Football World Cup

Posted 7:55pm Sunday 11th July 2010

Country profiles. Group A   South Africa: Despite their measly FIFA ranking (90 at time of print), smart money is on South Africa to progress past the group. They will get the majority of the referee’s decisions, and will always have home crowd advantage, plus conditions Read more...

The Clientele

Posted 7:51pm Sunday 11th July 2010

Gardies: Touchy subject. Over the years, Gardies has proven a haven for both first- and second-years, especially those on ‘the Castle Street buzz’. Come the end of every exam period, Gardies finds itself packed to the rafters with all sorts of sop, eager to get loose, and erm Read more...

Grad Party #3 Up in Flames

Posted 4:14pm Sunday 11th July 2010

Grad Party 3 was cancelled late last week due to poor ticket sales. Wilder Promotions Director Callum Fry pulled the plug on the gig, scheduled to be held on over the weekend at Sammy’s, blaming a fickle Dunedin market and a busy month for University work for the poor sales. When Critic spoke Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 12

Posted 4:05pm Sunday 11th July 2010

Kia ora koutou, especially our tauira rata. We are Te Oranga ki Otakou, the Maori Medical Students’ Association. As you may have read over the last few weeks, the different Maori roopu have been introducing themselves to you, and now it’s our turn. Our Komiti for 2010 Kirsten Taplin – Read more...

Rising from the ashes of the global financial crisis...

Posted 3:54pm Sunday 11th July 2010

..over the backdrop of the green revolution, investing with the well-being of the world in mind is an idea whose time seems to have come. If you have some spare cash around at the moment, or are interested in the prospect of investing once you have said cash, then ‘socially responsible investing’ is Read more...

Balancing the Scarfie Budget.

Posted 3:52pm Sunday 11th July 2010

We lucky Scarfies (OTP) are privy to the most unique form of currency around. It’s more unique than the rand, the clam, or even the button. We Scarfies have So-Go’s (Southern Gold). At $6 a pack, they provide the perfect way of assessing purchases and writing weekly budgets. Critic has taken the Read more...

Smile, You’re on Overheard @ Uni of Otago!

Posted 3:36pm Sunday 11th July 2010

I have to admit it – I like following trends as much as I like following Justin Bieber on Twitter. I’m a complete sheep. A tights-as pants-wearing, bubble tea-drinking, dubstep-listening sheep. I even sort of wish I was an Aucklander. They are cool. They set trends for me to follow! But the Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 11

Posted 3:07pm Sunday 11th July 2010

Kia ora nga Tauira o nga hau e wha, We are Te Roopu Whakakaha Tinana, commonly known as the Physical Education Maori Association (PEMA) We are a student-led association and in our first year of establishment. Our main objective is to encourage the academic excellence of Maori Physical Read more...

PLAGIARISE THIS ARTICLE

Posted 3:01pm Sunday 11th July 2010

“Using one person's ideas is plagiarism. Using lots of people's ideas is research.”   I like this quote, but I'm not sure who to attribute it to; I heard it from a friend, who heard it from a friend, and who knows where they got it. (Actually ,the original quote is “Copy from one, Read more...

Celebrity Financial Failures

Posted 2:59pm Sunday 11th July 2010

    Donald Trump: It wasn’t all plain sailing for the rich cat with the killer do. Trumpykins (as he likes to be called) suffered heavily in the recession of the late ‘80s, amassing serious amounts of debt and even going into business bankruptcy (not to be Read more...