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FEATURES 16 Op Shop Finds: Trash or Treasure? Meggie Bolton

18 Putting the Rad in Radford Bronwyn Laundry

21 The NZ Four Brittany Rose

22 Kill Em' With Modesty Nurul Shamsul

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Hamilton City Council Elections

EDITOR Editorial NEXUS MAGAZINE Brittany Rose editor@nexusmag.co.nz DEPUTY EDITORS Lyam Buchanan lyam@nexusmag.co.nz Bronwyn Laundry bronwyn@nexusmag.co.nz DESIGN Olivia Paris design@nexusmag.co.nz MANAGING EDITOR James Raffan

EDITORIAL FASHION. AT LEAST IT LOOKS GOOD. BRITTANY ROSE

james@nexusmag.co.nz CONTRIBUTORS Grayson Maslin Tom Collopy Freddy Walker

Last week was New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW). While you sat around getting baked, fashion industry insiders gathered at the Auckland Viaduct. Make up artists with toolboxes brimming with dozens of lipstick tubes in various shades of pink strode through the revolving door, and flirted with security. Models sat backstage in front of mirrors for hours, their eyes were lined and their lips were glossed. PR staff with (y) emoji vocabularies Snapped self deprecating jokes about their coolness. They simultaneously bragged that they were at NZFW, and you were not.

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Volunteers scampered around in NZFW tees, lanyard passes dangling around their neck.

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After interviewing for their internship some wrangled prestigious ushering positions, while

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others were posted backstage to dress models (models can’t dress themselves - they’re like

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Barbies and can't bend their elbows, you see). Either way, the volunteers aren’t getting paid.

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They’re nervous twentysomethings who shuffle in after shows; they tiptoe to get a glimpse of

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the catwalk between would be bloggers, PR assistants and anyone else who wasn't allocated a seat. The music was loud, and girls stomped down the catwalk as cameras flashed from the media pit. Or something to that effect. I didn't go. But I've been twice before and I’d bet the balance of my student loan that it’s essentially all the same shit. Just newer clothes on younger white girls who walk to newer music. The industry still insulates itself to create the illusion of exclusivity, everyone collectively jizzes over twenty-seven names, and Annah Stretton is probably still a pretentious cunt.

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I have a love/hate relationship with fashion, and only partly because my teenage delusions

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(I’ve spent way too much time working in malls) and I’m super glad Temt and Valleygirl have gone under — the amount of polyester in those dimly lit hovels is disgusting. And because

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cheap, current fashion is generally mass manufactured in overseas factories with abhorrent

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working conditions. I hate that the fashion industry creates a narrative around ‘in’/’out’,

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on trend ‘New Season Must Haves’ because it results in landfills packed with textile waste.

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Fashion, modeling and beauty industries in advanced capitalist countries do a lot of harm to our planet. But let’s not dwell on the negative points. Fashion looks good, and so does our Fashion Issue. On page 21 Amalia Ahmad illustrates a hijabi guide to style (Kill ‘em With Modesty, p. 22), and Olivia Paris takes scrapbooking to the next level for our interview with Recycle Boutique (Op Shop Finds: Trash or Treasure?, p.

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16). If that wasn’t enough, there’s a four page spread dedicated to the denim work of Jessie Lee-Radford (Putting the Rad in Radford, p. 18) whose design and construction skills have me quaking in my zip and buckle ankle boots. They're cute boots.

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HEALTH FOOD TOO PLEASE!

LINES, PLEASE

STUDENT VOICE

BRUUM BRUUUMMM

Thanks for sending out the WSU Vision! Great to see what you have

Showing up to uni unable to find a park is the worst. Especially when

planned. Love the idea of a central hub for students — “for the students,

other people have parked in a way that takes up multiple parking spaces.

by the students” :) Quite impressed with how much you plan to get into

This happens way to often, mostly due to the lack of visible lines for

the hub! Sounds like it’s going to be a huge space (or rather collection of

parking between. What is our parking money going towards if not the

spaces). I would love to use this facility.

actual car park???

Yes please on the cheaper coffee! Momento is ridiculous — places like

I regularly have to fight the urge to key poorly parked cars. Instead I

Starbucks have more affordable coffee, as does Coffee Culture (the latter

draft slogans for the uni: “UoW: Where you pay for a semester parking

making a really really good coffee — cheap coffee doesn’t need to be crap

pass, then can’t find a park”. Brittany

coffee). And yes please for beanbags, desks with power points, and quiet spaces for study. A couple of things that I feel are important: 1. Love that you’re looking for more affordable food options. Would you consider having affordable and healthy options? Students are often financially only able to access stodgy foods (deep fried, fast food, noodle, pasta, bread, cheap pizza etc.) which is much, but not all, of what you’re looking to provide for purchase. How about a salad and juice bar? And not just via the vegetarian/vegan supplier (us omnivores love our vegetables too). Encouraging students to eat healthily is looking out for their wellbeing and aiding better studies (less stodge and sugar

AXE YIK YAK, MOVE TO YODEL YIKITY YAK DON'T TALK BACK Much more poppier UI and properly anonymous. Seeing that everyone is dumping yik yak cause they don't know how to make an anonymous app, move to this app and please put this notice in your next issue so that we can build back the community again. Cheers. Yeah, go talk shit about us somehwere else. Brittany

crashes = greater cognitive functioning). On a side note, Domino’s have $4.99 pizzas, so the $6 pizzas are more expensive that what is currently available in the value range… 2. Wonderful idea about the homeless/hungry assistance! It is getting harder and harder to manage financially as a student so having something available for emergencies or even just a lunch sometimes when times are hungry is brilliant. Also pleased to see that you’re looking at putting something together to help students know where local/national candidates stand on important student issues. Would you consider having a group that lobbies government about student finance issues? The allowance, living cost loan, and accommodation assistance have barely increased in relation to rising housing and living costs (Hamilton now has the fastest rising house prices in NZ, which are beginning to effect rent and living costs as the ripple effect rolls out). In addition to this, the amount

CHUNKY COW PUKE I love the Cameron Rd Dairy, the other night I went in and got myself a classic Mammoth Iced Coffee. I was so busy thinking about how productive this fake caffeine would make me that it wasn't until my second mouthful that I realised it probably shouldn’t taste like watery cream cheese. This coffee was meant to be my saving grace but it was past it’s best before in early July. EARLY JULY. Why would they betray me like this? Is it legal to sell products over a month past their use by date? AM I GOING TO DIE? Iced Coffee is gross. You get what you deserve. Brittany

students are able to earn while on the allowance has also not increased AND when a student has an allowance and wants to earn at the same time (you know, to be financially responsible) they are taxed highly on the second income. There are financial issues for students that have not been addressed by government in recent years (rather the amount of allowance students have access to has been reduced). These financial strains can become health issues and undermine students ability to succeed at uni. Happy to talk more about this if it’s something you’re interested in. Starbucks? More like Starsucks. Brittany

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Sport and leisure student Anton LienertBrown has been called into the All Blacks

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squad as cover for the injured Sonny Bill Williams.

RUNNING 4 REFUGEES Caitlin Tucker, Shaymaa Arif, Emily van Arendonk and Nina Fox are running the Auckland Half-Marathon in October to fundraise for Soles for Syria and New Zealand Red Cross.

HELPING THE COMMUNITY Linda Gee (pictured), Cobus Kilian, Edward Atkin and Ingrid Jones have each won Trust Waikato Student Community Grants for their communityenhancing research.

MEDAL OF HONOUR Law student Diamond Kazimi has been awarded a New Zealand General Service Medal and Operational Service Medal for AWARDING WOMEN

working as an interpreter with the NZ

Twenty one female students won Waikato Graduate Women

Defence Force in Afghanistan.

Educational Trust awards recently to put towards their study fees.

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NEWS LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS: WHO GIVES A FUCK? BRONWYN LAUNDRY & LYAM BUCHANAN

WHAT HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL DOES FOR US Every couple of years politicians decry the increased apathy of the student

Pizza boxes

generation. Never more so than an election year when the idea of “If the Student

Take the damn pizza boxes. Who cares if you can’t recycle them? Turn them into

Vote turned out..” permeates the pages of every lazy newspaper hack. While we

a sculpture, at least that would represent us better than a lego block.

can choose to be critical about lazy journalism (and it would be really ironic if we did) they do actually have a point. In the 2013 Hamilton City Council election the Mayor was retained with around 15,000 votes, the lowest successful candidate had 4,879 votes and in total only 37 percent of registered voters took part. Imagine for a moment that the approximately 11,000 students at the University and the near 24,000 Wintec Students woke up tomorrow and decided not only were they going to vote as one collective but they were going to address some student issues. We have compiled a short list below of the things the Hamilton City Council and Waikato Regional Council do that affect students' lives and suggestions for how we could make a difference. Parking Meters These dated relics of the 1960s are still coin operated in 2016. How are we still using them? Our unified student voice could demand paywave or metered parking.

