• The 2010 Nexus O-Week Events guide!
        Now with more convergence!

        Greetings one and all, and welcome to another year of uni life. Another year brings another O-week, and while some of us may be glazed with years of sad O-weeks – filled with non-students who will disappear when it comes time to study – it's a good idea to know what's going on. So, while you're not busy out getting drunk, sexed, and 7 bank accounts, check some of this out, as it can actually be pretty cool. You should be thankful Dai Henwood isn't on the comedy list this year... Anyway, here it is, in XHTML goodness:

      • editorials
      • editorial
      • First Editorial!

        Hello. My name is Art and I have the grand misfortune of being the Nexus editor for 2010. I assure you, it is a misfortune, because I have to find a way to juggle a dozen staff and volunteers in such a way that you get a magazine on Monday morning which is good. It’s not easy, because there’s way too many of you and way too many different ideas of what is good on top of that. A lot of you will be fine with pretty much anything we print, because you’re still young and carefree. Some of you, a vocal minority, will read Nexus only to find things to complain about and be offended by.

      • news
      • news
      • Fun Facts About Hamilton
        Slow news week this week.
        By Special K

        • Two of founders of the University of Waikato were direct descendants of pilgrims from the Mayflower.
        • The original mascot for the University was a turkey.
        • The Waikato colours were changed in 1941 when the Vice
        • Chancellor feared a German invasion of Hamilton, and altered the colours to appease the upcoming masters.
        • A recent study has shown that a typical Hamilton nightlife patron wears at least 1.6 popped collars.
        • The Hamilton mosquito bites only males.

      • columns
      • columns
      • Cooking: Holy Crap! It’s Butter Chicken Pizza!
        By Nexus

        Serves 4

      • Cooking: Spaghetti Bolognese For Idiots!
        By Nexus

        Serves 4.