Alt-Right Activist Claims “Harassment” from Campus Watch

Posted 11:12pm Thursday 30th August 2018 by Joel MacManus

Otago student Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle is claiming “harassment” from Campus Watch after officers removed a poster he put on a public noticeboard in the Richardson Building. Moncrief-Spittle had put up a number of posters promoting Far-Right activist Lauren Southern’s videos. A Read more...

University to Cut Art History Programme

Posted 11:11pm Thursday 30th August 2018 by Charlie O’Mannin

Students are angry at what they see as the University prioritising profits after the University announced that it is looking to cut the Art History and Visual Culture programme over a continuing decline in the number of students taking the subject.   There has been a 75% decline in Read more...

Meet the People Who Protest Abortion Outside the Dunedin Hospital

Posted 8:50pm Thursday 30th August 2018 by Chelle Fitzgerald

The majority of abortions in New Zealand are deemed acceptable on the grounds of “serious danger to mental health”. I should know; I’ve had one myself. Conceiving on my 18th birthday during O-Week, what are the odds? Pretty high, if you’re me. Regardless, there would Read more...

How to Connect with the Youths, by Otago University

Posted 8:32pm Thursday 30th August 2018 by Joel MacManus

EDITORIAL:  Kids these days are complicated. What with all their tech gadgets and their Fork Knife game and their liberal views, it can be hard to really connect with them. They spend all their time surfing the interwebs, so the number one way to get ‘In Yo Face’ is through their Read more...

Subtle Cake Is Dunedin’s Coolest New Streetwear Label

Posted 8:18pm Thursday 30th August 2018 by Jessica Thompson Carr

Growing up as the only girl in a low-income family, Caitlin Carrollhad to rework a lot of hand-me-downs from her older brothers. She wouldcut up what they had and re-vamp it in her own style. She always wanted labels but couldn’t afford them, so she took to making them herself. Once, Read more...

Dear Aunt Kell and Mumma Zo, How Do I Get a Summer Job?

Posted 8:02pm Thursday 30th August 2018 by Zoe Taptiklis-Haymes and Kelly Davenport

There are two options: 1. Don’t  1.a. Don’t and go on the DOLE 2. Do Everyone wants a summer job so you have to apply for all of them. Before you apply for summer jobs you gotta figure out if you want to work the holiday days (Xmas and New Years) or if you want to Read more...

Pesto and Broccoli Pasta

Posted 7:51pm Thursday 30th August 2018 by The Scarfie Chef

Are you shit at cooking? Are you a piece of shit that hasn’t eaten a vegetable since Re-O? Do you like just making a massive feed that you can munch on cold throughout the week because you hate doing things? Then boy, do I have the feed for you.  1. Start by sautéing onions in Read more...

Shot Buckets Are the Worst Deal Imaginable

Posted 7:36pm Thursday 30th August 2018 by Swilliam Shakesbeer

Holy fuck I made a huge mistake. I lay myself at your feet and beg your forgiveness. I have sinned. I have completely disregarded the holy rule of Dollars Per Standard.  I was kinda fucked up by the time I made my way to the liquor store, so naturally my purchasing choices were very stupid Read more...

Critic Blind Date | Princess and Daddy

Posted 7:33pm Thursday 30th August 2018 by Critic

The hopeful lovers on the Critic Blind Date are provided with a meal and a bar tab, thanks to Ombrellos and Cello. If you’re looking for love and want to give the Blind Date a go, email critic@critic.co.nz     Princess I’m not going to bother talking about Read more...

Critic and Radio One to Host OUSA Election Debate at UBar

Posted 10:08pm Sunday 19th August 2018 by Charlie O’Mannin

In a move to shock the ages the OUSA Exec have allowed Critic and Radio One to moderate the OUSA elections forums, after last year’s forums, described by Critic Editor Joel MacManus as a “shitshow,” were moderated by then-OUSA President Hugh Baird. Last year’s forums Read more...