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City Arts and Sculptures

We talked to the most politically active person we could find without actually

The art and sculptures we currently have, for the majority do not represent us as

leaving the Nexus office in the hope of gaining insight into the controversial

a city. The ‘Tongue of the Dog’ looks like a giant lego block and the V8 sculpture

and mature world known as local democracy. Here's what William Lewis,

on Mill St looks like a jungle gym. We want art, we just want it to be better.

WSU Vice-President, had to say:

Theatres The acceptance of the One Victoria Trust proposal was a huge triumph for the Hamilton theatre scene, but then came another hurdle. The Meteor theatre needs to be restructured or it will be taken back by the Council and sold. When something benefits the community so much needs to be crowdfunded, something needs to change.

Why should I vote? Because if candidates don't have to earn students' votes to win the election, they have no reason to take the time to understand student issues and work on solving them. Students get left out of politics a lot because decision makers don't think we are engaged in politics; the best way to challenge this perception is to vote.

Free night time buses from town Let’s face it, the majority of students are unwilling to sacrifice taxi fare on a

Will voting actually affect me?

Saturday night. We’ve already seen how successful the WSU vans during O-Week

A surprising amount. Something that really surprised me when I was on the

are, the HCC implementing permanent, free, night time buses from town would

Hamilton Youth Council was how many council decisions affect students — so it's

be a massive step forward for the welfare and safety of students.

a pretty good idea to have a say on who makes the decisions. The council basically

Solar panels

runs the city so things like whether there's a bus stop by your house, whether you

This is a no-brainer. It’s 2016 and greater attempts at sustainability need to be

can even get to the bus stop through the carnage of Hogan Street and if there are

made in a city that claims to be the “City of the Future”. If Hamilton City Council

any good shops to go to once you make it to the CBD all come back to council

controls resource consent then surely it can insist every new building is solar

decisions.

powered at least in part. If I’m never on campus should I even bother?

Bottle Banks There is a never ending war waging in student heavy areas. The covert middleof-the-night-recycling-bin-stealing could come to a halt if we were to demand Bottle Banks. A win on both the student and sustainability fronts.

Especially if you're not on campus. The whole functionality and culture of wider Hamilton can be made or broken by a good or bad council. What are some examples of changes that have been made in the past?

Student-zoned neighbourhoods

Making the Hamilton Gardens, upgrading Centre Place, getting more cycle

Raise your hand if you’re sick of noise complaints at 11pm on a Saturday night.

ways, developing the river at Ferrybank — heaps of stuff. Some of it is boring

Student precincts would not only increase student culture, it would benefit the

but important, like getting enough infrastructure and land so that our property

families who didn’t sign up to live next to frat culture shitbags.

market doesn't turn into Auckland's and some of it is just cool

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STUDENT VOICE William reckons voting is important and the enrollment envelopes keep arriving in the mail, so we decided to see if students give a fuck.

JEMMA 20, BMS Do you care about local government? Yes. Why? Because our local government has the power to change things in the area in which we live. Can you name anyone running for Mayor or council? Chris Simpson, Geoff Taylor, Paula Southgate. What ward are you in? East. Will you vote? I don't know how to but if I receive a voting document then yes.

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A RANT PIECE FROM THE MANAGING EDITOR OF NEXUS

Do you care about local government? I try

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to but as my flatmate put it, it just seems like an old person thing to care about. Why not? No soul.

Occasionally the Nexus Editorial staff allow me some column space to talk about an issue that is pissing me off. This week that issue is

What ward are you in? What is a ward? Will you vote? Maybe if I get my shit together before the election and look these people up.

“Yugraj Mahil is not a fucking terrorist,” or “What the hell is wrong with kids today?” Yugraj is Hamilton East’s first Sikh candidate, or as some fucking morons decided to label him on his billboards, “ISIS.” That’s right it’s 2016 and our bigotry is showing up in the most redundant of

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ways. Ironically one of the many problems with ISIS is the notion of

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strict adherence to religious monotheism. In other words they lack

Do you care about local government? No. Why not? Don’t care. Can you name anyone running for mayor or council? No. What ward are you in? Ward? Will you vote? Probably not.

respect for people who believe different things than they do. What followed was a horrible series of events where Yugraj had to come out and say it’s sad that we have to explain to people the difference between the two groups of people (Sikh and Muslim). When what he should have said was “Neither the majority of Sikh nor the majority of Muslims are terrorists and the people that spray painted that would have have been better able to use their time had they taken the spray paint and drank it till the stupidity stopped and

MICHAEL 21, BSocSc (Hons) Do you care about local govt? Far less than I should.

the darkness appears.” Like some of you in training now I have made a career out of choosing words, knowing which ones to convey anger, and which ones to develop an appropriate tone. Words matter, and when we have idiots in our politics whether it is Donald Trump saying “We

Why not? Choosing between a smattering of centre right

need to keep a muslim register”, Nigel Farage saying “Foreigners

candidates is like choosing which STD you like best.

should go home” or Winston Peters saying literally everything

Can you name anyone running for mayor/council? Yes because these damn billboards are everywhere. What ward are you in? Hamilton West. Will you vote? Yes, once I've worked out who I hate least.

he has said in the past five years it is a tacit endorsement of the ignorance and racism that lives in the quietest parts of the minds of idiots. The moment we decide to stop speaking up against this and just discount it as “a couple of fucktards with a spraycan” is the moment it is normalised in our society. Let’s not let that happen.

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The CBD is like a ghost town at the moment with the central business district missing the business part, as a member of the council what can you do to re-vitalise the city? I would like to see the CBD thrive with small, locally owned, sustainable businesses. I would like to see Council actively encouraging the presence of these such businesses in the CBD This would create a point of difference from the suburban malls. I want to help create a walkable and bikeable central city, with better public transport options, to make the CBD more appealing and accessible to all. I would support regular community events in Garden Place. I believe Council should support the establishment of an affordable, attractive residential area in the CBD. Is it simply a case of removing some of the need to pay for parking or is that an oversimplification? I think this is an oversimplification. There are some good parking options in the city. The parking challenge would be alleviated with better public transport and a more walkable, bikeable central city, and I think Council can do more to encourage these modes of transport.

LOCAL COUNCIL CANDIDATE ANNA CASEY-COX INTERVIEW BY GRAYSON MASLIN

Recently New Zealand Union of Students' Associations put together a Student City Charter. We have come up with some of our own can you run us through your positions on some of the issues raised point by point: Cheaper transport options for all students, extending student fares to include Wintec and other tertiary institutions? I agree with this and would like to see an extension of student fares to cover

What makes it the right time for you for you to run for Council? The Community Voice group approached me to stand. Deciding to stand was a big decision and I did a lot of talking with family and friends before taking the leap. Standing for, and serving on council with Community Voice is an

University Students, Wintec students and students at Te Wānanga O Aotearoa. The provision of light rail services to allow students from Huntly, Te Awamutu, Tokoroa and other places access to study options?

opportunity to promote positive social change as part of a supportive network

This sounds like a great idea and I would like to see more research into its

of concerned citizens.

feasibility. I also wonder about the provision of temporary accommodation for students who may need to spend a night or two in Hamilton.

You have previously worked with Poverty Action Waikato and the Waikato Environment Centre. Does this experience give you an edge over the other

A rental warrant of fitness including heating?

candidates and help create a stronger Hamilton?

I thoroughly support this idea. There is a requirement for commercial businesses

Yes — from my work with Poverty Action Waikato I know the social issues facing

to meet certain health and safety regulations. Rental properties are, in effect,

our communities. I have engaged with council on a number of these issues and

businesses and there should be health and safety standards for these.

this has given me good insight into the democratic process. My work at the Waikato Environment Centre has connected me with wider networks of people,

A higher minimum wage? (Technically not a local council issue but indulge us)

who are doing wonderful things in the community, and improved my awareness

I support a higher minimum wage that is adjusted for inflation and living costs.

of a variety of environmental issues relevant to the city. I think my knowledge of

The Living Wage is a council issue and I think that they have the potential to be

social and environmental issues and practical ways to address them, combined

a leader in this area.

with my relationships with the community and social service sector, have prepared me well to serve Hamilton as a city councillor.

Recycling of pizza boxes? There are some real challenges in recycling pizza boxes due to contamination.

You have a focus on environmental issues, a strong engagement with Te Tiriti

The parts of the boxes (ie, the lids) that are not contaminated with food can

o Waitangi (including Maori representation on Council), a living wage for

be recycled. The other parts can be composted. Bokashi buckets are another

all, and city that welcomes and supports refugees and new migrants. This is

composting option for the parts of the pizza box contaminated with food. I think

alongside often spoken about areas such as housing, transport systems and

a city composting service is worth investigating.

thriving community centres and facilities. Why did you choose to focus on these topics, and why so many?

