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Editorial - 27

Posted 4:08am Monday 10th October 2011 by Editor

Penultimate Prattering To many, politics are about as exciting as watching cricket being played by senile citizens in slow motion. And by that, I mean not very. Me, I’m one of those odd folks who actually enjoys politics. I wish my interest were entirely due to principled ideals, but like Read more...

Summer Lovin' -26

Posted 4:14am Monday 3rd October 2011 by Critic

Marge I have only read a Summer Lovin' article once before, and I remember laughing to myself thinking I would never do that. Imagine my surprise when my best friend waltzes into my room on a Monday night, announcing gleefully that she had signed me up for Summer Lovin' and that I had a Read more...

Debatable - 26

Posted 3:46am Monday 3rd October 2011 by Critic

Debatable is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 7pm in the Commerce Building. This week’s motion is “that this house would ban product endorsement by celebrities”. Maddie Harris argues the affirmative while Kate Rouch argues the Read more...

Editorial - 26

Posted 2:49am Monday 3rd October 2011 by Editor

Break It Down It finally happened! The lumbering elephant in the corner, the symbol of freedom, the subject of doomsday proclamations, the cause of the nearing apocolypse. Yep, the notorious VSM passed through its third reading last Wednesday. To be honest, I’m secretly quite relieved. Not Read more...

Summer Lovin' - 24

Posted 5:56am Monday 19th September 2011 by Critic

Minnie My good friend was supposed to be going on this week’s date, but after breaking into hot sweats and vomiting due to nerves an hour before she was supposed to go, I kindly stepped up to the plate. I walked into Toast at 8pm and managed to walk right past my date. This could be Read more...

Black Penises, White Supremacy

Posted 4:36am Monday 19th September 2011 by Julia Hollingsworth

Every city seems to have a Rugby World Cup-related controversy, and Dunedin is holding its own with the Rachael Rakena’s phallic work erected in the Octagon just in time for the hoards of sports fans. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the purpose of the work has been overshadowed by comments Read more...

Editorial - 23

Posted 2:21am Monday 12th September 2011 by Editor

I believe in miracles This week is our “Beliefs” issue. We’re not talking about what you think exists (I, for instance, refuse to believe in exclamation marks, despite being constantly confronted with evidence to the contrary). We’re talking about the views you hold dear, the ideas that define Read more...

Diatribe - 23

Posted 2:19am Monday 12th September 2011 by P. Bateman

It is a common belief that the "Exam period" of Otago life is detrimental to student romance. When exams are happening and a few weeks beforehand, it is apparently a terrible time for scuxing, flirting, sexing, doing spade work or making sweet love. It is commonly thought that as people go Read more...

Debatable - 23

Posted 2:16am Monday 12th September 2011 by Will Chrisholm and Paul Hunt

Debatable is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 7pm in the Commerce Building. This week’s motion is “that rugby league is better than rugby union”. Will Chisholm argues the affirmative while Paul Hunt argues the negative.   Read more...

Editorial - 21

Posted 10:46pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Editor

SNOWY, SNOWY NIGHT It’s just been one of those weeks, really. The internet is moving as slowly as a dying snail, the snow has melted, changing the weather from romantically idyllic to painfully cold, and assignments are setting in, leaving the general population in an academic malaise. First Read more...

Debatable - 21

Posted 10:37pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by John and Sue

Debatable is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 7pm in the Commerce Building. This week’s motion is “That Pokémon are better than pets”. John argues the affirmative, while Sue argues the negative. Affirmative I never used to Read more...

Summer Lovin' - 20

Posted 4:53am Monday 15th August 2011 by Aladdin and Jasmine

Critic sets up two lucky students on a blind date. Aladdin   In the back of my mind there was a whisper, “this could be your lucky night”. The bright summer loving was shining on me as I arrived at the lads’ place for the pep talk. What if she’s a muddy? Read more...

IT'S A MAN'S WORLD

Posted 3:04am Monday 15th August 2011 by Julia Hollingsworth

Or at least, a Men's Issue. Rather than resting our laurels with last week’s women’s issue, we’ve decided to outdo ourselves and make a men’s issue too. Because, well, we like men as well, and sexism can go both ways. Watch out for that. Feeling a little out Read more...

Debatable - 20

Posted 3:00am Monday 15th August 2011 by Maddie Harris and Kurt Purdon

This week’s motion is “that the scarfie stereotype positively defines the university, not undermines it”. Maddie Harris argues the affirmative, while Kurt Purdon argues the negative. Affirmative   When Kurt Purdon talks of thinking and not drinking, he’s stuck in a false Read more...

Summer Lovin' - 19

Posted 5:09am Thursday 11th August 2011 by Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips

Critic sets up two lucky students on a blind date (courtesy of the lovely people at Toast), complete with a bar tab and positive vibez, in an attempt to prove that Dunedinites can date. The only catch: the love birds each divulge all the salacious details of their date in a short snappy article Read more...

Editorial - 19

Posted 11:55pm Monday 8th August 2011 by Editor

VSM: it’s all anyone can talk about. It’s been a somewhat lukewarm bore for a while, with everyone from Metiria Turei to Michael Woodhouse speculating that VSM wouldn’t pass before the election. But on Wednesday, when the final clause of the bill was discussed at the committee of the house Read more...

Diatribe - 19

Posted 11:48pm Monday 8th August 2011 by Albert Delorino

Cycling is, I believe, one of the greatest pleasures in life and I feel that more people should be on two wheels. But I digress already. I fear that the aforementioned pastime/hobby/transport is becoming a rarity in our great country, in part due to the mandatory bicycle helmet law. If you’ve seen a Read more...

Debatable - 19

Posted 11:42pm Monday 8th August 2011 by Jesse Wall and Olivia Norling

Debatable is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 7pm in the Commerce Building. This week’s motion is “That Feminism is Dead”. Jesse Wall argues the affirmative, while Olivia Norling argues the negative. Affirmative   Read more...

Editorial - 18

Posted 4:15am Thursday 4th August 2011 by Editor

X-Rated This week, we present our sex issue. Sex, if you hadn’t noticed, is pretty big; if you’re not having it, you’re talking about it. And if you’re not doing either of those, you’re probably thinking about it. Quite often at that, if the notorious seven seconds statistic is anything to go Read more...

Diatribe - 18

Posted 4:12am Thursday 4th August 2011 by Carrie Bradshaw

Timaru gynacologist Dr Albert Makary recently claimed that New Zealand women treat sex like “paddock mating”. We’re too promiscuous and what’s more, we’re “glamourising” it (God forbid we would make something rather enjoyable look fun). Instead, Makary thinks we should be stigmatizing sex, Read more...