Editorial | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Zane Pocock

It’s remarkably common these days for figureheads such as politicians and business people – even in little old New Zealand – to confess to having smoked marijuana. In fact, it basically seems like everyone has, and reporting on the issue has rapidly become so ubiquitously pro-legalisation that it Read more...

Interview: Michael Woodhouse - National Party MP

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Michael Woodhouse is a National Party list MP based in Dunedin. He takes care of both Dunedin North and South, and is the Minister of Immigration, Veterans’ Affairs, and Land Information. He is also Assistant Minister of Transport. Why should students vote for you? What do you want to do for Read more...

Street Style | Issue 12

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by Helen & Grace

Gabby (studying Bachelor of Arts) - is wearing Nike shoes, Topshop pants, AS Colour top and H&M shirt. Chris (studying microbiology and textiles) is wearing Nike shoes and pants, Our Legacy jersey, Shades of Grey jacket, Norse Projects hat and Deadly Ponies bag. Read more...

The Observer - How to dress sporty casual

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by Emma & Liam

As New Zealand’s future academia, you may have thought that there was absolutely nothing that you could stand to learn from the desperate housewives of New Zealand. However, it is a truth that if we did not have housewives, we would not have sporty casual; and if we did not have sporty casual, we Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 12

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by Lovebirds

Critic’s infamous blind date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mismatched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Di Lusso, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this sounds like you, email Read more...

The perplexity of sin

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by Lydia Adams

We've all heard of the big, bad Seven Deadly Sins, but where did they originate? Lydia Adams has a glance at their history, religious parallels, and possible modern-day alternatives. As I sat there at my dimly-lit desk, thinking of all the possible things I could have done in my life to Read more...

The underbelly of Dunedin streets

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by OUSA Feminist Group

With street harassment posing a constant threat of intimidation to the women of Dunedin, the OUSA Feminist Group presents a call to action for both bystanders and victims. "I was walking down George Street with my boyfriend one night when a group of guys walking behind me kept talking aloud Read more...

Irrational riches

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by Lucy Hunter

The perceived distance between money and reality is such that it can result in anything from fraud to online shopping binges and irrational approaches to TradeMe auctions. Lucy Hunter investigates why we struggle so much with what seems like a basic concept. Chances are you are terrible with Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 12

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by Laura Illston

Are plants, birds and even our own cells keeping a secret from us? While human minds struggle to grasp the unintuitive nature of quantum physics, do other creatures perform quantum feats with no thought whatsoever? For answers, we must look to the emerging scientific field of quantum biology. Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 12

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

“Justice delayed is justice denied” is a legal maxim with a long and varied history. It is first found in the Mishnah dating back to the first century BCE. It was popularised by Martin Luther King Jr. in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and has since been used to support a range of issues. It Read more...