Med Revue turns 50 in "Wounderland"

Posted 8:14pm Sunday 2nd August 2026

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Med Revue had audiences tumbling down the rabbit hole to see its latest production, Alice in Wounderland. Critic Te Ārohi dived in too, braving the risk of getting lost in a warren of medical jokes that fly over our heads. Spoilers: only 4. Someone had to Read more...

Local Produce: The Yard

Posted 11:50am Sunday 2nd August 2026

On the 11th of July, an exciting new event made its sold-out debut in the Ōtepoti hip-hop scene: The Yard. Founded by third year Nutrition student and local hip-hop dancer Martha McAuley, along with the creators of the Dunedin pre-loved clothing store 324 Central Market, The Yard is a street Read more...

Crossword Answers - Issue 17 2026

Posted 11:48am Sunday 2nd August 2026

ANSWERS: ACROSS: 1 - Johnny Knoxville 10 - Party rocking 12 - Vomit 13 - Imminent 14 - Usurp 17 - Falsehoods 19 - Phantom 21 - Poker Face 23 - Plankton 27 - Sideburns 28 - Boloney 31 - Aromas 34 - Abseiling 36 - Movie 37 - Party hat 38 - Florida DOWN: 2 - Orgasm 3 - Read more...

St Daves Building Occupied In Student Strike For Education

Posted 11:45am Sunday 2nd August 2026

Hundreds of students marched through the University of Otago last Wednesday to protest the abolition of the Fees Free scheme. The campus-wide demonstration ended with the group occupying the St David’s building, protesting rising tertiary education costs and government funding cuts. According Read more...

OUSA Exec Quarterly Reports: Round Two

Posted 11:44am Sunday 2nd August 2026

Time sure does fly when you’re having fun – how can it be quarterly report time already? In order for the OUSA Exec to get paid their honorariums (their equivalent of wages), each member must write a report of everything they’ve gotten up to in the last three months. The Exec will Read more...

Horoscopes: Issue 17 2026

Posted 11:42am Sunday 2nd August 2026

Aries You’ve been running on less than empty lately. Sleeping on your laptop in lectures just isn't the same as hitting your pillow at home, even if the lecture theatre is warmer and your lecturer’s voice is basically free ASMR. Go home and get some rest. Your party game: Arm Read more...

The Party Game Rulebook

Posted 11:37am Sunday 2nd August 2026

It’s been a long time since we were children. Somewhere between primary, intermediate and eventually high school, we put down our toys and picked up the phones. In high school, parties were all about drinking as much as possible and doing a quick tacky in the upstairs toilet, or clubbing until Read more...

Editorial: What’s Up, Party People?

Posted 11:28am Sunday 2nd August 2026

I went to high school in rural-ish Canterbury – Lincoln, to be exact. We didn’t really have a whole lot of parties, and the ones that were thrown were either crammed into cookie-cutter suburban houses, held in someone’s shed or, if things were really fancy, hosted by a local Read more...

40 Ways to Start a Conversation

Posted 11:27am Sunday 2nd August 2026

As many of you will have experienced recently, tutorials have just started back up. And with the return of tuts comes one of university’s most painful traditions: the dreaded ice breaker. It always starts the same way. “Tell us your name, where you’re from, and what you did over Read more...

Bars With Activities

Posted 11:25am Sunday 2nd August 2026

Let's be honest: nights out at the pub have gotten a little stale. After a few rounds of beating the same dead horse, someone inevitably ends up scrolling Instagram reels and suddenly the night feels less like a fun social outing and more like an obligation to live the “Scarfie Read more...