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A Broad View | Issue 4

Posted 2:32pm Sunday 15th March 2015 by Timothy O'Donnelle

A Broad View is written by different international students each week who wish to share their impressions of their time here or unique experiences. Email critic@critic.co.nz if you are an international student wanting to tell your tale. Hours before sitting down to write this Read more...

David Clark | Issue 4

Posted 2:32pm Sunday 15th March 2015 by David Clark

I n my line of work, I’ve run into a few “spooks”. Good people, as far as I can tell. One view privately expressed to me is that oversight is something they welcome. Far from wishing for unencumbered powers, those I’ve met wish for suitable oversight of their activities. Intelligence gatherers Read more...

Crush on Campus | Issue 4

Posted 2:32pm Sunday 15th March 2015 by The Worst Poet In Dunedin

Each week Critic wants to hear from you if you’re struggling to approach the man or woman of your dreams. Does she always sit on that front row seat and give the lecturer far more attention than you’re comfortable with? Does he stroll past your window each morning and your only attempts at getting Read more...

Skeptic Schism | Issue 4

Posted 2:32pm Sunday 15th March 2015 by Wee Doubt

T he first definition of “virginity” in The Urban Dictionary is “What women are proud to have and men are ashamed of.” This sums up our culture’s obsession with “virginity” as a tangible part of a person. But outside of its cultural context, virginity is a myth. Men are expected to be Read more...

Editorial | Issue 4

Posted 2:32pm Sunday 15th March 2015 by Josie Cochrane

T his is a photo of just a fraction of the tissues required for our cover photo shoot in Castle lecture theatre — a toilet-roll wedding dress perfectly brings together this issue’s toilets review and wedding feature. We even reused most of the tissues. On my nose. I have a cold, and Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 3

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 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, email Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 3

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Steph Taylor

It’s good to know our new Pharmacy graduates are taking their place in the world and giving out dodgy drugs. Only in New Zealand do we feature a convicted killer and ex-NZ Idol participant on our below-par talent show. A strip club in Auckland has been Read more...

Whole Lotta Love | Issue 3

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Student Support

W elcome to all the Queer students on campus, and to our allies, whether you are new to Otago or returning. I am excited to be writing my first column and that I get to write about all things great and Queer, and also things that are not so great because the Queer community is still a Read more...

From the Back of the Class | Issue 3

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Finbar Noble

“Te Kooti was a brilliant guerrilla warrior, but he was no master of the modern pā.” So said Gregor Fountain, my Year 12 history teacher, and the phrase has stuck with me. True, indeed, Te Kooti was a successful guerrilla leader, especially when ambushing the British, but he failed Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 3

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Emma Cotton

Do you worry about how future Earthlings will learn about twenty-first century life in a post-apocalypse world? If you do, get a little fresh air. But also, fear not! Scientists can now store all of the data in the world into something no bigger than a car. Most of us know that DNA, the Read more...