Editorial | Issue 10

Posted 4:20pm Sunday 4th May 2014 by Zane Pocock

With the OUSA survey results published last week, now seems as good a time as any for Critic to respond to feedback and step back to reassess our efforts. Our feedback was positive overall; we came in as OUSA’s second-most satisfying service and second-most used service, beaten by Events in Read more...

The Observer

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 2014 by Emma & Liam

Bryn (Commerce and Law) is wearing a Commoners t-shirt, J.Crew shirt, AS Colour pants, River shoes and an ASOS bag. Brianna (Communications and Design) is wearing a Mad Love cardigan, Sass and Bide top, Bec & Bridge shorts, Nike shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and Marc by Marc Read more...

How to: Not look like a fresher

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 2014 by Emma & Liam

College residence t-shirts are not to be worn in public. Nobody cares that you did enough extracurricular activities to get into Arana. Leave those awkwardly fitted t-shirts, along with your school leaver’s hoodie, for all of the lazy, hungover Sundays. Dunedin is not the Coromandel. The Read more...

Style Watch

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 2014 by Emma & Liam

Good Bassikes - The philosophy behind Australian brand Bassike is covetable everyday wardrobe staples with longevity. These organic cotton treasures are more adaptable than bacteria and can be dressed up or down for any occasion. In Dunedin they can be found at Slick Willy’s. Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 09

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 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...

Climaximum

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 2014 by Josie Adams

For such a sexually active group of people, the student populace knows surprisingly little about the end goal: orgasm. Critic’s Josie Adams explores the body areas and methods for having the best time. For many of us, sex is simple. We want it, look for it, have it, and then start all over Read more...

The great annual Critic pub review

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 2014 by Critic

With the likes of regular student jaunts Monkey, The Cook and Metro now out of business, it’s not quite so easy to plot an evening through town. We’ve certainly seen a trend of “out with the old,” but the question still begs: what, exactly, is “the new?” Ever sacrificing our limited free time for Read more...

The art of faking hypochondria

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 2014 by Loulou Callister-Baker

With limitations on how much genuine clinical experience a medical student can expect to get, there exists a high demand for trained medical actors. Loulou Callister-Baker investigates Dunedin's very own Simulated Patient Development Unit. She sits in the waiting room. She feels Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 09

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 2014 by Laura Illston

Is there something important you’re meant to be doing? As many as 20 per cent of people identify as “chronic procrastinators,” so you are not alone. And by reading this column, you may be able to save yourself. With science! You want to do your homework but, simultaneously, you don’t. You’ve Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 09

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 2014 by Orion

Moving on from last week’s introduction to non-monosexuality, today it’s time to bust some myths and talk media representation. Let’s get this out of the way right now: Non-monosexuals are no more likely to cheat, be promiscuous or have trouble committing to a relationship than anyone else. Read more...