Taking away of a Nun
Posted 1:46am Tuesday 12th October 2010
and other odd laws past and present. Most people would agree that politicians are capable of some entertainingly stupid actions. It's one of the redeeming qualities of politics in general. But according to the lists of stupid laws that do the rounds on the internet or, in earlier times, in Read more...
Translating Trans for the Masses
Posted 9:27pm Monday 11th October 2010
“Arthur or Martha? Let the commission decide!” was NZ First's sensationalist response to the Human Rights Commission's Transgender Inquiry in 2008. “If you're born a male, you stay a male. If you're born a female, you stay a female. If you want to start fiddling around and changing your body, that's Read more...
Dredging sucks*
Posted 5:20am Monday 23rd August 2010
For several years now, turmoil has been brewing in Dunedin. The fate of Otago Harbour lies in the balance. Some groups claim that dredging the harbour will be a step forward for Dunedin; others say it will destroy it. Caitlyn O’Fallon looks into it. The plan that sparked the controversy Read more...
Maori Mythos
Posted 11:16pm Sunday 25th July 2010
“Her body was like that of a human being, but her eyes were greenstone, her hair sea-kelp, her mouth was like that of a barracuda, and sharp flints of obsidian and greenstone were set between her thighs … Maui was determined to enter Hine-nui-te-po’s body, consume her heart, and then aimed to Read more...
Home is where the heart is.
Posted 10:28pm Sunday 18th July 2010
If we ever stop to think about it, most of us know little to nothing about homelessness. We’ve probably walked past unfortunates huddled down for the night in an alley or turned away from the guy at the bus stop asking for change. Caitlyn O’Fallon set out to find out who the homeless in Dunedin Read more...
Internet Addic-tron-net.
Posted 7:57pm Sunday 11th July 2010
The latest thing in protesting seems to be trying to sell something on TradeMe. OUSA tried to sell themselves to make a point about VSM. Design Studies made a brief appearance on the site in April. A school principal in Invercargill even tried to sell the New Zealand curriculum on TradeMe to protest Read more...
The Capping Show: Really Old
Posted 1:59pm Sunday 11th July 2010
The University of Otago’s oldest tradition has nothing to do with riots, togas, or using furniture as kindling. There is one tradition that predates the Leith run by over 40 years, and the Clocktower race by nearly a century. And it’s not only our oldest tradition, it’s also our funniest. Read more...
Makers
Posted 1:50pm Sunday 11th July 2010
by Cory Doctorow Publisher: HarperCollins (3.5/5) Futuristic fiction almost inevitably reflects the hopes and fears of the present, and Makers is no exception. In Cory Doctorow’s vision, America’s economy has crumbled, the financial giants have Read more...
A new Minister. But will students ReJoyce?
Posted 3:14am Tuesday 18th May 2010
A self-made millionaire and the key architect behind National’s rise to power has been named the Government’s top man for the tertiary sector. In his first interview with student media since taking over from Anne Tolley earlier this year, Steven Joyce talks to Caitlyn O’Fallon about his road to Read more...
Science vs. Religion? Intelligent Design and the Problem of Evolution - Steve Fuller
Posted 2:06am Monday 10th May 2010
(1/5) In light of Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss’ visits here, it seemed appropriate to critically evaluate some putatively rigorous work by dissenting voices. In Science vs. Religion? Fuller argues for “the centrality of intelligent design in motivating the scientific Read more...