Anonymous Threats at Vic and Otago

Posted 1:23pm Wednesday 7th October 2015

At the University of Otago, class attendance is down by at least 50 percent today, following a gun-related threat. Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) "absolutely support" the university's decision to remain open. OUSA CEO Debbie Downs says, “If you close today, Read more...

Anonymous Threat: Campus Will Remain Open

Posted 7:21pm Tuesday 6th October 2015

The University of Otago will remain open tomorrow as police investigate an anonymous gun threat made towards the Dunedin campus.  The original post was made on Monday 5 October 2015 via social media site 4chan, an online bulletin board where users can anonymously post comments and Read more...

Anonymous Threat: Campus Will Remain Open

Posted 7:14pm Tuesday 6th October 2015

The University of Otago will remain open tomorrow as police investigate an anonymous gun threat made towards the Dunedin campus.  The original post was made on the evening of Monday 5 October 2015 via social media site 4chan, an online board where users can anonymously post comments and Read more...

Editorial | Issue 26

Posted 10:37am Sunday 4th October 2015

That’s a wrap! 26 issues, several bizarre dramas, and many all-nighters later, we’ve done it.  Looking back on old issues from the last 90 years, there’s been some damn cool stuff Critic has covered — from the Springboks tour to discussing mixed flatting to Read more...

Editorial | Issue 25

Posted 10:27am Sunday 27th September 2015

Last week, we published the blurbs for the 2016 OUSA executive candidates. They sent us their blurbs so that you could have an idea of what they stand for. To those campaigning, you are trying to be student politicians. Can’t you rise above the dirty politics? Most students don’t care Read more...

Editorial | Issue 24

Posted 10:16am Sunday 20th September 2015

This week the OUSA Executive candidate forums kick off with free pizza and too many hours spent listening to wannabe executive members say the same shit. “I will make a change.” “I will buy a student bar.” “I will not let our student culture die.”  Read more...

Editorial | Issue 23

Posted 10:25am Sunday 13th September 2015

It’s not often a vacancy comes up for an epic job that will be the coolest and the most challenging role you undertake in your life. There aren’t many jobs where you can say you’ve edited a magazine, produced 30 publications, managed a department and overseen the work of nearly 200 Read more...

Editorial | Issue 22

Posted 10:27am Sunday 6th September 2015

The United Nations Refugee Agency has recorded 52 million persons of concern this year, the highest number since World War II. New Zealand hasn’t changed its cap of 750 refugees per year in 26 years and per capita, New Zealand is 90th in the world for the number of refugees we admit. The Read more...

The Guy Who Wants To Be A Goat

Posted 12:18pm Sunday 30th August 2015

Thomas Thwaites is a designer based in London, UK. Among his many bizarre projects – such as building a toaster from scratch, which ended up with a TED Talk gathering over one million views – his latest endeavour is what has intrigued us the most. Thwaites is attempting to become as Read more...

Editorial | Issue 21

Posted 10:23am Sunday 30th August 2015

Welcome back to the final hill of the year! Keep chugging along cause the break is nearly here — ya know, that time when you can stop thinking about study and exams. Instead, you can start stressing about going from hardly any money each week to no income, no job and no idea where you’re Read more...