Dear Ethel | Issue 13

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 29th May 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I am a first year student, fresh out of high school. Our high school teachers never really talked about relationships and identities that weren’t heterosexual and neither did any adults in my family.  I’ve never dated anyone before but I feel like I might be Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 13

Posted 12:10pm Sunday 29th May 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear sexcellent I’ve recently just started sleeping with this girl and my friend thinks someone is going to get attached. Is there ever really such a thing as just sex, especially between girls? Help Commitment issues    Dear commitment issues I am a huge believer in Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 12

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear S, My partner wants us to try using a strap-on (we’re both females) and I’ve never done it before, so I’m not sure how they work or anything. Is it comfortable? I heard there are ones that you can use without straps as well but I’m completely confused. Help? - Read more...

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 12

Posted 12:20pm Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Wee Doubt

Is there a black covering of sexual thoughts in your environment? If there is, somebody close to you may be possessed by a demon. Demonic possession is the spiritual possession of an individual by a malevolent being, commonly known as a demon. From the website mysticfiles.com I learned the Read more...

Pet News | Issue 12

Posted 11:48am Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Anonymous Bird

Introducing the highly anticipated and brand new news column, Pet News!  As this is the very first entry into what I hope to be a long history of pet profiles, I will be acquainting you all with my lovely young fur-baby, Athena.  Originally hailing from a farm located north of Read more...

Why Do We Need...Automated vehicles?

Posted 12:48pm Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Anthony Marris

Automated vehicles, colloquially known as self-driving cars, are arguably the greatest technological innovation to date that will have the largest impact on the broadest range of people. Pop culture icons like KITT (Knightrider) have laid the groundwork for an easy transition, and those with Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 12

Posted 11:54am Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Isa Alchemist

Poo, shit, faeces, crap, stools, bowel motions. Something most of us do daily, yet we discuss it very rarely. “Good shit today?” Not much of a greeting, is it? I wish we did. I wish it were more out in the open (no double entendre here). Increasing numbers of us live our daily lives Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 12

Posted 11:59am Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, My friend came to me upset the other day because she had an argument with her partner. My friend is transgender and she told me when her partner doesn’t get his way he hides her hormones and doesn’t like her going to LGBT+ groups on campus. She says that she loves him but Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 12

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 22nd May 2016 by Sam Fraser-Baxter

Good grief Winter has finally arrived! With Dunedin’s temperatures falling it actually feels like winter. The freshers are undoubtedly freaking out as they’ve finally understood what ‘cold’ really means this far south. Dunedin’s Autumn, which felt more like an extended Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 12

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 22nd May 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 Old Major The ANZ group is the largest lender to fossil fuel projects in the Pacific region. Recently, Australians have been Read more...