton, Labour General Secretary, reported that the party had received nearly $250,000 in donations in the first 24 hours following the leadership announcement. He also said that around 1000 people had contacted the party to volunteer with the campaign.

Ardern has already been quick to raise issues in the media – notably calling out TV Presenter Mark Richardson for sexist questions regarding her birthing plans. Due to her (relative) youth, Ardern needs to establish her credibility with those outside her current fanbase. Coming out strong and sure on these types of issues will likely play well with the voters, and give them reassurance that she can handle the top job.

While Labour previously promised a “Fresh Approach” under Little’s guidance, it seems that they’ve only just hit that mark now. The truth is that Ardern is simply more likeable than Little.

She’s personable, confident and has a warmness about her. She appears to have a genuine interest in what people have to say and has a confidence that makes you think, fuck she might actually pull this thing off.

What’s particularly impressive – and very distinct to her predecessors – is Ardern’s understanding

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of the media. Her Communication Studies degree clearly didn’t go to waste, as she’s one of the few opposition MPs that knows how to get media exposure and use it to her advantage. While Little and Cunliffe raged wars daily with the New Zealand media, Ardern has taken a different approach. She knows how to craft a strong narrative and push through core messages. And the media seem to love her for it.

While Ardern has unlocked a level of popularity that recent former Labour Leaders could not, it’s unclear whether it will be enough for Labour to clinch an election win. The latest polls showed that the Greens had increased their vote, but this was to Labour’s detriment. Under Ardern’s leadership, Labour will likely increase their vote but an issue lies in where those votes come from. They’re more likely to pick off votes from the Greens, rather than National. While Labour will get more seats within Parliament, if they can’t chip away enough of the vote from National then it won’t be enough to secure them a win at election time.

Nearly a million people didn’t vote in the last general election, and it’s possible that Ardern may be able to rustle up some votes here. There’s been speculation that she may finally be the one of mobilise the youths (New Zealand’s Most Useless Voters), as a selfdescribed “youth adjacent” politician. Will Ardern inspire youth to actually turn up to vote this year? Well, it seems unlikely.

Ardern may be able to swing a few votes Labour’s way. She’s not a middle-aged man, she DJ’d at everyone’s favourite alternative music festival, and she (probably) knows how memes work. But if she doesn’t front up with policies that young people can connect with, Labour can’t rely on the youth vote.

Politicians like Jeremy Corbyn (68) and Bernie Sanders (75) certainly aren’t young, but they’ve both been credited with mobilising young people to vote overseas. Labour can’t sit back and expect youth to come in droves to the polling booths in September because they’ve got a comparatively young-slash-cool party leader. Sound policy, which is relevant to young people, is the way to getting youth to vote. While you may argue that all New Zealand policy is relevant to young people – you might be right – it’s up to Labour (and the other parties) to show this.

After Tuesday’s announcement, Arden said that she would take 72 hours to take stock of the policies and campaign approach. At the time of print, Ardern hadn’t made any major

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announcements but it’s likely she will come out with some youth-centred policies. During her first press conference as leader, she indicated that she was interested in reform in education and may consider bringing Labour’s free tertiary education policy forward. Ardern may also revise Labour’s current housing plan, introducing first-home buyer initiatives that may appeal to young people.

In the past, Ardern has spoke out in support of cannabis reform but with Labour already in support of medicinal cannabis, it’s unlikely she’ll push this issue any further.

At this stage, it’s looking likely that ol’ mate Winston Peters will decide the balance of power.

But how likely is it that Peters will side with Labour and Greens?

Well, based on his record, it’s difficult to see him taking to the idea of a younger female, with decades less political experience that him, calling the shots. Peters became an MP before Ardern was even born, and has held top roles as Deputy-Prime Minister, Treasurer and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He may also struggle with the idea of the Greens outranking New Zealand First in Parliament. Ardern has joked that her and Peters could bond over their shared love of single-malt whisky, but will it be enough to gain his support?

Unluckily for Ardern, misogyny may win on the day. That is, unless Labour and the Greens make Peters the Prime Minister.

Ultimately, it’s going to be a tougher battle for National with Ardern in charge. Ardern presents a challenge, but it could work in National’s favour in the long run. Labour are quick to find a scapegoat when support declines. Ardern’s been presented with the “worst job in politics” and a near impossible task. Is there enough time for Labour to clinch a win? Probably not. But what will come of Ardern after the election? The recent trend in the Labour Party seems to be undermining the leader then casting them aside. Well, let’s hope Labour don’t blame then discard the best political asset they’ll likely have in a generation. ♦

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News — Pitopito Korero

Dunne It Again: NZUSA Disapprove of UnitedFuture Proposal Bronwyn Laundry UnitedFuture party leader, Peter Dunne, has announced a policy to abolish tertiary tuition fees, as well as Government funded student allowance, a move that The National Union of Students’ Associations has warned will “deepen inequality”.

The proposal to abolish university fees would be funded in part by cutting the student allowance, meaning students would be required to replace their financial support by loaning living costs. Dunne also proposed to increase the living cost loan threshold.

“This would mean that the average student engaged in tertiary education will leave with the only debt against their name the living costs that they choose to borrow,” Dunne said of the proposal.

As it stands, a single person aged under 24, living in Hamilton, is eligible for $177.03 per week as a beneficiary or student allowance recipient, plus a maximum of $65 in Accommodation Supplement or $40 in Accommodation Benefit.

NZUSA were wary of the plan, praising the proposed abolition of fees, but highlighting the issue that low-income students in particular would face.

“We welcome policies which aim to improve access to tertiary education for all, such as the removal of tuition fees, but taking away living allowances from low-income New Zealanders is not the answer,” said National President Jonathan Gee. “Where is the incentive to go into tertiary study if it involves forgoing $320 cash from a benefit in exchange for $215 debt from a student loan per week? Tertiary education should be a path out of poverty, not a way into it,” said Gee. 06

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“While students have told us that their immediate concern is having enough to live on, their longterm concern is graduating with less debt.

Linking student loan borrowing to the cost of living, while not addressing the cost of living itself, risks lumping graduates with spiralling and unmanageable debt.”

We spoke to Vice-Chancellor/Chosen One, Neil Quigley, on his thoughts on the matter.

“These issues are really complex. I think we need to be very careful with the policies we adopt and the potential that they might reduce the ability of people from lower income families to attend uni. Tuition fees are only a small cost, it certainly would run some risk,” Quigley said before rushing off to a defence against the dark arts lesson. ♦

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Decimating the Decile System Jennie-Louise Kendrick Draft factors being considered: → PROPORTION OF TIME S P E N T S U P PO R T E D BY BENEFITS SINCE BIRTH → WHETHER THE CHILD HAS A C H I L D , Y O U T H A N D F A M I LY N O T I F I C AT I O N → T H E M O T H E R ’ S A G E AT T H E CHILD’S BIRTH → FAT H E R ’ S O F F E N D I N G A N D S E N T E N C E H I S TO RY → M O T H E R ’ S Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S → M O T H E R ’ S AV E R A G E E A R N E D INCOME OVER THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS → FAT H E R ’ S AV E R A G E E A R N E D INCOME OVER THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS → WHETHER THE CHILD IS A MIGRANT OR NEW ZEALAND BORN → T H E N U M B E R O F OT H E R C H I L D R E N T H E M OT H E R H A S → W H E T H E R T H E M OT H E R RECEIVED THIRD TIER B E N E F I T S ( PAY M E N T S D I R E C T E D T O A L L E V I AT I N G HARDSHIP)

Minister of Education Nikki Kaye announced last week that the decile system currently in place in New Zealand would be replaced by a “risk index”. This system is likely to take effect from 2019 or 2020.

