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The Shit Show Chateau: From P-lab to Penthouse

Posted 4:15pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Lindsey Horne

Rank flats and ranker landlords bring us students together. These flats give us something to talk about even in the most awkward of lab pairings and unite us in a general disdain toward the dreaded landlord (scum level equal to Dennis from Jurassic Park). But while we league together in our Read more...

From the Crypt: Flatting Horror Stories

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Staff Reporter

Flatting can be one of the most enjoyable experiences of a student’s life. But what about when it goes horribly wrong? Critic readers open their scars and share their most horrific tales of flatting misadventure. The Witch of Union Street EastBy Baz Macdonald Gather round, my fellow Read more...

Suits, Skylarking and Scarfies

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Sam Reynolds

Things change. Ten years ago the Bowler (a pub known only to few elderly students) was BYO crate before 6:00pm on Saturday nights. Twenty years ago a jug at Gardies was $3.80. Just over fourty years ago, boys and girls were banned from flatting together. In my first year I watched in disdain as the Read more...

Should Dunedin Impose Higher Flatting Standards?

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Aaron Hawkins

Aaron HawkinsEveryone deserves to live with dignity in a warm and healthy home. For the tens of thousands of Dunedin people living in flats, from students in the north end to families in the south, this means putting together minimum standards for rentals across the city. This will save tenants Read more...

How to Choose Flatmates

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Sam White

If you’re a first-year, you’ve probably started the flat-hunting process already. But chances are the people you’ve chosen to flat with are dicks, and you’ll end up wanting to kill them. Sam White shares some handy hints for picking your crew and avoiding any awkward homicidal incidents. When Read more...

The Scourge of Property Managers

Posted 3:50pm Sunday 4th August 2013 by Brittany Mann

Property managers are an increasingly common phenomenon in Dunedin, their purpose to negotiate between the needs of tenants and landlords. However, Brittany Mann found herself inundated with stories of property managers acting as absentee landlords' stooges and trampling on tenants' rights. What Read more...

The Unfunny Business of Funny Business

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Jasper Jones

I went to watch comedy. It wasn’t very good, much like this standfirst. Years ago, Comic Addiction and its “Crack-Up Den” was a platform for the funny folk of Dunedin to hone their stand-up skills. Some became national favourites, and some moved on with their lives. Unaware of the underground Read more...

The Great Annual Critic Fish & Chip Review

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Ines Shennan

Ines Shennan spent her afternoon wandering around the realm of North Dunedin, grease gradually building up in her stomach as she sampled the various fish and chips offerings. Here are the results. The cheapest scoop of chips and cheapest piece of fish was selected from each store. Golden SunI Read more...

Polyamory: Fun for you & me & him & her etc.

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Loulou Callister-Baker

It Started With a KissOne night I was out drinking with my friend. As the night progressed we decided to join another group of friends to see a gig on the other side of town. As my friend and I walked we verbally stumbled onto the subject of polyamory – a lifestyle choice with which he identified. I Read more...

This Train Carries Lost Souls

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Kathleen Hanna

Film festivals always churn out some black sheep. However, few have been as eagerly anticipated and controversial as this year’s Thomas, a live-action adaptation of Thomas the Tank Engine directed by Darren Aronofsky. The film has bitterly divided critics: while some have hailed it as “surprisingly Read more...