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The Green Finger - 18

Posted 2:03am Monday 9th August 2010 by J.R Holmes

As you read this, look at the date. It’s approximately two weeks before 20 August, right? You have until then to get yourself enrolled, in Dunedin, on the Electoral Roll. Many of you have already, but many have not. If you are first- or even second-year, I urge you to get on the roll. You will Read more...

Should Governments Refuse to Recognise Scientology as a Religion?

Posted 2:00am Monday 9th August 2010 by Oliver Dickie and Carlos Chambers

Oliver Dickie argues they should; Carlos Chambers disagrees. Oliver:    In no way should Scientology be recognised as a religion. It is a financial scam that uses intimidation tactics to silence critics, has complete disregard for authority, and presents serious health risks to Read more...

Apocalypse How? - 18

Posted 1:57am Monday 9th August 2010 by Iain Dangerfield

Scenario #4 – Robots Ever since the dawn of technology, when people realised they could use tools instead of small orphans to perform everyday tasks, there has been concern that these implements could turn on their human masters. In the past people feared simple things, such as being threshed Read more...

Editorial - 17

Posted 1:34am Monday 26th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

Last week was historic for student politics at the University of Otago. The Critic office sits in the Union Building slightly apart (and most definitely aloof) from the OUSA offices that inhabit the same building. Once a year, when elections are on, the place turns into a hive of activity as Read more...

Top 5 - 17

Posted 1:30am Monday 26th July 2010 by Richard Cheese

Top 5 Strangest Sexual Fetishes Some people enjoy watching people sleep. Others enjoy much more refined things, such as having small Asian females yelling profanities at their genitals in an oriental dialect (you know who you are!). But some of these fetishes take “whatever floats your Read more...

This Week Matthew, I'm Going to Be... - 17

Posted 1:28am Monday 26th July 2010 by Matt Chapman

...a jock Guys who play sport get chicks. Guys who play sport get mates. Guys who play sport are cool. You want to be a guy that plays sport. So this week, Matthew, I’m going to be a jock. Dunedin jocks have a very unique style that has evolved out of years of refinement and Read more...

Sport Potato - 17

Posted 1:26am Monday 26th July 2010 by Tim Miller

With the World Cup come and gone, many of you football lovers out there will be looking for your next fix of the beautiful game. Look no further than the 19 September, when the Homeless Football World cup kicks off in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament is organised by the Homeless World Cup Read more...

Why Today's Youth Have No Respect For Authority

Posted 1:24am Monday 26th July 2010 by Mia Watkins

If you're a parent disappointed with your children, read this, then look at yourself. Respect, what is it? An attitude of esteem, consideration or regard. A respectable person is generally thought to be deserving of the respect of others. Today's authority figures aren't respected because they don't Read more...

The Conservatory - 17

Posted 1:22am Monday 26th July 2010 by Edward Greig

Following their investment of settlement funds and businesses, iwi are becoming economic powerhouses. It is time that the government recognised this and took advantage of this large pool of capital. Some iwi have hinted at being supportive of PPPs and the benefits of iwi-government Read more...

La Presidenta - 17

Posted 1:21am Monday 26th July 2010 by Harriet Geoghegan

Tena koutou katoa, Nei ra te timatanga o te wiki whakahirahira to t_tou reo rangatira, Te Reo Maori. Anei nga wero Kia ora koutou,   Ko Ariana Te Wake toku ingoa, ko au te mangai mo nga Tauira Maori o nga Akonga o Te Whare Wananga o Otago.   Greetings to you all, Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 17

Posted 1:17am Monday 26th July 2010 by Fallyn Flavell

Tena koutou katoa, Nei ra te timatanga o te wiki whakahirahira to t_tou reo rangatira, Te Reo Maori. Anei nga wero 1. He wero tenei kia koutou e mohio ki te korero i roto i te reo, mena i mohio koe ki tetahi atu matatau ki te reo, korero korua tahi i roto i te reo Maori. Tuku imera, Read more...

The Green Finger - 17

Posted 1:15am Monday 26th July 2010 by Dominic Szeker

For most of human history, it was likely that you would live and die a stone’s throw from the place you were born. You would kill your dearest for a mule and ladies would spread their legs quicker than Courtney Love if you had a pony. Today, much has changed, and much has improved. We skate, Read more...

