Dear Ethel | Issue 25

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th September 2015

Dear Ethel, Shit! It’s only two weeks until exams. I’m streeesssssed out. I really don’t know if I’m going to make it. I feel like dropping out.  What can I do? Y ou’re not alone … exams are really stressful — for some students more Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 24

Posted 2:23pm Sunday 20th September 2015

Dear Ethel, I’m really worried about my friend. This guy, who’s kind of in our close friend group, sexually assaulted her at a party. I don’t think it’s the first time he’s done this either. The tricky thing is that we’re all at the same college and it’s Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 23

Posted 2:06pm Sunday 13th September 2015

Dear Ethel, We’re really worried about one of our flatmates. His drinking is out of control. We all like a bit of a good time, but we can’t remember the last time he wasn’t drunk. He drinks every night and is often passed out on the sofa in the morning. He’s not himself Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 22

Posted 3:20pm Sunday 6th September 2015

Dear Ethel, A couple of months ago, I got a job as a kitchen hand and was told that I would be rostered between 10 and 12 hours per week. The first two weeks were OK, but then someone left and I got rostered on for 20 hours. When I said I couldn’t do those hours, my boss said I had signed a Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 21

Posted 2:25pm Sunday 30th August 2015

Dear Ethel, Help! I had to go to my nana’s funeral up north and I now have absolutely no money left. I’ve already had to borrow money off mum to pay my rent this week, and she doesn’t have much money so I can’t ask for any more. I don’t even have any money for food Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 20

Posted 2:46pm Sunday 16th August 2015

Dear Ethel, I think we’re in deep shit! We’re in a five-bedroom place, but it’s expensive, so we got another four guys in to help cover the rent. The landlord came around last week to do an inspection and sprung extra beds and extra people in four rooms. He went nuts and is Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 19

Posted 2:30pm Sunday 9th August 2015

OUSA’s Student Support Centre wants to help you with your issues: from dodgy flatmates to unfair grades, email your questions to ethel@critic.co.nz and she will respond to them for you each week, right here in Critic. Dear Ethel, A couple of months ago, I signed up for a flat with five Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 18

Posted 3:12pm Sunday 2nd August 2015

Dear Ethel, I read some stuff in Critic and it made me think about what happened to me last year. It didn’t seem fair, but I didn’t think I could do anything about it. I was out with my flatmate and got pretty wasted. Campus Watch offered me a ride home. Of course, I accepted! Home Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 17

Posted 2:52pm Sunday 26th July 2015

Dear Ethel, What do I do if my supervisor’s got it in for me? I failed my last professional placement, and I know it’s only because he’s a hater. He doesn’t treat anyone else like he does me. He yells at me in front of people and makes me feel like I’m just a total Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 16

Posted 2:33pm Sunday 19th July 2015

OUSA’s Student Support Centre wants to help you with your issues: from dodgy flatmates to unfair grades, email your questions to ethel@critic.co.nz and she will respond to them for you each week, right here in Critic. Dear Ethel, It’s us again. So, the rogue flatmate has moved out of Read more...