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Vitalogy | Issue 16

Posted 12:09pm Sunday 24th July 2016 by Prof's Wood & Ruddock

Men of science moved on from a the superstitions of the past, when monthly bleeding in females was believed to be punishment from God for Women’s original sin. Though repugnant, menstruation is a natural function of the uterus in women of childbearing age. The delicacy of the Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 16

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 24th July 2016 by Sexcellent

Hey Sexcellent, I’m a girl, and I think I have a high sex drive and I really enjoy porn. Is that weird? Is there something wrong with me? From, 2Horny Heya 2Horny! First I am going to say a big loud resounding NO—there’s absolutely nothing Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 16

Posted 12:00pm Sunday 24th July 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I’ve always been into girls but lately I’ve also found myself attracted to certain guys. Sometimes it feels like there is pressure to either be gay or straight, and I don’t know any other guy who is bisexual. Do bisexual men even exist? I don’t know where to go Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 16

Posted 11:55am Sunday 24th July 2016 by Isa Alchemist

Human bits. Pimples, hairs, dry skin, scabs. Peeling skin can keep me happy for hours. I liked to pick at the soft white skin between my toes. Until it bled. Then my dad discovered me absorbed in my toes. Disbelief, disgust and a dawning realisation that I was probably the source of his smelly Read more...

Editorial | Issue 16

Posted 10:11am Sunday 24th July 2016 by Hugh Baird

The time-honoured tradition of waking up at Rhythm and Vines next to a warm beer for brekkie is sadly over. In their debatable wisdom, the powers that be have decided to put an end to the happy campers bringing in their own alcohol. If the decision was based on the events of 2014 - Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 15

Posted 1:39pm Sunday 17th 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...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 15

Posted 12:40pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Otago University Debating Society

Affirmative, by By Squealer the Pig The EU has become more of a super-state than a free trade zone and it is trampling on Britain’s sovereignty. British lawmakers are beholden to European and Brussels’ parliaments, and often get outvoted on important matters. Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 15

Posted 12:36pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Sexcellent

Hi Sexcellent, All of my friends are having sex but at 18 years old, I’m still a virgin. I feel like I’m not part of the group when they sit around discussing their exciting sex lives. I really want to have sex but I have low self-esteem and I’m too self-conscious around guys. Read more...

Vitalogy | Issue 15

Posted 12:31pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Prof's Wood & Ruddock

Last week I gave a warning to the young ladies of Otago University of men who appear decent on the outside, but inside have an evil spirit visible only through the back of the eye by a keen and knowledgeable observer. Alas, avoiding degenerate women can prove more difficult even than this. Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 15

Posted 12:26pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Steve-o Hawkins

If you’ve ever watched a gang of militants running around firing off rounds into the air, then it’s probably likely you’ve also wondered what happens when those bullets fall? Do these madmen end up with bullets in their heads themselves? Or do those in the town across the river get Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 15

Posted 12:19pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, Two of my flatmates are being really awful to me. They turn the hot water off when I’m in the shower, they walk out of the room if I walk in. Yesterday they shoved me against the wall and said ‘sorry’ as if it was an accident. I started to cry and the two of them Read more...

A response to ACE

Posted 12:02pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Roy Herbertson

As a state-trained teacher with many years’ experience working with a wide variety of curriculum options in a wide range of educational contexts, I believe that Jean Balchin’s article entitled ‘Escaping the Cult of Accelerated Christian Education’ paints a highly emotive, Read more...

Editorial | Issue 15

Posted 10:27am Sunday 17th July 2016 by Hugh Baird

In honour of OUSA flatting week we’ve decided we’d jump on board and print a couple of features and news stories surrounding flatting in Dunedin. This week, we have a hair raising feature from Amber Allot on the many haunted flats in the student area, the ‘Darryl Kerrigan, My House Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 14

Posted 12:58pm Sunday 10th July 2016 by Lovebirds

Vitalogy | Issue 14

Posted 11:55am Sunday 10th July 2016 by Prof's Wood & Ruddock

Proud young adults embarking on a University degree will soon be wanting to find a mate to join with in holy matrimony. I hear young ladies are now attending the University, and they in particular will need stern guidelines on choosing a husband who will not turn out to be a degenerate. The Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 14

Posted 11:52am Sunday 10th July 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I’ve just found out my mum is really sick, with possibly only a few months left. I want to drop out and be with her but she says she wants me to keep studying. Only I can’t focus and what if I have to go home during exam time? What can I do? -Tom Dear Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 14

Posted 11:48am Sunday 10th July 2016 by Isa Alchemist

It’s not as if you can say to your flatmate/classmate (pharmacists and doctors in training though they may be) “can you take a look at this?” You can’t even scratch it without diving into your clothes and having it look like a desperate solo attempt at sexual Read more...

