Requiem for a Scarfie

Posted 11:20am Sunday 4th September 2016 by Mel Ansell

The first sign of trouble came on Thursday evening when I announced I would not be drinking. My flatmates became concerned by 8:30 when I had not recanted my claim and refused to run down to Quicker Liquor for overpriced Scrumpy. They flocked around me, asked me how I was feeling in low, anxious Read more...

The Sex Lives of Scarfies

Posted 11:27am Sunday 4th September 2016 by Emma Fletcher

“I was just over guys… so over guys.” Now after a year of celibacy, she’s ready to jump back into the game.  Sarah Hill (not her real name) was tired of the same-ol’ casual, drunken sex she encountered during the weekends out on the town in Read more...

Brunch of Champions

Posted 11:36am Sunday 4th September 2016 by Mel Ansell

Good morning! It’s Sunday, the best day of the week. The sun shines brighter on Sundays - the birds tweet a little louder. Po-tee-weet! Can you hear them over the pounding in your head and the snoring of the cretin you went home with last night? Sure, smother the incoming phone call you Read more...

Individuals Creating Peaceful & Harmonious Societies

Posted 11:27am Sunday 21st August 2016 by Hashmat Lafraie

Leadership. Ingrained in the minds of young people, is a concept and a characteristic reserved to describe those who are the subject of daily media attention. These are the heads of governments and the representatives of nations, the innovators of business and economy, the spiritual guides of Read more...

Bargains Chairlifts & Porn

Posted 11:37am Sunday 21st August 2016 by Charlie O’Mannin

Second semester begins yet again, and with it can come unusual urges, like the sudden desire to purchase A Review of Agricultural Practises in the Nelson Land District 1920-1963 for the price of a bottle of scrumpy, or a first edition Folk Ballads of Serbia instead of vodka. Where should you go to Read more...

The Water of Leith: Past and Current

Posted 11:41am Sunday 4th September 2016 by Charlotte Panton

After heavy rain, it’s more than a kayaker’s playground. It’s also the council’s mission, a property-owner’s disaster, students’ soggy socks and an engineering marvel. The Water of Leith has been a temperamental feature of the Dunedin landscape; some days Read more...

What is it like being a Muslim Student at Otago University?

Posted 11:12am Sunday 21st August 2016 by Critic

Life for me at Otago University is probably quite similar to yours.  Anonymous I have found it quite difficult to write this piece mainly because I do not see myself being any different to the other students here. For me, the environment at Otago has been one that I have been able to Read more...

The Western Anti-Theist Man's View on Islam

Posted 11:30am Sunday 21st August 2016 by Joe Higham

It would, in my opinion, be fundamentally wrong to publish an issue of Critic that has a specific focus of Islamic Awareness Week without the other side of the argument being presented. Before I go on, this absolutely represents my views on Islam, although the feature could, if I had a choice, fill Read more...

OUSA City Gallery Crawl

Posted 3:05pm Monday 15th August 2016 by Critic

Every year OUSA hosts the City Gallery Crawl. It is a night to explore the diversity of the visual art scene in Dunedin. Galleries open late, many have free drink and food, and every one has a feast for the eyes. You can either wander round the galleries at your leisure, or meet at the Dunedin Read more...

Roving Woman

Posted 3:57pm Monday 15th August 2016 by Ceri Giddens

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