Permanent bottle bins in student areas?

I focused on these topics because they are the ones that I care most strongly

Great idea! I support the idea of a Container Deposit System (CDS). In New

about. My interests and concerns are broad and varied. I believe that creating a

Zealand we recycle an estimated 30% of the beverage containers generated. It is

society that values wellbeing requires action across a spectrum of issues. I am

estimated that a CDS would allow for at least 80% or more to be recycled. This

a proponent of Strong Sustainability — in many ways this concept includes all

has the potential to save councils millions of dollars and create numerous new

of the issues on my list. However, I think sustainability needs to be grounded in

job opportunities throughout New Zealand.

specific actions so that people can find places to engage and participate. 6

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SPORTS OPINION RIP MY GRADES TOM COLLOPY

There is so much sport starting over the next few weeks, I’m currently trying to figure out how I am going to watch a keep track of everything. One thing I know for sure though is that while it’s going to have a negative effect on my grades, it will have a positive effect on my bank account. European football has started and SKY is once again broadcasting all Premier League games which has taken a toll

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on my sleeping pattern. Never the less it has been well worth it, not only has there been exciting football, but profits have been made! United have seen me home twice, once head to head against Bournemouth and half/full against Southampton. Liverpool got up against Arsenal in week one at tasty odds, and Middlesbrough won the North East Derby in week two at good

1ST MANCHESTER… CITY The city of Manchester will be celebrating come the end of the season. Well… half of it anyway. City are the best equipped to win the title this season, although it does depend on a few factors. Pep Guardiola will take time to implement his

odds as well. Liverpool were also party poopers though losing to Burnley whom had only 19% possession to ruin my multi in week two but all in all a successful start to my own premier league campaign.

strategy in his first year in charge and the fitness of kingpin striker Sergio Aguero

The Mitre 10 Cup begins with Waikato going into the 2016

is crucial. At the end of the season City will be champions once again.

season as Ranfurly Shield holders. Nine past and present Varsity players have been selected in the squad, the most of any of the

2ND MANCHESTER UNITED

Waikato clubs. The squad looks strong, a lethal backline with a

United’s fans will accept nothing but success this season. After the disaster of

mixture of experience and youth combines with young versatile

van Gaal fans have no choice to get behind Jose Mourinho and hope the amount

forward pack who I believe can compete against any pack in the

they have shelled out for players gets them a title. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul

competition. They lost a close game against Tasman in week one,

Pogba are the big names, with the latter being a world-record signing at 89 million

a game they really should have won. They will give a lot of teams

pounds after hilariously leaving United for free in 2012. Be that as it may, those two

a run for their money this year and could be serious contenders

along with the likes of Wayne Rooney are expected to lead United to glory this

come semi-finals time. Get up the Mooloos!

season. They’ll fall just short of that however as City will pip their cross town rivals. 3RD CHELSEA Antonio Conte is Chelsea’s biggest signing since last season. The former Italian manager showed his tactical genius during Euro 2016 and will impart that on a Chelsea side still hurting from their horror campaign last time around. Signings such as N’Golo Kante and Michy Batshuayi will become fan favourites quickly if their form from their last clubs is translated over to this season. Who better than Conte to make that happen? Expect more from Chelsea this season, although it won’t quite be enough to win the title. 4TH LIVERPOOL Jurgen Klopp said it himself, this is his team now and therefore success is paramount. In terms of attacking play, there is nobody better to watch than Liverpool. The biggest Achilles heel to their campaign will be their leaky defence. Goals will come, of that there can be no doubt, and I’m backing them to sneak into a Champions League spot this season. Loris Karius will be one to watch — the new keeper has locked the goods in pre-season and will be excited to get into regular season action.

The NFL season starts September 9th as 32 teams compete to be in Houston, Texas playing in Super Bowl 51 come February. The Green Bay Packers standout as favourites heading into the 2016 season. The Packers struggled on offense last season ranking 15th in points scored and 23rd in total yards but still managed to make the NFC Divisional Playoff game. They were without their top receiver, Jordy Nelson, for the entire season; a guy who was coming off a 1500 yard receiving, thirteen touchdown year. Eddie Lacy underperformed, after having back to back 1000+ rushing yard years he finished the 2015 season with only 758, he also only scored five touchdowns compared to thirteen the previous year. Eddie will rediscover form, Jordy will be immense in his return and well Aaron Rodgers is a bad man and knows what it takes to lead a team to the Super Bowl. Their defence is also solid with the likes of Julius Peppers, Clay Matthews and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix leading them. NFL.com have them as third in their power rankings but for me they're #1. On top of all this we are nearing the business end of the NRL

Final thoughts — Arsenal will have a lacklustre campaign which will see long-

season and the start of Spring Racing, culminating in me not get

serving manager Arsene Wenger leave the club. Spurs won’t back up their terrific

any sleep or study done until at least October.

form from last season and will finish just shy of a Champions League slot. Leicester will come nowhere near their dream run from last season and will finish in the middle of the pack. Whatever happens, expect this season to be the best yet. 7

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REPRESENTATION FROM VISION TO AGM

SO WHAT IS NEXT? While the vision document was a massive step forward some of the feedback we have received has been “sounds great, how are you going to pay for it?” Apparently robbing a bank was out so we went back to

Weeks ago the WSU released its New Vision for Campus. It was a fever

the drawing board. It started with a very simple question. What does

dream of all the cool stuff we want to do. Highlights included a bar,

everyone want? The University, The WSU and the students that are

bakery, a bus, changing the way we view representation and some pretty

writing us feedback every day are all saying the same thing, we want the

massive reconstruction of Nexus Magazine and the WSU events teams. The

University to be the best in the country. That is where the conversation

feedback has been great and we are going to build on it with some new

sits at the moment. The WSU has a vision for campus, the University does

videos challenging you to improve on our ideas. We are also going to take

too and they both seem to end in the same place. We, as your elected

your critiques and refine some of these ideas to a point where we are happy

representatives, will continue to develop this conversation. But the fact

with them. Most importantly though ,we want to turn these ideas into a real

that everyone is working toward a common goal is exciting.

meaningful work plan so next year we aren’t just saying the same things. Right now our senior leadership team including Indula, William, and Hana are putting together a strategic plan for the next three years with 36 clearly defined action points in six categories. From there your WSU board will vote for the 12 things (two from each category) that it wants to achieve in 2017. We wanted to make the strategic plan, the vision, and the annual plan documents that you can actually track, written in a language you can relate to and with real results and meaningful impacts to your student experience. We haven’t finished the consultation yet so if you do have more to say then let us know at consultation@wsu.org.nz

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“There's no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one.” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is angry at Maccas for forgetting to give him Sweet’n’Sour sauce.

“What I said was selfish and pointless” – Selena Gomez apologises for everything she’s ever said.

• Dropping out of Uni to join a travelling circus • Skipping class to work on assignments for other classes • Bulk bags of pistachios • When you go to a party and there’s an unexpected dog to cuddle • Communicating exclusively in emojis

“I get mortified when I’m naked by myself” – Dave Franco doesn’t have that problem often.

• Wind that ruins the hairdo you spent 20 minutes on • When skipping class to work on assignments catches up with you • When your dick costs you an

“Some of us talk about other people and what they do and la la la. But I’m not that person.”

Olympic medal • Drowning while attempting to drink out of a magnum of Lindauer • Shitty “Instagram wars”

– Mariah Carey makes no sense.

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Single panel comics depicting naked

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her

which is a fairly apt description. An

scribbles, most especially those which

eclectic combination of mixed-media

feature Depression, the cat. The most

art with a style reminiscent of Beavis

unsettling part about it all is that the

and Butthead. Her art ranges in theme

artist is only 16 years fucking old.

from sexuality, to existentialism, to

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BIG SIS @BIGSIS666 Big Sis’s illustrations centre on the experiences of women — most overtly with red stained underwear crotches in otherwise black and white images. The subject matter is fairly consistent, spreading from periods and vaginas to sex and feminism.

