Hayward’s Dryer Fiasco “Anarchy”
Posted 2:50pm Sunday 4th August 2024 by Hugh Askerud
What’s that smell? Hayward College, according to its residents. In a letter to the editor, one student tipped Critic Te Ārohi that the hall has been left with just one functioning dryer for two months and no hot water showers for its 176 residents, welcoming a “barf-inducing B.O. Read more...
Salmond Lashes Out Following Food Review
Posted 9:42pm Friday 5th April 2024 by Sam Smith-Soppet
Critic Te Ārohi has once again come to blows with a hall after a full kitchen staff meeting was organised to address the magazine’s now infamous food review. The meeting allegedly saw Critic staff being called out by name and staff shed tears after reading the review in the company of Read more...
The Great Critic Hall Food Review
Posted 2:49pm Sunday 10th March 2024 by Critic
If you’re a first-year and noticed a baggy-eyed older student in your dining hall recently, chances are it was an undercover Critic Te Ārohi staff member nicking your food to review. Some would call it subterfuge, but we prefer the term “auditing”. Read on to see how your hall Read more...
Erections Continue at New College
Posted 3:30pm Friday 1st October 2021 by Fox Meyer
There’s a new residential college going up by Emerson’s brewery, in case you’ve been wondering what all the dramatic scaffolding is for. Te Rangihīroa College is set to be operational by semester two, 2023. Chief Operating Officer Stephen Willis told Critic that the college Read more...
Behind the Counter: Employment Law Breaches, Bullying, and Sexual Harassment in Uni Hall Kitchens
Posted 1:56pm Monday 20th September 2021 by Elliot Weir
CW: sexual harassment, homophobia, sexism, and racism. Kitchen staff are a key part of the first-year experience in residential colleges. They dish up mashed potatoes and chicken cordon bleu for hundreds of already-drunk freshers on a Thursday night, and take their dishes from them afterwards. Read more...
Is Living in A Twin Room Hell?
Posted 2:47pm Sunday 18th July 2021 by Erin Gourley
Living in a twin room might seem like your worst nightmare, but you do save a lot of money compared with the usual price of living in one of Otago’s residential colleges. “I can’t image paying full price,” said Carolina*, who lives in a twin room in Aquinas. She only Read more...
Two in the Stink: University Adds Twin Share Rooms to Halls
Posted 5:44pm Tuesday 2nd March 2021 by Alex Leckie-Zaharic
In an effort to house two hundred more freshers than last year, the University has adopted an American college-comedy staple and added 11 twin rooms across multiple halls, including UniCol, Arana, and Aquinas. In response to the influx of students, Stephen Willis, the Read more...
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