Should we abolish the Maori quota for limited-entry courses at universities?

Posted 1:06am Monday 26th July 2010 by Will Cheyne and Nick Gavey

Will Cheyne argues we should; Nick Gavey disagrees. Will: What is it exactly that we are trying to achieve with race-based quotas? The answer must be that there is some benefit to the community as a whole in having more of a particular race represented in limited-entry courses. But what is Read more...

Apocalypse How? - 17

Posted 1:03am Monday 26th July 2010 by Iain Dangerfield

Scenario #3: Asteroid Strike! Asteroids: where do they come from? Where are they going? These bizarre flying lumps of rock have perplexed mankind for centuries (almost as much as fucking magnets: just how do they work?) and are as dangerous as they are mysterious. Like a drunken munter Read more...

Top 5 - 16

Posted 3:41am Tuesday 20th July 2010 by Richard Cheese

Top 5 Ways To Get Rid Of A Bad Root This one is for the ladies. Surely many of you have taken a guy home that was so bad in the sack that you just wish it would end. Well, here are a few techniques to speed up that process. These happen to me all the time so I can assure you that they work. Read more...

This Week Matthew, I'm Going to Be... - 16

Posted 3:36am Tuesday 20th July 2010 by Matt Chapman

A Modern-Day Pirate. Being a pirate is far more than just growing a beard and punctuating every sentence with ‘arrr’; it’s a way of life. So here are a few pointers for actually becoming a modern-day pirate. Take this ‘on board’ and you’ll be pimping Read more...

Sport Potato - 16

Posted 3:28am Tuesday 20th July 2010 by Tim Miller

It’s that time of the year again, when the Tour de France hits our television screens and the evening news. Of course everyone is impressed by both the athleticism of the riders and the lovely French countryside, but the major talking point will undoubtedly come back to drugs and doping. The Read more...

Accounting and Finance Department Merger

Posted 3:26am Tuesday 20th July 2010 by Logan Oliver

The closure of the Design Department saw the Registry picketed by a motley collection of jawboning student politicians, unkempt art students, and hangers-on from the International Socialists. As I’m in finance, my mind clearly works differently to the aforementioned rabble, so would someone please Read more...

The Conservatory - 16

Posted 3:23am Tuesday 20th July 2010 by Edward Greig

Local body elections are coming up, and for most people they will go unnoticed. For many, who they vote into local office comes down to name recognition, rather than any great understanding of personality, promises, and performance. Take Dunedin for example: despite an apparent groundswell Read more...

La Presidenta - 16

Posted 3:21am Tuesday 20th July 2010 by Harriet Geoghegan

So here it is: the week that will show whether or not OUSA is an organisation beyond repair or too resilient to change, and the week that will define my success in this role. This week we are asking students to vote in two referenda: one to reduce the size of the Executive and one to reform the Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 16

Posted 3:18am Tuesday 20th July 2010 by Fallyn Flavell

Kia ora whanau, Pehea koutou? Ko te tumanako he pai te timatanga o to tatou whahanga tuarua o te tau. Kua tutaki tatou i a tatou ki nga waenganui i tenei wahi ataahua, ki nga karaehe, ki nga tima hakinakina, a, ki nga paparakauta hoki. Nei ra te timatanga o te wiki tuarau o tenei whahanga, a, me Read more...

The Green Finger - 16

Posted 3:16am Tuesday 20th July 2010 by Dominic Szeker

Gerry Brownlee recently gave the Brazilian oil giant Petrobras exploration rights to the Raukumara Basin, just off the coast of the North Island. Apparently this decision is motivated by economic growth for all New Zealanders. Don’t confuse this with a long-term vision of economic growth Read more...

Do Animals Have Rights?

Posted 3:14am Tuesday 20th July 2010 by Danielle Duffield and Nick Gavey

Danielle Duffield argues that they do; Nick Gavey disagrees. Danielle: When Mary Wollstonecraft published “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” in 1792, British philosopher Thomas Taylor responded by publishing a satirical piece entitled “A Vindication of The Rights of Read more...