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FILM ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS JARED WOOLDRIDGE

TV sitcoms always have a hard time adjusting to the big screen. Dad’s Army tried (and failed) earlier this year, and now Absolutely Fabulous is having its go. Unfortunately it tends to fall into many of the same traps as other sitcoms-turnedfilms, and, as a result, ends up being one of those films that are solely “for the fans” of the original show. Like many similar movies, it just feels like it would be better serviced on the small screen. Anyway, we begin with Edina and Patsy, middle-aged all-night partiers and drinkers who are resistant to the idea of growing old, and insist on maintaining their indulgent lifestyles. However, an accident with Kate Moss forces the pair to flee to the south of France to go into hiding. The story isn’t much, but that’s par for the course for TV-to-film adaptations, and the plot feels little more than an extended episode of the show. Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley are always fun to watch, but their effortless

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double act isn’t enough to elevate the material into what it should be for the big screen. The endless stream of cameos tries to help, but in the end there are just so many of them it feels tiring after a while. It can be funny, much like the show, but

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in the end, there’s not a lot of substance to what feels like a padded-out reunion episode. Mind you, it does that part well, and that’s probably enough to please

If you’re on a tight time schedule or doing a real degree, this

fans of the duo.

game is not for you. I’ve sunk 30 hours into it and the end is still not in sight. The latest instalment sees the return of exploration of gigantic open-ended environments whilst dealing with the inhabitants, who if left unsupervised, will tear rectums out at moment’s notice. It’s a hacky slashy, stamina managing RPG notorious for its difficulty and its ‘showing rather than telling’ method of storytelling. Dark Souls III has been enjoyable, however being a fan of the

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series it’s difficult to gauge the entry barrier for newcomers. Dark Souls usually requires some internet walkthroughs and a sixweek training program with a series of experts and professionals to get into, pushing risk vs. reward. There’s immense satisfaction in struggling through an area; eventually succeeding and getting to that next checkpoint, after having the game feed you your asshole for several hours. It’s a bit like bashing your head on

Because I am now 21 and an “adult” I received a lot of cookbooks for my birthday. (Hinting at something?) One of them was the Thug Kitchen Cookbook, which has been making waves on the interwebs for its catchy marketing and viral videos. For once in my life, I can wholeheartedly say I wasn’t even the slightest bit disappointed to receive a book as a present.

a wall, gradually losing skull integrity, upon finding triumph

All the recipes are vegan, which may send some people running and screaming

when the wall caves and you break through into the next room,

in the opposite direction, but if you can look past the lack of meat, you’re in

inadvertently stumbling upon your flatmate’s 2am wank.

for a treat. (Pun and rhyme intended.) They even give a one page spiel in the

When compared with its predecessors, Dark Souls III has been

introduction of the book that begins with, “Hold the fuck up, where’s the meat?”

polished quite well. It shows more enemy variety as well as

Thug Kitchen is delicious, easy, fun to cook and even more fun to read. It never

some good AI improvements, although the easy tactic of circling

takes itself too seriously and reads as if Gordon Ramsey were trying to teach a ten

enemies and burying your sword in their ass has become a bit

year old to cook. Thug Kitchen swears more than a drunk bogan and tries to bully

more difficult. The level design is similar to that of the original

you into “Stop fucking with that frozen aisle shit”. An admirable feat, especially

Dark Souls, albeit not quite as tight, on a few occasions I’d be

when your target audience is 20-somethings who live off dollar bread and canned

getting the hang of an area before the game yelled “Bored now!”

spaghetti. Highlight recipes include anything from ‘The Munchies’ section (Yes, it’s

and carted me off somewhere completely new.

really called that), and the cauliflower tacos from the ‘Bomb Ass Meals’ section.

Fans of the series will enjoy this instalment but won’t be blown

Thug Kitchen is a hilarious and fresh take on the box-standard style of cookbooks

out of the water. Newcomers with a lot of spare time and a

and subverts everything you thought you knew about them. Just don’t gift this

masochistic streak will likely enjoy it too.

cookbook to your Nana. Unless she’s a badass. Then, please do.

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SPOTIFY PLAYLIST THE SIMS 2: NIGHTLIFE SOUNDTRACK BRONWYN LAUNDRY

If you’re interested in reliving your misspent youth and simultaneously would like to have the feeling of having all your nails pulled out, I have the playlist for you. Did you know creators of The Sims 2 have put the soundtracks for every game/ expansion pack on Spotify? I bet you didn’t, because nobody fucking does, or cares. But they have. And I’m here to review one of them. It’s your lucky day. The playlist begins with the familiar strains of the ‘Sims 2 Theme Song’, but quickly diverts into a jazzy and fun remix made especially for the Nightlife Expansion Pack, and boy does it get you in the mood to party. You’ll be ready to meet all the vampires in town and become their vampire bae once you’ve pre-loaded to ‘Busy’, an up tempo banger with a drum beat that sounds like it’s straight out of a Year 10 music composition.

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‘Shopping Spree’ will remind you of the simpler times when you could “Motherlode” your way to a beautiful home, and ‘Sim Time Sim Place’ will transport you back to when you could make yourself an attractive spouse that loved you unconditionally and wanted to “Woohoo” whenever, without any real effort. ‘Stop and Sim’ will always remind you of the times where you deliberately deleted the smoke alarms or pool ladder to make things interesting.

As poor university students it seems fair to say that we are all a little too familiar with that disappointing feeling of spending all our hard earned money on papers that leave us

So get listening, and get reminiscing. Or don’t, if you want to save yourself an hour of uncomfortable feelings where you are reminded of all the weird shit you did on Sims.

feeling confused rather than educated [Editor’s Note: Speak for yourself]. If this is the case (as I’m sure it is) then you shall no doubt be familiar with the sweet escape that is live music. Recently, the majestic talent that is Selena Gomez graced the salty shores of New Zealand and my God did she put on a show. Before Gomez even set foot on the stage the audience was treated to a 40/45 minute performance from DNCE (Joe Jonas’s new band). Unsurprisingly Jonas and his band put on a fantastic show that is bound to have entertained even

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the dads among the crowd. Shortly after DNCE finished their final act, Gomez took the stage and my goodness me was she good. Despite publicly stating that she’s been fighting off a throat infection there were certainly no vocal flaws to be heard throughout her performance. The show was visually impressive too, from Gomez’s multiple stunning costumes, to the dancers that set the stage alight and the choreography

I’m a great guy. Each Friday night of mine is dedicated to helping those in need. As a former Aucklander I completely understand how rough it can be (for some) to afford the basic necessities in such a glorious city. As a well educated member of society, I’m well aware that there is no better way to help out the local UoA students than by dropping into a strip club with some spare cash.

that one can only imagine performing with the aid of a

Being a cultured and sophisticated young man, I was obviously too good for this

trampoline and St John on standby. There really is very little

establishment. However, I was there to help the people in need, another truly

to critique Gomez on, as I am sure fans will agree.

selfless act on my behalf. The patriotic lingerie would be a nice touch for some,

On a final note I would like to say that if you really feel like treating yourself and going for the VIP option then it

though in my tastes it would have been a far better decision to go for a more matte finish; only peasants could have a fetish associated with anything glossy.

shouldn’t disappoint you. Gomez and her team are beyond

I’d definitely have rated this Gentlemen's Club higher if it wasn’t for the

welcoming and having the opportunity to spend some time

overwhelming clamminess, how was I meant to enjoy myself when I’d constantly

with Gomez certainly makes for a night that fans won’t be

be rubbing my chinos to lessen the moisture accumulating on my palms?

forgetting anytime soon.

Nonetheless it was lovely to have the opportunity for a quick catch up with some old high school friends. I may not return anytime soon but I do encourage all you other charitable beings to consider attending. 13

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ARTS TENT PETER DORNAUF

A tent as a work of art? Well, yes. The most famous or

graphics) was a spontaneous improvisation in the tradition

infamous one was created by British “enfant terrible” of

of children’s DIY play at home. Inside the tent were pegged

the Young British Artists set, Tracey Emin. It was called,

pictures of children’s art, making the space a makeshift

‘Everyone I Have Ever Slept With, 1963- 1995’. And yes,

gallery, (art within art). The whole installation was lit with

the people were named. Inside the tent over a hundred

coloured lights and a silver foil path lead to the shelter;

names were brazenly embroidered onto the canvas. It gave

a complete embodiment of childhood fantasy and play

new meaning to the phrase, going camping. The work was

indulged in before the world of experience with all its pains

bold, confrontational, confessional, sad and poignant and a

and confounding encounters intrudes.

commentary on the times.

A nice rejoinder to Tracey Emin.

It was matched two years later with an equally provocative

Venture further into the bowels of the theatre and you’d have

piece called ‘My Bed’, a readymade which consisted of her

found yourself inside the ‘Waikato Matrix’, a work by Wintec

own dishevelled bed surround by the detritus of the artist’s

tutor, Joe Citizen. I did feel a little like Neo as I tentatively

life — discarded panties, condoms, empty bottles of alcohol,

entered beyond the green laser lights, (the sound of electronic

tissues etc.

atmospheric music humming in my ears), and into dark tunnels

Come forward nearly two decades and 180 degrees to the Meteor Theatre in Hamilton where Wintec Media Arts students constructed their own tent, complete with bed. Only here the focus was the direct antithesis of ‘Everyone’. This collaborative work by Sam Gyde, Hoss Aneece, Georgia Ransfield, Juliann Smith and Rhiannon Jackson, took childhood innocence and play as its theme.

