On the evening of September 11th, 2001, my mum and I sat in our London flat watching the television. I was five months old at the time, granted I can’t remember that particular evening but mum does. Outside, the cobbled streets gave off a low and ominous hum. People...
This trimester is special to me. I like university – the library and the people you run into on your way to a lecture. Hamilton has offered me something I never expected when I chose to enrol. But I’ve moved back home and will be studying at the Tauranga...
Immanuel Kant once wrote, “Good fences make good neighbours.” In his case, the turn of phrase was an ironic one. Kant was suggesting that the simple notion of isolation was counterproductive. However the year I was born another philosopher opined, “What are ye doin’ in ma swamp?” and...
Each year I wish more and more that I was a kid again. I have good childhood memories, something a lot of people can’t say. I vividly remember playing on the field of my school, making mud pies and playing tag. Schoolground trees lined up in rows promised the...
I didn’t peak in high school. How do I know this? Because I didn’t enjoy high school, and it is a known fact that people who didn’t enjoy high school, flourish once they’re out of it. To those of you who did enjoy high school, I have some news...
On Thursday between the hours of 1:00 and 2:00pm the Student Centre elevator was out of order. This elevator is typically used by students and professors and lifts passengers from the ground floor to the second, avoiding the 34 steps in the process. Without the elevator, this meant students...
I have never met Chlöe Swarbrick but interviewing her on a crochet-knit-covered-couch is a rite of passage in the realm of student magazines. And because I have never met Chlöe, this leaves me in a pompous predicament; I’m struggling to find my identity as an editor because I’m yet...
The University isn’t cleaning our ponds! From the start of the trimester, the students’ beloved ponds located by the Village Green and Gate 2A filled with an oil-like substance. Students report that the pond’s appearance looks “icky” and “overcast, like 3 month old bong water”. Most alumni consider...
Most would not think twice at the mention of another Law Professor in another office in the Law Faculty. However, Alexander Gillespie (Al as preferred) is an interesting man with an interesting mind. In this interview, Al comments on extremist ideologies baked into every facet on the planet and...
When I was young and impressionable I had trouble sleeping. Each night, after reading many books and never batting an eyelid, I would ask mum if I could nestle up while she watched Midsommar Murders, a 90s British television show I still watch today. I vividly remember one episode...
