Students Hit Out at DCC Over Parking Proposals
Posted 12:22am Friday 10th May 2019
A public meeting hosted by student activist group Student Voice last week saw students and the DCC go head to head over a parking proposal. As Critic previously covered, the DCC has recently installed more Pay and Display parking meters around North Dunedin, and have proposed that 185 free Read more...
Cumberland College Replaces Reflective Bathroom Ceiling Tiles After ‘Peeping Tom’ Allegations
Posted 10:02pm Thursday 2nd May 2019
A male resident at Cumberland College has allegedly used highly reflective bathroom ceilings to watch fellow showering students. “It’s disgusting and taking advantage of an unfortunate design error,” one student told Critic. Residents at Cumberland College said that they Read more...
‘What I Was Wearing’ Exhibition Shares Personal Stories of Sexual Violence
Posted 10:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2019
Content Warning: sexual violence, child sexual abuse, rape, intimate partner violence Thursdays in Black have collaborated with Students Against Sexual Violence (SASV) for Rape Awareness Week, bringing the ‘What I Was Wearing’ exhibition back to campus, Read more...
DCC Paid-Parking Meters Inch Closer to Student-Ville
Posted 10:23pm Thursday 25th April 2019
The Dunedin City Council has turned three strips of unlimited and limited-time parking into pay and display as a part of a wider set of changes to parking in North and Central Dunedin. In a media release, the DCC explained that this was the result of a survey that indicated a need for improved Read more...
Wheeler Dealers Steal Student Bikes From Campus
Posted 10:27pm Thursday 28th March 2019
Several students told Critic that they felt they had misplaced their faith in Campus Watch and the CCTV rollout after their bikes were stolen from campus, despite being locked at bike sheds. Two students Critic spoke to said their bikes were stolen in the last three months. They were both stolen Read more...
Towel Folding Tutorial: Penis
Posted 1:22am Friday 22nd March 2019
If you rate your rolling ability, have started watching Marie Kondo on Netflix or just want to try something new, then I highly recommend you try towel folding. Through my extensive research, I’ve found towel folding a great way to relax, an excellent flat bonding activity and an impressive Read more...
Uni Flats Still Has “Draconian” Wi-Fi Policy
Posted 10:48pm Thursday 7th March 2019
Despite residents paying normal rates for internet use, Wi-Fi at Uni Flats is provided by the University network, which is subject to “draconian” restrictions, in the words of former student Anton Hovius. During University ‘working hours’ (Monday to Friday 8.30am-12pm, Read more...
Uni Flats Residents Unhappy with Unexpected Landlord Visits
Posted 10:34pm Thursday 7th March 2019
Uni Flats residents have complained of unannounced visits from landlords and Property Services. Uni Flats is the University of Otago’s housing service for international students, where a local ‘Kiwi Host’ lives with a group of international students. Its goal is to “ensure Read more...
No One Disciplined for Initiations in 2018
Posted 9:20pm Thursday 28th February 2019
In a marked drop from 2017, zero initiation-related events reached the Proctor’s Office last year. In 2017, seventeen students were excluded from University for initiation-related incidents, following an initiation at Cumberland Street flat Debacle that was called “sadistic,” Read more...
Psychedelia Brings You: Earth Tongue
Posted 8:10pm Thursday 28th February 2019
Wellington couple Gussie Larkin and Ezra Simons are heavy-psych band Earth Tongue. After touring much of Europe, shooting music videos in their Wellington living room and writing their album set for release this June, there is no sign of slowing down for the psychedelic fuzz duo. Critic sat down Read more...
Nina Minogue
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