Sexcellent | Issue 16

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 24th July 2016 by Sexcellent

Hey Sexcellent,  I’m a girl, and I think I have a high sex drive and I really enjoy porn. Is that weird? Is there something wrong with me?  From, 2Horny   Heya 2Horny!  First I am going to say a big loud resounding NO—there’s absolutely nothing Read more...

David Clark | Issue 16

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 24th July 2016 by David Clark

Students looking for internships and graduate careers have it tougher than those a generation ago.  For those searching in a few years’ time, it may be tougher still. The prospect of automation replacing human labour and human thinking power has the potential to significantly alter our Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 16

Posted 12:18pm Sunday 24th July 2016 by Steve-o Hawkins

Humour me for a second, imagine as you’re sitting at the library reading this very article that you look out the window in a deep gaze. What if dinosaurs were alive and roaming past the very window you were looking out? Imagine a T-rex, with its gigantic razor teeth and hands smaller than Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 16

Posted 12:24pm Sunday 24th July 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 Squealer the Pig Major political decisions are entrusted to voters through elections and referenda because the Read more...

We're all in this together!!!

Posted 12:34pm Sunday 24th July 2016 by Millicent Lovelock

I am sitting at my desk at work, and I am thinking about a clip of British “girl band” Little Mix shoving marshmallows in each others' mouths for a fluffy bunny challenge. I am so tired and all I want to do is go home to watch that video and maybe cry a little bit watching women Read more...

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

Posted 12:49pm Sunday 24th July 2016 by Jack Blair

I discovered this book in UBS and was instantly intrigued by the Steampunk look and the promise of Japanese characters in Victorian London. This is a story that houses mysteries within mysteries therefore it can’t be labelled any narrower than “Speculative Fiction”. However, the Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 15

Posted 12:19pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, Two of my flatmates are being really awful to me. They turn the hot water off when I’m in the shower, they walk out of the room if I walk in. Yesterday they shoved me against the wall and said ‘sorry’ as if it was an accident. I started to cry and the two of them Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 15

Posted 12:26pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Steve-o Hawkins

If you’ve ever watched a gang of militants running around firing off rounds into the air, then it’s probably likely you’ve also wondered what happens when those bullets fall? Do these madmen end up with bullets in their heads themselves? Or do those in the town across the river get Read more...

Cyber security (part one)

Posted 1:27pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Anthony Marris

There are three topics that I will be discussing over the coming weeks that are all related to cyber security. They are personal cyber security, cyber warfare, and cyber crime. Cybersecurity is all about protecting yourself from your device being used against you. It is not just updating antivirus Read more...

David Clark | Issue 14

Posted 11:45am Sunday 10th July 2016 by David Clark

Otago SPCA’s area is the largest in New Zealand. It stretches from the Waitaki River north of Oamaru down into parts of Southland. The main buildings used to house and care for animals are in Opoho, not far from the Alhambra rugby fields.   They have a small paid staff, but the Read more...