Med Revue turns 50 in "Wounderland"
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Med Revue had audiences tumbling down the rabbit hole to see its latest production, Alice in Wounderland. Critic Te Ārohi dived in too, braving the risk of getting lost in a warren of medical jokes that fly over our heads. Spoilers: only 4. Someone had to come out and explain what a revue is, so we'll take it as a hint we should too. A revue is a noble tradition which combines music, dance, a main...40 Ways to Start a Conversation
As many of you will have experienced recently, tutorials have just started back up. And with the return of tuts comes one of university’s most painful traditions: the dreaded ice breaker. It always starts the same way. “Tell us your name, where you’re from, and what you did over the break.” Suddenly, every interesting thing you’ve ever done disappears from your brain, and you’re left mumbling something...St Daves Building Occupied In Student Strike For Education
Hundreds of students marched through the University of Otago last Wednesday to protest the abolition of the Fees Free scheme. The campus-wide demonstration ended with the group occupying the St David’s building, protesting rising tertiary education costs and government funding cuts. According to the organisers, Education Action Group 26 (EAG26), around 400 students attended the Student Strike for Education, with approximately 250 taking...The Price of Free
If there’s one thing a Ngāpuhi likes, it’s arguing a case. Unfortunately for everyone else, I’ve always got one. Artificial intelligence is having a phenomenal year. Apparently, it can write your assignment, draft a CV, answer difficult emails, and plan your holiday all before breakfast. At this rate, the only thing it can’t seem to do is explain why everyone is pretending this isn’t the biggest...UBS To Shut Down After More Than 80 Years of Service
For more than eighty years, the University Bookshop has been a fixture of student life, and a staple of the wider Dunedin community. When it first opened in 1945, under the management of the Presbyterian Book Room, the first page was turned in the UUniversity’s story following the Second World War. The shop arrived during one of the university’s busiest years. Arana and Carrington Colleges both opened their doors, the Capping...Local Produce: The Yard
On the 11th of July, an exciting new event made its sold-out debut in the Ōtepoti hip-hop scene: The Yard. Founded by third year Nutrition student and local hip-hop dancer Martha McAuley, along with the creators of the Dunedin pre-loved clothing store 324...
Editorial: What’s Up, Party People?
I went to high school in rural-ish Canterbury – Lincoln, to be exact. We didn’t really have a whole lot of parties, and the ones that were thrown were either crammed into cookie-cutter...
Booze Review: Little Fat Lamb Shot Bucket
For Critic Te Ārohi’s inaugural Party Issue, Swig60 has outsourced their liver to a guest reviewer. Whether this was a strategic editorial decision or simply because the boys finally...
OUSA Exec: Kamesha Jones
For a long time, OUSA has been relatively apolitical in practice, on campus and in our strategic direction. However, over the last year, we have seen this idea begin to overturn. Seeds of political discourse internally, as well as better engagement with...
Horoscopes: Issue 17 2026
Aries You’ve been running on less than empty lately. Sleeping on your laptop in lectures just isn't the same as hitting your pillow at home, even if the lecture theatre is warmer and your lecturer’s voice is basically free ASMR. Go home and...
Crossword Answers - Issue 17 2026
ANSWERS: ACROSS: 1 - Johnny Knoxville 10 - Party rocking 12 - Vomit 13 - Imminent 14 - Usurp 17 - Falsehoods 19 - Phantom 21 - Poker Face 23 - Plankton 27 - Sideburns 28 - Boloney 31...
