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This Week Matthew, I'm Going to Be... - 19

Posted 11:24pm Sunday 22nd August 2010 by Matt Chapman

...a stoner.  David Skegg is yet to discover that the most profound philosophy that occurs at Otago Uni does not in fact take place in the philosophy department, it in fact takes place at Union Lawn at 4.20 pm. That’s right; this week, Matthew, I’m going to be a stoner. Read more...

The Green Finger - 19

Posted 11:12pm Sunday 22nd August 2010 by Cameron Birnie

The 90 000+ classified US military documents released by Wikileaks last week have revealed a refreshingly honest if startlingly grisly picture of the realities on the ground in the ‘War on Terror’ in Afghanistan. Ubiquitous cover-ups of civilian deaths, extrajudicial assassination squads, the rise Read more...

Should we ban celebrities from participating in political campaigns?

Posted 10:52pm Sunday 22nd August 2010 by

Harry Misselbrook argues we should; Kurt Purdon disagrees. Harry:      The main problem inherent in allowing celebrities to participate in political campaigns is the fact that celebrities cause voters to vote for a certain political party or candidate based on their like Read more...

Apocalypse How? - 19

Posted 10:50pm Sunday 22nd August 2010 by Iain Dangerfield

Scenario #5: Pandemic It seems a year can’t go by without the threat of another pandemic, each one promising to have a more devastating effect than the last. Bird flu. Swine flu. Bieber fever. And yet things never quite turn out to be as bad as expected; life inevitably goes on and we Read more...

Editorial - 18

Posted 2:26am Monday 9th August 2010 by Ben Thomson

YOU ALL LOOK RIDICULOUS Draaaaaama!    The fall-out from the referendum continued last week, and depending on which way you looked at it, it was hilarious, pathetic, or both. I’m going with both.    For the uninitiated: two weeks ago a referendum was held and Read more...

Top - 18

Posted 2:19am Monday 9th August 2010 by Richard Cheese

Top 5 Necessary Characteristics To Produce The Ultimate Religious Cult       Did you know that ‘Brian Tamaki’ is a perfect anagram for ‘I am a bit rank’? Coincidence? I think not. He is pretty fucking rank.      5. Money: Read more...

This Week Matthew, I'm Going to Be... - 18

Posted 2:18am Monday 9th August 2010 by Matt Chapman

...a Muso  Of the many kinds of ladyslayer that can be found in Dunedin, there is no one more prolific and talented than the man who knows his way around a musical instrument. So this wee,k Matthew, I’m going to be a Muso. And because Musos are inherently songwriters, this column Read more...

Sport Potato - 18

Posted 2:16am Monday 9th August 2010 by Tim Miller

Muttiah Muralitharan has become the first cricketer to reach 800 test wickets, taking his final and 800th wicket with the last test delivery he will ever make. That’s about as dramatic as it can get. Now, you out there who know even a small amount about cricket will have heard of Murali, Read more...

Soapbox - 18

Posted 2:11am Monday 9th August 2010 by Louise Pearman

‘Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.’ - Richard Armour Last week I found myself pulled from my nerdy life as a PhD student into the joyful arms of student politics. Two years ago myself and others worked for Read more...

The Conservatory - 18

Posted 2:07am Monday 9th August 2010 by Edward Greig

Writing from the past, I can’t determine the full fall-out and final result, but for now I am celebrating the recent OUSA referendum result. Firstly it is about time the Executive was reduced in size, as 17 members is now beyond ridiculous, and a move to online SGMs can only increase the Read more...

La Presidenta - 18

Posted 2:05am Monday 9th August 2010 by Harriet Geoghegan

I had a bit of writer’s block this week so opened up the floor for suggestions. I got a few and couldn’t decide so here’s a bit of all of them: Exec Restructure – don’t worry. It’s all going to be Okay. OUSA <3s minorities and wants to represent them all. We’ll Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 18

Posted 2:04am Monday 9th August 2010 by Fallyn Flavell

“He taonga to tatou reo, pupuri kia whakapakari.” Te pai o te wiki kua pahure. Ka rawe te rongo i to tatou reo huri rauna i to tatou Whare Wananga – tau ke koutou ma! Ka nui nga mihi ki te roopu whakarite mo te wiki o te reo Maori 2010 – ka wani ke! He mihi hoki tenei ki etahi o nga Read more...

The Green Finger - 18

Posted 2:03am Monday 9th August 2010 by J.R Holmes

As you read this, look at the date. It’s approximately two weeks before 20 August, right? You have until then to get yourself enrolled, in Dunedin, on the Electoral Roll. Many of you have already, but many have not. If you are first- or even second-year, I urge you to get on the roll. You will Read more...

Should Governments Refuse to Recognise Scientology as a Religion?

Posted 2:00am Monday 9th August 2010 by Oliver Dickie and Carlos Chambers

Oliver Dickie argues they should; Carlos Chambers disagrees. Oliver:    In no way should Scientology be recognised as a religion. It is a financial scam that uses intimidation tactics to silence critics, has complete disregard for authority, and presents serious health risks to Read more...

Apocalypse How? - 18

Posted 1:57am Monday 9th August 2010 by Iain Dangerfield

Scenario #4 – Robots Ever since the dawn of technology, when people realised they could use tools instead of small orphans to perform everyday tasks, there has been concern that these implements could turn on their human masters. In the past people feared simple things, such as being threshed Read more...

Editorial - 17

Posted 1:34am Monday 26th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

Last week was historic for student politics at the University of Otago. The Critic office sits in the Union Building slightly apart (and most definitely aloof) from the OUSA offices that inhabit the same building. Once a year, when elections are on, the place turns into a hive of activity as Read more...

Top 5 - 17

Posted 1:30am Monday 26th July 2010 by Richard Cheese

Top 5 Strangest Sexual Fetishes Some people enjoy watching people sleep. Others enjoy much more refined things, such as having small Asian females yelling profanities at their genitals in an oriental dialect (you know who you are!). But some of these fetishes take “whatever floats your Read more...

This Week Matthew, I'm Going to Be... - 17

Posted 1:28am Monday 26th July 2010 by Matt Chapman

...a jock Guys who play sport get chicks. Guys who play sport get mates. Guys who play sport are cool. You want to be a guy that plays sport. So this week, Matthew, I’m going to be a jock. Dunedin jocks have a very unique style that has evolved out of years of refinement and Read more...

Sport Potato - 17

Posted 1:26am Monday 26th July 2010 by Tim Miller

With the World Cup come and gone, many of you football lovers out there will be looking for your next fix of the beautiful game. Look no further than the 19 September, when the Homeless Football World cup kicks off in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament is organised by the Homeless World Cup Read more...

Why Today's Youth Have No Respect For Authority

Posted 1:24am Monday 26th July 2010 by Mia Watkins

If you're a parent disappointed with your children, read this, then look at yourself. Respect, what is it? An attitude of esteem, consideration or regard. A respectable person is generally thought to be deserving of the respect of others. Today's authority figures aren't respected because they don't Read more...