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Sexcellent | Issue 18

Posted 1:43pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear Sexcellent,  I’m not really interested in sex. All my friends are off hooking up and whatever, but I don’t want to do that? I think I might be asexual but it’s not like I haven’t had crushes before. What’s going on with me? Would anyone date me if I was Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 18

Posted 1:40pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by Neil Dalphin

You may have heard of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and you may have an opinion of them. Unfortunately, when people talk about GMOs they often overlook GMOs in research. The creation and use of GMOs is happening in universities everywhere (yes, even here). In fact most GMOs are single celled Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 18

Posted 1:32pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by Critic

What do you think he’s abstaining from? *wink wink    Now we know who hires all those people who scrape through Marketing with a C.   Call me old fashioned but titles should be more than three unrelated words strung together. The ODT is at the forefront of Read more...

David Clark | Issue 18

Posted 1:25pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by David Clark

The growing gap between rich and poor is seen most starkly in the growing number of homeless people in towns around New Zealand. Not long ago, the homeless in Dunedin were known by name to students, and a few were well known for providing company on a walk home from town after a big night out. In Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 18

Posted 1:21pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by Isa Alchemist

Some lumps came up on my face a while ago. Horrible lumps that hung around for days. One to start with. It progressed from a hard lump under the skin to an open sore. I covered it with iodine solution (my go to for any sore), and it multiplied. Soon there were four lumps, one right under my eyebrow. Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 18

Posted 1:17pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by Otago University Debating Society

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building Affirmative, by By Pikachu "Sexuality is not a choice" was coined to promote rights for the LGBTQIA community to the wrong Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 18

Posted 12:02pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by Lovebirds

Critic’s infamous blind-date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mis-matched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Dog With Two Tails, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this svounds Read more...

Editorial | Issue 18

Posted 10:26am Sunday 7th August 2016 by Critic

We’ve all made mistakes. Not voting is a mistake. To learn why, read Jarred’s feature on page 18 You might make some mistakes while you’re at uni. Chelle’s feature on page 27 may help you avoid a few of them. But no matter what you’ve done, at least you will probably Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 17

Posted 1:47pm Sunday 31st July 2016 by Lovebirds

Critic’s infamous blind-date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mis-matched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Dog With Two Tails, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this svounds Read more...

Vitalogy | Issue 17

Posted 12:59pm Sunday 31st July 2016 by Prof's Wood & Ruddock

Blotches on the face—flesh-worms—eruptions on the face. These are common names of frequent eruptions, consisting of small pimples, often containing matter, occurring chiefly on the face. The curing of facial eruptions can be seen as a measure of health rather than a vanity, as putrid Read more...