Too Much Screens | Issue 22

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Sam Fleury

In Treatment's structure was an unusual formal experiment. Each week, five episodes would air on HBO, with each weekday corresponding to a weekly session with one of therapist Paul Weston's patients: On Mondays he sees Laura; Tuesdays, Alex; and so on, until Friday, when he sees his own Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 22

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

“I’m coming out … I want the world to know, I’ve got to let it show!” Ah, Diana Ross, you captured how fantastic it is to burst out of the closet in a few, fabulous song lyrics. Unfortunately you missed how bloody scary it can be and how potentially dangerous it can be. To understand coming Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 22

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Elsie Jacobson

I know being a teenager was a hard time for a lot of us, but imagine going to your mum’s funeral then waking up the next morning to find your family jewels had been replaced with, well, lady bits. Think your teenage identity crisis was bad? This is the life of the clownfish, which makes for a bit Read more...

President's Column | Issue 22

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Ruby Sycamore-Smith

Voting is open! Have you walked past the libraryrecently? Go out and cast your vote! Hello to you all, and thank you to those nationwide who have had a new found interest in my column! I enjoyed a formal letter from the Southern Young National Party who have completely misread my previous Read more...

Have mic, will yell

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Isaac Yu

It's 8:10pm on a Saturday night. I can see my breath misting in front of me as I sit in my room getting ready. Outside in the cold Dunedin weather you can hear the mating call of the male Scarfie as they proclaim their readiness for town to passing freshers. I go through the checklist in my head: Read more...

Social hair

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Lucy Hunter

By looking at a person’s hair you can make assumptions about their age, ethnicity, gender, occupation, political views, their taste in music, income, lifestyle, religion, health, and sexuality. All from something that makes you want to puke if you find it in your meal. Hair matters. For Read more...

Scarfie confessions

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Max Callister-Baker

We had to keep our voices down. It was a Thursday night and the four of us were crammed inside one single residential hall room. It was past 1am, which meant that if an RA came by they could dish out hefty $20 fines to each of us. But it wasn't easy speaking quietly – after having four or five too Read more...

Bouncing off the Halls | Issue 22

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Staff Reporter

This week begins with some shocking behaviour from Cumberland College, earning its reputation for being the most disgusting and depraved dungeon of degenerates Dunedin has ever seen. Cumberland residents are continuing to make reports of human faeces “smeared” around the toilet block Read more...

Defending the Kingdom | Issue 22

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Sarah McGaughran

There is no doubt that being a conscious consumer is a tough task these days. Animal testing is a problem that often slips our mind when reaching for items on the shelf. We “like” and “share” posts on Facebook showing cute bunnies and beagles, disgusted that harm is inflicted upon them, yet each Read more...

Editorial | Issue 22

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Zane Pocock

Students at Otago are exceptionally lucky this election, considering all of the opportunities they have to be informed before voting. After a couple of speed-humps, Critic and the OUSA NZ General Election Drive have finally launched the website studentvote.co.nz – here you can find a succinct Read more...