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Lez Feminables | Issue 11

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 12th May 2013 by Glitter Grrl

It’s time to talk about personal boundaries, and how to navigate them. I promise, consent can be sexy! Why is it okay for a gay guy to slap a girl’s butt, but not me? First of all, it’s not okay for anyone to slap anyone else’s butt if it makes them uncomfortable. If a girl is comfortable Read more...

Daily Grind | Issue 11

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 12th May 2013 by M and G

Rating: 4/5 Coffee Cups While sauntering through the mall M and G were drawn to the eclectic hub of Marbecks in Wall Street. After perusing the jazzy selection of music and literature on offer, they decided to hit up the café in the corner, as M had a free coffee to redeem. Marbecks is Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 11

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 12th May 2013 by Noel Jhinku

The oceans cover most of the Earth, so arguably it could be called Planet Ocean, right? It contains 99% of the living space on Earth, covers nearly 71% of the planet’s surface, provides about 50% of our oxygen, and gives us 20% of the world’s protein. Yet we’ve explored less than 10% of its Read more...

For Fuck's Sake | Issue 11

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 12th May 2013 by Elsie Stone

I have two assignments due tomorrow, so naturally I decided to write my column instead. Ha! Fuck you, university. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And the rest of us say FUCK OFF and watch videos of sloths online. I watched one today that had baby sloths getting shaved, lathered in Read more...

Get Out Of The Ghetto | Issue 11

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 12th May 2013 by Phoebe Harrop

Aramoana is more than just the site of New Zealand’s deadliest criminal shooting (how’s that for a tempting opener?). If you’d like the details of that particularly gruesome and disturbing event, detailing the massacre of 13 Aramoana residents by AN UNEMPLOYED GUN COLLECTOR in 1990, watch the movie Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 11

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 12th May 2013 by Jamie Breen

C ritic had only one issue of the odt to work with this week. for some reason, our supply of papers has dried up somewhat in recent days. Perhaps the result of some kind of toilet paper shortage resulting in the emergency redirection of bundles of Dunedin’s second-favourite rag, Critic expects the Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 11

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 12th May 2013 by Lovebirds

HillaryI knew when my date didn’t want to stay to finish the bar tab that things hadn’t gone well – but I figured that, since I had endured well over an hour of his appalling chat and pointless conversation, I might as well make the most of the free drinks and drown my sorrows. He had told Read more...

Proctology | Issue 11

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 12th May 2013 by Zane Pocock

“A number of our University departments have tea, bikkies and cakes in their tea rooms,” the Proctor kicked off this week, “and they noticed that these were going faster than normal.” After obtaining in-house CCTV shots of lone figure pilfering the delicacies, Campus Watch heard a shower Read more...

The Leek | Issue 11

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 12th May 2013 by Campbell Ecklein

As the three-month-long duck-shooting season commences for 2013, hunters across the nation are heading out in anticipation of another good haul. This popular recreational pursuit has long been an autumn tradition for locals and tourists alike –every year, New Zealand welcomes tens of visitors who Read more...

Bouncing off the Halls | Issue 11

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 12th May 2013 by Thomas Raethel

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the much-venerated “Bouncing off the Halls” column began a prolonged hiatus in October 2011. For those unfamiliar with the column, it served as a weekly summary of unsavoury acts in student hostels throughout Dunedin. Thankfully, Critic has elected to resurrect the Read more...