Apocalypse How? - 16

Posted 3:11am Tuesday 20th July 2010 by Iain Dangerfield

Scenario #2: Obesity As a species, humankind is steadily growing more and more overweight, and who can blame us? The number of irresistible fatty treats companies keep pumping out is growing and we are powerless to do anything about it. Who hasn’t seen an ad for KFC’s new Triple Read more...

Editorial - 15

Posted 12:23am Monday 12th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

Welcome back. This week we look at the death of the Scarfie dream. Whether rugby fiend who chugs down funnels of bourbon in your gruts or the very word ‘Scarfie’ makes you cringe, you cannot deny the culture has had an impact on your time here at Otago. And that culture is under threat. Read more...

Top 5 - 15

Posted 12:20am Monday 12th July 2010 by Richard Cheese

Top 5 Nearly Forgotten Scarfie Traditions There’s been so much whining about how Scarfies are a dying breed. But like most things in life, there’s no point whining about it – you’ve got to do something about it! However, if you’re going to do these, be aware Read more...

This Week Matthew, I'm Going to Be... - 15

Posted 12:17am Monday 12th July 2010 by Matt Chapman

A Fat Cat. Scarfies are dead. Among the (many) accused: the Fat Cat. So, I present the opportunity to transform yourself into this social stereotype. This week, Matthew, I’m going to be a Fat Cat!  The Fat Cat is a simple transformation. All you need to focus on are two things: Read more...

Sport Potato - 15

Posted 12:15am Monday 12th July 2010 by Tim Miller

Sport, and more specifically football, is what some say makes the world go round. According to The Guardian it causes the ethnic and tribal fighting in Darfur to stop, while groups of people huddle around a small black and white television set to watch 22 men kick a ball that apparently cost Read more...

Soapbox - 15

Posted 12:13am Monday 12th July 2010 by Urich Hunt

Take your ghetto, and fuck off! Would you like to know what I realised recently? I fucking hate Scarfies. I really do. It’s weird to say that because I am a uni student myself, but you guys are a serious blight on society. It’s got to the point where I’m actually embarrassed Read more...

The Conservatory - 15

Posted 12:12am Monday 12th July 2010 by Edward Greig

Not every job that is necessary for society to function is desirable to everyone, nor is every job equally easy. Since most people differ from one another, their skills and interests vary. To ensure that the less desirable, or more complicated and difficult but vitally important jobs are Read more...

La Presidenta - 15

Posted 12:10am Monday 12th July 2010 by Harriet Geoghegan

This week's column comes to you from the middle of the holidays (not because I have a time machine, but because that's when my deadline is) and while you have all been away there's been heaps going on at OUSA. Planning and preparation have been in full swing for ReO-Week. Art has been working Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 15

Posted 11:35pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Ari Te Wake (OUSA Maori Rep)

Due to lack of access of technology, the original TRM column for this week is stuck with Fallyn in the whops, so this is a last minute (literally) attempt to get some needed information out to you fullas, so apologies in advance for lack of content whanau. Welcome back to the start of semester Read more...

The Green Finger - 15

Posted 11:31pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Dominic Szeker

Welcome back team. I hope you had a marvelous holiday. Like a few of you I was stuck in the library, trying desperately to pull together one of these dissertation thingies. My obligatory blurb you give, when you catch up with or meet someone who was also silly enough to commit to a thesis, Read more...

Num Nums - 15

Posted 11:23pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Tien-Yi Toh

When I happened upon Simon and Alison Holst’s 100 Favourite 20 Minute Dishes cookbook at a friend’s family home some months ago, I decided that it would be a good way to gain some insight on Kiwi home cooking as well as test the recipes of these New Zealand icons. Based solely on the appeal of Read more...

Debatable - 15

Posted 10:41pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Matt Chapman and Beau Murrah

Does the University need to change its drinking culture? Matt Chapman argues it does; Beau Murrah disagrees.   Matt: The drinking culture at the University of Otago is a problem that is getting exponentially worse as time goes on, and something needs to be done about it. The Read more...

