From the Back of the Class | Issue 5

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015 by Finbarr Noble

The Suffragettes were feminists before it was cool — they fought for women’s suffrage in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The term “suffrage” is an umbrella one that refers loosely to women’s suffrage unions in general, but in Edwardian Britain it was synonymous with the militant Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 5

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015 by Emma Cotton

It’s 5am. You’ve left your 5,000-word Anatomy lab report until the night before it’s due, and though you’ve written 3,000 words, you still have the discussion section left. You’re doomed, and you know it. Feeling tired and overwhelmed, you close your eyes, drifting far away from consciousness. Read more...

A Broad View | Issue 5

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015 by Kristen Kampmeier

Upon first arriving in Dunedin, I was pretty positive that Kiwis didn’t have feet. Every person that passed my flat was cruising on some form of wheels, whether that be a bike, a longboard or a skateboard. Although this phenomenon lasted for a few hours, a quick walk to the post office proved my Read more...

David Clark | Issue 5

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015 by David Clark

A fter 12 years and $25 billion dollars spent by the US government on this war to date, John Key thinks deploying 140 New Zealand troops will make a measurable impact in Iraq. I, along with others, am sceptical. New Zealand lacks the capacity for air-strikes, which are considered the Read more...

Crush On Campus | Issue 5

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015 by The Forever Alone Club

Each week Critic wants to hear from you if you’re struggling to approach the man or woman of your dreams. Does she always sit on that front row seat and give the lecturer far more attention than you’re comfortable with? Does he stroll past your window each morning and your only attempts at getting Read more...

Skeptic Schism | Issue 5

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015 by Wee Doubt

Romantic comedies, love stories, dating websites and the wedding industry would have you believe that somewhere in the world there is a person for you, and not just any person but your “soul mate”. One day you will find the only person who really knows you, who understands you and, most importantly, Read more...

Horoscope | Issue 5

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015 by Madame McMystery

Do you struggle with making basic life decisions? Worried about never bumping into your campus soulmate, or whether to eat two-minute noodles for every dinner this week? Fear not, chums, for I, Madame McMystery, have gazed deep into the cosmos to reveal the secrets the planetary alignments hold in Read more...

The Stories We're Sold

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015 by Joseph Higham

Any news outlet will promulgate a particular set of stories and demote others. Whether it is small scale and harmless, or targets whole groups, religions or communities of people, over time the outcome can be devastating. Media is the plural of medium: “one of the means or channels of Read more...

Drop Outs: An Educated Decision

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015 by Kirsty Gordge

Students drop out of universities across the country and throughout the world. Do they lack money or motivation, is it the cold weather, or is the student life just too hard? Or do some students simply not see the point anymore? Data released by the Tertiary Education Commission shows more Read more...

The #fitspo Movement

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015 by Sarah Templeton

“To the susceptible, it’s a disorder in disguise of health, bad habits masquerading as good ones. It’s a massive trigger that can send you spiralling into a dark world of disarray … Soon I was just like the rest: re-blogging pictures of skinny girls with their running shoes on and their bones Read more...