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The Loose Guide | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Campbell Ecklein

As a tolerant and diverse educational institution, Otago welcomes thousands of international students every year. Naturally accommodating and patient though we are, Kiwis sometimes still manage to inadvertently offend visitors of other cultures – usually by way of well-meaning narrow-minded Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Hannah Twigg

We all know that the living standards in the ghetto of North Dunedin can be pretty bad. Images of mouldy rooms, condensation on the windows every morning and milk being left on the bench (since it’s colder in the flat than in the fridge) spring to mind. Staying not only warm, but also healthy, is Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Dr. Nick

Pop quiz: what’s the most common mental health disorder in New Zealand? If you’ve seen John Kirwin on TV, you probably answered depression. If you’ve read Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey (or copied from the guy sitting next to you) you might have answered anxiety disorders. Or Read more...

Daily Grind | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by M and G

Rating: 4/5 Unless you’re regularly around the Teachers College area of campus you may be unfamiliar with Fluid Espresso, which is located on the corner of Union East and Forth Streets next to the Campus Wonderful Store. The small coffee bar is buzzing early in the morning, especially with Read more...

Get Out Of The Ghetto | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Phoebe Harrop

Contrary to popular belief, minigolf is not simply the domain of awkward family holidays in smalltown New Zealand. In fact, you might say that minigolf is undergoing something of a sporting renaissance, enjoyed as a fun flat outing by many an Otago student as well as by hordes of overly-competitive Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Lovebirds

YokoI knew I was either going to have the best night ever or leave immediately, and it was totally up to mystery boy to impress me. I was worried he’d be a stereotypical Scarfie there for the free feed, but I was very wrong. After a small pre-load, the BYO was alright and I really enjoyed Read more...

The More Things Change | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Jessica Bromell

This week, technology progresses again, but politics doesn’t. August 6, 1806: The Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist after nearly 850 years of being neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. It was actually a union of Central European political territories (or something equally complicated) and had Read more...

Jacobin on Hyde | Opinion

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Jacobin

Every year I have been at Otago there has been noise about the death of Scarfiedom in this very publication. My noise is probably no different … except it is personal. The personal is not always political, but in this case it is. At the heart of the issue of Scarfiedom is a type of Read more...

Saying No to the GCSB and TICS | Opinion

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Guy McCallum

As a member of a party that has offered its support to a Government that wishes to expand the surveillance powers of intelligence agencies, I am often asked a very obvious question: do I support the GCSB or TICS Bills? No, I don’t. I’m not an expert, either, in the fields that these bills Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 18

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Zane Pocock

This week, Critic was tempted to run with lines and lines of “I must deliver the newspaper every week”; but, dearest readers, we could already feel your disappointment. So turning to the website instead, here is a selection of your favourite newspaper’s best headlines. DCC to remove landslip Read more...