Apocalypse How? - 15

Posted 10:34pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Iain Dangerfield

Scenario #1: Nuclear Warfare All good things must come to an end, and sadly this applies not only to, say, a delicious sandwich, but also to the very fabric of existence itself. Yeah, it’s kind of a bummer, but let’s face it: we’ve all known it’s been coming for a Read more...

Top 5 - 14

Posted 10:32pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Richard Cheese

Top 5 Kiwi Sayings That We Don’t Actually Say My mates went overseas for a bit last year and started sharing New Zealand culture with foreigners. By sharing our culture, I mean they got pissed and went around fabricating Kiwi sayings. They even managed to convince a whole lot of foreigners Read more...

Soapbox - 14

Posted 10:31pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by James Gluck

Student organisations are and should be political. Yet we have people like Harriet Geoghegan constantly claiming that the few groups that still admit this, like the International Socialists, are irrelevant to students. Her ‘working party’ on the governance of OUSA has just brought out its Read more...

The Sheet Shuffle - 14

Posted 10:30pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Raeven Geist-Deschamps

This is it. After this column, I will no longer be shuffling your sheets, but shipping my Canadian booty back to the land of beavers and moose. As such, an elegy to travel and sex is in order. Clit rubbing, dick dipping, toe sucking, inner knee licking and back scratching have a completely Read more...

The Conservatory - 14

Posted 10:28pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Edward Greig

Of all the reasons not to mine, one of the most flimsy is the claim opening up a small percentage (0.001 percent) of DOC land to mining will destroy New Zealand tourism. This comes on the back of the notion that we are ‘clean and green’ and this, and only this, promotes us to the rest of the world Read more...

La Presidenta - 14

Posted 10:26pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Harriet Geoghegan

Alcohol – that’s pretty topical.   There’s been a lot in the media about the Government potentially raising the drinking age and shaking up licensing laws. The University has banned alcohol sponsorship in an effort to reduce binge drinking focused event,s and Gardies is all but Read more...

The Media and Me - 14

Posted 10:14pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Paul McMillan

A small part of me kicked the bucket, expired, crossed the great divide, croaked, passed away, breathed it’s last, went the way of all flesh, perished, and checked out the other day. Monty Python allusion aside, I saw a tragic ad that shocked me to the very core. Benicio Del Toro was selling Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 14

Posted 10:12pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Heramaahina Eketone

Mauri ora whanau, The time for heads-down bums-up has jumped up and slapped us in the face. Where did the semester go?! Second- and third-years will be experts by now in the exam department. You kinda have study habits and exam prep down to a T, and if you don’t? No comment. But for those Read more...

The Green Finger - 14

Posted 10:11pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by J.R Holmes

Three Strikes.New Zealand took a new direction on May 25. I have to admit that I have less than no respect for the ACT Party and its policies. But, along with MPs from all parties, I do not dispute the intentions of David Garrett; I just want to respectfully disagree with his legislation. I Read more...

Num Nums - 14

Posted 10:05pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Tien-Yi Toh

Everyone has a favourite takeaway shop, and mine is Mei Wah Takeaways (660 Great King Street). Since fish and chips and the like have been covered in the Review Issue (Issue 9), I am going to focus on ‘the other stuff’. The two things that I order the most at Mei Wah are the BBQ pork and tofu Read more...

Editorial - 14

Posted 9:40pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

This week we bring you the Travel Issue. What better way to procrastinate from exams than by day-dreaming about all the places you would rather be? We’ve run with the travel theme this week because there is no better time to book a summer holiday than during the depths of despair that is studying Read more...

Debatable - 14

Posted 9:35pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Hana Nyhof and Joelle Nyhof

Should We Halt the Creation of Artificial Life? Hana Nyhof argues we should; Joelle Nyhof disagrees. Hana: In light of the recent announcement that scientists have successfully created synthetic life in the form of a new species of bacteria that operates under the control of a Read more...

Boy and Girl - 14

Posted 9:26pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Boy and Girl

Boy and Girl: signed, sealed, delivered. Girl: Well, this column started out as a dumb excuse to do lame stuff I wouldn’t usually do, like go on a blind date. It seemed like a frivolous, harmless thing. To you, maybe. As for me, I was talking with a good friend of mine, who outlined Read more...