“What the Risk Index is, is an index designed to determine how many children may be at a particular school that are at risk of not achieving.”

Kaye said that while the specifics of the index are not yet finalised, they could include ethnicity, mother’s age and proportion of time spent supported by benefits. It is alleged that this range of factors will attempt to estimate the likelihood a child would not achieve NCEA Level 2. She was also adamant that despite the change, schools would not lose any funding as a result - but she expects some significant gain.

The current system ranks schools from one to ten, and both Kaye and her predecessor Hekia Parata have held the view that this system is discriminatory and stigmatises schools.

“Some parents have seen the decile number and thought that was somehow a measurement of the school. When actually it’s just a crude calibration of the socio-economic income of a particular neighbourhood.”

Kaye has asserted that the information about how a school ranks on the risk index would remain anonymous, even to the Ministry of Education.

Labour’s education spokesperson Chris Hipkins said that while the opposition agrees with the move to get rid of the decile system, he was not convinced that the information would remain anonymous.

“They would be able to prevent the individual child being identified, but at a wider level, the number of students at a school fitting certain characteristics would have to be made public under the Official Information Act. Unless they’re going to change the law, they would have no choice but to do that,” NZEI president Lynda Stuart and PPTA president Jack Boyle both said that while they supported Kaye’s comments that school funding would not change, underfunding in the education system is a bigger issue.

The draft factors of the risk index are currently being reviewed by the Social Investment Agency and the Chief Science Advisors. ♦

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TL;LR

Too Long; Lyam Read “Glandular fever ravages Student Village once again.”

— Polygamy and inbreeding sees rise of rare disease, one-in-400 million disability becomes common in tiny polygamist town.

“Skeptics spread blasphemous lies about the validity of spooky folk.”

— Sensing failure: 39 shows, 0 arrests. Sensing Murder researcher says it’s “psychics” were an “entertainment angle”.

“Snowsport enthusiasts surprised by crisp temperatures.”

— Hundreds of skiers out in cold, 300 wait to access Mt Hutt, with some going home due to communication breakdown.

“American economy on the verge of collapse after wildlife commit acts of terror.”

— New Yorkers warned to watch out for aggressive squirrel which has bitten five people.

“Deprived housewifes search for lengthy satisfaction takes a turn for the worst.”

— ‘Mam, you have a what?’, panicked woman rings 911 after 1.70m-long boa constrictor bites her face.

“Minimalist footwear shown to diminish quality of life when worn without socks.”

— How wearing jandals could lead to serious health problems.

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TOP 10 Fitspo Enthusiast Suffers Panic Attack after Their Phone Dies before Reaching Hakarimata Summit “Are you fucking kidding me” Samantha found herself questioning the point of achieving anything if she’s unable to capitalise on its social media revenue. “How are people meant to be envious of me if they don’t know what I’m doing?”

This week Nexus’ own intrepid reporter/Delphic oracle Patrick Gower suggested Ardern could unleash a “Youth-Quake” that might tip the balance of the election.

That’s why it surprised us to hear that her name wasn’t the only one Labour considered.

Here is the shortlist of potential Labour leaders…

10. P-Money. If the criteria for Ardern was “try hard to appeal to youth and play mediocre R&V sets,” P-Money could have had the job a decade ago.

9. James Shaw. What is the point in Co-leaders if not to take over other parties?

8. David Shearer, the former Labour leader who wasn’t good enough at 36%.

7. Leo Tolstoy. Who better to prepare for inevitable defeat and a long winter?

Mature Student Left Disorientated after Finding Their Front Row Seat Occupied “This should be reserved for me after the amount I contribute to class discussions,” Trevor says he’s disappointed with lack of compassion by the young bucks. “Surely the University can sort out a placard for next time”.

6. Helen Clarke’s voicemail message…

5. The concept of disappointment.

4. Nicola Smith, if she got a vote for every time she’s been hit on by a certain Nexus affiliate, she’d take the polls by storm.

3. Hilary Barry. She already has a track record of taking on no win jobs with terrible numbers and rambling nonsensical colleagues.

2. StudyLink hold music. Nothing has got young people angrier and ready to take action in the history of New Zealand.

1. Justin Trudeau - because otherwise why are we in the Commonwealth? ♦

Recent Business Graduates Celebrate Employment by Their Respective Family Companies “My Dad just offered to pay off my loan as a reward for graduating!”

Childhood friends reminisce of how far they’ve come since their humble upbringing in Papamoa. “I’m just so proud of us, we’ve all worked so hard and it’s finally paying off”.

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Sports — Hākinakina

Vape Naysh Y’all Cameron McRobie Anything can be turned into a sport. Vaping for instance, began as a ‘healthier’ alternative to munching back darts – but as popularity has grown the last five years or so, it has become quite simply a dank form of meme-fuelled entertainment.

Once upon a time vapers were stereotypically fedora sporting, katana wielding neckbeards who wouldn’t hesitate to challenge you to a 1 v 1 LARPing contest to win the affection of m’lady they so greatly adored. The classic dude-bros and jocks however caught on to vaping through the power of the internet, and proceeded on the ultimate quest of phat cloud blowing and sarcasm – to become the new age vapers. Though many of these fresh faced vape jocks will claim they’re “doing it for the memes”, this smokescreen quickly dematerialised with their enthusiasm for blowing the biggest clouds or doing the dankest vape tricks and following up every lungful of the sweet stuff with a cheeky “vape naysh y’all” for the Insta story. With vape subculture having been picked up by your everyday Joe, Sarah or Steve, who enjoy shooting hoops, working out or yelling at referees through a TV screen a bit more than their predecessors (the 420 Fedora Fanatics) – it was only a matter of time before cloud blowing became a competition.

The Vape World Championships, while primarily an outlet for vape kings and queens to best each other in the newly dubbed sport of professional vaping, are reportedly also the largest gathering of fuckwits in a single event in history. Typically vapers will battle it out, back to back in competitions to form the largest and most interesting of clouds, while this may seem 10

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lame as fuck and not at all physically demanding to those of us who’re stuck in our close-minded idea that sport requires actual fitness, not the total opposite (decaying the fuck outta your lungs), maybe we need to stay woke – sheeple.

With a performance style similar to interpretive dance and tricks named under the likes of the ‘dragon’ and the ‘tornado’ how the fuck could a sport like vaping not be considered cool as fuck?

For those who still haven’t been drawn in by the beauty and sickly sweet fragrance of a phat cloud yet, all that can be hoped for is that this less-offensive-than-smoking sport (pastime) runs its course soon, and that vape enthusiasts see through the smoke and mirrors. ♦

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Time to Front Up? Tom Collopy

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This time last year I predicted that Manchester United would be Premier League Champions come May of this year. While that prediction didn’t come to fruition I am going to stick to my guns and again predict that United will win the Premier League this season.

