Tupuna Whaea: Mere Taylor-Tuiloma is healing through art
“When I create, I create with not just me but with all the kaitiaki that choose to love me and work with me.”
One exec to rule them all: student execs look to merge
Maybe we can finally get rid of all those confusing acronyms!
Blanket Forts
Whether you need a comfy place to study, not study, watch Netflix, or hotbox the flat without the neighbours peeking, the blanket fort is perfect for any occasion.
Lit Vegan Puttanesca
I cook, I know in my heart of hearts that if I was ordering this at a restaurant it would be five hundred times better. But not when I’m cooking pasta. When I’m cooking pasta, my heart sings
Editorial: I’m tired of people taking offence at female bodies
If you feel uncomfortable with our last cover, think about why. Re-examine your internalised (or not-so-internal) sexism. Free the fucking nip, it’s 2021. Free the pubic hair. Free it all.
Stop complaining about Māori scholarships
In my history as a Māori university student, I have been exposed to a roundtable of conspiracy theories framing the indigenous scholarship schemes as unfair handouts or giveaways.
Massey’s Pūhoro STEM Academy to receive 2.97 mil
$2.97 million in funding, rolled out over three years, will be given to the Pūhoro STEM Academy.
Horoscopes (vol 12)
Taurus: Arrange a date this week. It’s time to put yourself out there, for better or for worse. Probably for worse, let’s face it.
Shit in student flats that just make sense
Everyone knows that student flats are just that delightful mix of shitty and chaotic. Let’s face it, there’s often a reason these houses are rented to students rather than fancy, functioning adults.
How to Adult: Sussing the flat inspection
You know the drill, wake up, make a shitty instant coffee, sink a cone and debate whether or not it’s worth coming into uni when suddenly… FUCK the landlord just texted reminding you of your flat inspection today, and it’s a wreck.
Radio revival in the works for Albany campus
Is there a growing passion for student media in Albany? God, we hope not, competition scares us.
You didn’t ask, we answered: which biscuit is best in a game of soggy biscuit?
Growing up, I was always intrigued by the concept of Soggy Biscuit. I went to a single-sex school, and the rumours I heard wafting off the all-boys boarding houses were, well, were hard to ignore.
Let’s Talk About Sex and Antidepressants
“Hanging out with friends, you swap stories of bad Tinder dates or juicy hookups, but all I could talk about was what I had been binge-watching on Netflix that week. I felt dull and boring, which made me socially isolate myself even more.”
Queerness & Virginity
When you’re queer there’s no clear way to define virginity. Penetration? Orgasm? Getting head? I’d definitely done a couple of those things that night, was I no longer a virgin?
How to Adult: Asking for consent
Mix up your question with some names, from “What do you want to do now, baby?” to a “Do you want to fuck me, daddy?” or even a “I want you to ruin me till I’m shaking with every inch, master”
General Manager of both MUSA and MAWSA exits roles
General Manager of MUSA and MAWSA, Craig Black, has left both positions almost simultaneously.