Otago Academic Experts Say ‘Gaza – Yes it is genocide’
‘Gaza – Yes it is genocide, and yes, it really matters’. That was the title of a seminar held in Archway 1 at midday last Wednesday, hosted by Professors Robert Patman and Richard Jackson, and Dr Rula Talahma. Each spoke to their personal expertise and experiences to unpick the prickly question: is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? The scholars’ evidence-based conclusion: yes, and New Zealand and the University of Otago...Weird Cones 2: Electric Bongaloo
The idea of doing a sequel to one of our favourite articles ever, ‘I tried to rip bongs through household ingredients’, has been floating around the writers’ room for years now like a cloud of questionable smoke. The original included bongs of raw eggs, sardines, and instant noodles, among others – a tough act to follow. Well, you only get one chance at a 100th birthday Drugs issue, so fuck you: we got someone to smoke...Otago University Introduces New Disability Action Plan
As of 2023, 1 in 10 students at Otago University declared that they had a disability impacting their ability to study. This number has only increased over time, but Te Kokeka Whakamua – the University’s new disability action plan for 2024-2027 – aims to make things easier for these students. Critic Te Ārohi read this whole plan so y’all don't have to. You’re welcome. The New Zealand Disability...Withdrawing from Yourself
Content warning: Mentions of suicidal thoughts I have been taking antidepressants for nearly five years now, and though they’re infamous for their side effects there is just one thing I can’t get over. Weirdly enough, I’ve made my peace with the weight gain, mood swings and sexual dysfunction – rather beat depression than beat my… – but I’m always in fear of withdrawal. To be completely honest, SSRI...‘Woke’ UniPol’s New Rearrangement
The latest era of UniPol’s constant mode of self-improvement copped the gym some flack on students’ favourite complaint hub: UoO Meaningful Confessions Facebook page. “Wtf have unipol done” read the title of a post on March 3rd. The anonymous poster reckoned UniPol has ruined the heavy weight room with its latest rearrangement. The weights have been shifted, plants added, mirrors removed, and machines repositioned....In The Cage: Hey, he’s in these movies!
Now onto Cage’s first leading role, portraying Randy in Valley Girl. It is the 1983 version of Romeo and Juliet and, honestly, the Cage isn’t the weirdest part of this film. There are the...
Execrable: Fishy Constitutions and Fish of the Year
The Exec meeting last week didn’t bring the same level of drama as the week prior. They managed to stay out of confidential...
$40, 14 Arcade Games, Weeded-Up
Dolphins get high off pufferfish and wallabies ransack opium from the poppy fields. So what did we do? We tapped into our innate animalistic tendencies and got high to play arcade games. Sober or no,...
Fringe Festival’s 25th Opening Night: Cake, Comedy and Pass the Parcel
The time has finally come for Dunedin Fringe 2025, and what an exciting time it is! Last Wednesday marked the opening night when...
Daddy Grant Debuts Annual Arts Lecture
The Uni debuted its (slightly tongue-twisting) inaugural annual School of Arts lecture last week, themed around ‘What did the arts student say to the future?’ Hosted by Otago’s most...
