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New Zealanders of the Year

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Staff Reporter

Bromance Of The Year Harlene Hayne and Logan EdgarHarlene Hayne and Logan Edgar, BFFLs. As the only two people who would deign to let me interview them, I thought they should be given the privilege of telling you about their awesome friendship themselves. How does it feel to be selected as Read more...

The Future Freaks Me Out

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Zane Pocock

Over the next 20 years, a lot is set to change in the world of technology. Electric cars will drive themselves, robots will interact with us better than humans do, and augmented reality (the interaction between computer-generated sensory input and our visible reality) will become commonplace. Chief Read more...

The Little Scarfie Who Could

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Joe Stockman

When Harriet Geoghegan mysteriously resigned as OUSA President in the middle of 2011 (Critic has always suspected it was following a failed illicit affair with a fellow execie, or possibly some sort of Dan Stride-Francisco Hernandez-related love triangle), no one thought that the self-proclaimed Read more...

Going Going Gone

Posted 5:01pm Sunday 30th September 2012 by Katie Kenny

We live in a predominantly sedentary, appearance-obsessed society. The media alternates between promoting food products and bombarding us with idealised images of thin, toned figures. Obesity is the First World’s leading cause of preventable death, but despite this, a small population are bucking Read more...

A Beginner’s Guide to the American Presidential Elections

Posted 5:01pm Sunday 30th September 2012 by Michael Neilson

WARNING: This article is an attempt to decipher the American Presidential elections. Depending on your level of interest in politics, it will either provide you with entertainment or act as a light sedative. Regardless, it will contain violence, drug use, and offensive language.DISCLAIMER I Read more...

The Good Book

Posted 5:01pm Sunday 30th September 2012 by Anonymous

There are many things in the world that simultaneously confuse and disgust me. Gherkins, overheard conversations between pairs of girls in the Link, the very existence of Brimstone — all disturbing, but none quite so much as the great unbelievable fact of the modern era: that the presumably-atheist Read more...

Hernandez Wins

Posted 5:01pm Sunday 30th September 2012 by Callum Fredric

Francisco Hernandez has been elected as OUSA President for 2013 after a hard-fought campaign. Hernandez received 1163 of the 3620 votes cast, with his nearest rival Ryan Edgar receiving 965 votes, closely followed by Zac Gawn with 842 votes. The election results were announced on Thursday Read more...

XX vs XY

Posted 4:25pm Sunday 23rd September 2012 by Lauren Wootton

“Here’s the difference between boys and girls: boys fuck things up, girls are fucked up.” - Louis C.K. Everybody knows there are a few fundamental differences between boys and girls. But what might seem like minor anatomical dissimilarities can become a monumental chasm in the bedroom. Read more...

Make Me Mansome

Posted 4:25pm Sunday 23rd September 2012 by Sam Valentine

In today’s society, there’s an entire micro-economy dedicated to self-improvement. Whether it’s weight loss, hair removal, or beautification, an array of uplifting rhetoric and often excruciating services exist to further humanity’s quest for actualization, improvement, and ultimately happiness. Read more...

I’ll think of a title tomorrow

Posted 4:25pm Sunday 23rd September 2012 by Michael Neilson

“I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do – the day after tomorrow.” - Oscar Wilde For some, writing a feature article in one day might be daunting. But I would rather it were always this way. As a fourth-year with admittedly unhealthy study habits, my brain has become so Read more...