The Albums the world forgot - 14

Posted 8:43pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Stuart Dangerfield

Unknown Artist, The Album That Will Change Your Life (year unknown) Over the past fourteen weeks we have seen many albums that, for one reason or another, have been forgotten by the world. We have seen artists who tried something new and daring only to be rejected by their own fans, great Read more...

Top 5 - 13

Posted 8:40pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Richard Cheese

Top 5 Most Annoying Types of People on Facebook The weirdest part is that most of these people aren’t your ‘friends’, they’re just people you added out of obligation. Now you have to deal with their annoying habits.   5. The Group Joiner: I hate it when Read more...

Soapbox - 13

Posted 8:39pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

For some reason, I'm not out with my flatmates. Even after four and a half months of living with them, I haven't told them that I'm gay. I'm out with nearly everyone else I know, but I haven't told the people I live with. Why?   To almost everyone I know, I identify as gay. Proudly. Read more...

The Sheet Shuffle - 13

Posted 8:35pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Raeven Geist-Deschamps

A Symphony of Queefs. In my younger years, I had this distinct illusion that sex was a clean, soft, velvety affair of veils, heavy panting, and moans. Little did I expect squishes and other noises. Let’s talk a little about queefs. Queefs are merely the fodder of farcical sex. Queefs are Read more...

The Conservatory - 13

Posted 8:33pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Edward Greig

The rise in tobacco excise tax will help to offset other tax cuts recently announced in the Budget. Simple enough, but is that really fair? Taxing one group of people, based on their personal choice to give themselves cancer, to enable the Government to take less from others?   It seems a Read more...

La Presidenta - 13

Posted 8:31pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Harriet Geoghegan

The first half of the year certainly has been a huge learning curve for me. As well as the big political things that have been going on, behind the scenes I have been rewriting OUSA’s strategic plan and working on some big internal changes.   Unfortunately it is only a one-year plan, Read more...

The Media and Me - 13

Posted 8:06pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Paul McMillan

Most don’t care to admit that the so-called ‘Top 40 songs’ or ‘New Zealand Top 40’ are not necessarily liked by anyone with a fully developed brain. For the most part they’re decided on by people who have yet to develop chest hair, let alone any intellectual acuity: the 13-and-unders. Those Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 13

Posted 8:05pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

There is a considerable amount of evidence that Maori do not have the same level of oral health as non-Maori across all age groups. Oral health disparities such as access to care exist, and one way to address ethnic inequalities in NZ is through Maori oral health workforce development. The Read more...

The Green Finger - 13

Posted 8:04pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by J.R Holmes

The idea that you can fly around the world and offset your carbon emissions by buying trees is really quite lazy, short-sighted, narcissistic, and retarded. For starters, the trees are already there. Since you’re emitting more carbon, you will need more trees to act as a carbon sink. If Read more...

Num Nums - 13

Posted 8:01pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Tien-Yi Toh

Indian Summer (Carnegie Centre, 110 Moray Place) is my new favourite Indian restaurant. The cool floor-to-ceiling glass-windowed restaurant front gives the place a comfortable casual-chic feel, making it the kind of place that you could just pop in for quick, casual meal on a whim, but also where Read more...

Editorial - 13

Posted 7:50pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

AN EDITORIAL ABOUT FACEBOOK.     Facebook rolled out yet another round of changes to its privacy settings last week, creating another blitz of reporting in the media. If it were a country, Facebook would be the third largest in the world behind China and India. The Read more...

Debatable - 13

Posted 7:49pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Nick Gavey and Oliver Dickie

Should We Force-feed Anorexics? Nick Gavey argues that we should; Oliver Dickie disagrees.     Nick: Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental illness, like depression or bipolar disorder. In most cases it can be treated with a combination of therapy and medication. But Read more...

Boy and Girl - 13

Posted 7:48pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Boy and Girl

Girl: My silly friend once tried to convince me that one-way (unrequited) love was the height of romance and the only true love because you get nothing from it. Now, I don’t know whether to class my crush as ‘unrequited’; I have no idea how he might feel if he Read more...