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constructed from long black curtains. The maze of corridors one had to negotiate became intermittently lit as one was led on a journey into the unknown. Part fairground haunted house, part Dante’s Underworld, part Plato’s Cave and perhaps Descartes’ evil demon messing with the mind, this installation stood as a metaphor for rebel travellers negotiating the warrens of entrapment to find the sparkled treasures of colour and light. What linked the two engaging works was the notion

The provisional tent, comprised of sticks and children’s

of play and the idea of relational aesthetics where audience

blankets, (complete with Dora the Explorer and dinosaur

participation became part of the product.

Hamilton's 38th International Film Festival concludes this

BLOW-UP (1966)

week at the Lido Theatre. During its run Auteur House has

Prior to Blow-Up Italian maestro Michelangelo Antonioni had

been featuring a promotional display of Cannes Festival

made three agonisingly slow meditations on contemporary

award winners.

This year's Palme d'Or recipient, Ken

alienation. Blow-Up was Antonioni's English language

Loach's typically policised I, Daniel Blake, played earlier in

debut and while there are clear thematic similarities with

our festival.

his earlier work he ups the pace and the cultural backdrop

Though there have been plenty of unusual and controversial winners at Cannes over the years and even the occasional outright dud, the event has also served as a showcase for some of greatest films ever made. Many Palme d'Or recipients have transcended the award itself, becoming timeless classics of world cinema.

Four of these are

discussed below.

is very different. The pleasures of seeing swinging London during its 1960s pomp are considerable yet the film has an intellectual depth to go with all the flashy stylistics. A photographer who thinks he has witnessed a murder gets lessons on the subjective nature of truth. TAXI DRIVER (1976) If Taxi Driver's bloody climactic shoot out, a realisation of the revenge fantasies the film seeks to critique accounts

THE THIRD MAN (1949)

for some of its cult appeal, its real universality lies in the

At once a historically precise rendering of Vienna in the

study of big city loneliness. Travis Bickle is a Vietnam Vet

immediate period following World War II and a universal

with some bad thoughts in his head, unable to connect with

reflection on middle age, melancholy and lost friendship,

anyone yet primed for a righteous mission.

The Third Man enjoys an embarrassment of creative talent both before and beyond the camera: director Carol Reed,

THE WHITE RIBBON (2009)

the first man to be knighted for contributions to film; author

Michael Haneke's first Palme d'Or defies precise categorisation.

Graham Greene, the finest 20th century writer never to win

Set in a small German village on the eve of World War I, it's by

the Nobel Prize for literature; composer Anton Karas, an

turns a period drama about class conflict and the generation

innovative marvel on the zither and all round genius Orson

gap, an unsolved murder mystery of almost Lynchian

Welles, who seldom acted better.

proportions, a wry comedy and a touching romance.

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FEATURE OP SHOP FINDS: TRASH OR TREASURE? MEGGIE BOLTON

Ham East is op shop central, but Recycle Boutique has one-upped the others since the Grey St store opened in 2007. A nation wide franchise, Recycle Boutique recently opened a store in Melbourne, it’s first international venture. Nexus figured that kind of like digging through trash to find treasure (and information), if you want to find out about the nature of fashion, trends, style, and the terrifying new plague of “Mannequin People”, an op shop is the place to go. Meggie Bolton spoke with manager and resident stylist, Liz. Decked out in a surprisingly normal ensemble of black off-the-shoulder top, high-waisted ripped boyfriend jeans, and saffron yellow pendulous tasseled earrings, Liz had a self assured style that was still ‘trendy’. We zipped across the

Immediately it was obvious Liz is a pretty gregarious person, so it comes as no surprise that her favourite thing about her job is the people. Liz said, “Our store gets every type of person you could imagine...it’s not a certain type of person that shops there” with obvious relish, and indeed looking around the store it’s easy to imagine. Most clothing retailers cater to a specific target market that will share key demographics, often age and gender, and then provide a specific style meant to cater to that demographic. Recycle Boutique however carries a huge variety of styles, and their key demographic doesn’t necessarily share an age range, but a set of values — namely affordable, ethical and unique fashion. This means Liz’s job can also be rather challenging, trying to get a feel for a customer's style and helping them find just the thing for them amid a large and eclectic range of garments, but she clearly loves it. 16

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street for another cup of coffee, and a chat about fashion, style and recycling.

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Some people get grossed out by the idea of wearing used clothing, but luckily

Another comment I’d read online was that “Op shops are where trends go to

it’s part of the staff’s job to sort out the gross from the gorgeous, so we don’t

die.” The sentiment being that people hold on to those pieces that are ‘timeless’,

have to. “It’s interesting to see what people think is appropriate to resell, people

and op shops get saddled with disgraced trends. However, Liz seems mostly

will bring in things and I’m like, have you just worn this yesterday and eaten in

dismissive of the concept of ‘trends’ as a whole. “People should wear what

it?” which definitely sounds gross. Apparently one of the most common reasons

they like, whatever they feel comfortable in.” She commented that you do get

a piece is rejected is fake tan stains on the insides. The grossest thing Liz has

some girls, usually high schoolers, that haven’t developed their personal style

encountered though was unwashed undies. Apparently that has happened, and

yet, and walk around “like Mannequin People” just copying what they see in

as to what that person was thinking is anyone’s guess.

store windows. What really makes an outfit, in Liz’s opinion (and I’m inclined to

Recycle Boutique occupies a particular place in the op shopping world. There is a fair amount of confusion around their distinction from charity shops with “once or twice a week people come in saying ‘I want to donate these clothes’ and we say look we don’t take donations...there’s so many op shops around here that you can donate to.” Which also leads to the question of whether or not the new interest in op shopping is driving up prices and making them unaffordable for those in need. Tess McClure wrote an article for Stuff last year about the concern from low income families and beneficiaries that people who could afford to shop

agree) “Is confidence.” It makes sense for a manager of an op shop to embrace unique personal style, as op shops have long been heralded as the best place to find one-of-a-kind pieces that don’t conform with the norm. With that in mind however, are there things that are timelessly stylish? In Liz’s opinion, materials are what lasts. Styles and patterns can come and go, but leather, denim, and silk are always go-tos for a great outfit. In particular, the strappy, silky ensembles currently being worn over top a basic shirt are favourites of Liz’s, along with simple outfits set off by statement earrings, such as she’s sporting today.

at more expensive retail outlets were choosing instead to shop secondhand, and

I’ve secretly been of the opinion for some time that op shopping is best as a

that this meant there were less good-quality items available in their price range.

solitary sport, but it’s nice to have it confirmed. “While shopping with your

However, shops like Recycle Boutique fall outside of this. They sell clothing on

friends can be great, it [op shopping] can take a long time to really go through

behalf of people, and take a commission for it, running on a business model, not

everything.” Unlike your average retail stores, where one rack may hold two

a charitable one. Liz pointed out “We don’t want to compete with the charity

styles in many sizes, op shops have many styles, and you’re lucky if you can

shops, we do take different stuff than them...Come to our store if you’re wanting

find one in the right size. This can make it time consuming, but ultimately, if you

that.” Shops like Recycle Boutique provide op shoppers with cash a way to

like clothes, the triumph of finding the perfect item and a price you can actually

pursue their quirky and ethical tendencies, without ‘stealing from the poor’.

afford is well worth it. 17

FEATURE PUTTING THE RAD IN RADFORD INTERVIEW BY BRONWYN LAUNDRY

Bronwyn sat down with fashion novice and proud Hamilton girl Jessie-Lee Radford who has been making waves amongst stylists since she graduated AUT last year. She discusses her love of bogans, her dislike for trends and her desire to be Anna Wintourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flatmate.

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Tell us a bit about yourself. Who are you and where are you from?

What are your current inspirations? Who are your muses?

I’m from Hamilton, where I’ve lived in the same house almost forever. While my

In terms of what I vibe off — after living in Auckland for the last few years, I have

little brother took one for the team and became the athlete, I took the creative

a huge appreciation for home and being around people who don’t know how

path and pursued painting, drawing, photography and sewing. Our mum — who

interesting they are. I’ll drive into Hamilton and instantly feel inspired — bogans,

is the most beautiful gypsy-bogan queen one could ever meet — is a massive

bogans everywhere! Especially if I’ve had a week up here where I brunch often and

influence on my work and totally the reason I am the way I am. After high school,

drive (other people’s) flash cars, I come home and I feel grounded. Fashion-wise

with my family’s help and support I moved to Auckland to study Fashion Design,

I’m inspired by designers like Vivienne Westwood — who stays very true to herself

which I graduated in December 2015. I’ve recently moved back here where I live

and the aesthetics of subcultures that she feels connected with, and Jeremy Scott

in Grey Lynn and work in fabrics.

who doesn’t take himself too seriously. Stevie Nicks is definitely one of my muses.

