Lez Feminables | Issue 10

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by Glitter Grrl

I wish to attract all the hotties. I need to be an Alpha Male. How do I achieve this status? I think that gorillas have alphas, or “silverbacks,” so let’s use our ape brethren as an example. In order to become a silverback, one must be old – old enough to have grey back hair. They make important Read more...

Daily Grind | Issue 10

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by M and G

Rating: 4.5/5 Coffee Cups Smack-bang in the middle of George Street lies Modaks Espresso, a Dunedin student institution. This alty two-roomed café has a seriously nostalgic feel with crochet blankets, retro kitsch decor, and vintage Atari arcade games. Modaks is a little slice of Wellington Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 10

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by Elsie Jacobson

Oh man, I just walked into a spider-web! Gross! Or fashion? While some runway fashion may look like the model just escaped from Shelob’s giant spider web, scientists are taking that idea a bit further. I’m sure you’ve heard that spider silk is way stronger than steel – the only reason you can Read more...

For Fuck's Sake | Issue 10

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by Elsie Stone

Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time at 4am, I was in McDonald’s for some late-night chicken nugs and I saw a girl pee her pants. I literally had lingering eye contact with this chick as urine ran down her leg, and then I helpfully pointed to the puddle at her feet and told her that she had Read more...

The Boston Marathon

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by Carys Goodwin

University of Otago student Carys Goodwin is on exchange at Boston College. In true Otago style, she was engaging in some mid-afternoon drinking when she heard about the bombings just five miles away. She gives a first-hand account of the aftermath. It was my mum who first informed me about Read more...

A Game of Faculties

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by Anonymous

The Seven Kingdoms of Dunderos and the Free Cities of Taerios are lands of sadistic mediocrity. When you play the Game of Faculties, you neither win nor die: in the end, there is only the swift abandonment of convenient tutorial-based friendships and dismal remuneration. School of Business Read more...

The Great Annual Critic Pub Crawl 2013

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by 2013 Interns

At last! It is time – the Great Annual Critic Pub Crawl has arrived. Last weekend, the Critic staff set off on a magical journey to ruthlessly assess the bars and watering holes of Dunedin, while welcoming Critic’s four news interns of 2013 – Josie Cochrane, Jamie Breen, Jack Montgomerie, and Thomas Read more...

My Summer in Corporate Purgatory

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by Callum Fredric

On Thursday, the big law firms will make offers of summer internships to students across the country. Callum Fredric gives the young clerks-to-be an unglamourised account of what a summer in a top-four law firm is actually like. Congratulations, aspiring summer clerks. On Thursday, you’ll Read more...

The Leek | Issue 10

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by Campbell Ecklein

Following the graduation ceremony at Dunedin’s Town Hall this weekend, the University of Otago has officially rescinded the degrees awarded to a number of graduands of Arts and Commerce. The graduation ceremony, while by no means intended to be a completely staid event throughout, has long Read more...

Editorial | Issue 10

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013 by Callum Fredric

IntroductionLast year, the Ministry of Social Development released its flagship White Paper for Vulnerable Children, containing a raft of recommendations for protecting New Zealand children who are at risk of poverty, neglect, and abuse. Now, the Ministry of Misopedia has been tasked with a Read more...