The Albums the world forgot - 13

Posted 7:45pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Stuart Dangerfield

Various Artists, Yodelling From the Mountains (Carinia Records, year unknown) When done well, a compilation is more than a mere collection of songs. A skilled compiler can arrange a series of tunes in such a way that the whole becomes much greater than the sum of its parts, whether they are Read more...

Top 5 - 12

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Richard Cheese

Top 5 Reasons Why I Should Get Paid To Write This Column Writing these columns is hard work, you know. First I have to get drunk. Then I have write some poorly constructed sentences with immature statements, which some call ‘humour’. Then I have to research shit sometimes. Life is Read more...

Soapbox - 12

Posted 4:31pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Tom Taylor

Our Western fixation with monetary value has skyrocketed over the past few decades. By no means am I saying money is entirely a bad thing –it’s a tool, of course. What I am getting at is that this very obsession is screwing us over. Let’s take the University as an example. It’s no Read more...

The Sheet Shuffle - 12

Posted 4:30pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Raeven Geist-Deschamps

They Tell Me You Like Sex.     There’s this guy. He sent it like three orgies on the fourth of July: sparkles, banners, and whole lot of pheromones. Alfred Kinsey collected thousands of interviews for both Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in Read more...

The Conservatory - 12

Posted 4:28pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Edward Greig

Phil Goff is not doing his rather sorry image any favours in his recent proclamations on GST and tax. Ahead of the Budget, Goff was aiming to grasp a section of public opinion and set out what should be a viable and sensible alternative to the Government budget. Unfortunately, he did nothing Read more...

La Presidenta - 12

Posted 4:25pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Harriet Geoghegan

The week before last, OUSA ran its first Student General Meeting. SGMs are a constitutional requirement that are currently necessary to allow OUSA to continue operating. However, if you were re-creating OUSA from scratch, you would have to be a complete muppet to come up with a process this stupid Read more...

The Media and Me - 12

Posted 4:06pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Paul McMillan

Let’s talk about Facebook, everybody. Please have a seat. People are here because they care about you and they want you to know that they’re concerned for your well-being. This is what a Facebook intervention may look like; and, judging by the profusion of glowing blue screens that Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 12

Posted 4:05pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

Kia ora koutou, especially our tauira rata. We are Te Oranga ki Otakou, the Maori Medical Students’ Association. As you may have read over the last few weeks, the different Maori roopu have been introducing themselves to you, and now it’s our turn. Our Komiti for 2010 Kirsten Taplin – Read more...

The Green Finger - 12

Posted 4:03pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Dominic Szeker

You’ve got your haves and your have-nots. I’m a have, you’re a have. But what’s to be done about all these bloody have-nots, eh? Surely something better than sitting around drinking champagne and talking socialism. And perhaps, just perhaps, the misguided free-market principles that inform National Read more...

Boy and Girl - 12

Posted 4:02pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Boy and Girl

Girl:   What with the corporeally sober state I’ve been in lately, I took an interest in matters of spiritual concern and headed to a talk by an American rabbi on mysticism in the Abrahamic faiths. Aside from my interest in mysticism in general, I have always held the Jewish Read more...

Num Nums - 12

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Tien-Yi Toh

With the exams around the corner, I thought I would share a few really easy recipes that you can whip up when you need a 20–30 minute break from studying. These dishes keep relatively well so if you make enough to last a few meals, you will always have some proper food in the fridge when Read more...

Editorial - 12

Posted 3:51pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

The Government was announcing the 2010 Budget as we were going to print last week. Very inconsiderate. It meant we had to do our own analysis and not wait to see what the ODT did for us the next day. Taxing.   I woke up on Budget Thursday to mail from Inland Revenue. After four Read more...

Debatable - 12

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Matt Lynch and Jeremy Stewart

Should We Chemically Castrate Sex Offenders? Matt Lynch argues that we should; Jeremy Stewart disagrees.     Matt:  There is a 47 percent recidivism rate amongst sex offenders in New Zealand. This is an abhorrent statistic to tolerate while a viable solution to Read more...

