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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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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 like you, Read more...

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...

Conversational Intercourse With Intellectuals

Posted 12:30pm Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Eileen Kennedy

Marcelo’s law lectures are lively and comedic. “If you’re laughing, you’re listening,” says Marcelo, who aims to make lectures as enjoyable as possible. If students are engaged, it helps to get through “the underlying message, which is usually an astonishingly and Read more...

Editorial | Issue 5

Posted 10:12am Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Hugh Baird

Lately, there has been a lot of chat about pay inequality when it comes to gender in sports.  The discussion kicked off when reports surfaced that the New Zealand men’s cricket team had flown business class to the T20 World Cup, while their female counterparts where situated back in Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 4

Posted 2:31pm Sunday 20th March 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...

David Clark | Issue 4

Posted 1:18pm Sunday 20th March 2016 by David Clark

Sometimes good things can be achieved from the parliamentary opposition benches. The fight to end zero hour contracts is a prime example. Students, employers, in fact everyone I’ve spoken to is appalled that zero-hours contracting was ever a thing.  But, where laws are weak, there is Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 4

Posted 1:15pm Sunday 20th March 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I don’t really own that much stuff so do you think I should bother getting insurance? One of my flatmates was talking about it and I don’t know whether I need to or not. Is it worth it? - Uncovered   Hell yeah! You might not want to part with your little Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 4

Posted 1:12pm Sunday 20th March 2016 by Sexcellent

Hi Sexcellent, I had sex with a couple of different guys during O Week and some of the girls in my hall are calling me a dirty slut. I’m really upset about it because I thought we were in 2016 and it was not a big deal for women to enjoy a bit of promiscuous sex, but now because of this I Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 4

Posted 1:09pm Sunday 20th March 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 It’s easy to listen to your racist uncle and think ‘’this can’t be what our forefathers meant when Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 4

Posted 1:04pm Sunday 20th March 2016 by Vibhuti Patel

Remember the old days, before smartphones were a thing and Nokia reigned supreme? Sure, the cellphones of the early milennium were thick slabs with little more function than to call people and play the odd game of Snake. But they had a battery life that lasted forever and were also extremely Read more...

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 4

Posted 1:01pm Sunday 20th March 2016 by Wee Doubt

When I was 14 my uncle read my palm. He told me that I would live a long life, but with a lot of misery. I would have many partners before I found one to settle down with, if I ever managed to keep a relationship going at all. I would have two children. I wouldn’t find a career until I was in Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 4

Posted 12:59pm Sunday 20th March 2016 by Isa Alchemist

AM I SICK ? We’re all back in Dunedin and should be ready to take on the world. But at this time of year, a lot of us aren’t feeling too well at all. The problem is that at this time of year 20,000-odd people gather together from all over the globe and breathe on one another in the Read more...

Editorial | Issue 4

Posted 10:25am Sunday 20th March 2016 by Hugh Baird

Dissapointingly this week the second flag referendum will finally come to an end. Personally I’m rather impartial to either flag, but for the past few months I’ve been increasingly amused by some of the antics and peculiar arguments surrounding the flag change project. Take for Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 3

Posted 3:36pm Sunday 13th March 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 3

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Otago University Debating Society

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for socail debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building. Affirmative, by Old Major When Eve ate the apple we got kicked out of the Garden of Eden which was a literal paradise. Or maybe not so literal. A lot Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 3

Posted 2:27pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Critic

With the advent of modern genetics, humans are slowly learning more and more about the hardwiring of our own brains. Each discovery tells us a little more about the way our genetics determine how our bodies will react to environmental stimuli. That is, how our genetics may pre-determine various Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 3

Posted 2:22pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I just moved to Dunedin to begin my first year of study. I grew up in a small rural town and I didn’t meet another LGBT person. I have been questioning for a while now and have been excited about the possibility of coming to Dunedin and finally being able to meet other Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 3

Posted 2:15pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear Sexcellent I had sex with a couple of different people during o week, and now I’ve got some red, itchy bumps around my genitals. Is this an STD???  Please help, Itchy and anxious Dear Itchy and anxious, First off, stay calm! In my experience, at least 90 percent of those Read more...