What has been the high point of your career thus far?

Has fashion always been a significant part of your life? When did you decide

At the end of final year fashion at AUT we put on a show called AUT Rookie —

you wanted to make a career out of it?

which showcases a selection of third year work. It helped me to gain so much

I remember when I was 13 I said that I would move to Auckland and study fashion

unexpected publicity! The first major credit I got for my work was when Parris

— so I did. It wasn’t until halfway through my three year degree that I really

Goebel featured in a photo shoot wearing a top from my collection. She is

found my place in fashion and seriously considered it as a career option. Since

exactly the type of badass girl I want to see repping my work, so it was really

I graduated, my collection has been quite successful in terms of publicity and

encouraging and a good way to kick off my collection publicly.

stylists using my pieces in photoshoots, so I’ve started to gain more confidence in my work and can imagine myself taking it further from here.

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What challenges have you faced transitioning from Uni to the fashion industry? I think the hardest thing for me was going from doing everything my own way

What are your future plans?

and working very independently in terms of my schedule and my own methods,

At the moment I’m working full time in fabric wholesale and loaning my grad

to slotting into a team environment where everybody needs to be on the same

collection out to stylists on the side. I’m dreaming up plenty of designs and

page in order for everything to run smoothly. Unless you dive straight into

working on getting a new collection out ASAP so I can continue to get my name

starting your own label you have to be pretty flexible in that way.

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Tell us about your favourite and least favourite fashion trends at the moment? I have a bit of a grudge against trends — they ruin originality and genuinity of style. When something comes into fashion that I consider a part of my personal style, I end up feeling like an idiot that ripped off a trend. Band t-shirts for example. I doubt Kylie Jenner actually listens to Aerosmith… and this is why we can’t have nice things. Who were your fashion icons growing up? I had a fascination with Coco Chanel, although I didn’t know much about her. I think when I was younger hers was just a name I knew. “Hi I’m Jessie-Lee and I’m really into fashion...Coco Chanel, am I right?” Aesthetically my work is nothing like the original Chanel, but now that I know more about what kind of woman she was I can relate to her vibe through the feminist themes in my work. What was the first item of clothing you ever made? Probably something for school from a commercial pattern — but the first thing I made independently was a jacket from legs of old jeans Mum had given me, that I paneled together. The crotches made the curves of armholes that I attached sleeves made of grey sweatshirting to. I got this far typing and thinking how awful it sounds before I realised it could easily fit with my latest collection. I’m cringing… What is your favourite item of clothing in your wardrobe right now? My most recent op shop purchase! I get really attached while they’re still a novelty and then I move on to the next one once I find it. My latest is a loose fitting, teal tie-dyed blouse with trim detail alongside the front buttons. It’s genuine 90s bogan — my favourite. Would you rather live in Winter all year round or live with Anna Wintour? Do I get to move in to her place or does she move into mine? Because I doubt anyone would turn down being a flatmate in her house. And I hear she’s hilarious so I’m really not seeing any downside here.

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FEATURE THE NZ FOUR BRITTANY ROSE

In 1999 The New Zealand Four (WORLD, Nom*d, Zambesi & Karen Walker) took London Fashion Week by force with a ‘dark and intellectual’ look (read: black). They’re still NZ fashion powerhouses, and it is your patriotic duty to know about them.

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NOM*D

www.worldbrand.co.nz

www.nomd.co.nz

The repeated line in the WORLD success story is that L’estrange

Nom*d is a brand by Dunedin-based Margarita Robertson. High quality

Corbet and Hooper started the brand with only $400 between them.

construction, and clever pattern making characterise the brand. The

With bright colour, clashing prints and a dash of absurdity, WORLD

black outfits work best with Docs and high-end grunge lookbooks

is the brainchild of Denise L’estrange Corbet and Francis Hooper

feed the ‘noir-ish’ aesthetic. Something about the brand is reminiscent

and their aesthetic is out of this world (see what we did there?). The

of a bolshie “don’t tell me what’s cool” teen. Unlike the ever zany

former couple specialise in garish, though now L’estrange Corbet

WORLD, Nom*d emphasise functionality of fashion — garments look

spends her time criticising red carpet looks in Women’s Weekly with

good, and fit comfortably. This brand is the good thing that’s come

her daughter.

from the South Island.

ZAMBESI

KAREN WALKER

www.zambesi.co.nz

www.karenwalker.com

“New Zealand made” is a value central to Zambesi — which is why the

Karen Walker, the most internationally renowned of the New Zealand

price points are so high. Specialising in men’s and women’s fashion

four, caters to Northern Hemisphere seasons, and is especially loved

lines, Winter 2016 took on 90s nostalgia with integrity — the scripted

in Japan. Karen Walker does clothes, but also eyewear — sick shades

logo penned in the 90s by cofounder Neville Finlay returned. Finlay

and cute clear frames (hipster glasses. Except high fashion). Her

and his partner Elisabeth prove longevity equals quality — they’ve

jewellery is high quality and widely stocked. Most especially the

been designing since 1979.

travelling girl necklace. The travelling girl has pigtails and a knapsack — it’s a staple for precious Daddy’s Girls who adore stripes and Nike.

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FEATURE KILL EM’ WITH MODESTY NURUL SHAMSUL

Let’s talk about modest fashion. In May this year they had the first ever Modest Fashion Week (IMFW) in Istanbul, Turkey. Although I wasn't there myself, I

Typically Hijabi are asked a range of silly questions, for your reading

kept up with the action by following the IMFW Instagram account and other

pleasure they have been collated below with the answer people

modest fashion bloggers who were there, as well as seeing pics under the

want to hear, and the real truth beneath.

IMFW hashtag. Fashion designers all over the world from Indonesia to Sweden showcased their

So do you wear it in the shower?

work. There were a whole range of different styles, colour, textiles, patterns or

"Yeah we use a special shampoo called ‘hijab and shoulders’."

prints as well as influences from different cultures and traditions. From formal

Hygiene is important in my religion and that includes washing your hair.

attire to casual outfits, all models were dressed modestly with or without a hijab.

So no, we do not use the hijab inside the shower, wtf.

In my opinion they fell nothing short of being fashionable. Since our fashion style revolves around modesty, our wardrobe normally consists of everything

When can you take it off?

and anything which is long. Long sleeves, pants or jeans, maxi skirts or dresses,

"We only take it off when a man tells us we can do so."

outer wear, jackets and of course scarves. Winter may be a Muslimah’s (Muslim

As mentioned before, wearing the hijab is for women to protect their

girl) favourite season to dress and buy clothes as this is when longer clothing

beauty. Nonetheless we can show the rest of our beauty to other

hits the stores and covering up is ‘more’ in fashion/sensible for the weather.

women, children, elderly men and family members (basically anyone

Although I believe that I don’t have killer fashion sense, my motto is: ‘dress

who wouldn’t think with their dick).

nicely to look good for yourself.’ I believe that how you dress yourself is how you hold yourself. My go-to outfit during warmer days is a plain maxi dress/

How long is your hair?

skirt with a nice top, as well as a denim jacket and a block-coloured chiffon

"Down to my ass."

headscarf. During colder days I would wear jeans, a long sleeved top with a plain

This will always be a mystery as all girls are different.

but flattering coat as well as a pashmina headscarf. Normally I would team my outfits with gold or silver jewelry as well as heels or my white converse and a

Do you have a bomb underneath?

designer handbag such as Prada or Gucci.

"What else would a terrorist have inside?"

To check out modest fashion inspo, to name a few, you could search these accounts

Contrary to belief, Muslims are not terrorists. In fact, our religion

up on Instagram or other social media: yuna, dinatokio, modestyofftherunway,

condemns terrorism and promotes peace. It’s the media and other

hijabfashion, fashionwithfaith, inayahc, auroraisnthome, chichijab, sobi1canobi,

factors that try to brainwash you otherwise. If people were more open

anaa_nourin, sagaleeyaa and zahra.mursal.

minded, think for themselves and are accepting, stereotyping wouldn’t be as evident. This goes for other minority groups in our society.

People who say that modesty isn’t fashionable have yet to see how composed and gracious conservative women dress. If there is something I’ve learned from

Don’t you get hot in it?

fashion, it is that looking composed is timeless because it shows that you are

"Hell is hotter."

confident, classy and have your stuff sorted.

wore a cloth/fabric on their head or else their hair would be fried under

quote from Rafika Alami (2015).

the sun (Islam originated in the Middle East). So no we don't really

Dayum. This is all I can think when I check out a hijabi around campus. Like DAYUM GURL — you are killing me with your style. How do you have your makeup so on fleek, how do you look so sophisticated and stylish and do you have an Insta? Because I would double tap that.