The Albums the world forgot - 12

Posted 3:43pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Stuart Dangerfield

Vanilla Ice, Hard To Swallow (1998, Republic)     What do you do when you’ve suddenly become the biggest hip-hop star in the world? This was the problem faced by Rob Van Winkle, better known as Vanilla Ice, after the release of his 1990 breakthrough single ‘Ice Ice Read more...

Top 5 - 11

Posted 3:37pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Richard Cheese

Top 5 Ways To Score A Fresher The way to a woman’s heart is long and arduous. Fresher girls are no different. Since this is the best and only advice column in Critic, I thought I’d share a guide on scoring a fresher.   5. Get to know her: If you’re even going to Read more...

Smile, You’re on Overheard @ Uni of Otago!

Posted 3:36pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

I have to admit it – I like following trends as much as I like following Justin Bieber on Twitter. I’m a complete sheep. A tights-as pants-wearing, bubble tea-drinking, dubstep-listening sheep. I even sort of wish I was an Aucklander. They are cool. They set trends for me to follow! But the Read more...

The Sheet Shuffle - 11

Posted 3:35pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Raeven Geist-Deschamps

“I just came so easily from sex I never thought I needed a vibrator” If I were a bar, I’d be in a small dark alley, my bartenders would wear scarves, and I wouldn’t be popular on Tuesdays. If Peaches and Cream (112 St Andrew Street) were a person, it would have blonde hair, show Read more...

The Conservatory - 11

Posted 3:34pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Edward Greig

There is a rather serious problem in being a socialist. If you want any credibility, then you should stand up for what you believe in. Unfortunately for socialists, it is rather easy to do this. They can donate extra money to the Government. They can stop using private schools and hospitals. Read more...

The Media and Me - 11

Posted 3:09pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Paul McMillan

I hate to get petty and single particular advertisements out for excoriation, but ... well, I don’t have an excuse. I’m just going to. I probably should have brought this up during the Health Issue, but all these hand sanitizer ads are getting ridiculous. ng the Health Issue, but all these Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 11

Posted 3:07pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

Kia ora nga Tauira o nga hau e wha, We are Te Roopu Whakakaha Tinana, commonly known as the Physical Education Maori Association (PEMA) We are a student-led association and in our first year of establishment. Our main objective is to encourage the academic excellence of Maori Physical Read more...

The Green Finger - 11

Posted 3:06pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Dominic Szeker

Well, looks like the Gulf of Mexico is fucked. Oopsy daisy. Not surprising, though – it’s just business as usual. Last month an explosion savaged the Deepwater Horizon rig and opened up the ocean basin to thousands after thousands after thousands of tonnes of toxic ooze. BP, you suck. As Read more...

Editorial - 11

Posted 2:56pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

I hate the term ‘silent majority’ – especially when used as justification for hating on some minority. But at university, minorities have it made. Here, the silent majority are students and the minority are attendees of Student General Meetings. The meetings held about twice a year to set the Read more...

Debatable - 11

Posted 2:55pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Harry Misslbrook and Anicia

Should parents be held responsible for the criminal behaviour of their children? Harry Misslbrook argues that they should; Anicia disagrees. Harry: I’m going to convince you that parents should be made legally responsible for their children’s criminal behaviour. I Read more...

Boy and Girl - 11

Posted 2:54pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Boy and Girl

“Girl, I have no passion for scandal. In fact, I feel decidedly unenthusiastic about putting my ego out there, as is our custom.” – Boy. irl:  For different reasons both Boy and I have been going through patches of life in which checking out the opposite sex, or even partying, have Read more...

The Albums the world forgot - 11

Posted 2:48pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Stuart Dangerfield

Glay, Unity Roots & Family, Away (2002, Pony Canyon) Everyone in the music business hopes to make it big someday; to have their face on the cover of The Rolling Stones magazine and their songs played on More FM. But can fame bring you true happiness? Try asking Japanese pop supergroup Glay. In Read more...

Top 5 - 10

Posted 2:46pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Richard Cheese

Top 5 Ways To Keep Warm During Winter     Goodness me, it is starting to get a wee bit cold! Being the most factual column in Critic, I thought I’d share some tips of how to get by this winter.   5. Drink More: If it works for the Russians, it can sure as hell Read more...

