It’s time we talked about the campus! More specifically it’s time you talked about the campus and we listened. Every year the WSU and the University run pockets of consultation with students. Some of this is done in feedback groups, some of it is in surveys, and a reasonable...
Well, well, well, was it me or was I experiencing some form of political outsiderness? In my last column I announced I was switching my support to Labour and since then it’s been a freaking bloodbath. First, Labour gives money to help gang members rehabilitate themselves, which created...
Becoming a space beat writer worth his Europian moon salt is a constant struggle. For example you have to know about Europa, a Galilean moon orbiting Jupiter, and then weaponise the discovery of sodium-chloride on its surface to deliver a tasteful space joke. Every day is an uphill battle...
The years we spend at university are undoubtedly crucial in our development, but how much influence can the cliché four-year degree (or more if you are studying medicine etc., weird flex, but okay) have on us as people? I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume...
A couple of years ago this government decided to take all the Independent Tertiary Providers (ITP’s) such as WINTEC and align them under one national banner. They cited efficiency and consistency of standards at the time. Contrary to one politician’s assertion, they even placed the National headquarters for the...
It isn’t easy being negative all the time. Hannah was 19 years old when she started writing for Nexus and now she is 32 with frown lines. And that all happened this year. But we, the collective team at Nexus, who sit in our unairconditioned tower wondering why we...
Sustainability. The corporate buzzword of the modern era. The thing everybody pretends to be doing to look good in front of the camera but when you look up close, it’s mostly a fresh coat of green paint. With that heavy dose of cynicism firmly in mind, Nexus went out...
Tauira Māori from all sorts of walks of life attend Waikato and all of our journeys here are different. Rather than attempting to write a heavy hitting piece that covers the plethora of tauira Māori experiences, I’ve instead rated a few of the common denominators out of 5 stars....
It’s 11am and you’ve just walked out of your only lecture for the day – what are you going to do now? Go for a walk? Study? Ha. I don’t know about you, but I’d like to remember the mischief and fun I got up to at University rather...
We asked our writers if life on campus was thriving. What we got back was a diverse account of perspectives, dreams, and the occasional demand. So, we just let them go with it. Covering topics from sustainability to sushi trains and everything in between. Here is our first attempt...
