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...

Clark V. Woodhouse | Issue 11

Posted 12:13pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by David Clark

David Clark New Zealanders don’t ask a lot, but there are some things that make us who we are and define our place in the world. We call it the Kiwi dream. It is about opportunities for everyone to succeed, no matter where they live, or how deep their parents’ pockets are. We Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 11

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 15th 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 Of the renewable energy methods which exist at present (i.e. geothermal, wind, hydroelectric, solar) nuclear fission Read more...

The Weekly Doubt | Issue 11

Posted 12:21pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by Wee Doubt

If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Australian conwoman Belle Gibson has just been fined over one million dollars for stealing a killing, and possibly killing other people.  Gibson claimed to have cancer in her kidneys, brain, blood, spleen, liver, and uterus. She also Read more...

Sexcellent | Issue 11

Posted 12:23pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by Sexcellent

Dear S, My boyfriend asked me to try anal and I had a friend that tried it who said it really hurt and it made her cry. However, I am open to trying new things and want to give it a go. Is there a way that I can prepare *down there* to make it less sore? - Adventurous Hi Read more...

Conversational Intercourse With Intellectuals | Issue 11

Posted 12:02pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by Taoran Li

When Sigurd informed me that for breakfast, he had smoked salmon bagels with cream cheese and Russian Caravan tea, I thought it summed him up perfectly.  As part of a deal for students to finish a lab by 6pm, Sigurd once promised the biochemistry class a handstand, which according to a Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 11

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I’m broke! How am I going to get through to the end of semester? I’ve been staying at uni all day to catch up with assignments but it’s so expensive to buy food on campus. I’ve been living off rice balls but soon it will be nothing. -From Hungry Harry Dear Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 11

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 15th May 2016 by Chris Sadler

"Climate Change ignorance” used to be bliss. It used to be all-good to not care. Now it has become a more obvious problem and we reach new levels of stubbornness as we continue to ignore this elephant in the room. The earth’s climate has already changed, so let’s talk Read more...

Something Came Up | Issue 10

Posted 12:32pm Sunday 8th May 2016 by Isa Alchemist

I get headaches a lot. I used to think they were hangovers, but then I gave up alcohol, and I still have them. I get them when I read a lot. I can read a Stieg Larsson book for three hours before I get one. If I’m reading the latest government update about changes in regulations, I get one Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 10

Posted 12:36pm Sunday 8th May 2016 by Student Support

Dear Ethel, I’m going crazy! I signed up for a studio room until 31 December but I can’t stay that long. The place is awful and I can’t study here. The kitchen is always filthy and the common areas aren’t being cleaned even though we all pay for a cleaner as part of the Read more...