Clark V. Woodhouse | Issue 19

Posted 4:28pm Monday 15th August 2016 by David Clark

David Clark Some see scarfie culture as something that is quite clear cut. Alcohol, adventure, and living in cold flats are characteristics that spring to mind for a lot of people. But these three ingredients exist at Scott Base and in countless other countries around the world. For me, scarfie Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 19

Posted 4:36pm Monday 15th August 2016 by Otago University Debating Society

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building Affirmative, by By Daffy The idea that governments should create barriers from individuals being able to have children may seem like an Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 19

Posted 4:46pm Monday 15th August 2016 by Neil Dalphin

Imagine a world in which you no longer suffer freak attacks of slow internet connection, a world in which gamer-wannabes have to come up with a better excuse than lag to account for their obvious lack of skillz. Well, scientists have found a way to make this utopia real, using something called the Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 19

Posted 4:49pm Monday 15th August 2016 by Sexcellent

Nothing upsets me more than hearing all the various lies about the hymen, and the myths that go along with sex and women as a result. Today, I’m schooling you on the hymen and how it works. The hymen is a thin membrane of skin situated at the opening of the vagina. Contrary to popular Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 19

Posted 5:00pm Monday 15th August 2016 by Charlie O’Mannin

This week the ODT jumped straight in with speculation on the future of the dairy industry: I think the ODT meant ‘Cockroach milk’s time might come’, ‘may have come’ implies that right now is cockroach milk’s time, which I doubt.    Yes Read more...

Highlights at Hocken: Documenting the History of New Zealand Art

Posted 5:21pm Monday 15th August 2016 by Monique Hodgkinson

In a world where everyone knows the names Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso, it’s easy to assume that all art of value comes from overseas. In actual fact, the art history of New Zealand is arguably just as rich, inspiring, and fascinating as that of Europe. And better Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 18

Posted 1:46pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I am an international student and English is my second language. I am looking forward to meeting other gay people at Otago and making new friends, but I’m nervous about going to events on my own. Even though I was nervous I went to a group the other day and was very confused Read more...

Vitalogy | Issue 18

Posted 1:48pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by Prof's Wood & Ruddock

I hear some young adults returning to their studies at Otago University have been indulging not in the pleasure of learning from their betters, but instead in the despicable vice of inebriation. The so-called “Re-O Week” is a magnet for degenerates which respectable young men and women Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 18

Posted 1:21pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by Isa Alchemist

Some lumps came up on my face a while ago. Horrible lumps that hung around for days. One to start with. It progressed from a hard lump under the skin to an open sore. I covered it with iodine solution (my go to for any sore), and it multiplied. Soon there were four lumps, one right under my eyebrow. Read more...

David Clark | Issue 18

Posted 1:25pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by David Clark

The growing gap between rich and poor is seen most starkly in the growing number of homeless people in towns around New Zealand. Not long ago, the homeless in Dunedin were known by name to students, and a few were well known for providing company on a walk home from town after a big night out. In Read more...