Critic's Contemporaries
Posted 11:39pm Sunday 5th September 2010
As Critic reaches the ripe old age of 85, we decided to have a chat with some other 85-year olds about some of the highs and lows of their lives. Susan Smirk chatted to Jenny Lambert, who used to go dancing every night; May Munro, who once caught a 385-pound shark; Len Robinson, who taught Read more...
GREEN DIETS - How your plate affects your planet
Posted 5:08am Monday 23rd August 2010
There are ever so many reasons to change what you eat, ranging from the laughable to the admirable. We make eating choices for the sake of our weight, our wallet, our health, our image ... or sometimes (and perhaps less often) our beliefs. Animal rights crusaders have campaigned long and hard to Read more...
Religion on campus
Posted 4:34am Monday 2nd August 2010
Faith shapes the world we live in. We may think that we live in a world of pure science and secularism, but our history, our society, and our individual lives are still shaped by world views grounded in religious belief. What we think about the universe, human nature, death, God, and the human soul Read more...
BODY COUNT: What happens to the bodies donated to the Otago medical school?
Posted 10:35pm Sunday 18th July 2010
There is a certain room in the medical school – a large and featureless room, lit with a fluorescent glow. In this room, there are corpses laid out on trolleys, in grey body bags. They are there right now. And if you are lucky enough the get into Medicine, you will spend two years cutting, probing, Read more...
SKEGG
Posted 10:52pm Sunday 11th July 2010
Sir Professor David Skegg OBE BMedSc MBChB (Otago) DPhil (Oxon) MFPHM FAFPHM FRSNZ University of Otago Vice Chancellor Sir Professor David Skegg announced last month that he was standing down. Goneskies. Kaput. Done. So ovah it. Well, sort of – he is going to stick around for the next year. Read more...
City Lights.
Posted 9:50pm Sunday 11th July 2010
New Zealand, a land of jagged snow-capped mountains, deep blue lakes, wild wind-swept coastlines, and lush sheep-speckled pastures. New Zealand is known for its natural wonders – but is there any wonder to be found in our urban wildernesses? Our official tourism website insists that “Today, Kiwis Read more...
The Far East
Posted 9:49pm Sunday 11th July 2010
These are the places your mother doesn't want you to go. Half the people you know won't expect you to come back. Most of the friendly farewell advice you receive will be along the lines of “Don't die.” There will be frustrating border crossings, people with guns, and a lot of desert. Tempted Read more...
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Suburbs
Posted 3:43am Monday 28th June 2010
The suburbs of Dunedin are seldom visited by the student population, who generally prefer to remain within the more familiar confines of campus than to traverse the wider city as suburban tourists. However, with this helpful guide in hand, the young academics of North Dunedin can boldly venture Read more...
FIVE STUDENT SUMMERS
Posted 3:15am Tuesday 18th May 2010
Critic brings you five salacious summer tales. The following stories broach the Beehive, ascend to Beijing, touch down in the slums of Kenya, wash up on the beaches of Samoa, and even dip into the murky waters of Christchurch. Susan Smirk talks to five Otago students about how they spent their Read more...
Student Soldiers
Posted 3:54am Monday 10th May 2010
Students with guns - probably the University's worst nightmare. Nevertheless, many students do join the armed forces while completing their degrees. In order to juggle study and service, most opt for the Territorial Forces, the part-time troops also known as the Reserve Army. Susan Smirk talks to Read more...