While you can’t say the red devils had a bad season in 2016/2017 you could say that they under achieved. Many thought United would again be challenging for a title, but alas they didn’t come close and fans were again left scratching their heads after a season littered with draws that could have been wins. Defensively they were brilliant, conceding the second least amount of goals in the league but again failed to make a significant impact at the other end of the field, leading to the team drawing nearly half of their games.

This club has looked to address these problems over the off season whilst quite literally adopting the saying of “out with the old and in with the new” when approaching there summer transfers. The clubs major move of the summer was the acquisition of Romelu Lukaku to replace the departing Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Romelu possesses many of the qualities Zlatan bought to United but adds a youthful exuberance to boot.

He is a tall, strong forward who can hold the ball up for his midfielders, be a threat in the air and finish very well. From what I have seen so far he has good chemistry with his new teammates and should be a perfect fit at United.

United have also gained the signatures of young Swedish centre back Victor Lindelof from Benfica, Serbian centre defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic from Chelsea and it is also believed that Ivorian right back Serge Aurier has

agreed terms with the club and will complete a move following a court hearing today. These three players add youth, quality and depth to United’s squad which will be a key to maintaining a strong side in the league during their European run.

Veteran midfielder Michael Carrick will take the captain’s armband from the departed Wayne Rooney after signing a one year deal with the club and Ander Herrera while assume the role as vice-captain. Paul Pogba will be able to slot into a more attacking midfield role following Rooney’s departure which I think will only benefit Paul and United with Carrick set to assume a holding midfield role. Phil Jones looks set to partner Eric Bailly in defence with Daley Blind adopting the left back role as Luke Shaw unlikely to return until the middle of September. Likely to start the season on the wings are Anthony Martial and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, with Romelu Lukaku assuming the 9 role.

I think this squad oozes quality and if they can put it all together they really will be a force to be reckon with this season. Jose enters his second season as manager at the club and will have his sights set on winning the Premier League and defending the Europa League title. He has the squad at his disposal to do so and it will be very interesting to see how he rotates and lines his team up throughout the campaign with a three or five at the back formation not looking that farfetched. ♦

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ENTERTAINMENT Clickbait Moodboard

Hottest to Nottest →→ Doctor Who is now a woman AND bisexual →→ The Big Sick movie →→ Actually giving a fuck about the environment →→ Watching concerts for free via Snap stories →→ The costuming in NZFF’s Love Witch

Crush of the Week – Raiza Biza He’s young, talented and proud to rep Hamilton. Rwandan-born rapper Raiza Biza is a star on the rise, having played Bay Dreams 2017. The music is smooth and soulful with contemplative storytelling influenced by his African heritage and growing up as a person of colour in New Zealand. He’s got four street albums until his belt and it looks like Dangerously Close will mark his fifth album release in September. He is currently touring China with Blaze the Emperor, presented by the hip-hop collective AmmoNation.

→→ That one flatmate that leaves hair everywhere →→ Killing every house plant →→ When you touch soggy food in the sink →→ Getting food envy because you chose a yuck dish →→ The smell of home hair dye

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Reviews — Arotakenga

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Arotakenga Pakaemi Everything Now by Arcade Fire Review: Archie Porter

Arotakenga Tākoro Ataata Until Dawn by Supermassive Games Review: Conor Maxwell

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Arcade Fire are among the most critically acclaimed and interesting bands of the past two decades. With albums such as Funeral, The Suburbs, and Reflektor, the band have shown clear progression and fearlessness in evolving their sound. With that being said, I was highly anticipating their latest release, Everything Now. The lowdown: it’s not very good.

The album opens with the euphoric titular track, ‘Everything Now’, a catchy pop song that harkens back to Abba (strangely). This is followed by singles ‘Signs of Life’ and ‘Creature Comfort’, both of which show good instrumentation and catchy grooves - the lyricism however is, well, just plain repetitive if not cringe-inducing. The album soon nosedives: ‘Peter Pan’ is extremely dull and forgettable, and the subsequent three tracks are memorable purely because of how flat-out awful they are – “Infinite content. Infinite content, we’re infinitely content,” being possibly the worst lines on the record. These tracks massively drag the album down, however, the song ‘Electric Blue’ brings things back up a notch. ‘Put Your Money on Me’ is the best track of the lot, bolstering great production and lyrics with actual thought – rather than rehashing previous efforts with added edge.

My biggest issue with Everything Now is that the album really just sounds like a self-parody. The lyrics touch on previously addressed themes from albums like The Suburbs, but without any of the musical or emotional impact. Everything Now isn’t terrible; it’s just extremely unsubstantial, and given Arcade Fire’s nearly flawless track record thus far, a mediocre record sticks out like a sore thumb. I’m all for artists changing their sound, just as long it sounds good: unfortunately, Everything Now (for the most part) doesn’t. ♦

Until Dawn is a survival horror experience that feels more like a corny interactive horror movie than a traditional video game, and I mean that in the best possible way. Set at a remote ski resort somewhere in Canada, the player is put in charge of keeping a group of naive college students alive, as the title suggests, until dawn. In terms of horror movie stereotypes, you’ve got them all here: the jock, the nerd, the bitch, the hot one, and the character everyone relates to, played in this case by immortal cheerleader Hayden Panettiere. The exceptionally motion-captured conglomerate of co-eds will go up against a mysterious pyromaniac, a Jigsaw-esque slasher, and a horde of wendigo in their efforts to not die in horrific ways, and hopefully survive past their 20s. What makes this game unique is it’s player choice mechanic, overtly inspired by the concept of ‘the butterfly effect’.

As the game progresses, you will make a series of choices that will have serious consequence later in the story. Every individual character can meet their grisly demise if you’re not careful (or if you are careful, but just hate Emily), so every choice matters. Until Dawn is designed to be played multiple times, so you can see all the possible outcomes of your choices, but I’d recommend playing it twice: save as many hapless millennials as you can on your first go, then let them all get murdered your second time around. That’ll show them for being so damn attractive. ♦

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After making fans wait, teasing us with threats that they weren’t ready to give us any more Rick and Morty, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland returned to us with the latest episode. We were dropped in a little while after episode one and this episode spent no time dicking around. In order to avoid accepting Beth and Jerry’s divorce, Summer, Rick, and Morty travel to a Mad Max inspired, apocalyptic wasteland. Strangely, the whole episode is about dealing with divorce and the problems that different coping mechanisms can have, albeit in extreme circumstances. The episode had some really good jokes and a nice setting for the adventure.

It’s funny, action packed, and surprisingly gory.

Whilst it doesn’t necessarily build up from Episode 1, it does give a lot of insight into the characters as people, and how they are dealing with this event in their lives. It may not be as extreme as being hunted by the Intergalactic Federation, but the divorce is having a toll on all the characters.

We see a new, rebellious and nihilistic side to Summer, a strangely human side to Rick, and a deep and mature side to Morty. It will be great to see where Rick and Morty goes from here.

‘Rickmancing the Stone’ is a great springboard for the season to carry on from. Season 3 will only go up from here, and I think it’s going to be an exciting watch. Whilst it’s not the best episode of Rick and Morty, it’s certainly not the worst. If the rest of the season is as good, or better than this, we’ll be happy. Bring on the next 12 weeks.

