Lawrat: Law Revue Reviewed
Posted 3:33pm Saturday 7th September 2024
Two shows and 496 tickets later, Law Revue has wrapped for 2024. A high spirited audience kept the humour afloat over the two shows of the annual law student production on August 29-30th. This year’s theme was ‘Lawrat’ – a parody of Sacha Baron Cohen's ‘Borat’ Read more...
Uni “Open to Discussions” for Band Practice Spaces
Posted 6:53pm Sunday 25th August 2024
The lack of suitable spaces for bands to practise in is an issue that’s garnered increasing attention this year (check out the feature in this year’s Music Issue). In the interest of supporting the local music scene, musos have turned to the Stephens of the University for on-campus Read more...
Med Revue Review
Posted 10:57pm Saturday 10th August 2024
Medagascar: Med Revue 2024 went off without a hitch. The three night show sold incredibly well and, beating the insular claims, not just to Med students! From August 1st until the 3rd, med students took a few hours break from their rigorous 16-hour-day study schedules to put on one hell of a Read more...
No Place to Practice: How can there be an Ōtepoti music scene if bands can’t practise?
Posted 2:35pm Sunday 4th August 2024
Drum n’ Bass may be the music of today’s student streets, but Ōtepoti Dunedin has been a cultural capital for live music since the emergence of the Dunedin Sound. The critically acclaimed genre is associated with iconic ‘80s bands like The Chills, who cemented Ōtepoti as Read more...
Camp on Campus
Posted 7:29pm Sunday 28th July 2024
The Link is the students' red carpet. For many, the best part of the day is the ten minutes between lectures as you spy students strutting from class to class. We see you. The Critic paparazzi were at large last week, sent on recon to fill us in with the latest and the greatest trends on campus. Read more...
Eggspiracy Afoot!
Posted 7:28pm Sunday 26th May 2024
Students are concerned an eggspiracy is afoot after Farmer Brown launched a campaign selling eight packs of eggs in LEGO block shaped cartons. Concerns have also been raised about the environmental impact of the cartons, with student murmurs protesting the lack of environmental impetus the egg Read more...
Faux-mosexual: Types of guys who trigger your gaydar on a night out
Posted 10:13pm Sunday 19th May 2024
It’s slim pickings for a queer man in 2024. The line between straight and queer is increasingly blurred in a sea of tote bags, good fashion, and “bro time” – it’s hard to discern between a potential connection, and a guy who’s merely Metrosexual (but the Read more...
Jonathan McCabe
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