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Politicians jump on the O-Week bandwagon

Posted 9:40pm Sunday 24th February 2013 by Sam McChesney

During O-Week, many things appear in the otherwise calm streets of Dunedin – short shorts, drunken bellows, vomit, cheery reps bearing vouchers that sound great when sensually pressed into your palm but actually promise nothing more than $1 off a kilo of tomatoes at the farmers’ market. The seasoned Read more...

"Thank you for letting me come here and dry hump your women!"

Posted 9:40pm Sunday 24th February 2013 by Claudia Herron

These were the words not of a Labrador on heat, but Macklemore as he headlined Orientation 2013 at Forsyth Barr Stadium alongside Ryan Lewis. After 20 weeks charting on the Billboard 100, with hit song “Thrift Shop” peaking at #1, Macklemore proved the ultimate crowd-puller with the 5000-strong gig Read more...

Zombie Spotted At Toga Party

Posted 9:40pm Sunday 24th February 2013 by Bella Macdonald

O-Week events were in full flight this week with 3000 freshers attending Forsyth Barr Stadium to take part in the infamous Toga Party on Tuesday night. DJs Swaren Veygal and 50Cal announced that it was, in fact, the biggest toga party in the world, to which the ear-piercing freshers shrieked Read more...

Student Culture Is Fucked

Posted 9:40pm Sunday 24th February 2013 by Zane Pocock

Castle Street has officially become lame following the completed transformation of the former Gardens Tavern (“Gardies”) into a $3.3 million University-owned and operated student study centre. The building, located at the north end of Castle Street, was a much- loved and notorious student night spot Read more...

Proctor Approves Of Arm-Breaking As Form Of Punishment

Posted 9:40pm Sunday 24th February 2013 by Bella Macdonald

Two University of Otago students had a disarming start to their O-Week after fall- ing off the roof of their flat, each breaking an arm. The incidents were subsequently leaked to the Otago Daily Times, humiliating the pair. The pair had been drinking a few beers when one of them fell off the Read more...

OUSA Cook-ing up a deal?

Posted 9:40pm Sunday 24th February 2013 by Claudia Herron

Uncertainty surrounds the future of beloved student pub The Captain Cook Tavern, with DB Breweries’ lease of the bar due to run out on 29 June. The current sub-lessees, the Cook Brothers, have indicated that they do not intend to renew while OUSA have denied any bid to pick up the lease. However, Read more...

A trip down memory lane with Josh Kronfeld

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Gus Gawn

I’m a try-hard writer, so I’ll start with a quote: “It's true what they say, you should never meet your heroes, you'll only be disappointed.” (Father Dougal McGuire). Father Dougal is an idiot. Meeting your heroes is great. When I fell in love with rugby Josh Kronfeld was the best player in Read more...

Students Elect Students To The Student Seats Of Said Students’ Uni’s Council

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

It’s been a full week since we had a student-based election round these parts – far too long, in Critic’s opinion. So for your voting pleasure, we present the Student Elections to the University Council. The Council is the governing body of the Uni, so it’s pretty important that there are students Read more...

Goble Gobbles Pussy

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Josie Adams

The year is coming to an end, and so is the career of one of the country’s foremost stars in student journalism: Howie Staples. During his illustrious career at Critic, which spanned a single year, Howie had his own column, graced the cover, recovered from a narcotics addiction, fooled some into Read more...

Otago Becomes Cheekier, Darker

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Claudia Herron

The number of Maori students enrolled at the University of Otago has increased by 23% over the last five years, although research has shown that Maori from poorer socio-economic areas are still under-represented in all professional programs relating to health sciences. Otago Health Sciences Read more...

It’s a Hard Knock Life

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Margot Taylor

A proposed refurbishment of the 116 year old Dunedin Prison will provide the opportunity for people to see the inside of a cell without having to be arrested. The former prison was bought by the Dunedin Charitable Trust in June for a mere $20,000. The prison was last home to criminals in Read more...

“Your Degree Is Fucking Useless” - NZ Herald

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

In a prime example of how The New Zealand Herald has gone tabloid, they claimed last week that an international report shows that “New Zealand university degrees are the most worthless in the developed world”. The OECD report showed that the life-long value of a New Zealand man’s tertiary Read more...

Muhammad Zariq Farhan bin Mohd Hanif Wins Gold Award

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Gus Gawn

OUSA has presented the annual Otago Blues and Golds awards to the top athletes and cultural stars of the University of Otago. This is the 105th year in which the Blues have been awarded to students who have achieved to a high level in their chosen sport. The Golds Awards, which are in their Read more...

Affirmative Action Policy Leads to Selection of Right-Wing Editor

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Dennis Larson

The political neutrality and general quality of Critic magazine are in jeopardy after radical right-wing activist and suspected larcenist Callum Fredric was selected as Critic Editor for 2013. Fredric’s political bias is ingrained in the very follicles of his hair, which he has partially dyed Read more...

Idea Stolen From France Hailed as “Audacious”

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Claudia Herron

The Public Trust Building hosted a lavish awards ceremony for the 2012 Audacious student business plan competition, in which Ryan Everton took out the top honour with his sustainable plastic cup. Everton received $8,000 to put toward his company Globelet, which aims to reduce waste in New Zealand. Read more...

Criminals kill each other, crime rate drops

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Bella Macdonald

New Zealand Police are giving themselves a big pat on the back after statistics released show that reported crime in New Zealand has reduced, despite a significant increase in the number of murders. NZ police revealed a 5.2% decrease in national reported crime in their release of the national Read more...

Maddy Phillipps highly commended at Student Press Awards

Posted 5:59pm Sunday 7th October 2012 by Bella Macdonald

Critic is once again bathing in the nectar of success after taking out Best Student Publication at the annual Aotearoa Student Press Association (APSA) awards in Wellington on September 28. Otago’s student mag raked in the top prizes of Best Student Publication, Best Editorial, Best Series Read more...

“I didn’t have any injuries except a brain injury”

Posted 5:01pm Sunday 30th September 2012 by Gus Gawn

What’s not to like about Nitro Circus? Action sports athletes who are equal parts talented and unhinged throwing and contorting themselves off enormous jumps on both conventional and improvised toys… it’s a great concept! The same sadistic curiosity that enticed people to attend events in the hope Read more...

New Apps for the Intolerant, Autistic, and Musically Illiterate

Posted 5:01pm Sunday 30th September 2012 by Bella Macdonald

Millions of dollars were thrown around in the dragon’s den of Castle 1 Lecture theatre during the APPSTAR Showdown on Wednesday September 26. The event was the final stage of a competition in which entrants came up with an idea for a smartphone app to be developed by Otago Innovation Ltd. The Read more...

Student Artists Actually Explain the Meaning of their Work

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

The 5th Annual OUSA Art Week put over $3000 into the hands of Dunedin’s student artists, with 56 out of the 200 pieces on display were sold. Students viewing the artwork were encouraged to vote for their favourite piece in the People’s Choice Awards. The winner was Chelsea Thomson’s work Read more...