Everyone’s favourite Grandfather/Grandson sci-fi adventure cartoon sitcom is back. ♦

It feels as if I have spent decades clambering through a desolate, dry wasteland. There is no rain, no shade; only sweltering sunlight. One or twice have I found solace since my love Kelela released her EP Hallucinogen in 2015, through her occasional appearances on Solange and Gorillaz releases. But now, glorious rain. Endless showers. My goddess has returned to me, with a fucking potent first single from her upcoming album Take Me Apart.

‘LMK’ (an acronym for “let me know”) is a confident restamping of the Ethiopian-American songstress’ music identity. It has thunderous claps and heavy bass kicks within the addictive trap percussion, and disjointed low synths that mutate and swell throughout the track; tropes that Kelela has consistently used in her music. It’s a strip club in an empty production warehouse; that’s the sound.

Lyrically, it’s seductive. ‘LMK’ is a proposition from Kelela with no strings attached; the chorus an echoey repetition of “No one’s tryna settle down, all you gotta do is let me know”. The artist has explored these themes before - themes of casual sex, murky waters, unconfirmed feelings.

While Kelela’s vocal performance is often brooding and charmingly unpolished, the track quickly builds in gusto. It absolutely slams, and that’s thanks to the input of producers Arca and Jam City; two close collaborators of Kelela’s. It’s one of the things I admire most about the artist; she keeps her production circle small and close, resulting in work that is sonically consistent.

‘LMK’ feels right - the perfect progression for Kelela to take. Take Me Apart is due on October 6th via Warp Records. ♦

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The Ninth Annual Hamilton

Sat, 2nd September 2017, The Meteor, 1 Victoria St, 7pm start, $10 on the door, all ages and licensed venue.

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This is your inside peek to the side of Hamilton you never knew existed. Sadly this isn’t the damp underworld of subpar porn you’ve been looking for. Circle Jerk is ripe with fresh bands, new tunes and a whole lotta culture.

This year it’s taking place at the hub of Hamilton’s creative scene and is sure to be tastefully loose. Maybe it’s time to break free from same old Back Bar routine and get a lil’ jiggy with it.

Bitta Backstory Back in the days of old, a local musician called Mark Tupuhi of Jahna and St Lucy decided to get a bit ambitious, he formulated an idea then let it flourish into the fully fledged (almost) festival it is today. The rules are simple: →→ Each band must perform two covers of songs by other Hamilton bands/musicians (past or present). →→ Each band must also perform one of their own.

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thing led to another and the beloved ‘Circle Jerk’ was born.

Following the tradition from where it first began, this event highlights the diversity of musical talent and genres Hamilton has to offer. Showcasing 10-15 bands in a night, artists ranging from reggae, alt-country and indie to shoegaze, hard-core, electronic and whatever else you could throw in the mix.

One of the pleasantries of “the Jerk” is the appearance of Hamilton music veterans and those who have moved away, but who still hold an affinity for the Hamilton scene. New up and coming bands busy establishing a reputation for their amazing live performances also have the opportunity to whip out their set to a large and appreciative audience.

So what the fuck is going on?

Kicking off our ninth year is a stellar lineup, pumped to celebrate the tasty musical treats and creative covers of Hamilton tunes which define the scene.

Bands making their Circle Jerk debut this year are Wolf Wizard, Hedge Fund Trader and DateMonthYear. All bands feature members who consistently have played in some Hamilton most notable and well known acts. One of our cities most recent arrivals, Occasional G, will also be making their debut bringing some gorgeous sounds our way. Members of Dickheads are anything but, having already played in some of Hamilton’s most well known bands Ancient Tapes, Dynamo Go, Sora Shima and The Contenders.

We look forward to seeing what they bring to the Circle Jerk table.

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Bands: • Wink Wink Nudge Nudge • Occasional G • Wolf Wizard • Hedge Fund Trader • Rumpus Room • The Knights of the DUB Table • DateMonthYear • Glass Shards • Dickheads • Looking For Alaska

Heavyweight dub and reggae giants Knights of the DUB Table are set to return after their amazing Circle Jerk set back in 2010. Having spent the last couple of years playing some of NZ’s best music festivals and supporting some of NZ biggest dub and reggae acts, The Knights have been busy touring the country promoting their most recent release.

Also included in the line-up are Hamilton band Rumpus Room. Respected veterans of the local music scene, the band have been consistently impressing audiences with their stunning live performances. Also returning are Wink, Wink, Nudge Nudge who can claim Circle Jerk fame at having the most audience members on stage for a sing a long. Electronic and avant garde music artist Glass Shards also makes his returns after his heart breaking rendition of an Arongi song last year which brought tears to the eyes. Gorgeous folk duo Looking For Alaska also return to spellbind audiences. Last but definitely not least, Circle Jerk founder Mark Tupuhi’s band Runt return to contribute to the music and malarkey that is The Hamilton Circle Jerk.

Get Amongst Ya’ll Kiwi artists are becoming increasingly world renowned, it’s about time we celebrated our own musical backyard. Think of Circle Jerk as the appetizer to the buffet, your own personal smorgasbord to taste test your music buds on.

Pop on down and check out some of H-town’s finest bands and genres, if you were accidently looking for porn you may have discovered something ten times better; musicians who can actually handle their instruments.

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When the firearm was introduced to the battlefields of Europe, bringing a close to the Medieval era, it earned itself a reputation as ‘the great equaliser’. Why rely on wealthy noblemen with expensive equipment and the costs of years of training when you can slap a gun in any peasant’s hand and shoot the wealthy nobleman right off his horse? Interview by Alexander Nebesky.

Gareth Morgan fancies himself something of a ‘great equaliser’, and to be sure, I made this stressed metaphor up all by myself. Polling at 2.5%, The Opportunities Party is still well off the required 5%, but sits above ACT, United Future, and the Maori Party.

I began the interview by handing Dr. Morgan my CV. He was gracious in accepting it, but I have no doubt he trashed it immediately after the interview. His loss.

The roadshow ran for two hours, during which a great many questions had been asked and answered about The Opportunities Party’s policies and strategies. Of particular popularity was the suggested policy of taxing homeowners on the value of their assets, taking the value of those taxes off their income tax, and using it to pay for a universal income of $200 a week for everyone between the ages of 18 and 23.

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obscurity. However good his policies, there is simply put, a long way to go before any of those policies find themselves before New Zealand’s lawmakers. But that hasn’t dissuaded him from championing what one could comfortably argue are radical policy suggestions.

“Both Labour and National have said to me privately from the highest levels that what we’re doing is fantastic for politics in New Zealand.

Absolutely fantastic. Because we’re making part of the conventional discussion policies that nobody else has the gonads to, because they’ve got too much to lose. Whereas I’ve got nothing to lose.”

It is with that attitude that Dr. Morgan attempts to control the political discourse. He is not interested in the ‘same-old’ approach that has led to such disillusionment among young would-be voters. The issue is that the same-old approach threatens to overshadow his radical policies, crushing them under the weight of perceived illegitimacy.

The plight of the university student was my port of call.

“What’s happening is,” he said “compared to my day when it was a free good, the consequences of getting it wrong weren’t that high, but now it’s not a free good. So, that means that the demand for it should have fallen, that’s the first thing since the price has gone up.”

