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I’M LEAVING ON AN AEROPLANE

It’s the last Critic of the semester, and oh, what a semester it’s been. It started with an earthquake, which shook things up for a bit (sorry, I couldn’t help myself). Brash and Harawira fought it out, Geoghegan resigned, a fairly uninspiring national budget was announced, Wellington airport tried to ruin Wellington’s credibility forever and the postgrads (possibly) took up jelly-wrestling.

And, perhaps most interestingly: by the time you read this issue, a new OUSA President will have been elected. (Unfortunately, we went to print before the results of the election were announced, so I can’t spend this editorial discussing the outcome. Sux. Check out our Facebook page to find out who won the race, and turn to page 11 for our coverage of the build up to the election).

This week’s issue has no theme – not because we’ve exhausted all our ideas, but because our features couldn’t be neatly summed up with one word. This week, Georgie Fenwicke talks to our Mayor David Cull who, among other things, confirms he will be attending the Elton John concert (page 19). Phoebe Harrop looks at how students are portrayed in the media and whether the coverage is fair (page 20). Charlotte Greenfield breaks out of our insular Dunedin shell and talks to people who have experienced the Israel/Palestine conflict first hand.

Oh, and we have puzzles. Knowing all too well that avoiding study fast becomes the ultimate goal of the next few weeks, we included some things to help you procrastinate for just that little bit longer (page 18). Aren’t we nice?

Good luck with exams, and have a lovely break!

Julia Hollingsworth