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Before the hijab was ordained in the Quran, Arab women and even men

“Only reason why I wear this is to give you females a chance.” – Viral senior

overheat, maybe we get a bit sweaty in the summer, but I can assure you that we’re still cold in the winter. Do you feel oppressed? "Always."

Maybe it’s true, maybe they are wearing the hijab to keep the game fair. All I

Oppression? Far from it. I believe that instead, the hijab empowers

know is that I've had to up my style ever since I came to Waikato Uni.

and liberates me as a woman. It empowers me as I have control on

As a Muslim and a fairly new Hijabi, I will give you some insights about the

who I show the rest of my physical beauty to and it liberates me as I

headscarf. Wearing the hijab was ordained in our holy book, the Quran. However,

don’t need to go off the beauty ideals of western society in order to be

there are reasons why it was ordained; to protect our real beauty. Some Muslims

accepted or seen as attractive. With my hijab, I hope to attract people

may argue that girls of our faith who don’t wear a hijab aren’t as religious. But I

with my personality and to be accepted for the person I really am.

beg to differ. Hoejabis do exist — so never judge a book by its cover. 23

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THAT TIME I… FUCKED ANOTHER GUY’S GIRL

MODERN DAY MIXTAPE PLUG, PLUG, PLUG

INDIGO SMITH

LYAM BUCHANAN

WOMAN, 25, STRAIGHT BISEXUAL(?)

If a big name is about to drop any kind of music, you’ll know about it. Prior

One day — when I was a 19 year old slut — Lachlan,* the guy who was head over

to a big release it’s become tradition to overhype, oversell and just generally

heels for me, took me to buy a tinny. We turned up at the tinny house and I met

drive whatever they’ve created into the ground. Logic’s The Incredible True

the girl who lived there. She was short with long messy hair, and a boyfriend.

Story and Drake’s Views are perfect examples, both of these albums were

We spoke for 20 minutes about Alphonse Mucha and magic mushrooms while Lachlan waited, fiddling with the foil between his thumbs. He spent a hell of a lot of his time waiting for me to pay attention to him because I never liked him very much. He was spineless, but what he lacked in personality he made up for in cock girth. Eventually we left, and I got so baked I couldn’t even pretend to listen to his work stories (I can’t remember what his job even was, tbh). I didn’t have her name or contact details, time passed, I kept stringing Lachlan along and had my first one night stand. One night I chanced upon her in a shitty nightclub and kissed her on the swings, inching my hand up her leg. The bouncers stopped us. My flatmate had called a taxi, her boyfriend was on his way to pick her up. We parted ways, again. By some alignment of the stars, months later, my photo was printed in the local newspaper along with my name. She read the paper, saw my name, and found me on Facebook. We started hanging out and drinking every few weekends. We’d hold eye contact as we talked about everything from the nose job she got at 17 to the fact that her dad made surfboards. Then, it’d get late and she’d say she had to go. I’d stand to hug her goodbye, hands would skim waists, and grab asses, tits. It’d turn into a kiss, then we’d fall back on the couch until I lead her to my bedroom. She always wore coordinated bras and knickers, always in muted tones with ribbons. She shaved her pubes, which I didn’t necessarily like, her tits were small, and her skin soft. It always started with a long make out session (the foreplay was phenomenal), where we’d roll around feeling eachother up. We were always foggy headed from cheap wine, cones and Holiday Reds. She never licked me out, but I spent a lot of time with my face between her legs and my fingers deep in her cunt. Six months later when I’d moved home and was sleeping in my ex-boyfriend’s bed she came to visit. She didn’t eat my pussy then, either, but she did stay in my ex’s bed with us. Honestly, there’s nothing quite like the grin on the face of the guy you love when he walks in to see you dry humping another girl in his bed. * Name changed

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violently rammed down everyone’s throats and both were surprisingly fucking trash. Some tracks were great but in reality nothing was overly special. Once you also take into account the incessant plugging you’d see on every form of social media; any tracks you might have been slightly interested in instantly lose their charm. What the fuck do I know though? The majority of my playlists sound like the end of a prom in a 90s movie. I guess the point I’m trying to get across is that the way music is marketed obviously has a major impact on how successful it is, but the majority of artists are just completely fucking it up. Stop with the eight months of suspense and these shitty websites with vague timers, give us a bit of hype and something to look forward to, but don’t drag it out into a year of awkwardly attempting to keep people interested. On a more positive note, artists such as Mac Miller already have this sorted. He’s definitely on the verge of going overboard but for now the hype he generates doesn’t make you want to lock yourself in a cupboard and binge some Dolly Parton. Mac’s new track ‘Dang!’ is crisp, it moves away from that overly sampled sound and features some classy instrumentation which coupled with unobtrusive production leaves us with a multi-layered piece which is still light on its feet. Would I feel different if this track had been rammed down my throat for nine months prior to release? Probably. It’s definitely easier for the bigger names to get their music out to the masses, though it’s infinitely harder for them to hold on to any form of charm and memorability that some of the smaller names are drowning in.

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THE I.T. GUY OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY

JUST THE TIP A GUIDE TO ITALY

MATTHEW RAE

NINA FOX

Technology disappears all the time. Last year, cathode ray tubes from the old

If the closest you’ve ever come to Italia is a cheeky spag bol at the flat when

bulky TVs stopped being recycled. This year Blackberry stopped production of

Pak n’ Save reduces their mince to a fiver, then I’ve prepared a wee guide

their phones with the original plastic keyboards. The final makers of the VCR

to the real deal just for you. Italy has given the world amazing art such as

in Japan will also stop this month. With all of this in mind, why do we still use

Michelangelo’s David or Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus. They’ve also graced us

CDs when we have audio devices that can fit more music? Why do we use dot

with pasta and pizza, which is arguably more valuable. So let’s explore all that

matrix printers when we have faster and more accurate laser printers? And,

Italy has to offer.

why do people still use fax?

Let’s be real, you’ve probably decided to go to Italy because you want a

Now I’m not saying throw out your Nokia brick and get a bendy iPhone but

cheeky Gram outside the Colosseum and you also want to gorge yourself on

there is a lot of obsolete technology that just needs to stop being a thing. Here

the best pizza Italy has to offer. That’s fair. So I would suggest Rome should

are my top three:

be on the top of your list. If like me, you are perhaps a bit uncultured on the history of Rome (I thought Julius Caesar was his name before realising Caesar

1. FAX MACHINES

was actually an imperial title), then you will be astonished by all of the history

It’s such an outdated technology yet it still hasn’t faded into the annals of time.

that Rome boasts. The Colosseum, as the name suggests, is tremendously

Fax machines work like a scanner does: take in the document, convert it to a

large and truly is something you should see in your lifetime. The Vatican City

bitmap, and then send it over the phone. Kind of like sending a dick pic but

is also an important stop on your Italian journey, with so much faith within its

with a corded phone (another outdated tech). Now people can scan things in

walls that even your naughtiest night on Hogan could be forgiven.

and email them, all from the same machine. Fax needs to go. 2. BLU-RAY Why use Blu-Ray? Yes, Blu-Ray is a huge step up from your typical CD but it’s still a step in the wrong direction. With streaming services on the rise and storage devices incorporating Time Lord technology (it’s bigger on the inside), why are we not looking at a better way to get our movie fix? Blu-Ray has a maximum capacity of 50Gb. The micro SD card in my phone is twice

Florence is a must-do for the cultural connoisseur. This city holds some of the most famous artworks the world has ever seen, trust me, after waiting three hours in line to see some of them, you’ll know. Leonardo da Vinci himself was a Florentine during some parts of his life. Florence is a beautiful city, but like many parts of Italy, is swamped with tourists throughout the year. So you’ll have to be patient and keep an eye out for the extended arms of selfie-sticks in many of these Italian hotspots.

that and a fraction of the physical size. This would be a much better way to

I have been to Venice twice, and for good reason. It is so incredibly beautiful,

receive and watch movies, that way I don’t have to worry about scratching it

the images online and scenes in movies don’t do it justice. Venice too has

and rendering my $20 Green Lantern movie useless.

an extremely old heritage; the scenes of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice can easily be envisioned as you walk through the terracotta coloured

3. USB MEMORY STICKS

alleyways. I highly suggest having a ride on a gondola as it weaves through

When it comes to USBs I’d say biff the lot. With the number of cloud storage

the canals, our gondolier was named Fabio and he whistled romantic tunes,

services on the rise, why do you need a physical storage device? I lose my

which all felt so very Venetian.