David Clark | Issue 14

Posted 11:45am Sunday 10th July 2016 by David Clark

Otago SPCA’s area is the largest in New Zealand. It stretches from the Waitaki River north of Oamaru down into parts of Southland. The main buildings used to house and care for animals are in Opoho, not far from the Alhambra rugby fields. They have a small paid staff, but the Read more...

Out & About in Dunedin | Issue 14

Posted 11:31am Sunday 10th July 2016 by Hugh Baird

If you’re a little bored and in need of something to do to fill the hours at the start of the semester then head on down to the Otago Museum. If staring at ancient artifacts aren’t really your cup of tea then why not check out some of the awesome interactive exhibitions such as the Read more...

Insiders Dunedin | Issue 14

Posted 11:27am Sunday 10th July 2016 by Sam Fraser-Baxter

Alleyways are traditionally those dark, seedy, urban pathways you want to avoid. They mean trouble. They’re typically the go-to for shady people carrying out shady dealings. However, when you walk past an alleyway mysteriously lit with blue fairy lights, curiosity will probably get the better Read more...

Editorial | Issue 14

Posted 10:04am Sunday 10th July 2016 by Hugh Baird

Kia ora and welcome back! I hope you all enjoyed your break and you’re feeling a little refreshed or a little fresh in the warmth of a Dunedin winter. If the heating in your flat doesn’t work all too well this time of year I highly recommend a box of beers or bottle of wine to warm Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 13

Posted 1:00pm Sunday 29th May 2016 by Lovebirds

Sexcellent | Issue 13

Posted 12:10pm Sunday 29th May 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear sexcellent I’ve recently just started sleeping with this girl and my friend thinks someone is going to get attached. Is there ever really such a thing as just sex, especially between girls? Help Commitment issues Dear commitment issues I am a huge believer in Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 13

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 29th May 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I am a first year student, fresh out of high school. Our high school teachers never really talked about relationships and identities that weren’t heterosexual and neither did any adults in my family. I’ve never dated anyone before but I feel like I might be Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 13

Posted 12:03pm Sunday 29th May 2016 by Sam Fraser-Baxter

If everyone looked at the stars each night we would live a lot differently. When you stare into infinity you start to realise there are more important things to care about than what we do all day. You realise your place in the universe, in the world, in this life. So for this week’s science Read more...

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 13

Posted 12:00pm Sunday 29th May 2016 by Wee Doubt

Would you like a cup of tea? With milk and sugar, you say? Why don’t you try it the way I like it instead? I brew the tea, add sugar and yeast, and leave it on my windowsill for a couple of weeks. Yeah, so that a big snotty fungus grows in it. No, I don’t change the water, I just leave Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 13

Posted 11:57am Sunday 29th May 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 Old Major Most of us probably couldn’t imagine the unbearable pain and suffering people must endure in the end stages of Read more...

Editorial | Issue 13

Posted 10:13am Sunday 29th May 2016 by Critic

As we wind down the semester and head for our latest work holiday somewhere around the equator, we thought we’d reflect on the highlights and lowlights of the semester past. Hugh: My favourite part of the semester here at Critic was watching Joe tell all that he had in fact turned Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 12

Posted 1:19pm Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Lovebirds

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 12

Posted 12:20pm Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Wee Doubt

Is there a black covering of sexual thoughts in your environment? If there is, somebody close to you may be possessed by a demon. Demonic possession is the spiritual possession of an individual by a malevolent being, commonly known as a demon. From the website mysticfiles.com I learned the Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 12

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear S, My partner wants us to try using a strap-on (we’re both females) and I’ve never done it before, so I’m not sure how they work or anything. Is it comfortable? I heard there are ones that you can use without straps as well but I’m completely confused. Help? - Read more...

David Clark | Issue 12

Posted 12:13pm Sunday 22nd May 2016 by David Clark

If continual assessment is the answer, I think we are asking the wrong question. Our society has an obsession with constant assessment. Unfortunately weighing a pig more often will do nothing to fatten it. If we are wanting great leaders, if we are wanting fundamental science done, and the Read more...

