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Science, Bitches! | Issue 20

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Elsie Jacobson

When I was 14, my teacher told my class to look up the origins of melodrama. Every single one of us went straight to Wikipedia and returned to tell her, one by one, that it actually came from the ancient “Poo-Greek.” Bet she got a giggle out of that one. By the time we make it to university, Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 20

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Dr. Nick

Hi everybody, We love acronyms in medicine. MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging; PERRLA = Pupils Equal Round and Reactive to Light and Accomodation; CPILF = Coma Patient I’d Like to … ahem. One of my favourites is IANAN – “I Am Not A Neurologist” – which is usually scrawled before a largely Read more...

Get Out Of The Ghetto | Issue 20

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Phoebe Harrop

Port Chalmers, a mere 10km along the harbour from Logan Park, feels a world away from Dunedin. (Well, except for the fact that as a Dunedin wannabe and/ or the victim of unimaginative local government, its main thoroughfare is also called George Street.) As its name suggests, it is a “chalming” Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 20

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013 by Lovebirds

XYMy flatmates dobbed me in for the blind date after I broke up with my long-term girlfriend. We had come to Dunedin to study together but the University life did what it does and saw me kicked out of our shared room halfway through this year. The last couple of months have been crazy and amazing Read more...

The Loose Guide | Issue 19

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 11th August 2013 by Campbell Ecklein

Despite all the commercials, warnings and campaigns we endure in today’s society, the fact is that smoking is still pretty cool. Admit it. If it weren’t so bad for you, most everyone would still be doing it – just like back in the day. No shame, no problem. Unfortunately, a guilty conscience and Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 19

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 11th August 2013 by Dr. Nick

Hi everybody, I like to think I’m pretty intelligent. Because I am. I’m also athletic, sexy and humble. And incredibly well-hung. Despite all this, however, I still do stupid things – falling for sensationalist media stories, for example. Recently on my Facebook feed I saw a link describing a Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 19

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 11th August 2013 by Bryony Leeke

Science has cloned a human! Well, kind of. Scientists in Oregon have successfully cloned human cells for the first time. Using a technique called Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT), they removed the DNA from a donated egg cell, replaced it with DNA from an adult cell, and allowed the egg cell to Read more...

Daily Grind | Issue 19

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 11th August 2013 by M and G

Rating: 3/5 After reading in Critic’s facts and figures section that drinking two to four coffees per day decreases your risk of committing suicide by 50 per cent, M and G’s first thought was “of course – you’d be getting so much done,” and second thought was that with Dunedin’s general gloom Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 19

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 11th August 2013 by Lovebirds

HumbertI’m a mature student, but a Scarfie at heart. I’m even flatting, so I should’ve seen it coming when I got signed up for the Critic blind date. My flatmates are jokers – shout out to Ryan for this one. I was worried (for her sake) that I was too old, but once there’s a bit of alcohol in us we Read more...

The More Things Change | Issue 19

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 11th August 2013 by Jessica Bromell

This week a few things go slightly wrong, but most people have good intentions. August 15, 1040: King Duncan I of Scotland, an otherwise unremarkable figure, was killed in battle by his own men. They had turned against him to fight for his scheming Duke: a guy called Macbeth (yes, the very Read more...

Rand: Human After All | Opinion

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 11th August 2013 by Guy McCallum

Ayn Rand was a crotchety old bitch. But that’s why I love her. Born in 1905 in St Petersburg, Russia, Ayn Rand lived through the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917 and escaped to the US in 1925. Her books, and her philosophy, brought her both fame and notoriety: to this day, countless adults and Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 19

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 11th August 2013 by Claudia Herron

Mountains are big, mountains are high, and mountains are solid. But mountains that have a deep emotional capacity are not ones that I’m familiar with. Good to know that one lovely lass has finally found a solid and reliable other half. I think I’ll keep looking. Council: you are so Read more...

Editorial | Issue 19

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 11th August 2013 by Sam McChesney

The week before last was OU SA Women’s Week, and by most accounts it went pretty darn well. So well done to Women’s Rep Sam Allen and Welfare Officer Ruby Sycamore-Smith. As reported in Critic last week, Ruby is now talking about holding a Men’s Week – cos, you know, it would be sexist if she Read more...

The Loose Guide | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Campbell Ecklein

As a tolerant and diverse educational institution, Otago welcomes thousands of international students every year. Naturally accommodating and patient though we are, Kiwis sometimes still manage to inadvertently offend visitors of other cultures – usually by way of well-meaning narrow-minded Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Hannah Twigg

We all know that the living standards in the ghetto of North Dunedin can be pretty bad. Images of mouldy rooms, condensation on the windows every morning and milk being left on the bench (since it’s colder in the flat than in the fridge) spring to mind. Staying not only warm, but also healthy, is Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Dr. Nick

Pop quiz: what’s the most common mental health disorder in New Zealand? If you’ve seen John Kirwin on TV, you probably answered depression. If you’ve read Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey (or copied from the guy sitting next to you) you might have answered anxiety disorders. Or Read more...

Daily Grind | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by M and G

Rating: 4/5 Unless you’re regularly around the Teachers College area of campus you may be unfamiliar with Fluid Espresso, which is located on the corner of Union East and Forth Streets next to the Campus Wonderful Store. The small coffee bar is buzzing early in the morning, especially with Read more...

Get Out Of The Ghetto | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Phoebe Harrop

Contrary to popular belief, minigolf is not simply the domain of awkward family holidays in smalltown New Zealand. In fact, you might say that minigolf is undergoing something of a sporting renaissance, enjoyed as a fun flat outing by many an Otago student as well as by hordes of overly-competitive Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Lovebirds

YokoI knew I was either going to have the best night ever or leave immediately, and it was totally up to mystery boy to impress me. I was worried he’d be a stereotypical Scarfie there for the free feed, but I was very wrong. After a small pre-load, the BYO was alright and I really enjoyed Read more...

The More Things Change | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Jessica Bromell

This week, technology progresses again, but politics doesn’t. August 6, 1806: The Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist after nearly 850 years of being neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. It was actually a union of Central European political territories (or something equally complicated) and had Read more...