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Science, Bitches | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Emma Cotton

Right now, your eyes are following the lines of this article, sending the black marks that make up letters to your brain where they are interpreted. This task, which we perform every day, is so complex that we are the only life forms that can do it. How is it possible, then, that we formed from Read more...

A Broad View | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Emma Lodes

I t’s night, the stars are out and a bonfire is burning wildly in the middle of the road. Green shards of glass from smashed bottles are strewn about the flames. I peer closer at the fire, fearing what could be burning in there. Then I see … a ratty old couch. On the street corner, the Read more...

David Clark | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by David Clark

T he North Dunedin population is younger, poorer and more likely to be single than populations elsewhere in the country. We are an outlier. Many of our statistical quirks derive from having the most intense congregation of tertiary students anywhere in the country. What is perhaps less Read more...

Crush on Campus | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by The Clown of your Dreams

Each week Critic wants to hear from you if you’re struggling to approach the man or woman of your dreams. Does she always sit on that front row seat and give the lecturer far more attention than you’re comfortable with? Does he stroll past your window each morning and your only attempts at getting Read more...

Skeptic Schism | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Wee Doubt

Imagine if I were to show you a million dollars in cash with one hand and a loaded gun with the other. I then tell you that I will give you the money and walk away if you believe that John Key is, at that moment, wearing a chicken suit and riding a tricycle to Helen Clark’s house for a play-date. If Read more...

Proctology | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Laura Munro

T he proctor said that during Orientation, “the behaviour of most students was great.” The week had its problems, though, including a great deal of broken glass and excessive noise. The noise be came particularly troublesome for commercial operations in the student quarter. Hotels, in Read more...

Editorial | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Josie Cochrane

I love people having a good rant and getting things off their chest. Go for gold, say what you want. What’s difficult though is when people take offence and then decide to use that as a platform to insult people back or think it makes them a better person. I am not easily offended — it makes you Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 1

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015 by Lovebirds

Christian A charming, puppy-loving, milkshake-drinking Dunners guy. He’s got the chat, the moves, but just needs the girl. The night started out with the lads setting a concrete limit of no more than four Diesels. I then had a couple of lovely ladies critique my outfit, thus ensuring Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 1

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015 by Steph Taylor

We’re wheely proud too. As anticipated, the ODT has provided us with some finely tuned puns. This surely answers the age old question that alliteration and puns are all you need to know when writing a headline. No, this article is not just another Read more...

From the Back of the Class | Issue 1

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015 by Finbar Noble

C icero, the great Roman philosopher, lawyer and statesman, once mused that “a man who knows nothing of what happened before he was born shall remain forever a child.” Rudge from Allan Bennett’s The History Boys said, “How do I define history? It’s just one fucking thing after another.” Though Read more...

Whole lotta love | Issue 1

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015 by OUSA Student Support

If you’re flatting this year, chances are you’ll have a great time and meet some amazing people, but the flatting experience can devolve into a never-ending C-grade splatter film pretty quickly. Here are a few über-simple tips and suggestions to get you off to a good start. Get Read more...

A broad view | Issue 1

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015 by Emma Cotton

I n April of 2010, I sat in my living room in New Jersey and stared at the cover photo of the New York Times. The wings of a New Orleans pelican were drenched with black, sticky oil. On TV, the black, billowing smoke soared in plumes from the Deepwater Horizon rig. 757 million litres of crude Read more...

David Clark | Issue 1

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015 by David Clark

Welcome to 2015. I love the vibe in North Dunedin at this time of year. A critical mass of students brings a surge of energy into the electorate — and it’s infectious. This isn’t my first appearance in Critic, but for those of you I haven’t yet met, I’m your local electorate MP David Clark. I Read more...

Crush on campus | Issue 1

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015 by Miss X

Each week Critic wants to hear from you if you’re struggling to approach the man or woman of your dreams. Does she always sit on that front row seat and give the lecturer far more attention than you’re comfortable with? Does he stroll past your window each morning and your only attempts at getting Read more...

Skeptic Schism | Issue 1

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015 by Wee Doubt

Ah, the 1790s. A time before germ theory and anaesthesia, when medical doctors would bleed, purge and burn their patients to restore their four “humours”, or life forces, to balance. Miasma theory, the idea that disease was caused by bad smells, was considered a radical new science. Witch-hunts were Read more...

Bouncing off the halls | Issue 1

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015 by Staff Reporter

F or those Critic newbies, Bouncing off the Halls follows the lives and times of our wee freshers as they embark on the voyage of “self-discovery” in Dunedin’s illustrious halls. Here, disgusting deeds are exposed and every saucy secret is thrust into the open. Please be aware, this column is Read more...

Editorial | Issue 1

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 22nd February 2015 by Josie Cochrane

Issue one: Mission accomplished Orientation Week is a blast. Even spending the majority of it in an office trying to figure out how we’ll come up with a 48-page magazine in a week, it is still a very special time of the year. Reuniting with friends, finding new ones, partying every Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 27

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Lovebirds

Critic’s infamous blind date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mismatched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Di Lusso, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this sounds like you, email Read more...

Too much screens | Issue 27

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Sam Fleury

Free your mind for a moment of whatever you know of Hannibal Lecter from the cinema. Let go of Anthony Hopkins and fava beans. Don't let go of them completely, because they'll be relevant soon enough, but for now, set them aside. In their place, I want you to picture Mads Mikkelsen in an Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 27

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Hannah Twigg

Well, we’re finally here. The final column for 2014. We hope you’ve had an excellent year, because we’ve had an awesome run and a great couple of years bringing science to Critic. We thought we’d take our final column as time to reflect on the science we’ve brought to the column, and all the fun Read more...