Cull's Column | Issue 12

Posted 12:11pm Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Dave Cull

Council recently received a report about the 2016 Orientation period. It included feedback from the University of Otago, the Otago University Students Association (OUSA), Otago Polytechnic Students Association and Dunedin Police. The report’s conclusion? That, overall, Orientation 2016 went Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 12

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 22nd May 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 Old Major The ANZ group is the largest lender to fossil fuel projects in the Pacific region. Recently, Australians have been Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 12

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Sam Fraser-Baxter

Good grief Winter has finally arrived! With Dunedin’s temperatures falling it actually feels like winter. The freshers are undoubtedly freaking out as they’ve finally understood what ‘cold’ really means this far south. Dunedin’s Autumn, which felt more like an extended Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 12

Posted 11:59am Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, My friend came to me upset the other day because she had an argument with her partner. My friend is transgender and she told me when her partner doesn’t get his way he hides her hormones and doesn’t like her going to LGBT+ groups on campus. She says that she loves him but Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 12

Posted 11:54am Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Isa Alchemist

Poo, shit, faeces, crap, stools, bowel motions. Something most of us do daily, yet we discuss it very rarely. “Good shit today?” Not much of a greeting, is it? I wish we did. I wish it were more out in the open (no double entendre here). Increasing numbers of us live our daily lives Read more...

Pet News | Issue 12

Posted 11:48am Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Anonymous Bird

Introducing the highly anticipated and brand new news column, Pet News! As this is the very first entry into what I hope to be a long history of pet profiles, I will be acquainting you all with my lovely young fur-baby, Athena. Originally hailing from a farm located north of Read more...

Editorial | Issue 12

Posted 10:06am Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Hugh Baird

It's been a long time between drinks, but The Cook has finally re-opened its doors. However, gone are the days of boat races in the garden bar and vomit in the urinals (although that may still happen) with the bar now being renovated into what’s known as a ‘gastro Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 11

Posted 1:14pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by Lovebirds

Sexcellent | Issue 11

Posted 12:23pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear S, My boyfriend asked me to try anal and I had a friend that tried it who said it really hurt and it made her cry. However, I am open to trying new things and want to give it a go. Is there a way that I can prepare *down there* to make it less sore? - Adventurous Hi Read more...

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 11

Posted 12:21pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by Wee Doubt

If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Australian conwoman Belle Gibson has just been fined over one million dollars for stealing a killing, and possibly killing other people. Gibson claimed to have cancer in her kidneys, brain, blood, spleen, liver, and uterus. She also Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 11

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 15th May 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 Old Major Of the renewable energy methods which exist at present (i.e. geothermal, wind, hydroelectric, solar) nuclear fission Read more...

Clark V. Woodhouse | Issue 11

Posted 12:13pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by David Clark

David Clark New Zealanders don’t ask a lot, but there are some things that make us who we are and define our place in the world. We call it the Kiwi dream. It is about opportunities for everyone to succeed, no matter where they live, or how deep their parents’ pockets are. We Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 11

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by Chris Sadler

"Climate Change ignorance” used to be bliss. It used to be all-good to not care. Now it has become a more obvious problem and we reach new levels of stubbornness as we continue to ignore this elephant in the room. The earth’s climate has already changed, so let’s talk Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 11

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I’m broke! How am I going to get through to the end of semester? I’ve been staying at uni all day to catch up with assignments but it’s so expensive to buy food on campus. I’ve been living off rice balls but soon it will be nothing. -From Hungry Harry Dear Read more...

Conversational Intercourse With Intellectuals | Issue 11

Posted 12:02pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by Taoran Li

When Sigurd informed me that for breakfast, he had smoked salmon bagels with cream cheese and Russian Caravan tea, I thought it summed him up perfectly. As part of a deal for students to finish a lab by 6pm, Sigurd once promised the biochemistry class a handstand, which according to a Read more...

Editorial | Issue 11

Posted 10:25am Sunday 15th May 2016 by Hugh Baird

Once again, as it does each year, the argument surrounding whether or not NZUSA is of any value has reared its ugly little head, with approximately two percent of the student population giving a shit. It has come to the fore this week after the Auckland University Student Association Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 10

Posted 1:42pm Sunday 8th May 2016 by Lovebirds

Sexcellent | Issue 10

Posted 12:44pm Sunday 8th May 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear Sexcellent, I’ve been with my partner for a year. She says she loves me, but that she wants to have an open relationship. Is she lying about loving me? Or is she trying to have her cake and eat it too? I’m confused and hurt, why would she want me to hook up with other people? Read more...

