BDS-Banned Domino’s Gate Crashes Tent City

Posted 6:06pm Sunday 23rd February 2025

Domino’s were relegated to the outskirts of Tent City last week as a consequence of OUSA’s internal pro-Palestine Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) commitment. Denied a tent site, the pizza joint handed out free keychains on the Cumberland Street sidewalk instead. Behind the scenes, Read more...

Critic Bachelor: Trivial Pursuit (Of Joel)

Posted 4:47am Monday 16th September 2024

A hot new bombshell has entered the villa (Critic office)! Yes, you read that right – we’re stirring the pot. Keegan Wells (OUSA President) is joining the Critic Bachelor for a special guest appearance. Today, the remaining singles Micah, Brad, and Lily will be competing against Keegan Read more...

Study: Drinking While Pinging Can Spoil Your High

Posted 5:12pm Saturday 7th September 2024

​​A new study published by researchers at the University of Otago on New Zealand’s MDMA usage has sparked a wider conversation about the problematic outcomes of the drug when used with alcohol. Turns out, slurping a can after snorting a line (MDMA, ‘molly’) may actually Read more...

Critic Bachelor: Single Coffee Dates

Posted 4:14pm Saturday 7th September 2024

Oh yeah, it’s coffee date season. It’s time to put away the cameras and allow the singles to have some valuable one on one time (plus me third wheeling at the end of the table). It was a bit like herding cats for this round of dates (mid-sem break, Joel’s report deleting right Read more...

DCC Revises Proposed Harbour Terrace Parking Changes

Posted 3:46pm Saturday 7th September 2024

In a welcome turn of events, the Dunedin City Council has revised their proposal for parking changes along Harbour Terrace. The original proposal was to convert 60 unrestricted parking spaces on Harbour Terrace into P240, imposing a time limit on parking. Naturally, local residents (mainly students) Read more...

Critic Bachelor: XYZ Karaoke & Bull-riding

Posted 7:47pm Sunday 25th August 2024

Finally, Joel and the singles are out of the cold and into the warm embrace of XYZ Bar. It’s 6:30pm on a Wednesday, and the bar feels liminal without the usual thrum of drunk students on a Saturday night. Music plays at an awkward volume and the light-up dance floor flickers Read more...

Glass ‘Spike Trap’ Laid on Dundas

Posted 6:41pm Sunday 25th August 2024

Police are investigating an incident where a ‘spike trap’ of glass was allegedly laid out on Dundas Street close to Studholme at midnight on Saturday, August 17th. Residents living close to the mess said that it appeared like an entire blue bin had been emptied onto the road. Four police Read more...

POLSA Students Beat Lecturers in Debate

Posted 4:33pm Saturday 17th August 2024

In the first iteration of a students versus lecturers POLSA debate, last Monday August 12th a team of “white male law students” (their words) pipped their professors at the post. A keen crowd of peers gathered in the Richardson Building Moot Court to witness the battle over whether or Read more...

Critic Bachelor: Ice Skating Group Date

Posted 4:22pm Saturday 17th August 2024

This week on the Critic Bachelor, the next batch of singles in the second round have been sentenced to another freezing group date. But will romance warm their cold little hearts? Read on to find out! It’s 12pm on a Wednesday when Micah, Charlotte, Brad, and latecomer Amelia shuffle into Read more...

Critic Bachelor: Group Date - Peace Garden

Posted 11:35pm Saturday 10th August 2024

It’s 9am on a Friday when four of the remaining eight singles – Gabi, Lily, Olivia, and Jessica – are cruelly dragged out into the cold, ready to get their hands dirty in the Kia Ora/Peace Garden with some gardening and rock-painting.  It’s a more casual affair this Read more...