Drawing from the many New Zealanders met during TOP’s two roadshows around the country, he added ‘My worry about that is I hear so much from parents, is that the parents are still pushing their kids into university because ‘this is the thing to do’ rather than ‘this is the right thing to do for me, for the kids.’”

Part of the solution to this, according to TOP, is changing the way education is delivered, and the assessment of whether a degree will add value to a student’s life now that it costs real money. “[We are] essentially putting the emphasis on cramming all the education into

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the first two or three years of an adult life” and a solution may be “... Singapore: where they give you vouchers that you can use at any stage of your adult life for tertiary education.”

This is what Dr. Morgan terms “moving into a whole life learning profile”.

That’s all well and good, but part of the issue is turning degrees into jobs, and Dr. Morgan did offer an insight from his post university career- “We went through a period at the New Zealand treasury, where their main hire wasn’t economists or accountants, it was english literature graduates actually, because they brought a whole different way of thought. So there is value in cross discipline contributions.

So where I’d go to on that, is say ‘look, I think there is scope for students to work off some of their debt by working for Government sector’” In the wake of our very own University’s streamlining and shakeup of various courses and departments, I felt it pertinent to ask an economist about market pressure mumbo jumbo and universities.

“I would hate to see universities’ holistic educational product compromised as a result.”

He began, “[But] we’re no bigger than Sydney, and we’ve got more universities than they have.

So, I’d like to see that cost-cutting pressure taken off universities, but in order for that to be credible, I think we have to rationalise the numbers we’ve got.” This translated into either cutting the number of universities in the country, or finding more money to help offset the costs.

The basis of the TOP platform is to take money that is already there, from sources that can afford to contribute more, and to use to enact the policies they see will improve New Zealand as a whole- it’s taking money from better sources, without taking more off people. With regards to more university funding at the moment, Dr. Morgan had only this to say “Yeah, where am I going to find that money?” ♦

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Puppet Master Politics Vice-Chancellor Neil Quigley I explained to Lyam that sometimes people just vote the same way as their parents because that is what they are exposed to most often. With Lyam being an ‘orphan of circumstance,’ I thought it best we find him a new paternal role model. Who better than VC Neil, the father of the Waikato Medical School and a cross between a Downton Abbey extra and a Quentin Blake illustration.

Why should people vote?

“It’s a fundamental part of how our society works. It’s easy to take it for granted”. Much like everyone else, Neil is of the mind that voting is fairly important and those who couldn’t care less about it should be guilt tripped until they do.

What party do you align with the most and why?

“I don’t think about parties, I’m interested in ideas. I find policies from different parties appealing.

In my job I just maintain a positive and broad political spectrum. I have interaction particularly from National, Labour and Māori. Less so with the other parties.” Now that is one helluva way to dance around a question. I’m not even disappointed that we got the absolute bare minimum gossip out of that, fuck it I’m just impressed.

What advice can you give to students who want to make a semi-legitimate decision but have no clue where to start?

“It’s important to take interest in who the leaders are, not only do they have a leading role in the development of policies but also their style, personality and what they believe in obviously reflects something about the party as a whole”. How good. Chances are you’ve read this and thought ‘golly gosh I should look into this so I can make an informed decision’, then again chances are you never will.

Is it true that all politicians are filthy lying bastards?

“All politicians want to put a positive reflection on the things they’re talking about, I think that people tend to embellish the fact to suit themselves”. Once again Quigs gracefully dodges the bait, instead leaving us with some insightful observations. To translate this, ‘Don’t trust everything a politician says, they’re not inherently bad people, they just have to lie because the whole lot of them do’.

If Labour is to win the election will that have an effect on the proposed med school?

“It’s unclear. I haven’t had the chance to chat to Jacinda about it yet though you’d expect a positive outcome as it naturally aligns with what Labour cares about”.

Today Lyam Learnt: If true political mastery is saying nothing in a thousand words then the Vice-Chancellor will one day be a galactic emperor and sith lord.

Not only did he manage to tell Lyam to “Do his homework” and “watch out for people who lie” but he even made a political affair seem less like an episode of Scandal and more like an anecdote at the local bowling club. Maybe the VC is everyone’s dad?

The Last Word We’re about six weeks away from the election now, social media will be increasingly clogged and physical advertising will be increasingly intrusive. We may not have gotten a whole lot out of this interview but I guess what we did get was quality. I’m unsure if Neil Quigley is the father figure I’ve been searching for but he’s a solid substitute for the time being. ♦ 25

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I rate Hamilton pretty hard, but sometimes one feels like they need some culture that isn’t related to the fucking Riff Raff statue or Hamilton Gardens. Here are six spots to visit in Hamilton if you don’t want to be in Hamilton.

Needle in the Hay I’m sure you’re sick of hearing people describe places as ‘little gems’ ‘tucked out of sight’, but Needle in the Hay is just that. I’ve lived in Hamilton the majority of my life and only found it because a friend lived down Racquet Lane. An eclectic little store with a range of locally made nik naks and vinyls for purchase, there’s also an onsite printing press to watch while you have a cuppa. Rumour has it there’s a dog on residence.

Riverbank Lane Straight outta the streets of Melbourne comes Riverbank Lane, an initiative to reinvent the decaying Riverbank Mall (which my mum tells me constantly was once ‘the place to be’).

Riverbank Lane is the new home to the legendary secondhand bookstore, Browsers, as well as a few other boutique businesses and SL28, a cafe that I’ve never been to because it’s suspiciously never open when I’m there, but I’ve heard good things.

Casabella Lane This one’s a bit of a no-brainer considering the lane is styled after Mediterranean streets. The shops themselves are uber-boutique (read: expensive) but still worth a wander, even if it is just to sit by the fountain and eat a donut from Epiphany Cafe. If you go hungover you’ll basically be simulating a Contiki tour in Italy, minus tourists. You’re welcome.

Wonder Horse The writing staff here at Nexus are the kind of pretentious fucks who unashamedly wear double denim and listen to vinyls, so it’s no shock that we love Wonder Horse, a fucking cool little cocktail bar hidden down, surprise surprise, an alleyway.

The staff are fun, the toilets are clean, the music is distinctly non-Top 40 and the cocktails are well worth the price tag.

Till’s Lookout I’m reluctant to talk about Till’s because it was my dead dog’s favourite spot in the world and I hold him in high regard. Also, I’m a loser who doesn’t like things to become too popular because they ‘lose their magic’. This place is pretty damn special at nighttime, a quick slog up the hill reveals a 360° view of Hamilton that is so picturesque you’ll feel like you’ve been transported into a coming-of-age movie. I’ve also heard it’s a great place to indulge in the Devil’s lettuce with pals...

Grey Gardens Grey Gardens is a little bit like being in your nana’s cottage, or how you imagine a nana’s cottage would be in book about the English countryside. Hidden down an alleyway (aptly named Lovegrove Lane) on Grey St, their walls are lined with antiques, their coffee is excellent and their menu is small, homely, delicious and (most importantly) not overpriced. An overall great vibe, resplendent with tiny school desks as tables to give that extra hipster edge. ♦

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Have an event you want featured? Flick an email to editor@nexusmag.co.nz with details of the event and we’ll get in touch, or put ya deets on the hub, wsu.org.nz Good George Oktoberfest Saturday 30th September, 2pm11pm, Good George- Dining Hall The crew at Good George are kicking off October in style with their famous Oktoberfest! The Stein Band is rolling in and they’ve got 14 brews on tap to keep your stein filled with the good stuff and a feast on the side to keep the party going.