USBs more then I lose my mind. Afraid you can’t lend it to a friend so they can copy your homework? Just share a Google Doc with them, you don’t even need to go outside. Imagine all the computers that stick has been in, all the

So not only will Italy satisfy the carb-lover in you, it will also grace you with its art, culture and historical heritage that will leave you saying “Mamma mia!”

things it's picked up. With cloud storage it's far less likely you’ll infect your computer with something you don’t want.

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HARI KŌRERO THE CONFESSIONS OF A PLASTIC MĀORI

YWRC HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS

KAELYN KINGI

MEL MARTIN

First impressions matter, but there’s nothing more uncomfortable than

In case you somehow haven’t heard, the local city council elections are coming

having someone assume that your ethnicity is something other than what

up whereby we, the citizens of Hamilton, vote for the person we would like to

you actually are. Yes, I am Māori but I’ve come to believe that I’ve convinced

see as the Mayor of Hamilton. This is important because we are the people

people otherwise.

living in Hamilton, working in Hamilton, and paying tax in Hamilton; therefore

What is a plastic Māori? By personal definition, a plastic Māori is a Māori who lacks knowledge about Te Reo, Māori culture and their Māori heritage. I have to confess. I am the biggest non-Māori Māori that I know. It’s almost insulting. I don’t like eating hangi, I struggle to sleep in wharenuis, I don’t understand how a powhiri works, I’m scared of maraes, I can’t speak fluent Te Reo and I don’t understand most Te Reo (even though I went to a bilingual primary school).

it is important because we are the people whose money the Hamilton City Council (HCC) are spending on various city-wide projects and initiatives. We are the young people of this city, paying for our expensive educations, buying our expensive beers at the clubs in town, spending money on expensive taxi fares… This should be enough to indicate to you how badly you need to have a say in elections. Loads of people were unhappy with the last mayor that got voted in; and loads of people still didn’t get off their backsides to fill in the voting form.

Sometimes I feel like I don’t deserve to identify as Māori, so instead, I pretend to be the ethnicities people assume I am: Indian, Brazilian, Arabic and Spanish.

That’s right, that’s all it takes.

It only works if I’m talking to people who’ve never met me and who are overly

The HCC send you the forms, and a postage paid envelope. You then tick a

intoxicated. It’s not to say that I don’t appreciate my Māori heritage, because

few boxes, stick it in the postage paid envelope and pop it into your nearest

I definitely do. It’s just difficult being so passionate about a culture that you

NZ Post box.

aren’t completely familiar with. Maybe this is my chance to finally get out there and learn more about my Māori roots.

You’re unsure about mayoral candidates, you say? I’ve got an answer for that too: www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/elections2016. Or read the news coverage in our news section. I’m personally all about taking the empowerment into my own hands; this is in large part due to the fact that we’re only ever going to form our own opinion based on the information we seek out for ourselves. It’s also due to the nature of being informed by an already existent bias. Educate yourselves young people, otherwise you only have yourselves to blame for a voting result you aren’t satisfied by.

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PAK ’N SAVE HEAD CHEF INDIAN BUTTER CHICKEN INGREDIENTS 2 Chicken Breasts (diced)

1 Tbs Brown Sugar

1-2 Tbs Butter

1/4 cup Yoghurt (plain and

2 tsp Garam Masala

unsweetened)

2 tsp Paprika

300ml Cream or Coconut

1 tsp Ginger

Cream

2 tsp Coriander

Juice of 1 Lemon

1 Cinnamon quill

Salt and Pepper

3 Cardamom pods (optional)

Fresh Coriander to garnish

400g Tomato Puree

DIRECTIONS 1. Hot pan, oil and then fry your tender, soft, smooth… chicken breasts. Remove once cooked through. 2. Butter into same pan, followed by spices and ginger. Let the butter bubble with all the spices, your house should smell prreeeeetty good at this point. 3. Add tomato puree, sugar, yoghurt and cream. Stir, and set to simmer for 10 mins. 4. Add chicken into sauce, juice of a lemon, salt and pepper to season. 5. Serve with rice and naan bread, or whatevs. Sprinkle some fresh coriander overtop. Voila.

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She’s a third year law student on the lookout for a “Heathcliff to her Catherine.” She has a passion for the gym, as well as knitting and partying. Sounds wild. He’s a thirsty first year Environmental Planning student who “loves a good bush”. He also used way too many car/sex related puns. Can these two kick their love into gear?

HE SAID

SHE SAID

There isn’t often an occasion where I find myself bursting with

I walked in nervous af and was shown to the table by the lovely

anxiety, however tonight was one of those nights. I looked for

waitress of House, where I was regretting not being able to down a

confidence in the bottom of a few Tuis – they went down faster

couple before the event began.

than a chubby kid on a seesaw, but unfortunately provided nothing.

He was a cutie, who was alas too young for me being a first year

I proceeded to dress formally and arrive early at the establishment

student in the hall that I had stayed in last year — we had no friends

in anticipation. The wait felt like damn near forever, and she really

in common apart from his RAs… However, the cutie did earn points

took me by surprise when she came over. She was pint sized, wore

in the hair and manners department!

a lovely floral dress and strode in elegantly and politely. She wasn’t quite what I envisioned, but we seemed to get along just fine.

I had gone into said event with extreme abort measures in place, yet thankfully did not have to employ any of these. In fact, the

We exchanged light discussion which slowly blossomed into

conversation flowed without any awkwardness and I had a pleasant

full blown chat, as I watched my anxiety flutter away. I enjoyed

evening. Hilarity ensued when I got to read the stunner of the email

an awesome chicken burger while she had tacos, before we

his “mate” had written for him to Nexus for the blind date, the

appropriately blew the rest of the budget on shots.

eloquence of it could have rivaled Obama’s speeches.

I thoroughly enjoyed meeting my date and having a decent feed

When it came to the end there was a battle to pay the $2.50

(and drinks), and despite only gaining a Facebook request from my

remaining. Unfortunately, although I was quicker to the till, I was

efforts I would gladly go for round two. By the way, shout out to the

slower in getting my card out. I got overtaken and he paid — what

dude with the Ferrari who let me get behind the wheel afterwards,

a gentleman. Facebook adds were exchanged, but not numbers.

made my night! [Editor’s Note: Nexus does not condone getting

Thanks for the night Nexus!

behind the wheel (Ferrari or not) after knocking back shots. Don’t drink and drive, k thanks.]

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AQUARIUS (JANUARY 20 — FEBRUARY 18)

If you went to the Law Ball, yay, you’re super cool, now

Be responsible for your actions this week, and admit to

your flat that it was actually you who took the shit on

worry, there’s another scheduled in 39 days. Just don’t

wait that long for your next shower. Gross.

GEMINI (MAY 21 — JUNE 20)

Make sure to take care this week, we predict a wrist injury

CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 22 — JANUARY 19) So all your friends were “really busy with uni” this weekend, and no one at all was free to hang out? Yeah, they totally

please stop talking about it, no one really cares.

PISCES (FEBRUARY 19 — MARCH 20)

your front doorstep, not a bear. ARIES (MARCH 21 — APRIL 19) Your star is represented by a stubborn ram, and associated with Ares god of war. Take wisdom from the NRA this week, however, and ‘make love, not war, but be ready for both’. TAURUS (APRIL 20 — MAY 20) If you missed the meteor shower the other week, don’t

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CANCER (JUNE 21 — JULY 22) Don’t overindulge this week, and shy away from extra

LEO (JULY 23 — AUGUST 22) They say the best way to overcome your fears is to embrace them. If you hate surprises, we suggest asking your partner for some surprise fellatio, it’s hard not to embrace that… VIRGO (AUGUST 23 — SEPTEMBER 22) Winter is taking longer than Game of Thrones, but we promise summer is coming. Start working on your tan — or hone that pasty bod to use as a blinding super weapon. LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 23 — OCTOBER 22) Take some time to stop and enjoy the flowers. Literally — the first daffodils have bloomed on campus, rearing their pretty little heads by the back of the lakes. SCORPIO (OCTOBER 23 — NOVEMBER 21) The planets are still orbiting the sun. Fact. This means it is highly likely that the sun will rise again tomorrow, and death due to freezing highly unlikely. SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 22 — DECEMBER 21) Resist temptation, for our lord and saviour. Haha kidding, but at least refrain from throwing that fuckwit’s phone out the window, that’ll cost you a black eye and a week’s pay. 32

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c) Which American state is nearest to the former Soviet Union? 21

d) What is an otter's home called? e) UNHCR is the United Nation's High Commission for what?

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Trivial

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The letters must touch

a) Sugar

13.X 14.H 15.W 16.C 17.T

b) Bob Marley

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c) Alaska

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d) Holt

e) Refugees

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