Editorial | Issue 5

Posted 10:37am Sunday 26th March 2017 by Lucy Hunter

Two of our features this week deal with issues of paranoia, and how easy it is to write it off as “crackpot” behaviour. Think about doomsday preppers and you’re likely picturing a guy who lives in a buried caravan with his 900 guns, 4,000 bottles of whiskey, and pet pig. Mention Read more...

Editorial | Issue 4

Posted 10:13am Sunday 19th March 2017 by Lucy Hunter

We’ve all been there. You walk into a function in your assless rubber pants with a ball-gag in your mouth, slathered in mayonnaise and holding a bunch of torpedo beetroot, and everyone else is in smart-casual blouses and slacks. You just can’t relax the whole night. That’s because Read more...

Editorial | Issue 3

Posted 11:19am Sunday 12th March 2017 by Lucy Hunter

Last week an advert appeared in The Star newspaper promoting Don Brash’s new political movement “Hobson’s Pledge”. In it, the group calls for politicians to stop giving “extra rights for those who arrived here first,” “favourable treatment based on Read more...

Editorial | Issue 2

Posted 10:13am Sunday 5th March 2017 by Joe Higham

On Wednesday last week, a small group of protesters gathered to oppose the presence of global finance company Goldman Sachs on campus because of their investment in the Dakota Access Pipeline (see page seven for more information). The group was no larger than fifteen at any given time, and at Read more...

Editorial | Issue 1

Posted 10:34am Sunday 26th February 2017 by Lucy Hunter

Welcome to a new year of Critic magazine! We are excited to start the year with a new team of contributors.  I hope you all managed to keep your togas securely fastened and your wristbands firmly in place. However, I felt disappointed when I saw that out of the 26 paid musicians in the big Read more...

Editorial | Issue 24

Posted 9:51am Saturday 24th September 2016 by Anonymous Bird

When occupying a space, any space, we need to think about the impact we have on those around us, and the wider world. This means our homes, our workplace, where we study, and any environment we inhabit.  This week in Critic we’ve got four features looking at the impact humans have on Read more...

Editorial | Issue 23

Posted 10:17am Saturday 17th September 2016 by Joe Higham

At their monthly council meeting last Tuesday, the University decided to divest from fossil fuels, as well as preventing any direct investment in the alcohol, tobacco, or munitions industries in the future.  Although it was the only ethical choice they could have possibly made, it was a win Read more...

Editorial | Issue 22

Posted 10:02am Saturday 10th September 2016 by Lucy Hunter

Emeritus Professor Alan Musgrave told our History of Science class that our most radical innovation as humans is not the scientific method, nor our ability to farm and grow crops, but language.  Our greatest treasure as a species is our ability to communicate complex ideas with one another. Read more...

Editorial | Issue 21

Posted 9:47am Sunday 4th September 2016 by Hugh Baird

Welcome back all students to the second half of the semester! Hope everyone had an enjoyable wee break. This week, given the fact that we are a magazine representative of Scarfie living, we’ve decided to assemble a Scarfie themed issue surrounding campus living and the best of what Dunedin has Read more...

Editorial | Issue 20

Posted 9:58am Sunday 21st August 2016 by Hugh Baird

Throughout this news week, a lot of debate has centred around Prime Minister John Key and his comments against legalising cannabis here in the ‘land of the long white cloud’. The debate has reared its little head after the NZ Drug Foundation released its latest polls on how kiwis feel Read more...