Soapbox - 10

Posted 2:44pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

Those of you who have done or are doing Humanities degrees will probably be well-aware of the scorn you have to face telling people, especially older relatives, about your degree, your areas of interest, and your future plans. This scorn, though repeated many times, never pierced my Read more...

The Sheet Shuffle - 10

Posted 2:42pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Raeven Geist-Deschamps

Libidinous Tendencies and the Essay Wall     My creativity and my libido have gone hand in hand: they’ve met the increase in work by starkly plummeting. Thus I’ll engage my gender bias and my whiskey on ice and consider a few topical questions. In answer to Read more...

The Conservatory - 10

Posted 2:41pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Edward Greig

Increasing the drinking age is nothing more than a nanny-state, broad-brush approach that will penalise the many for the indiscretions of the few. Alcohol is consumed in large quantities by many people, and it can cause a lot of harm. There is no doubt that the Law Commission report on alcohol Read more...

La Presidenta - 10

Posted 2:39pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Harriet Geoghegan

The first Student General Meeting (SGM) of 2010 is going to be held this Thursday at 1pm on the OUSA Lawn. SGMs are a pretty archaic process, though. The views of 20 000+ students are meant to be adequately expressed by a village-style vote by whoever doesn’t have class and is available Read more...

The Media and Me - 10

Posted 2:15pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Paul McMillan

Who the hell is Justin Bieber? I’m not even going to take the time to find out whether I’m spelling his name right. More importantly, why would 3 News start their report of the day's events by investigating the frenzy and hysteria around a musical spawn of Satan entering the country? The Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 10

Posted 2:14pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

e mihi tenei ki nga akonga Maori o Otago, he mihi nui hoki ki nga akonga e mahi ana i te Tohu Paetahi Tauhokohoko! Kia Ora to all our Maori students at Otago, in particular those who study Commerce, who have come from all over Aotearoa, both first-year and returning students! This year we Read more...

The Green Finger - 10

Posted 2:13pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Marnie Walters

Before the last election, Key said that “victims of crime have been neglected for too long. It’s time we gave them the support they deserve.” It sounded good; I kind of get why people voted for that. What he didn’t mention, unfortunately, was just the kind of support victims deserved.   Read more...

Num Nums - 10

Posted 2:11pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Tien-Yi Toh

At just over two months old, five0nine (7 Frederick St) is probably the freshest face (in more ways than one) in the Dunedin café scene. Specialising in Taiwanese bubble tea, a sweet, flavoured tea-based drink, five0nine offers a pleasant alternative to the usual coffee/tea options at other Read more...

Editorial - 10

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

It’s graduation time at University. Everyone who finished up at the end of last year leaves their high-paying jobs up north and rolls into town for the weekend for one last blowout in Dunedin. Then it’s back to work on Monday. Most of them only left after exams last November, but it is Read more...

Debatable - 10

Posted 1:57pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Alec Dawson and Kurt Purdon

Is Free Trade Preferable to Development Aid? Alec Dawson argues that it is; Kurt Purdon disagrees.     Alec: Our society is hypocritical. We seem to think it is okay to provide endless barriers to trade, protecting our own businesses and citizens at the expense of Read more...

Boy and Girl - 10

Posted 1:56pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Boy and Girl

Pop Quiz Online.     Boy: question 1: how often do you check your breasts out in public? Girl: umm, not very often, hardly at all  Girl: i mean, unless there’s a mirror or a window reflection   Boy: or, unless, you're looking down your own top! 12:18 Read more...

The Albums the world forgot - 10

Posted 1:48pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Stuart Dangerfield

Graham Turner, Melodies For Millions: A Tribute to Kenny G (2003, Luxury Multimedia Ltd.) Sometimes a musician affects you so strongly, so intensely – indeed, penetrates your soul so deeply – that you feel you must pay tribute to them. This is clearly the way Graham Turner Read more...

Top 5 - 09

Posted 1:44pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Richard Cheese

Top 5 Reasons Why American Football Is Much, Much Better Than Rugby Jock Phillips, a New Zealand, historian wrote that rugby was played by colonial New Zealand men for the intimacy of physical touch that their lonely lives lacked. That’s a bit awkward for the rugby boys – Read more...