Remembering The Undie 500
Now existing only in memory, the Undie 500 was a longstanding event facilitated by the Engineering Society of Canterbury (ENSOC) which spanned from 1988 to 2009, in which contestants would purchase a warranted and registered car for less than $500, decorate it, and drive it down to Dunedin from Christchurch. Beginning as a hitchhiking race, the event grew into a spectacular facet of student history. Founding member and Sports Officer of ENSOC,...
Picking Up Butts
Flo Week is a week-long ceremony of buying shit you don’t need from Kmart and deleting piss with the bradas. Throughout the week, different named flats host different themed parties, and everyone gets absolutely cunted on White Rhinos and Billy Mavs.
I considered joining in on some of the festivities, but then I remembered a crucial roadblock. I am 22, and am only living on Dundas as part of an effort to savor any sense of youth from...
Māori Migration to Otago Uni: Tauira Perspectives on Life in Te Cold
Moving to a new city fresh out of high-school is daunting. It is especially daunting to commit to a University far away from your iwi or culture-rich Māori communities. It is no secret that Dunedin has a low population of Māori – not to mention, has the polar opposite weather of tropical Northland – and I found my move down south a little overwhelming. Not only did I lack the security blanket of my whānau, but I feared...
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