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Queer Eye | Issue 02

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

Hello Lovelies, This week I want to tell you a story about a little boy called Lloyd. This boy grew up in a small rural town in the south of Aotearoa. He had a “traditional” upbringing, surrounded by a loving family, Christian values, hard work and lots of toys. He was a bright kid, good at Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 02

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Dr. Nick

Hi everybody, If you’ve been lucky enough to contract a rare disease in your lifetime, then you’ve no doubt met a bunch of medical students and had them poke, prod and probe you. It’s a law of nature that doctors love to cart their minions through the hospital to proudly display their Read more...

David Clark | Issue 02

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by David Clark

In the past seven days, new Otago students will have met people they’ll know and care about for the rest of their lives. How do I know this? From my own experience and from that of countless Otago grads through the years. Ask those who’ve been around a little longer. Of course, not everyone Read more...

Feelgood | Issue 02

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Ethan Rodgers

Comrades, at the time this article was written, Ellen Page (best known for her role as an irritating prego-hipster) had recently burst forth from the closet in a cloud of rainbows, glitter and k. d. lang records. Oh, good for her; I know a thing or two about being locked in a small enclosed space Read more...

Editorial | Issue 02

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014 by Zane Pocock

Last Sunday evening, before the first issue of Critic had technically been published (we distribute a day early for reasons of practicality), an editorial decision had already left me labeled a “numbnut” on Twitter by local National list MP Michael Woodhouse. For me, there are two key points Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 01

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 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...

Queer Eye | Issue 01

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

Hello lovelies, Welcome to this column, and for those new to town, welcome to Dunnaz. I hope you have a great year at Otago as you load yourself up with a huge student debt and try to get yourself a degree. I also really hope that you get the most out of what you can learn here outside of Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 01

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Dr. Nick

Hi, everybody! Something I’ve noticed in my travels through the healthcare system is that there are certain questions that come up whenever people find out you’re a medical student. If you’re female, you’ll undoubtedly be asked: “Are you going to be a doctor or a nurse?” by your Read more...

David Clark | Issue 01

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by David Clark

Welcome to 2014. I love this time of year, with North Dunedin enjoying the surge of energy that accompanies students repopulating the electorate. While this isn’t my first appearance in Critic, for those of you I haven’t yet met: I’m your local electorate MP, David Clark. I have the Read more...

Execrable | Issue 01

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Zane Pocock

The OUSA Executive meeting held last Tuesday 18 February saw President Ruby Sycamore-Smith leading confidently from the front, with Administrative Vice-President Ryan Edgar suspiciously silent and looking much like Critic’s new pet goldfish. The meeting got off to a slow start, however, with Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 01

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Elsie Jacobson

Have you heard of herd mentality? It can manifest in a few different ways. You may notice some of these as you observe University of Otago students in their natural habitat. (Cue David Attenborough voiceover.) Approaching the St. David’s lecture theatre around half past the hour, you Read more...

Feelgood | Issue 01

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Ethan Rodgers

A friend of mine was recently employed to be a man in a gorilla suit. He’s supposed to be encouraging the fine people of Dunedin (not to mention the multitude of raving lunatics who wander the streets curiously free of straight jackets) to “Get Active!” with all the irritating enthusiasm of a Read more...

Editorial | Issue 01

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014 by Zane Pocock

Just as an exhilarating combination of caffeine, excitement and sleep deprivation kicked in with our first print deadline looming last Wednesday evening, a truly sad moment for New Zealand student media was broken to those who were listening. Massive, the combined magazine of a whole shitload Read more...

How a Jacobin Ends | Opinion

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013 by Jacobin

If you have read any of my columns, I hope you enjoyed them. I hope you felt personally addressed by them. I imagine you as I wish you to be: happy and constantly learning. As for me ... well, the revolutionary is a doomed man. Robespierre, the original Jacobin, was guillotined by his Read more...

Editorial | Issue 26

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013 by Sam McChesney

So here’s the last issue of the year! Oh golly gosh, I have so many people to thank! I’d like to thank my mum and dad, for raising me to be the editor I am today. They were so proud when I delayed entering the workforce to take on an eternally Google-able, man-child job involving prodigious Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 26

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013 by Hannah Twigg

Ever wished you could just implant memories into your head? You could chuck in a memory of having read your entire textbook for class without actually doing the reading. Well, guess what: scientists have managed to put false memories into a mouse’s brain! The breakthrough was made possible by Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 26

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013 by Dr. Nick

As Dr John Dorian once said, “endings are never easy … We all want to believe that what we do is very important, that people hang on to our every word, that they care what we think.” This quote kick-started my imagination, and I bawled like a little bitch. While reasserting my masculinity by eating Read more...

Daily Grind | Issue 26

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013 by M and G

Rating: 3/5 G has always assumed that Governor’s, located on George Street opposite Knox Church, is some sort of Jamaican eatery that sells goats’ cheese curry. In fact, Governor’s is a brunch-centered café open seven days a week. After being fucked over by daylight saving, M and G Read more...

Get Out Of The Ghetto | Issue 26

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013 by Phoebe Harrop

The Alexandra Blossom festival, an annual springtime kaleidoscope of small-town New Zealand goodness, is a Dunedin bucket list must-do escape. Held at the end of each September, when Central Otago’s blossoms are in full vernal splendour, the Festival is stretched over several weeks but culminates in Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 26

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013 by Lovebirds

BrandonI went into the date expecting very little – the selection pool of openly gay people in Dunedin who would sign up for this date must be tiny, so to be honest I thought my man would be a disappointment. To make things worse, I was also half expecting my date to be someone I already knew. Read more...