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Science, Bitches | Issue 24

Posted 2:39pm Sunday 20th September 2015 by Vibhuti Patel

"Koro” is an Indonesian word meaning “shrinkage”, which accurately describes what people fear when they have genital retraction syndrome, as it’s called in the Western world. People with this syndrome have an overpowering belief that their penis (though, it has been Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 24

Posted 2:35pm Sunday 20th September 2015 by Isa Alchemist

We were told as children not to pick at scabs, as parents and teachers believed that exposing wounds to the sun would speed up their healing. There was some wise advice in this because picking off scabs with sticky fingers may introduce fresh infection. But these days there is a newer direction Read more...

Unzipping the Myths | Issue 24

Posted 2:33pm Sunday 20th September 2015 by T. Antric

Pornography is a controversial subject, but it is now perhaps the most widely accepted and pop-culture-okayed controversial subject (although the discussion seems to be different for anyone who is not a boy). Nearly every boy I know is unapologetic about indulging in porn. Porn is so frequently Read more...

Sceptic Schism | Issue 24

Posted 2:30pm Sunday 20th September 2015 by Wee Doubt

If you decide whether to have tea or coffee in the morning, there’s probably no radical analysis of the situation going on in your head. If you sense straight away that your friend is happy to see you, you don’t have to stop and slowly analyse their body language and speech patterns to Read more...

David Clark | Issue 24

Posted 2:27pm Sunday 20th September 2015 by David Clark

The story of Louise Nicholas is familiar to many New Zealanders. Her battle with the police force over accounts of rape and abuse as a teenager in the 1980s was fought publicly. Since then, she has become a strong advocate for sexual violence prevention. My colleague Clare Curran, the MP for Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 24

Posted 2:23pm Sunday 20th September 2015 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I’m really worried about my friend. This guy, who’s kind of in our close friend group, sexually assaulted her at a party. I don’t think it’s the first time he’s done this either. The tricky thing is that we’re all at the same college and it’s Read more...

Editorial | Issue 24

Posted 10:16am Sunday 20th September 2015 by Josie Cochrane

This week the OUSA Executive candidate forums kick off with free pizza and too many hours spent listening to wannabe executive members say the same shit. “I will make a change.” “I will buy a student bar.” “I will not let our student culture die.”  Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 23

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 13th September 2015 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, Read more...

From the Back of the Class | Issue 23

Posted 2:24pm Sunday 13th September 2015 by Finbarr Noble

I was going to write something different this week but, because I am a glutton for punishment, I ventured into the stuff.co.nz comments on a piece about the Tino Rangatiratanga flag — and what did I find? Only the same fucking idiots spouting the same fucking idiocy about Moriori that was Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 23

Posted 2:22pm Sunday 13th September 2015 by Sam Fraser-Baxter

Scientists recognise the Ross Sea as the world’s last pristine, intact ecosystem. The Ross Sea is a huge bay cutting into the Antarctic sea and continent. It is 4000 km from New Zealand, the most remote and southernmost fishery on the planet. Given its position, it is also completely Read more...