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 10

Posted 12:42pm Sunday 8th May 2016 by Wee Doubt

Never trust an atom. They make up everything.” My workmate’s joke got me thinking of the topic for my column this week. It has layers. Layer 1: atoms do make up everything. Layer 2: the truth about atoms is not straightforward. Layer 3: Most non quantum physicists don’t Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 10

Posted 12:39pm Sunday 8th May 2016 by Sam Fraser-Baxter

Dolphins are the chimpanzees of the sea. We share about 96 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees. That’s because we share the same genetic history; we evolved from common ancestors. We can relate to and empathise with chimpanzees like they’re one of our own. That’s why watching Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 10

Posted 12:36pm Sunday 8th May 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I’m going crazy! I signed up for a studio room until 31 December but I can’t stay that long. The place is awful and I can’t study here. The kitchen is always filthy and the common areas aren’t being cleaned even though we all pay for a cleaner as part of the Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 10

Posted 12:32pm Sunday 8th May 2016 by Isa Alchemist

I get headaches a lot. I used to think they were hangovers, but then I gave up alcohol, and I still have them. I get them when I read a lot. I can read a Stieg Larsson book for three hours before I get one. If I’m reading the latest government update about changes in regulations, I get one Read more...

Cull's Column | Issue 10

Posted 12:30pm Sunday 8th May 2016 by Dave Cull

In my last column, I talked about providing opportunities for students to stay in Dunedin on the completion of their studies. It would be great to turn a few years of study into the beginning of a career or a business in the city as a permanent resident. Part of being a resident is engaging with Read more...

David Clark | Issue 10

Posted 12:28pm Sunday 8th May 2016 by David Clark

When it comes to things sustainable, the Swedes are global leaders in clean tech – just one percent of solid waste goes into landfills – and they’ve got some of the highest clean water standards in the world. We could learn from Sweden. In line with the principles of sustainable Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 10

Posted 12:24pm Sunday 8th May 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 Old Major You often hear people, normally old conservatives, complaining that too many people are going to University. It is Read more...

Editorial | Issue 10

Posted 10:13am Sunday 8th May 2016 by Critic

Q: If you could pack your bags for anywhere tomorrow, where would you go? Hugh: With Ceri being a native of Waimate and always raving about the place I suppose I’d probably head there to check it out. Apparently there’s a slab of concrete on a hill painted white called the Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 9

Posted 1:00pm Sunday 1st May 2016 by Lovebirds

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 9

Posted 12:10pm Sunday 1st May 2016 by Wee Doubt

Cultural relativism is the principle that an individual person’s beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual’s own culture. This is true, to a point, but often it translates as “We cannot pass judgement on people of other cultures, no matter Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 9

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 1st May 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear Sexcellent, I don’t like shaving my pubes: I get awful ingrown hairs and it’s horribly itchy. I keep it nice and trimmed but I my boyfriend wants me to go completely hairless because he likes it better. How do I make it stop hurting? Yours, Bush Warrior Dear Bush Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 9

Posted 12:05pm Sunday 1st May 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 Old Major Employers have a responsibility to ensure that their employees are working in a safe environment. That doesn’t Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 9

Posted 12:01pm Sunday 1st May 2016 by Lucy Hunter

"Natural" is defined as existing in nature and not made or caused by people. Many people believe natural products are intrinsically better for you than synthetic ones. Arsenic is natural. Blood poisoning is natural, but wearing clothes is unnatural. AIDS is natural, as are snakebites. A Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 9

Posted 12:00pm Sunday 1st May 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, Recently I went to a bathroom when a man entered, or at least I thought they were a man. When I told him they were in the wrong bathroom he said, I’m actually a woman, and then she continued to enter a stall. I don’t want to make this embarrassing mistake again but how I Read more...

Clark V. Woodhouse

Posted 11:56am Sunday 1st May 2016 by David Clark

David Clark We are all born helpless. None of us would survive to adulthood without parents or guardians to ensure we had necessary nurture, food and shelter. And we’re lucky to be in New Zealand. Everyone has the opportunity to get ahead with the help of publicly funded Read more...

