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ODT Watch | Issue 1

Posted 11:26am Sunday 26th February 2017 by Charlie O’Mannin

Puns are like opioids; you start using only occasionally with a quality product, but fast you sink into addiction and squalor. The article was about the prime minister shearing a sheep. That’s right, in a five word headline the ODT has managed to include not one, but two insults to the Read more...

David Clark | Issue 1

Posted 11:07am Sunday 26th February 2017 by David Clark

Many people were surprised by the outcome of the US Presidential Election last November. Along with others (including most pollsters in the US) I expected Hillary Clinton to win. Having had the privilege of spending time in the US, I can vouch that our countries are firm friends. New Zealand and Read more...

OUSA Execrable | Issue 1

Posted 11:03am Sunday 26th February 2017 by Joe Higham

2016 OUSA Campaigns Officer, Sean Gamble began the meeting by speaking about the Local Body Elections student engagement report. The aim of enrolling 5,000 students to vote was “bold” according to the report, and various experimental methods were employed to achieve the goal. For Read more...

Editorial | Issue 1

Posted 10:34am Sunday 26th February 2017 by Lucy Hunter

Welcome to a new year of Critic magazine! We are excited to start the year with a new team of contributors.  I hope you all managed to keep your togas securely fastened and your wristbands firmly in place. However, I felt disappointed when I saw that out of the 26 paid musicians in the big Read more...

Ruling from the Press Council

Posted 2:16pm Thursday 13th October 2016 by Critic

CASE NO: 2533   ADJUDICATION BY THE NEW ZEALAND PRESS COUNCIL ON THE COMPLAINTS OF DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL AGAINST CRITIC TE AROHI   FINDING: UPHELD IN PART   Introduction Dunedin City Council complained about two stories in Critic, the student magazine of the Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 26

Posted 1:05pm Saturday 8th October 2016 by Lovebirds

Critic’s infamous blind-date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mis-matched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Dog With Two Tails, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this svounds Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 26

Posted 12:03pm Saturday 8th October 2016 by Sexcellent

Seeing as it’s the end of the year, I thought I might impart some sex advice to you all on how to have a good, healthy sex life.  1) Get to know yourself You need to know yourself, what you like and what you don’t like, your turn ons and turn offs. Perhaps you’re really Read more...

Vitalogy | Issue 26

Posted 12:00pm Saturday 8th October 2016 by Prof's Wood & Ruddock

This powerful treatment contributes to the removal of disease, and inducing activity of the vessels of the skin. It is recommended in severe colds, pleurisy, rheumatism, diarrhea, dysentery, feverish and inflammatory attacks, etc. The patient is to be in a night-shirt or other clothing, to be Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 26

Posted 11:57am Saturday 8th October 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, My mum’s really sick and I may have to drop everything to go home any day. Dad’s not working at the moment and I don’t want to ask him for money because everything is going towards mum’s medical bills. Is there anywhere I can get some financial help? Also, what Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 26

Posted 11:55am Saturday 8th October 2016 by Charlie O’Mannin

After ODT Watch accused the ODT of cult-like ritual summoning last week, public pressure forced the ODT to explain their actions. Their explanation was as weak as their ability to make up titles.   The rooster was our only hope. The crossbows are coming.   A Dunedin Read more...

David Clark | Issue 26

Posted 11:44am Saturday 8th October 2016 by David Clark

This will be my last column for 2016. I thought I’d grab the chance to say thank you for your support this year, and to wish you good luck for the long lean summer months without Critic. Many of you will be working hard over the summer to save enough to survive another year at New Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 26

Posted 11:37am Saturday 8th October 2016 by Otago University Debating Society

The Otago University Debating Society meets every Tuesday at 6pm for social debating—new members are always welcome! Join our Facebook group for more information: facebook.com/groups/otagouniversitydebatingsociety Affirmative, by Dr. Frank-N-Furter The prevalence of Read more...

Team-itorial | Issue 26

Posted 10:16am Saturday 8th October 2016 by Critic

It’s been a hell of a year here at Critic, with plenty of good times. Given our final issue this week, we thought we’d disclose our highlights of the year.   Ceri: According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 25

Posted 1:55pm Saturday 1st October 2016 by Lovebirds

Critic’s infamous blind-date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mis-matched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Dog With Two Tails, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this svounds Read more...

Vitalogy | Issue 25

Posted 12:59pm Saturday 1st October 2016 by Prof's Wood & Ruddock

This week I have heard grave rumours about young men at Otago University indulging in tobacco inhalation, be it by cigarette or pipe. Be warned, fellows, that any advantage you see in this habit is a delusion. If your companion goes to take in smoke, tell him this: Cigarettes and tobacco in young Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 25

Posted 12:56pm Saturday 1st October 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, Our landlord is blaming us for damaging the carpet and telling us we need to pay $2,500 for new carpet or we won’t get our bond back at the end of the year. Can he do that? We have contributed a couple of little stains to the carpet but it was already shit when we moved in and Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 25

Posted 12:52pm Saturday 1st October 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear Sexcellent, My boyfriend has been making comments about my body that make me uncomfortable. He says I need to attend the gym more, and will make jokes about my weight - sometimes around other people too. I’m not even overweight. How can I address this issue without seeming silly or Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 25

Posted 12:48pm Saturday 1st October 2016 by Charlie O’Mannin

It looks like this week the ODT has joined a cult. Blood was reportedly seen running from underneath the door of the editor’s office, accompanied by ghoulish chanting.   Sometimes the ODT seems obsessed with overly dramatizing its content.  Please, as if Read more...

Clark V. Woodhouse | Issue 25

Posted 12:38pm Saturday 1st October 2016 by David Clark

David Clark In my role as an MP, my preferred Presidential Candidate is the one the United States public elects. I believe in the value of democracy.  For reasons of electoral mathematics, I believe the winner can only be Hillary Clinton. Demographic changes over time have stacked the Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 25

Posted 12:33pm Saturday 1st October 2016 by Otago University Debating Society

The Otago University Debating Society meets every Tuesday at 6pm for social debating—new members are always welcome! Join our Facebook group for more information: facebook.com/groups/otagouniversitydebatingsociety Affirmative, by Little Bo Peep There's a reason why the Read more...