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 3

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Wee Doubt

According to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, water fluoridation is one of the “ten great public health achievements” of the 20th century. Fluoride reduces the rate of demineralisation caused by bacteria from sugar on the surface of the teeth. In order to be Read more...

Cull's Column | Issue 3

Posted 2:04pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Dave Cull

A couple of years ago, as part of a fundraising event for a local charity, I abseiled from the gantry at Forsyth Barr Stadium. It was an exhilarating, albeit scary, experience.  It occurred to me that while the abseil was in one sense a unique opportunity, people who live in Dunedin are Read more...

David Clark | Issue 3

Posted 2:00pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by David Clark

Few people would be surprised to learn that the Dunedin North electorate has more students per capita than any other electorate in New Zealand. The vitality of the tertiary education sector plays a vital role in the city’s prosperity. But how many people know that it also has the most people Read more...

Editorial | Issue 3

Posted 11:04am Sunday 13th March 2016 by Hugh Baird

For many years now, popular New Zealand band Six60 have been returning to Castle Street where the band was first formed. Each year the gig has been kept secret and been announced in an impromptu fashion, leading to many students living on and around Castle Street flocking to the event in large Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 2

Posted 3:28pm Sunday 6th March 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...

Sexcellent | Issue 2

Posted 3:26pm Sunday 6th March 2016 by Sexcellent

Hi Sexcellent, I’m in second year and my girlfriend and I have been together since Year 13. She’s awesome and I love her but for the past few months she hasn’t been as interested in sex and I’m feeling a bit hard done by and unloved. How can I get her interested in sex Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 2

Posted 3:20pm Sunday 6th March 2016 by Isa Alchemist

It's that time of year again when the streets and pubs are alive with freshers ! So great to see them. If you’re new to the student scene, the Ori week may have treated you harshly. Tanking up with alcohol can make you feel like the dregs of the glass, especially if you’re a newbie Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 2

Posted 3:10pm Sunday 6th March 2016 by Otago University Debating Society

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for socail debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building. Affirmative, by Old Major A B.Com will turn your brains to shit. For instance, if you take Economics at Otago as a Commerce degree you are never Read more...

Michael Woodhouse | Issue 2

Posted 3:02pm Sunday 6th March 2016 by Michael Woodhouse

Imagine you’re a shopper in Tokyo. New Zealand lamb is for sale in the supermarket beside Australian lamb. Both products presently have a 38.5 percent tariff applied to them. Those who enter the TPPA will have that reduced by 9 percent, then eventually eliminated.  If Australia enters Read more...

David Clark | Issue 2

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 6th March 2016 by David Clark

Labour has a long commitment to international trade. Eighty years ago, the first Labour Government pushed for increased trade access and the opportunity to grow international markets.  Generally countries only give up barriers to trade when they believe it makes good sense for them to do so. Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 2

Posted 2:49pm Sunday 6th March 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, Every time we walk up Castle Street to go to New World, we get harassed. We’ve started to detour and walk via Cumberland Street but I really don’t see why we have to do that. My friend was driving down Castle Street last week and had a bottle thrown at her car. We’re Read more...

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 2

Posted 2:46pm Sunday 6th March 2016 by Wee Doubt

Last week I mentioned healing crystals as an example of the placebo effect, where something can make you feel better even though there is no logical reason why it should. I think crystals are beautiful and I own a few of them.  However, I don’t buy into the people who propose different Read more...

Cull's Column

Posted 2:36pm Sunday 6th March 2016 by Dave Cull

For many of you, a new year on campus will also mean a new student flat to live in.  As you have likely discovered by now, Dunedin has a large number of properties – including student flats – that are not warm or dry enough to keep people healthy and comfortable at a reasonable Read more...

Editorial | Issue 2

Posted 10:20am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Hugh Baird

It’s been a week in which the University of Otago and, more so, the students associated have been the focus of national headlines and the debate that comes with it.  Many of the headlines have been centred on the University’s plans to install surveillance cameras in the student Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 1

Posted 2:41pm Sunday 28th February 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 like you, Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 1

Posted 2:37pm Sunday 28th February 2016 by Author Name

Stanley Milgram wanted to see exactly how far people would go when ordered by an authority figure to cause physical pain to another. In the 1960s, he gathered some volunteers and told them that he was conducting a study about the effect of punishment on learning. The volunteers would be the Read more...