Editorial | Issue 9

Posted 10:21am Sunday 1st May 2016 by Hugh Baird

I'd just like to say straight off the bat that Campus Watch are the ducks nuts. For the most part they do an outstanding job and are easy to get on with, usually making for some good light-hearted entertainment. However this week we had a particular individual walk into the office and Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 8

Posted 1:23pm Sunday 24th April 2016 by Lovebirds

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 8

Posted 12:21pm Sunday 24th April 2016 by Wee Doubt

Colostrum is a fluid that female mammals produce from their mammary glands after they give birth. It isn’t milk – it’s a clear, yellowish substance that will be the newborn baby’s first meal. As well as nutrients for the baby, colostrum contains antibodies produced by Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 8

Posted 12:18pm Sunday 24th April 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear Sexcellent I have recently gotten out of a long term relationship and am petrified at the thought of kissing let alone having sex with anyone else. Please help! Yours truly, Cockfright Dear Cockfright How I know your struggle. I think all of us have experienced this at some Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 8

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 24th April 2016 by Sam Fraser-Baxter

Coral bleaching is one of the adverse affects of global warming we hear about, time and time again in the media. Since Al Gore’s fucking-do-something-right-now documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, coral bleaching is a process that is commonly cited along with others such as mass starvation, Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 8

Posted 12:12pm Sunday 24th April 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I’m a fresher and finding uni so hard! I thought it was going to be a breeze but it’s not. I’ve got assessment after assessment between now and exams. I’m so stressed. I don’t feel like eating, I can’t sleep and I keep picking fights with my Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 8

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 24th April 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 Old Major The struggle for equal rights, equal opportunity and equal treatment of women is a noble and just pursuit. This Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 8

Posted 12:03pm Sunday 24th April 2016 by Isa Alchemist

I’ve always been chubby. “Big boned” according to my mother, and just “fat” by my brother. I am no stranger to the diet fads that sweep through the western world. There are the big international diet organisations which weigh you weekly, and have an individual or Read more...

David Clark | Issue 8

Posted 11:59am Sunday 24th April 2016 by David Clark

Until the Panama Papers were released it was believed that two things were certain – death and taxes. Now it appears just one thing is certain. That’s because the recent release of the Panama Papers has pushed the question of tax-fairness to the top of the agenda once more. Read more...

(team)itorial | Issue 8

Posted 10:17am Sunday 24th April 2016 by Critic

Hello! Lucy the deputy here again. Hugh told us last night he was scared because his flatmates had diarrhea and vomiting. Sure enough, we got the text at 8am this morning saying he was out of action. We’re trying to get this thing together without him. Get well soon Hugh! Everyone else, meet Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 7

Posted 1:18pm Sunday 17th April 2016 by Lovebirds

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 7

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 17th April 2016 by Wee Doubt

Hypnotic regression therapy is a process by which people believe they can uncover repressed memories years, or even decades, after they have been forgotten. For example, regression therapist Barbara Lamb specialises in uncovering memories of alien abductions. One of her patients discovered that she Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 7

Posted 12:14pm Sunday 17th April 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear Sexcellent, My boyfriend gets really sulky when I won’t have sex with him. He talks about blue balls and makes it such a big drama I always end up having sex with him even when I don’t want to. Is this okay? What do I do about it? -Rachel Hi Rachel, First off, I’m Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 7

Posted 12:10pm Sunday 17th April 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 Old Major The thought of Government paying an “adequate basic income” to every resident citizen is a powerful one. Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 7

Posted 12:05pm Sunday 17th April 2016 by Sam Fraser-Baxter

I wrote this column next week. You probably re-read that last sentence and thought that it’s grammatically incorrect. But no, it’s not. I just time travelled. Time travel is the concept of travelling between points in time, commonly using some kind of ‘time machine’ or Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 7

Posted 12:02pm Sunday 17th April 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I’m worried about my flatmate. Last Friday he was walking home by himself from Central just after 10pm and a carload of people pulled over and started yelling at him. He’s Kiwi Chinese and they were going off at him, telling him to fuck off home etc. He ran for it because Read more...

Clark V. Woodhouse

Posted 11:58am Sunday 17th April 2016 by David Clark

Dr David Clark The government decided to accept 600 additional refugees from Syria last year. As a result, a small cohort of families will soon be arriving in Dunedin from refugee camps in and around Turkey. Most have been in the camps waiting for a very long time, without the resources to Read more...

Conversational Intercourse With Intellectuals | Issue 7

Posted 11:53am Sunday 17th April 2016 by Lucy Hunter

Lecturer in Media, Film & Communication, Dr Rosemary Overell When Rosie was hired she was the youngest ongoing academic staff member at the university. She was 29. Now 32, Rosie says she was “Just lucky. I went from finishing my PhD to getting the job.” She moved from Melbourne Read more...

