Brainrot or Language Growth? Therapy Speak, Language Change, & Social Media
Nexus finally put our phones down to interview two campus experts regarding how social media changes language and our growing use of therapy speak in the writer’s room, you gaslighting toxically masculine covert narcissist. Toby met with Andreea Calude, a UoW linguist and an author who published “The Linguistics of Social Media” two years ago. […]
History of Queer Rights
Though you may know Pride Month to be in June, there are proud reasons why Aotearoa’s is in February. If you are looking for a refresher or need a full debrief, here’s a timeline of our country’s LGBTQ+ revolution. Pre-colonisation, tangata whenua were widely accepting of what we now call the LGBTQ+ community. In te […]
How To Stay Friends With Your Flatmates
It’s a new year: you’ve managed to find some decent friends and rallied them together to find a flat. Fuck, now what? The trials and tribulations of flatting can rip apart the closest of friends, or bind you together closer than any life-or-death experience could. It can bring you to your knees in your darkest […]
Political Ideologies as Flatmates
So, you’re new to flatting? Well, here’s an archetype guide no-one asked for. NIHILISM Nihilism won’t pay rent cos “nothing matters”. Or clean. Or tidy. Or speak to you. Or reply in the flat chat. Or attend flat meetings. Or exist beyond the occasional groan echoed around the dystopian hallways they’ve half-imagined in their head […]
Housing Lessons From Singapore, Can Aotearoa Learn From Them?
A house is not just a place to crash after a long day, it’s security, stability, and the foundation of a thriving community. It’s where children grow up, having neighbours become friends, neighbourhoods are also where a nation shows their commitment to its people. But here is the problem: in most of the cities around […]
Getting Down to The Nity-Gritty of Politics & Our Planet
Toby threw some questions at a page then fucked off to Melbourne, leaving Lans the opportunity to interview our UoW lecturer, Nityanand Jayaraman aka Nity. Nity spent 30 years as a social activist, researcher, & journalist and is now pursuing a PhD in political science. Based on your training as an engineer, could many of […]
Fast Fashions’ Hidden Cost: Are New Zealand Students Driving the Crisis?
Fast fashion is no longer just a trend in New Zealand, it is a full-blown phenomenon, reshaping how students dress, shop, and consume. Social media and celebrity culture increasingly influence many young people, resulting in a cycle of rapid purchases and disposals. This shift not only impacts personal style but also raises significant concerns about […]
EDITOR v EDITOR – Can You Fuck a Tree?
Each week, our not-so-mild-mannered section Editors will compete with one another, not for fame or fortune, just to be told they won something. After the mid-trimester break, all of these topics will be assigned by a puppet master and will focus on current affairs or recent news, with a forfeit for the loser in the […]
Who Teaches the Teacher?
Nexus Editor Toby sat down with Teaching Fellow, Paul Ashman, to discuss his perspective on education. Who taught the teachers that taught teachers how to teach teachers? Aaah, the chicken or the egg in an educational context. For me, Mr Aldridge was my inspiration to teach and now I’m teaching the teachers. How do you […]
Artful Thinking
Tackling Why The Arts Should Deserve Your Respect “How will you get a job?” “The Arts aren’t an essential area” “STEM is more useful” These are questions art students know all too well. For years senior advisors and Governments have been pushing STEM subjects as the most important thing to a functioning, industrial and capitalist […]