Jump on Facebook and follow their event for information about ticket pricing and availability.

Odesza Thursday 14th September, 7pm11pm, Auckland Town Hall After his sold-out show at Auckland’s St James Theatre in 2016 Odesza is popping back over for another big set. You’ve without a doubt heard their tunes and I’m sure you enjoyed them at least a little before certain tracks were overplayed to death, with tickets starting at $79 it’s fairly reasonable for a proper night out.

Green Drinks Wednesday 9th August, 6pm9pm, House on Hood

Oji Fibre Solutions Engineering Design Show Monday 9th October Wednesday 11th October, 11am2pm, University of Waikato The Oji Fibre Solutions Engineering Design Show showcases the talents of final year engineering students as well as the design work of of second and third year students. You’ll also be able to check out the WESMO car and have a chat to the team.

INFINZ: How To Get Yourself Employed Wednesday 9th October, 5pm7pm, University of Waikato Executive Director of INFINZ, Jim McElwain is coming in to give finance students an insight into the finance world. He’ll be giving a presentation on increasing your employability, answering questions and bringing along a few graduates to have a chat with. Check out this event by Beta Alpha Psi on wsu.org.nz.

The Greens are back for their monthly night out.

This social event is open for everyone keen to share a drink with like minded people and for those who’re interested in getting to know the Greens a bit better. With the election coming up this is the perfect opportunity to learn a bit more about what’s going on and what this political party is all about.

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Club Spotlight WUSSA Andrew Howard WUSSA (Waikato University Science Students Association) are a group central to all science students at the University of Waikato. Our members, while predominantly from chemistry, biology, and earth sciences, are present across all faculties at the University. Initially started to focus on professional development and industrial events, WUSSA now connects with students across a wide range of avenues, such as hosting guest speaker nights, quiz nights, and the occasional industrial meet-up. Although we are a science club, we do not restrict membership at all, and anyone with an interest in science is more than welcome to join!

Throughout 2017 we’ve hosted a number of events, and most recently we ran the Hippies vs Hipsters quiz night at the Ruakura Campus Club – with more than 120 people in attendance!

Alongside these quiz nights we also intend to host more guest speaker events, with former students and professionals who come in to speak about life outside of University. We are

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also starting up a “Beers with Peers” event every fortnight, where we catch up with each other over a drink at the Ruakura Campus Club.

We’re also abundant with volunteering opportunities for students. Later on, down the line this semester we have a few multi-day trips down to Pureora Forest to help the Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society set up bait traps to help look after native birds. We’re also fostering relationships with the team at Assistance Dogs New Zealand to organize a visit from some pretty young puppies during study week!

The easiest way to stay up to date with everything we do is through our Facebook page at; www.facebook.com/WUSSA16. There we post all upcoming events and opportunities that our members may be interested. Hope to see you at our next event! ♦

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I Don’t Wanna Be in Love (Dance Floor Anthem) by Good Charlotte Ignoring the fleeting moment of attraction I had to a photo of Liv Presley in the third grade, I can honestly say that the first celebrity crush I ever had was on the Madden Brothers. Benji and Joel were the sauciest of dishes, neck tats and all. Their album, Good Morning Revival, does not stand up to my personal favourite, The Chronicles of Life and Death, but this song is definitely a standout. Landing a spot among the Top 50 on most charts, it’s undoubtedly a dance floor anthem to any kid who owned a pair of skinny jeans or more than one band t-shirt.

Numb by Linkin Park In light of recent events, it felt wrong not to include a bit of Linkin Park in this week’s playlist.

It would be a lie for me to say that I was a huge Linkin Park fan, but there is absolutely no doubt that they’ve put out some anthems in their day, some of which narrated my angsty pre-teen days (along with the likes of Evanescence and Rage Against the Machine). Chester may be 30

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gone, but their music shall continue to play a huge part in people’s hearts for a very long time.

‘Numb’, along with classics like ‘Shadow of the Day’ were absolutely abused on the ole’ iPod nano and made me feel like much cooler than I actually was just for listening to them. Thanks for keeping things real.

The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage by Panic! At The Disco Anyone else remember the days when people associated the coolness of a song by the length the title? This one is an absolute winner in my book considering the title is basically a novel and takes me more than one breath to say it out loud.

Found on the only album of Panic! At The Disco that I actually fully listened to, the title seems a little unfitting for the vibes it gives off. It’s definitely dance worthy, proven solely by the fact that I made up a legitimate dance routine to it and may or may not have put said dance routine on display at lunch time recess. But undoubtedly, this jam will manage to make anyone with a soft spot for Brendon Urie all kinds of happy inside. ♦

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WUG Life Waikato United Gaming Society Tom Featonby Sometimes, you just have to eat your hat. I may have been overly dubious about the merits of the Nintendo Switch when it first came out.

Overpriced (daytime robbery may have been bandied about), low quality and low specs were just a few adjectives of shade thrown out there about the portable console. I was wrong. I need to heartily apologise to Nintendo and any Nintendo fans out there. I just didn’t get it, but now I do.

The last Nintendo console I owned was the original Gameboy, yep, green screen, heavy as hell, ran off more than a handful of AA batteries. It was a beast, but I loved it! Somewhere along the line though, I lost that love for Nintendo. Overpriced and underpowered compared to their major competitors I scoffed at the prospect of buying a Nintendo purely for exclusives, mainly Pokemon.

Something in me changed with the Switch. I’m not sure if I’m just more of a ‘good’ consumer now or that my love of gaming has made me want to literally play everything, but I bought one.

The Nintendo Switch, if you’re not up to speed, is Nintendo’s latest addition to its range of gaming hardware. When at home it sits in a cradle that is hooked up to your TV via HDMI and you have yourself a home console, when you’re going anywhere just slide it out of the cradle and BOOM! you’ve got yourself a handheld console. The unit itself is black, a bit bland and looks like a small tablet, but the controllers are your aid to individualism. They are called Joycon, they’re essentially two halves of any other controller split vertically and these slide into

either side of the tablet bit. The controllers come in all sorts of funky colours. I’ve gone for the relatively muted highlighter yellow ones and the neon blue and red pairing.

Games wise, Nintendo were severely lacking any massive variety at launch. I honestly thought this would kill the gaming giant, but it has turned out to be a master-stroke of marketing. You buy the game, you finish the game then you buy the new game that has just released. Rather than making people choose between many titles that they would like to buy and only buy one or two, they are staggering their big exclusive releases so that you buy all of them! It’s actually bloody marvellous! You don’t miss out on anything and they’re obviously not forcing you to buy everything, but you want to based on the success of the previous title.

So far I’ve only delved into three games: Mario Kart, Arms and Zelda. Mario Kart is fine.

