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R.I.P. SCARFIE - Who is killing the dream?

Posted 10:48pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Thomas redford

“Half the reason people come down here is for the whole student lifestyle. I’m worried the University doesn’t quite understand that; that they’re keen to push down that whole side of University life. Everything that they do … the Code of Conduct, Gardies, every other thing the Uni does is putting Read more...

Brand Scarfie.

Posted 10:45pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

How ‘Scarfie’ Became a Dirty Word.     The Beginning The term ‘Scarfie’ originated with the practice of students wearing blue and gold (the Otago colours, duh) scarves during the cooler months of the year.    The Middle Over the years, Otago Read more...

City Lights.

Posted 9:50pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Susan Smirk

New Zealand, a land of jagged snow-capped mountains, deep blue lakes, wild wind-swept coastlines, and lush sheep-speckled pastures. New Zealand is known for its natural wonders – but is there any wonder to be found in our urban wildernesses? Our official tourism website insists that “Today, Kiwis Read more...

The Far East

Posted 9:49pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Susan Smirk

These are the places your mother doesn't want you to go. Half the people you know won't expect you to come back. Most of the friendly farewell advice you receive will be along the lines of “Don't die.” There will be frustrating border crossings, people with guns, and a lot of desert. Tempted Read more...

Central America.

Posted 9:46pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Jennifer Turek

Picture yourself wandering along a trail through the dense rainforest. You’ve never seen plant life like this before. Water drips down from the trees towering above you and lands on the top of your head. The bushes ahead of you move – is it an anteater or a coati? Neither. It’s an agouti, a relative Read more...

Internet Addic-tron-net.

Posted 7:57pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Caitlyn O’Fallon

The latest thing in protesting seems to be trying to sell something on TradeMe. OUSA tried to sell themselves to make a point about VSM. Design Studies made a brief appearance on the site in April. A school principal in Invercargill even tried to sell the New Zealand curriculum on TradeMe to protest Read more...

Football World Cup

Posted 7:55pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

Country profiles. Group A   South Africa: Despite their measly FIFA ranking (90 at time of print), smart money is on South Africa to progress past the group. They will get the majority of the referee’s decisions, and will always have home crowd advantage, plus conditions Read more...

The Clientele

Posted 7:51pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

Gardies: Touchy subject. Over the years, Gardies has proven a haven for both first- and second-years, especially those on ‘the Castle Street buzz’. Come the end of every exam period, Gardies finds itself packed to the rafters with all sorts of sop, eager to get loose, and erm Read more...

Rising from the ashes of the global financial crisis...

Posted 3:54pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

..over the backdrop of the green revolution, investing with the well-being of the world in mind is an idea whose time seems to have come. If you have some spare cash around at the moment, or are interested in the prospect of investing once you have said cash, then ‘socially responsible investing’ is Read more...

Balancing the Scarfie Budget.

Posted 3:52pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

We lucky Scarfies (OTP) are privy to the most unique form of currency around. It’s more unique than the rand, the clam, or even the button. We Scarfies have So-Go’s (Southern Gold). At $6 a pack, they provide the perfect way of assessing purchases and writing weekly budgets. Critic has taken the Read more...