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Locked Out of Locking In

Posted 10:08pm Sunday 4th May 2025 by Stella Weston

North Dunedin is a place like no other. 20,000 students, textbooks in tow, eyes bleary from hours spent poring over readings and lecture recordings – and a bustling black market for Ritalin to fuel it all. From the artificial glow of Central Library during exam season, to the drunken depths of Read more...

Don’t Call It a Balancing Act: Med School and the Myth of ‘Equal Opportunities’

Posted 9:48pm Sunday 4th May 2025 by Nā Heeni Koero Te Rerenoa (Sky)

Far from home and all he’s ever known, Mikaere Porē-Tipene faces the unrelenting demands of medical school while striving to honour his whakapapa. Balancing academic pressure with the expectations of his iwi, Mikaere must decide what success truly means – and who he’s doing it Read more...

Terrain Generation: The Biomes of Ōtepoti

Posted 10:24pm Sunday 27th April 2025 by Molly Smith-Soppet

Here at Critic Te Ārohi, we have reported on 100 years of changing student landscapes, but what about the actual land we stand on? In honour of the release of the great piece of media called A Minecraft Movie, as well as our annual National Geographic issue, we booted up a new world save and Read more...

The National Student Association You Haven’t Heard Of

Posted 11:21pm Sunday 13th April 2025 by Hanna Varrs

  Dictionary (you’ll need it): Student Associations: AUSA - Auckland University Students’ Association ATSA - Aotearoa Tertiary Students’ Association AUTSA - Auckland University of Technology Students’ Association LUSA - Lincoln University Read more...

Paying Homage to Critic of Old: 100 Years of Editors

Posted 7:10pm Sunday 6th April 2025 by Nina Brown

Editor’s note: Special thanks to the Hocken Library who house every issue of Critic Te Ārohi extending back to 1925. Without them, Critic’s history, beyond our scuffed website, would not have been preserved. Sit a monkey in front of a typewriter long enough and it’ll churn Read more...

Bodies on the Line

Posted 10:10pm Sunday 23rd March 2025 by Jodie Evans

POV: You just spent the last of your allowance on gig tickets, your fridge is a wasteland, and you’re dangerously close to monetising your toes. But there, casting sultry, cash-flashing bedroom eyes at you from the back of a discarded Critic on your coffee table, is a Zentech ad. A clinical Read more...

Big Red vs the Admin: A Response

Posted 9:17pm Sunday 23rd March 2025 by Andrew Geddis

In Issue 3, Matilda Rumball-Smith provided an interesting, well-written, and thoughtful take on how student life currently feels on Castle St and environs (‘Big Red vs the Administration: Who Controls Castle?’). Reading it prompted a few personal thoughts and observations. These Read more...

The Great Critic Drug Dealer Review

Posted 5:28pm Sunday 16th March 2025 by Critic Staff

Disclaimer: The content in this article is not intended to endorse or encourage the purchase, use, or distribution of illegal substances. All anecdotes are intended for entertainment purposes only. Always make informed and responsible decisions about substance use, and seek professional help if Read more...

Big Red vs the Administration: Who Controls Castle?

Posted 12:11am Monday 10th March 2025 by Matilda Rumball-Smith

Content warning: Contains reference to sexual assault and animal abuse Castle Street has a way of making legends out of flats. Some burn bright, some burn out, and some burn couches. Big Red has done all three. The fifteen-man flat is as notorious as the street it stands on. They are the Breatha Read more...

11 Hours with the Student President

Posted 7:38pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Zoe Eckhoff

Liam White. Not a myth or legend per se, but definitely the most important man on campus (aside from Daddy Grant). He’s responsible for managing and looking after the OUSA-baby in all its glory. Whether it’s getting along with everyone or shitting itself, Liam is ultimately the one Read more...