Editorial | Issue 7

Posted 10:07am Sunday 17th April 2016 by Lucy Hunter

Hello! My name is Lucy and I’m the deputy editor at Critic. My workmates and I have spent the last couple of weeks talking, arguing, and sometimes screaming at each other about gender roles in society. This week we have two features in Critic that examine some of the complications of Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 6

Posted 1:05pm Sunday 10th April 2016 by Lovebirds

Dear Ethel | Issue 6

Posted 11:59am Sunday 10th April 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I’m a first year student and three of my papers are going well but I’ve got a really crap lecturer for the other paper and I’m not sure what to do about it. I’m not the only one who’s worried. The lecturer hasn’t been on time yet, she goes off on Read more...

David Clark | Issue 6

Posted 11:55am Sunday 10th April 2016 by Christine Edwards

Is student behaviour really getting worse? Is Castle Street going to hell in a handbasket? If you read only headlines, you might believe it is. But the headlines were the same twenty years ago – so what has changed? When student loans were introduced a quarter of a century ago they Read more...

Cull's Column | Issue 6

Posted 11:53am Sunday 10th April 2016 by Dave Cull

Compared to say Auckland, Dunedin’s ethnic makeup may seem overwhelmingly European. However, Dunedin – and the University of Otago for that matter – has a long and proud history of welcoming different cultures and ethnicities into the community and there are a large number of Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 6

Posted 11:51am Sunday 10th April 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear Sexcellent, I’m seeing a guy who is perfect in every way except for his bedroom skills - or lack thereof. When he does something I like, I try to encourage it and let him know how much I like it, while remaining fairly unresponsive during the stuff I’m not a fan of. I assumed Read more...

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 6

Posted 11:47am Sunday 10th April 2016 by Wee Doubt

Do you ever feel jealous of plants? Just sitting there, stuck in one place, never having to go looking for food, getting all the energy they need from the sunshine that shines right on top of them. What a life! Well, according to the breatharians, you don’t need to bother eating anymore Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 6

Posted 11:45am Sunday 10th April 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 Old Major The current Labour party sucks. They don’t know who they are or who they’re meant to be representing. To Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 6

Posted 11:39am Sunday 10th April 2016 by Isa Alchemist

I've always been phobic about spiders. Especially little ones. I usually let out a high decibel scream and continue to pant hysterically until it’s removed. I tried to rationalise to a friend that I’m scared it will crawl into my ear or another orifice. But then I realised Read more...

Conversational Intercourse With Intellectuals | Issue 6

Posted 11:35am Sunday 10th April 2016 by Hugh Baird

For a while now we’ve been taking requests on which lecturers students wanted to read about. Without fail a large majority of those I talked to unanimously agreed that the Dean of Law, Professor Mark Henaghan was top of the list. A proud Timaru man, Professor Mark Henaghan cut his Read more...

Editorial | Issue 6

Posted 10:11am Sunday 10th April 2016 by Hugh Baird

Here in New Zealand, our younger generations are privileged beyond belief. We’ve never had to experience any wars or terror, found ourselves without a home or lived under any tyrannical rulers. Thankfully we live in a free and democratic nation. In just under a couple of weeks Dunedin will Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 5

Posted 2:04pm Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Lovebirds

Science, Bitches | Issue 5

Posted 12:54pm Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Sarah Rosemary

Raging parties, copious amounts of booze, benders and no mum and dad there to tell you what to do… Now you are in an 8am lecture, head throbbing as you join the dawn chorus that is hundreds of your classmates coughing every 10 seconds… welcome to the fresher flu. Every year, 90 Read more...

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 5

Posted 12:50pm Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Wee Doubt

If you want to poison the entire population of a city, what could be a better method than to spray everyone from a plane? Quite a few things, actually, but I’ll get to that in a minute. A “contrail” is a condensation trail left when a plane flies through the air. According Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 5

Posted 12:46pm Sunday 3rd April 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 Old Major Let’s face it; US politics is screwed. The entire system of Government in the US is an ill-functioning bureaucratic Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 5

Posted 12:40pm Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel I want to do a shout out to the Are You OK’er who looked after me at Hyde Street. He was amazing! I was pretty out of it but he was so cheerful and nothing seemed to bother him. Maybe I’ll volunteer to do that one day, but not next year cos I want to do Hyde again! Thanks Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 5

Posted 12:38pm Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Sexcellent

Hi S, I want to make my dick bigger to impress my girlfriend and make sex better for both of us. Can it really be done? And if so, how? I'll give anything a go at this point. –Chris Hey Chris, Like many men before you, you are probably about to be somewhat disappointed. There Read more...

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