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The Birds in the Gardens’ Aviary Rated on Their Resemblance to Mariah Carey

Posted 10:14pm Thursday 21st March 2019 by Phillip Plant

Have you ever wanted to be an ornithologist, are you a keen bird watcher, or do you just want to catch the avian flu? Then the aviary at the botanical gardens is the place for you (disclaimer: there’s probably no avian flu at the botans, that was just a joke). “But I've never been Read more...

Can You Buy Drugs From Houses With Shoes on the Powerline? A Critic Investigation

Posted 7:27pm Thursday 14th March 2019 by Sinead Gill

North Dunedin is full of students again, and the stocks of almost-legal substances are getting low. This Critic reporter went on the hunt for drugs using one of the oldest methods in the book. The powerline method. For those unfamiliar with this method, it stems from the urban legend that when Read more...

Law Camp: A History

Posted 7:25pm Thursday 14th March 2019 by James Joblin

Law Camp. Last year, this post-admission honeymoon retreat for two hundred thrusting second year law students was exposed to be a weekend not of whispering “I do law…” into one another’s ears, but rather a weekend of nudity, aggressive drinking, and grand-slam jelly Read more...

Scooby Dooooo.....n't Make Me Watch Any More Of These

Posted 6:59pm Thursday 14th March 2019 by Owen Clarke

I watched all 41 episodes of Scooby Doo, Where Are You? in four days. Last night, I dressed up in a white sheet with two holes for eyes and skulked around my flat roof going “Oooooo”. This morning, I was diagnosed villainously insane by a local psychiatrist. I have no memory of these Read more...

The Best Caffeine Hit on Campus

Posted 6:52pm Thursday 14th March 2019 by Erin Gourley

Bean juice, java, a cup of joe, the good stuff, espresso, café, a brew, COFFEE. I love it. You also love it, unless you’re a Mormon or one of those people who thinks caffeine is ‘bad for you’. I put myself on the line for coffee lovers and ordered flat whites at ten places Read more...

Left in the Lurch: What Happens When Your Flatmate Stops Paying Rent

Posted 6:39pm Thursday 7th March 2019 by Erin Gourley

There are a lot of ways to waste your money (daily coffees, essential oils, cheap shots that are mostly syrup, fancy peanut butter from the Farmers Market). But there are none worse than paying off the rent that your flatmate didn’t pay. Ari Cameron-Smith lived out that scenario. This year, he Read more...

Revisiting the Riots

Posted 6:35pm Thursday 7th March 2019 by Chelle Fitzgerald

As our 150th anniversary dawns, it seems only fitting that we honour all of Otago’s past – not just the fancy past that the weird 150th anniversary merchandise gift shop in the Link wants you to know about.  Critic talked to students and police who were present at the three Read more...

The Best Vending Machine on Campus: A Critic Investigation

Posted 6:23pm Thursday 7th March 2019 by Wyatt Ryder

University is hard work. Fortunately, our corporate overlords have placed easy access to delicious food and refreshing beverages all over campus. Quenching yourself has never been easier, but how do you know which machine to use?  The nearly twenty vending machines available on campus can be Read more...

The Great Critic Party Review

Posted 9:11pm Thursday 28th February 2019 by Critic

Back To School – The Courtyard  Ah the first night of Flo Week, when second years shed their fresher skins and emerge like butterflies from their chrysalises. They are dirtied and hardened; many are health sci veterans who have acquired a taste for pingas, Long Whites and Billy Read more...

Drunk Interviews With Drunk People

Posted 8:29pm Thursday 28th February 2019 by Owen Clarke

Drunk Scottish Girl Found Pissing Behind Bushes on Castle Hey, I’m with Critic, was hoping to ask you some questions. Ayeee, alright! *waves off two friends who are staggering in a rough semicircle nearby* Great. Do you have much interest in foreign affairs? How do you feel about Read more...