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From the Back of the Class | Issue 8

Posted 3:54pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Finbarr Noble

Kamikaze is perhaps the best known of Japan’s World War Two tactics, yet it was not used until late in the war. By 1944 the Allies had pushed Japan back to the Philippines, a vital conduit for petroleum for Japan, and now threatened the Japanese mainland. The leadership knew that they could Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 8

Posted 3:52pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Emma Lodes

It’s easy to blow off global warming, especially when we hardly notice it. The most dramatic and rapid effects of climate change are felt more by polar bears than humans — far, far away from human inhabitation in the permanently frosted-over soils of the Arctic. Way up north among Read more...

A Broad View | Issue 8

Posted 3:48pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Isabel Lanaux

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.  The first thing I noticed when I moved to Read more...

Crush on Campus | Issue 8

Posted 3:45pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Forrest Gump

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 Read more...

David Clark | Issue 8

Posted 3:42pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by David Clark

When you buy a burger from a random fast-food outlet in town, you can be pretty sure it won’t give you food-poisoning. But that’s not true everywhere in the world. There are plenty of places where local knowledge is vital if you want to avoid an unpleasant aftermath. Part of the Read more...

Skeptic Schism | Issue 8

Posted 3:40pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Wee Doubt

In 2006 a book was published that has gone on to sell 19 million copies worldwide by promising everybody literally everything they ever wanted. That book is The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. The “secret” is “The Law of Attraction” – the assertion that the atoms in your Read more...

Editorial | Issue 8

Posted 10:32am Sunday 19th April 2015 by Josie Cochrane

Google “basic bitch” (BB) and you’ll find a plethora of things that make one a basic bitch. Although a BB probably wouldn’t use the word “plethora”, I seem to match the description on many counts #smartcookie: Striped tops — I just bought one for this Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 7

Posted 5:24pm Friday 17th April 2015 by Steph Taylor

As an avid Easter fan, it breaks my heart that at the Great Easter Bunny Hunt, 8000 little bunnies saw the white light and went to bunny heaven, full of carrots and Easter eggs. Don’t go hunting on the West Coast, as your odds of getting stung by a swarm of bees are terrifying An Otago Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 7

Posted 2:51pm Sunday 12th April 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...

Whole lotta love | Issue 7

Posted 2:51pm Sunday 12th April 2015 by Student Support

The thing about being part of a massive bureaucratic institution with its own jungle of rules, policies and procedures is that we sometimes accept what the institution decides about us without question, because it’s bigger than us. Maybe you’ve been the recipient of one of those ominous Read more...