Planning Your Course to Make the Best Apology Video

Are you having trouble with your online image? Finding that your comment section is more shame than fame? If you’ve done something to get yourself cancelled it can be hard to navigate the digital experience. That’s why a tried-and-true method to cleanse yourself of all wrongdoing is the classic apology video.    Think Logan Paul apologising for filming the suicide forest. David Dobrik posting “let’s...

The Vice Chancellor Position is open, Se We Applied

The University is advertising for a new Vice Chancellor. Again. Someone has to take up the mantle and lead this struggling institution through tough times, so we at Critic Te Ārohi figured we’d throw our name in the hat. After all, nobody knows Dunedin like we do. Here’s what we sent in.....       Cover letter To the Selection Committee at the University of Otago, I am writing to express my...

A message for the 2024 Otago Student Cohort

Since this is the last issue of Critic for the year, I thought I’d take the opportunity to use the my executive privilege to hijack a page here and say thank you to everyone at the University of Otago and across the country who has taken time this year to bring attention to the tertiary funding crisis facing Aotearoa.  This is not something I was expecting to focus on coming into this role, and it’s certainly made for an...

Onslaught of Cyber Security Emails Annoy Students

If you've looked at your inbox at all this year, you will have noticed a torrent of emails from the Uni giving you a “friendly reminder that you have not yet completed the University of Otago cyber security training module(s)” and that these are “mandatory to complete”. The onslaught of these ironically spammy emails has left students a little peeved, with one news tip sent to Critic complaining that cyber security can...

Local Produce: - Fool of Stars

Formed in 2020, Fool of Stars started out as a high school dream pop band. The current line up, Olive Ward (guitar/vocals), Max White (drums), and Jacob Smith (organ), came together to enter Bring the Noise in 2022. Following a warm reception from friends and strangers, they decided to record their debut album, set to be released in early December. Critic Te Ārohi caught up with Olive and Max to talk about the band and their upcoming album,...

Editorial: Is this a Dunedin Initiation or a CIA Blacksite Torture Method?

Flat initiations are 20 years old at best. You know what else is 20 years old? Enhanced interrogation techniques designed by CIA...

Chargrills: Feta, Spinach and Lemon Stuffed Chicken Bake

And all of a sudden, we’re at the last recipe. It's been good team, thanks for looking at the pictures and never trying...

Takeaways: Week 26

Something to…     Watch   Tom Sandoval’s apology video on YouTube   A raw, emotional, genuine display of social media in the golden era of the early 2010s. If your birth year ends later than 00, consider...

Moaningful: Shark Tale

As an avid Moaningful Confessions reader, I have been recently disappointed with the lack of jaw-dropping, juicy stories, so against my better judgement, I have sacrificed the last shred of my dignity to provide the worst, most entertaining of sex...

Local Produce - No Danger

Get your hard hats and your high-vis vests on. For a hazard-free gig, you can count on No Danger: an eclectic six-piece band that play sets with covers ranging from Black Sabbath to the Spice Girls, alongside their own originals, one of which they’re...

Horoscopes: Week 26

Aquarius  This is for everybody going through tough times. Believe me: been there, done that, but every day above ground is a good day. Remember that.    Indulgence to succumb to: Fighting with your conservative family...

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