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Castle Capitalism
Posted 10:24pm Friday 26th April 2024 by Angus Rees
It’s no secret that university students are short on money. Between tuition fees, the rising cost of living, and an academic workload that makes part-time work sparse, students are under a lot of financial pressure. But thanks to social media and consumer culture, a new 21st century job has Read more...
Te Araroa: An Unexpected Journey
Posted 8:02pm Sunday 21st April 2024 by Harriette Boucher
Te Araroa, though not officially one of Aotearoa’s 10 Great Walks, is arguably the greatest of them all. Translating to ‘The Long Pathway’, the trail spans 3000 km and traverses the entire length of the country, taking walkers through beaches, forests, country, and Read more...
The Great Critic Drug Review
Posted 2:08pm Sunday 14th April 2024 by Boba Ket
Disclaimer: The content provided in this article is not intended to encourage the use of illegal drugs or substance abuse. The information is based on personal experiences and subjective observations that are not applicable to everyone, and should not be used as a substitute for professional Read more...
Pitfalls of the Pill
Posted 11:03am Monday 8th April 2024 by Monty O’Rielly
Ah, the pill. That tiny, circular tab that’s readily handed out to fix a myriad of issues, whether that be mental health, preventing periods, curing acne or, you know, maybe even as a contraceptive. Since its release in the 1960s, the oral contraceptive pill has been treated as a miracle drug, Read more...
Best of Moaningful Confessions
Posted 4:15pm Saturday 23rd March 2024 by Critic
It’s only appropriate that the sex issue pays homage to everyone’s favourite sexscapade column: Moaningful Confessions. The column was born in 2020 out of the ashes of the seedy and often marginal Blind Date column. We’ve ranked the sauciest, most salacious, tit-lickin’, Read more...
From the Museum Lawn to the Octagon “Palestine Will Be Free!”
Posted 10:30am Monday 18th March 2024 by Iris Hehir
Disclaimer: The writer of this piece has attended Dunedin Justice for Palestine rallies in a protesting capacity. Content warning: This piece includes discussion of violence and mass death. The world has watched in horror since October 7th last year as death, destruction, and devastation Read more...
Uni-intolerant: Why do hot girls have stomach issues?
Posted 2:55pm Sunday 10th March 2024 by Jodie Evans
For many starting their university careers, it’s with passionate optimism — the kind where you leave your dull hometown and escape into the big exciting world of adulthood (unrestricted alcohol consumption). But barely one week into what was supposed to be my very own coming-of-age Read more...
The Great Critic Hall Food Review
Posted 2:49pm Sunday 10th March 2024 by Critic
If you’re a first-year and noticed a baggy-eyed older student in your dining hall recently, chances are it was an undercover Critic Te Ārohi staff member nicking your food to review. Some would call it subterfuge, but we prefer the term “auditing”. Read on to see how your hall Read more...
Dollars and Scholars: Protest, Property Damage, and Student Activism at Otago Uni
Posted 5:23pm Saturday 2nd March 2024 by Zak Rudin
Disclaimer: Critic Te Ārohi does not condone property damage. Ah, the ‘90s. An era which saw the fall of the Soviet Union, the rise of the internet, way too much double denim, and a little thing called neoliberalism — responsible for causing the biggest and fastest privatisation Read more...
SIX60 v No 6: Hoani Matenga Hasn’t Forgotten His Roots
Posted 5:14pm Sunday 25th February 2024 by Iris Hehir
Few Kiwis will ever experience the pinnacles of success that Otago University alumni Hoani Matenga has. Ever since his first taste of representing his country for the Baby Blacks (NZ U19s) in 2006 as a second-year, Matenga’s rugby career has taken him on a journey most Weetbix card-collecting Read more...