Nothing great. I’m gonna get shade for that but let’s move on. Arms on the other hand is almost perfect! You hold a Joy-con in each hand and punch into the air. It’s a bloody workout and it’s too fun knocking friends out. Zelda is what Zelda is. It’s beautiful, engaging and well-rounded. The art style is breathtaking, the combat fun and the story compelling. All Nintendo Switches should be bought with Zelda.

Owning something Nintendo again is like welcoming an old friend back into my life.

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Eco Emporium Best Friends 4eva Valerie Bianchi If sustainability was a sleepover, Eco Emporium and Bikes on Campus would be up all night telling each other secrets and braiding each other’s hair. Physically, you can find both together in the “Cowshed” across from WSU. Philosophically, the two aim to reduce waste going to landfill while making people’s lives more enjoyable.

This year, through an Eco Emporium-Bikes on Campus partnership, Eco Emporium has funded 20 free helmets to be included with student bike sales. Dedicated Bikes on Campus tools for repair and maintenance have also been funded, which will allow the project to grow. In case you haven’t heard, the Bikes on Campus story is a living example of how we can all contribute to sustainability in our own authentic way. The project capitalises on the bike repair and maintenance skills of Anne Marie and Moses Simpson who take derelict bikes and Frankenstein them into beautiful new bikes that can be taken by a uni student for only $60. So far this year, 18 bikes have been “adopted” by students as part of the Bikes on Campus programme, which allows further bikes to be gifted to new refugee families settling in Hamilton. Last year 10 bikes were given away to families in need.

Through Bikes on Campus, you can buy a bike and also learn how to properly maintain and repair it. Maintaining good condition of your bike and repairing what is broken rather than buying new is part of a “circular economy” mentality. The circular economy model has been developed to challenge the popular take-makedispose one that has got us into a lot of trouble.

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have been taking stuff from the earth (like steel for bikes), making stuff with it and then throwing that stuff away for so long. A circular economy, however, is a system that aims to recognise the seriousness of resources. This can help slow the current process of environmental pollution we are facing, as it aims to minimise resource input and waste output through long-lasting design, maintenance, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing and recycling. Bikes on Campus and Eco Emporium want you to have a long and fulfilling life on earth, so we are here to offer you circular economy support. Come visit us!

From 31 July to 14 August you can enter a raffle to encourage biking and reuse. This prize pack is worth $150 and includes a bike pump, helmet, lock, coffee cup holder, reusable mug and drink voucher (if you use your reusable mug). All you have to do is “like” one of our pages and tag one of your friends in our raffle announcement post.

If you “like” and tag on each of our pages, you can double your entry!

Eco Emporium is open Tuesday – Thursday 10am-3pm and Bikes on Campus is open Tuesday 10am-3pm and Thursday 12pm-3pm Follow Eco Emporium on Facebook @EcoCampusWaikato for updates on workshops and events and Bikes on Campus @BikesonCampusNZ ♦

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Arts ↑ ‘MOON DEED SET IN C O N C R E T E ’ BY W E N D E L I E N BAKKER

National Contemporary Art Award Peter Dornauf

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It’s that time again. Yes, I’m talking about the National Contemporary Art Award currently showing at the Waikato Museum. It comes ‘round every year about this time with the brightest and best of the nation’s art works on display.

Contemporary art for many can be a puzzling, even eye-watering experience, especially if you’re not up with the play. And being up with the play is what contemporary is all about. Knowing what’s hot and what’s not is de rigueur in this game and not just for the artists. What makes it even more complicated is that in the postmodern plural world, every style and medium is fair game, which is a good thing of course. Gone are those days when a particular design dominated, perhaps for a decade, whether it was Pop Art or abstraction.

Speaking of abstraction, the piece that won the $20,000 prize was an abstract work, a painting in various shades of mauve. I know what you’re thinking. Michael Jackson’s monkey could have done it.

Well, no, it couldn’t. let’s get that out of the way from the start. The monkey is rubbish. And those who are paying thousands of dollars for its daubing’s simply illustrate the old saw, a fool and his money are soon parted.

The winning article, entitled, the meaning of ethics, a catchy title, (meaningful as well, which helps), is a dainty little number, which has nothing to do with ethics or its meaning. Well, not so you’d notice, until one reads, not the painting, but the blurb that goes with it, which states that this work is one of a series called “erotic anamnesis”. Of

course then you have to look up the meaning of “anamnesis” which means, recollection, especially of a supposed previous existence. Contemporary art is hard work.

It gets even harder. We are then told that the series “weaves through various discussions initiated by philosopher Giorgio Agamben’s book, The Coming Community”. Hands up all those familiar with the said Italian philosophers work? No? Good luck with that.

Call me old fashioned, but what struck me about the work was not any esoteric mutterings about the commodification of the body, dreamt of or otherwise, but the subtle range of colours employed, the large empty space around the collection of forms used and the notation of the forms themselves.

Funnily enough, I like my art to at least embody visually a hint of the ideas they portend to promote rather than have to be told about them after. ♦

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Columns — Maramara Kōrero

Yam and Troy the Science Boys Too Many Darts on the Dart Floor Troy the Science Boy Smoking’s bad mmm kay? Now that that’s out of the way, the human race has been chugging darts since as far back as I can remember; probably the last 8,000 years or so I reckon.

People used to smash the baccy to try and ward off the bubonic plague as it was thought to have medicinal properties. That said, it was, and always has been a product of controversy.

Even as early as the 1600s it was speculated that smoking was in fact, bad for ya. Modern science has gone on to prove that this is indeed the case.

If that is so obviously the case, why do so many folks do it? Well, my children, it is because their bodies love the nicotiney goodness.

It should come as no surprise that tobacco is a member of the deadly nightshade family.

However, of its members, it has the highest concentration of nicotine. It would take around roughly 300 eggplants to get the same amount of nicotine, which is why you don’t get approached by strange dudes asking if they can ‘pinch an aubergine’. It is because of this alkaloid, nicotine, which has a potent effect on the body that keeps people coming back. When smoking, your body can take on as much as 2 milligrams of nicotine (this is approximately 20% of a cigarette).

To put this value in perspective, caffeine is another known alkaloid that the human folks love. This is often consumed orally in coffee and other caffeinated beverages. On average your body takes on 90 to 100 milligrams of caffeine which is absorbed ever so gradually by your body. Its effects can be felt for as many as four 34

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hours before it leaves your system. So why does smashing a coffee feel so much less hectic than smoking a cigarette? It is the huge surface area of the lungs that is the cause of this. Within ten seconds of inhaling, the nicotine is in your bloodstream on its way to your brain, while the more traditional consumption of caffeine takes a lot more time.

So what actually happens? Once the nicotine hits your brain, it lays down some phat chemical releases. The most prominent is the release of epinephrine, also known as adrenaline. This ups your heart rate and blood pressure. The second most prominent is the release of dopamine, a major player in your brain’s pleasure centres (those who read our article about pingaz might recognise the links to addiction). This might be a good indicator as to why a great many people become chain smoking maniacs when they start hitting the piss, kicking that buzz back in.

