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LET’S GET PO-LITICAL
If you’re reading this, it means the apocolypse, as predicted by various Christian groups in the US never occurred. Oh well. Better luck next time, crazies.

This week’s issue is the food issue, and if there’s one thing I like, it’s food. Like the food editor, Nigella Lawson is both my girl crush and ultimate hero (see page 45 for more girl crushin’), more so even than either Helen Clark or Blair Waldorf. There is nothing that cures embarrassment, pain or suffering better than cheesy pasta, and my favourite pastime is paying someone to feed me. Although the statement I’m about to make creeps into obsessive-compulsive/ sad old-woman territory, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say food is my bestie.
 
We decided not to focus on all that healthy eating, food pyramid, nutrition-toting nonsense, and instead put the majority of our attention on the now infamous Double Down. It’s fair to say that this week’s issue is a not-so-subtle ode to the Double Down, not so much for its culinary value, but more for its novelty beauty. In an attempt to take off Super Size Me, Lozz Holding was given the mission of living solely off Double Downs for a week, and the results will hopefully surprise and entertain you (page 18). We also talk dumpster diving, becoming a republic and, crime of all crimes, personal displays of affection.

Things are getting political this week, with the OUSA referendum opening and the presidential by-election looming. As this issue comes out, the nominations for OUSA president are about to end (Tuesday is the last day to throw your hat in the ring). As uninspiring as student politics may sound when compared to practically any other social activity, if there was ever a time to care or vote in an election, it’s now. Make sure you attend the presidential debate on Thursday (see our Facebook page for more details nearer the time). Read up on the candidates (see next week’s Critic). And most importantly, vote. Student apathy, though it may be tempting, is not the answer.

See you round,

Julia