Long story short, nicotine is no worse to you than caffeine, but it is the method in which we consume it that is unfortunately damaging. I can guarantee that coffee would be plastered with those horrendous advertisements for lung cancer if drinking it had the same negative health effects as darts. We’d still drink it though. ♦

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The Morning After Flying High Julie Charlton EXTREME EDGE M O N D AY 1 2 – 9 : 3 0 P M T U E S D AY 1 2 – 9 : 3 0 P M W E D N E S D AY 1 2 – 9 : 3 0 P M T H U R S D AY 1 2 – 9 : 3 0 P M F R I D AY 1 2 – 9 : 3 0 P M S AT U R D AY 9 A M – 7 P M S U N D AY 9 A M – 7 P M

Rocking climbing gets such a bad rap. All those awful school camp memories we have where the trusted person who was meant to belay you lost concentration momentarily as you decided to jump gracefully back down from the top of the wall. Nope? Just me? Well consider yourself lucky as rock climbing for the majority of my 21 years had been tarnished. Thankfully, last year my best mate convinced me to skip a Tuesday lecture and to instead go rock climbing at Extreme Edge and my love was rekindled.

Rock climbing is one of the few hungover (or not) activities that will count towards the required physical activity you must complete in order to proudly have the hiking emoji in your Instagram bio. Extreme Edge is split into two, where half the area contains brightly coloured kid friendly climbing walls and the other is more challenging and athletic walls. I will be honest with you, I have never once stepped over to the adult walls. They don’t appeal and there’s always fit guys in cargo shorts and toe shoes. The kids walls on the other hand are surprisingly empty, unless you accidently pair your visit with a birthday party.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s great if you’re into the other side of Extreme Edge and you are really good at rock climbing and enjoy improving each time you come. That’s cool man. But to me the kid’s walls are hard enough and you don’t need someone to belay you, so it’s climbing 100% of the time! Also, if you are still feeling pretty rough and your mate who has never experienced a hangover and will not sympathise with you dragged you along, you will be in safe hands as

you are attached to a rope where no human error is involved. You could probably fall asleep up the top and would still be safer than the student who brings ten blue pens to an exam ‘just in case’.

Being completely indoors, rock climbing is an activity that doesn’t rely on Hamilton’s shitty weather patterns in August. To add to the hype, I should mention there are snacks available because who doesn’t get hungry whilst climbing horizontally into the sky like some B grade Spider Man stunt double, and an air hockey table if you aren’t into climbing 100% of the time.

If you really want to finish your Sunday in style I highly recommend purchasing a $1 frozen coke from the McDonald’s down the road since life is all about balance. And if you want to rebalance the frozen coke you could then walk around Hamilton Lake which is no further than a three minute drive in any vehicle (except scooter). The lake will depend on weather. Don’t just assume I’m being extra by chucking the lake idea in here or that I was running low on words (which I wasn’t... maybe), I’m whispering this golden idea into your ear purely to let you know dogs walk around that lake. I bet you will see at least four in a full lake lap on a bad day. And after all this exercise, you won’t feel as bad for buying overpriced Smirnoff Ice at the Outback, so you’re welcome. ♦

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Blind Date — He aru makau

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Brought to you by House on Hood Street. Each week Nexus attempts to make a romantic/ sexual connection. If you're keen for a date on us, email editor@nexusmag.co.nz She’s a trendy queen from the brisk shores of Canada, searching tirelessly for someone to call her own. He’s a boisterous young lad with a raw passion for his hall of residence and the smoulder of a teenage heartthrob. Will this dashing fresher have what it takes to win the heart of our intrepid lass?

She said: Being honest here, I only did this for the bar tab. The chance of finding my one true love was a plus, so I was like aight, I suppose I’ll give it a go. I knocked back three drinks in the 15 minutes before I left and went into it hoping for some good yarns and free flowing piss, and that’s exactly what I got. After arriving 10-15 minutes late (sorry, punctuality is not my strong suit), he had a drink waiting for me at the table. Solid first impression.

He was a first year, so nothing was really gonna happen there. But he was a cool enough guy, not too bad on the eyes. He’s a farm boy, plays soccer, and he wore a bow tie, which I appreciated.

Conversation didn’t get too crazy, typical sport, uni, life stuff. After that point, I was half-cut and things get a little blurry, so I’m sure more interesting topics arose (can’t really remember the specifics). I noticed he started making eye contact with some people behind me. Turned out to be a few of his mates chilling and waiting for us to finish, so I did a cheeky wave and we joined them at their table. Banter flowed for a bit longer until my flatmates inevitably picked me up, and we parted ways with a hug and he generously grabbed me a mint on the way out. And after one too many Long Island Iced Teas, I ended up crying about something or another, calling some people, eating some munchies, and passing out. A bloody cliche, I tell ya. All in all, no regrets. Shot Nexus.

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He said FUCKING HEAPS. Seriously, we’ve cut 200 words out of this already: What better way to start the night than a lukewarm Waikato draught and a few rounds of darts before heading to The House for a Nexus blind date.

She welcomed me with open arms and a warm smile, however, I kept my guard up as mum had warned me to be weary of older woman taking advantage of younger men. Yet I quickly grew to relate to this girl as she sat down and proceeded to order a beer instead of the ‘girly’ vodka bitters I had in place for her. We quickly bonded over shared interests in alcohol and music, two of the better things throughout life. Try Alcohol on its own you’re an alcoholic, try music on its own you’re a musician, put the two together and you have the perfect combination that usually leads to depression.

As the drinks started to flow the conversation blossomed. It ranged from family relations to the Colombian Mafia to our favourite shows on Netflix.

She decided to call the shots and show me that she had no problems with commitment proved by the fact that she was six seasons of game of thrones in two weeks whilst attending uni.

A black shadow was cast upon the growing love affair when she said she was a previous college hall resident, lord only knows what sins the college hall kids commit #orchardPark4Lyf. However, a ray of sunlight shone through these dark clouds in the form pulled pork pizza. Me oh my I enjoyed the shit out of that pizza and fries. After a healthy period of small talk she asked how I was getting home tonight so I suggested she could catch a ride if we were to stay at the same place, however, the microscopic piece of confidence I had was picked up and dunked in the trash with a not so subtle “Nah I don’t think so”.

After the solid hour of grafting I had put in for no reward I gathered what little pride I had left and did what any Kiwi lad would do… finish first in all senses of the phrase, downing the fanciest cocktails The House serves. Like the power couple we were meant to be we finished strong, drowning the bar tab and donating pizza to some hungry spectators.

Although I didn’t get to show her my true razzle dazzle I can be thankful to go home with a smile on my face, a full belly and two perfectly working hands.

P.s Shout out to Bryant Hall.

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HOROSCOPES Aries: March 21 — April 19 Don’t look at this week as a failure. Think of it more as a continuation of failure since birth. That way, you aren’t falling below standard.

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Capricorn: December 22 — January 19 Step up your game and do a rhino with a bottle for once.

Aquarius: January 20 — February 18 Unlike Capricorns we suggest not slamming your head against a glass bottle.

Pisces: February 19 — March 20 As Jupiter pushes the death spire ever closer you will find yourself in a contemplative mood, thoughts infiltrate your head betraying the fleeting notion that you will study or take notes. Instead you drift to the deepest corners of your mind. To the regrets you won’t ever be free of. Other than that the outlook for your week is good. Drink responsibly.

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SIMPLE PUZZLES 4 SIMPLE PEOPLE

We’ve put this picture on one of the pages in this magazine.

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